Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
Ward curbs Optimism Of Boss
By MERRILL WHlTTLEsEY

THAT HUGE YELLOW moon was peeking over the tree
tops beyond Byrd Stadium when Coach Jim Tatum sent the
last Of the Maryland players In from practice at 62 o'clock
last night The lights had been the practice field for
more than an hour
Jim was shaping his arms against his body to ward on
the chilling night air There dsrespect for Syracuse
and South Carolina but this had been longer and tougher
Tuesday workout than those Of the last two weeks with
LSU coming to town Saturday there's more to be done
Tatum logged to catch up With his assistants who
headed tor the locker room How'd We d9 today men7" ne
asked and from his manner he was for an optimistic
lid that oense click better than
toby.
Hope we didn't leave our game On the practice neid
Emmett Cheek grumbled.
stll searching for CHEEKY note Taturn said to Bob
Ward How was the defense Coach Ward?'
No answer.
7 said how the defense, Coach ward Jim asked
again
can right guess Ward grumbed 1T was pretty fair
thena moments hesitation, then another. Il guess"
WELL WAS RI ALL right or wasn't it7" Jim asked as
they pounded the mud from their cleats the cement side
walk 1t the stadium Offices.
TOD good Job defense today couple Of guys kept
making mistakes and corrected them but they kept
peating didn't like IT on the whole, defense not
as good as II should have BEEN
ward had spoken his piece. Tatum. however. did not
appear too disturbed He has had Ward BY his side as player
ana coach for years and kneWs Bob IS perectionist
Marylands first All-American demands maximum pro-
dselien # al times When practice extended longer than
usual and Il was colder than usual and the boys were tired
Il stl excuse for mistake Every foot the oense
Faned was painful 10 Ward
The coaches walked through the varsity locker ROOM
which relatively quiet but hundred feet down the han
the rkey dinks the nth and sixth teams were whipping
THERE ARE NO trips letters recognition for the
But they're out there every day knocking heads
and loving III
stuck u bis helmet yesterday He the Big Chief and
the OF the rkey-dinks his little Indians They
warwhooped and hoered showed absolutely respect
for the members Of the varsity
II those guys could play Saturday ike they play
Tuesday we'd have six first teams one of the coaches re-
marked Whitley Dovell the freshman COACH overheard him
They could beat team in the Ivy League right now,
said DoveI, who i more coach than diplomat
To-day Peella might trade his feather for some markings
e. hls helmet Tint would resemble space mans helmet
Hes done before Then all the rnkey viii be space
men, and theyn act that part
$3.50
ONE or LsUs TRADEMARKS Is speed Like Army used
TO DO the Tigers put in play every II seconds IT'S Up
the ground in hurry to the huddle OF IT. wcop
and holler, and snap the ball back.
Eddie league who has secuted the Tigers was teaching
this to the rnkey dnks Monday He had them running plays
every II seconds with the Maryland varsity the other side
Of the line getting used to 1t.
league saying Faster faster and the rnkey-dinks
obliged Three times they put the ban In play fast that
league didn't have time to get out Of the way They bowed
him over Then they'd pick him up with dead seriousness
but grin At each other On the back to the hudde They
have more fun than anybody
Earlier Ii the day At the weekly luncheon Tatum had
been bemoanng the competition for his football team here
this week end George Washington West Virginia on Friday
DukeNayy Saturday and the Redskins and Eagles on Sunday
Plus racing.
Earlier than that he had been talking with LSU Oicias
was no consolation to Big Jim when they told him Maryland
and LsU would draw 5000 II Saturdays game could be
Innft GNfHf
for $4,000 crowd made Tatm lose his taste for his
slice Of roast beef.