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In the College Park finale
Saturday the fourth band of orange
and blue jerseyed Virginians topped
a solid third Terp team, 9-8. Both
units had many new faces, but
veterans filled in at several
positions.

After running 80 minutes in the
'A' match, Jay Waldron returned at
lock for the visitors, but it was not
an easy time for him as he suffered
a shoulder separation in the action
and will be lost for at least one
month.

Mark Storm, after almost pulling
the game out for the Turques,
returned at fullback. This time out
he proceeded to give Virginia the
victory with an amazing 40 yard
drop kick.

On the Nameless pitch the third
and fifth Virginia sides were putting
down the challenge of two squads
from Hampden-Sydney. The third
team found many newcomers,
especially in the scrum. Several
veterans ticketed for the Maryland
trip could not go and filled in for
the third side. Sam Robinson and
Chuck Shelton offered speed at
each wing, while experienced scrum
half Wick Williams got the ball out
to the backline.

Despite the inexperience the
third side was victorious over the
Hampden-Sydney A team, 9-0.
Tries for the homestanders came
from wing forward Jim Rongoe,
outside center Doug Wiggins, and
winger Chuck Shelton. Backing up
the scoring thrusts was a superb
one-man tackling exhibition given
by fullback Bobby Ess.

Rounding out the weekend was
a 3-0 setback given the B unit from
Hampden-Sydney by the fifth
Virginia side. The only score of the
match came when former football
great Frank Quayle set up Gary
Mims. Mims did the rest with a
quick burst of legwork into the try
zone.

Four out of five for the first
weekend of the spring schedule.
Can the ruggers improve on this?
You'll get your answer this
weekend when the Virginia Rugby
Club hosts five matches Saturday
afternoon. Baltimore, rated as one
of the top clubs in the East, brings
down three units, while the second
and fifth sides host the top two
squads from Washington and Lee.