Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

therein lies small tale OF what probably the most
unusual relationship in football coaching 1t dates back
Faurot was recalling to September, 194S
81 WAS IN THE NAVY" was saying received
orders report for duty at the flight school
Iowa head football coach Tom Hamilton believe had
my orders cut Just about the tme-maybe little
ahead of me-Tatum Wilkinson got orders report
assistants.
people think Iowa that we enlarged on
the splitT 1t wasn't installed at Missouri in 1e41 and
the Big Seven ttle-t the Big Six at that time
in Al and 40. We played Fordham in the Sugar Bowl
New Years Day of ~.
Anyway got together at Pre-Flight and those
feloWTatum, Wilkinson and Moon Mullins the other coach
and I managed to sell them the split-T. Jim and Bud
weren't Tformaon coaches at that time. Tatum had at
the knee of Carl Snavey COACH and Wilkinson
had been reared by Bernie Berman another wnger
Minnesota
Before go any further me say this Jim Taum and
Bud Wilkinson would have become outstanding coaches with
out the SpT mean it sincerely Just the I'm get
ting quiet belt out of the fact that my emphasizing the
SpIt-T didn't hurt them"
IT'S MATTER OF RECORD that Tatum and Wilkinson
have done nothing preach and practice the pitT
since that September decade Fauro transferred
while in the Navy, Jacksonville Naval Air Base another
service football power during years. Tatum
with him assistant When they all sprung Don
turned to Missouri and Tatum became head coach at Okla
homa in 1916 For his chief assistant Jim hired wilkinson
DR.. H c. Curley Byrd who Maryland lured Tatum
from Oklahoma and Wilkinson moved head coach of
the them-he three
musketeers-and when they aren't sociazng family
scale they sitting opposite benches trying to beat
would be investigated There's no need Fauot was limiting
ruefuly in this instance.
don't this played up particularly" Don grinned
wanly bu I've beaten Tatum Bud since split
and everybody became head coach Just ohand can't
guarantee the figures think those boys have
something like 1870 record against I'm fond OF both,
but play against them. They've done much
with the split-T than I've done since 1943"
JUST oFFHAND, Faurot is correct in respect His
Missouri have had five shots at Taum Terrapns and
Wilkinson has matched his Sooners against
the masters MSsouranS eight occasions and won every
time.
embarrassing" Faurot conceded, "but there it is.
And almost every time pick see where Tatum
is playing in the Gator Sugar Orange Bowl where
Bud is playing Sugar other BOWL Never once,
guy that he did Fauro suggest that possibly his
material at Missouri did not measure up Maryands
Oklahomas.
Indeed the only for which he reached in
nection with wilkinson. II haven't been able to beat Bud
sighed "bu neither has anybody else in the Big Seven
He's 80 in maybe it's case OF playing SO in
without defeat. Anyway it's heluva record. And
Tatum's is at least good"
Faurot properly hedges when compare his two
boys They the best young coaches in the country
he generaized wish to be quoted this They
differ sure persons will differ But both good
fundamentals, strategy. offensive tactics and defense
tactics. They're WE'LL they're just good coaches"
1T is DON FAUROT'S opinion that tomorrows outcome
will alerness "The team that gets off to
will have a lot going for it,, he saying.
think Bernie Faoneys lossand everybody I've seen
scratching Faoneywont hurt Listen, don't underest
mate Faloney consider him of the real
backs of 1858. He beat among others"
suggested that Charlie Boxod could throw pass
as Faloney the colapsbe knee and maybe
WELL or better.
"Maryand's still hurting" Faurot insisted. eve had
every other coach dsancethat had
Boxod behind Faloney. if you don't have that big
you trouble The other players look to the smart
guy-FaIoney MaryandS casewho the ofense just
as they do to the who directs the defense
For Tatums sake" he concluded Il hope that mis-
fortune to Faoney won't hurt his club For WknSons sake
well, it's just like I said the other day."
What did you say?" one asked
repeat think it's going to be 21-21 and the
will he . than the indcateSn