The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
BEATEN BY HEAVY navy TEAM WIN ANNUAL CATHOLIC
LIGHT BROOKLANDERS
FAIL TO HOLD WINNERS
Battle Even Until Final Period, When Brawn
Tells and Northerners Push Over
Winning Markers

University Of Maryland weight
battered down Catholic University
fight and aggressiveness for q IA
too victory in a game which car
ried all the thrills and feature plays
of a championship contest for three
quarters yesterday afternoon at the
American League Park.
For three periods the light,
scrappy and vicious Catholic u.
eleven fought OF fits heavier op-
ponents and threatened to take a
lead but the bulk and driving power
OF the Staters outclassed the spirit
of the red jerseyed aggregation and
In the fourth quarter pushed IL
aside for two touchdowns in five
minutes and was again headed
goalward when the game closed.
Fighting against a rival II would
pay much to beat, Coach Robbs
combination outcharged and out
fought it's surprised opponent in
the FIRST half. swapping every op-
poftunity of the Blue and Colds
errors for its advantage in this Pc
riod. AS in the final quarter. with
Mackert plunging through for and
Is yard gains. so in the the first
three periods Coach Byrd's men
would at times employ the use OF
this star for lengthy and consistent
gains, but fumbles and the use OF
trick plays spoiled their chances
and Catholic jumped into the breach
on every occasion.
Twice fumbles deep in Maryland
territory gave the losers chances
fHr
20-yard limit, but Maryland's sturdy
line. which blocked every attack Of
its opponents, was pushing the run
ner back at these times and forward
passes and end runs failed to con-
meet. The driving power Of Mary
land was terrific but slow in the
opening half. Runners were blocked
by their own Interference on several
occasions. In spite Of the seeming
inability of Coach Byrd's machine to
swing into a winning offensive,
Maryland counted six first downs in
the first half against one gained
by the Catholics.
The break came suddenly and fol-
lowed what appeared to be Mary
lands best chance for a score. In an
attempt to drop kick from the IS
yard line Brewer booted the ball out
side on the 3-yard line. Had IL gone
over Catholic would have gotten IL
on the 20-yard line. Catholic was
forced to punt and the ball only
carried TO the 30-yard mark. Throw
ing aside their trick formations.
Maryland settled down and, feeding
the ball to Mackert, had soon
ploughed over its weakened oppo-
nents for the first goal. Mackert
carrying the ball.
A tumble and weak punt on the
part Of Catholic gave Maryland the
ball again soon after the kick on on
Catholics 25-yard line and on the
first play Brewer followed Mackert
around left end for a touchdown.
perfect interference doing the work.
Three intercepted passes in the
third Quarter. one Of which Currin
grabbed and nearly gained an open
fieid on, kept the rival fans and spec
tators on their toes and made 81
either teams game. But Maryland
switched from Catholics open game
into which IL had been led in TIE
earlier periods and using the straight
attack in the final period wore down
its opposition. Catholic got away
with three passes while Maryland
connected with but two safeties bv
the air route.
The first quarter was marked by
an exchange of punts with the ball
in Maryland's territory most Of the
period, fumbles frustrating the lat