Army at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, November 16, 1947, page 42

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  Terps Bow TO North Carona Army Ties Penn Navy Defeated Fumb|es Costly To Maryland, Beaten, 19 10 0 Visitors Recover Six Boobies; All Points Made in 18th Period m0Qe IN 4tn FeItOQ (Sidelights of Game on Page B-2.) By Froneis E. Stonn While crowd Of 22,151 cold, rain drenched and bipartisan spectators looked on in wintry setting, Mary lands best football team in years made a bid for National recognition yesterday at Griff1th Stadium and fumbled so often that North Carolina’s Tar Heels won their fifth straight victory. 10 to 0. by scoring all the games points in the final period. ALI in all, Maryland fumbled six times. lost the ball six times and, as a direct result of its fifth and sixth fumbles, lost the ball game. The defeat came as bitter blow to Maryland supporters, who only thin ly disguised their hopes for bowl game bid at the expense of the Carolinians. Terps Overdo Fumbling. Coach Jim Tatum’s charges over did the fumbling. Their first four bobbles cost them no points on the scoreboard, although they helped to restrict play in Maryland territory during the first three quarters. But the fifth tumble spelled disaster, the sixth served to bar the door and, later in the final period, an intercepted pass which was run back for q touchdown was all that many frozen patrons needed to send them home. The Marylands and North Carolinas entered the arena wearing black and white jerseys, respeclively, but after two minutes on the muddy turf nearly everybody looked alike. Thanks to the Terrapin fumbles and Walt Pupa, a fullback who seemed better and more consistent player than his highly publicized teammate, Charley Justice, North Carolina constantly was on the offense during the first three periods and the wonder was how Maryland managed to be on even terms. Ironically, Maryland had Just stiffened to end 57-yard march when Carolina was given Its first opportunity to score. 1t was early In the fourth quarter and Maryland, having stood fast. took over the ball on downs on its Is. tumble Recovered on IS. On the first play Quarterback Vic Turyn, star all during the dreary day, fumbled. Guard Bill Wardle recovered for the Tarheels on the l8. This was Maryland’s fifth fum- BILE and 1t hurt, for pupa blasted his way for IL yards to Maryland’s and then pile-drove the remaining distance for touchdown. Box Cox. an end, made good on the first OF three placements and it was TO with only two minutes gone from the final period. There still was plenty Of time for Maryland to get back into the game -13 minutes, by the clock-but on the second play after the kickoff the Terps’ Lee Ganbino fumbled and q hearty young man named Larry Klosterman recovered on Maryland’s II. Habit was forming at this stage. The Marylands were habitually fumbling and the Tar Heels were learning to do all right after recovery. On the second play Justice slanted off his own left end and scooted across the goal, a dis heyeled, mud covered figure whose only claim to recognition by those in the stands was peerless broken field ability. Sherman Gets Last Score. That sewed up the game. A little later, as dusk began to overwhelm the stadium, Turyn attempted a long pass which a first-year back named Fred Sherman intercepted on Maryland’s 80 and ran for the third touchdown, more or less resplendent in a largely unmuddied uniform. -. There were minutes and 40 seconds of time left, but Maryland couldn’t do much about 1t. The Terpe didn’t do much all day. as matter of fact. Midway of the Sec ond quarter they got to Carolina’s A. where they fumbled. and early in the third period they again reached the enemy A. In the final moments Fambino reeled of 25yard run to Carolina’s IS, marking the third and last time Maryland penetrated Tar Heel territory. On the slippery, muddy field Maryland was outplayed by a wide margin. The Terps made only 7 hrst downs to is and gained only i77 yards to 2s3 by rushing. The weather was not suited for passing, / rs Maryland’s 2 complettons In “A attempts and Carolina’s success In 8 tries indicated, but as Tar as the Tar Heels were concerned, that it was a perfect day for recovering fumbles. They didn’t miss once.

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Army leads 13–⁠4–⁠2 in 19 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.