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Ambrusko Runs 101 Yards, Terps Torpedo TarsNavy Drops 27-22 Tilt i To Delight 0140,000By HERB THOMPSONCOLLEGE PARK. Md. (API —Ken Ambrusko ran 101 yards with a kickoff return in the final three minutes Saturday to give Maryland a 27-22 football victory over arch rival Navy.The exciting dash down the sidelines by the 195 - pound junior quarterback fromThe YardstickBy United Press InternationalFirst downs Rustling yardage Pass ini; yardagePasses Intercepted byFumbles tost . ..Yards penalized .Youngstown, Ohio, eclipsed a record-shattering passing performance by Navy’s Roger Stau-bach, who only seconds before had ilirown a third touchdown pass to put Navy ahead 22-21.It was a slam-bang contest witnessed by a roaring crowd of 40.000 which filled every seat in Byrd Stadium.Staubach Breaks Record Staubach’s 25 pass completions in 39 attempts broke the Naval Academy single game record of 19 completions that he set against Notre Dame last week. His passes gained 231 yards and accounted for all three Navy touchdowns.Phil Petry, starting quarterback in Maryland's all-sophomore backfield. was equally effective. passing for two touchdowns and scoring another on a three-yard plunge. He had powerful help from tailback Tomj Hickey, whose rocking line; smashes kept the Terrapin of- j fense moving. iHickey gained 65 yards in 18 carries, most of it on bulling1 rushes at key limes. Petry completed 6 of 9 passes for 81 yards, j two of them covering 31 yards; to end Dick Absher to cap Mary-j land’s third touchdown. iMaryland, winning only its! third game and handing Navy: its fifth loss, struck for two: touchdowns before Navy could get into the game and led until' a Staubach-to-Calvin Huey pass! put the Middies ahead with onlv! 2:58 left. ' rSnatches Victory Away ^ But before the cheers could i subside in the Navy stands. Am-britsko was off on his touchdown gallop to snatch the victory, away.Staubach was in his best form: of the season since he injured! an ankle in Navy's opener, but, still couldn’t scramble much; against the charging Maryland!, defense led by linebacker Jerry j Fishman. He had minus fivej yards rushing in 33 carries. 1 Maryland capitalized on Navy! miscues to score its first three! touchdowns — one after a pass interference call on Navy at the] Middie 26, recovery of a fumbled] punt at the Navy 30 and interception of a wildly thrown Stau-I bach pass which Terrapin! George Stem returned to the' Navy 26. !Navy’s first score came with only 56 seconds left in the first] half and the Middies couldn’t1 score again until midway in the! fourth quarter. iNavy ON 14—22Maryland 7 7 T 6—27Md—Petry 3 nm (Bramson kick)Md—Pettit 9 pass from Petry (Bramson kick)Navy — Won* 35 pass from Staubach (Leiser pass from Bas-Md—Absher 9 pass from PetryNavy — Hoey lfl pass from Staubach (Marlin kick*Md—Ambrusko 101 kickoff return (pass failed)Attendance—to,0oo. iMary Navyu ai92 6781 2316—9 25—394-3? 3—3259 SS
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Cumberland Times
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Sun, Nov 08, 1964
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