Georgetown at Maryland

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 25, 1934, page 25

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  |NTERCEPTSPASS TOPUSH TO SCORE Sothoron’s 72.Yard Sprint Paves Way-Fiery Hoyas Ever Dangerous. FLOCK of alert and agile ~ young men made foot ball ~ history for the University Of Maryland in a stirring triumph before a surprisingly small $500 throng yesterday at College Park, but failed to dull the gridiron luSter of their foemen for the score against the battling sons of Georgetown was only 6 to 0. It was a sweet win to the Old Liners for it was their first over the Hoyas in a series that had its start in the gay nineties and was resumed after lapse of rs years. And the touchdown made in the opening period OF play was the first bit of scoring ever done by Maryland eleven against a Georgetown combination in formal competition. Yet defeat by such slender margin could not have been particularly bit ter to the Blue and Gray. Its opponent had been accounted much the stronger and before the fray established a heavy favorite. The Black and Gold, though, after capitalizing on . break early in the battling. got all the fight it wanted as 1t protected its slim advantage. Crossed Pass Beats Hoyas. “HE break that accounted for Georgetown’s second defeat and Maryland’s sixth victory OF the current campaign came about midway of the first quarter. After losing the ball by tumble within the Maryland 5-yard line, Georgetown again had penetrated the enemy territory. 1t took to the air. Joe Meglen cut loose q long pass that was intended to reach Charlie PARCELS. That pass never reached its mark. Norwood Sothoron. the Maryland quarterback, who halls from Charlotte Hall down in Charles County, lunged to intercept the aerial on his teams rs, Strengthened, balanced, then darted directly toward a mass Of onrushing Georgetown players. Just as he appeared smothered by the would-be tacklers, he side-stepped and slithered out Of danger, but only temporarily. Reversing, the Hoyas forced Sothoron toward the sideline despite the efforts of his teammates to make the way clear. Down the border stripe he sped to be harassed every few yards, 1t seemed, by some desperately diving Hoya. When Sothoron reached the 35-yard line it appeared certain he would be dropped by the pursuing PARCELS. How he eluded this sterling tackler perhaps even Sothoron does not know.

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Georgetown leads 8–⁠5 in 13 meetings, counting the nine since this game.