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Booters Fall To Terps; End Season With 4-5-1

By Steve Giannini
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Photos By Joe Mathias

Maryland's Larry Ruhs Boots One Of Two Goals He Scored Yesterday Into Net Past Cavalier Defenders

Virginia Finished Season On Dismal Note, Losing To Tough Terrapins' International Team Yesterday 5-0

Maryland protected its
undefeated status by blanking the
Virginia booters 5-0 in the
Cavaliers' last game of the season.

The Terps displayed a team that
controlled the ball, played good
defense when they had to, and
scored often. Many of their players
were foreign boys who had grown
up playing the game. Their
footwork and short passing were
exceptionally good. It was Coach
Burris' opinion that they were the
best kicking and best scoring team
his squad faced this year.

As play began in the first
period, the two teams were playing
evenly. Coach Burris thought the
team played the best in that first 15
minutes as they have all year.
Maryland pushed it down into
Virginia territory a number of times
and took some shots, but was
unable to score. The Cavaliers'
defense and goalie Danny
Abramson were holding up well
under the attack.

But then Virginia's luck turned
as it has so often this season. With a
lot of action occurring in front of the
Virginia goal, Danny Abramson was
kicked on the knee and had to leave
the game. Although he later to
come back and continue to
compete, Jim Glaser had to take his
place for the rest of the game.

From then on the team seemed
to let down, while Maryland started
to dominate the action around the
ball. There always seemed to be one
or more Terps near the ball, either
handling it or fighting for it. They
got to the ball first and controlled
it throughout the first half.

The first Terp goal came late in
the first period when Roco Morelli
kicked a hard boot through Cavalier
defenders. Morelli was also
responsible for the second score
early in the second quarter.
Maryland upped the tally to 3-0 at
the half on a goal by Larry Ruhs.

The story did not change after
the half. It continued to be
Maryland's game, regardless of the
hustle the young Cavaliers were
showing.

Halfback John Bakhaus (Right) Goes After Loose Ball

The Terps' all-American, Mario
Jellencovich from Yugoslavia,
showed just why he was an
all-American in this period. Cavalier
Bronson Platt, a right-footed
kicker, made a tremendous long,
left- footed kick that would have
surely been a goal except for a
diving jump which allowed
Jellencovich to deflect the ball over
the net. Their other all-American,
Giancarlo Brandoni, did not
distinguish himself particularly.

Shortly into the second half,
Ruhs got his second goal of the
afternoon to make it 4-0, Terps. At
this point there was not much
doubt of the outcome of the game
as the Cavaliers could not mount a
threatening offense.

In the fourth period there was
wholesale substitution by both
teams. Terp Manuel Romero
managed to boot a late goal to
finish the game's scoring as
Maryland won, 5-0.

The Cavaliers could have been
hurt in this game because of injuries
to some starters. Frank Merhtans
did not see any action because of
an injury, and Bob Aronson has
been out for a while.

Looking back on the season
Coach Burris noted that his young
team had matured and come a long
way. They gave up less goals than in
previous years and finished with the
best record of past years at 4-5-1.
Coach Burris mentioned however,
"The most disappointing aspect of
this season was our losses to
William and Mary and N. C. State.
We were only 2 goals away from a
winning season."