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the most success and playing
most Of the game on offense.
The Tar Heels played as though
they wanted this one more than
Maryland. They hit harder, had
more men on the tackles. blocked
as though they meant it and had
pursuit. At times the Maryland
players seemed to be playing
touch football. particularly on
punts and kickoffs.
The Terps appeared baff1ed by
Cardinals new spread formation
and could not make the right
adjustments.
Somehow Maryland manages
to come fairly close to a draw
in the statistics even in the deci-
sive beatings they've been taking.
The Tar Heel margin in rushing
was 1877 to l13, but Petrella, with
great help from his receivers,
managed to outpass the Tar
Heels by yard.
The Terps' same old mad
equacy in stopping a man on a
punt return put them in early
trouble. Larry McMullen. who.
according to the Tar Heels. ran
today like he runs in practice.
took a Fritsch punt and raced 80
yards to the Maryland "a almost
before the crowd of $1,000 was
seated this gloomy day.
Two plays later Reed went
back to pass, was trapped and
threw one he probably should
have eaten.
1t glanced off Tonetti into
Jones hands. and Jim was of
to a touchdown from % yards
out.
tumble Is Costly
Fritsch fumbled Immediately
after the kickoff and Jones was
there again on the recovery. Reed
and Ed Sutton took turns car
rying to the one, and Emil De-
cantis took it over.
The punt Jones blocked gave
the ball to the Tar Heels on the
Maryland %. but the Terps held
this time.
Early in the second quarter
McMullen made his way A yards
with a punt return. brushing of
would-be tacklers to the Mary
land 90. Carolina was having
trouble all day with illegal pro-
cedure from its spread, but two
penalties were offset by a 10.
yard pass from Reed to Sutton
A 15-yard roughing penalty
against the Terps put the bal
on the one, and Reed hurdlec
the line for a touchdown. Caro-
lima came back to the Maryland
seven. but Jack Davis made a biz
stop for the Terps to halt thu
drive.
Skarda Intercepts
Maryland finally made North
Carolina territory just before tn
half ended. Jim Skarda inter
cepted a pass by Curtis Hatha
way and Rusevlyan led the Term
to the Tar Heel 10 before 'Bol
was smeared for a 9-yard los
as time ran out. An il-yard pas
to Moose Turner and an 1i-yart
run by Rusevlyan were the BIZ
gains.
Phil Blazer. who added tire
extra points, tried a field goa
early in the second half. 1t wa
wide, but the Tar Heels cam
right back with seven points in
stead of three when Ralph Haw
kins fumbled and on ReddinI
recovered on the Maryland 81.
McMullen scored once, but tn
Tar Heels were holding and ]
was called back. Reed thel
passed to Charley Robinson from
l8 yards out for the touchdown
Terps Miss Chance
Maryland's touchdown fol
lowed. Petrella's II and 27-yarl
passes to Beardsley ate up mos
OF the yardage. and whel
Beardsley scored Petrella led tn
cheers. The Terps had the bal
right back, for the Tar Heel
fumbled on the kickoff return
on their own 80. Short yardag
by Jim Halter and Bob Laymal
and a l2-yard pass to Chuc
Beck made it FIRST down on tn
Ave, but four downs later Pc
trella was casght back on tn
eight.
Several thousand fans LEI
when rain started to fall lat
in the game and they missed tn
last Tar Heel touchdown. Mac
Turlinaton made a sensations