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and any investigation that might
come from it.
Tatum made reference to Judge
Streit's blast at college ath-
letics in New York on Monday, the
day some of the college basketball
tx participants were sentenced. AT
that time Judge Streit pointed
out that go of the 81 members of
the Maryland football squad were
from out of State.
I'VE are proud that our Gov
ernor is standing up on his heels
against such charges and wants
the true facts before contesting
such accusations. Tatum said,
and added: The Governor stated
his pride in the success Of our ath-
letic teams and we are sure that
when he gets his report from the
board and is better acquainted
with how the scholarships are Sc
lected. and learns the academic
standards at the university. he will
be even more proud of the uniYer-
sity's athletic program. -
Tatum Harassed Again.
> Tatum. who was in the midst Of
weeks of bowl rumors before the
Terps were selected for the Sugar
Bowl, and rumors that he was
seeking the University of North
Carolina job, now has another
interruption in preparing for his
teams final game of the season
Saturday against West Virginia.
He said he couldn't understand
the excitement over the Cover
nor's request that the Board of
Regents furnish him all the facts
In the scouting and recruiting and
added:
In no case has the competition
for these young men ever caused
the Faculty Scholarship Commit
tee to exceed the Southern Con-
ference limitations on scholar
ships.
mo one at Maryland, and this
includes the Scholarship Com
mittee, alumni, friends and sup
porters. has ever promised a boy
any inducements above a legiti-
mate scholarship to attend the
university.
Says Good Outweighs Bad.
"We. just as a majority OF
people in athletics. have hesitated
in making a report to the public
in defense of football with the
feeling that those who have criti-
cized football are a small minority
of the public who aren't close
enough to know the tremendous
good which exists.
Though we realize there are
bad situations in football, we know
that there are tremendously more
good situations and we feel that
football is strong enough to carry
itself.
Our reaction to Judge Streit's
accusations, is that overnight q
Judge of one State becomes ma
tionally known because of making
a decision in case in which he
does not have the facts of both
sides. Suppose all judges anc
juries were condemned because oi
the fixed judges and juries which
have been known in the past
There is no claim by any one II
the administration Of colleges OF
by the athletic people in collegs
that athletics everywhere enjoy 9
record unblemished by evils an.
wrong.
Eve do believe. though, thal
where you find a winning football
team you will discover a situation
Of the higher character, as it take
character by all involved to hav'
a consistently winning football
team.
Judge Streit's conclusion tina
bad recruiting is going on at a flint
school seems to have come from
his only evidence that the grea
majority of our players are LISTED
from States other than Maryland
We have alumni living in man!
States who recommend young mel
to us. Some of these men arr
sought by alumni Of many othel
schools.