Evening star., 1947-09-14
Sarashevitz, Werder
Sparkle for Hoyas;
Both Lines Good
By George Huber

Georgetown and Maryland Uni
versities tangled in private" prac-
tice football game yesterday at
College Park before some 200 spec
tators who somehow heard about 1t
and who somehow got into the
stadium. No Official score was kept,
but if one had been, it would have
read Georgetown, 28; Maryland, 3.
In fairness to Maryland, 1t must
be stated that the team on the
field yesterday was missing most
of the squads first-stringers ana
veterans. That absent group was
at Williamsburg engaging William
and Mary in another scrimmage
game. With all those important
Terp players absent, it was difficult
to get a line on the Terrapins.
AS for the Georgetown team, 1t
bore out Coach Jack Hagertys
earlier prediction Of a whale OF a
first team, but not too much after
that. Marylands lone touchdown
in the second quarter was on a
7o-yard drive against Hoya reserves,
much of it through the line.
Passing and punting by both
teams was only fair, although two
of the Georgetown touchdoWns
we're on long passes from Elmer
Raba and Bob Barry. The ground
game and line play of both teams
was good on the whole. George
towns Lou Surnlan, one OF the
Countrys leading kickers last year,
got off cne quick kick Of go yards,
but his other attempt practically
was a bust. One Maryland kick was
q beauty of so yards by Freshman
Joe Mason: others f1ubbed and one
was blocked to lead to G. US first
score
Hoya's Sarashevitz Shines.
Among the individual Georgetown
standouts was AL Sarashevit, 2O5-
pound end. He blocked a kick to the
first Hoya score; he recovered four
MARYLAND fumbles, he caught
pass for a long gain, and he threw
beauty of a block to lead to another
G. U. touchdown. He just played
rings around practically everybody
else on the field. Guard Bus Werder
also played some top ball yesterday
in the G. U. line and showed
hitherto unsuspected talents oy
converting two of the touchdowns
from placement.
Maryland's ball handling was
questionable much of the time and
the Terps fumbled at least 10 times
Blocking and pass defense was fair
Among individual standouts were
Elmer Wingate, a 200-pound END,
and Chet Gierula, big right tackle.
Late in the game, Georgetown
switched from the T formation 10
the single wing and gave Bob Barry,
who figures as the teams NO. z
nasser behind Elmer Raba, lot
of practice in passing. He connected
with several nice ones, including one
long one for a score, but apparently
still needs more practice under fre.
Longest touchdown play Of the
day was Georgetown's final score
in the last period, 65-yard pass
from Barry to Gene Fitzgerald. 1t
was a beauty right down the middle
which the speedy Fitzgerald caught
over his shoulder after dashing past
the Terp secondary Werder's place
ment was good.
Georgetown Scores Early.
The scoring opened in the first
period with Len Bonforte cracking
2 yards through left tackle for
GEORGETOWN. Passing by Raba and
some line plunging by Connie
ODoherty moved the ball into scor-
ing position after Sarashevitz had
blocked a kick on the Terp Is. A
Sarashevitz recovery of Maryland
tumble on the Terp Is set up an
other score. John Kivus pounded
8 yards through right tackle for
the I'D. John McTanney converting.
Maryland bounced back with its
lone score before the half, working
10 yards downfeld. Bob Andrus
and Bernie Sniscak made nice yard
age through the Hoyas' second line
and Massey completed the trip with
q 22-yard quarterback sneak.
Sarashevitz again picked up a
Maryland bobble to start G. U. to a
I'd in the third frame. A 35-yard
pass from Elmer Raba to Lou Miller
did the trick, with Werder convert
ing. The final Hoya tally in the
last period was Barrys long pass
to Fitzgerald.