Page 159 - YB1949

I The climax of the schedule proved to be the last game as the Green and Gold vied with Johns Hopkins for the Mason-Dixon grid crown. The Jays had built their attack around a highly-polished passing game while the West- minster team was, of course, most proficient on the ground. The crucial contest was, on paper, anybody's game. When the day arrived, an identical situation prevailed on the field. Western Maryland's only score came late in the opening quarter when Leo Lathroum bucked three yards to paydirt. Then Corrado's try for the extra point was blocked, the only time all season that this happened. That blocked kick made the difference in the end. Hopkins very nearly scored on two occasions in the third period, but it was not until the Margarita Randolph-Macon College Hoffa Field 20 2 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pa. 0 27 Mt. St. Mary's College Frederick, Md. 20 14 Lebanon Valley College Hoffa Field 13 0 Johns Hopkins University Hoffa Field 6 7 121 56 Packed grandstand watches the Terrors and Jays Paul battle it out. last three minutes of the contest that the weary Terror defense finally succumbed. The Jays completed their fourth pass in twelve at- tempts and it gave them the ball game for their conversion was equally successful. This gave Western Maryland their second loss against five wins. SUMMARY Opponent Score WMC OPP Catholic University Washington, D. C. 21 6 Washington College Hoffa Field 41 o 155