Evening star., 1953-11-05
Sub Rule Hampers Thin CIV,
But 7erps Fail to Awe Team
BY George Huber

George Washington is ready
with both an air and ground at
tack for Saturdays game against
Maryland at Griffith Stadium
and will use whichever method
stands the best chance of sue
cess.
Maryland has a fine team and
is big favorite," comedies Coach
Bo Sherman of CIV, ''but we
think any team in the country
can be beaten. We aim to get
out there and do our darndest
against Maryland"
AS for hints that a passing at
tack from CIV might backfire-
as indicated by Maryland's de-
fensive and intercepting record
Sherman declared, 1--WE think we
can do some passing, enough to
keep them loose anyway. And
we have a couple of pass receiv-
ers who can go all the way If
we come to a spot where passing
is the thing to do. we aren't 60
ing to hold back just because
Maryland has good record"
No Defeatist Attitude.
Sherman also added that his
team wasn't entering the game
with any defeatist attitude or
just hoping to hold down the
/ score. Were shooting for a
win, period" is the way he put
it.
George Washington's. passing
rattack has netted good yardage
all season, if only because the
Colonials threw an exceptional
number of passes and some of
them were bound to connect.
However, the interception figures
have been high and the per-
centage of competitions low.
In recent weeks, though, the
Colonials have presented an at
tack with better balance between
the ground and air. They still
have been showing a good profit
through the air, and with less
interceptions and a better pro-
portion of competitions.
Percentage Improving.
Close to so per cent of the
aerials by Quarterbacks Bob
Sturm and Ray Fox have been
successful in the last two games,
something much better than the
33 per cent they showed at the
start.
Helping GW's passing attack is
the catching ability of End
Richie Gaskell. He makes fancy
catches and generally gets a lot
OF yardage after the catches.
He's pulled in 10 so far for a
total of 328 yards, including such
touchdown pass plays as two for
79 yards each and another worth
% yards.
Others among the ColonialS
with touchdown passes to their
credit this season are Len
Ciemniecki, Bill Weaver and
George Dancu.
One item worth noting is that
George Washington hasn't been
shut out in any game this year.
Sherman points out there's
some scoring potential on his
team as we'll as on Maryland's.
I'VE have Ciemniecki. for in
stance, who can really get up
and go. He was our leading
scorer last year, and with only
one touchdown so far this year
he's really overdue. The poten-
t1al is there, and Saturday is as
good a time as any for him to
spring loose"
Weaver Is DANGEROUS.
Weaver, the other halfback. is
another all-a"ound player on
whom the Colonials are counting
Saturday. He's dangerous
runner. either on long-distance
plays or short plunges, and also
as pass catcher and on punr
returns. With four touchdowns
to his credit, he's the teams
leading scorer so far.
A player just reaching his peak
is Fullback Norb Dutch) DAM
who was slowed by injuries early
IN the season. He showed him
self in top form with several
fancy gains against William and
Mary two Saturday ago. and last
Wool ~ 81,