Washington College did not present
a sufficiently strong defense to deter
mine whether or not the Maryland
players were performing as they ac
tually should. They gave too easily
against the Old Line onslaughts, al
though this is not in anywise deroga
tory of the Washington men as far
as their gamenoss was concerned, be
cause they really fought hard and
kept digging against odds and against
an offense they did not have the pow
er to halt any more than momentarily.
Nearly all the Maryland liacks took
part in the ground gaining, Pugh’,
Snyder, Schrader. Kessler, Thomas
and 'Stevens doing most of it. Pugh
drove through the line time after
time for long gains, two of which
went for touchdowns after runs of So
yards and 55 yards. Pugh, especially,
showed a vastlv improved form over
1925.
Maryland's line did not get ;i re;il
test. It was physically more powerful
J than the forward wall to which it was
: opposed and had little trouble sweep
j ing aside opposition there encountered,
j By this if might he judged ihat,
Washington College had no men off
any worth, hut at least four of 1 1 hi
players stood out as fine performers,
Cavanaugh at quarter, Carroll at end,
Conant at tackle and Dumschott at;
halfback. Cavanaugh and Conan?
prol»ahly would pass the ISftpoun<?
mark and hoth the others scale morn
than 170. The Washington team rlitft
not seem to he in especially good
physical shape.
