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ter v- -i W- '-v f- r- 1 bhaatoD X3te2arCfcr3at IFitfsriiail llTrr ItilkT VI b- 20-13 Tech Holts Colonials on One Then Goes 99 for First Tally Says Coach Murray Middies Primed NORFOLK Nov 5 isn Duke's Blue Devils are a jhaky three-point favorite to prevail over battling Navy and thus improve their chances of gaining an Orange Bowl bid when the two teams collide here tomofr Ln Tertile Siemens arte Left III Saffeew Aeatln Helens 4 VFI 1 a 14 -IS ewe- VFI jeering 8 TaecMee tr Unwell Ceneeralen Statistic XI ONE TJ THAT DIDN'T COUNT Fullback Joe Boland (30) of George Washington heads into the end zone for a fourth quarter last night against Virginia Tech A VPI man tries to stop him The officials succeeded however and a penalty was given GW on this play The score did not count Kick-off time for the "Oyster Bowl" game on Foreman Field a charity contest for the benefit of 'Shrine Hospital la 2:15 is what Duke Cbach Bill Murray has tabbed his Pole as favorite despite the Blue record of four victories a pe and a single lota And Cbadi Eddie Bedels tz of Navy agrees that his Middies the top team In total defense with a per-game yield of only 1602 yards are a good bet spring an upset "We beat them" said Er-delatz "but have to score several times I tthink we can hold them scoreless Duke is the No 11 team in the nation while Navy and its 4-2 1 record ranks nineteenth Duke last week put on a whirlwind finish to nip Georgia Tech while Navy was losing a 6-0 heart breaker to Notre Dame A crowd of 27000 will watch the game which has been a sellout for weeks It will be the third meeting between Duke and Navy since Murray came to Duke in 1962 That year Navy won 16-6 and in 1964 the teams fought to a scoreless tie Though Murray has never cored a triumph over Navy as a coach the Duke fpithful forgotten that as a player he was the key figure in an 18-0 conquest of the Middies by the Blue Devils in 1930 rating as favorite rests on the happy blend of power and peed boasted by the Blue Devil backfield which the experts figure will offset defensive strength Heading the Duke attack is Bob Pascal leading ground-gainer in the Atlantic Coast Conference who has picked up 343 yards rushing Lending running support are Bryant Aldridge Worth Lutz and Bemie Blaney Jerry Barger the Blue Devil quarterback is ranked as an All America contender and gives the Duke club a passing threat Saturday November 6k 154 Page 14 The Sperftmew By CHAUNCEY Merrick Rolls Merrily Along SIR ELOQUENT TRIBUTE to th Royal Afar Force might be paraphrased and applied on a much raiiior scale of course to the University of football coaching "staff" For not in many yean have so few coached a major conference football squad as are coaching this Richmond squad Lester Hooker nominal coach of the Junior vanity squad and Chief scout has lately turned his energy and attention to his basketball squad which figures to be a real good roundball team With Hooker turning to basketball Gorky Johns last football eocaptain who has been Iping with the -vanity took over the Jayvees who this year include freshmen That leaves only Head Chech Edwin Joel Merrick and Charlie Ellis working with the varsity qquad And since Ellis la a part-time coach ie hired only for the football season that must leave Merrick the nearest thing to a one-man coaching staff at any major conference school To be sure there is always around "Cbadi" Vance Godbold who in his en--thusiastic backing of the Spiders and Merrick has been exposed to enough football to work the telephone in the press boot By way of showing how the Richmond "staff" works consider last week schedule Richmond played and defeated George Washington University at Griffith Stadium Friday night What with looking after the players getting them fed and safely back on the Westhampton campus' Merrick reached his home after 3 Saturday morning A few short hours later Merrick Ellis and Godbold were on their way to Blacksburg Merrick driving (or "flying as Ellis put it) to scout William and Mary in the 7-7 tie with Virginia Tech Immediately after the game the intrepid threesome began the homeward 210-mile with Pilot Merrick gain at the controls Sunday Merrick and mis began digesting scouting report on Wake Forest the Deacons being Richmond's Homecoming opponents this afternoon at City Stadium The Coach Deserves Backing STRONGMAN COACHING act is not being performed by choice He knows the need of a foil staff of coaches but he Is faced by economical When Merrick became head coach at his