Evening star., 1942-09-12
Shaughnessy Makes
Practice Painless
For Terrapins
Bors TockIine, but Lods
Stoy Busy Otherwise;
Team Is Promising
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Those football fans who haven't
torn too many coupons from their
gas ration books and are planning
an excursion to College Park for
the purpose of examining Mary
lands 1912 grid edition might save
the fuel. On the surface nothing
exciting is visible at College Park
but there's optimism in the air.
Coach Clark Shaughnessy isn't
exposing the intricacies of his high
ly publicized T formation to every
body who wanders onto Maryland's
practice field. And those who relish
slam bang, CORY preseason scrim-
images will be disappointed. The
Old Liners probably won't come up
with as much as skinned shin in
practice this year.
Yesterday. for instance, Shaugh-
messy permitted a gathering of stu
dents and hangers-on peek at
Tommy Mont connecting on num-
erous passes to Ends Jack Gilmore
and Bob James in signal drill, but
when Maryland gridders were ready
for heavier work Shaughnessy
shifted his flock to Byrd Stadium
and instructed a State policeman
to keep everybody out.
Coach Bars Tackling.
1t wasn't a scrimmage as local
fans have learned to identify those
weekday brawls. mo tackling
now boys" said Shaughnessy and
the boys proceeded to dwell on i'm
proving precision, deception and
speed, The Old Liners tossed that
ball around with gusto and with
only light toll as a gauge stamped
themselves as the most interesting
Maryland team in years.
Win, lose or draw, Maryland is
going to enjoy following. The 7
formation accents spectator inter-
est and the Old Liners seemingly
have grasped the niceties OF
Shaughnessy's system. Anytime
Maryland has possession of the
ball the opposition is likely to re-
| quest aspirin with it's water bucket
"Shaughnessy won't have what
you'd call real scrimmage all
season." informed a hanger-on who
| followed his Stanford club closely
while on the Pacific Coast. THE
boys won't be banged up during the
week but they'll be tired when they
walk off that field every afternoon
Shaughnessy won't have 'em injur-
ing each other but he'll drill 'en
Z Irill ~,
more to improve speed and pre-.
cision."
Backfield Shows Glass.
Already Shaughnessy has de-
veloped a smart, speedy and shifty
backfleld with Mont at quarterback
Jack Mier and Elmer Rigney at the
halves and Jack Wright at fullback
Mont is the key man of the outfit
and Shaughnessy is enthused ovel
his conduct.
Maryland won't be a club worth
watching from Mondays through
Fridays, but on Saturday afternoon:
the Old Liners may be terrific ever
in losing engagement. They're
primed to throw everything but the
goal posts at the opposition There
will be no idle moments with
Shaughnessy's outfit.
Coach Jack Hagerty of George
town also has his squad laboring or
the T formation and while he feels
his team generally is two weeks be-
hind schedule there has been large
ray of sunshine to pierce his gloom
Ola Finally Delivers.
The big bundle of happiness i
embodied in 200-pound Ollie Ola
who yesterday finally showed some
thing in scrimmage. Suffering from
a tackle shortage, with no adequat'
replacements for George Perpicf
and Ross Sorce. Hagerty had hopet
Ola would develop. He was read,
to toss in the towel on him, though
before Ollie woke up yesterday.
Charley Miller, Joe Gyorgydeal
and Johnny Barrett are NURSING
damaged knees from Navy scrim
images and the speedy Miller may b.
idle three or four days. A fresh
man sensation last year. Miller j
a key man in Hagerty's plans.
| George Washington gridders wer
to concentrate on blocking in
lengthy scrimmage today at Griffitl
Stadium. Coach Johnny Baker i
expressing satisfaction with hi
backfield Of Jimmy Graham. Fran
Seno, Tony Creme and Frank
Kley, but the blocking has lacke,
authority.
Maurice Hurley. 235-pound tackl
who arrived five days after tn
Colonials' opening workout, has i'm
proved considerably and the pom
derous 19-year- sophomore |
likely to bolster G. WIS tackle de
partment.