Evening star., 1953-11-06
Mud Possible Factor
In MaryIand's S Game
With CIV Tomorrow
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find slow track to their liking.
Generally a wet day cuts down
the edge Of a big favorite, but
the bad weather might not work
in GW's favor. The Colonials
have had recent trouble with
their ball-handling-they fun
bled nine times last week and
lost the ball six times-and a
wet ball also will put a big crimp
in their passing attack.
Game time tomorrow is 2 pm.
and it will be broadcast over
WMAL. If the weather does
clear up as expected, a crowd of
$4,000 may turn out. including
the student bodies of both schools
and high school seniors in the
District who will be admitted
free. 1t is George Washington's
homecoming game.
Mississippi and Alabama will
send scouts but they shouldn't
see Maryland use more than a
half-dozen different plays and
nothing new in the way of
defense.
Mississippi Gets Breather.
Once beaten Mississippi,
ranked 18th in the Nation, and
next weeks attraction at Col
lege Park, plays North Texas
State in a breather tomorrow,
while Alabama entertains Chat
tanooga. Thus the Terps and
their remaining opponents play
teams of about the same caliber
and should win handily. Mary
land will scout both of those
games, and is sending two men
to Oxford, Miss. because North
Texas State plays the split-T.
In the modern series with CIV,
the four games between 1948 and
81. Maryland has won all four
with 143 points to %. The last
game before the modern series
was in 1910.
George Washington has a 3-3
record for the season. contrary
to: the prediction of Coach Jim
Tatum of Maryland that the
ColonialS would be unbeaten at
the time they played the Terps.
Tatum was doing some wishful
thinking about the GW-West
Virginia game that did not seem
as far-fetched early in the sea-
son as it did by the time the
teams met.
Fumbling Hurt Colonials.
But in addition to West Vir-
ginia, the Colonials lost to Vir-
gjnia and William and Mary,
mainly because of fumbling.
Giving away the ball has been a
CIV failing all season, and it
could suffer tomorrow through
fumbling and pass interceptions.
When the Terps get a break from
the opposition, they know what
to do about it.
George Washington has scored
In every game, but in Maryland
it will meet up with a team that
is ranked first in least points al
lowed, first in ground defense,
fourth in total defense, third in
punting, first in kickoff returns
and second in punt returns.
Maryland has outscored the
opposition, 212 to 25, and IA diff
ferent players have made at
least one touchdown. The Terps
are in the top 10 in scoring,
total offense and rushing yard
age.
Terp Regulars Ready.
Bernie Faloney, in serious con-
tention for an All-America berth
at quarterback, will start with
his regular backf1eld mates, Chet
Hanulak and Ralph FELTON,,
ranked ID in the Atlantic Coast
Conference in rushing yardage,
and Dick Nolan, versatile half
back.
The Terps have bruises and
minor leg injuries hampering
some of their linemen but from
left to right they'll start the
same seven who mainly are re-
sponsible for the great defensive
record-Marty Crytzer, Bob Nor
gan, Jack BowersoX. John Irvine,
George Palahunik, Stan Jones
and Bill Walker. Maryland may
get one All-America position and
possibly three All-Conference Sc
lectionS from those seven.
Tatum hopes to use his second
and third units as much as pos
sible, not only to give them
workouts for the tougher assign
mentS ahead. but to protect his
regulars against possible injury.
If the game goes according to
schedule, the first team probably
will play about 25 minutes, al
thought it played only 18 against
Washington and Lee. CIV trailed
W&L into the third period last
week before winning. 25-6.
CIV Backs SOphOmOres.
1t will be mostly a sophomore
backfield the Colonials will start
tomorrow. The two fullbacks,
Norb Danz and Joe Boland. were
freshmen when the Colonials last
played the Terrapins, but for the
others, all sophomoreS. it will be
a new experience.
The starting quarterback will
be Bob Sturm. a 5-foot-9 TO-
FOUNDER from Oklahoma who
has taken we'll to offensive end
of football after being a defen-
Sive Standout as Safetyman last
year. He has completed 40 per
cent of his passes and has scored
twice himself on keep" plays
Ticketed to go at right half
is another good two-way player.