alma mater he Inherited a sizable athletic association deficit His superiors in the athletic department nonbelievers of the spend-money-to-make-money theory decreed a program of austerity football budget would not cover athletic office expenses at some schools Yet the guy goes merrily along doing nearly all the recruiting and most of the coaching His teams have improved from year to year and this season for a welcome changes the gate has shown Improvement A good crown at game and a bumper attendance on Thanksgiving Day for the William and Mary game will cut that deficit appreciably and Merrick fervently hopes speed the day when he will no longer have to do several work Not that Merrick is complaining if he did not become a mite discouraged at times he be human but -that big Merrick grin lost for long no matter what comes up Fortunately Merrick's nature is such that he is immune to that common coaching ulcers Last year Richmond and Wake Forest played a 13-13 thriller at City Stadium with the Spiders starting late but coming on in the final quarter with as spirited exhibition as any Richmond team ever gave game could and should be another good one Tom Rogers' Deacons have been sometimes down ag against Virginia Tsdi in the Tobacco Festival game here and against North Carolina and sometimes up as they were against Maryland and last Saturday for three quarters against Clemson You may be sure that Rogers who after four Wake Forest appearances at City Stadium is still seeking his first Richmond victory has done everything possible to get the Deacons "up" for this one You pick a better game to back (at the gate) a deserving coach Quite a Situation Up at Yale UP EAST THEY'RE TALKING about the possibility of Yale's first sellout since 1929 when a couple of great backs "Little Boy Biue" Albie Booth and Army's Chris Ckgle filled the Yale how with more than 70000 spectators Today unbeaten Ivy Leaguers move unpin class to take on Army and they do say that it is likely more than 70000 will be in the famed bowL Just goes to prove that interest in a winning team even in the Ivy League where the game la supposed to mean so much more than victory can be translated into dollars at the box office It might be added that tha Ivy Leaguers ere no less eager than the so-called football foundries when they do come across a box office bonanza We Cai Give You Nina Losers PICKING FOOTBALL WINNERS this unpredictable year borders on the impossible Now If It were the other way around and the object was to pick losers we could name you nine teams sure to lose They are and not In order of futility: Vanderbilt (imagine Art Guepe with a nonwinner in November!) Tulane Brooklyn College Kansas Tulsa Connecticut Villa-nova Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Univenity of Pennsylvania Not one win among those nine! And only two ties botn by Tulane! Petersburg Is Defeated By South Norfolk 21-6 Petersburg marched as far as the South Norfolk 18 in the Anal period only to fomble The Tigers took over and again paraded for a six-pointer Two kfcig runs by Diaharoon afct up the score on the one-foot line Burlas ramming over the score and Pezella converting i iii a a a a TnnMwrm Special to The Timee-Dupatch PETERSBURG Nov South Norfolk gridders trailing by a touchdown at intermission tallied twice in the third period and added an insurance six-point- er in the final stanza to defeat the Petersburg High Crimson lve 21-6 here tonight Petersburg's score came in the second period when Dave Morin Wiiifbm FIVE-YARD Halfback Bobby Scruggs of Virginia Tech tumbles with his feet in the air as he is hit by Bob SJrum (feet nearest camera) after a five-yard gain in the second quarter of last game at Griffith Stadium Other players not identified Tech won 20-13 Deacons Bent on Upending Spiders at Homecoming garnet on its surprise weapon the pass Bill Ckarwell a 60-minute quarterback tor die third straight game tossed IB- and 28-yard scoring strikes to Grover Joqet and Tun Petty as the Gob-Men built up a 14-0 first-half advantage then BiTy Anderson a surprise chucker hit Bob Lut-trell vith a lStyard throw for the clincher in the third period The Gobblers displaying a rejuvenated attack with its alphabet backfield that smarted Anderson Beard Cranwell and Don Divers had the versatility to clip the CMoniala where they least expected it GW fearful of outaida speed overloaded his Una and Tech completed six of its seven pass attempts In-the three important TD Tech had to stysw its defensive fortitude stopping a GW drive on its one before