Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26
TERP GOAT IN 81
Win Settles
Old Score
For Walker

BY MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

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The Maryland UCLA game
twas "a hours old and the coach
ling staff still was calling it q
|"team victory" which it un-
Idoubtedly was. Every man the
lTerps used contributed tremend-
lously. And. as one Of the coaches
lsaid, Jim Tatum never had q
better day in selecting subs.
Every player he sent in was
READY and equal to the task.
Bob Pellegrini has been ac-
Iclained for an Inspired per-
Torrance at center: Frank Tam
lburello for his thinking, taking
land his all-around play at
Quarterback: Mike Sandusky for
la sterling job &C tackle. and Ed
lVereb for the touchdown run.
1.-THE fake that set It up. and an
adequate game at defense, which
| was Of vital importance to the
i e
Terps.
But for those who saw both
games Of the Maryiand-U CLA
iseries, there perhaps Is one
player who stood out Q tiny bit
over the rest, not only for his
physical effort. but because Of
1.-THE pressure that was on him.
That would be Bill Walker. the
lend.
Goat Last Year
Last year Walker Was the goat.
He furnbled q snap from center
and UCLA recovered on the
Maryland 10 and scored two
plays later. He kicked only II
yards from the Maryland /.
and the Bruins scored the win
ming touchdown six plays later.
All last week during practice
Tatum would call fresh lines
from the freshman team and
"B" squad and have them rush
the kicker. Walker. undoubtedly
remembering last year. was back
there punting with Tatum yell
ing, pile in there, rush that
kicker. try to block that kick.
No team rushes the kicker like
UCLA."
| So the game is about i've min
utes old Saturday and where is
Walker? He's back on his own
Is, standing In the rain and
mud. fourth down, and his job
is to kick the Terps out Of trou-
BILE. He did, a soaring, high,
floating beauty Of 81 yards.
| Gets the Ball Away
! A few minutes later he was on
his own %, fourth down. big
boot needed. and he kicked IS
yards. Twice more he punted,
from the IL and the A, and al-
though the Bruins were charging
he was getting split-second pro-
lection In getting the bali away.
4 And Walker had q big day on
defense, too. and although they
didn't throw to him, he was ade-
Iquate on offense.
In the punting department
Lynn Beightol also deserves q
hand. He kicked one 80 yards
and another hesitated on the
goal line. almost stopping dead
on the 1-foot line.
Maryland almost was late re-
porting for both halves, but It
wasn't because Of any impas-
stoned dressing room pleas by
Tatum. In both instances he was
busy with last-minute defense
"details, working on the black
board and giving some players
individual instructions. He
doesn't 60 for the Mysteries in
getting q team ready.
In fact. when Maryland scored
one of its big victories of recent
years. over Alabama, the Terps
came out and scored the first
three times they had the ball.
what did you tell 'em, Jim?"
somebody asked. Tatum replied,
II asked them If they were ready,
they said Yes SO ] said, Let's
&C.,"
Lynn Beightol and his second
stirring backfield was pulled out
In q hurry late in the game Sat-
lurday after HOWE Dare threw
Ia pass that almost was inter-
cepted on the goal line. II the
lUCLA player had caught the
ball, he might have gone 100
yards for tying touchdown.
Beightol, whose play almost
brought Maryland q second
touchdown. and carefully pro-
tected the lead to that point,
lsaid later he told Dare he was
going to give him the ball but
mot to throw It under any cir
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