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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1920, page 28

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  MARYLAND SCORES ONLY II POINTS AGAINST WASHINGTON COLLEGE TEAM University of Maryland foot ball team found anything but easy sailing against Washington College at Col lege Park yesterday and won only by q to o. 1t had been expected that the local eleven would roll up quite a score, as it considerably outweighed the visitors State kicked off and held for downs Washington College got off a long punt, and after State had rushed the ball 40 yards and appeared about to score it fumbled, and Washington re- The next time State started toward the goal line it was not to be denied, and from its own 35-yard line rushed the >pigskin for touchdown. Mack ert made the score. Maryland did not score again until the second quarter, when it got away after a series of end runs by Gilbert. He lodged his way to within a few feet of the goal line, from where Mackert took the ball across. Shortly after Maryland made its second touchdown Washington COL lege displayed a freak formation. and on two end runs gained 80 yards State diagnosed the play, though, and stopped it with a loss every time after that. Snyder replaced Mackert at fullback and took part in a game season. He played fine foot ball. He carried the bali over for States last two touchdowns, both made in the third period. All the men in the Maryland squad got a chance some time during the

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 17, 1920, page 13

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  MARYLAND HAS EASY VICTORY Washington Colleges Fine Defensive Play Holds Score to 20. The University of Maryland rcmped over Washington College for a % TO 0 victory in a football scrap staged at College Park yes terday. Plucky defensive work by the visitors surprised the State aggregation and was responsible for nipping several prospective counters. Snyder, replacing Mackert in the last period. was sent over the line for the other tailies, following straight line plunging on the part of the winners, which broke the defense of the college eleven COM pletely in the third quarter. Using reserves in the final quarter Mary land was unable to make much headway. The college squad uncorked a trick formation late in the second quarter which worked for thirty yards on two successive attempts and put the ball deep in Marylaud’s territory for the first time in the game. The visitors were stopped before endangeriug the goal line Practically the entire Maryland squad got into action.

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Maryland leads 10–⁠0 in 10 meetings, counting the nine since this game.