Evening star., 1951-12-29
Long Passes Unlikely
To Accomplish Much
tuesday, Tatum Says
By MerreIl WhittIese,
Sfor SsoH Correspondent

BILOXI, MISS, Dec. 29.-Well-
wishers and Maryland rooters who
know so much-or so little-about
football that their knowledge is
dangerous keep telling Jim Tatum
the only way he can beat Tennes-
see in the Sugar Bowl is by long
passes.
The Maryland coach listens
patiently and thanks them for
the advice but. man-to-man, Jim
will tell you he doesn't think
either side will complete a long
pass Tuesday afternoon in New
Orleans.
Neyland Hearing Same Thing
Tatum said folks in Baton
Rouge probably are telling Coach
Bob Neyland the same thing and
he's sure the Vols head man will
ignore them.
Tatum is a flr1n believer in
spotting the opposition the Otto
Graham-style pass, short, flank
passes and button hooks. It takes
seven or eight of those to con-
stitute a touchdown drive and
Tatum believes the law of aver
ages will protect him. Before a
team can complete that many,
his pass defense should intercept
one.
The above doesn't mean the
Terps and Vols will forgo the
forward pass. Both have aver
aged a little better than a touch
down pass a game. Tennessee
with II in 10 games and Mary
land with 10 in 8 IN their all
winning seasons.
FELTON, May Not Play.
Tatum didn't have the statistics
handy. but he knows enough
about Tennessee-everything ac-
cording to Neyland-to say that
most Of their touchdown throws
were within the opponents 10
yard line. Inside the scoring zone.
the opposition was keyed to stop
Tennessee's talented backs, and
that was when the situation called
for a pass.
Maryland's passing prospects
got a lift yesterday when X-rays
disclosed that Paul Lindsay. first
string offensive end, does not have
a fractured bone in his right wrist.
Injured in Thursdays scrimmage,
Lindsay's hand has been placed
in leather cast and the big pass
catcher from West Virginia is ex-
pected to play Tuesday. at least
for a while.
The Terps are less optimistic,
however, about Halfback Ralph
FELTON,. one of two other players
hurt yesterday after the good news
about Lindsay. FELTON, suffered a
knee injury. while Linebacker
Marty Crytzer hurt his ankle.
Crytzer probably will be ready to
play, but Felton's status is doubt
IfuL
Ole Miss on Schedule.
The University Of Mississippi
definitely is on Maryland's sched-
ule next year.
Jim Poole. the former assistant
coach at Ole Miss, called one Of
his buddies, a Maryland assistant.
here today.
"You know we're playing Mary
land next year." Poole said. "and
we're looking forward to seeing
you"
incidentally, Frank Howard, the
Clemson coach, called Tatum,
asking Jim to change their tenta-
tive date for the Maryland Glenn
son game. But Tatum's schedule
is full and he couldn't do it. The
official 1852 Maryland schedule
will be announced after the Sugar
Bowl game.
Don Faurot, Missouri coach who
is credited with perfecting the
split-T attack, and Bill Meek,
Tatum's former assistant who now
is Kansas State coach. both are
here and that poses a problem for
Tatum.
They are the only head coaches
permitted to attend the Maryland
workouts and lend a hand, If
needed. But both are coaches in
the Big Seven Conference and
they have a small feud on.
Faurot didn't like Meek's action
in taking to Kansas State foot
ball player Don thought was
headed for Missouri. And on top
of that, the only team Meek's boys
beat this year was Missouri.
Tatum gave both of them tickets
to a Maryland dinner last night,
but cautioned them against get
TING into q Scran