Maryland at Syracuse

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., November 14, 1920, page 52

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  BREWERS DROP KICK WINS FOR MARYLAND Staggering Defeat for Strong Eieuen of Syracuse. Special Despatch 10 THE NEW York HERALD SYRACUSE, n Y, Nov. 13.-The SYRIA. cuse University eleven went down tc defeat this afternoon before Maryland University by the score of ten to seven The Southerners registered one of the greatest surprises of the season, fight ing the Orange to a standstill. All OF the scoring was done in the first period After that Syracuse fought hard but could not get over the goal line. Maryland’s first touchdown came with startling rapidly. Syracuse received the kick off. Abbott catching the bal and running 1t back to Maryland’s AZ yard line. A forward pass was fumbled but Kellogg recovered. On the next play Abbott fumbled and Mackert, the husky fullback of the visitors. snatched up the pigskin and rar thirty yards to the goal posts. Brewer kicked the goal Syracuse’s touchdown came in about the middle of the same quarter. After Maryland failed at gaining through the line, Brewer punted on a fourth down and Parker received the kick In mid field, being downed after running out of bounds on Maryland’s SS yard line. kellogg, Anderson and Abbott figured in a series of end runs and rushes which brought the Orange to the IL yard line and here Kellogg went around left end for the score, Abbott kicking the goal. Maryland then displayed dazzling overhead attack, trying several times to register field goals. Brooks tried one from the 40 yard line. but the ball went wild He tried another shortly after ward, but this, too. was unsuc cessful Syracuse was given the plgskin after each attempt. but was unable to hold the advantage and was forced to punt out of danger. In the last few minutes of the period Brewer Maryland’s shifty halfbackstanding on the Syracuse SO yard line and from q difficult angle tried a drop kick which sailed straight and true between the goal posta 1t was this kick that won the game for the visitors. After that Coach Meehan’s eleven fought hard but lacked the necessary punch to tally. Although defeated. Syracuse outrushed her opponents. According to the summaries the Orange registered eighteen first downs, TO but two credited to Mary land. Most of the gains were made by Kellogg, who figured in the majority of offensive plays for his team. His end running featured, and once he got started X took at least three opponents to stop him. Brewer and Mackert were Marylands stars. Brewer did all OF the kicking for The Southerners and sent q number OF long punts that were responsible for keeping Syracuse away from his teams territory. He was exceptionally fast In running back kicks. Mackert was n tower of strength on the defence and figured In nearly all Of Maryland s tackles. Hopes OF Syracuse rooters Ieaped high In the third quarter when Kellogg started away on an end run from infieid for touchdown. IL did not count, how ever, as the referee ruled that he had gone out of bounds on the 40 yard line. Again In this period Syracuse advanced to the yard line. but could not go over. trying three forward passes In a row. all being incomplete. The lineup apI

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 14, 1920, page 28

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  MARYLAND SPRINGS SURPRISE IN NORTH Defeats Strong Syracuse Eleven by 10 to 7; Holding Big Team at Bay. SYRACUSE. n. Y, Nov. 14r-Mary. land University is counting its foot ball season a huge success today. The victorious eleven over Syracuse Is expected in Washington late tonight and will be given royal welcome at College Park. The defeat of Syracuse University here yesterday by a 10 to score was a distinct surprise to the Salt City collegians as well as the footbali world in general. While Syracuse scored twenty first downs to but three for the Maryland lads the victorious tide went in favor of the College Park men because they used their. heads, took advantage OF the breaks, and displayed, in Brewer, one of the most sensational runners and punters> seen in the North this season. Brewer was called upon repeatedly to kick and his long spirals went from forty-five> to sixty-fve and seventy yards. Added to his, Brewers ability to run back punts left the margin in favor of his eleven. Groves ran the team with excellent judgement and with Brewer, Mack ert, and Plassnig backing him up got considerable support. The game was but three minutes old before Mackert grabbed a tumble and raced thirty-fve yards for touchdown. In the first period Syracuse also scored, Kellogg going around end for touchdown. Brewers drop-kick from a difficult angle won the game for Maryland in the first quarter. There was no scoring in the second half although Syracuse outrushed the visiting Marylanders.

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 14, 1920, page 20

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  MARYLAND Eleven Defeats Syracuse BY Score of l0--7 SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 13.-syracuse University’s erratic football team was handed 10 to defeat by the plucky Maryland State eleven in Arch bold Stadium this afternoon. The Mary landers entered the fray full of pep and fight and three minutes after plav began Plassnig grabbed up the bail when Abbott fumbled and raced thirty yards for a touchdown Syracuse came back five minutes later when Kellogg tore off thirty y-five-yard run around the end for a touchdown. but just before the whistle blew Half Back Brewer kicked field goal, again putting his team in the lead. During the remaining periods Maryland played an entirely defensive game and aided by Brewers sensational punts held the Orange scoreless. Brewers exhibition of punting was about the finest ever seen here. His kicks averaged sixty to seventy yards and it was due to his ability to get them away that for the last three sessions the ball was in Syracuse territory about three -fourths of the time. Fumbles by Syracuse at critical periods and poor generalship wrecked several rosy chances to score. The line-up:

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Syracuse leads 19–⁠16–⁠2 in 37 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.