Evening star., 1938-10-23
Virginia Whips Maryland 219 After -Four Successive Defeats
WE|D|NGER AGAIN
TERRAP|N CASUAL
Passing Ace Lost Early in
Game With Ankle Injury.
AeriaIs Thrill.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Cultivating intimacies with each
others end zones, Virginia and Mary
land fought bitter and hectic 27-19
football battle yesterday at College
Park before crowd of 5000, the Terps
losing the game and, for an indefinite
period, the services of Charley Weld
niger, brainy quarterback.
Maryland's increasing list of cas-
ualties, principal factor behind it's four
losses in five games, was swelled in the
first period when the blond Weidin-
ger, probably the most highly regarded
passer in this sector, aggravated an
old injury to his left ankle after toss
ing the Terps to touchdown.
Pending study Of X-ray plates which
were to be made today, Weidinger will
be lost to the team for at least 10
days and, of course, for the season
sshould fracture be revealed. Charley
thus joins Jim Meade, all-Southern
halfback, and an increasing group Of
regulars on the injury list.
Terps Fade in Second Half.
It was spectacular feud the Cava-
liers and Terps staged, with Virginia
twice coming from behind in the first
half to grasp a 14-l2 lead at inter-
mission. Striking sharply through
the air, Maryland nearly offset Vir-
ginia's superior running attack, but
wilted in the final half as the Cava-
lNrs gathered momentum to avenge
in part four consecutive defeats by
the Old Liners
Capitalizing on the first break Of the
game, Maryland scored shortly after
the opening kickoff. Right End Fran
els Beamer set the stage when he
pounced on Joe Murphy's punt after it
had caromed off the leg of Jim Gill
lette, Virginia safety man, on the
Cavaliers 43-yard line.
Drifting back approximately is
yards, Weidinger rifled lengthy pass
to the elongated Beamer, Roosevelt
High product. Beamer outmaneuvered
Virginia's Jim Beveridge, snatched the
ball over his shoulder on the 10-yard
line and streaked unnolested to the
goal line Fred Widener's attempted
conversion was wide.
Hewitt Keen Pitcher
Virginia bounced back Immediately
to take the lead, driving so yards to
score. With the fleet Beveridge circling
Maryland's ends and sandwiching a
13-yard pass to Left End James Sar-
geant in the proceedings, the Cav
alters marched to the Terp 10-yard
line
Gillette hit left tackle for 3 yards
and on double reverse, Beveridge to
Cardozo to Gillette, the latter smash
ed through the same spot to score.
Virginia twice missed extra points
from placement, but Maryland was
offside both times and the alert Bev-
eridge skirted left end for the point
on the third attempt
Again taking to the air, Maryland
gobbled up 81 yards in two plays for
a touchdown late in the second period.
Backed to their own 13-yard line by
Gillette's punt, Maryland quickly al
tered the situation.
Rip Hewitt, who replaced Weidinger,
fired a pass to Joe Murphy for 81
yards and duplicated that on the fol-
lowing play, with Murphy catching the
ball on Virginia's 35-yard line, wiggling
out of Harry Dinwiddie's grasp on
tele 81 and outfooting Gillette to the
goal. The pass and run covered 66
yards. Widener again missed the
placement.
Terapins Surprise Enemy.
Astonished by Maryland's sudden at
tack, but not to point of weakening,
Virginia fought back again, driving
steadily to Maryland's 1O-yard line
through the running of Mosby Car
dozo, Gillette and Dinwiddie. The 75-
yard march was climaXed when Din
widdie heaved a crisp pass to Sar-
geant in the end zone and the latter
6dded the extra point from placement.
Virginia pieced timely quick-kick
by Gillette and a 15-yard penalty
against Maryland for clipping to in
crease that lead midway of the third
period. Backed to its 1-yard line
by that combination, Maryland was in
danger when Beveridge returned
Murphy's punt 1 yards to the Terp 26.
The Cavaliers moved down to the
17-yard line before Frank Black broke
through to smear Beveridge for an g.
yard loss. Virginia worked the ball
Back to the 20, from which point Bev-
eridge whipped a pass to Woody
George, who raced II yards to score.
Sergeant added the point.
Terps Go Down Scrapping.
John Acree paved the way to Vir-
ginia's fourth touchdown early in the
fourth quarter, intercepting Hewitts
pass and returning 40 yards to Mary
lands 20. Walter Smith, reserve half
back, sliced of right tackle on a re-
verse, eluded Maryland's onrushing
secondary and scored.
Still scrapbing desperately, Mary
land whitfield Virginia's margin of VIC
tory in the final moment, with a pass
from Hewitt to Joe Devlin, connecting
for 81 yards and touchdown. Hewitt
unleashed the pass as the Terps were
backed to their own l9, and Devlin
took 1t in the clear on Virginia's As
and sprinted to the goal line.
Virginias other threats we're checked
repeatedly by Marylands improved
forward wall deep in Maryland terri
tory, as evidenced by the 18 first downs
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