The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
TWICE. CLINCING FLAG--BREWER KICKS Md TO VICTORY
Fifty-Yard Boot Defeats az
Rutgers in Close Game
Punting of "Untz," Averaging Sixty Yards,
Features Battle, but Scarlet Eleven Smothers
His Running and Plunging Attempts

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. IL Oct. /.
-'Untz" Brewers drop kick from
the 40-yard line at the close OF
the third quarter, resulted 80 q 40
victory for the University OF Mary
land eleven over Rutgers here this
afternoon. 1t was the opening
struggle for the visitors and -she
second game for the home team.
Previous to the drop kick Brew
er tried twice to score from the
5o-yard line in a similar manner.
hut failed. His punting was one
OF the features Of the game. out
the scarlet players took care Of him
ir fine fashion when he tried 70
carry to ball. He made no spec-
tacular runs and his plunges ws-s
for only small gains.
In the closing minutes OF play.
Rutgers tried vainly to score and
Brennan even attempted an unsuc-
cessful drop kick from the 2O-yard
line. In this .ast gasping breath
Waite the Scarlet eleven's fulIbsclS,
completed none Of them. Several or
the Rutgers players were always
ready to receive the pigskin. but
/ just as the ball arrived there was
always a Maryland player there to
hat il to the ground.
As Rutgers was advancing the
tall and was on the 35-yard ltnc.
a Maryland player kicked Maloney,
| the Scarlet quarterback, in the
/ mouth. Gardner turned on Bailey.
who incidentally was wearing num-
ger 10 and hit him as the offender.
/ The Rutgers player was sent from
the field and his team was pen
allied half the distance TO the gpaL
A good chance to score was lost -
/ the incident.
Following the kick-off by Mary
land the game resolved itself into
a punting duel in which Brewer
! Outdistanced Summerill. The Mary
land halfback punts averaged
sixty yards and Captain Duffy had
| difficulty at times in handling
them. Rutgers had the greatest
success at line plunging.
In the second period Benkert.
Rutgers halfback, got loose in
midheld and made several good
runs. Three first downs were made
! by Rutgers before Waite fumbled
the ball and Groves recovered il.
| Following an unsuccessful line play
Brewer punted for Maryland but
Summerill returned the punt At
this point Brewer failed on his
hrst attempt at a field goal. The
ball was put in play on the 2O-yard
line and Kable. the Rutgers center.
made a bad pass and Benkert ran
back to the 5-yard line. He grabbed
the ball and ran thirty yards
around left end before being
downed. The rest OF the period
was another punting duel.
Brewer scores at 80 Yards
Rutgers kicked of at the start OF
= the second half and Brewer fum-
bled the ball. Dickinson recovered
for Rutgers an dafter a short gain
through the line Chandler was sen:
back to try a drop kick from the
45-yard line. but was unsuccessful
When the ball was put in play at
the 2O-ysrd line Brewer punted
to Duffy, who ran the ball back
= five yards and Rutgers then tried
an unsuccessful forward pass
e Chandler pUnted and Brewer made
fair catch, which was followed
+ by several exchanges on punts until
L hutseIS llneu up lot lofWato pass
which failed TO materiaFZe and
i Waite carried the ball through the
J, center of the disorEanized Mary
land line for a fifteen-yard gain
: and another exchange Of punts
brought the ball into midheld. Here
Brewer made his best line plunge
which netted eight yards. When
): the following plays failed % gain
any ground Brewer dropped bach
!. to the 5O-yard line and dropped
h the ball over the crossbar for the
only score.