Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

proved its brilliance in a
brief flare during the second quar-
ter of the game with Vanderbilt
here today. 1t dazzled the Com
modores and put them a touch
down behind, but was snuffed out
by powerful running attack that
defeated Maryland for the first
time this season. 80 to IL.
A third-quarter scoring spree of four
touchdowns was responsible for the size
Of the Vanderbilt score. 1t gave Coach
Dan McGugin a comfortable lead, and
enabled him to withdraw his varsity
and let his reserves stage futile, score
less battle with the Old Liners during
the fourth quarter.
The MARYLAND team was outweighed
tremendously. The line was charging
with a handicap of almost is pounds
to the man, and the backs were likewise
lighter. The accurate passing and bril-
liant receiving of the Maryland men
during the second period scored one
touchdown through the air, and opened
the Vanderbilt defense, to enable Pop
pelman to plunge through for another.
Vandy First to Score.
The first touchdown gave Vanderbilt
lead late in the first quarter. The
second team, which started for Wander
bilt. after exchanging punts, drove
without losing the ball from their own
territory to the Maryland 11-yard line,
where the Old Liners held. Chalmers
punted out 20 yards, but Gene Johnston,
on the second scrimmage play, pounded
through the line for Is yards, and
Thomas eluded three tacklers on an
off tackle play to score. Johnston
kicked goal
A Maryland drive early in the second
quarter, in which Poppelman led the
attack, was broken up when he fumbled
the Commodore Varsity was sent in,
and here the Maryland attack mate
rallied. A triple pass back of the line
and long forward from Chalmers to
Berger left the defensive daffy and the
ball on the 15-yard line. Then the
aerial attack was abandoned and Pop
pelman punched through on four line
plays to score. The point was missed
by Chalmers.
1t was Poppelman who paved the
way for the second score. He inter-
to midfeld. Chalmers picked up
yards through the line. passed to Pop
pelman for 10 more and then heaved
the ball to Pease, who was far enough
from the nearest Commodore to trot
across the line. Chalmers missed the
point again
The half would have ended with
Maryland in the lead but for a sus-
tanned offensive, which produced a Van
derbilt touchdown before the Old Liners
touched the ball again. The drive start
ed so yards from the goal, and eight
plays were all that the Vandy backs
and Fortune ploWed over with the ball.
COmmodOres Run Well.
The third quarter was carnage. Van
derbilt made two touchdowns before
Maryland got the ball. Henderson, on
the second Scrimmage play, went off,
tackle and cut back, sidestepped an
indefinite number of tacklers, picked up
couple Of Commodores for interior
ence and ended his 60-yard touchdown
launt. Roberts led the attack that kept
the ball, in spite of two 15-yard pen
altles, and scored again. Both tries for
points were missed
Poppelman's tumble on his 25-yard
line gave Vanderbilt another chance.
Henderson and Leonard made the dis
lance IN three plays and Henderson
kicked the goal. Close then intercepted
a pass from Chalmers on the Maryland
38-yard line. After series of running
plays that gained 10 yards, Thomas
took the ball over with two end runs,
and Leyendecker kicked goal.
Coach McGugin. who might have
peen thinking of the talk of Wander
bits weak otfense after the Tulane and
georgia games, was apparently salts
ned. He sent reserves as the quarter
ended.
Coach Byrd, who had made only one
substitution during the first half sent
IN almost his full team of reserves, and
the result was an unexciting battle,
which brought no results.
vanderbilt gained 499 yards on run
ulhg plays during the game. while
maryland totaled but 1874. But the Old
Liners. due to the miraculous catching
OF Berger and the bullet passes of
Chalmers, gained 144 yards by seven
completed passes. while Vanderbilt made
onIy 40 yards through the air.
But the heavier Commodore linemen
were rushing Chalmers during the last
halt, and three Maryland passes were
intercepted. ~
Vanderbilt made 90 first downs to
Marylands Is.