Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-07
MARYLAND
By STEVE GUBACK
Star staff Writer

agains t Navy Saturday. This
could mean passes from any
place at any time.
The win-poor Terps go into
this one with everything to
gain and little to lose. There is
an unusual chance to make a
big splash nationally and Tom
Nugent, who has a reputation
as an upset-maker. is best at
bringing his team up" for this
sort Of a game.
He has been firing up his
team all week with the chal-
lenge Of playing the Nations
No. / team, as he refers to
Navy.
Statistically, Navy has vir-
tually all the advantages, but
psychologically the situation Il
ripe. And Nugent-traine d
teams always deal well in the
element Of surprise.
Basic Points
The Middies have yet to en-
counter a team that fits Mary
lands pattern. a point even
Coach Wayne Hardin comedies
1t goes without saying, that the
reverse is true for the Terps
But upsets do happen, and in
plotting the possibility of one
you bel gin with two basic
points:
1.-The Terps are better
than their Us record indicates
The gauge of Maryland ability
should be measured in terms Of
its last three games, when 1t.
young line had matured anC
when a healthy Dick Shinei
and Jerry Fishman began oper'
ating in the same backfield fol
the first time. In this span
Maryland tripped the Ali
Force, thumped Wake Forest
and played Penn State or
near-equal terms.
2-The Terps depend or
speed and versatility rather
than size and power. Navy has
encountered its only loss and
had its most difficulty with
Southern Methodist and Virgil
mia Military. the spe e d-and-
versatility type clubs. In Mary
lands favor is that its passing
attack is better than both
Early Passing
Inc TerpS are likely to try to
establish their passing attack
early, particularly If the Mid
dies use an eight-man front on
first down as they did against
Pittsburgh and Notre Dame
Neither Of these teams seemed
willing to risk passing on first
down early in the game from
their own territory. The guess
is that Maryland will.
The Middies' pass defense
allowing 40 per. cent compile
tons and an average Of III
yards a game. has been ade.
quate, but 1t probably will be
without Skip Orr, its best de-
fender who almos certainly
would have been assigned to
trail Daryl Hill. The three
deep backs presently are John
Sal. Steve Moore and BOZ
Teall, who has played little.
Navy has had difficulty this
season with quarterbacks who
were primarily pasSers-Michi-
gan's Bob Chandler (9-of-10)
SINUS Danny Thoma as Co.
of-13) and William & Mary'C
Dan Henning (15-of-22).
HUMPHREYS Energies
The recent poisoning Of
seph Howard HUMPHREYS as q
paSs-catcher has given Mary.
land an moderated additiona,
threat.
you can't double up or
HILL" Navy Scout Steve Bell
chick reported yesterday. "be.
cause HUMPHREYS is howin {
lately that he can catch the
ball real well. They also SNEAK
that third receiver, Mickey
M elch her or Dave Nardo, out
there, and this has been effec.
tive of late"
In addition to the passing
the Terps have an up-the-mid.
die threat with Fishman anC
Lenny Chiayerini. But a new
development could be a method
Of springing Hill to the outside
S Pm e hing the Terps have
toyed with once or twice. ir
much the same manner SMU
used its swiftie, John Roderick
Maryland's line has improved
to the extent the Terps haven't
allowed a touchdown on the
round in their last thre q
games.
Meanwhile, the TerpS' pas:
defense, which has to face
Roger Staubach, has yielde I
less yardage (676 to 776) thar
that Navy secondary which has
to face Sinner.
To be sure, Maryland has
chance.