Evening star., 1928-10-28
OLD LINERS, Y. NJ. |.
STAGE GREAT DUEL
PointIeSS Battle, Featured by
Defensive Stands, Is
Thriller for Fans.
B. II. C. BYRD.

- university OF Maryland and
Virginia Military Institute play
4 ed magnificent Scoreless bat
tie here today in which splen-
did defensive efforts on the part of
both CO. ems at critical moments stood
out.
Maryland had two opportunities in the
nrst half and one in the second, when it
seemed almost certain it would get the
ball across, and Virginia Military Insti-
tute had the ball on the 3-yard line in
the last minute with four downs to put
1t o"er, but not a point was registered.
1t was right at the beginning of the
game that Maryland got its first oppor-
tunity. Maryland kicked of and Hawk
ms OF V. M. !. fumbled the kick off, and
atter the players were unScrambled it
was found in his possession on his own
2-yard line. Maryland failed to get the
ball because Blackstone tried to pick
1t up instead of falling on it.
On the punt from behind his goal line
McCray got of a poor kick that went
outside at the 8-yard mark. However
MARYLAND could not gain when it got
the ball, two fumbles spelling its oppor-
tunity and then Mcdonald failed on
an attempted place kick. McCray's Won
derful punting soon worked the ball out
OF danger.
Gets Second Chance.
Shortly after that Maryland, on good
gains through the line by Warcholy and
forward passes from Blackstone to
Evans, worked the ball from its own 40
yard line to w. M. rs 10-yard mark,
but could not get it over.
In the second quarter, with v. NJ I.
backed up on its 25-yard line, Dodson
failed to catch a forward pass that hit
his hands, but was just little low, with
nobody between him and the goal line.
Shortly after that Radice. who had
substituted for Parsons, picked up a
tumble and ran to " M. rs 7-yard line,
but forward pass by Kessler was in
tercepted by Barnes and run back to
the 25-yard mark
In the second half Maryland got the
ball on V. M. Us 30-yard line, made one
first down, but then when Kessler could
find nobody to whom to throw the ball
on an attempted forward pass he was
thrown for 10-yard loss.
V. M. 1. Barely Fails.
Virginia Military Institute had a long
scoring opportunity in the first period,
when it tried a forward pass from the
40-yard line that was blocked right at
the goal line as Hawkins was reaching
for it. With that one exception v. M. I.
was not in a position that indicated it
might score until the last two minutes
of play in the fourth quarter.
In possession Of the ball on its own
l5-yard line it lined up as for a punt,
but instead of the ball going to McCray
for kick it went to Barnes in a short
position, who ran back and threw it far
down the field to Hawkins. The Mary
land team was caught entirely off its
guard, Hawkins caught the ball on the
40-yard line and came within an ace
OF getting clear. He was downed on
the Maryland 35-yard mark. Another
pass from Barnes to Hawkins put the
ball on Maryland's 3-yard mark and
then v. M. l. set itself to drive through
to the touchdown that would win.
Maryland Calls Halt.
Maryland, with the game only a min
ute to go, rushed in two substitutes to
bolster up its tagging defense. That or
something else did bolster up the Mary
land men and three tremendous drives
between the tackles netted the sum total
of about ! yard. With the ball 2
yards from the goal line on fourth
down, Barnes tried another forward pass,
but the ball was blocked behind the
goal line and Maryland got possession of
it on the 20-yard mark on touch
Udck Two plays ana the game was over.
Both teams played good foot ball, and
the game, except that it had the un-
satisfactory ending in a tie, was every
thing that any spectator could wish.
Both elevenS played well in the pinches
and both seemed able to rise to the
occasion defensively whenever it was
driven back into critical position.
Barnes Well Checked.
Hawkins did the best ground gain
ing for " M. I. Maryland had the
Cadets running offense stopped almost
dead from beginning to the end of the
game, and it was in the last two min
utes on the two long passes that the
Old Line eleven seemed for a moment
unable to take care of itself Barnes,
brilliant " M. l. back, failed to get
loose and his longest gain was break
through guard for about yards.
Maryland's line generally played good
foot ball on defense, but the work of
its backs was more or less sporadic,
possibly due to the fine defensive charg-
ing of V. M. rs forwards.
AS a whole the game was just about
as good an exhibition Of foot ball as
any spectator might care to watch.