Evening star., 1959-11-20
Virginia Game Offers erps
Chances for AII-ACC Berths
By MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star stan Writer

Star stan Writer
Fullback Jim Joyce and Gary
Collins, the sophomore of the
week in the Atlantic Coast
Conference, are two Maryland
players who might use tomor-
rows Virginia game at Byrd
Stadium as a springboard to
an All-Conference team berth.
Both Joyce and Collins OBJ
viously are close to the top in
balloting, and big day against
the Cavaliers wouldn't hurt.
Most of the all-Star selections
probably will be announced be-
fore Maryland's final game
against North Carolina State
here December S.
Guard. Tom Gunderman Of
the TerpS should have an ALI
Conference team berth locked
up even with the solid block of
North Carolina votes for Dukes
Mike MCGEE.
Homecoming Game
Joyce, Collins and Gunder-
man are three of the reasons
the Terps are 13-point favorites
in Maryland's Homecoming
game. The parade of homecom-
ing floats will begin at 12:45.
and the queen will be announc-
ed at lis. Game time is 1870.
The anticipated crowd of
$4,000 will be one of the small
est since the Terps have been
playing in Byrd Stadium.
Joyce, who leads the Mary
land team in rushing yardage
for the second straight year, is
second in the ACC to Dukes
Joel Arlington with 416 yards
to ABS for the Blue Devil sopho-
more halfback. But Joyce has
two games remaining to one
for Arlington.
Chief COntenderS
Joyce's chief competitors for
the All-Conference fullback
spot are Doug Cline of Clemson
and Phil Lavoie of South Caro-
lima. When Maryland beat
Clemson last week, Joyce and
Cline appeared to be evenly
matched in blocking and de-
tense, as well as yards gained.
Cline made SO yards in IS
carries, and Joyce So in is.
1t is generally accepted that
Pete Manning of Wake Forest
is the best end in the confer
ence. However, Collins and
Winnie Scott of the Terps are
contenders for the other berth.
Collins and Scott are tied in
pass receiving with 10 each.
Collins is Maryland's top
punter and he has one of the
best averages in the country,
40.4. Scott has missed only one
Of 10 extra-point trys, kicked
three field goals against West
Virginia, and, like Collins is
a good offensive end and more
than adequate on defense.
In An-Star Game
Rod Breedlove's early-season
move to halfback probably will
cost him a firSt-team guard
berth. Gunderman and Breed
love already have been selected
for the North-South All-Star
game in Miami.
Breedlove or Gunderman
have led the tackle charts COM
piled by the Maryland coaches
for each game. Breedlove has
had three firstS, a tie for first
and a third since being moved
to the line from halfback.
Tackle Kurt Schwarz and
Center Vic Schwartz are other
Maryland players who figure to
be high in the voting. Coach
Tom Nugent has called
Schwartz, the senior center,
Maryland'S most underrated
player.
Virginia's outstanding chal-
lenger for a first-team position
is Brerry Jones, junior end from
Point Pleasant, w. Va. Jones
has shared 16 passes and is a
good all-around football player.
Halfback Sonny Gravins, who
leads the Cavaliers in rushing
with $40 yards, and Quarter
back Stan Fisher, sophomore of
the week against South Caro-
lima, also are getting mention.