Evening star., 1954-01-02


The policeman his siren and his osciatng roof
light and pulled the away,
THE OTHER PASSENGERS were quiet, content to let
Tatum set the mood If he wanted to talk he would talk
And spurts when the wall of the siren would die down
he replayed parts of Oklahomas TO upset over his
Terrapns.
warren" he asked, "did I make mistake when put
in the No team when we were down near their goal line
in the second quarter?"
st don't think so, COACH" Giese said
bud had Just substituted" Tatum mused "If
first -strngers out we'd have been worse off"
team should have scored" Giese said. "At
least should have had field goal"
IT should have had trying for that field goal"
Tatum said Dick Belsk second fuback is the Teps
top placement that the only rststring
back Tatum had in the Fuback Ralph Felton, who
missed from handy distance.
"Felton's kick straight die, COACH said Gese,
whose gamepostion behind the goal posts ITS just
that they lined it up all wrong. He was way off,
THE SIREN SHRIEKED and talk stopped When it was
quiet Tatum said fiat. didn't play very good
game myself got sentimental guess He didn't elaborate
When the squad hit the Venetian Causeway Jim
turned around and said "These bowl hell
and coaches of the aren't they? Wikin
son was l. Kentucky knocked him off We knocked off
Tennessee year when they No l. and Chuck
Taylor he got clobbered 40 to ~
Nobody said anything for few minutes and then Giese
said 1--WE fat coach. We went fiat when didn't
second big chance Maybe they wanted to win
q little more than did"
I'VE had every break" Tatum replied, moodily He put
his about his boys shoulders, turned to the backseat
passengers and winked.
What was the score Jinmy?' he asked, gently.
Seven to nothing" Jimmy whispered
Sometimes you've got to lose, Jimmy, Tatum said
a. s
ONE OF THE OTHER RIDERS finally spoke up. when
YOU had Bernie Faoney cutting running in that special
pregame Jim, were you thinking OF starting hm
"Yes" Tatun replied "He wanted to play
From the presbox looked pretty good said the other
Tatum silent After pause. Giese said, Bernie
couldn't drive of that bum knee wish it had been well wnen
that one-yard line You can bet he'd have
sneaked"
"Boxold did pretty good, though Tatum said "He no
Falonev now but he'll be great quarterback year
ANYWAY Oklahoma lost Gene Calame whole second
half and said few days he just as valuable
to them Faoney to u.s. Calame suffered separation
of the right collarbone in the second period.
many times" Tatum said, "have you seen MaryaNd
stopped when he had first inside the 5-yard ne?
This happened in the opening quarter
"I might have happened, but don't remember It, Giese
said u... oo,,a ,oruo4 ,bor g did
happen. But like said were lucky We had Faioney all
season. didn't we Just sorry for seniors We got
in last two games last season ana now we
wind up like this -
Coach" said the police sergeant III WASN'T as Dao aS
all that"
1T wasn't good" Tatum grumbed.
THE TRAFFIC BEGAN to pile up again when the process
sion hit Miami the hit the siren repeatedly
with result but much din Once, when it was sl Tor
moment Tatum said warren you know how many points
oklahoma would have Faloney could have played
1defense?"
"Yes," Giese answered. None And we'd have scored
A. anyway and I'm with you on Boxoid He did all ngn
considering"
water under bridge" Tatum muttered They gained
all their ground left side If Faloney playing they
don't gain They didn't get loud foul on the right side
Now the traffic was standsll and Tatum turned to
the police sergeant Cup to now" he remarked we've had
two motorcycle cops to lead the way"
"They didn't show up" apoogized the cop.
Lot of people don't show up when you lose jim said
AS the squad finally pulled in front of Marylands hotel
Tatum spoke to his young son.
"You still love your daddy don't you Jimmy?
Jimmy didn't He was fast asleep Big jim
gently Graded him and took him to his bed