Evening star., 1945-11-23
Old Liners Determined
To Register Upset in
Anuring Tilt Here


making every contrast possible,
only one general conclusion could
be reached as to the alluring Vir-
ginia Maryland football game to-
morrow at Griffith Stadium, in
which action starts at 2 o'clock The
! Old Liners are equal to the Cavaliers
only in determination to win. In
every other phase Maryland suffers
/ by comparison.
Virginia, seeking its 18th success
sive victory and highly favored to
! do so, has seven straight wins this
season to Maryland's four triumphs,
two defeats and tie. The Cavaliers
have outshone the Old Liners in
games against like foes, with the
exception of " M. l.; have a much
superior record on offense and de-
tense, have a more experienced out
| fit and will have a decided edge in
weight.
| Then, too, Virginia has a veteran
coach in Frank Murray, one of the
topnotchers of the country, who is
tutoring the Cavaliers for the ninth
straight season and who has been
bigtime mentor for more than 20
years. On the other hand, Paul Bry-
ant, Marylands smart young coach,
is a 32-year-old who is experiencing
his first college head coaching job
and at the same time installing
new system with the Old Liners.
Cavaliers Are Much Heavier.
In making the contrasts, the most
surprising revelation was the weight
margin the announced Virginia
starters will have over the eleven
Maryland tentatively has selected
to open the battle Taking the
weights from the Virginia roster and
putting the Old Liners on the scales
this week, the Cavaliers were found
to have an edge of 13 pounds to the
man. being much heavier in the
line and having a scant margin in
the backfleld. Much of this is due
to Virginia having a pair of 220-
pound tackles, while Marylands
co4hANSG lNdtl states 1S0 ana none
OF the others goes above 100.
Both have flashy backs who
should thrill the throng that doubt
less will flock to the contest. Char
ley Ellis, brilliant T formation
quarterback. and Ray Brown, both
versatile performers, top the Vir-
ginia contingent, while Bill Polling
Sammy Behr and Harry Bonk are
| the leaders for Maryland.
Brown, incidentally, lives in Falls
Church and couple of his able
ball-toting mates hail from these
precincts-Eddie Miff1in, who played
for Roosevelt here, and Billy Sim
clair, a product of G. w. High of
Alexandria. Both are sure to see
much action. Sinclair has scored
three touchdoWns in previous games.
Virginia also got one of its best
linemen from Maryland, Ward
Speer, a 202-pound tackle from
Easton. who possibly may start in
place of Parlow. If he doesn't
start he'll get in later. He prepped
at Mercersburg.
Old Line Players Confident.
Maryland is the next to last hurdle
It1 the path of likely bowl bid for
Virginia, which also has to meet its
perennial rival, North Carolina. in
Chapel Hill on December l. But
the Old Line players, a scrappy
bunch, despite the odds against
them, declare it is no use for the
Cavaliers to worry about that Tar
Heel affair They feel they'll settle
that bowl issue tomorrow.
Halfback George Barnes, former
Western High star who shone for
the Old Liners in l941 and 1912 and
who joined them this season after
serving during the war as a lieuten-
ant in the Air Corps in Italy, has
been declared out for the season,
along with Vic Turyn. regular quar-
terback. Neither PLAYED against
V. M. l. on November 10.
Here is a comparison of the tenta-
tive starting line-ups: