Evening star., 1934-09-04
Record Squad at Maryland.


N MARYLAND began practice yes
IN terday, going through two ses-
sions, with the biggest squad
1t has ever had out on an opening day.
With three or four exceptions, the
Old Liners were all present. Incl
dentally the squad has in it more
regulars from last years team than
have reported for many years for q
Maryland eleven. Only two men,.
Bucky Buscher at quarter and Webb
at center, are not to return. Buscher
finished his career last season, while
Webb apparently does not expect to
re-enter school
Maryland's problem seems to be to
find an acceptable quarterback and
to rectify the weakness shown last
Fall in its secondary defense. The
1888 team did not have much diff
Guilty gaining ground, even against
its strongest opponents, but once a
ball carrier got by its line of scrim-
mage it was hardly an even chance
that he would be stopped without a
big gain. The green line played sur
prisingly good foot ball, and as far
as defense is concerned, especially in
the late games. had little for which
1t could be criticized.
Like Catholic University's and
Georgetown's squads, the Old Line
workouts each day, with possibly some
meetings in the evenings, until the
university opens.
Willis Towering End.
Y yIC WILLIS, who played end
" on the Maryland freshman team
two years ago, but was not in
college last Fall, should have the dis
tinction Of being one Of the tallest
ends in the section. He stands about
6 feet 4 and is basket ball player
willis and Carrot, the latter a guard
who may be developed into an end,
are about as opposite in type as two
men could be. CARROT weighs ITO,
but instead of carrying Willis height,
he does not reach shoulder high.
Williamson ought to be one of
Georgetown's best linemen. He has
had experience at center. That nearly
always has been his regular position,
but he has played both guard and
tackle. A player with viewpoints de-
veloped from three positions ought to
make a tackle extraordinaire.
Differ on New Press Rule.
A REMARKABLE difference of
~ opinion seems to exist in the
minds of coaches as to the
probable effect of the tightening OF
penalties on forward passing rules on
the number of passes likely to be
tried. Some coaches seem to think
that the game may develop into some
thing akin to basket ball, while others
say that there should be no appre-
ciable difference.
The latter group contends that
strategy governs the use of passes
and not rules, and that while the
5-yard penalty is not to, be in
fiicted for a second incomplete pass
in the same series Of downs, it holds
good nevertheless that teams many
times place far greater value on a
down than on five yards.
Actually, what is likely to happen il
that teams that carry the ball within
their opponents 15-yard zone will have
greater freedom in the use Of any
pass they attempt because a pas
across q goal line means nothing but
the loss of a down and no longer means
loss OF the ball through touchback.
This is sure to force back the Sec
ondary defense and undoubtedly make
scoring from the l5-yard line les
difficult. Furthermore, a team max
ing long passes from the 20 or q
yard line need have no worries about
having the ball drop across the goa
and having 1t 60 to the other side
In short, for teams in their own ter.
ritory or around the middlefield Sec
tor, the change in the forward-pas.
rule is not likely to have much effect
but when that team gets within it.
opponents 20-yard mark, it shoule
have good deal of bearing on what
may happen.