Evening star., 1927-09-25

N
tcrdav opened its foot ban
schedule with an S0-to-0 score over
Washington College at College Park
From the time the Old Liners took
the first Kick off it was n procession
from one end of the field to the other.
no more bccHuse of special strength
on the one side than because of weak
ness on the other.
The score was firsf announced rs
- to o. but Maryland was awarded =
point for goal after the first touch
down when Pugh missed the drop
Kick. but Washington College vas off
side. the penalty giving Maryland IN"
count
Washington College brought to
MARYLAND probably the weakest eleven
that has represented it i'm wears 1t
was not so much that Washington
College did not play fairly good foot
ban. but il Just did not have the YER
satility in it's backteld nor the power
in it's line to make headWay against
tho heavier men it opposed. nor dld IL
have sufficient strength to stem the
onslaught launched against 1t.
Started Second Stringers.
Maryland did not start the team that
has been lining UP for the most part
this Fall in practice, but the game
was not FIVE minutes old before 1t was
auparert the count would be one
sided. Tenney ripped off two 1l-Eard
runs around end and Push made nine
on another, but on the next a forward
pass was intercepted Az soon as
MARYLAND got the h2ll, though, II
started another march down the held
and this time was not if%2rrupted hn-
til after Parsons had plunged through
center to cross the goal line Tor the
first 1927 touchdown.
one more touchdown was scored in
the first quarter and third was
averted by Washington College only
because with the ball half yard from
the goal line Maryland got 15-yard
penalty for holding. PuCh then at
tempted a drop-kick. but the ball went
wild.
In the second quarter Maryland
gained ground freely and got two more
touchdowns, the last one being made
after half a dozen substituttons.
At the beginning of the second half
the first string eleven went in. The
already tired Washington players
could not cope with their fresh adver-
saries and the Maryland team that
started the second half remained in
the game only eight minutes. During
| that eight minutes, though. 1t treated
the turf roughly. scoring touchdown
for each two minutes.
Scoring Always Easy.
| 1t was simply an unfair proposition
| to keep a fresh strong team on the
field against a tired light team, and
/ the men who had played the first halt
for Maryland went in to play the re
mainder of the time. They gained
! ground rather easily and before the
final whistle blew had reached a pom
where they were encounternlg nardiy
any opposition.
In the last few minutes of the game
Washington College got two first
downs, one on a forward pass and the
other on run from kick formation
by Norris, fullback, who, by the way
PLAYED good foot ball for the visitors
| MARYLAND forwards smothered prac
tically every attempt TO gain ground
only once. that on the first play In
| the first quarter. allowing an oppos
ing back TO break through for few
wards Norris tore between tackle
and guard on that drive for yards
but the remaining attempts did not
get a first down.
/ Pugh. Tenney. Snyder. Kessler and
/ Roberts tore off long runs from scrim
mage formation. while Thomas pro
/ duced the longest run OF the day wher
/ he covered 90 yards for touchdown
after receiving the ball on kickoff.
/ Pugh. Tenney, Snyder, kessler and
| Roberts seemed able to get from to
/ u yards almost any time they got
| the ball.
Maryland gained considerable ground
on passes, but also had three inter
| cepted
The lateral pass, talked of so much