The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-23

After Sunday, November %, trains on the
Western Maryland Railroad will leave West.
minister week days as follows: Trains West
5.26, 1926 and 1901 a. m. and 500, 6.O7 and
sos p. m; East-5.12, 7.15 and 9.25 a. M,
and LBS, APO and sos p. m. The noon train
is discontinued.
Western Maryland IL, st. Johns z.
Reported for the Democratic Advocate.
After suspense of three years Western
MARYLAND and their old rival met in foot
ball game last Saturday at Annapolis. The
game was hard fought throughout, Western
Western Maryland's defense all through the
year has been good and this game was no ex-
ception. This game showed her best offensive
work of the year. St. Johns seemed to put
their faith on the poor showing of Western
Maryland at Washington College, while West
ern Maryland based their superiority on the
poor showing that St. John made against
Gallaudet.
St. Johns was outplayed at both offense
and defense, making less than half dozen
first downs, and only once did they make two
in succession. Western Maryland gained
about four times as much ground as St. John.
In strategic foot ball, at which st. John is
generally strong, they were completely out
straight foot ball is concerned, Western Mary.
land has been away in the lead of st. John
for the past three years.
Including the team, Western Maryland had
about so rooters with them from Westminster,
and this was augmented about one-half by the
time the game started.
Progress of the Ball.
Western Maryland won the toss and chose
the goal with the wind to their back. st.
John kicked off to W. M. s Is yard line. 1t
was run back about 20 yards, and in the next
three downs w. M. could not make the 10
Yards and gave the ball up on their 45 yard
line. St. Johns could not make first down
and tried place kick for a field goal, which
was too far away and failed. w. M. ran the
ball back almost to where it started from. A
quarterback run gave them 70 more and the
ball was down on St. Johns S5 yard line:
w. NJ. made first down to St. John 8 10 yard
line. but were penalized Is yards. They
made five more and then tried place kick
for field goal which failed, st. John making
a touchback. St. John punted from their %
yard line, and it was run back to the 40 yard
line of St. John. w. NJ lost Is on bad
pass and kicked to St. Johns Is yard line, and
Hanks captured the ball, but w. NJ. was pen.
allied and it was brought back to st. Johns
40 yard line. W. NJ. kicked to the % yard
line. St. John tried to gain and kicked to
centre of the field. w. M. rushed the ball
and then kicked to St. Johns 80 yard line.
Hanks got his hands on the ball but it got
away. Turner grabbed it and took it over for
a touchdown and also kicked an easy goal.
St. John kicked off and Gibson caught the
ball and ran it back to his own 80 yard line.
w. M. kicked yards and recovered. They
went TO St. Johns IS yard line on line plunges
without loosing the ball. They were held for
downs on St. Johns 80 yard line. st. John
could not gain and kicked, and it was downed
ON w. MS Al yard line. A quarterback run
gave w. NJ. 20 more. They kicked to st.
Johns 9 yard line and Tarr recovered the
ball. In two rushes of and yards Atkins
took the ball over for the second touchdown.
Turner kicked rather difficult goal. Score
IL to
St. John kicked off and Gibson ran it back
to his own 80 yard line. W. M. made short
kick. st. John was penalized 5 yards. W.
MS ball on their own 81 yard line. W. M.
could make but yards, and the ball went to
ST. John on the 40 yard line. Gibson blocked
St. Johns forward pass, but st. John re.
covered. St. John kicked to w. M. Is yard
line. w. M. kicked to their own Al yard line.
St. John made 10 by a forward pass. Time
up for 1st half.
Second Half.
Western Maryland kicked off. st. John
ran it back to their own 80 yard line. st.
John tried long pass without gain: they then
kicked to W. Ms 40 yard line. W. NJ. lost
10 on quarter run. They attempted to kick,
but it was blocked, St. John getting the ball
down on 90 yard line. They made another
first down on the 10 yard line. They could
make only on the next three attempts, and
surrendered the ball on W. MS three yard
line. They kicked on first try to the 20 yard
line, where they were penalized 10 yards,
giving them the ball on their own 10 yard line.
w. NJ. failed to gain and tried kick from
behind their own goal. The pass was not
very true and the ball fell to the ground, where
Turner fell ON it for safety, giving st. Johns
their only score, points.
w. M. punted from her own 25 yard line.
St. Johns guard caught it at the 80 yard
mark, but could not gain enough and punted.
w. NJ ball on her own 10 yard line. They
make 1st down on the 25 yard line; they kick
to their own 40 yard line. st. Johns could
make but on the next three downs and gave
over the ball. A quarterback run of 20 yards
by w. M. leave it on their own So yard line.
They make first down on St. Johns Al yard
line. A quarter back run nets Is more for
W. M. They make IA more for a LIT down
on ST. Johns 20 yard line. They make but
yards in the next downs and surrender the
ball to st. Johns at the IL yard mark. St.
John kicks to W. MS 80 yard line. Atkins
tried short kick, it was blocked and St.
John gets ball on W. MS SO yard line. st.
John forward passes and it hit the ground.
and they surrendered the ball. W. M. makes
first down on St. Johns Al yard line. Atkins
makes 81 on one try. w. M. tried forward
pass and their end fumbled. St. John getting
the ball on their own 32 yard line. St. Johns
fumbled and lost yards and the ball, W. M.
end getting it. w. NJ. rushed the ball to St.
Johns IA yard line when time was called to
stop the game. Western Maryland left the
field in happy state of mind, and the St.
Johns foot ball Jonah was buried in the cold,
cold ground.
The lineup:
Hauks................lefte nd..,... Bosley. Bowen
Gibson. tackle. ..Gwynn
Wheelton. left guard. Clark
Coe.............. centre. Arnold
Selman. fright guard. Bennett
Thomas rioht tackle Jones