Evening star., 1954-11-11
Tigers C,ocky
With Don Kiinq
In Good Health
Cqrolinions Spurred
By Defensive Record;
Bielski Back at Work
By MerrelI Whittlesey

GleHlSOH, not Maryland or
Duke, will play in the Orange
Bowl game on New Years Day
against the Big Seven repre-
sentative. Brent Breedin. the
Clemson publicist, predicted on
arrival here last night for the
Tigers game with the Terps at
Byrd Stadium Saturday.
I'VE should be unbeaten," the
former Texas sports writer said,
land our boys are convinced
that If we beat Maryland and
Auburn in the next two weeks
we'll be named to the Orange
Bowl before our windup against
The Citadel.
This club has a fierce pride
in its defensive record" Breedin
continued Clemson is No. / in
the country in rushing defense
and No. 3 in total defense), "and
we don't think Maryland, Au-
burn or anybody else will
dent it,"
The Clemson Orange Bowl
angle has not been explored
from this northernmost point
of the Atlantic Coast Confer
ence, but it's not too preposter-
GUS. The Tigers play only three
conference teams, but there Is
no minimum requirement on the
number of games for Orange
Bowl eligibility until 1856.
Beaten Three Times.
Clemson has lost three games,
to VPI, 1877; Georgia, lat, and
South Carolina on Big Thurs
day, 1873. Don King. Clemson's
brilliant Junior quarterback,
was not in uniform for the
Georgia game, and against both
VPI and South Carolina he was
helped from the field due to in
juries at critical points in the
game.
Only in the first half against
VPI did Clemson play bad foot
ball in defeat. The loss to
Georgia without King is no dis
grace, as the Bulldogs currently
are leading the Southeastern
Conference.
Clemson opened by beating
Presbyterian and upset Florida,
14-7. in its fourth game. In the
last two weeks Clemson has de-
feated Wake Forest, 1920, and
good little Furman team, 27-6.
Bussey Helps King.
For the first time in his col
lege career King has played two
straight games without injury.
In addition, Coach Frank How
ard has come up with help for
King in the person Of Charley
Bussey, sophomore quarter
back who was not quite equal to
the emergency when he was
needed against VPI and Georgia.
If Clemson beats Maryland,
which Breedin is firmly con-
vinced it will do. that will erase
the Terps from Orange Bowl
consideration. And the Tigers
tub thumper, like many others,
believes the Orange Bowl will 60
to any lengths to avoid taking
Duke after the latter's 4O-7 de-
feat by Navy. In addition, most
anybody in the conference will
wager that either Wake Forest
or North or South Carolina will
beat Duke in the latter's last
three games.
Auburn Involved, Too.
"If we take Maryland and then
beat Auburn, which probably
will be the only team to beat
Miami, we're home, believe me, +"
Breedln said.
Clemson and Maryland are the
only ACC teams ever to play in
the Orange Bowl The Tigers
followed their unbeaten season of
1850 with a 15-14 triumph over
Miami January /, 1851. What
the Orange Bowl folks liked
about Clemson was that it
brought about $4,000 people to
Miami at a time when the
Orange Bowl was not a pre-game
sellout.
Clemson's defensive record, in
which it has allowed TIT yards
per game average to its seven
opponents, is almost so yards
better than Maryland's record,
which Isl second best in the ACC.
The Tigers substitute by
teams, with Bussey taking an
entire new line and backfield
into the game when he goes in
| for King. And Breedin reported
tSee CLEMSON, Page C-3.)
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