Evening star., 1954-01-02

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he started to signal o touch
tied substitution rule until the
last four minutes Of the game.
Tatum explained that he
thought Faloney might be able
to kick out of bounds inside the
five-yard line. That would put
the Sooners IN trouble. Then he
could move Faloney to the safety
spot, because Oklahoma wouldn't
pass from the five with a seven
point lead. If the Sooners could
be held and forced to punt. Fa-
loney would be in there when
Maryland regained the ball.
But Tatum's strategy didn't
work because Faloney didn't kick
out of bounds and Jim had to
take Bernie out when Oklahoma
took over on the Maryland 20.
Faloney was not available when
Maryland finally did get the ball.
The Maryland coach's sub
stituting throughout the game
was frowned on by some, but
Tatum said afterward that
Maryland din't have the depth
everybody said it had. He said
the team was fortunate that
the temperature was u and
not IS. And he admitted that
when FELTON, tried and missed
a field goal from the 13-yard
line, Dick Bielski should have
been in there. In fact, he
thought Bielski was when the
kick was ordered.
Earlier Bielski had tried a
field goal from the 43 and it
wasn't even close. Felton's was
OF to the left.
Hanulak's Timing on.
1t was obvious that one Of
the reasons for Hanulak's poor
showing was that he and Box
old never did perfect their tim
ing. Hanulak would pause just
long enough on the handof to
find white-shirted Sooners
climbing all over him when he
hit the line, He made only 46
yards in IA tries for a 3.3 aver
noe cnmnared tn his Q & average
for the season.
When Maryland had first
down on the four-yard line
early in the first quarter. Han
ulak, Dick Nolan. Boxold and
FELTON, all had a crack at the
goal line and in four downs
were a foot short.
When the Terps came back
after Jack Bowersox recovered
a tumble by Leake. Dick Bielski
and Nolan made a first down on
the nine as the quarter ended.
Tatum took the first team out
and put in the second. including
Lynn Beightol at quarterback.
Three plays netted 2 yards and
FELTON, missed the field goal.
Why didn't Beightol. a good
passer, throw instead of sticking
to the ground? That was all
for the day for Beightol and the
Terps might have used him to
advantage later.
Nolan was Maryland's offen-
sive star, despite being smacked
so hard once he had to leave the
game. Nolan took two passes
for 81 yards, carried IL times
for IS yards and was more than
adequate defensively. His uni
form was the dirtiest and most
torn. He gave it all.
Brown Tops Linemen.
j. D. Roberts. the Oklahoma
guard who beat out Maryland s
Stanley Jones for lineman-of-
the-year honors. was the key
tackler on some of the big plays
but neither Roberts nor Jones
was the best lineman on the field
That honor went to Tackle Don
Brown of the Sooners in the
opinion Of many. Blubber
Morgan and Walker. particularly
the latter, stood out for the
Terps.
With the exception of Grigg
and Brown, Oklahoma had
either a starless ball club or
one Of many stars. It had bal
ance and depth, and Wilkinson
substituted to perfection, as il
turned out.
Calame, like his predecessor
Eddie Crowder. could smuggle
that ball and he could give ii
to Grigg or Cling or Merrill
Green or Bob Burris and they
knew what to do with it. Van
Pool wasn't Calame's equal, but
he helped protect that 7-point
lead. Grigg finished up with 8s
yards.
But when the Oklahoma backs
moved most effectively. it was
against the right side of the
Terps. where Faloney usually
would be playing.
It was the closest of the major
bowl games. but unless the tele-
vision screen lied it must have
been the dullest. It was good
balanced team beating a shell
Of the team that was awarded
the national title. # it wasn't
fairly dull, how come so many
people on such a beautiful after
noon were so quiet.
MARYLAND.
Left end-CrytZer, Kramer, Dennis,
Left Euard-Bowersox, Pellesrini.
Center-Irvine. Lattimer.
Right guard-Palahunik, McLuckie
Right tackle-Jones, Brougher.
Right end--Walker, Flynn. Kilgallen
Quarterback-Boxold, Beightol, Fa-
Left half-;-Henulak, Waller. Burgee:
-, Right half-Nolan. Horning. vereb
Fuilback-Felton, Bielski.
OKLAHOMA,
Left end--Allison, Mobra.
Left tackled. Brown, Bowman.
Left guard--M. Brown. Morris
Center-K. -Burris. Mears.
Right guard-Roberts, Bolinger.
Right tackle-Nelson, Hearon.
Right end-Boydston, Keller.
Quarterback-Calane. Van Pool.
Left half--Ging. Herndon.
Right hah-Grigg. Leake, Green.
Fullback-R. Burris, Donaghey. Lit