Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-11
STATISTICS

Yards penaiized % 30
eventually decided things on
the scoreboard, but it was
Dukes spirited defense in the
clutch that made its victory
possible.
The Blue I evils intercepted
two passes or their goal line in
the opening half. Then, with
the crowd on its feet in the
final minutes, Dukes fired-up
linemen pushed Maryland back
from the Blue Devil 90 to kill
a desperate win-the-game bid
by the Terps.
The victory gave Duke a 40
conference record, dropped
Maryland a half-game behind
with a Al ledger, and gave the
Blue Devils the inside track to
their third successive league
title.
For Maryland to capture the
big prize now, it would have to
beat Clemson and Virginia
while Duke would have to be
upset in one of its remaining
games against Wake Forest
and North Carolina. The COM
bination is regarded as I'M
likely.
Tho Terps dedicated this
game to their coach, Tom Nu-
gent, but didn't have quite
enough to pull off the upset.
Dick Sinner, unable to find
his receivers with consistency,
scored Maryland's touchdown
on a 5-yard run, but COM
pleted only IL of 26 passes.
The two goal-line intercept
lions, one by Mark Leggett and
the other by Paul Bengel,
robbed Maryland of an early
chance to go ahead and the
Terps never could muster
enough firepower when trail
ing, 100, to come from behind.
With a touch of irony, Mike
Curtis, a Maryland boy from
Rockville, scored Dukes touch
down after a 58-yard third
quarter drive. And Maryland's
John Hanningan, who is usually
as reliable from short range as a
railroad conductors timepiece,
missed a field goal from the 10
which would have looked big on
the Scoreboard at the end.
InterceptiOn Kills Drive
Maryland's Illustrations also
were reflected on the statistical
sheet which showed the Terps
with a 20-14 advantage in first
downs and a 60-yard edge in
total offense.
The tipoff perhaps came early
this cloudy, windy day. Mary
land, using a surprising ball
control attack. pounded 70 yards
with the opening kickoff, only
to have Leggett kill the bid
with an interrogation on the 2.
Duke punted out, and Mary
land came storming back
again. grinding So yards to
a first down on the 4. This
time Bengel made the intercept
ton on the goal when Sinner
tried to throw with a tackler
draped around his waist.
With Walt Rappold firing to
his esome end, Duke
launched one of its two long
drives. When a holding penalty
finally killed the momentum,
Reynolds tried a field goal
from the % that was short. But
Maryland was holding on the
play and Duke had a first down
on the Maryland eight.
That set up a wild sequence.
Jay Wilkinson fumbled on
the first play and when Mary
and vered. the TerpS
looked for an instant as if they
had gotten out of peril. Then
, Lenny Chiaverini fumbled back
and Duke again was in busi-
/ ness.
Goals Prove Difference
This time the Blue Devils
!, settled for Reynolds fielder, the
one that eventually was to be
decisive. with 3:17 left in the
, half.
Maryland covered an on-s;de
kickoff and got in range just
/ before the end of the half for
Hannigan's field goal with IL
seconds left. But his placement
from the 10 went wide to the
right. The next time Maryland
got in Duke territory the Terps
were behind, 100.
Maryland made its first punt
of the game midway in the
third quarter and Duke drove
So yards in 10 plays. only one
of them a pass. Leggett picked
up 80 yards in four cracks, in-
GLIDING a l0-yard burst to the
q. Curtis then barreled over
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