Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-19
Contracts Await
Signing for ;
Extra Dates
Tutum Won't Reveal
Opponents Until
Negotiations End

Maryland has no intention OIL
jumping the Southern Conference
and will play a nine-game foot
ball schedule next season.
With Head Coach Jim Tatun
as the authority. these facts stood
forth today after a testimonial.
dinner given the coaches anC
players by the Terrapin Club last
night at Columbia Country Club
Maryland is in the confer
ence," Tatum said, land abso-
lutely will remain there. The
president of the conference saw
fit to penalize us, but Maryland
has never run when it was in thu
minority"
Terps Won't Retaliate.
Thus the coach brushed aside
any report that Maryland would
retaliate for what it considered
a drastic penalty when the con-
ference recently put the Terps
on probation for a year for &C.
cepting a Sugar Bowl invitation
without permission~
Tatum said he and DR.. H. C..
Byrd. university president. were
agreed on the point.
Left with only six games for
1852 when the conference banned
it from playing other league
teams. Maryland has lined up
three new bookings. Tatum said.
but added he could not disclose
them because the contracts
weren't signed. Clemson, put on
probation along with the Terps
for accepting an unapproved en-.
gagement. the Gator Bowl. is
expected to fill one Of the dates.
Tatum Praised as Organizer.
AS a dinner speaker, DR.. Byrd
described Tatum as "the best Or
ganizer of all football coaches In
the country" Turning to the
football squad he said: set your
selves an objective in life that is
worth while. then have the cour-
age to go on until you achieve it."
Tatum was presented with q
new Cadillac by the Terrapin
Club. In accepting it he declared
that "for the first time I'm prac-
tically speeches." Literally, he
almost was so due to a severe
cold. He could hardly talk above
a whisper at the Terps' workout
yesterday.
Dave Cianelli. co-captain of this
years team. said he was aware
the Terrapin Club wanted a win
ming team, then added: But the
more important thing is to know
that the boys you are producing
here are being nodded for a better
life after graduation"
Harold Cotterman, dean of
faculty. backed up the squad for
its scholastic performance.
II salute you as Students" he
told the team, land I have every
reason to know you are good STU
dents"
Other Gifts Presented.
Assistant coaches received Saw
ings bonds and the players en-
graved tie pins, presented in be-
half Of the Terrapin Club by its
president, Leonard G. Matthias of
Hagerstown. Md.
Speakers included Jennings
Randolph, former Congress mem
Der from West Virginia; George
Cook of College Park, the clubs
first president; the Rev. Alban A
Mcguire, campus Catholic chap
lain, and Bob Ward, co-captain OF
the team.
Some 200 Terrapin Club mem
bers attended the dinner at $40 q
plate.
The Terps. handicapped by the
weather in preparing for their
Sugar Bowl contest New Years
Day with Tennessee, practiced in
the university armory yesterday
for the second day in row. They
wore full uniform and sneakers.
The armory floor, half covered
with heavy mating. will be used
again today and tomorrow. Then
the squad will disband for the
Christmas holidays, returning De-
cember 26 to fly to Biloxi, Miss.
where practice will be resumed.