it could begin the pepped-up offensive Cbach Frank Moseley had promised On the Gobblers' second play from Since the Tech game seven of Wake's starters have been relegated to understudy duty in week-to-week lineup juggling so it's practically a new club that will be shown here It also is an unpredictable one It bounced from the superb a 13-13 tie with Maryland to a lack-luster job against North Carolina a Continued on Page 16 Column 7 UNCGets Apology From Wake RALEIGH Nov Harold Tribble Wake Forest College president and Football Coach Tom Rogers today apologized for implying lade of sports? manahip on the part of the University of North Carolina football team Officials of the -university said they welcomed and accepted the retraction -The football game between the two schools October 23 wound up in a free-for-all which saw several players banished from the game Wake Forest Quarterback Nick Consoles lost three front teeth and had a battered face all sustained in the closing minutes of the game After the game a fist fight broke out among the players as they were en route to their dressing rooms Rogers accused the Tsr Heels of "playing dirty football On the fallowing day Dr Tribble issued a statement which said in part "it was a very unfortunate display of bad sportsmanship Carolina had won the game then a Carolina player lugged Consoles after a play had been completed it looked like a deliberate attempt to knock Consoles but Ihen of course the rest of the fists flying and ao forth resulted from that apart Net Verified "I did not go to the dressing ram with' the players The report has come to me that the Carolina coaches engaged in the fight and- slugged one of our players near the dressing room made no effort to verify 't 1 North Carolina officials refused to comment ou tha allega- Bt Steve Chrimck WASHINGTON Nov Uto-eonquerad Virginia Tech fanned its visions of an ui defeated season and a possible bowl bid to the flaming stage tonight in cold and windy Griffith- Stadium Scoring three times with a heretofore un exploited aerial attack the Gobblers pinned a 20-13 set- back on oft-beaten George Washington before shivering homecomers -As satisfying as the triumph was to the Gobblers it may not have been without its cost The last member of Tech's light Brigade irisky Dickie Beard trolled dejectedly off the field midway in the second quarter with a banged-up shoulder and never returned A preliminary examination revealed the injury may be serious enough to keep Beard sidelined for next week's tussle with Waynesburg and possibly the finale with VML Tech won this its sixth triumph plus a fie in seven after finishing drills when like this: "For goodness sake let's show those people up there we can play some You've got to go all the way back to 1929 to find the last time the Deacons have won in Rich-1 mond and then it was 19-0 over Spiders In the city the Deacs have won just that once played here on seven occasions hack Makie Prickett and a stubborn defense spearheaded by Leon Cunningham North Carolina will go into the contest minus the services of Marshall Newman first 'string fullback and Ed Sutton speedy sophomore right halfback Clemson which defeated Wake Forest 32-20 last week takes on Furman a Southern Conference eleven which has a three-game winning streak going John Fopaon and Ted Yakimowicz are two of the outstanding runners but the Purple Hurricane will be the underdog in today's contest festivities are expected to view the 2:30 struggle at City Stadium the Spiders' first daylight home contest and a game that's rated in the tossup category Rogers who needs a triumph today to level his Wake Forest coaching record (it's 16-17-3 at present) is properly riled at the so-called Richmond whammy I His parting shot to his team Wake Forest returns to the haunts of its disenchantment today bent on destroying a perplexing 'jinx which is as much of a target as its opponent Spiders Four times under Tom Rogers the Deacs have stormed into the city only to leave bewildered and shy of victory The last occurred only 40 days ago when the Deacs were mauled by Vir scrimmage Doi Divers and GW had its opportunity from the Tech 32 Twice on fourth-down situations the Colonials picked up vital yardage the first on a 12-yard pass by Sturm and the sec- -ond on a four-yard buck by Len CSemnieckL From the six however the yardage came grudgingly the Gobblers taking over on downs just shy of the goal after fine stops by Jack Prater Bill Jamerson and George Press FTom the one' the Gobblers lauhche a length of the field