Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
RUN WILD
IN CLOSING PERIOD
Better Condition Tells as
They Do All of Scoring
Late in 200 Tilt.
BY r. ID. THOMAS
TELL it to the Marines!
Well, the Marines we're told

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Well, the Marines were told
a thing or two last night. The
Green Terror of Western Mary
land, an enemy, spoke above a whisper.
It answered a challenge
IF Georgetown doesn't stop EN-.
we will" was the boast and def Of
the Leathernecks. Georgetown failed.
Nix replied the Terror with dis
datn born of 81 consecutive battles, In
which 1t had not known defeat, and the
Leathernecks had no comeback as they
trailed from the field Of strife at Grit
fifth Stadium on the blank end Of
20-to-0 score.
1t was the eighteenth consecutive VIC
tory for Western Maryland. It was the
Terror's twenty-second contest without
defeat. It was tied in 1928 by Gettys-
burg College,
Even for Three Periods.
True to tradition, the Leathernecks
fought last night until their all was
given. It was an even contest until
late in the third quarter, when the
young collegians' physical condition be-
gan to turn the tide in their favor.
Up to this point the long punts OF
Halfback George Robertson and the
stonewall defense of the Marine line
had held the Marylanders at bay.
Then Fullback Hoppe OF Western
Maryland intercepted a pass on MS
own 22-yard line and here the Terror
a serted itself. Quarterback Ekaitis
and Hoppe hit for q first down on their
own 34-yard line and in a trice West
ern Maryland had progressed on gains
by Ekaitis and Doughty to the Marines
43-yard mark. The Marines were Will
tering
A i5-yard penalty helped the Leath-
ernecks temporarily, but 1t was followed
Immediately by forward pass, Half
back Floyd Doughty to Hoppe, that
broke up the battle. The throw gained
IS yards and Hoppe skipped 40 to the
Marine 4-yard line as the period ended.
Doughty First to Score.
After Kcppe was stopped to Start the
final quarter, Doughty circled his own
left end for a touchdown, aided by the
interference of Benson and Barnett.
Ekaitis' place kick for the extra point
failed.
The Leathernecks took the ensuing
kick of on their own 25-yard line, were
unable to gain and Robertson booted.
Starting from the Gyrenes' 43-yard
mark Western Maryland drove to an
other marker.
Healthy gains by wellinger, Hoppe
and Ekaitis and 15-yard penalty put
the ball on the 2-yard line and Hoppe
slid OF tackle for q touchdown, Ekaitis
place kicking the extra point.
In the last minute Of play the Ma
rines made a desperate effort to avoid
whitewashing by passing in its own
territory and Hoppe snagged toss by
Billingsley and ran unmolested across
the Leatherneck goal, Ekaitis again
place kicking the seventh point.
Presley Ball Hawk.
Only once did the Marines threaten,
this in the third quarter. when Presley,
rowing center, recovered q tumble by
Hoppe on Western Marylands 24-yard
line. An aerial effort to score was frus-
trated when Hoppe snagged pass by
McCaffery on the Terror's 22-yard
mark Earlier, PRESLEY had broken up
a Marine advance by catching throw
by Hoppe Is yards from the Marine
goal
Putting it briefly, 1t was a battle for
nearly three periods. After that West
EN- Maryland was complete master.
The Terror scored IL first downs to the
Leathernecks' four.
Capt. Paul Bates. Western Maryland
end. and Quarterback Ekaitis, who
backed up the line, were bulwarks OF
the victors' defense.