Evening star., 1929-12-08

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of Maryland team sent its way
IL and taking advantage of the two
big breaks of the game the
Western Maryland College eleven kept
its slate untarnished for the season and
garnered the Maryland foot ball cham
pionship today by scoring a 12-to-o
victory.
1t was the eleventh successive win for
the Green Terrors of Westminster and
ended a campaign in which they were
neither tied nor defeated. AS they
played today before the more than
10000 in Venable Stadium the Western
Marylanders well deserved their triumph
at the finish, too, for after battling the
Maryland team toe to toe on the Soggy
gridiron throughout the first half they
rallied gallantly in the second to carry
the fight into the territory of the op-
position and sweep to victory. q
Western Maryland's was victory due
more to defense than offense, for the
treacherous going made it difficult for
either team to reveal the true strength
of its attack. The sturdy forward wall
from Westminster repeatedly repulsed
Maryland thrustS except in the second
period and then in the shadow of its
goal it checked the only sustained drive
made by the College Parkers during the
game.
For q time, the Maryland line also
performed valiantly, but worn by the
grueling first half it crumbled often be-
fore Western Maryland assaults and
only the valiant efforts of the Maryland
secondary defense prevented consistent
gains by the Westminster aggregation.
Scoring in Second Half.
All the scoring occurred in the Sec
ond half. It was a weak klck. k.5y Miller,
k.ol4 "a
Western Maryland scoring chance
in the third period. The kick drove
the ball across the sideline at The 29-
yard line and with 10 plays Western
Maryland counted, Frank Clary car
rying the ball from the 2-foot stripe
to the touchdown in the fourth plunge
of series.
This same Clary made Western
Maryland's second touchdown shortly
after the fourth period got under way
when he grabbed a pass heaved by
Chalmers OF Maryland and stepped over
the muddy field 40 yards to goal. Tiny
P1ncura tried to gee extra points after
touchdownS. for Western Maryland, but
his kicks from placement were low.
Maryland made but one serious
thrust into Western Maryland territory
1t occurred in the second period. Julie
Radice fumbled a Western Maryland
punt, but managed to recover the ball
on his teams 47-yard line. Going into
the air for most of its gains, Maryland
reeled of three first Gowns to reach
the Western Maryland 10-yard stripe.
Chalmers then swung around right end
to the 4-yard line. Here Western
Maryland braced and after two line
plays failed, Maryland pass grounded
behind the goal 70 END the College
ParkerS' threat.
Field Goal Try Failure.
Western Maryland made a bid for
points in the closing monlenCs OF the
same period. BLOCKING a Maryland
punt, 1t got the ball within 20 yards of
goal Its passes grounded, however,
and with Wellinger holding the bah.
Plncura attempted a field goal from
the 38-yard stripe, but his Kick only
drove the oval into the Maryland for
wards.
Maryland provided the early thrills
OF the fray with its spectacular second
period onset. The 43-yard advance
was punctuated by four passes, the
first three In succession, that netted
a gain OF 81 yards. The last of these
passes was made on a fourth down play
and was good for yards. It was a
double affair, Chalmers to Radice to
Berger, Radice making the forward
heave from far behind the Maryland
line.
It was Clary, wellinger and Jones of
westminster, though, who aroused the
crowd in the second half. In addition
to his 40-yard run to goal after. inter-
cepting Maryland pass, Clary received
q Kickoff and Sprinted along the side
line from his 3-yard strip for A yards
before he was driven over the
boundary.
Westminster Players Shine.
Near the finish of the game. Jones
picked Maryland pass from the air
and toted 1t back 35 yards toward the
Maryland goal. Wellinger shared with
Clary Western Maryland'S ground-
gaming In the second half. These
huSkies banged the Maryland front
wall time and again for substantial
advances. And Clary did much excel
lent punting.
Maryland had its stars, too Roberts.
before being forced from the frav bv in
jury in the early part of the second
period, pnnted brilliantly, considering
the uncertain footing, and ran the bali
well. Evans and Chalmers also picked
up much yardage for the College Park
ers. Berger went well after getting into
the contest, and Heagy, at, end. looked
just as strong as Bates, Westminster
Wlngman, rated one of the best in the
country.
Western Maryland had an edge over
Maryland for first downs, making eight
to the. College Parkers' five. -Four of
MarylandS first downs were maade in
the second period, when it mad its
passing game functioning well.
Maryland attempted a dozen passes
completed six for 56 yards and had two
intercepted. Western Maryland tried
eight passes, completed one for is vards
ana mad two grabbed by the Opposition
The Westminster team suffered rnlIch
through penalization, being deprived of
20 yards by eight penalties, whiIe
Maryland was set back 35 yards through
three penalties.
Lineup and Summary.
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