Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
MARYLAND AGC|ES
LOSE FIERCE FIGHT
Washington College Wins at
College Park in a Game
Marked by Much Siren
uous Play.

| The Maryland Agricultural College foot
! ball team was defeated by Washington
/ College at College Park Yesterday by the
score OF II too The game was character
| lied by bitter feeling. and less than
! half dozen contestants had To retire
perm a4fently from the conflict The ref
cree and umpire were kept busy separat-
ing the players, WHO seemed al all times
willing TO transfer the contest into 8 pu-
gilistic encounter. 1t is doubtful whether
a more interesting game. from the specta-
tors standpoint. has ever been played at
the Agricultural College. Coach Mike
Thompson, one oe the best known foot
ball authorities in the country, accom-
panied tie eastern shoremen, who arrived
the night as the guests of their rivals. 1t
was ideal foot ball. weather and several
hundred enthusiasts. among them many
ladies, witnessed the game
Touchdown Soon Scored.
When the teams lined up for action it
was seen that they were ABOUT on par
50 far as weight was concerned. Noss
the visitors big tackle kicked off -
Shovel. who brought the oval back -
yards. TauSZky skrted the lett end for
II yards When rhe bal, was fumol I'd
and Porter, for Washington College, was
oil IL like ii flash. On the visitors first
lineup they tailed to gain. and then Turn
Ell got through LEFT end Tor sarus. and
Porter went through right end for 10
yards and Immediately skiltad the same
end for IL yards Ilore. With the bail
within foot OF The Aggies goal. Noonan
was pushed over for a touchdown. and
Noss kicked an easy goal
Al this point ii loo&ed like Wa!kovIr
for the visitors, bal tn. Aericulturis:s
took a brace. Just before the touchdOwa
Grayson WAS kHock-tt out and his place
WAS taken by Bauer.
Sylvester kicked off for the Agsies and
OF two attempts the visitors could nos
penetrate The line and were forced 10 kicl;
10 the center 81 the field. The Farmers
found their opponents line inlp.eenaD!-
and were forced 10 boot TIE oval. Nos5
and " ard engaged il Il puntInS con tess d.
this stage, anu finally CraDSter for thc
AsSies went around left end foc ) yards.
Cfapster attempted an Cnslde kick. land
the bail went to Washington College. Th.
latter lost the oval on downs and Bauer
s,irted The left end for a gain of yards.
Two! Knocked Unconscious.
The game vas getting warm and on the
next lineup two of the combatauts We're
Knocked unconscious, and l.. Sylvester
took F.. Hoen's place ar ct guard. On
an incomplete forward pass Washington
College was penalized II yards. but the
penalty wcs counteracted by the referee
giving Washington College IL Yards be-
oausa the -Aggies had faiied 10 report the
placing of substitute il: The game.
When matters were StraIa illeueI out
Washington College kicked to Bauer. VI no
advanced the oval IL yards. Here the
visitors held ard the ball became their
property. Noonan went through right
tacEle II: 10 yards, and Por-et iaadc $
yards around right end An 1nsiue kick
was attempted bat lhe oval went out of
bounds. and il was the .Ass!es' bali. The
locals trif d an onside boot. which neticj
them % yards. and Bauer gained ,aids
around let end. Craps5cr failed 20 adj
vance the oval. Bauer attempted "A aLal
rom pia enlent on the i.i-gard line, bat
ia'led. The bail went to Was. in2ta1
College On the Agg;es' 10-Yard line. and
was immediately booted 10 VI. y. C's D.
yard line. where Bauer aSain attempse
to land d 9oa from placement ara sai:f
Jailed. The ball WAS kicked to the Ag-
gies' 40-y2rd line and Oh Il beautiful foF-
ward pass by Crapster, TaUszSy gain q >;
yaids. THIS WaS tie nearest the Farmers
ever came to SCORING.
Was hington College liae held finely at
this poinL ard got possession Of the oval
on downs. Tae: imu@Gii,eiy kicked enc
Crapstof attempted anotke" forw an,
pass but without gain. and the BAH wen,
10 the visito. s. ti?e play net ing them
yards. Cn the next lineup the ball was
passed b. lie quarterback TO Noonan for
a kick. bat was thrown several feet over
his head ard i,hoWell for N. A. c. fell
on it. Another onS;de kick was al
tempted and elt1ougli Washington Col
les, man got the bail 1t was fun oled
AID White was on i: HE q fash: result
2o-yarG gain Tor the Aasies. The hall