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Western Maryland College, met the powerful Demon Deacons of Wake Forest College in the Baltimore Stadium on November 12, and inscribed the biggest upset of the Maryland football season on record to the tune of 20,13. All season long reports of the amazing feats of the "Deacs" had been drifting up from the Southland and when the invaders came north, ward they were odds-on favorites to overwhelm the Terrors. But the Terrors showed Baltimore how football upsets are scored by rising to supreme heights to send the North Carolinians home in defeat. The first Green and Gold score came in the second quarter when Mayberry tried to punt out of danger from the Wake Forest 6. Lesinski and Lytton broke through and blocked the kick, and Bob Stropp gobbled up the ball in the end zone for the touchdown. It was in this period that Slug Hansen ended his grid career due to a severe leg injury. Several plays later the Deacons tied the score when Gallovitch dazzled the Terrors with a hip, wea ving run of 62 yards. Wake Forest scored again when Trunzo blocked Elder's attempted kick out of danger from the Western Maryland 4,yard line and Pendergast fell on it to give Wake Forest their second touchdown. The half ended with the Terrors on the short end of a 13,6 score. In the third quarter, after an exchange of punts, Lesinski recovered a Deacon fumble on their 20. The Green and Gold attack shifted into high gear and Drugash passed to Bills over the goal line for the counter. T omichek kicked the extra point to tie the score. Lesinski and Stropp pulled their "twin act" again to set up the third Terror touchdown. Gallovitch attempted to punt from his own 30. Lesinski blocked it and Stropp recovered on the Deacon 18. A pass and two smashes gave the T errors the ball game as Bills scored the third touchdown with Tomichek One hundred Iwenly-six