Evening star., 1937-11-21
fERRAP|NS' SURGE
FOLLOWS SAFETY
Weidinger's AeriaIs Dazzle
Hoyas, Who Hurt Selves
With FumbIes.
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at even money. it wound up q fall
filled with disappointment and mis-
fortune.
Hoyas Get Early Score.
For 20 dramatic minutes yesterday
1t looked as if Georgetown was going
to make of with its Homecoming"
game and yet salvage the season.
Early in the opening period, before
some of the $4,000 spectators had
settled in their seats, Maryland was
rocked back on its heels by a safety
resulting in bad pass from center
Quarterback Charley Weidinger, a star
all afternoon for the College Parkers,
raced to recover the bounding ball
behind his own goal line and as he
fell on the oval wave Of gray-jerseyed
Hoyas swarmed on him.
Sensing an important break" the
Georgetown side of the field went
wild as the huge scoreboard showed q
2-to-0 lead for the Hoyas, but Is
minutes later, extending into the sec
ond quarter. Coach Frank Dobson's s
eleven staged startling aerial circus
to erase that lead with An 80-yard
touchdown march.
Meade Tallies for Terps.
Starting from their own 2O-yard
line, sure-fingered Old Line receivers
grabbed Weidinger's passes in a bril-
liant move down the field. On the
13-yard line, with Georgetown ex-
pecting Weidinger to continue his
bombardment OF the Hoya secondary,
the 2l-year-old quarterback, a junior
from Baltimore. neatly shifted the
Terrapins' tactics. Tucking the ball
under his arm, Weidinger carried the
ball of his weakside and fought to
the 5-yard line, where he gambled
on a lateral to Halfback Jim Meade
The Georgetowners brought down
Meade only yards from the goal line,
but they only stayed off the inevitable.
On the next play Meade skipped around
his own right end and plunged across
for the touchdown.
Armed with this 60 lead, Mary
land played it the safe way and wait
ed for a break before making another
bid. Only minutes of the game
remained when that break finally
came. Right Guard Mike Surgent,
one Of the Maryland Commute men,"
pounced on ball that was fumbled by
Georgetown's Tommy Keating on his
own 2l-yard line. And from here
Maryland. in only four well-directed
and smartly executed plays, drove to
Its second touchdown.
tumble Stops Georgetown.
IN DESPERATION Georgetown
tried to ram across a score there
after. With precious minutes ticking
away, Substitute Quarterback Elmer
Moulin threw pass after pass to the
Hoyas sensational Joe Mellendick and
to John Cavadine, an end. Starting
from their own 80, the Hilltoppers
passed to Mafylands 3-yard line and
so relentless was their drive that It
looked as If the College Parkers' Sec
ond touchdown was destined to pro-
vide the margin Of victory.
But with touchdown within reach
Ing distance, Georgetown muffed the
opportunity. Mellendick, the great
est threat all afternoon to the Mary
landers, tried to plunge over from
OF tackle and fumbled. Nick Bud
koff, a reserve end, recovered for the
Terrapins and it was all over.
Few in the stadium heard the
whistle that ended the game. The
officials waved their arms and when
players Of both teams raced toward
the dugouts the crowd swooped out
OF the stands. The Maryland Sec
tion, occupying the grandstand near
the center Of the gridiron, produced
. swift-moving band of youths who
made for the nearest set of goalposts
and began to haul them down. There
were no signs of disorder. Disappoint-
ed Georgetowners merely watched the
College Parkers break up the posts
and happily march about the field,
waving sections of white steel pipe
over their heads