Evening star., 1945-11-22
Virginia Boosted Maryland Grid Chances by Changing Date
Ierps in Sorry Shape
Last Week, Original
Time SET for Game

virginia, unwittingly, Of course,
gave Maryland its greatest oppor-
tun1ty OF upsetting the unbeaten
Cavaliers in their football battle at
Gftfith Stadium Saturday after
noon. fS
The game, the 21st and rubber
contest Of their long series, origin
ally was listed to be played at
Charlottesville last Saturday, but
was shifted to this week end and
to Griffith Stadium at the request
OF Norton Pritchett, Virginia's ath-
letic director, and, of course, with
the approval Of Coach Frank Muir
ray.
The shift in the date-it still Is
Virginia's home game-was the big
break for the Old Liners. Had the
contest been staged last Saturday,
the Cavaliers would have found the
Maryland squad in its worst physi-
cal condition of the season and
might have romped to an easy VIC
tory. With two weeks to rest and
prepare, though, the Old Liners
nave had chance to regain most
OF their resources. It now appears
as if all save Vic Turyn, regular
quarterback, will be ready for use
Saturday, giving Maryland at least
an outside chance of jolting the
favored Cavaliers.
| Virginia Also Is Helped.
Virginia, too, gained in the shift
OF the date of the game. It lost
such fine players as John Duda
and Clyde Johnson, backs; Hank
Walker, second All-America end
last year, and Jack Holz, regular
guard, on November l when they
received Navy commissions, but
gained a half dozen able gridmen
at the same time with the coming
OF Viz students and needed time
to fit them into the T-setup that
the Cavaliers have had running so
smoothly.
Virgil Perry. back who COM
pares favorably with Duda and
johnson, and Wayne Cantrell,
guard, are the leaders among the
newcomers, and Milton Parlow. let
terman tackle of previous seasons
also returned after getting out of
the service. All of them are husky
and durable, Parlow scaling 222,
Cantrell 1913 and Perry 1876. and ali
are slated to start SATURDAY..
So it readily may be assumed that
the Cavaliers had taken this situ-
alton into consideration when the
date was chanped
) Ellis is Key Cavalier.
But regardless of those who have
gone or come, Maryland is more
, worried about Quarterback Charley
Ellis than any of the other Cavaliers.
. Ellis, who scales only 158 pounds and
Is none too fast, is the fellow who
! sweetens Frank Murray's T and
Maryland scouts report that 1t never
has been sour with him at the helm.
In winning seven straight games
! this season, Virginia has compiled .
statistical record second only to that
OF Army among collegiate elevens.
! The opposition has gained only 697
: yards in rushing and POT in the air,
while Virginia has made 1929 yards
, rushing and 704 passing. This is an
, average per game of 233 yards rush.
in and 100 in the air.
|, Figures Depict His Skill.
Ellis has thrown Al passes and
has completed 26 for gains of 500
yards. He has run with the ball SO
times for 277 yards, and has tossed
six laterals for gains Of 1874 yards.
This does not count any number
Of short tosses or other ball han
ding behind the line. In addition he
has been kicking off and punting
!. and backing up the line and play
ing safety.
No wonder Paul Bryant and his
associate coaches have spent SO
much time on defensive tactics at
College Park this week.
Here are the records of the two
taonoc.