Evening star., 1942-11-22
Feeble al Start,
Generals Pull
Fiery Finish
Score Liners at End
After Yielding Trio
Of Early Markers
BY LEWIS ATCHIsON.


ing yesterday but Washington and
Lees exhausted football forces had
most of the fun, whipping up a
tornado fourth-period rally that
produced two touchdowns and had
the alumni holding their hats before
the final gun clinched a 1928 VIC
tory for the Old Liners.
1t was a prosaic piece of sports
pageantry unfolded before a color
full gathering of 1000 fans until the
Generals famed the breeze with
their desperate pass and pray tao
tics that failed to overtake the VIC
tors but gave the crowd something
to remember them by. It was an
exciting climax to Maryland's gold
en- gridiron jubilee and a satisfying
one from all angles.
Washington and Lee seemed woe
fully outclassed in the first period
when its host rang up three touch
downs without the semblance of op-
position and most of the customers
were speculating on how hign the
final figure would soar rather than
what the outcome would be when
those Is minutes had licked away.
And when the Generals came back
with their first score in the secord
quarter nobody gave it a Sc sond
thought.
But there was an anxious stir or,
the Maryland bench in the third
period when the visitors sent Clark
Shaughnessy's red-shirted warriors
rocking on their heels like hobby
horses and the Old Liners board of
strategy, players and old graos
alike were seized with CONSERVATION
when the visitors gave the boys that
one-tWo punch in the final chukker.
Ihls sort of thing wholly was un.
locked for from the Lexington
eleven.
Generals Use Daring Tactics.
But wait, you haven't heard about
the pay-oH shot, the hit of daring.
desperately reckless strategy that
almost carried the day for w. and L.
1t happened in the last minute Of
play and the plan succeeded even
after 1t had been revealed by the
oVer-anxious underdogs on a nulli-
fied on-side kickoff. Maryland
should have been ready for the Sec
ond kick and possibly it was. But
the plan worked just the same.
The kick dribbled along the soft
turf IA yards and it first seemed
that Maryland would let it go. Then
Tom Mont reached for the elusive
pigskin. AS he did wave of blue
engulfed him. the ball bounded from
his grasp and when Referee Dutch"
Eberts unscrambled them Harry
Baugher, w. and L. back, was hug
glng the orphan ball tightly to his
breast. Precious few seconds re-
manned but enough for Dick Work.
ing to get off the last of his long,
spiralling passes that recently had
wreaked so much havoc among
Maryland's secondary. This one
missed, as the Marylanders in the
stands and on field breathed a sigh
OF relief, and before the Generals
could try another play the game was
over.
The victory, Maryland's seventh in
nine games, adding up to its best
season since 1887 when Frank Dob
sons eleven won seven and lost two,
seemingly was sealed in the opening
stanza when the Old Liners could do
nothing wrong. Hubie Werner
opened the scoring with 28-yard
romp to pay dirt, climaxing a 60
yard march spanked by Mont's
passes to Red Wright and Bob James.
Mier Makes Fancy Run.
Wrights buck from the 1-yard line
eliminated 50-yard drive for the
second score and Jack Mier, f1utter-
ing through hole in the left side
of the line like leaf in the autumn
wind, chalked up the third on a 25-
yard jaunt. dont's passing, which
accounted for 1877 yards. was a
prominent feature of all the Old
Liners advances.
A blocked punt, knocked down and
recovered by Ray Norman on Mary
lands 8-yard stripe, set up Wash.
ington and Lees initial score in the
second period. Norman broke
through to thwart George Barnes
kick, but the Generals were obliged
to resort to a pass by Working to,
Baugher for the score after three
thrusts at the line produced a scant
3 yards.
Maryland matched this later in
the period-and with a vengeance.
Hubie Werner attached himself to
| Ted CieSla'S errant mass tn DIVA
Maryland the bali on its 48-yard
line. Seconds later Mier broke out
side right tackle and raced to. the
rs and two plays after that Mont
located Jack Gilmore, dis footloose
as hobo In w. and l.. territory, for
the touchdown pass.
The Generals third-period score
was stolen. Dave Russell, who
kicked all Of their extra points.
snatched the ball from Werner, as
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