Evening star., 1955-06-30
SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
Hectic 86 Days Ahead
By MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

AT O'CLOCK THIS afternoon it will be So days to the
minute until the University of Maryland football either
kicks of or receh against UCLA Bill Cobey, Maryand
business manager athetics, and Benny Robinson,
ticket manager gun they'll be the most hectic S6 days
of their lives.
OF course if the Terp had 100000 capacity stadium
with all seats the 50yar. ne their problems would
little But actually Maryland has permanent
stadium of 80 $685. and will add from 1900 to $4,000 tempo
rary seats That's not enough.
This game drew 10000 in Los Angeles last September
and will be bigger attraction this time The Bruins
unbeaten last and Red Sanders coach of the
Maryland roared through its last five games after
stumbling twice after the 1877 defeat by UCLA.
ORDINARILY IN MIDSUMMER, with Coach Jim Tatum
tour of service in the East of his
assistants vacation and the athletes elsewhere Byrd
Stadium would resemble morgue not so this time
The switchboard huns from morning until quitting
time, and probably after There's steady flow of callers
not bulky but or two at time The mail the heaviest
ever
what we'd like to impress on some OF our callers"
Cebey saying sis that also play Wake Forest South
Carolina, LsU and George Washington at home But
Everybody wants UCA tickets and Of the 50yad
line"
"And that" Robinson added "s impossibility
side of stadium, everything between the 25yard lines
reserved for ticket holders On the other side stu
dents take from the 45yard line to the end And
the two sections next to the students for the visiting
teams"
COBEY ADMITTED the tickets had been received, but
has been distributed Today the last day for
ticket holders to exercise their option Tickets will
be mailed to them late in July Mail orders for individual
tickets will be accepted in July accompanied by checks and
the tickets mailed in August.
One the stock questions asked the counter
Terps ticket office is whats the limit you'll sel?" Robinson
saying that Of those questions from clubs
organizations with legitimate for 100 tickets
but others obviously come from would-be scalpers.
Byrd Stadium has been sold out only twice. both times
for Navy games extremely profitable rivalry that the
Mddies do not wish to continue Robinson estimates that
every seat in the stadium will be sold by Labor Day for UCA
That's when his troubles really will begn when there just
aren't any more.
AT THE OTHER END of the Byrd Stadium Offices which
the Maryland coaches will quarters
in the Student Activities Building Coaches Tommy Mont
Warren Gese and Bob Ward making like the football
season begins tomorrow.
"Wi you be ready when season does begin?" Mont
was asked
I'VE should be in pretty good shape" Tom replied "WeT
have two and half good teams, good competition for all
positions and two fine quarterbacks But" he added with
a grin, don't quote me-"
Mont had just finished preparing letter he will send
to the offensive backs. He explained that the coaches
letters to the players this will stress nformaly
place Of the outline-form letters of last year.
WHEN THE PLAYERS SAW the outlines on their summer
vacations they thought it much like school
had tendency to ignore the mail The informal trend of
the letters will make them think of football keeping
shape, without making them think too much.
The tempo of the letters will be stepped up later in the
There will be personal notes for the who
tendency to get fat Most of the August letters from all
coaches will stress defense condition The boys know
that with Missouri slated September IT and UCLA
the 24th they'll expected bump the first day
back. They'd better be At.
Ward added that of the players taken laborng
jobs during the at their request There already
been minor casualty in this department, with Jack
Davis having lost the top OF his right index finger
after he reported on his job days later
back the Bladensbug High product who should be
the hrst-string right guard.