Evening star., 1941-09-28
Terps Show Potential
Power in Revenge
Victory, 1S TO 0
Soph Backs in Leading
Roles, With Vet Doing
Some Great Kicking
Ry BILL DISMER. Ir.

The makingS of the best Mary
land football team since 1887 were
unveiled yesterday at College Park
where the Terps blew three scoring
chances before capitalizing on as
many more to whip Hampden-Syd-
ney, 100, before 4,500 spectators.
There are some rough edges that
need polishing off, but all the in
gradients of successful eleven are
there. with three sophomore backs
supplying the punch and 23-year-
old senior the kicking ability. And
although Marylands starting line
averaged less than 1870 pounds, it
was strong enough defenSively yes
terday to limit the Tigers to a net
gain of Is yards and first downs
in avenging last years 76 upset at
the hands of the same team.
Maryland was slow in getting
started, although 1t knocked at the
scoring door three times in the first
quarter, but once under way, 1t
picked up momentum as the game
progressed. The Terps' first touch
down came in the last minute of
play in the opening half when
Sophomore Bob James. an end,
stretched high in the end zone to
take Mearle Du Wallis bullet pass at
his fingertips.
Kick Gives Scoring Chance.
Just previously, Maryland's third
opportunity had gone a-glimmer-
ing when Hampden-Sydney'S line
stopped Jack Mier inches from the
goal on a line buck. but Lady Luck
knocked again when Carroll Fox's
kick, designed to get the visitors out
of trouble, went almost straight up
in the air, the Terps getting the
ball again on the "a.
All the extensive ramblings of the
three-quarterS' sophomore backfeld
had gone for naught in the first
period. but at the start of the sec
ond half, George Barnes, Tom Mont
and Jack Wright collaborated on a
6l-yard drive for the second touch
down. Barnes, District all-high
selection for Western two years ago,
launched the attack by picking up
l8 yards in two forays through the
line. Mont and Wright then alter
mated in hitting right and left
tackle, respectively, for % yards be-
fore the Terps we're penalized Is
yards for holding.
Wright Goes Across Goal.
At this point Wright became the
man of the moment, going through
center and nearly getting away for
a touchdown before he was brought
down on the 19 and then. after
Barnes picked up 6 more, break
ing through right tackle for the
score.
The winners marched nearly as far,
but in half the time, for their final
6-pointer Elmer Rigby, a Junior.
did some fancy stepping after taking
a shovel pass from Jack Mier to
reach the 20. and the latter, on a
fake reverse. spun and romped
through left guard for more. Two
plays later Mier rammed through
the same spot for a touchdown.
Wright missed the CroSsbars on
his attempted conversion, just as
he had done after the first score,
md Mont's failure after the second
5ouchdoWn gave the winners 900
record for extra points.
Aside from the showing of Barnes,
tont and Wright. the feature of
ne game from a Maryland stand
point was the punting Of Bernie
Ulman. The 176-pound back from
Baltimore got off a 70-yard punt in
the second quarter and twice there
after set the Tigers back deep in
their own territory.
Visitors Make Lone Threat.
Only once, incidentally, did the
Iisitors come anywhere near Mary
lands goal, Billy Hay. a 140-pound
back, running to the Terps' 3l-yard
line late in the final quarter. But
Maryland's tackles threw him for
lO-yard loss on the next play, and
l5-yard penalty showed them back
into their own territory just before
me game ended.
Tos. Maryland QsJ. Hampden-S -SydneyI0).
L James --- Miller