Evening star., 1928-11-25
SNYDER'S 39-YARD
DRIVE NETS SCORE
TaIIieS With Five Plays in
Third Quarter-GeneraIS
Threaten Twice.
BY H. c. BYRD.
7 UNIVERSITY of Maryland at last
hrnke the fnlIr-vear string of

r 7 University of Maryland at last
broke the four-year string of
Washington and Lee University
~ victories in the annual foot ball
game between the two inStitu-
tionS, winning by to 0 yesterday at
Griffith Stadium. 1t also was the first
time the Old Liners have scored over
the Generals on the gridiron, no game
ever having been played prior to the
beginning of the present series four
seasons ago.
Maryland's victory yesterday was
due to nothing other than superiority
in play. 1t gained more ground, was bet
ter on general defense, and in all-round
performance displayed superiority that
was unQueStioned. In reality, Maryland
might have made other touchdowns had
1t not been for miSplays and fumbles
at critical moments
Generals Held on 2-Yard Line.
But despite Maryland'S superiority in
ground gaining, so closely was the game
fought that Washington and Lee might
easily have won by one-point margin.
Maryland had kept the Generals backed
up against their goal line through the
first half and had once fumbled the ball
on the 4-yard line, when touchdown
seemed certain, yet the latter got away
on reverse play with ouly four minutes
to go and had the ball on Maryland'S
5-yard line with four downs to put it
across. The best that could be done III
advancing the pigskin. though, was
total of 3 yards, and Maryland took the
ball on downs and punted out of danger
just as the half ended.
Despite the ground gaining it did
during the other periods OF the game,
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to give Maryland the break early in The
third quarter. Maryland kicked off to
start the half and punting exchange
followed. Madigan, Maryland center,
recovered the kicked ball fumbled by
Eberhardt on Washington and Lees
39-yard mark Here SnitZ Snyder, the
eStimable young gentleman who bore
the brunt of Maryland'S offenSe ali aft
ernoon with dramatic suddenneSS in
five consecutive plays, carried the ball
across the goal line for the only score.
Snyder's Scoring Advance.
In his first attempt Snyder twisted
his way around end for IA yards, then
drove through center for 9 more, broke
down the opposing tackle for 2, and
then on two consecutive drives tore
off yards on each and dropped be-
hind the goal line. It was about as
brilliant an individual bit of ground
gaining as one might wish to see. KeSS-
Ter missed place kick for goal by
inches.
Next to Snyder's ground gaining and
the general inTulnerableneSs Of the
Maryland offenSe, it was Kessler's kick
ing that stood out. The Old Line quar-
terback booted spiralS high and far
down the field, giving his ends so much
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one was run back. From behind his
own goal line in the last minute of the
first half Kessler drove the ball to
Washington and Lees 40-yard line, a
total punt of approximately 68 yards,
his longest of the game. Maryland'S
margin over the Generals in punting
must have averaged Is yards to the
punt.
Maryland Line Firm.
Maryland had the ball in Washing
ton and Lees territory during all the
first quarter and all the second until
the last four minutes, when Jones in
tercepted one of KeSSler's passes and
ran the ball back 80 yards before he
was forced outside at Maryland'S 32-
vard line Repeated drives by Jones,
White and Eoerhardt soon put Mryland
right back against its goal line In
cldentally Jones was young man VINO
kept Maryland on its toes every minute.
He was by far the fastest man on the
field and once turned loose did not
look as if he ever would be stopped.
In the second quarter Maryland came
within an ace of scoring when Heagy
dropped a rather low pass on the Cen
erals 5-yard mark. The Old Liners had
advanced from their 45-yard stripe to
within striking distance of goal. Later
in the same quarter Maryland had an
other chaince to score, but a tumble
ny Snyder after catching a forward
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