Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-11-01
ST. JOHNS IN HARD LUCK
DEFEATED BY M. A. c.
Score "a to l4---Defeat Due to Lack
Of Form of Players.

Of Form of Players.
Never has the loss of game by a
st. Johns eleven struck harder than
did the defeat by Maryland Agricul-
tural College on Saturday at College
Park by score Of "A to Il. The local
cam had been working well. and
everybody was prImed for an oid-time
victory that would so hearten the time
that il would continue along a victo-
rious course and close the season
With a glorious victory over Iohus
hopkins.
This was not TO be, however. and
the defeat must be laid primarily TO
the good work OF two soldiers of for
tune in the football arena whom the
Farmers have added 10 their forces
within the week and TO the absolute
failure of a number Of St Johns
players TO ,ome up TO form
The recent additions to the team Of
the Agriculturalists were the Messrs
Shanks and Hart. full back and right
half. respectively. 1t is admitted that
they played good hard football. but
their Introduction against st. Johns
forms another chapter in the football
history of Maryland colleges which
was supposed to have been closed
many years ago. There is strong
evidence that these players were not
OF the type that should have been
allowed to represent a Maryland col
lege. and were not fair opponents Of
the ST. Johns eleven.
From the best information that can
be gathered they are a pair of adven-
turers in the football field. who have
been playing together for eight years
at the beck and call of athletic clubs
and other organizations which ordi-
uarily make services of star players
worth while Their general type was
well indicated by their manner Of
speech, and they seemed to be almost
unknown to the rank and file of the
Agricultural students.
However, even with these valuable
additions, st. Johns should have won.
and would have done so if every man
had played the game he was able to
play For instance, it is inexcusable
that a back should get the ball after it
had been passed over his head, and
run more than the length of the field
for a touchdown, and this was exact
ly what happened after st. Johns had
tied the. score in the second half
Standing out from the mediocre work
of most Of the St. Johns team was the
wonderful defensive work OF 5elby.
and il is admitted that no finer game
has been put up by a lineman in any
Maryland contest.
To start the game Captain Heiso
kicked off to Hart, who returned the
ball fifteen Yards before being thrown
For The entire period although they
failed to score, the Aggies kept the
ball in st. Johns territory, on one oc-
casion coming so near as to allow
Speer to try a goal from placement.
which failed. The quarter ended with
the ball in the locals possession on
St Johns 25-yard line. In the next
quarter Maryland Agricultural College
by dint of line plunging. carried the
ball to St Johns 20-yard line, and a
penalty of fifteen Yards placed the
ball on the 5-yard line. On the next
play NJ. A. Cfumbled and Stronger
booted the ball to midfeld. Shank and
Speer then on line plunging, brought
the ball back to ST. Johns 25-yard line,
and Hart, recovering his own tumble,
went the rest of the distance for the
Aggies' first score. Hart failed to
kick goal
st. Johns, however, forged ahead
IN the next quarter, when Bielaslli tore
on the ran already mentioned. follow
ing a Maryland tumble, and Heise
kickde goal. Shortly after this
Shank got off for 70-yard run around
right end, placing the bal lon St
Johns 5-yard line, from which point
/ Speer carried the ball over the line.
In the final quarter. the Farmers
scored twice, once on line -plungine
and a 15-yard spring by Hart. and
again on Shank's spectacular 21-yard
sprint. Captain Heise's work, as us
ual was of high order. especially Oh
the offensive, while Selby played 3
great defensive game for the losers
For the Aggies, the entire back field
/ Shank, Speer and Hart were the mer
who were mainly responsible for the
victory, the trio being continually in
y -. Il.