Evening star., 1955-11-12
Clemson Bases
Hopes on Past
Statistical EDGE
Maryland d Fuyored
By II Points to Win
Orange Bowl Spot
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
star staff Correspondent

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star Staff Correspondent
CLEMSON. s. c, Nov. l2--
Clemson is basing its victory
hopes against Maryland today
on the fact that it should have
won the 1858 and '54 games. the
way the Tigers replay them, and
that this years team IS the best
Of the three.
That's been the theme Of
Coach Frank Howard's talks all
week, that Clemson has won the
statistics but lost the ball games
the last two years.
But hardly anybody but the
Clemson people are paying any
attention, and Maryland still is
q 14-point favorite today to win
the Atlantic Coast Conference
nod as its Orange Bowl team
against Oklahoma, plus its l4th
straight game.
Weathermap Cooperates
It will be all over but the
official ballot If the Terps win
today. Regardless Of what hap
pens against George Washing
ton next week, Clemson viii be
the logical choice If the Tigers
pull the big upset. but they still
have two to play-Auburn. a
game they figure to lose, and
Furman, one in which they figure
to romp.
The weatherman has prom
ised cooperation and positively
beautiful day is in prospect for
what has been termed the most
important football game ever
played in South Carolina.
All Clemson Stadium at
tendance records viii be shat
tered by the crowd of about
10000. several thousand OF
which will stand or be seated on
grass banks.
Howard. in a very relaxed
mood in his office yesterday.
pulled the cuspidor closer and
said Maryland s tcucndowiss Of
the past two years were Just
like drawing blood. He wasgre-
ferring to the 65. SO and 90
yard touchdown runs in 1858,
and the So and 61-yard runs
by Ronnie Waller last year.
Has Dinner with Tatnm
Asked about story in which
he reportedly told an Atlanta
sports writer TO come to Clemson
and see his team whip Mary
land. Howard replied you don't
think Mrs. Howard raised any
boys as stupid as that. do you2"
Somebody asked Frank If he
was going to meet the Maryland
team at the Anderson Airport.
NO. he drawled. rubbing his
bald head. II don't want to see
tJim) Tatum till kickoff toner
row afternoon. Thatll give me
"a more hours to build up a hate
against him. He was. kidding,
of course, as he and Tatun had
dinner together last night.
Howard told a story about one
of those chain letters in which
the person you send it to is sup
posed to answer back in four
days or have bad luck. 81 sent
one to Tatum when he was in
Japan last summer. knowing he
coldn't get it back in four days.
/ hope that bad luck catches
up with him tomorrow"
Clemson has won six and lost
one and Howard said that was
better than he hoped at the be-
ginning of the season. When
told that Tatum has been saying
Clemson has the best hackfield
in the country, Howard replied.
"Tatum talks so much that he's
beginning to believe some Of
those statements he makes"
This is Clemson's homecoming,
and while the little town of sew
eral stores, q college and q big
hotel was relatively quiet yes
terday. the folks started arriv-
ing on all roads today. The big
State Fair clash with South
Carolina wasn't ciemson's big
one this season---this is it.
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