Evening star., 1952-08-27

ana Snould sell tickets 1t the spot"
"You know where all those magazine and newspaper
stories will be- don't you?" Tatum asked. "They will be
pastered all the dressing of every team
hear those coaches now" Jim continued. They'll be
saying All right boys those there today supposed
to be the best team in the country. Go get EN-"
produce sweed heads the Maryland squad One point
In his favor is that there's hardly on the offensive or
defensive has his position clnched to the noint
where he loaf.
And he Scarbah will be affected by the
buldup The Terps top quarterback always thought he
was pretty good in nonboastfu sort of Jack
OF confidence in himself which is requisite for a good
quarterback.
Tatum loses patience with scarbath at times In the
midst of serious discussion strategy Tatum often
Scaroatn looking out the window and Jack will
when Tatum fires question at him. the practice field
he messes the plays until Tatum becames exasperated
But Saturday afternoons counts scarbath is
ooie That's when he he has absorbed all Of Taum
splT magic He just gets in less time than the
Marylands hastily throwntogether schedule will
biggest drawback Tatum feels only the opposition
Is tough but because of the games the road Teps
take five trips into the Deep South and to Boston
They'll be playing before the home folks only three times
and in of the home Tatum is positive that
Maryland will realize it playing at home That's against
Clemson.
followers already chartered special train
for the Maryland here october and ticket demands from
South Carolina have been heavy Clemson has taken many
as $4,000 followers to the Gator and Orange Bowls
With the exception of South Carolina Clemson would rather
beat Maryland than team its schedule and II the Tigers
get of to good start they might bring 10000 followers to
College Park.
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SOMEBODY ASKED TATUM which team he regarded as
the toughest his schedule Jim first gave the stock
reply naming Missouri because the Tigers first Football
coaches always pretend they looking the
next opponent.
Jim then said Boston University may be the toughest
team schedule but believe it's the scares
me the most Most of the teams they play socaled
football names and should be going good by November
they'll put all their in basket trying to beat
would make their whole a success"
In the top TO- its opponents will have the advantage that
the Teps had against Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl year.
Being the underdogs helped hen Tatum added "but
the shoe will be the other foot"
The big task ahead this year keeping step ahead of
teams that have been installing defenses that they think will
stop the ptT In his travels to football clinics
at the AStar Tam has learned that all college teams
with opponents using the spT think they have
that will reduce the effectiveness of the formation
We've got to keep year ahead of them" Tatn replied
heyre out to get Maryland and Oklahoma and think they
do it. Wen see"
Big Jim concluded by saying he hoped the football
in Maryland and the District that Maryland
supposed to have pretty good football team. "We
ranked third in the country last year. he sad "and
posed to be first this In the South Middle West the
stadium would be sellout under those circumstances hope"
he said pensivey, "that ours will be-"