Evening star., 1954-11-06

Tackle Wharton Joins
BieIski on SideIines
For n. c. State Game
By MerreIl WhittIesey


North Carolina State, a team
Oh the upgrade in the Atlantic
Coast Conference but still a year
or two away, figured to give
Maryland's homecoming fans q
few anxious moments today, but
the Terps still ruled three-touch-
down favoriteS. Game time is
2 pm.
The first Of four straight home
games in Byrd Stadium was ex-
pected to draw about $1,000 on
a brisk. cloudy afternoon. Glenn
son, George Washington and
Missouri, the latter on Thanks
giving Day, follow the Wolfpack
on Maryland's home schedule.
Maryland was pleased to have
Gov. McKeldin in the stands, but
was not pleased to have Fullback
Dick Bielski up there, too. Biel-
ski is recovering from an in
fiammation Of the throat and
expected to have last-minute
permission to attend in street
clothes.
And the Terps also were very
unhappy to have a chunk taken
out Of the line in the absence
OF Al Wharton, right tackle, who
was taken to the university in
Urinary yesterday with flu and
a temperature of 102. Wharton.
a starter in the last two games,
was considered the most i'm
proved player on the team. His
substitute will be Mike Sandusky.
Queen to Be Crowned.
The Governor was a guest of
President Wilson H. Elkins of
the university, who earlier spoke
to Maryland's homecoming fans
at a pre-game luncheon.
Maryland's Homecoming queen
was to be crowned in pre-gaine
ceremonies after a parade of
floats starting at 1:1O.
Maryland took a 3-2-1- record
into it's second home game COM
pared to a dismal 1-6 slate for
the visitors. However, just two
weeks ago the Wolfpack COM
pletely outplayed Duke for a
half, but bowed to two long runs
in the second half. The final
score was 21-7 for the Blue
Devils.
Still Hope for Bowl Bid.
Some of the Terps' most faith
ful rooters still see possibilities
Of an Orange Bowl bid as the
ACC representative. If Mary
Land does have a chance it must
win convincingly today, as well
as in it's next three games, while
Duke must stumble once or twice
against the three conference
opponents that follow the Blue
Devils game with Navy this
afternoon.
Bielski's absence figured to
hurt his slim chances for ALL
America honors more than it
did the Maryland team, which
had George Albrecht and Tom
Selep to fill in for the hard-luck
co-captain.
Albrecht and Selep are aver
aging As and So yards per try,
respectively. but lack Bielski's fl
nesse and his booming kickoffs
and 8-for-11 record on points
after touchdown. Both Albrecht
and Selep have tried two con-
versions this year and made
one each.
Likely to Divide job.
It may be game time before
Coach Jim Tatum decides be-
tween Charlie Boxold ard Frank
Tamburello as his quarterback,
but if Boxold's ailing arm is
in shape they probably will di-
vide the duties. Tainburello won
soph-of- f-the-week honors in the
ACC for his performance in
leading MARYLAND to q 300 tri-
umph over South Carolina last
week.
States appearance featured
George Marinkov. a speedy lit
tie Pennsylvania who Is Sec
ond in the Nation in kickoff
returns in his sophomore year,
and Eddie West, an Alexandria
youngster who is the key man
in Coach Earle Edwards null
tiple offense. State was the last
team to beat Maryland in Byrd
Stadium, 1913, in October, 1850,
but Maryland won, $50, the last
time the teams met, in 1851.