Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

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the frst eight minutes of play.
~ then, after olc touchdown had
been made against it, putting up
an absolutely impenetrable defense in
side its own 10-yard line. enabled Uni
Versity Of Maryland to gain a victory by
Is to over Western Maryland College
ct College Park yesterday in the first
foot ball game between the two schools
since 1915
Within eight minutes after play began
Maryland had crossed thu goal twice
but shortly after that, before the end
of the first period. Western Maryland
also had scored. and from the end of
the first quarter on it was almost any
bodys game.
Maryland got two breaks right at the
beginning of the contest on which it
made good. It kicked off and on the
third play the visitors fumbled and
Eedice recovered for Maryland on the
33-yard line A first down on line
plays, and then Dodson grabbed for
ward pass from Kessler on the 5-yard
line and just walked across for the first
score. Mcdonald kicked the goal
The second Maryland touchdown
came with almost as much Suddenness
rs the first. Maryland kicked off after
the first touchdown and the visitors
oil bNO pays anu lllSll q
forward pass on the 30-yard line.
Madigan intercepted the ball and Mary
land again was in striking distance. 1t
failed on two line plays, but forward
caught by Snyder gained IS yards.
With the ball on the 18-yard mark.
sneak play through center. with Roberts
carrying the ball. went unhindered
across the goal line. Mcdonald failed
TO kick goal.
Visitors Get Going.
Western Maryland supporters sat
silent. hardly knowing what to think of
the situation, but it was not long be-
fore their team got limbered up. In
the first 10 minutes Maryland seemed
good enough to beat anybody but it
did some weird things after that and
Western Maryland for the remainder of
the game caused cold cfills to chase
. themselves up and down the spines of
both their supporters and those who
were ardently against them.
With the ball on its own 30-yard line
near the end of the first quarter Mary
land fumbled and Western Maryland
recovered. No distance was gained III
consecutive tries at the line and ends,
but with II yards to go on first down,
a short forward pass was caught by
Ekaitis and carried to a touchdown.
Miller missed the goal.
During the whole of the second quar-
ter, even with strong wind at its
back, Maryland was kept backed up lii
is own territory, partly because Of funl-
bic5 and partly because one of its
guards was being tricked out of po-
s!Ion. Twice the Old Liners were
backed up inside their own 6-yard line
and once on their 3-yard mark. but
Tf1@f NJ nyrF-
land could not make a dent. At the /
end Of TIE half Maryland had fought |
its way out of the bad position and had |
ti,e ball i'll Western Maryland's terri |
tory
Invaders Turned Back.
Risht at the beginning of the second !
half Maryland got itself in hole be-
cause of q penalty. Western Maryland |
punted from its own 35-yard line and
the CID Liners made the catch on their |
own 20-yard mark and ran it back to
the 30-yard line. However, Radice was
penalized for clipping while the ball was
in the air and Western Maryland was
given the bali on the 25-yard line. Two
first downs were gained, but on the
5-yard line Maryland braced and held
for downs.
Roberts tried to get his kickoff too
quickly and the ball slid off his foot
and barely crossed the line Of scrim-
mage. AS result, Western Maryland
again had the ball on the 8-yard line
but again the Maryland forward wall
was equal to the occasion.
This time Roberts got off good kick
that went to midfleld and Western
Maryland did not get another good OPP
portunity to score. The Old Liners had
plugged the gap in the center of their
line, stopped the short forward pass
that had been successful for a touch
down once and on two other occasions
dangerous, and thereafter the visitors
were able to do very little ground
gaining.
In many respects the game was well
played and certainly was hard fought.
A victory for Western Maryland would
have meant more for it than ANYTHING
else it might attain on the athletic
field, and a defeat would not have set
very well on Maryland's shoulders.
Errors of omission and commission were
made by both teams Western Mary
lands punting. which was expected to
be very ordinary, turned out to be very
good, while Maryland had its bad spots.
Two Slippery Backs.
Wellinger and Ekaitis were the slim
perry Western Maryland backs that
Maryland found difficulty stopping in
the second quarter. Both seemed pos
sessed of an uncanny ability to get out
Of the arms of tacklers after it seemed
they had been downed. Incidentally
Wellinger also handled punts about as
we'll as is possible, making good catches
and returns on several occasions
After the first 10 minutes Maryland
Backs got little opportunity to show
what they could do on offenSe, as they
kept possession Of the ball very little,
either fumbling it or punting on first
or second down
Probably the two outstanding Mary
land players, if any were outstanding.
were Heagy at end and Crothers at
guard. Both were not only good, but
we're consistently good
The morale of the Maryland eleven
was exceptionally good to enable it to
make the number of mechanical mis-
takes 1t did. and still pull itself together
sufflclently 10 hold at critical moments.
Lineup and summary:
Maryland u0. Position. West Md. ~.
DodSon ,.....t. LEFT end ............ Peiton
WyonSSrask ...' Lsft tackle 49,. Wiiker
Madisan ...... Center TiIIosr
CrotherS. ....'. Right euard $500 eisnacx
Mcdonald $50. Right tackle ........O'Lear
Heagy ...... Risht end .....,. Bats
Kessler ....... Quarterback ~ E5;,ler
Snyder ........ Left halfhsck . Gomsack
Radice .Fullback .......... EkaftIs
MARYLAND " "a n n ;.