Evening star., 1954-10-16
Storm Debris Makes
Train 8 Hours Late
On Arrival af Dawn

Un Arrival at Dawn
A sleepy-eyed North Carolina
football squad which plays Mary
land at College Park today.
here this morning at $40
o'clock-8 hours and 20 minutes
before kickoff time-after SPEND
ing IL hours and IS minutes on
their special train carrying them
from Raleigh to Washington.
The train, which also carried
! 900 North Carolina students,
was scheduled to arrive at $3.50
last night. but the hurricane
winds covered the tracks with
debris and slowed the train to
one-third of it's usual pace.
Coach George Barclay Of the
Tar Heels said this morning that
his squad of 36 men got very
little sleep during the trip. but
he hoped "the narrowing ex-
perience wouldn't hurt his squad
physically" against the Terps.
Some Catch Few Winks.
The Tar Heels occupied a
chair car during the trip. but
none of the players caught more
than a few winks, it was re-
ported. Some of them tried to
stretch out in the car, but they
only interfered with the rest
who were trying to nap.
1T was an experience I'm sure
none OF us want again, espe-
cially on the day of a game"
Trainer Doc White said.
Some of the North Carolina
coaches admitted the loss of
sleep may work to the disad-
vantage of the Tar Heels, while
others thought they could en-
ploy psychology to whip up the
boys to even greater playing
heights than they normally
would reach.
The trip was jinxed from the
beginning, according to Jake
Wade, director of public relations
at Carolina. THE train left
Raleigh two hours late in the first
place." he said.
Greeted by Students.
The spirits of the Tar Heels
were lifted somewhat as they
piled off the train this morning
at Union Station.
Three or four hundred fellow
students, who had arrived yes
terday afternoon, were on hand
to greet the tired players. They
had kept a vigil all through the
night.
The team was hustled quickly
to a midtown hotel where they
were bedded down, but only for
few hours.
Barclay said the players would
be allowed to rest until 10 am,
when they would be called for
brunch. In this case brunch will
be steak, toast and hot tea.
Shortly thereafter buses we're
to take the team to College Park
to suit up for the game.
Ideal Weather for Game.
The weather outlook for to-
days game was perfect. Skies,
had cleared and a brisk. autumn
breeze promised to dry UP yes
terday'S rain.
Maryland has been a three
touchdown favorite all week,
despite its tie with Wake Forest.
Supporters of the Old Line
teams fortunes were expected
to be further encouraged upon
learning of the North Carolina
teams experience. At least, it
is figured, the trip would lessen
the opportunity of an upset.
A crowd of $4,000 was expected
to file into Byrd Stadium to see
the contest, with $500 Carolin-
ians forming a roofing section Of
their own. Many fans from
Carolina were expected to be de-
layed by the weather conditions
not only in their own State, but
in Virginia as well.
Coach Jim Tatum said today
he believes the Terps will roll
against North Carolina the min
ute they gain confidence, and he
hopes that will be early in the
contest. But Big Jim also be-
lieves Carolina is a team of great
potential. although it has beaten
only N. c. State, tied Tulane and
lost to Georgia.