drive that paid off in their first touchdown It was primarily an overhead march although Oran-well threw only twice The Gobblers went half-speed on the ground then soared to the GW 28 when the soph arched a 43-yard floater to Tom Petty Six plays later Cranwell faking a handoff pitched 18 yards to Grover Jones all alone in the end zone on the identical play that scored two weeks ago against Virginia Beard converted to make it 7-0 with the second quarter moments old Tech continued to menace al-' though muffing its next opportunity pitchout was wild and Bob Cruickshank recovered on the GW 10 Although Beard wept to thet hree the Gobblers presently found themselves back on the 12 and a field goal try by Barry Frazee from the 21 never had a chance Cranwell fumbled the snap and Trazee trying to run was smothered on the 23 It was only moments later however that Cruickshank again recovered another GW- fumble -This time Claude Austin hobbled on the GW 39 and the Gobblers were off for their second score The Tech infantry slugged to the 28 on four plays Then Cranwell lofted a pass to the left flank Petty catching it in the end zone two strides ahead of the trailing Ciemniecki Beard again converted making it 14-0 1 at the half GW Gets Score George Washington took up the chase shortly after the intermission putting the ball in play on its own 24 The Colonials went all the way scaring with 5:15 left in the period on a one-yard crack off tackle by Bill Weaver There were three preliminary key plays in the drive a 30-yard sprint by Dutch Danz a 12-yard pass from Sturm to Pat Kober and another pass this one on fourth down for 10 yards with the same combination involved that carried to the 12 The Colonials then ha a fortune which had refused to be an ally in earlier games side with them Although Sturm was trapped on the 16 on a third-down pass attempt Tech was guilty of defensive holding and GW was given a first down on the one 'On the first try Weaver sewed The Gobblers quickly obtained the equalizer this time without the resting Dickie Beard Taking the kickoff Tech went 61 yards with Its air arm exploited beautifully Cranwell passed to Divers for 11 then Billy Anderson on a double reverse surprised everyone with a 22-yard pitch to Roger Simmons on tha GW 21 After Hayes Burleson smashed fw six Anderson on a handoff tossed to Bob Luttrell in the end zone fw the score kick was wide and Tech led 20-7 as the final quarter began GW kept the 'pressure on the Gobblers down the homestretch marching from its 41 fw an ap- parent score only to have Joe 13-yard crash nullified bjTa holding penalty After Tech took over and punted out GW snarled back again this time Weaver climaxing a 41-yard drive with a one-yard TD smack passing again was the big factor hitting three times for almost half of "the distance conversion attempt was Mocked by Burleson making it 20-13 prith seven and a half min--utea left Tech still wasn't home free a backward fumble giving the fMnninin possession moments later on the Gobbler 25 The ball lost by Dave Ebert "svas dribbled back 27 yards by a frustrated Cranwell seeking' to find the handle The Colonials recovered jmt Tech braced its pass defense and took over on downs Scout i Two Foes Tha Univenity of Virginia which last week put up a great battle with Army at West Print before bowing 21-20 will have an off-day today The open date came about when Washington and Lee dropped football and left the Chvaliers with a vacancy cm their schedule Moat of the coaching staff is expected to be at CSapel Hill today to witness the North Clarolina-South Carolina game The Gamecoc' a are next on the Virginia slate at Columbia CL next Saturday The Tar Heels face the Cavaliers at Charlottesville on November 20 Bill Bonney starting quarterback in five games along with Tackle Paul Phipps and Ray Quillen a fine qffensive end ara expected to be ready to go at full speed against the Gamecocks next Saturday after missing the Army game Guard John Polzer and Joe May and Halfback Herb Hartwell missing from practice sessions this week vlth injuries are expected to ready for drills ginia Tech 324) and became the Tobacco Festival's only threetime loser This will be Richmond's annual homecoming affair and if the enthusiastic alumni needed any more choice tidbits the recent note that the Spiders are being considered for a Sun Bowl bid provided it Some 8000 partisans many of whom will attend a full day of welcome-back Hie Little Seven picture features a battle between Hampden-Sydney which has captured its last two starts after