Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-26
WIN, LOSE OR
HNAW By FRANCIS sTAflN
It's Giese for Governor

THE PERPLEXITY deep at South Carolina Syracuse
and Southern Methodist is Understandable This weeks
football line just and 10 and behold those
three big upSetterS underdogS
Usually the gambling gentry knows whereof it offers
only too well, it might be added-but the shots being
called the betting boys didn't read the Sunday papers
Take Southern Methodist, for instance.
This week it comes up SMU-Georgia Tech. team
hardly out game with Nore Dame, especially
opener with better credentials than 1913 victory
But when the Mustangs play Tech this Saturday night
you can have them and seven points
Syracuse stunned than Marylands rooters with
highly authentic 26-12 win The Orange also rocked most
of the experts in the Nation although the smart operators
who make the line unmpressed Syracuse quoted
sx-point underdog against Pitt which heavy
fayoe to smack down West Virginia and barely snueaked
out a 4-l3 decision,
AND NOW FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. None of the fore
casters picked the Gamecocks ranked among the
first TO- South Carolina only rated No. in the Atlantic
Coast Conference, whereas Duke liked to share the
title with Maryland Result South Carolina, u Duke, O.
1t was the first time South Carolina had beaten Duke
since 1881 and the Gamecocks licking three touch
down favorite. Looked good doing it, yet when South
Carolina goes to Miami to play Friday night the Orange
Bowl the Hurricanes will be 13-point favorites.
Miami again is adudged ready to take any and all
Corners There Is leermen back headed by Fullback
Don Bosseler but only three steady starters last
Another factor-Mam has been the Threshold of
tiona greatness for few has quite
made it. Last year the Hurricanes ured Notre Dame to
Miami It wasn't much contest The Irish handled the deep
&%**
IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW which hardly seems pos
sne Warren Giese the spankingly coach of South
Carolina When last winter the Maryland coaching staff
broke upJm Tatum flying of to North Carolina Tommy
Mott taking at College Park Gese moving South
Casolna-success was predicted for all Eventually. not
now, as the gray flannel suit set coined it
Tatum got whomped in his debut by N. C. State which
hadn't beaten North Carolina in IA years Mont became
the first losing Maryland coach in Is reguarSeason
Giese alone of the old triumverate scored.
Some people, depending their post-game condition
were all for nominating young wel-kn collarad Giese
for governor of South Carolina Warren who regarded
as Tatums righthand during oil Hawg Jowls regime at
Maryland was regarded the Bright Boy type as an as
sstant and apparently he act. the role boss
Giese, who looks young enough to be q player took
over squad that numbered 26 sophs Juniors among
the first 49, I'VE are in the building phase" Warren said
falling back on threadbare cche but hope to cause
few surprises"
IF SOUTH CAROLINA DOESN'T sbring another Csiese
and his gang have got big Chances there be
more Miami is big test question about It. but of
special interest will be future games faces his
old boss Taum of North Carolina and his old side-kck
Mont OF Maryland Between and after there be Virginia
Clemson Furman North Carolina State and Wake Forest
Getting back to the SMU-Notre Dame game it's pretty
widely known that of the architects of Southern
Methodists victory the good Catholic quarterback
Charlie Arnold What not widely pubicized was that
Arnods coach at Jesuit High School in Dallas not only was
former Notre Dame back but also teammate of Coach
Terry Brennan.
Remember Lancaster Smith? He was scatback who
got away on quite few with kckos and punt re-
turns Smith was overshadowed by Brennan Stko Pane
Lujack, ct al but at South Bend he was considered
genuine asset.
UNTIL Of course last Saturday AS far as the Irish were
concerned ne coached young Charlie Arnold far too we'll