Evening star., 1955-11-20
STATISTICS

then watched CIV control the
ball and the ball game In the
second half. But the Colonials'
biggest scoring threat ended q
foot short Of a touchdown after
an 89-yard march, and in halt
ing that drive the Terps made
possible their fourth shutout OF
the season.
Field in Good Condition Z.
The snow and rain cut deeply
into the attendance and elm
mated the annual Band Day
show, but the field was in sur
prisingly good condition. A tar
.paulin had covered it after the
snow was removed early in the
morning. 1t was slippery Of
course, but not gooey.
Ed Vereb, who needed Il
points to break the Maryland
scoring record, showed across
two toucl1downs in q productive
day that included 70 yards rush.
ling. but he missed an extra
point try and failed by a point to
tie the record of 81 set by Bob
|Shemonski in 1850.
Vereb Scores Near Half
Vereb smashed over from the
one after setting up a touchdown
In the first period, and with II
seconds to go until halftime cut
Through from four yards out for
this 96th point Of the season. It
appeared he would have another
opportunity early In the third
period when the Terps needed q
yard for q first down on the
Colonials' II. but they didn't
get the yard. and never were
lclose after that.
Maryland, which has had
fewer home-run touchdowas
than any Of Coach Jim Tatum's
teams, scored on their longest
touchdown play Of the season
the first time they had the ball.
1t was a 4l-yard pass play
from Quarterback Lynn Beigh-
tol to Russell Dennis. Beightol
waited behind his best protection
of the day and hoated a beautiful
pass that Dennis caught on the
three-yard line and stepped over.
having raced behind Bob Sturm
and Bill Weaver, who were sup
posed to be guarding him.
But after that CIV frightened
its pass defense, which was sec
ond best in the NCAA statistics
going into the game. and allowed
only one other completion. In
fact the Colonials borrowed
Maryland's favorite defensive
weapon, the intercepted pass.
and stole four. two on the half
back pass by Vereb.
The Terps were doing Q tre-
mendous defensive job on GW's
brilliant Mike Sommer until the
Colonials outsmarted them IN
the third period and shook Som
mer loose on a 40-yard rambl0
from q fake kick formation.
Sommer Gains 2S Yards
In nine other tries Sommer
made % yards. to trail Vereb BY
eight as the leading ground
gamer of the day. With Sommer
completely bottled up in the first
half, CIV netted only three yards
and did not complete q pass.
thus winding up with q three
yard plus figure in total offense.
For the day. Sommer netted SO
yards Of the SO made by CIV.
Tatum's Tuesday luncheon
speech stood up nicely. He said
at the time that George Dancu
and Paul Thompson were the
best pair of defensive ends the
Terps would face this year. and
he was right. Dancu played q
tremendous game and Thompson
was right behind him. making
spectacular tackles that rocked
Beightol several times when he
was trying to get passes away.
On the line for the Terps, it
was Jack Davis who stole the
show. with Bob Pellegrini con-
tributing another commendable
Afternoon in q bid for All-Ameri-
can honors. and Mike Sandusky
and Fred Tullai also winning In
dividual attention.
Maryland wasn't kidding In
publicizing the injuries to its
backs. Jack Healy and Dave
Nusz, the second and fourth
leading ground gamers of the
season, did not play. Healy
watching on crutches from the
press box. Frank Tamburello
alternated with the first and
second units and quarterbacked
two of the three touchdowns,
but did not start. Howie Dare
and Phil Perlo played. but OBJ.
viously we're favoring injuries.
Beightol was Marylandb
starting quarterback for the Sec