Maryland at Virginia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 15, 1942, page 36

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  Mont’s PITCHING Gains Day For Terps, 27–⁠12 Sparks Two Markers, Helps Gain Another With Intereeption Star Staff Correspondent CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Nov. 14.-Tommy Mont’s unerring pass ing arm spanked two of Maryland’s four touchdowns and the same husky Cumberland, Md, lad intercepted to start another as Maryland whipped Virginia here today, 27 to II. Maryland’s victory gave the Old Liners a 2game edge in their series with the Cavaliers. The boys from College Park now have won nine against seven for Virginia, with two games tied. Maryland’s victory also gave it possession again of the Senator Millard Tydings Trophy. Mont’s bullet passes. and the all around alertness of Clark Saughnessey’s boys made them pre-game favorites and they lived up to the most optimistic estimates Of their supporters. Maryland now has won six and lost two in one of their good seasons, losing to V. M. I. and Duke, and winning from Connecticut, Lakehurst. Rutgers. Western Maryland, Florida and Virginia. Terrapin Team Substituted. Leading at half time, IA to 6, after going behind midway of the first quarter, Maryland punched over another touchdown early in the third quarter, when Coach Shaughmessy substituted almost an entire team, and tailed again in the fourth, giving Mont rest. Virginia made determined effort for victory in the final period. Tabb Gillette, its great passer, scored with six out of seven short, fiat passes in an 89-yard drive, with the injured Herb Munhall. an Alexandria, Va, boy, going over for the tally. In this final period, with Virginia def nitely on the move, catching Mary land off guard with those fiat passes, Virginia came within points OF a tie when Gillette’s place kick was blocked. Then Shaughnessy put back his starting team and Virginia’s threat was finished. Mont g. Co. took over again and Elmer Rigby, Baltimore boy, trucked A yards down the side lines to VirgiEia’s 18, where the Cavaliers took over. Then Mont stepped in, intercepted a pass on the Cavalier 13, from which Werner, behind good blocking, went over for the final score. Strictly an Aerial Scrap. The game strictly was a battle of passes, with Mont and Gillette even in percentage of completed heaves. The College Park lad COM pleted II of “a, while Gillette COM pleted 13 of 26. The statistics preponderantly were In favor of Maryland. The Old Liners made Is first downs against IA, gained I’ll yards against 109 on attempted passes, and gained 227 yards on the ground against los. only 1000 turned out for the clash in Scott Stadium. Main difference between the two aerial specialists in the opposing backfields was the difference in their protection. Mont had ample, while Gillette, his line pierced by aggressive Maryland forwards, was rushed SO fast thrice he tried to run the ball to avoid being tackled. The game clearly demonstrated Maryland’s superiority, from the moment it came from behind in the first quarter to score three minutes after Virginia had tailed, to the final touchdown midway OF the last quarter. Mont tossed touchdown passes Of 81 and 80 yards in the first and Sec ond quarters to lead to Maryland’s first two scores, intercepted Virginia pass that led to the final Old Line touchdown and in general was the gent in the hair of Virginia all | during the cold afternoon. Another touchdown threat like Tommy in the Maryland backfleld and the Old Liners would whip teams such as Duke, which treated them tn a trolIncir0 loo uaoL

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Maryland leads 46–⁠32–⁠2 in 80 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.