Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19


He accomplished the trick from
about as difficult a position as the
play could be made. Standing on the
'50-yard line, just yards from the
side line, he conferred the ball be-
tween the posts as evenly as if the
18 feet 6 inches had been divided
with a compass
". 2. J. brought to Washington
what probably was a better foot ball
team than it had here a year ago.
Clever and heavy and experienced
backs behind a big line, all well
coached, combined to produce a grid
iron outfit that would have been diff
ficult for any eleven to defeat under
any conditions. Maryland put on the
field team that was graced by a
splendid line. but which had behind
1t makeshift backfield that was en-
ttrely inexperienced.
1t was in the inexperienced play of
those backs and their mistakes that
Maryland suffered. And this is not
in any sense to be construed as dis
crediting their work, because no set
of backs under the circumstances
could have acquitted themselves more
credItably. They fought and gay.
their best, and nothing more could he
expected any place, any time or from
anybody.
Punters Do Well.
Heine and Rutherford both punted
well, the former having something
OF a margin in distance, but the lat
ter getting big advantage in having
some of his muffed and having Rob
erts run back two of Heine's for 80
yards Maryland covered Heine's
punts well in the first half, but in
terback got loose around Beatty's
end for long gains on two occasions
mat carried the ball back to where
IL was Kicked from. Maryland backs
had a chance to run back punts two
or three times, but simply were not
cleVer enough to keep going once
they got started.
The line play of both teams was
excellent. Probably, though. in con-
Sideratlon of the superiority of the
'. p. L. backfield, MaryIand's for
wards had the better of the strnesla
between the two forward walls. But
SO Wei did each perform that there
was little over which either might
spend many moments regret.
maryland kicked off to V. P.I. and
iNopeTts was downed at the 1S-yard
marx On the first two PLAYS the
.vlrglnlans were turned back. hut on
the next, Roberts broke through CEN
Ter Tor a 2O-yard gain. Maryland
neid and V. P. l. punted to Boyd, who
dropped the ball, which was recovered
by Graham
The Biacksburg collegians could nor
gain. but Rutherford dropped back to
the S3-yard mark and drop-kicked a
goal, which barely went inside the
post 1t was a score in the first five
minutes. rutherford got three more
chances during the half, but could
not make good, one being blocked
and the other two going wide.
Maryland Muffs Chance.
In the second quarter. Maryland re-
covered a V. p. /. tumble in mid.
held and rushed the ball 20 wards
However, it was stalled on the 2ez-
yard mark and Hall dropped back
for try for field goal, but missed.
the ball going across for a touch
back.
Hall missed another try for goal
IN the third period, but it was later
! in the same period that Maryland
missed its best chance to score.
1t had the balb on the f3-yard line,
with four downs to put it across.
Parker gained l yard on the first
attempt, but on the next there, was
missed signal and the pass, instead
or belng grabbed by back, went -
yards back in the field. A try for
field goal by Hall failed.
After that neither team was able
to get the ball to what was con-
| sidered within scoring distance; but.
nevertheless, it was after that in the
! fourth period that Rutherford rang
up his bullseye from the middle of
the field. 1t was one of the great
est drop-klckS ever seen around this
section.
Both Fought Well.
The story of the game is just about
told. Virginia Poly played a fine
game and deserved to win. Mary
! land fought a fine fight under dis
couraging conditions and played bril-
liantly at times. More would simply
be tale of so and so gaining l
yard and so and so being stopped
dead or thrown for a loss-all
monotonous reading.
Neither team. was able to gain
enough to make a story of its gains
worth while. Both fought a fine
fight. Both could not be victors.
One may justly take pride in it's &C
cofhplishment; the other has nothing
over which to feel discredit.
Lineup and Summary.