Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-10-02

TO go ahead, and nnally stopped
Maryland on the 10 when the
Terps appeared ready to make
a second comeback.
1886 See Game. ,-s
The final score was 1877 in
favor of the Pacific Coast cham
pions, and the crowd was the
second largest eyer to see Mary
land team play, 1876 in Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The Bruins attempted only
two passes and completed one.
They went back to throw several
other times but found receivers
covered and ran instead.
UCLA won by pounding away
at the middle of the line with
a single wing attack. The
Bruins key man was a fullback
they're justly booming for ALL
America honors, Bob Daven-
port, although a teammate, Jim
Decker, gained a few more yards.
It was a cruel game to lose
because Maryland simply hand
ed UCLA its two touchdowns
by fumbling an attempted third
down punt on it's own 10. and
then kicking out only IA yards
from the end zone.
Davenport Scores Twice.
That's how UCLA, a team
famed for it's ball control, scored
on two plays from the 10-yard
line in the first period and in
five plays from the 15-yard line
in the fourth. And it was DAY.
export who went over twice with
bull-lfke rushes.
But the key play was not
the tumble by Bill Walker nor
his poor kick. 1t was by half
back, Ronnie Waller, who had
gained more than twice as many
yards as any Maryland player.
Maryland had gone ahead,
7-6, in the fourth quarter on a
short pass from Charlie Boxold
to Howard Dare. a sophomore
halfback from Baltimore. UCLA
tore the Terps apart coming
back downfield. but had been
stopped by a 15-yard penalty for
illegal use of hands.
Waller Nailed on the Four.
Primo Villanueva. UCLA tall
back, went back to kich from the
Maryland SO. His punt was
headed for the end zone. But
Waller caught the ball on the 4
instead of letting it roll for an
automatic touchback. He was
nailed in his tracks.
Maryland was caught clipping
on the play and that put the
ball back to the /. Waller then
went deep into the end zone to
kick on first down, but the ball
sliced off his foot and went out
on the IA.
Five plays later Davenport
scored, with 10-yard dash by
Villanueva setting up the touch
down.
That was at 8:48 of the period
and Maryland still had time to
win the game. The Terps re-
ceived an immediate break when
UCLA was penalized Is yards on
the kickoff return and that put
the ball on the Maryland 40.
Terps Start Drive.
Boxold made 5 yards on a
keep and Waller sliced through
for Is more on a quick opener.
George Albrecht, the sub full
back, went for IA yards and q
first down on the UCLA % and
the coliseum was in an uproar.
Waller made 2 yards. Boxold
5 and Boxold Q more. That put
Maryland on the UCLA 10 with
fourth down and only one to go.
The Bruins line moved in
shoulder-to-shoulde and Boxold
made q good call, sending Waller
wide. It looked like Ronnie
would make the first down easily.
but he had received a hip injury
two plays earlier and didn't have
enough drive. It was close. but
UCLA had the ball. The winners
ran out the clock. moving to the
Maryland "a as the Terps gave
UP yardage in trying to steal the
ball.
Clock Stops Terp March.
That was one of two Mary
land marches that we're unpro-
ductive. The first was even
closer. being stopped by the clock
at halftime with Boxold on the
2-yard line.
Late in the first half the Terps
started from their own 20 and
moved rs yards. A l9-yard scoot
by Waller and a 3l-yard pass
from Boxold to Russell Dennis
put Maryland on the UCLA %
There was less than 80 seconds
to play when Waller took the
ball on a pitchout from Boxold
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