Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-19
CoIoniuIs Finally
Get Long Runs
In Last Come
CIV, 20; The Citadel, 0
By GEORGE HUBER

George Washington had four
real good long runs in this game,
something that had been lacking
completely in most previous
games.
Coach 30 Sherman had sew
eral fast backs this year. and
the long run was something he
thought would be an important
part Of the Colonials' attack. II
was a disappointment each week
when he didn't get it.
CIV finally got going, how
ever, In this last game of the
season. Quarterback Ray Looney
had dashes Of 40 and 81 yards
and Halfback Pete Spera ran fol-
~ and So yards. All were longer
by far than anything the Colo
mails had displayed previously
this season. The total Of 20s
yards on these four plays was q
big part Of the 299 yards the
Colonials gained rushing.
Spera is a senior. but Looney,
q junior, viii be back next year,
LOoney Star Both Ways
Looney probably will have to
be rated as GW's most valuable
player this season, and not just
of his performance in this one
game. He's been consistently
steady as a runner and in han
ding the team, although his
passing, as a rule, was not as good
as one would like to get from a
college quarterback. He also was
one Of the best, If not the best,
defensive backs on the team.
Looney also handled the OPP
ton play-the bread and butter
play Of the split-T formation
exceptionally well, although he
was inclined to keep" q bit more
than the average quarterback
This was because he's such a
good runner, however, and his
keeping" never hurt.
Looney is a standout runner,
and as a lefthander would make
a superior right halfback such al
Lou Gambino, also a lefthander
was at Maryland in Coach Jim
Tatum's early years there. II
wouldn't be a bit surprising ia
see Looney at right half next
season If Sherman can develop
another quarterback from among
the several freshmen and soph-
omores he has in mind for such
q job.
Saturdays game, which gave
CIV a, I'LL season for its best
record in 20 years. actually wal
a case Of wearing down ThG
Citadel. The Bulldogs were al
fired up somehow for this one
and stopped q couple Of CIV
threats and made some good
offensive gestures Of their OWL
In holding two . touchdown IA.
vored CIV in check for nearly
three periods.
Bulldogs Fold at End
But after CIV got q break IN
recovering q tumble that led
to its FIRST touchdown late In the
third period, the Bulldogs Wis
IDLY folded. Although the Colo
mails missed the FIRST extra point
and had only q 60 lead, leaving
The Citadel still with . good
chance Of pulling it out, the Bull.
dogs didn't have 1t. CIV just
romped on to win almost as II
pleased and didn't let the Bull
dogs stir out Of their own terri
tory the rest of the way.
And thus ended q good year
for CIV. Looney was q star in
the backfleld and Tackle Dave
Liddick probably was the best of
q number Of good linemen. The
co-captians, End Paul Thomp-
son and Fullback DO Austin, the
latter a quick kicker Of note,
also had good seasons, but all in
all, much Of GW's success can be
called a team effort. There real
~ were no occasions when you
could pick out any one player
and say that he won the game.
Sherman deserves a lot of
credit for his two-team system.
He picked out his two teams last
spring and stuck with them all
the way.