The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
FOOT BALL.
Western Maryland and Mt. Washing.
ton Play Tie Game.

Western Maryland and Mt Washing
ton Play Tie Game.
Snowshoes were not worn, but they
would have been strictly in order in
the tie-score football game between
Mount Washington and Western Mary
land College Saturday afternoon at
Mount Washington. The score was 0
to 0. Once or twice the teams lost
their way in the trackless waste, and
it took the combined efforts of such
pioneers as Messrs. William Gill and
III. F. Baker to lead the excavation
work in search of the yard lines.
While this was being done time was
taken out and the players kept as
warm as they could throwing snow
balls at one another and at the en-
thusiasts on the lines.
Both teams played hard. Fumbles
were few, and the men managed to
keep their feet under them in spite
OF the slush.
Western Maryland had a strong line
on both offense and defense, and her
back field showed good ground-gain-
ing ability. In the first half Mount
Washington seemed to have the better
of the tussle by a narrow margin,
due probably to her good interference
work and the ground-gaining plunges
of Stonecipher and Bayless. In the
second half it was nip and tuck, with
much punting, forward passing, lit
tie fumbling and some sliding back
and forth. Altogether, throwing in
the enthusiasm on the side lines and
adding for good measure the falling
snow which hid the surrounding hills
the steaming warriors and the lineless
field, the game was both exciting and
interesting and we'll repaid those who
braved pneumonia and worse terrOrs
by standing in snow two inches deep
till time was called.
Western Maryland opened the game
with the kickoff and shortly afterward
got the ball, punting to Stonecipher
who made a difficult catch and ran
the ball back for 20 yards. West
Mount Washington's left end, made &c
more yards on a trick play, the bal
being passed to him by the quarter
after the back field had started around
right end. Bayless followed this with
hon or
Western Maryland's 10-yard line
Western Maryland braced up and moi
only held the Mountaineers, but push.
ed them back On their own rush, TAX
ing the ball from them for their fail
ure to make the required yards. West.
ern Maryland punted, the ball being
declared down on her 25-yard line and
in possession of the home team.
failure at forward passing resulted
in Western Maryland getting the ball
Then followed punting back and
forth, Western Maryland making two
long punts, which Bayless dropped
recovered, but was unable to run back
Bayless followed his two muffs by a
mighty run, carrying the ball out OF
his own territory and into that of the
visitors. The home team tried a quar-
terback kick which, when the play
stopped was in possession of McCrowe
Mount Washington's right end, on
Western Maryland's 10-yard line
The umpire ruled that McCrowe had
batted the ball toward his opponents
goal and penalized Mount Washing
ton by giving the ball to Western
Maryland. By double pass from the
left halfback to one of his interfer-
ence Western Maryland made a good
gain around Mount Washington's left
end Several more rushes advanced
the ball to Mount Washington's 15-
yard line, when time was called for
the first half.
In the second half Mount Washing
ton kicked off to Gibson, Western
Marylands right end, who returned
the kick, Bayless catching the ball and
being downed near center field. West
ern Maryland got possession of the
ball after a few rushes and by kick
ing put it on Mount Washington's Is
yard line, with Mount Washington in
possession. Then followed kicking
back and forth for several plays, the
ball passing from one team to the
other near the middle of the field.
Mount Washington did some strong
rushing into Western Maryland's ter
ritory. One or two fumbles occurred
on both sides, and then an exciting
run by Stonecipher, which ended by
the player, the ball, small boy and
an umbrella being mixed up in the
snow for a short minute. The boy.
who in his eagerness had got out. on
the field, jumped up scared and COW
cred with snow, and not hurt, but the
umbrella-well, there wasn't enough
left to talk about. Bayless' run was
followed by several other fierce dashes
by both sides, some punting and some