Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
old LINERS SENT
LIMIT IN OPENER
Washington College Forces
Use of Regulars During
Entire Battle.
BY H. C. BYRD.

T UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
was not far from one Of
~ the worst jolts in its grid
iron history when it eked
out a 13-to-0 victory over Wash
ington College yesterday at College
Park in the opening game for both
schools. AS far as Maryland is
concerned, it's performance, ex-
cept for greatly isolated spots, was
about the, worlds worst. For
Washington College. it was a bril-
liant defensive exhibition, fine
and courageous effort.
When the two elevenS took the held
Maryland people were expecting
slaughter, but before the hands. of the
timing watch had gone very, far most
of them began to wonder what might
happen. Maryland seemed so much the
superior physically that comparison
Of the two elevens seemed almost beyond
reason. Maryland's superiority was
confined entirely to the physical; men
tally and in the will to do everything
was in favor OF its lighter opponent.
Old Line Defense Strong.
If there was anything in the whole
lexicon of bad foot ball that Maryland
did not set a. splendid example 1t must
have escaped notice. In the flrSt place,
the Old Line eleven tumbled nine times,
enough in itself to lose any foot ball
Fame in which two elevens are fairly
evenly matched. About the only factor
that saved Maryland yesterday was that
its defense simply was too strong for
the lighter Washington players.
AS far as an offensive was concerned,
with the exception Of a spot or two in
the last half, when Washington Col
lege. lighter and much weaker ply
sically, was worn down, Maryland's ef-
forts as a team were just about futile.
A touchdown was made in the second
period, but it was only because OF the
individual effort of Quarterback Woods,
who broke through the line on a quick
opening and ran 80 yards by lodging
three Washington College backs and
outsprinting the fourth one.
The touchdown shortly after the be-
ginning of the fourth period was the
result OF runs in which Woods. Poppel-
man, Berger and Chalmers alternated
in carrying the ball for gains varying
from to Is yards. Chalmers carried
the ball over.
At times Maryland gained ground
easily, but misplays most Of the time
cut short its efforts.
Rheinhold Great Punter.
Undoubtedly the brightest spot in the
whole foot ball game, not excepting
even the fine effort of the whole WASH
ington College eleven, was the punting
Of Rheinhold. the visitors left half
back What he apparently was able to
do with his foot against foot ball is
almost uncanny. He never kicked the
ball once to any spot where Mary
land back could get hands on 1t until
after it had bounded and rolled around.
Three times in the third quarter from
the middle of the field he booted the
ball out Of bounds on the 1-yard line.
Those three punts kept Maryland
backed up against its goal line during
almost the whole third period.
Plummer at fullback also put up a
brilliant Individual exhibition for the
Eastern Shoremen. He could not gain
ground, but his backing up of the line
was all that any coach should desire.
1t probably was the first opening foot
ball game since Maryland first placed
an eleven on the barred field in which
not a single change in its lineup was
made.
Maryland's game was distinct dis
appointment, Washington's all that its
supporters could desire, and more.