Evening star., 1940-09-05
Brewer Is Given Top
Spot by Mackert as
An.Around Ace
Stevens, Meade, Roberts,
Chalmers Get Votes
OF Other Mentors
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.


Jack Faber of Maryland either Is
two jumps and a couple Of touch
downs ahead of this years football
forecast or suffering from an over
dose of optimism if reports waiting
back from College Park are reliable.
Scouts planted on the premises
say Faber Is lining up a point-after-
touchdown squad in an effort to dig
up a reliable booter for such oc-
casions as they may arise. Offhand
that sounds as though Prof. Faber
and his associates expect to equip
their eleven with potent scoring
plays this season, contrary to earlier
reports that the Terps wouldn't be
too good, and intend to pick up every
point possible.
One of those under microscopic
eye Is left-footed Ashton Garrett, a
reserve tackle. If he makes good
he'll be the first southhoofer to play
an important role in Maryland foot
ball since little Mike Stevens C28)
dug cleat into cowhide. The mere
thought Of Mixes feats produced
q lively discussion on great kickers
in Maryland history and had the
board of strategy well divided in
opinion.
Stevens Left Footed Ace.
Everybody agreed Stevens was one
OF the best, recalling how his toe
whipped Hopkins in 17-14 with a
59th minute field goal at Baltimore
In 1926. Yes, Mike was a good little
athlete. All of his boots were drop
kicks that sailed over the stanchions
as neat and precise as a margin rule.
"He was good" Roy Mackert
agreed, but the greatest kicker
Maryland ever had was "UntZ"
Brewer. He was better than all of
them, dropkicking or punting. He
got power and distance into his
kicks. They were high and he could
call his shots. I remember how he
beat Syracuse for us and the day at
Oriole Park in Baltimore when he
booted two field goals to whip
Virginia Tech, 60. He made those
kicks in mud up to his ankles.
"Al Sharpe, the old Yale player,
ofhciated in the game and he said
it was the greatest exhibition of
kicking he ever saw. And I agree
with him. 'Untz' won lot of games
for us by kicking. He either kicked
a couple of field goals to beat the
other team or kept it bottled up at
its own end of the field all afternoon
with those long punts. think any,
body who saw him play will agree
with me that he ranks as Mary
lands greatest all-time kicker, if
not the Nations greatest"
Heagy Nominates Roberts.
"I don't know much about Bre-
wer," said Al Heagy, but Augie
Roberts could punt for my money
There was a guy who could drive
'em down the field. I know because
I had to chase them and when he
did lot of kicking in the first half
you were ready to call it day. We
didn't go in for placement kicking
on a large scale when he was here
1t was all power and he had it to
spare"
Bill Guckeyson was pretty fair
country kicker" Faber said. ''Ee
could come clos to putting them
where he wanted them. One thing
about "Gike" was he got them away
fast. They didn't block any of his
punts. But I honestly believe jim
Meade was better in his junior year
than Guckeyson. I never saw a man
with so much power-who could get
so much behind ball"
He had power" Mackert agreed
But Guckeyson was. smoother, hac
better timing and more rhythem.
like Bill over Jim"
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