Evening star., 1941-11-02
ngey Out Americana
Despite Slippery Ball,
Scarlet Completes
5 Of 6 Passes
Terrupins, Wanting Dry
Field, Make Only 80
Yurds on Ground
BY BURTON HAWKINS,

BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov. 1.
1t was excellent weather for ducks
here today and Marylands football
team wasn't even resembling a de-
coy. The Terps displayed no relish
for the treacherous footing and
driving rain as Rutgers defied the
elements to capture a 300 decision
before 1000 thoroughly soaked GUS
toners.
Performing on a field saturated
by an all-night rain, Maryland and
Rutgers launched the game in a
steady rain. which increased to
ioWnpCur proportions as the tiff pro-
greSsed. 1t was a dreary day for
Maryland team which had hoped
for dry field to capitalize on its
passing and the return to action OF
hardhitting Fullback Jack Wright.
Rutgers, though. unleaShed con-
siStent sort of attack at the TerpS,
who were bottled up to the extent
of gaining only 33 yards by rushing.
The Scarlet, meanwhile, was COM
pletlng five OF six passes, one for a
touchdown, gaining a net l59 yards
and in general conducting itself in
fine fashion despite the weather.
Capestro Races 80 Yards.
Beaten only by Syracuse this sea-
son. the Scarlet moved to a touch
down late in the first period. Winnie
Utz climaxed a 62-vard drive when
he plucked a pass from among
Maryland's embarrassed John Cord
yak, Tom Mont and Wright in the
end zone.
Rutgers started the march on its
own 38 and a 32-yard sprint around
left end by Steve Capestro moved
the Scarlet to Maryland's 26. Utz
picked up six yards before Eugene
McManus drove to a first down on
the TerpS u. Capestro and Nc
Manus were stopped by Cordyack,
Hal Berry and Ed Chovanes, but at
that point Capestro drifted back
and floated lazy pass in the end
zone to Utz as Cordycak, Mont and
Wright performed an Alphonse-
CASTOR bit of defense labor. Ca
pestro converted to stake the Scarlet
to a TO lead.
That margin soon was increased
to 14-0. for early in the second pc
riod Ralph Schmidt punted 81 yards
out of bounds on Maryland's IT.
yard line and succeeding events
proved it to be disastrous boot for
the Terps.
Ulman's Punt Blocked.
After Wright and Elmer Rigby
failed to dent Rutgers sturdy line,
Bernie Ulman sought to punt out
of danger Ulman, who previously
had sent punts out of bounds on
Rutgers and IL yard lines, was
victimized, however. as Right End
Dick Beck broke through TO block
his kick. Beck also recovered for
Rutgers on Maryland's II and the
second Scarlet touchdown thus was
set in motion.
Capestro required only two stabs
at Maryland's tackles to reach pay
dirt. On his first attempt he
cracked right tackle for 4 yards.
then ripped through left tackle to
score standing from 7 yards out.
Again he converted and Rutgers
owned a 14-O half-time lead.
Maryland appeared destined to
create considerably more trouble for
Rutgers in the second half, for i'm
mediately after the thlrd-perlod
kickoff the Terps marched rs yards
to Rutgers 5-yard line before the
Scarlet braced to take over on
downs.
The Terps were clicking through
the air on that drive. Ulman
whipped a shovel pass to Rigby,
who sprinted around left end for 80
wards to Rutgers AZ and Jack Mier
then rifed an 10-yard pass to
George Barnes to move to the "a.
Barnes, incidentally, wass in the
clear, but was brought down by
Ralph Schmidt.
Maryland Stopped Near Goal.
Maryland lost a yard before
Mearle Du Vail uncorked another
18-yard pass to Right End Luther
Conrad to place the ball on the
Rutgers 7. Du Vail then passed
2 yards to Ulman. but Center Otto
Hill tossed Mier for 2-yard loss
and End Emil Potter smeared Du
Vail for 5-yard deficit. Mler's
fourth-down pass also was smeared
and Rutgers took over on its own
II to check Maryland's biggest
threat.
Rutgers launched a counterattack
late in the period capitallzing on
Ulman's poor 7-yard punt out OF
bounds on the Terps' 40. Capestro,
Utz and NcManus sifted through
Marylands line for short but con-
sistent gains to lug the leather to
a first down on the 1foot line as
the period ended.
Maryland wasn't chucking in the
towel, though, for Center George
Jarmoska stopped McManus and
Conrad checked Capestro. On the
Scarlets third effort. though, Utz
located a hole at left tackle and
drove for the score. Capestros at
tempted placement was blocked.