Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-25
OLD ST. JOHNS
SURPRISES STATE
Makes A Much Stronger Fight
Than Had Been Anticipated.
Loses BY Three Points
SEMLER'S GREAT RUN

Battling to the last. ST. Johns was
defeated in Baltimore Saturday by
Maryland State, its ancient rivals. by
10 to IA The showing of the local
collegians was far better than had
been anticipated. St Johns led at
the close of the first quarter by to
o. State scored touchdowns in each
OF the three following quarters, and St
Johns came back with its second
shortly before the final time was
scored. 1t was a great game, st.
Johns all but redeemed its poor show
ing against the other colleges by a
final defeat of the headliners
The surprise OF the game was the
presence of Recher at center and Boil
ing at guard for St Johns. These
young men had been lost to the team
by their assignment to an officers
training camp, and il was not general
ly known that they had returned be-
cause the camp had been called on.
However, they were in the game, much
TO the surprise of the State people, and
strengthened the team greatly.
A remarkable run by Semler was the
climax of the game.
Knode. the State quarter drove a
long punt to Semler. the star of both
teams. on the latters 15-yard line.
With the ball tucked snugly in his
right arm Semler started on his So
yard run that will live long i'm the
memory of those who witnessed the
feat.
One would-be tackler after another
went after the little O. b., but Semler
stiff armed or lodged every one of
them. There were severa OF these op-
ponents, but at midfeld none stood
between Semler and the coveted goal.
The more he ran the faster he leaped
over the turf. AS he got across the
goal line the whistle sounded, stopping
hostilities until next year.
Amid deafening applause Semler
pointed the ball and added another
point to his teams score by making
perfect kick.
st. Johns got the jump on State
near the end of the opening period and
il looked as if the break might upset
the boys from College Park, but Cur
ley Byrd's crew didn't lose heart and
played as they never played before.
Knode punted to Semler, who re-
turned the ball TO imdfeld, only to loes
IL on tumble. State tried couple OF
plays and failed to gain.
Then some one got the signals mix
ed and Sullivan fumbled the ball.
Recher, the rowing center, was on 1t
like fash, picked it up and raced 35
yards for touchdown. Semler kicked
the goal.
! The second period started with the
ball in States possession on its own
Onward line After an exchange of
punts, State carried the ball to St.
Johns one-yard line The Farmers
were off side and set back five yards.
Gurevich made four yards and BosIey
took the ball over. Knode punted out,
but the ball went wide of the players.
and chance for goal was lost.
The ball see-sawed back and forth
during the major part of the first ses-
sion of the second half but Knode
finally was thrown on st. Johns IA
yard line. Gurevich added three yards
and came again with the same dis
tance Bosley went over for the sec
ond time Knode kicked the goal
State started out like house afire
in the final period. Gurevich went
over for a touchdown after a series OF
plays, but State was off side. Bosley
carried the ball near to the line, but
Gurevich fumbled as he got over the
mark.
St. Johns had the ball for a while
and then Tower had a punt blocked,
which Molster recovered on the
Cadets 15-yard line. Bosley carried
the ball four times in succession and
Gurevich twice, and when they were
through the leather rested on the q
foot mark. Bosley again carrier the
pigskin over for the third and last
time
The lineup and summary:
Maryland State -Molster, left end;
Nesbit. left tackle; Myers, left guard:
Coster, center; Baily, right guard:
Carter. right tackle; Stubbs. reght
end; Knode quarterback; BosIey, left
halfback; Gurevich, right halfback;
Snyder, full back.
4 st. John's-Sullivan, left end; Batty,
left tackle; Brown, left guard; Recher.
center; Boiling, right guard; Towers,
right tackle; Norris, right end; Sem
Ter, quarterback; Eiler, left halfback;
Troupe. right halfback; Ridgely, full
back.
Maryland State. .... 0 6 Z s-1s
st Johns. . z o 0 TIA
Substitutions- Maryland State-Bar-
rail-, for Knode; Gilbert, for Gurevich: !:
Moore, for Bailey. st. John's-Rob-
ertson, for Troupe; Banfield, for Nor
rfs; Biegel, for Banf1eld Scoring
maryland State) -Touchdowns. Bos-
ley (S); goals fro mtouchdown, Knode.
St John's-Recher, Semler; goals
from tuochdowns, Semler (2). Ref