Evening star., 1932-10-23
WOODS, W|DMYER
STARS FOR I[RPS
Visitors Weak Line Unable
to Stop Old Liners Ina.
proved Offensive.
BY N. G. BYRD.

T UNIVERSITY OF MARY
LANDS foot ball team on
~ its home field yesterday
came out of the doldrums
to beat st. Johns College, "a to 7,
in The resumption of a gridiron
rivalry begun back in 1892. After
the first half of the opening quar-
ter there was no doubt as to the
eventual victor, although some
good and bad foot ball was played
by both sides.
The first three or four minutes Of the
game was about as unusual as one
might ever expect to see Maryland
kicked off across st. Johns goal line.
The ball was brought to the 20-yard
line, and on the first play st. johns
fumbled and Maryland recovered. The
Old Liners on their initial attempt to
advance also flmbled. and st. Johns
recovered. Then st. Johns. showing, a
lot of spirit, tried another play and it
fumbled a second time, with Maryland
recovering.
Then when Maryland took its position
to try a fourth play of the game, the
first three having resulted in funb1es,
it did so with almost everybody wonder
ing what might happen next. And
what did happen was about as uneX-
pected as anything else might have
been, as Widmyer grabbed the ball from
Woods On double pass and ran 81
yards for score without being touched
by q defensive player.
nURING the early part of the game
- Maryland held together pretty well
and gained ground consistently. 1t
was not long after Widnyer went across
for his first score that he caught long
pass and ran to the 10-ysrd mark.
Three more plays and Nelson was across
on the fourth for the second touchdown.
After that Maryland was inconsistent.
Once in while it drove the ball ahead,
but sloppy play seemed to intervene
whenever it began to get to a scoring
position. It was unable to cross the last
chalk mark during the remainder Of
the half With ebout three minutes left
OF the first half. st. Johns started
drive which carried to Maryland's
8-vard line; where time was up.
When the two teams came out for
the second half Maryland received and
Woods brought the bail back Amos
to midfield, but fumbled st. Johns
SOt tilc plSSklls Uut WdS uL4Oic W du-
vance, and it went over to Moryland
From their own 35-..'ard line the Old
Liners began succession of dives
inside and off tack'e to the 20-yard
line, from where Widnye- went on
another jaunt ever the goal line.
IT was only few n mites sfter the
i third touchdown that Maryland
made its fourth. After WORKING the
ban frcr his own territory to the s..
Johns 40-yerd line. Woods himself
broke through left tackle swung wide
to the open side of the field and lodged
and raced his way to the ultimate goal
Of all halfbacks.
Maryland. however vas anvthins but
successful III making points after
tcuefdov'rs II cid ret kick cnc CT its
four Attempts, WINNER mi-sirg tn.ee
srd Eliscter Crc.
s.. Johns rot the b2ll in the fourth
cr9rSe.' On Mar-lsnd'5 15-ycrd line as
p r-5u,t of an attempted punt. thai
went ous Of bounds. Aided b. five
yard pcrslty for offside. tl1s JcEnnie>
wen over FOR tIoir Only 1oucEdcW1.
Scherneffecker taking the bal across.
MacCartee kicked goal for the ezra
point.
Maryland at t.r1cs Played better Of
fensivc foot ball than It has shown in
any of it's previous gar-'s, although
the weak St. johns line may hsve'
accounted somewhat for th.t. Its
puntirg in the main we5 very good.
and its defense capable cf stopping
ANYTHING S.. Jchn's cffe-e5. with thc
exception of cne or two brief intervals,
when it seemed to c~a-!1.