Evening star., 1932-11-06
ROBERTS PROVIDES
MARGIN OF VICTORY
Leyendecker, Gracey Also
Star, as Do Nelson and
Webb for Terrapins. =.
BY H. c. BYRD.

~ ged first half, 0 to 0, Mary
n land broke late in the third
quarter of its foot ball
game with Vanderbilt yesterday
at Griffith Stadium and allowed
the latter to make two touch
downs and GRE place kicked point
for 13-to-0 victory.
1t was almost anybodys game unth
Joe Myers, substitute for Berson, caught
2o-yard forward pass on the 15-yard
line and ran that distance for Wander
bits first score
That was the most spectacular play
OF the game. Vanderbilt, which had
Just incurred one of its few penalties.
had third down and % yards to go
to make first down. The ball was
passed back to Roberts and it seemed
Maryland had him smothered, but he
slipped loose and heaved Myers was
uncovered, Poppelman having been
decoyed away by an ineligible man-an
illegal play b. the way Poppelman
turned, but missed the tackle. and
Myers touchdown gave Vanderbilt q
margin sufficient 10 win
Vanderbilt's other score came early
in the fourth quarter, when. after
Roberts had run back a kickoff past the
center of the field. he and Fortune
took turns at carrying the ball for the
remaining IS yards. Twice in the,
march Roberts virtually was stopped
with loss, only TO pull away and make
gains of from to 10 yards It was
a drive into which Vanderbilt seemed to
n inn 5tfe+
too much for the Old Liners TO stop.
Fortune made the touchdown with a
punch through tackle for l yard. and
Beasley kicked the goal
THE Old Line eleven fought through
i a hectic first half. during which
it had Just about as much in its
favor as Gid the Commodores -.
In the second quarter Maryland came
close to scoring on a long forward pass.
The ball was on Vanderbilt's 30yard
line and the Old Liners, on a forward
pass after a double pass, threw the ball
to Herman. who was smothered by
Roberts on the 7-yard mark It seemed
that Kiernan had the ball but in the
crash with Roberts lost it. That was the
closest Maryland came to a touchdown.
The first half ended with Vanderbilt
in possession Of the ball yards from
its own goal
Dixie Roberts was the main offensive
threat of the visitors throughout until
he retired a few minutes from the
end with a bruised elbow Maryland
stopped him often. but it also let him
get BY for gains that ranged from 2
to 18 yards He was just about the
margin BY which Vanderbilt won Time
after time Maryland had him bottled
up. only to see him break loose by
shear individual brilliance.
Leyendecker's defensive play for
Vanderbilt was of high order. Several
times Herman apparently was in the
clear for a good run on reverse plays.
but always Leyendecker was fast
enough to catch him from behind.
MARYLAND went through a contest
lvl against team. supposedly its su-
perior by far. in wav that had
it got break or two at opportune
moments. it might have won lust as
easily as it lost 1t fought against a
much more experienced eleven. a much
heavier team-probablv the Soutb's.
greatest eleven-in a way that could
earn for it nothing but praise, indi-
eating consistent progress and much for
the future
1OO I1uCll COulQ IOt Dt Sdlu lOI liz
really fine punting OF Dick Nelson Old
Line halfback He not only booted the
ball well down the field but he kept.
it away from Roberts so well that the
runbacks were few and far between,
and then only for very short distances.
1t was Nelson's punting that was IN
greatest measure responsible for the
even game Maryland PLAYED, until He
went out with bruised leg
Pete Gracey. Vanderbilt center,
touted as All-American caliber was
brilliant but hardly more so than the
Youthful Tom Webb who held down
the same position for Maryland Gracey's
offensive work was better than Webbs..
as might be expected from his three
years of varsity experience, but othef--,,
wise it Is doubtful if he had one jot
the advantage of the former Western
High School boy. -.