The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
Defeated AGAIN,

Washington College played her second game
of the intercollegiate championship series
at Chestertown, Md, last Saturday, defeat
ing Western Maryland College by 5toO. The
Western Maryland men presented the heavier
team, but played oldtime football and lost
The touchdown was made by Fullback White.
just previously he had made beautiful
punt down toward the Western Maryland's
goal. The ball was recovered by Washington
College, on Western Maryland's 10 yard line
and in two rushes White carried over for a
touchdown. Long failed to kick goal
In this half Western Maryland College was
clearly outplayed. In the second half Western
Maryland College put in Adkins, and his
playing was productive of great ground gain.
ing. But his team was unable to get the ball
over, being held for downs time after time,
when White for Washingtown College would
kick out of danger.
A Correct Statement.
Through the columns of your paper, which
has earned reputation for clean amateur
sport, should like to correct statements made
by the Chestertown correspondent of one of the
morning papers in reference to the Washing.
ton College Western Maryland College foot.
ball game on last Friday. The correspondent
states: "Western Maryland presented the
heavier team, but played old-tme football, and
lost to O. The touchdown was made by
White, who just previously had made beauti.
full punt down toward Western MaryIand's
goal, where the ball was recovered by Wash.
ington on the 10-yard line, and in two rushes
White carried it over for a touchdown"
Washington College admits an average
weight of 160 pounds, while Western Maryland
averages $50 pounds in gym" costume.
Whether they played ''oldtime' football was
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Washington Colleges 10-yard line three times
in the first half and FIVE times in the second
half by actual count, and if it had not been
for "penalties' would have gone over for q
touchdown. In more than one instance a
"third down" was called when it was but the
second down, and l had to correct the referee,
Mr.. Vickers, on several other occasions when
he called third down" when it was but the
second down.
In regard to White, Washington Colleges
fullback, having punted and Washington re-
covering the ball on our 10 yard line, the ball
was in Western Maryland's possession on her
80 yard line, and on the third down Western
Maryland essayed to kick. The centre passed
the ball before the signal. and it rolled to our
seven yard line, where it was recovered by
myself. As it was the third down, Washing.
ton College was given the ball. 1t gained two
yarGs on the first rush, an offside play halved
the distance for them, and on the next rush
Mt it six inches over the line.
Previous to that and at no time during the
entire game did Washington College, with
her new" football, make first down. We
don't want to take any credit from Washington
College, for its eleven was equal to the emer.
gency after reaching our q yard line; but we
do want to get the credit due Western Mary.
land. Mr.. Goodrich, the umpire. is quoted
as saying that he thought Western Maryland
1T least 20 points better than Washington Col.
lege, and it was only one of those games in
which "hard luck" was with the loosers.
SAMUEL TURNER,
Quarter back Western Maryland College Foot
ball Team. 3.