Evening star., 1936-10-04
POWER
FOR LONE SCORE
Knocks at Door Often and
Travels Al Yards to Get
Its Only Points.
BY the Assc ciated Press.

- Maryland's fashy Old Liners,
N gaining like a whirlwind in
l. y the open field but less effect
i've within the l0-yard line, made
good on one of more than half a
dozen scoring opportunities today and
nudged out Virginia Tech, 6 to o.
Big Jim Meade. left halfback. dived
over the line for the lone touchdown
midway of the third quarter to cli-
max a 47-yard march that would have
been Is yards shorter had not the Ter
rapins been too anxious and drawn
a penalty for holding.
The score was the indirect result
Of a poor punt by :Foots" Dickerson,
Techs all-S0uthern fullback of 1885,
who got off a boot that went only
to his 32-yard line.
Maryland drew its penalty on the
first play, but came tearing back with
Ellinger, Headley and Meade leading
the drive. With the ball on the Tech
81, Meade smacked through right
tackle to the 10.
He took turns with Ellinger and
Headley to advance to the 2, and
then stormed the line with his mates
driving in front Of him. 1t made
little difference that Gormley's at
tempted placement was low.
The touchdown seemed to gouge
the sluggish v. P. I. team to action.
Up to that point they had played
the game in their own territory, with
Maryland knocking at the door four
times without being able to collect.
Losers Make Long Drive.
I ED by Mel Henry. the Gobblers
- took the kickoff from Gormley
after the Maryland score and marched
80 yards before the Old Liners man.
aged to halt the attack 1t repre-
septed the best effort of the day by
either team from the standpoint of
sustained offensive.
Henry took the kickoff on his S.
yard line and scooted up the sidelines
to the Maryland Al for a 48-yard
gain before he was hauled down. On
the next play he broke away through
left tackle to the 35. He then dropped
back to send pass to Pierce and the
heave was ruled complete on the 18
because of interference.
Four more times he carried the bail
to chalk up first down on the 6.
Dickerson was stopped for only a g.
inch gain and then Vic Willis, Mary
land end. halted Henry for a yard
loss. A shovel pass, Henry to Greg
ger. lost another, and Henry's pass
on fourth down was incomplete.
Another poor kick by Dickerson in
the fourth period set the Old Liners
of on an excursion that ended on the
2-yard line as the final whistle blew
Taking the Tech fullback's punt on
the V. P. I. 40. the Marylanders drove
steadily down to the 9-yard line. Here
a l5-yard penalty for clipping inter-
rupted the attack. but they quickly
resained the lost yardage with Ellinger
as the Spearhead With goal to 70
and four downs to make it, the Terra
pins ran into wall that gave ground
grudgingly. On fourth down, Ellinger
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guard, as he started through the line.
The whistle then ended hostilities.
Penalty Offsets Score.
MARYLAND almost scored early in
the first period on a drive of As
yards. Ellinger carried the ball over
but an officials eye caught the back
field in motion and the ball was called
back. Shortly afterward the Tech
line stopped threat on the 2-yard
line.
Soon after the second period opened,
Willis dropped touchdown pass from
Headley as he crossed the goal. A
moment later, he speared another
good for 81 yards that placed the ball
on the 20, but the v. P. I. line held.
Maryland's superiority was shown in
their II first downs to Techs S. The
Terrapins made 154 yards by rushing,
against Techs 46, and gained l22
yards by passing to IL for the Cob
blers.
Outstanding in the Maryland attack
was Vic Willis, who snagged pass after
pass from Headley to roll up the
yardage With a bit of luck he would
have doubled the score in the second
period. but the ball wouldn't stick to
his fingers.
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