Evening star., 1952-11-03


Maryland has far too much ball
club for the likes of Boston U. for
any one to say that Fullerton gave
the Terps the psychological lift to
win the game, but he helped al
lot. Maryland scored five of the
first six times it had the ball and
Coach Jim Tatum, who stopped
off here today to speak to the
New York Football Writers lunch
con, gave Fullerton credit for
firing up the squad.
It is customary for Tatum to
ask the co-captains if they have
anything to say just before the
team takes the field. Fullerton
usually gives a good spiel, but
John Alderton, a quiet type. has
little to say. Tatum doesn't ask
anybody else.
Fullerton, who suffered a dis
located elbow against LSU last
week. was very unhappy as he
watched his teammates dress. for
he loves to play football. Just be-
fore Maryland was ready, ,Tatum
asked Alderton to say something.
John mumbled something like
Lets go get EN-"
,-----~-. Unable to Speak.
Then Tatum asked Fullerton for
a few words. Ed started to speak,
but he choked up and turned his
face to the corner of the dressing
room. Nobody knew what to do
or say. With three games left in
his college career, Fullerton had
to miss at least this one.
Finally Jack Scarbath spoke UP
for the first time in his playing
days. Can say something.
Coach?" he asked, and Tatum
was glad to be relieved of the re-
sponsibility.
Look at that guy" Scarbath
shouted to his teammates. Hes
tearing his heart out. because he
can't help us beat this team. I
don't want to see a man in this
room let him down."
With that Scarbath ran to Full
lerton. Rugged him for moment.
and everybody followed suit.
Tatum, fearful all week that his
team might have a letdown
against what appeared to be
Marylsnd's weakest opponent,
knew nobody was going to beat
Maryland that day.
Terriers Riddled by DiSsensiOn.
The Terps scored every time
they got the ball in the first half
except for one drive that ended
on the Boston 11-yard line. They
dumped the touted Agganis for a
minus A yards before he was
taken out with an injured rib.
Fullerton couldn't have hurt
Boston U. more if he had dazzled
the Terriers with the greatest
performance of his career.
It is no secret in Boston that
Boston U. is riddled by dissension.
It was particularly obvious when
Agganis was hurt. He lay on the
ground without a teammate near
him. They didn't appear con-
cerned whether he could get up.
Agganis has his own way. He is
Coach Buff Donnelli's favorite and
gets far more attention from the
Boston papers than all the other
players combined. The Maryland
players could see he was 'loner." I"
But in the second half when
the game had reached the yawn
stage, Donnelli sent in Nunziato,
a 21-year -old junior from Somer-
vile, Mass. He is 5-feet-5 in the
program and doesn't look that
tall. He's the smallest guy you've
ever seen on football field.
Take Charge Guy.
In the huddles his teammates
would tower over him. but it was
obvious that he was the take
charge guy. He would pound his
fist, race up and down the line
with friendly word or pat on the
back.
He instilled spirit into a listless
ball club and it was Nunziato who
led the Terriers on their 75-yard
drive that was halted only when
Tatum sent his first defensive
club back into action.
Asked after the game what he
thought of the Maryland ends and
tackles, Johnny answered, u
didn't pay much attention. All
could see was 10 guys blocking
for me, they're the best football
players I know" Imagine Agganis
saying that?
Scarbath indirectly had q hand
in Maryland's sloppy third quar-
ter. AT halftime, with the Terps
leading, $40, Tatum told the first
offensive team 1t would play until
it scored one touchdown, and the
first defensive team could play
for five minutes.
Scarbath. envisioning q touch
down in less than five minutes
because the others had been COM
paratively easy, charged the coach
wasn't being fair. You're favor
ing the defensive team" he said
LET US play five minutes, too"
So Tatum approved five minute:
for the offensive team and fivt
for the defensive. So Scarbath;
team was fighting the clock a.
though it was playing agains
time at the end of the game. ane
fumbling and tossing away scor'
ing opportunities in its anxiety.
The Maryland folks were con
siderably upset with the viciou
attacks by some of Boston's mos
vitriolic columnists. The crack W,
liked best was by one who hat
praised Boston U. and belittlet
Maryland before the game. Il
his poSt-game piece he said Mary
land had no claims to greatness
In dead seriousness he wrote. Il
took the supposedly mighty Mary
land team IL plays to score ,
touchdown" Is that bad?