Evening star., 1952-01-04

2O-7. This Wildcat team which had only 3-3
the Southeastern entire
had dropped four games.
Bryants had lacked running back all season and
everybody knew it. stop Parii and stop Kentucky"
became the wachwod of opposing coach and four of
them did stop Bryans passer including Bob Neyand of
Tennessee.
THE DOMINATION of the Pacific Coast Conference by the
Big Ten is complete to be incompatible the college
Six straight times the Big Tenno always sending its
No. team to Pasadena-has in the Rose Bowl But for
the Southeastern Conference.
The Terrapns played Georgia Louisiana State last fall
and New Years Day Tennessee In each game they
slightly colossal Georgia buried 43 to LsU
shut out 270 Tennessees beang-which might we'll have
been worse-was 1918.
the three games Maryland up points against
the Southeastern Conference yielded only
the just many critics have called Southeastern Con-
ference football the toughest have touted the Southwest
and Big Ten brand
Off the New Years Day major bowl results you'd have
say the toughest conference the Nation Dr. H. Byrd
Conference which consists of Maryland Next would the
Big Ten, virtually in tie with the Southeastern with the
Southwest and Pacific Coast bringing up the
AMONG THE CONVERTS made by Maryland in the Sugar
Bowl Mehre exNotre Dame center and later head
coach and Mississippi Mehre who writes for
the Atlanta Journal had boldly picked Tennessee Then he
ate crow. Here are few excerpts
Zone not coaching today is that knew
exactly what went when Georgia and Ole Miss teams
taking licking Twentyfour hours later, had it all
figured out ready set the deenses and tell
my quarterbacks exactly what plays Unfortunately
didn't nave Qouble-headerS ana master, oayaCe
strategy allowed to bloom for the public to
"The main reason the Vols took such licking" Mehrel
wrote iS that they against exactly what Gen.
Neyland quoted saying have better team
than Maryland today.
could stop right here and would have most of the
story of the game but that wouldn't give
chance to show off my football learning Mehre added,
tongue in cheek.
THE OLD COACH suggests that Maryland by getting off
to 4o and 21o leads Tennessee look than really
is The Vols system of strategy foresees opponent
ead he said "Tennessees signal callers drilled
the the art of not gambngwait and play for
the breaks and above all, take your time.
1.-THE Maryland defense unusual 83. 1t started
bascaly but when the Vols lined right left
the Maryland into the line The middle
played strong wide guard and the two outside
played as wide and floating defensive tackles"
Tatum opened the eyes of than coach, past
present. with defense which invited Tennessee to hit
line. The 37yearold Tatu who is becom
recognized the best of all defensive coaches called
pinch Loosely upset the blocking assignments
the nemen destroyed their technique
and generally played with Neyands famed precision.
THE CONSENSUS of coaches at the Sugar Bowl seemed
revision of the 1851 ranking in order,
Maryland belonged top ahead of Michigan Statechiehy
the Teps romped the Spartans The
Spartans would get the No. spot then Illinois, followed by
Tennessee and Georgia Tech.
Mehre pulled probably aceous line when he suggested
that Maryland having been placed probation for by
Conerence-at loss of five gamesmight have
filling it's schedule IF in the coaching business
Tatum heading for me- Mehre said IT certainly
my hearing aid battery and Sorry Jn
can't understand you"
More likely Tatum will have less trouble making up
schedules now-that is he needs games. Overnight
Maryland of the hottest drawing cards in
the country.
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