Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-09
Faber Shuff|es Terps'
Line and May Alter
Shaky Backfie|d
Maryland Hopes to Atone
For Losses by Checking
Torrid Virginia Team
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
New faces may be as thick as a
Scottish brogue in Maryland's line
up Saturday when the Terps 60 out
to do or die against Virginia in the
annual homecoming game at Col
lege Park.
Jack Faber,' the Terps' chief of
staff, would like to whip his young
gentlemen into a light souffle for the
occasions, but limitations imposed
on him by the squads size will hold
the changes to l1-or less.
The good professor already has
decided to move Luther Conrad to
end for Leo Mueller, insert Reggie
Vincent for Big Bill Krouse at
tackle and give Frank Heyer Con-
RAIDS vacant guard berth. There
may be change or two in the back
field also, but no decision in the
matter will be made for a day or
so pending further developments in
practice.
Terp-Cavalier Games Close.
If this game follows the pattern
of previous Terp-Cavalier engage
ments it will be no free-scoring
walkaway for either team. Mary
land has been aware of this since
it lifted the lid on its campaign and
was bopped on the nose by Jack
in-the-box Hampden-Sydney eleven
but Virginia may have to be re-
minded it is low-scoring game by
tradition.
Neither school ever has won by
more than 81 points and most games
have been closer than a couple OF
knock knees. Virginia won by three
touchdowns in 1927 and Maryland
matched this in 1886 The highest
score was registered two years age
when the Cavaliers eked out a PTS
triumph in thriller at College Park
and last years duel ended in an
other 1877 victory for the Virginians
Maryland. however holds the up
per hand in the 16 games commit
ted to the record-eight victories
against six defeats and two ties.
The Terps looked at movies OF
the 1889 game last night after sit
ting through filming Of last week S
rout at Pennsylvania hands, to re-
fresh their memories of Virginia S
wide-open type of offense. If they
had no nightmares after that per-
Torrance they'll survive Saturday.
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Naryland Tackling Poor.
They hung their heads more than
once during the Penn film, however
particularly when PENIS nimble
backs scurried across tie screen
slipped through a Gordon of black
jerseyed would-be Terp tacklers and
continued on their way for STABLE
gains. Faber and his confreres at
first thought they possibly had de-
vised the wrong defense for the
Ouakers' hard-running attack. but
it was a D-minus brand OF tack
ling-not the basic structure OF the
defense-that was responsible.
AS for passing, which Maryland
intends to rely on this week. II
simply didn't have the opportunities
to try the airways against Penn
Mearle Du Vail uncorked one long
heave for a nice gain, but the Terps
were corked up deep in their own
back yard most of the afternoon and
unable to even think Of passing
This week NAV tell a different story
Faber hopes to get the boys off on
the right foot, believing it may be
lust the tonic needed for an upset
Al Heagy and Roy Mackert, who
secuted Virginia against Lehieh and
again against Yale, agree that Frank
Murrays SQUAD is faster ano
stronger in all departments than last
year. when it whipped better
Maryland eleven. It's the best team
Virginia has had since Greasy
Neale's 1925 machine, in Mackert's
judgment, and he's seen them all.
Maryland buckled down to Serious
offensive work this afternoon after
an hours scrimmage yesterday
which will be all the rough work
this week. The squad is too small
numerically, to risk injury in scrim-
mage, and yet it needs body contact
badly.