Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
NJ. A.C. WINS FROM
GALLAUDET, G TO z
Great Gridiron Struggle Be-
tween Two Local EIevens
Hard Fought.
HEAVY LINE PLUNGES TURN
TRICK FOR M. A. C. TEAM
Kemp and Hoffecker Carry
Ball Alternately and Score
Only Touchdown.
BY n. c. BYRD.

BY n. c. BYRD.
Driven back by q series of heavy lima
plunges in its game yesterday with the
Maryland Agricultural College, the Gal.
laudet eleven fought desperately. with
the score standing to in its favor
until the last few minutes of play. to
ward of defeat, but to no avail. With
only six minutes to play. the Aggies.
with the score against them. began a
march toward their opponents goal that
could not be checked even by the des-
perate stand made by the team wear
Ing the Buff and Blue. and they scored
the touchdown and kicked goal. 1t
was the only time either goal line was
crossed. and the final score of the
game stood: NJ A. c., 6; Gallaudet, 2.
There has probably never been a foot
ball game as closely nor as well con-
tested between two secondary colleges
In this section as was the one yester-
day at College Park between the Mary
land Aggtes and Gallaudet From the
time that the referees whistle blew.
starting the contest. both teams showed
among colleges of that class. Both
teams succeeded in putting up a superb
defense every time during the first
three-quarters that their goal lines
WCAC uiCAdScOs duQ IL Wd6 not until
the last few minutes Of the last period
that a player OF either side got across
for touchdown.
M. A. c. had failed to gain effectively
against the excellent defense put up by
the Gallaudet team until during the last
quarter it began a series of heavy line
plunges. in which tho tackles were drawn
back of the line and then shot up on
first one side or the other. and the man
with the ball was sent in behind them.
1t was a powerful play and 1t had its
effect to such an extent that II was i'm
possible for the Kendall Green eleven
to stop it. and from tho middle OF tho
field Hoffecker and Kemp, the two half
backs, alternated in carrying the ball
until Hoffecker went the remaining yards
for the score.
Gallaudet gained lots Of ground. but
once it got within NJ. A. C.'s danger
zone. and tho Orange and Black defense
closed up. II had little chance to gain.
and was invariably held for downs In
the middle of the field the Gallaudet
backs repeatedly tore OF long gains. but
ball ahead when they threatened tho
Farmers goal they failed to accomplish
much.
Roller Moore and Foltz all did some
mighty good work in advancing the ball
at different times during the game.
which counted for much. while Roller
and Foltx each managed to get through
the Aggies line several times for gains
averaging eight or ten yards.
Neither team handled punts especially
well, although M. A c. had the better OF
the comparison in that department OF the
game. Kicks were fumbled by Gallaudet
and recovered by the Aggies. which cost
Once M. A. c. fumbled a punt. and
Gallaudet man. recovering 1t. ran to the
Farmers 15-yard line before being
downed. The ball was taken back through
and Gallaudet given a penalty for inter-
ference. 1t was the closest that Gallau-
Diet ever got to the M. A. G. goal line.
Breaks Up Forward Passes.
One feature Of the contest was the way
that Gallaudet covered up forward passes.
The Kendall Green lads blocked many at
tempts to pull off passes on third downs.
but once or twice failed. and the result
was that the Farmers gained much
ground on their two successful attempts.
Only two of the passes tried by the
Aggies were really successful On two
occasions the ball was fumbled by the
man receiving 1T, but on the others the
Kendall Green lads broke them up. Once
Kemp, the Aggies halfback, caught
forward pass after double pass from one
Of the halfbacks to the quarterback. and
raced to Gallaudet's 5-yard line. This was
in the second quarter, but the Farmers
failed to get the ball across in three
downs SO successful was the defense put
up by their opponents.
While the game was closely contested
the Farmers had shade the better OF
Gallaudet until the beginning of the third
period. During that quarter they We're
put on the defensive and remained go
until the two-minute intermission. The
third period was Gallaudets all the way.
but the Aggies came back strong in the
fourth. and by pounding the line con-
sistently gained the only real score Of
the day.
The two points scored by Gallaudet
came as the result of a safety made by
Right Guard Arras. when he tackled Ship
ley and threw him back of his goal. after
he had received a try for placement by
Roller. 1t was close decision, and
could have been given either way by tho
official who decided the play.
It was the last game of the season for
both teams and both started out AS
though they meant to make it the best.
From the beginning play was fast and
hard, but both eievens stood up under the
strain exceptionally well.
There was little individual glory for any
of the players. The work of both teams
as a whole was good and each displayed
the fact that it knew the game and could
play it we'll Kemp, for the Maryland
Aggies, was perhaps the most valuable
man to his team. On the offense he gain
ed ground almost whenever called upon
to carry the ball and on the defensive
played one of the best games ever put up
Dy an ihui"iuuaI PRAYER On TIE NoIieSo
Park field. Shipley, PoSey and Hoffeck-
er also did good work for the Farmers,
while Moore, Roller and Foltz were tho
best performers for Gallaudet.
The game as a whole was well played,
and every man on each team performed
his duty well, there being little fault to
find with the play of either team as ins
dividuals or as machines. The lineup
and summary:
NJ. A. G. Position. Gallaudet.
Johnson. Left end. ......... .Farquehoe
POsey. Left tackle. Millee
Boiand. ...-..... Left guard. DURHAM
koehler. Center Decker
Williams. Right guard. ......... .Arro9
Mudd. .......... Right tackle. .......... West
Augustus Hook. Right end. Randall ROCKWELL
Shipley .......... Quarterback MoorQ
Kemp. Left halfback. - .Gledhiit
Hofecker. Right halfback. ........ .Folta
VOgel. Fullback ROLES
Summary: Observation-Disclosures Goal from
Safety-Shipley. Referee
Mr. Mc(saffrpy. yJmDre-Mr. Dugan. Field