Richmond vs. Maryland

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 11, 1947, page 3

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  } RUNAWAYS ARE SPACED, GRID MEETS tBy lNe ASSOclateu fltsS’ Three intersectional football con- tssts on last nights card turned out to be runaways At Miami. Texas Christians Horned Frogs overpowered the Uni versity of Miami Hurricanes 19- 6 before 23,686 fans in the Orange Bowl Stadium. St. Louis University invaded the nations capital and took l6-o verdict from Georgetown. Boston College, although held scoreless in the first quarter, roll ed to a 49-l3 victory owed Kansas State before 2l ,457 fans at Boston. The Citadel defeated Newberry 1916 at CharlestonI s. C.; Wilber- force beat Tuskegea 206 before 25,- O00 at Chicago, and the University of Maryland topped a stubborn Richmond eleven 18–⁠6 at College Park, Maryland In the west Honolulu All-Stars beat Loyola of Los Angeles. 31- 29 and Utah State defeated Mon- tana, 13–⁠7. At Honolulu, with Scatbacks set ting the pace. the Hawaiian War riors edged the San Francisco Clippers of the Pacific Coast pro- fessional football league, IA to F in the season opener. Clipper righthalf Vic Ramus kept San Francisco in the game with long runs and tfo touchdown losses.

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Maryland leads 9–⁠3–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the four since this game.