Maryland at Virginia

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  Evening star, October 15, 1939, page 33

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  Spectacular PASSING Marks 12–⁠7 Triumph OF Cavaliers Terps, With Basket Ball Play, Nearly Score on Lost Effort in Come oy inc ASSOClGteu fIceS CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct. 14.-Spectacular aerial plays fur nished the fireworks for spellbound crowd of 5000 that saw Virginia come from behind today to snatch 12-to-7 home coming victory from Maryland. Passes figured in every scoring play, with Merle Du Vail pitching for Maryland and Jim Gillette and Bill Dudley for the Cavaliers. Each team gained more yardage through the air than it did on running plays. Playing in bright, crisp autumn weather, Maryland fought off Virginia’s first-half thrust that carried within inches of the goal, then scored first when Frank DWyer took Du Wallis short heave in the end zone. Pershing Mondorff’s placekick was good and Maryland’s 7-point lead loomed large as Virginia’s running game Jagged through three quarters. The longest gain in Maryland’s drive came on the most sensational individual play of the game. With the ball on Maryland’s 35-yard line, Du Vail heaved a 45-yard pass to Bernie Ullman, sophomore back, who took the ball over his shoulder in full stride on Virginia’s 30, with two q Cavalier defenders beside him. Ullman got to the “a and line plays took Maryland to the 6, where Du Vail threw the touchdown pass to Dwyer. Cavaliers Score on Passes. After seeing a Cavalier drive bog down inside Maryland’s 10-yard stripe as the fourth quarter began, Virginia took Mondorff’s punt on the Maryland IS and called on Gill lette and Dudley for series of smart 4 passes climaxed by Halfback Sylvester OGrince going over with a toss from Gillette. Dudleys placekick went wide, and Virginia still trailed, Z to 6. Virginia’s second touchdown drive started at about the same spot as the first and operated in much the same way, except that Walter Smith, i, sub back, appeared out of nowhere with the ball and ran for the touch down from the 1-yard line. Dudley’s second attempt at placement also was no good. The last play of the game was typically sensational. With Mary land trying desperately to score a winning touchdown on passes, Dudley intercepted Du Wallis toss on the Virginia A. With / minute to play, Virginia ran four line plays and Maryland took the ball at midfield. There was time enough for one play. Du Vail passed to Mondorff, who was tackled, but lateraled to Jim Wharton, sub center, who when tackled lateraled to Ullman. who Awas downed inside the Virginia 20 as the game ended. Penalties and fumbles hampered both teams, particularly Virginia, and the blocking and tackling was vicious. Dwyer played whale of a game, extensively and defensively, for Maryland, and George Lawrence, at guard, hawked the ball all after noon, recovering both Virginia’s and his teammates fumbles. Gillette Hot for Virginia. For Virginia, Galloping Jim Gill lette was a ball of fire. Besides rifling left-handed passes and receiving Dudley’s tosses, the Cavalier captain whipped around or through the line when valuable yards were needed for first down. Bill Dudley, his sophomore running mate, who spent last night in a hospital with stomach illness, almost matched his captain. and Lee Mclaughlin, giant tackle, did some magnificent block ing. On Virginias first touchdown &. march Dudley tried a pass and a line play for no gain, and then tented a pass and dashed from Maryland’s As to the “a. Again two plays netted no gain, but Gillette passed to Harris for s. On the next play Virginia drew 5-yard penalty for of1side. Dudley passed to Gillette on TIE %, and the Cavalier captain made a beautiful advance as he whirled and ran to the 16. On the next play Gillette skirted end for first down on the S and Dudley got /. Gillette’s pass to O’Grince scored. With the ball on Maryland’s At several plays later, Dudley COM pleted a pass to Rathbun, sub end Gillette passed to Dudley and then Dudley passed to White, Gillette and Smith to put the ball on the 5-yard line. Dudley ran to the l and Smith took 1t over.

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Maryland leads 46–⁠32–⁠2 in 80 meetings, counting the 64 since this game.