Evening star., 1955-09-07
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ., FRANCE, s1xnu
Propaganda by the Pound

SOME FOUR POUNDS of propaganda must have hit the
sports desk today in single package postmarked Los
Angeles and from the UCA publicity department In just
II days-September 24the Ucans coming to town to
play Maryland and the g of the burbs from California
seems to be warning to Jim Tatums boys to take to
the hills.
Probably this viii be the collegiate highlight of the
these parts certain seout of Maryands $4,000
capacity stadium SO far is known this is the first time
the TerrapnS will have been hosts to California school,
much mythical national champion, but than
intersectionalism will fill the stadium Curley Byrd
bequeathed Maryland The Ucans loaded just like the
brochures and press releases say and the Terrapins
are going to be No again-or No. in the country
picked by Swami Francis Wallacet behooves them to
repel the invaders.
Still painfully vivid in the memories of Maryanders
is last years first hassle with UCLA the West Coast
As it will be this time 1t Marylands second game and
the Terrapns who had been the Nations No. team in
1885, had looked good while absentmndedy beating Ken
lucky in the opener, 200
BUT IN Los ANGELES the Terrapins blew the'duke to
UCLA 127 that did lot of things-a bad-to Marse
Tatms young They grieved much about the loss
that 1t took nearly month to get back the beam.
Over this stretch Maryland managed to be implausiby
tied by Wake Forest 1918 and defeated by Miami 81 The
Teapns fell clear out Of the top 10 teams and for the
first time since Tatum arrived in 1e47 they playing
only 500 bali after five games.
Maryland finally got moving and swept its last five
games although in beating South Carolina North Carolina
State Clemson George Washington Missouri the Terps
weren't beating much Nonetheless they got back in the
first TO- although just barely The Ucans went to win
When last seen in Chicago the noted mystic Prof.
Wallace, saying that his money riding UCLA to
remain the best the Coast They may lose Prof
wallace conceded, and he is the final word
1T is OBVIOUS from the propaganda from UCLA that,
while Coach Red Sanders may be worrying, the publicity
department is taking lightly the loss of all members
of the 1854 rsstrng line These young men, who yielded
touchdown all season. evidently be replaced on
ohenSe If not on defense.
It is the baceld that sends" the UCA tub thumpers
uhn vnff fhn uviro ohonH houa
punch. Jim Decker is back and fashy named
Chuck Holloway was the big find Of spring practice"
Decker senior who carried the ball only about half
many times either Taiback Primo Villanueya or
Fuback Bob Davenport last yet led the Bruins
ground gaining with SOB net yards in At carries for
play in the country last but pushed the NCA
record of lis yards try set by Glenn Davis of Army
In 1945.
Holloway sharpened up by playing regularly two years
for Fort Ord and impressed Sanders
veteran wngbacks Johnny Herman and Bruce Ballard have
been moved to new positions.
BUT THE BIGGEST accoade is reserved for Davenport
the An-Amercan fuback. RED Sanders had it
good at fulback" fatty states the burbs
only has but two big powerful and experienced backs
in Davenport and Doug Peters"
In the last two years. says Davenport has taken his
place UCLAs a-time No. fuback. Already he ranks
seventh among the Bruins alltme ground gamers with
GIT yards and 108 points.
Coach Sanders, who bandies words around has
called Davenport the greatest fulback he's seen
UCLAs publicity mill stresses Pappy Waldorf California
has called him another Nagurskr"
Cafornians don't believe in restraint. The tip is out
they mite peeyed at Swaps Even three good legs
they maintain, he should have licked Nashua.