Evening star., 1955-11-09
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ], ,..ue,, sam
Hord, Soft and Medium

IT IS NOT THE MTENTIoN here to engage in a full
scale with Mr. Ed Danforth veteran sports editor Of the
Atlanta Journal critic of the football schedules
played by Maryland and oklahoma They usually play and
engaged in soft schedules unworthy Of their
Uncle Ed reasoned which may not call for
some mild reprisals ssss
Pitts or Michigan States Notre Danes perhaps but at
this time panorth critical voice from the wrong part
Of the country You he cant make much Of case for
the Southeastern Conferences although he tries with his
comment:
would say that there are four right In the
southeastern any Of which could cakewalk through
the Sooners program. Those four would be Ole Miss,
Georgia Tech auburn and Mississippi state Maryland Is
NOT In amuch faster league than Oklahoma.
The gentleman from the Deep South II right when ne
points there only couple of tough teams n the
Atlantic Coast Conference although three might be
being correct Maryland, Clemson and Duke Be that as
1T may easy examine conscienousy confer
ence and not md the same holding true.
DOWN m DIXIE as Danforth demonstrates there Is n
fondness calling attention to the 1852 season. when MARY
land saw Ole Miss and Alabama up II unbeaten record
And before that season-ths time IN Georgia
licked the Terrapins, zT-7.
But il ii Just plain foolish for Southeastern Conference
ance store BY those wins hecause ~ so happens
they the only three victories the SEC ever has scored
over Maryland since Jim Tatus regime Tatun used
date in this instance he only the coach but
the Terrapns schedule -maker well In fairness TO DAM
FORTH who for that sort Of thing he does not
directly compare Of the Southeastern schools with
Maryland
m an James Moore Tatum has sent his warriors against
wide variety Of Southeastern Conference teams is times
since 947 and has nine winA and 202O Gator Bowl tie
with Georgia pit against those three defeats Speaking Of
Georgia. Brother Danforths Bulldogs haven't got loud
foul against Maryland since their win nye years ago They've
gone 0fo3 scored only 20 points to 100 for Maryland
As matter Of fact Tatnms Terrspins haven't lost to
southeastern Conference since 1852 and have
straight And don't forget that 2ss victory over Ten
nessee he Sugar Bowl after the 1851 when the Vols
were rated No In the Nation
= Il
EVER SINCE THE Atlanta Journals treatise on soft
gcedules was put on the news wires the good burex
College PARK have been up III For the life OF them
they can't where the Southeastern Conference rates 81
highly and what the last three SEC visitors to Byrd
stadium have Maryland fans cant be fauIted The
last from the hawg iows and hoiny gs belt
Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana Staehaye scored
grand total of points against the Terrapns who rolled
up II on the trio. fss
to the frequent cry Of They didn't beat anybody that Is
leyeled at Maryland when he completes his attack
the Southeastern Conference Mr. sedlacek rather smus.
writes:
Two more items come to mind that would like to
mention The last time Maryland played Big Ten team
the final score read Maryland 34 Michigan State. The
series was not continued because Michigan State wanted 70
play All games up there Then, after Maryland clohbered
Navy three years straight Navy publicly stated that Mary
land was being dropped from the schedule because they
Maryland obviously out Of Nayys class incidentally
what Navy to Mississippi last New Years Day? For
the record Michigan state wasn't admitted TO the Big Ten
until 1859, two years after the loss to MarylandJ
ACTUALLY, MOST or THE recent criticism from Georgia
was directed Oklahoma and Author Danforth not without
point the Bic Six-Seyen Conference be sure weak
league as the record of 43 wins ties and defeats
during Coach Bud Wilknson's regime suggests.
still and all Oklahoma manages to do all right when
N ventures like Maryland outside Of its own conference
such this season. when the Sooners licked Pittsburgh and
Texas the Bowl Of 1854 when they unrccked
Maryland as the mythical No. team.
The inevitable result IA that nobody going to win big
In any argument dealing with schedules hard soft
medium when they IRE made up 80 far In advance, As
they are there is no telling what team III 1858 1859 viii
have IT easy or tough. s8 sw
neither praise criticism has booked Miami Baylor,
Kentucky and Tennessee plus Atlantic Coast Conference
foes for 1856 He thinks that stop Of the down
to bet. q