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Cavayearlings Fall
To Maryland, 33—8

By JOHN MARKON

A deadly combination of the
rains of Hurricane Ginger, some key
turnovers, a plethora of penalties
and a Maryland kicker with two last
names defeated Virginia's
Cavayearlings 33-8 in a game played
Friday afternoon at College Park.

In order that the Byrd Stadium
turf be kept in good condition the
game was switched to a practice
field nearby and the first-year Cavs
could not negotiate the swampy
conditions, netting -8 yards rushing
on the day. Maryland fared a little
better, garnering 258 yards total
offense, and carried the game
easily.

Leading the Baby Terps' scoring
was placekicker Steve Mike-Mayer
who booted field goals of 26 and
41 yards, added three points after
touchdown and generally kept the
Cavayearlings pinned in their own
territory with long kickoffs. The
lone Virginia score came on a one
yard run by fullback Dick Ambrose
in the fourth quarter.

Virginia mistakes were of
immeasurable help to the winning
Terrapins. A poor punt by Bill
Dennis led to the first Baby Terp
touchdown, scored on a 27-yard
pass from Louis Carter to Mike
Russell, and a fumble by Wahoo
quarterback Chris Turner led
quickly to a second.

Turner chose the worst of all
places to fumble, the
Cavayearlings' own one yard line,
and Maryland capitalized when QB
Bob Avenni hit Russell on a
six-yard scoring strike. A 21-0
halftime lead was assured the Terps
when Carter, a halfback who had
already established himself as a
passing threat, sloshed to a 77-yard
touchdown run.

In the penalty-studded second
half the Cavs got off to a poor start
when Turner coughed up the ball
on his own 24 and, being unable to
move the ball, the Baby Terps
called on Mike-Mayer, who made it
24-0 with a 26 yard placement.
Another short punt gave Maryland
the ball on Virginia's 43 and, eight
plays later, it was 30-0 with Randy
White scoring on a 17-yard canter.
Virginia's Mike Cornachione
blocked Mike-Mayer's extra point
attempt.

The Baby Terps added another
Mike-Mayer field goal to close out
their scoring in the third period but
the Cavayearlings finally got rolling
in the fourth. Ambrose's score
climaxed a ten-play drive and came
with only a few minutes remaining.
Turner passed to Tony Zmudzin for
a two point conversion.

This came far short of getting the
Hoos back into the ballgame,
however, and the final score was
that soggy 33-8 figure. It could
have been closer, though, had not
two Cavayearling option plays
failed when wide-open receivers
were not approached by poorly
thrown passes.

Coach Pete Pucher will have
ample time to ruminate on the loss
and try to eliminate some of team's
errors. The next first-year football
opening will be Oct. 22 at William
& Mary, three weeks in the
distance.