Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-21
ST. JOHNS OPENS
FOOTBALL SEASON
Senior And Eiler, College Stars, Do
Most Ground Gaining During Game.
Opponents, Naval Reserves

The promise that old St Johns,
1 famed in the football annals of the
State, will not be below its high stan
dard this season, was given when John
I Wilson's charge won their opening
game on Saturday afternoon by de-
feating the team of the Glen Burnie
Naval Range by IA to 6
/ The game was good one, with both
teams putting up stiff defense,
though the attack was by no
means a smooth one at this time.
However, the local collegians had
something on the visitors in this and
other departments, and they had in
Sender fine runner with the ball who
was easily the best groundgainer of
the day. His teammate, Eiler, also
handed out some nice runs. while An
derson, the fullback and captain of the
visitors, was a strong and courageous
| lineplunger.
St Johns started off as if they
would run up a. score with ease. Re-
ceiving the kickoff, and with Senior
and Elier doing most of the ground
gaining, the ball was brought steadily
back, until a thirty-yard run of Sem
Ter took it to- the visitors twenty-five
yard line. A few more short gains
were made, and Sender took the ball
around his right end for a touch
down, also kicking the goal ST.
Johns kicked off, and the visitors
fumbled on the second play. 1t was
St. Johns ball just as time for the
quarter was called. 1t looked like
there would be an easy score when
the second quarter started, but the
visitors braced, and got the ball on
downs. and had the better of the per-
iod. Anderson carried the ball through
like bull, and three times short gains
were made on forward passes from
Anderson to Murrell or Watson. To-
wards the close of the period, Ander-
son scored a touchdown, but the goal
was missed
With st. Johns but a point in the
lead. little advantage was indicated in
the third quarter, and the final period
was much on the same order, except
that towards it's close, Senior took
the ball on oouble-pass play and
ran so yards for touchdown, kick
ing his second goal.
The visitors made better use of the
forward pass than did ST. Johns. The
latter tried it but once-in the first
quarter-and the ball grounded The
game was played in spirited, but
spoItsmanlike manner, and the pen
oil hot inc - . ,;-s
tors. The visitors appeared to out
weigh st. Johns slightly
The lineup:
st. John's-Left end, Dawes; left
tackle, Tower: left guard, thinner
man; center, Rocker; right guard,
Brown; right tackle, Boiling; right
end, Sullivan; quarterback, Robertson;
titutions-Plumley for Rocker,
Norris for Sullivan, Howard for Ban
field Ridgeley for Howard, Cunning
ham for Zimmerman; Hoffman for
Filler, Beatty for Brown.
Glen Burnie Naval Range-Left end,
Watson; left tackle. Kiser; left guard,
Kern; center, Haley; right guard, Nc
Dearmid; right tackle, Macarthur
right end, Murrell; quarterback, Ar
baugh; left halfback, Stillwell; right
halfback, Empens; fullback, Ander-
son; substitutions-Lund for Nc
Arthur, Moody for Anderson; Johnson
for Haley, Merrill for Arbaugh.
st. Johns scoring-Touchdow
Senior, 2; goals from touchdowns,
Senior. 2. Naval Range scoring
/ Touchdown, Anderson. Refere-Mr.
Batty, st. Johns. Chief Linesman-
Capt. Strohmeyer, o. S. Army. Time
of quarters-12 minutes.