Evening star., 1938-09-25
GAINS OFF FFLANKS
DECIDE STRUGGLE
Maryland Plays SIoppily
All Around to Drop Its
Campaign Opener.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

az So11oSo ain dS a Surprisingly lot.
mdable University of Richmond out
mt embarrassed Marylands ends in
particular and the entire team in gen.
eral to register a startling 19-to-6
upset victory before 5000 spectators.
Employing pair of feather footed
backs. Arthur Jones and Buddy Law
less, as the winning wedge. the Spi-
ders spent large portion of the AFTER
noon describing neat arcs around
Maryland's flanks sucking the ends
In or disposing of them through the
more impolite manner of crisp and
vicious blocking.
1t was thoroughly courageous team
that outnlayed Maryland throughout
= the second half Expected to wilt
after Maryland rammed over the
games first touchdown on the second
play of the second period, Richmond
quickly countered to tie the score and,
having discovered the Terps' chief
weakness, capitalized on it with two
more touchdowns in the third quarter
Maryland's wingmen, Francis Beam
er and Nick Budkoff. were vital cogs
in the Old Liners offensive gestures,
but were outmaneuvered repeatedly on
defense. The blame, however, hardly
fell entirely on their shoulders. for
Maryland blocked sloppily and its
tackling was ragged. 1t was rare
occasion when Terp leather-luggers
we're presented passable interference.
Weidinger Starts Terp Drive.
Maryland launched its only touch
down drive late in the first period,
starting when Charley Weidinger re-
turned Jones punt 6 yards to Rich
monds 49-yard line. Weidinger un-
leashed sizzling heave to Beamer
that connected for % yards and Frank
Skotnicki plunged off left tackle to
Fichmonds 81.
An offside penalty against the Spi-
ders advanced the ball to the is and
Weidinger moved it to the on dash
off guard Jim Meade made 1t first
down on the 5-yard line, but success
sive stabs at the Spider line by Weld
niger and Meade we're halted 2 yards
short of the goal as the quarter ended.
The Terp threat was jeopardized in
the opening play of the second period
when an attempted lateral was frus-
/. trated for a 3-yard loss, but Meade
skirted right end on fourth down for
yards and a touchdown, Pershing
Mondorff's attempted placement for
the extra point was wide,
After a punting duel developed be-
tween Meade and Jones, Richmond
engineered its first goalward surge.
kot, or,r1o p1'
line, Meade booted out to Lawless, who,
with the expert assistance of Guard
Forrest Norvell, streaked back 19 yards
to Marylands S %. Norvell selected that
opportune moment to throw the most
effective block of the game into
menacing Marylander clearing the i'm
mediate vicinity for Lawless.
Jones Poison to Maryland.
Jones, whose passing, punting and
prancing were spears in Marylands
side rif1ed pass to End Dick Cash
for first down on the Terp 1S. A
rush and three Richmond passes failed
and Maryland took the ball on its own
l5-yard line, but the Spiders immedi-
ately struck back again.
Meade quick-kicked to Lawless on
Maryland's As and the feet Richmond
back returned it to the 30. Lawless
gobbled up 10 yards on a reverse
. around left end and Jones tried the
same thing around right end. 1t
worked. Jones dashed past the for
ward wall, outmaneuvered Maryland's
secondary and romped 20 yards to
toL yo1o
ment for the extra point was low.
Maryland swept from its own SO to
Richmond's 30 before the half ended
but Beamer muffed Weidinger's pass
in the end zone, the ball popping from
his arms, and the Spiders braced to
force Meade to punt out of bounds
on Richmonds 8.
Bruce Van Buskirk set the stage for
Richmond's second score, intercepting
Joe Murphy's short pass on Maryland's
a. Jones faded back to shoot pass,
couldn't locate receiver, and elected
to run around right end, He found
that territory vacated and scooted to
Maryland's %.
After pass from Jones to Bill
Burge had been fumbled in the end
zone officials ruled heave from Jones
to Capt A. B. Marchant completed on
Maryland's 10 due to Meade's inter-
ference. Lawless skirted left end
evaded several pairs of outstretched
paws and scored standing. Jones
conversion kick was low.
Terp Troubles Come in Flock.
Maryland was in trouble again in
the same period when a penalty for
holding showed the Old Liners back
to their 11-yard line. They became
more panicky on the next play when
Marchant smeared Murphy, fruitlessly
searching for pass receiver, on the
3-yard line. Meade booted out poorly
to Lawless, who returned seven yards
to Marylands 20 and another touch
down was being manufactured.
Butcher smashed of righ tackle for
IL yards and then fired sizzling pass
down the center to End Dick Humbert,
who wss pounced upon by half-dozen
Marylsnders on the 1-foot line. Law
less crashed over center for the touch
down. Butcher booted the ball over
the bar and it was said to be Rich
nond'S first successful eXtra-pOlnt
attempt in two years, but the Spiders
were penalized is yards for holding
Butcher, unperturbed, passed to Hum
bert for the point
Maryland still refused to admit de-
feat. twice moving down field in the
fourth quarter. but tumble by Weld
niger terminated the first threat on
Richmond's 17-yard line, and the Sec
end was halted when Ed Merrick inter-
cepted pass in the process of being
juggled by Frank Dwyer and returned
35 yards to Maryland's 36-yard line.
A pass from Weidinger to Dwyer
clicked for "a yards as the game ended
with the ball in Maryland's possession
on its own 46.
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