Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
GAME PLAYED IN
THE POURING RAIN
GaIIaudet Closes Its Foot Ball
Season With the Defeat of
Maryland Agricultural
College.

The Gallaudet College foot ball team
closed its season yesterday afternoon with
a victory over the Maryland Agricultural
College team at Kendall Green by a score
of to 0. Both teams played poor
game, as there was considerable fumbling
of the ball. The contest took place dur
ing rain which never ceased to fall.
and the muddy field handicapped both
teams. -''f
The elevens were about evenly matched
in weight, but the Gallaudet boys out
played their opponents in defensive work.
as on three occasions the Marylanders
were within striking distance of the goal
line when they were held for downs.
This occurred on one occasion with the
bail on the 1-yard line. -
Shortly after the kickoff Of the second
half Cooper. the big left halfback. who
has been playing such a strong game for
the Maryland team throughout the sea-
son, had his left collarbone fractured and
his shoulder blade dislocated. The acct
dent resulted when he received a punt
an6 two of the Gallaudet players tackled
him, he falling with his head twisted I'M
der him. A doctor was summoned from
the Casualty Hospital and the injury was
attended to. He later returned to the
college.
The Only Touchdown.
The Maryland boys kept the ball in
Gallaudets territory almost throughout
the contest land it was near the close
of the second half that the "Mutes'
| worked the ball into the Maryland half
of the field. The only score of the game
was made by Hover, the left end for the
| "Mutes, who caught a punt and ran
half the length of the field, through the
entire line of Marylanders. for touch
down. Bell missed an easy goal.
| Tha Marv1an6arS tried fhraa a.
| sions to score goals from the field but all
| failed, because of the wet condition of the
ball. Sharp. at fullback for the winners
| played a fine game; on every occasion
| nell. Kutzbet. Hover and Mosey also did
good work. The entire line of the
| 'Mutes" played a strong game. Fol
Maryland Agriculture, Cooper, Deak. BYRD
and Evans played well. and Cooper made
several long gains on line runs.
Both teams used the forward pass on
several occasions, but the Marylanders
| succeeded with it only once, when it net
ted them gain Of 20 yards. The "Mutes
| failed twice by the ball touching the
ground, and were penalized Is yards, and
on the other time, Sharp. who threw it,
did not pass 1t yards outside.
The second half began with GaIlaudet
kicking off to Hicks, who ran back &c
yards before being downed. Doak skirted
left end for 20 yards. Byrd tried an end
run, but Caldwell broke through and
| threw him back for loss of yards The
Marylanders tried another down with no
result, and then punted outside.
Cooper Injured.
After two downs with but short gains
Gallaudet punted, and Cooper caught the
ball, and ran back 10 yards, when he was
thrown and injured. The Marylanders
could only make yards on the next two
downs, and then punted to Dillon, who
made good return of Is yards. for
ward pass was tried, but Tousky got
under it, and the visitors again took the
ball. Mackall took the ball on the next
two downs and made 5 yards on line
plunges. The Marylanders again punted
and Hover caught it. and with good
| interference ran for a touchdown. The
| contest closed with the ball in the Mary.
landers' possession in the center of the
| RaI1