Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22
Personnel Woes
Big Obstacle in
Mont's Debut
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY

Coach Tommy Mont, who must
feel like man who watched the
roof fall in on his glittering new
home before the house warming. I
is making his debut as Mary
lands football coach today, but
the outcome against Syracuse
was out of his hands. After per-
sonnet losses. the Terps were only
slim favoriteS.
The Terps. winners Of IS con-
secutive regular season games,
met a highly respected opponent
in Byrd Stadium at 2 o'clock,
and even the weatherman was
against them. The forecast was
for cloudy. cool weather. The
obviously deeper Maryland squad
was hoping for a hot day when
it could outman the Orange. A
crowd of about $4,000 was
expected.
Maryland's first two backfields
included only two players, Jack
Healy at right half on the start
ing team and Fred Hamilton at
'fullback on the second, who
played any football to speak of
last year. Three of them were
making their varsity debuts.
HOWE Dare in Hospital
The loss of Quarterback Frank I
Tamburello to the Army and
Dickie Lewis, promising third
string quarterback. because of a
badly sprained ankle was fol-
lowed yesterday by the hospital
|ization Of Halfback HOWE Dare
with yellow jaundice.
Dare was in University Hos
pital in Baltimore, definitely out
this week and next, and very
likely for the season. OF the
backs returning he was tops in
last years statistics in touch
down passes caught. punt and
kickoff returns and total offense.
In 1852 Maryland lost Guard |
Jack Bowersox in the third game |
with an attack of yellow jaun-
dice, and he was out for the
season.
The Terps' first backfield was
made up of John Fritsch, the
new quarterback who possibly
needs a few games before he is
ready; INFESTED John McVicker
at left half and Tom Selep, out |
all last year, at fullback.
RuSevlyan Leads No. 2
The second backfield has Bob
Rusevlyn. completely INFESTED,
at quarterback; Fred Kershner,
potentially brilliant sophomore,
at left half; Ralph Hawkins. a
good all-around football player
but still INFESTED, at right half.
and last years fullback. Fred
Hamilton. playing his old posi-
ton.
Maryland, with co-captains
Mike Sandusky and Jack Davis
as the big names, appeared
much stronger in the line, and
that could be where today's vic
tory comes from if the Terps
are to put Mont off on the right
foot.
| Syracuse, which beat Army
and West Virginia in a 5-3 sea-
son last year, appeared consider
ably stronger than the club that
lost, 34-13, to the Terps. Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder had his big
gun, Halfback Jim Brown, as
the top threat. The Terps A.
cured Brown would be in go to
70 per cent of the Syracuse plays,
and he can take it.
SeIep Big Hope
Syracuse also started an I'M
tested quarterback, Sophomore
Charlie Zimmerman, but they
had last years No. 2 quarter
back, Ferdinand Kuczala, toI
back him up.
The Terps were banking on
the spring and fall practice show
ings of McVicker and Selep, par
ticularly the latter. But while
most of the backs are INFESTED
on offense, they are even greater
question marks on defense.
Mont and his predecessor, Jim
Tatum. exchanged kilograms yes
terday that crossed in transit.
Tatum, lengthy as usual, wired
to the effect that it would be a
long season at North Carolina
and he and his staff would be
busy with their own troubles.
But he wished Mont, his former
assistant, the best of luck against
all teams but the Tar Heels, and
expressed deep and sincere re-
gret at the loss of Tamburello.
Mont wished Tatum and Tommy's
former co-workerS at Maryland
) Alon r,o,.,, Anrk