West Virginia at Maryland

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 19, 1919, page 1

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  STATE BEATEN, 279, BY WEST VIRGINIA Muddy Field and Shifts in BackfieId Work to Maryland ers’ Disadvantage. FUMBLES AID WINNERS Special Dispatch 10 The Star MORGANToWN. W. Va. October is. West Virginia turned the tables on the mud here this afternoon, following her reverse AT Pittsburgh last Saturday. and OF. a field that was inches deep in mire beat Maryland State College eleven u to q. West Nirginia’s attack WIS ferocious. while that of Maryland State. with Bosley and Ready out Of the game and Mackert shifted to the backfield. was at most negligible The mud worked against the visitors. also West Virginia was equipped with mud cleats on their shoes two inches long. and these helped the local backs TO keep their footing. while week OF work on the rain soaked gr:dron also WAS TO the mountaineers’ advantage. West Virginia beat down the VISITORS 10y a consistent attack. and by blocking and recovering no less than six OF knode’s attempts to kick prevented any serious threat against her own goal. The first touchdown came after a .’5-yard advance. in which Rodgers. Hill, King and Hite alternated with the ball and “A pass. King TO Rodgers. aided in the march. Hill scored the touchdown. The second came when Harrick blocked Maryland kick and recovered it on Marylands ls-yard line. Here a pass. King to Hager. scored the touchdown on the FIRST play.

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  New-York tribune, October 19, 1919, page 17

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  West Virginia Beats Maryland State, II to O MoRGANTOWN, w. Va, Oct. IS West Virginia had no trouble trouncing the Maryland State College eleven here to-day to the tune of 81 to 0 in spite of tie feet that the visitors had beaten Virginia and were highly touted West Virginia scored in the first anarter. A 55-yard advance with Hill, Hite, RODGERS and King carrying the ball, and pass, King to Rodgers, For 13 yards netted the goal Ag’in in TIE second quarter West Virginia scored when Herrick blocked a Maryland punt and recovered it on the 18-yard line. A pass King to Hager. put the ball over on the first play. Just after the third quarter started nerrck again blocked ard recovered a Maryland kick on the 3o-yard line. Hill ran twenty yards, Hite six and Rodgers the remaining distance for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, after NeaIe and Rodgers had advanced the ball to the l-yard lire it was lost on downs. but when Knode essayed to punt it was partially blocked and Mills recovcred on the 5-yard line from where Rodgers went over on the first play. The summary and line-up:

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West Virginia leads 28–⁠23–⁠2 in 53 meetings, counting the 52 since this game.