Evening star., 1951-12-28

doors before moving here for final
training for their Sugar Bowl
game New Years Day against
Tennessee.
I'VE could have experimental
with some important phases in
those four days, but now we have
to work on new stuff and funda-
mentals here. when we should be
doing something else. "Tatum
pointed out.
High School Players Help.
The Maryland squad borrowed
several Biloxi High School foot
ball players for this afternoons
Iscrimmage to fill in as defensive
men in the secondary.
Tatum had his squad broken
down like this: He had three full
teams On offense. seven men work.
ing on defense against one and
seven against the other alternat-
ing combination. That's At players.
Then he had Lynn Beightol. the
freshman quarterback from Cum
berland, punting to Joe Petruzzo,
SO the latter could practice get
ting back fast quick kicks.
Thus the Terps needed some fill
ins in the secondary defense and
the high school provided the boys.
In a Commute scrimmage un-
der regulation-game conditions
that ended yesterdays second
practice. the first and second Of
| fenSive teams murdered the scrubs
using Tennessee defenses. How
ever, the Terps on offense said
later they figured the Tennessee
regulars might be a little tougher.
Still Harping on Defense.
Meanwhile. Tatum confines to
Ipreach defense and insists that
he. his quarterback and his offen-
sive team have been criticized
lunjustly for that narrow 14-7
squeak against North Carolina at
College Park October 20.
"It was the defense that started
the letdown in the Carolina game.
Tatum said. mot the offense."
Jim went back a few weeks to
build up his case. Georgia beat
North Carolina. 28-16, and at that
time the Tar Heels still were sup
posed to have a pretty good ball
club. Two weeks later. Maryland
romped over Georgia, 43-7.
Maryland had not beaten Caro-
lima for Is years. but the players
overlooked this in believing they
were superior because of their
romp over the Bulldogs and
Georgia's victory over Carolina.
Maryland took the kickoff
against Carolina and rolled to a
touchdown in four plays. That
was the clincher, this was going
to be soft touch.
The defensive team took over
after the Terps' touchdown and
Carolina came right back to score
If our defensive team could have
held them, it might have been a
different game" Tatum said
But they didn't and Carolina
tied it up and gained lot OF
confidence"
From that point, it was a new
ball game and Maryland wasn't
over the hump until the final
whistle.
Neyland Had Same Theme.
Both Tatum and Bob Neyland
the Tennessee coach, have beer
harping on defense since the Sugar
Bowl pairing was known. Ney.
lands favorite quote has been that
there are more ways to score wher
the other team has the ball, mean
ing, of course, such things as ar
intercepted pass, blocked kick. re.
covered tumble and safety.
i Tatum keeps saying the frs
requisite in driving a car is learn.
ing to stop it, and that applies tt
football. too.
Fordham series. during the 1930s
in which the two teams playec
), three straight scoreless ties, wa.
a perfect series. ut could havt
BEEN" Tatum said. I'D have tt
see the pictures"
Along defensive lines Tatun
| figures punting might be the bis
!, difference in next Tuesdays game
J The Vols have a slight edge il
this department in that Hanl
|, Lauricalla, who does most of th'
5 punting, also is adept at quick
]. kicking. Against Alabama h
ilquick- kicked rs yards to the Grim
son Tides 4-yard line, and tina
was said to be the key play o
the game.
Friends Booters Win
. Friends School defeated III,