Evening star., 1921-10-23

10 attempt to advance the ban during
d Gold opened the eyes even of its
versatility of its attack in the latter
| sponsible for both Maryland scores
At the beginning of the second half,
| after Maryland aad kicked of and
| forced V. P. T. to punt, driving
by Brewer and Senior and two for
| ward passes of 10 yards each place,
the ball on the 20-yard line. Th'
| v. z. /. held for three downs, but
the fourth Brooke Brewer dropp,.
back II yards and sent the ball SPIN
ming over the cross-bar.
Touchdown Soon Follows.
1t was only a few minutes after
! that when Maryland got over its
touchdown. v. p. 1. again received
| the kickoff. and Sutton got away
on fine run, which placed the ball
! on the 40-yard mark. One first down
was reeied off on 5-yard pass and
| two plunges into the line by Hess,
| and then Hess punted. 1t was one
OF only two short punts he got off
! during the afternoon. going only 30
+; yards. Semler made a free catch on
| his own 30-yard line. after which
| Maryland started an attack which
uiu uol cease Until dIter burger
| dropped behind V. Z. LIS goal line.
/ with the bail clasped tightly in his
! arms. for Maryiands touchdown.
| A run by Brewer from kick forma-
tion had netted II yards, double
pass. Brewer to Semler. lost 8, but
Semler made up the distance by rum
! ming yards around right end, ana
then made it first down by tossing
| a forward pass to Brewer, who made
10 more. McQuade drove twice into
| the line for Il wards Spm1er again
lost ground on criss-cross play.
| However, an end run made first down
ana tnen Maryland lined up as if Cor
| another line plunge, but double
f, pass, Brewer to Semler, followed by
a forward pass by the latter. found
! Burger and Young waiting with open
arms for the ball. Burger made the
catch and Nisbet kicked the goal
! from touchdown, which made Mary
| lands total 10.
All v. p. 1. In First Half.
The first half of the game was all
Y. p. l.. it doing practically all the
ground gaining and appearing to be
much the stronger eleven. Maryland
made only four attempts to advance
the ball during the first two periods.
and of these the first three registered
a first down, and the fourth was a
pass which was intercepted by V. P. l.
/ V. p. l. received the kickoff at
the beginning of the game and rushed
y md forward-passing lis way down the
field until it got the bali on the 3,
and took the ball on downs. Brewer
yards. and V. P. l. again started its
offensive. but was brought to an alb
rupt halt when McQuade intercepted
a forward pass on the second play.
Brewer. fron. the % yara line.
got off a punt to the middle of the
field. and Maryland's goal was not
in danger at any time after that dur
ing the first quarter. despite the fact
4 it never made an attempt to advance
the ball other than by punting.
/ Tech Starts a Parade.
j. About ,the middle of the second
Iquarter. though. ". P. /. got the ball
IL its own oo-yard .ine AId u rt-
ed a series of offensive plunges
against the right side of the Mary
land line, which netted consistent
gains. 1t journeyed straight down the
field on plays which netted gains Of
from 2 TO s.sIs = II. The
Black and Gold tried to stem the on
slaught near it's own goal. and with
V. p. /. three downs to drive the ball
over for the first score of the game.
Wallace added the point which mad"
the score V. P. l., Z; Maryland. o; and
even matters in the remainder of the
first half, still relying on its kicking
game.
Maryland Switches Tactics.
When Maryland came on the fie ii
at the beginning of the second half
it seemed a changed team. From
purely defensive game, it switched
swept v. p. ]. off its feet before the
latter knew what was taking place
!, Throughout the second half the
two teams fought tooth and nail
battle. with neither side giving nor
asking quarter in the clean, hard foot
ball each was playing. Maryland had
| all the better of the half until about
the last five minutes. when the
Blacksburg collegians got the ball ir
the middle of the field and on four
yards, and then two first downs
through the line showed Maryland
, back on it's own ten-yard line. Fresh
men went out to relieve the oring
;; right side of Marylands line, the side
which had been subjected to a Cruel
!, ing battering all afternoon. and V.
p. LIS advance stopped. With only four
seconds left to play, V. P. LIS quarter
play left to him shot forward pass
across the goal line which was
grounded for touchback
Few backs have ever put up a bet
ter defensive game than was played
the third period. when he retired from
the game in a state of almost COM
plete exhaustion, he was the pivot
around which swung Maryland's de-
f.nse. Eddie Semler and "Cntz'
Brewer did most of the ground gain
! ing for Maryland. while the victofs'
lighter line as a whole stood up well
under the driving attacks of its heav-
ier opponent.
. Green Players DO Well.
With all the good work done by
the other players, perhaps Pollock
and Young deserve greatest credit for
| their individual parts in Maryland's
victory. Pollock was at center, AT
best a dangerous position in which
to have an inexperienced man, and
yesterday was the first time in his
life that he held down the job. Young
was on end for his first attempt to
make good in that place and got his
: initial experience as flarsier. Mac"
Brewer and Burger. two other men
filling positions of injured regulars.
acquitted themselves in way that
indicates some regular now on the
bench is going to have a hard time
winning back his position.
Hess and Sutton were in stellar
roles fot v. p. ]. The former di.:
some Of the best punting seen hs.-
: in years and is the first man who haG
outpunted Brewer in two years.
, The game was remarkable for the
: fierceness of the play and at the saIn
time it's cleanness. Not an untowarc
incident marred the close and brill
, liant struggle at anys time. And cts
! tainly spectators could not have