a dismal beginning againit a surprisingly strong Bridgewater eleven at Bridgewater this afternoon at 2:30 The Tigers are favored but the Eagles (2-2-1) are capable of pulling an upset The Tigers with a powerful line anchored by Center Stokley Fulton candidate for Little All-America honors have been going good ever since Jim Smith took over at quarterback End Jim Overby is a dangerous pan receiver Quarterback Larry Fenct and Fullback John Gardner ns the chief offensive weapons Emory and Henry is counting on the passing of Quartarbock Ray Chapman and the running if Cokie Kitts to bring i a victory over Western Caroline in the Wasps' 1 homecoming game tonight at 8 Randolph-Macon is idle this week While Blue Devils are stepping out of Atlantic Coast Conference competition today to meet Navy in Oyster Bowl Maryland's Terps and North Thr Heels will be celebrating their Homecomings against loop opposition Jim twice beaten Maryland eleven isn't among 'the top ranked teams in tha nation this year (despite the fact that the defeats were at the hands of UCLA and Miami) but should be too much for rebuilding Wolfpack winner over only William and Mary 1 Maryland win have to get Tribe Is Favored To Trip VMI Today By Walt Drewry William and Mary' a team that last week spoiled Virginia unblemished record by tying the Gobblers is favored to avenge last year's 20-19 setback at the hands of the Keydets and knock Defending Champion VMI from the Big Six running today 1 The kickoff in annual Shrine Bowl game at Victory Stadium la scheduled for 2:30 Hie Keydets who now have lost four games in a row are not expected to give ap without a struggle Should they again upset the Tribe today a win that would eliminate hopes VMI could retain its crown with another upset victory over Tech on Thanksgiving Day William and Mary needs both game and a win over Richmond Turkey Day plus a VMI triumph over the Gobblers to capture the crown William and Mary's chief hopes in today's game lies it the passing arm of Quarterback- A1 Grieco and its rugged detensive line which stopped Tech's speedy runners last week Tribe Coach Jackie Freeman also is confident that Grieco will eventually get dormant ground assault to clicking defensive line has improved tremendously There are two Mg questions however Have the Keydets overcome their tendency to fumble at crucial moments? Has VMI plugged up its pass defense which gave up four TDs to Florida State nst week? The University of Richmond which celebrates its homecoming game at City Stadium against Wake Forest is the only other Kg Six team scheduled to see action Virginia Tech met George Washington at Washington last night and the University of Virginia has an open data Gemrf Hath Is Wake Forest Guard Starter Hfell Be in Lineup Against Richmond Today broke loose on a 67-yard touchdown run but Fred attempted conversion was tow' South Norfolk operating from the single wing drove 61 yards early in the third period Gary Disharoon smashing over from the three-yard marker Jim Pe-sella converted to give the Tigers a 7-6 lead A fumble recovered by South Norfolk on i the Wave 35 set up TD No 2 A 15-yard penalty against Petersburg placed the ball on the 20 Disharoon moved the pigskin down to the 10 and Ed Buries drove over left tackle for the score A penalty nullified conversion but Allen Templeton passed to Bob Wilder on the next play for the extra point OlaftarMn Sirin Mia WiJdar (mm Inn Templet eeerldSi Merln Scholastic Football tree SS Me pe well CO Merrleewpyrp 14 Hempten SB Culpeper 0 Jetteneu (Weewefce) IS (COeeterl OeOeurn (Meneeeae) 8 Oeeroe Henry C4 OeecMenri IS 1 Verina 0 JO Cl PetereOurc 7 Perfcer Gray 0 William Flaming is William Byrd 0 "rirew Lewi 7 Glue CHften Verge Cg Leuingten 'Jj'tVwo- SS- COHeManeOurg Badfern 7 Peariedurg IS n-eeett 4S Franklin Cnunty 13 Ninem ci rein am I II 7 Felrfax I Lane Chattiem CO Uraewtlle 0 King William SO JL-MaraToam Frank Hn it Verk 7 Hunting S7 POakedy Pkenlx Bniten HeigMa ChHetchurak 17 attwwBL a BluefleM 18 Fuleekl 7 Martin IWet 84 Caurtland 44 hard hitting fullback Bielaki the top runner blocker and placekicker was taken to the hospital Thursday with an inflammation in his chest If he is well enough to go to the game it will be as a spectator North Carolina which has defeated only State and Wake Forest entertains its old grads with South Game-pocks offering the opposition Although blanked by Maryland last week South Carolina victor over Army figures to be too strong for the Tar Heels The Gamecocks have the ACCs total offenaa leader in Quarter euii.