Wake Forest at Virginia

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 7, 1956, page 1 (results column)

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  EIsENHOWERs GIVE TO UNITED FUND Baylor Blanks erps; Irish, Spurtuns Win Maryland’s football team, Of to its worst start in years, found no relief for its troubles yesterday as Baylor University admins tered a 14–⁠0 trouncing before $4,000 fans at Byrd Stadium. To add to the Terps’ humiliaton. the Bears from Waco 6Tex., became the first team to keep Maryland out of the scoring col umn in 70 regular-season games, Not since Vanderbilt turned the trick in 1948 had the Terps been shut out. The spectators also were treated to the unusual sight of the games officials gaining more yardage than either team. The penalties reached the grand total of 235 yards, 125 against Baylor and ITO against the losers-who actually gained more yardage than the winners. Baylor scored its first touch down in the second quarter and added clincher score in the third while frustrating Mary lands efforts to avert a shutout. Elsewhere, Notre Dame took IIndiana’s measure, 20–⁠6; Michigan State kept its record clean by defeating Michigan, 80: Ohio State beat Stanford, 1920; Southern Methodist edged a sur lprising Missouri team. 33 to 81 and Southern California defeated Wisconsin, 1876. Navy BANKED Cornell, 14–⁠0 Army topped Penn State. lat Princeton trounced Columbia, 800; Tennessee defeated Duke 1920, and South Carolina beat North Carolina, 14–⁠0. In area team games, Virgins lnipped Wake Forest, 7–⁠6; Camp Lejeune defeated Belvoir, 21–⁠12 and Virginia Union shut Out Howard. $50. In racing. the Cain Hoy Sta ble’s Flying Fury won the $751;. 700 Manhattan Handicap al Belmont Park and Romanita captured the co-featured $4,000 lMatron Stakes. The 1856 racing reason at At lantic City ended with the Prince and Princess of Monaco on hand without fanfare. “Details in Sports SectiOn.)

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Virginia leads 34–⁠18 in 52 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.