Evening star., 1954-08-29
Fast Backs Promise
Strong Attaek;;MiddIe
OF Line Is BuIwark
By MerreH WhittIesey

season and scored 43 in winning
10 straight games and the No.
spot in the AP poll.
Coach Jim Tatum believes the
Terps might generate enough
offense to score 43 or more
touchdowns again this season
but the big problem Is maintain
ing that excellent defensive
mark.
Practice starts bright and
early at 6:45 am. Wednesday at
College Park. with II seniors. II
juniors and 80 sophomores. 90
in ALL, reporting. Two-a-day
workouts win continue through
September II. The first game l.
with Kentucky at Lexington
September Is.
The eight Atlantic Coast Con-
ference schools will have about
.450 candidates reporting. with
South Carolina sounding the
earliest CALI am. Coach Rex
Enright will have 48 on hand
There will be SIS answering to
Bill Murray at Duke. 70 to
Frank Howard at Clemson. As to
George Barclay at North Caro-
lima, IS to Tom Rogers at Wake
Forest and IS to Ned Mcdonald
at Virginia. The only new coach
Is Earle Edwards at North Caro-
lima State, who viii greet SO
prospects.
Seven Starters Gone.
Seven members Of last years
first team at Maryland were
graduated. but that's not as
bad as It sounds because
their successors will not be
greenhorns. Maryland was o
terrific first-half team last year
and the boys who will be regu-
lars this year played most of
the, last half in many of the
Sames.
Tatum's pride at this moment
Is the middle of the line, John
Irvine at center and George
Palahunik and John Bowersox at
guards. Along with Bill Walker
at end. they are the returning
regulars.
Another pleasing factor to Big
Jim, who was the coaches choice
for the coach-of-the-year award
last season. is that he will have
his hand-picked coaching staff
together for the third straight
year. That's Jack Hennemier,
Warren Giese, Tommy Mont.
Bob Ward, Emmet Cheek, Eddie
league, plus Vernon Seibert for
part-tiIne duty. The same train
ers, Duke Wyre and John Lacey.
are back. For q coach who de-
pends on his men as much as
Tatum does, and works them as
hard, that makes for a pleasant
outlook.
Quarterback Is Problem.
To the Maryland fans, quar-
terback is the big problem.
Charley Boxold is the man at
this moment, but this might be
Lynn Beightol's year, and then
there's the touted sophomore
from Baltimore, Frank Tambu-
relic. II
Mechanically, Boxold can do
more things than Bernie Faloney
on offense, but he has lacked
Bernie's inspirational qualities
and leadership. When he knows
he Is the top man, Boxold may
acquire those necessities Of a
good quarterback. Beightol has
shown flashes Of brilliance. Tam
burello, Of course, is untssted but
he had q brilliant high school
career and last years freshman
coaches believe he'll make it.
The backfield will be the fast
est he's ever coached, Jim says,
with Joe Horning and Ronnie
Waller ut halfback and Dick
Bielski at fullback. Bielski had
. terrific spring practice cam
paign. He will kick of, is q field
goal threat back to 40 yards, and
will kick the extra points.
Bielsd and Irvine are the CO.
captains. and II they get q good
start Maryland's All-America
tub-thumping, q necessary evil
of football, will be pointed their
way.
Punting may be a problem,
for Beightol kicked only five
times last year. Boxold twice and
Walker once.
New Tackles Needed.
The biggest gaps to I'LL will
be at tackle, where Stanley
Jones. unanimous All-America,
and Bob Morgan gave the Tcrps
wonderful protection last year.
This will be the firsta year of
Tatum's eight at College Park
that his tackle prospects have
been worrisome.
In addition to Faloney. Jones
and Morgan, the other seven
starters who will not pe back
were Dick Nolan and Chester
Hanulak at halfbacks. Ralph
FELTON, at fullback and Marty
Crytzer at end. Charlie Lattimer,
q sub center and Fred Hetfner,
punting specialist. we're the other
seniors last year. Herb Hoffman,
. guard. was drafted during the
summer.
The Maryland squad will have
more of a local tinge this season.
Tim Flynn Of st. Johns may be
q f1rst-string end II his bad knee
holds up. Jack Davis Of Bladens-
burg has great prospects at
guard, while Ralph Hawkins Of
st. Johns Is versatile and could
I'LL in at several positions. Moose
Turner and Ralph Ward Of
MONTGOMERY Blair figure to make