Evening star., 1954-11-29
Gator Bowl May Pair Auburn and West Virginia
Rice and VPI in Running;
Terp Complaints Aid Duke
ACC Vote Rules Out
Return by Maryland
BY ,MerreII WhittIesey

ByMerreII whittlesey
Jim Tatum's feud with the
Orange Bowl Committee over
better conditions for the visiting
teams at Miami. and the fact
that faculty athletic chairmen
had the vote. contributed heav-
lily to Dukes being chosen over
Maryland as the Atlantic Coast
Conferences most representa-.
tive team"
While there was hope at Col.
lege Park yesterday that Mary.
land might get the bid. particu-
larly after a three-hour delay in
the official announcement. it was
obvious after seeing the Duke.
North Carolina game in Chapel
Hill Saturday that the senti-
ment was to send Duke. The
Blue Devils received word Of
their selection at $50 last night.
A surprising number of sports
writer's and radio men in Caro-
lima, who obviously helped sway
the balloting. were of the opin-
ion that Maryland unqusstion-
ably had the better team, but
that the Terps played in Miami
last January and somebody else
deserved q chance. 1t was be-
lieved also that a Maryland
Nebraska game would be no
contest. but Duke Nebraska
might be a pretty good show.
The Orange Bowl had been
campaigning against Maryland
throughout the Atlantic Coast
Conference.
Disguised Last Year.
Tatum, like many others, was
thoroughly disguised with the
general operation Of the Orange
Bowl game last year, but after
Maryland lost to Oklahoma he
kept quiet. knowing anything
he said would be considered q
losers alibi.
But at the Orange Bowl Com
mittee meeting in Chicago be.
fore the College All-Star game
in August, Tatum exploded. Poor
transportation, lack of adequate
practice facilities and misman-
agement of entertainment were
among his complaints.
He told the Orange Bowl
Committee that it was only
one-third of an agreement be-
tween the two conferences and
the bowl, and that they were
not going to dictate to him II
Maryland went to the bowl.
Tatum added that if Mary
land was selected it would spend
the training period outside Mi
ami and move in the night be.
fore the game. This was highly
Objectionable to the Orange
Bowl people, although this is the
custom at the Sugar Bowl. where
one team trains at Biloxi and
the other at Baton Rouge.
Miamians Wanted Change.
Tatum won many of his points.
but since that meeting the Mi
amians have been politicking
throughout the ACC, outwardly
roofing for another team.
There may be change next
year in who votes. Although
the football coaches certainly
know which conference team Is
the most representative" and
the athletic directors are the
next-best informed. the faculty
athletic chairmen have the vote.
One athletic director at Chapel
Hill Saturday said he had no
idea who his school would vote
for. IF I made a recommends.
ton to the faculty chairman he
might vote the other way" the
fellow said. I'm keeping quiet"
Maryland had oral and writ.
ten promise from at least three
coaches last week for their vote,
before the Terps beat Missouri,
74-13, and Duke beat North.
Carolina, 47-12. But apparently
the coaches did not sway the
faculty men. sE
Stormy Meeting Likely.
This could bring about q
stormy session at Greensboro,
N. c., when the ACC meets In
two weeks.
In Miami, the Associated Press
reported some tongue-in-c cheek
cheering by the Orange Bowl
committeeman.
C. Gordon Anderson, presi- )
dent, termed Duke an excellent
selection. This should be an
extremely colorful game" IL
And while Van G.. Kussrow.
chairman Of the Selecting COM
mittee. insisted the Orange Bowl
would have one of the best
shows. he added: IF we'd had
Oklahoma instead Of Nebraska,
we would have had no one to pit
against them"
Kussrow added: "All seem to
think this would be the best
match. Maryland. the way it
turned out, probably would have
been too much for Nebraska
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