Evening star., 1947-11-02
Maryland Upses West Virginia: Noe Dame Overwhems Navy
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Day as Terps
Prevail, 27.0
Crosses Goal Three
Times as Invaders
Are OutcIossed
By George Huber


bell three times and his playmates
had an excellent day yesterday as
the University of Maryland's foot
ball team made its homecoming
celebration a surprising success with
a 27-0 triumph over West Virginia.
The game was as one-sided as the
scoring indicates, with Byrd Stadi-
um's record crowd of 16,500 looking
on gleefully as the Terps man
handled the Mountaineers.
The Old Liners were at their
peak. They scored the first two
times they got their hands on the
ball and only twice did they permit
the visitors to come close enough
even to examine the Maryland goal.
This was the same West Virginia
team that held powerful Penn State
to 24-14 victory just last week.
1t was the first time in five games
Maryland was able to beat West
Virginia They have played two
ties. The win was the Old Liners
fifth In six games this year, and
should move them up several notches
in the rating of the East's better
teams. For West Virginia. it was
the second setback in six starts.
Used Five Questioned Players.
West Virginia used without pro-
test the five players whose eligibility
was questioned earlier in the week
because they are in their fifth sea-
son of college play. Maryland was
missing two of it's aces, End George
Sinler and Halfback Hubie Werner,
because of injuries. They were
ready to play in a pinch.
1t wasn't an ll-Gambino show,
although he did score three of
Maryland's four touchdowns. The
whole team was "up" for this game
and simply outplayed the Noun,
taineers. Fullback Harry Bonk did
better than he ever has before with
a number of good cracks through
the line, and the whole Maryland
forward wall. starters and replace
mnets alike, had an edge on West
Virginia all the way.
Quarterback Vic Turyn was an
other standout, as usual. His pass
ing. always good. was tops yester-
day. He completed his first five
pitches, one for touchdown, and
later tossed to another score for six
competitions in nine attempts.
Gambino's touchdowns. one ON a
43-yard run and the others on
passes, ran his seasons total to 66
points with II touchdowns. He was
Southern Conference leader and
fifth in the country last week.
Terps Score 77-Yard Marker.
The first Old Line score was made
by End Elmer Wingate when he
caught a 9yard pass in the end
zone from Turyn to complete IT.
yard drive. Gambino started the
march with a 22-yard run, and it
was continued with Turyn tossing
two passes to Wingate and one to
Francis Evans before the payoff
heave. Tom McHugh converted.
The Mountaineers got nowhere
after taking the kickoff, and the
Terrapins started from their IS for
another quick score. Bonk smashed
for IL yards, and on the next play
Gambino broke through tackle, re-
Versed his field after popping from
the hands of several tacklers, and
outran the Mountaineers for 43
yards. Again McHugh kicked the
extra point.
Best West Virginia could do dur
ing the first half was get close to
midfleld when Russ Combs. Rex
Baumgardner and Pete zinaich en-
gineered minor second-period
drive to the Mountaineer As Mary
land made a drive deep into Noun
taineer territory after that, start
ing when Vernon Seibert inter-
cepted a pass from Combs on the
Maryland 40. Seibert had 7-yard
run in this drive. and Gambino got
off iaunts of 9, and 5 before the
attack begged on the Mountaineer
IA.
A Mountaineer tumble in the
third period recovered by AL
Philips on west virginia ID gave
the Old Liners scoring chance,
but they could do nothing with
this one. The invaders came up
with their first threat when Alva
Richmond ran % yards to Mary
lands %, Johnny Idzik making the
tackle to prevent a touchdown,
From there the Maryland line
tossed 'em back and took over on
the 48.
Terps Capitalize on Interception.
Two pass interceptions led to
Maryland's fourth-period scores.
Seibert pulled one in on his 38,
and penalty carried the Terrapins
into Mountaineer territory. Bonk
battled his way for 14'yards to the
80, and from there Turyn passed
to the speedy Gambino who slipped
back of West Virginias secondary
and scored untouched. McHugh