The Washington herald., 1915-11-26
MAC. Beaten by Johns Hop
kins When Hoffman Drop
kicks Goal from Field.
HAIL BRICKLEY AS HERO
By ARTHUR wRENN,

Baltimore. Nov. 25.-There's a school
in the heart of Maryland that tonight Is
enshrouded in sloom-real, sure enough
gloom and thick enough to be cut with
a knife.
There isa football team in the heart
OF Maryland. sick at heart sore OF body
and in desperate straights financially.
The Maryland Aggies on Homewood
Field this afternoon lost the State grid
iron title to Johns Hopkins its ancient
enemy. by the score of TO 0. or to be
exact by the margin OF a goal from the
field.
Charley Brickley, Harvard's famous
drop kicker coached the Baltimoreans
and Brickley is hailed tonight as the
greatest ever. Over In Baltimore they
are burning red fire in honor of the big
victory and the blaze can be seen ali
the way from college park
The entire student body OF Maryland
Agricultural College hiked over to Balti-
more to cheer for the team. but previous
TO their departure they loaded down an
emisssry with $500 in coin of the realm,
to back their team
When It comes to betting. those Mary
land Farmers are no "'pikers." they not
only felt confident their team would win
but backed it with every cent they could
scrape up.
"ooo-Dy bunk hoiis
Gone Is the sl.2Oo bank roll with the
State title. for Hopkins supporters
grabbed this emissary with the long
green" and stepped upon both OF his
hands for fear he would change his
mind and pull back the dough.
Curly Byrd. the Agsies' coach, who is
also a well known local newspaperman.
naturally refused to make a statement
after the game.
You saw what happened" Byrd told
the writer. What can / say"
On the other hand DIR. BriCkley who
also writes pieces for the papers at so
much per column. had a whole lot to say.
which will all appear in due time.
Among the 1900 persons present 5000
were alumni of the Maryland AgSies.
When the two teams took the field a
hard-fought game was expected. but not
one person in the large crowd thought a
field goal would get the verdict. Such
was the case. however. and II took HofI-
man. the undcrstudy of Charley Brickley.
the famous to do the deed. and today
his team. by virtue OF that three-point
margin. are champions
For three long periods the teams fought
on even terms. although during the en-
tire time the ball was In AgEies' - ter
ritory. until suddenly Wilkinson. the big
left tackle of the Hopkins team. broke
through and blocked one OF Speer's kicks
This was the turning point in the game.
as Leibenberger recovered the ball for
Hopkins on the NJ. a. c. +O-yard line. 4
series of line plays We're used. with
Brookes. the full back. doing most OF the
plunging. 1t was this one man alone
whom the Aggies could not stop. and he
put the ball in a position for Hoffman to
drop II over.
Penalties Are inflicted.
Throughout the game first one side
would get the ball within striking dis
lance Of the goal only to be forced back
through penalties. and for the penalties
inflicted by the officials the AgGiCs lost the
championship. as they were the chief Of
tenders. During the first half the Wash
ington team was penalized 10 yards to
% yards for Hopkins, and two of these
came at the most critical point, all Of
which was tough on the "Aggies."
During the entire game Bower. quar-
CONTINUED on PAGE ELEVEN.