Evening star., 1952-01-03
North Team Welcomes
Three Maryland Aces
For Senior Bowl Game
BY the Assoeioted Press

BY the Assoei0ied Press
MOBILE, Ala, Jan. 3.-Thre:
stars from Maryland were wei.
coined here with open arms yes
terday as the North got ready fol
its struggle with the South in tn,
annual Senior Bowl Saturday.
Ed Mighty MOI Mod7elewski
Maryland's hard-running back;
All-America Guard Bob Ward ano
Bob Shemonski. fresh from Mary
lands Sugar Bowl victory over
Tennessee. figure prominently In
the plans Of the North, which will
|get a share Of its coaching via
long distance telephone.
Paul Brown, coach Of the Cleve-
land Browns. had to give up
coaching the North team to as
sumo similar duties with one OF
the all-star teams in the profess
sional bowl game in Los Angeles
January IL. Since his contract
called for him to go, he went with
the best wishes Of Senior Bowl
officials.
Browns Aides Take Over.
Taking over for Brown here are
two Of his Cleveland assistants
Fritz Heisler and Wilbur Eubanks
who will keep in Tcontact with
Brown by phone. Heisler said the
North squad already had decided
on its defensive and. offensive
strategy before Brown was called
away last night.
I'VE will use passer Fred Ben
ners of Southern Methodist when
we're in spread formation and
John Coatta of Wisconsin when
we're in the T formation" he said
"Modzelewski, who ripped ur
Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl. viii
be used plenty in both formations.
Coach Brown had been look
ing forward a great deal to work.
ing with Modzelewski. He and the
other Maryland players were late
getting here because of bad flying
weather, but they'll play plenty
Saturday"
South Has Parilli.
While the North has Modzelew-
ski, the South will have a bowl
game star of its own in Ken
tucky's Babe Parilli. Parilli thor
oughly confused Texas Christian
University with a bangup exhibi-
tion of passing, running and fax
ing in the Cotton Bowl.
Besides Parilli the South is
coming up with another passing
ace in Vanderbilt's Bill Wade.
rated by some pro scouts as
superior to Parilli in the aerial
department, particularly on long
toSseS.
Coach Steve Owens South
squad doesn't have a power
runner to compare with Mod
zelewski, but it has an elusive
back in Tennessee's Hank Lau-
ricella and a couple of good all
around backs in Miami's Jim
Doodley and South Carolina S
Steve Wadiak.
ALI the Senior Bowl players ac-
tually make their professional
debut Saturday since they get
paid for their efforts. Members of
the winning squad win get $500
each, and the losers. $400 each
Observers who have been
watching the workouts rate the
north a one touchdown favorite,
largely on the basis of more power
and better balance.
The center of the North line is
powered by Ward, Oklahoma's
All-America, Jim Weatherall, and
SINUS Dick Hightower, a second
All-America choice.
On the opposite side of the for
ward wall will be All-Americas
Ray Beck of Georgia Tech and
Pug Pearman of Tennessee, and
Ted Daffer of Tennessee, who was
placed on the second team.
The South team suffered mi
nor blow in tuesdays bowl games
when Doug Moseley, Kentucky's
All-America center, was injured
in the Cotton Bowl. He reported
for workouts this afternoon, how
ever. apd is expected to play un-
less x-ray pictures show his rib
injuries are too serious.