Evening star., 1930-12-07
SEVERAL CHANCES
MUFFED BY TERPS
Western Maryland Drives 40
Yards to touchdown in
Fourth Quarter.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, December
X 6.-The University of Mary
IL land put up a great battle
today against a more ex-
perienced foe in an effort to take
the measure of Western Mary
lands undefeated eleven, but fell
Just short Of its objective.
The Old Line team twice in the
first half and once in the third
quarter forced the game to a
point where 1t seemed that it
might score and take the lead,
but it was not able to capitalize
on opportunity. Western Mary
land late in the fourth quarter
made a drive from it's own 40
yard line for the one touchdown
Of the game, and the final result
was z to o.
Maryland received the kickoff and
It was poor. Norris recovered the ball
and for about 10 minutes the game
was hardly anything more than an
exchange Of puntS with the play taking
place almost entirely in Western Mary
land territory. Late in the opening
offensive work and carried the ball to
Western Maryland's 20-yard line, but
could not get any further, an inter-
cepted forward pass stopping the drive.
First Half Even.
In the second quarter Western Mary
land got of two long forward passes
and carried the ball to Maryland's 18-
yard line but there was stalled. A for
ward pass on fourth down was ground
ed and the ball went over. The first
half was just about even.
The second half opened with Mary
land booting of. The Green eleven
made two first downs, then was COM
PEELED to punt. Maryland received the
ball on its own 25-yard line and started
O drive from there that carried to the
Western Maryland 10-yard mark. How
ever, at that point Maryland passed
across the goal line on third down and
Western Maryland got the ball on the
a0-yard line on q touchback.
The remainder Of the quarter was
hard and closely played, with neither
team getting scoring advantage.
During the early part Of the fourth
quarter the two elevenS battled along
without either being able to get an
advantage, and 1t seemed that the
game might end in 0-to-0 tie. How
ever, with q fourth down, Western
Maryland tried q forward pass and
made the distance. That was the en-
couragement 1t needed and shortly
after that on the 20-yard line 1t did
the same trick again in passing for
eight yards and q first down when 1t
was stalled on running plays.
TerrapIn Asleep.
The first pass In that march was q
nat one to Bates, who previously had
been running far down the fleld. The
pass caught the Maryland back mapping
TO make first down and then some.
The second pass was a fiat one in the
same spot but this time the throw was
to Ekaitis. The ball was carried by
Elxaitis to the 5-yard line, from where
Kopp drove three yards on his flrst
try and then carried it across on his
second. Lawrence then came into the
game to kick the point after touchdown.
Only four minutes were left to play,
and while Maryland made one or two
stabs in opposing territory 1t did not
have the drive to carry on. Western
Maryland punted frequently thereafter
and Doughty's boots were well placed.
Both teams played good foot ball,
perhaps about as good foot ball as one
might see anywhere, and the margin OF
difference between them was very little.
However, Western Maryland had the
edge In experience and IN the long run
that was what counted 70 give 1t
victory.