Evening star., 1931-12-06

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II lands foot ball team today
brought to a close the most
successful season enjoyed by an
Old Line eleven since 1928, when
it smashed and passed its way to
a 41-to-6 triumph over the Green
TerrorS Of Western Maryland in
Venable Stadium before a crowd
of 10000. Maryland displayed an
offenSe, that, for variety and pol
iSh, was said to have surpassed
any ever shown in a grid battle in
the Monumental City
Maryland'S line, from end to end, also
played brilliantly on both defense and
oHCnSc. 1t was a superb exhibition Of
team foot bail.
Today's victory was the first scored
by the Old Liners over the Westminster
eleven since 1928 and carried with it
the undlsputed championship of the
Free State and possession of the Mayor
Jackson trophy.
Eight athletes who played through
most of the contest finished their foot
ball careers at Maryland. They were
A: Pease and Jack Norris, ends, Ernie
CarlisS, tackle; Courtney Hayden and
Jess Krajcovic, guards; Skip Faber.
center, and Shorty Chalmers and Bozie
Berger, halfbacks. Ted keenan,, tackle:
Woods, fullback. will be available next
campaign.
Soon Settle Issue.
After the first 20 minutes of play
there was never doubt as to the out
come. The Old Liners scored one
touchdown in the first quarter, two in
the second, two more in the third and
their final marker in the last period.
The Green TerrorS counted their lone
touchdown in the final quarter. after
Maryland had the game in the bag
Chalmers place kicking was a feature,
as he made good on five Of six at
temptS.
Western Maryland gave the Old Lin
ers scare on the first few minutes
Lamb kicked off with a short boot and
when Al Pease fumbled, Al Sadausky
recovered for the Terrors on the Old
Liners 45-yard mark. With Harold
Hoppe, big halfback, doing most Of the
ball-toting, Western Maryland drove to
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lost yards on an end run and a pass,
Bolton to Doughty, failed to materialize.
Berger broke away for a 36-yard gain.
but the Terrapin offense could not get
going, and play for the next seven or
eight minutes developed into a punting
duel, with Chalmers doing some fancy
booting, several times kicking out of
bounds inside the Terrors' 10yard
stripe.
Doughty finally punted out of bounds
on his 40-yard mark. Chalmers dropped
back and threw a pass to Berger. who
gathered it in over his shoulder on the
20-yard line and ran the remaining
distance. Chalmers placement was low.
PoppeIman Dashes Over.
Early in the second period Poppel-
man took one of Doughty's punts at
midfield and returned to the Terrors'
42-yard line. Woods made first down,
and on the next play Poppelman drove
through for a touchdown. Chalmers
place-kicked the extra point.
Maryland soon started another drive
from its 2lyard line for third touch
down. Poppelman made IT yards and
Woods l3 more to the Terrors' 49-yard
line.
The most spectacular run Of the game
followed. Poppelman broke through the
center of the line, tiff-armed the sec
ondary defense and yards from the
goal hurled himself past his last two
opponents for touchdown. Chalmers
again kicked goal
On the second-half kickoff by West
ern Maryland, Berger took the ball on
his l5-yard stripe and raced through
the entire Terror team for IS yards and
touchdown. Chalmers booted goal
Mixing passes with line plungeS, the
Westminstes eleven made its second
serious threat at the Ola Line goal
Starting from their 35-yard mark, the
Terrors advanced So yards to Mary
lands 12-yard line, where Chalmers re-
covered Bottoms tumble on the l0-yard
stripe.
Score Fifth Time.
The Old Liners came right back to
score their fifth touchdown Woods and
Poppelman got first down and Berger
Clrcled left end for IS yards to place
the ball on his 45-yard line Poppel-
man then registered his third touch
Gown by stormipg the Terror defense
with a 55-yard run. Chalmers again
added the extra point.
Near the end of the third quarter
Western Maryland got away a short
Kick to its own 43-yard line. Berger
/ Chalmers and Poppelman advanced the
ball TO l8-yard line on running plays
and Berger made it first down on the
8-yard line as the quarter ended.
Two passes, POppelman to Chalmers
and Chalmers to Woods, took the bal
to the 3-yard line, from where Chal-
mers carried it over on flip pass from
| Poppelman for Maryland's final touch
down. Chalmers kicked goal.
Later in the period, Hoppe made 2
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