Evening star., 1954-01-02
Orange Bowl
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the Terps weren't going to score
without Faloney. Those seven
points looked like 10.
With Faloney playing, Mary
land against Oklahoma would
have been quite ball game.
The Sooners had everything they
were said to have. including good
depth.
Burgee Fooled on Score.
Every important play of the
game goes back to Faloney.
Imagine Maryland not scoring
from first down Inside the five
with Faloney in there. or after
a first down inside the 10. And
when Larry Grigg took a pitch
out from Calame and scored on
a 25-yard dash, he fooled Dick
Burgee. Faloney's inexperienced
replacement on defense TIE
score capped an l1-play. 80-yard
drive in the second quarter.
Without Calame in the second
half, the Sooners didn't threaten
to score. but they were in Mary
land territory twice.
The first time. Bill Walker
was back to kick and Tackle
Don Brown Of the Sooners
smashed through almost before
the ball and Walker had to try
and run. He was stopped in his
tracks on his own 81. Three
plays later. Jack Van Pool fum-
bled and John Irvine of the
Terps recovered.
Later Ronnie Waller fumbled
and Grigg recovered for Okla
homa on the Maryland As. The
Sooners made a first down. but
Walker tossed Jack Cling for a
16-yard loss and the Sooners
were forced to punt.
| Oklahoma was playing its sew
en-point lead rather safe. The
Sooners threw six times in the
first half and completed four,
but they didn't try any passes
in the second half. Their pass
ing percentage of four for six
for .667 tied an Orange Bowl
record, but with that few at
tempts, it's not much of a mark.
Oklahoma had more bounce
than the Terps, who appeared
fiat, limp and uninspired. The
Sooners were sharper. They had
much more roofing from the
bench. They were a confident
bunch, moving from their hud-
dies to the line of scrimmage
like a team that really wanted
to win. Maryland did not.
One Big Moment.
The Terps had one electrifyng
moment. It.was late in the third
quarter after Chester Hanulak.
who otherwise had his worst day
in a Maryland uniform. took a
Buddy Leake punt and almost
got away. He scooted back for
II yards to the Oklahoma A.
yard line, and suddenly there
was a throaty cheer from the
Maryland rooters among the sun
warmed crowd Of 68,718.
It was bewildering for mo-
ment. because the runback to
the A was not the occasion for
such an outburst, then quickly
fyou saw the reason. From the
Maryland bench came No. 10,
Bernie Faloney.
Faloney changed directions for
a moment and ran a few steps
out of his way to shake the hand
of Boxold. Suddenly the Mary
land team had life and pep and,
quick as a flash, Faloney gave
the ball to Ralph FELTON, and
FELTON, was off for Is yards and
a first down on the Oklahoma
20. For the first time the Mary
land stands showed real life. And
for the first time Oklahoma play
ers were slow getting up.
But that was the only mo-
ment Of glory. Later it was
learned that somebody missed
an assignment on the next play
and Faloney hurriedly had to get
rid Of the ball, because Tatum
had told him not to run with it.
He threw a nat pass to Joe Horn
ing that lost seven yards. Had
Bernie had the privilege Of the
option, it might have been a
different story.
I Tatum Strategy Fails.
On the next play Faloney
passed for a loss. and that was
the end of the quarter. Tatum
was asked why he permitted
Faloney to remain in the game
for the first play Of the fourth
quarter. with fourth down and IL.
Faloney punted into the end zone
and was taken out. That meant
he was ineligible under the linn