Evening star., 1939-11-22
Brilliant Puntinq
Of Untz Brewer
Is Recalled
Veterans Of Epic Tilt
Will See Struggle
At College Park
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Maryland's out-numbered, injury
riddled squad will be the underdog
when it encounters Syracuse tomor-
row at College Park in its final
game of the season, but pre-game
dope means little to the Terps, who
remember a 1920 team that invaded
Syracuse and defeated one of the
Oranges greatest elevens, 10 to Z.
Maryland was an indifferently re-
garded underdog in that game, too.
1t arrived in upstate New York with
small squad and a like reputation
on the football field, but those it did
number on its roster knew their
way around, as Syracuse sadly dis
covered. They laughed when the
Old Liners settled down to play, but
their mirth choked in their throats,
their smiles faded into frozen ex-
pressions of anguish as the Mary
landers proceeded to take the upper
hand in the bitterly fought game
and held it throughout.
Maryland was outnumbered, but
its players were high grade, and
few of them will be in the stands
watching their successors carry on
against the Orange tomorrow. One
is Roy Mackert, then a big, bruising
fullback whose play caused the
schools year book to report that
Mac is well liked by all on the
campus despite his ferocious play
on the gridiron." Another is Geary
Eppley, now director of athletics at
Maryland, in his heyday towering,
gawking end whose reckless head
long plunges for the ball never failed
to astonish the spectators
Brewers Kicks Throttle Syracuse.
A third, and the man whose pres
ence was most important to the
Terps' hopes-"Untz" Brewer, will
miss the game because of officiating
duties which carry him elsewhere.
but every time a Syracuse game is
mentioned among Maryland men
the name of Brewer will pop into
the conversation. He booted the
winning points through the uprights
with a 36-yard field goal from a
difficult angle late in the first period
and kept the Orange backed up in
it's own territory throughout the
afternoon with long, unerring
spirals, after it scored its lone touch
down.
Dutch" Plasnig, now a physician,
staked Maryland to an early lead
in the hectic game by scooping up
a Syracuse tumble and running 20
yards for touchdown, with Brewer
adding the extra point. Then, after
"Untz" had booted his field goal,
the Terps settled down for a de-
fensive siege that has not been
equalled since in Archbold Stadium.
Time and again Syracuse drove
down the field, rolling up first down
after first down and coming within
hailing distance of the goal only to
be brought to halt by Maryland's
stout defense, then driven back into
its own territory by Brewers Her.
culean punts. Once, and only once,
it went the full distance, then it
was all Maryland.
Throughout the afternoon Brewers
punting resounded throughout the
stadium like the muffed pop of a
gun, and throughout that grim, gray
day Syracuse fought in vain to
gain the lead. 1t came close, but
failed miserably to penetrate the
Terp defense when within striking
distance. But the Terps narrowly
avoided disaster when one of Brew
er's punts almost was blocked. Roy
Mackert recalled today in en-
phasizing the superb kicking of that
worthy.
Terps Have Close Escape.
II thought sure we were goners on
this particular kick, because the
tackle got by me. was supposed to
take him out and missed, so natur-
ally thought the punt would be
blocked, but darned if "Untz" didn't
kick under his outstretched arm and
the ball Travelled rs yards"
Ralph Albarano will captain
Maryland in its final game, having
been selected for the honor by his
fellow seniors on the team. George
Lawrence, senior guard, will view
the proceedings from the bench be-
cause of shoulder injury sus-
tanned in the v. M. I. game last
week. Otherwise the squad is in
fairly good shape, considering its
past difficulties.
The starting lineup will find
Beau" Beamer and Dick Shafer
at ends; Bob Brown and Albarano.
tackles; George Gienger and Ed
Lloyd, guards; Frank Black, CEN
ter; Pershing Mondorff, Johnny
Boyda, Frank Skotnicki and Milton
Lumsden comprise the backfeld.
All regulars, with the exception of
Lawrence and Joe Murphy, will