Evening star., 1942-09-18
Compared 10 Albert,
Fits Perfectly Into
T Formation
Wright and Flick Goin
. High Praise; Mentor
Calls Self Lucky
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

n
Tommy Mont merely was another
1873 pounds in the tremendous ton
mage that cavorted on collegiate
football fields last year, but if the
Maryland quarterback isn't one of
the Nations outstanding perform
ers this season his famed coach
Clark Shaughnessy -- will miss a
guess.
Much of the quiet confidence
Shaughnessy has symbolized since
he came to College Park is trace
able to the presence of Mont in
the Maryland lineup. In the "T'
formation employed by ShaughneSsy
the quarterback is the key man.
and the former Stanford coach isn't
shielding the fact that in Mont he
feels he owns the ideal signal caller
and ball handler.
The quarterback directing a at"
attack seemingly must possess the
arms of an octopus the stage pres
ence of a Barrymore, the deception
of Cardini and an ArnStein itch to
gamble. He pulls the switch that
sends the intricate system into &C
ton, and Shaughnessy believes Mont
owns all the requirements for the
JOB.
May Surpass Albert.
In the busy luncheon and banquet
circuit Shaughnessy has limited
Mont compares favorably with
frankie Albert, Stanford's ALL
America field general in 1910 and
Al. He even intimates Mont may
be better in one phase, because he's
sturdier and taller. therefore likely
to be superior defensive player.
Mont probably won't pick up huge
hunks of geography for the Old
Liners, although he runs with the
best backs on the squad. He's &
talented ball carrier, but Shaugh-
messy discourages his quarterbacks
from running, He contends the
quarterback directing the ''T' at
tack has enough to do without run
ming. that the pounding which would
result would interfere with clear
thinking
A shade over feet in his bare
tootsies, Mont has all the requisites
for an ideal general for the 1T"
system. He's a great leader, ball
handler and faker and a crisp. ac-
curate passer. the prime essentials
for the job. He'll handle the bulk
of Marylands kicking, just to in
sure active Saturday afternoons.
Mont and Albert Alike.
Mont and Albert are nodded from
the same pattern, according to
Shaughnessy. Albert contributed
two plays to the "T" setup through
sheer desperation. Twice when
plays backf1red and left him in un-
enviable predicaments Albert fash
ioned plays that clicked and
Shaughnessy installed them as part
Of the system after little polishing.
II don't like to compare Albert
and Mont" says Shaughnessy, but
Ill say Mont potentially is a great
player. To compare him with AL
bert might be an injustice to
frankie because he was a brilliant
player and I want to be loyal to
him. I'd say, though, that Mont
potentially is as great, that he fits
into my conception of a "T" quar-
terback perfectly and that he's do
ing a swell job"
A product of Allegany High
School of Cumberland, Nd, Mont
is 20 years old, a student in the
college of education and an ad-
vanced member of Maryland's
r. O. T. c. Modest to the point
of blushing at the least praise, he
is extremely popular with his mates.
Luck certainly was with me
when I came to Maryland to find
such keymen for the 1T" as Mont,
Fullback Jack Wright and Center
Paul y Flick" says Shaughnessy.
Wright, like Mont, could play on
anybody's team and they are just
what the doctor ordered for the
ct" Without them I might have
been forced to turn to some other
style of play"