Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
Accent on Youth
By MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

AS FAR AS HE knows, Maryland hasn't lost single
football prospect because of deemphass rumors Tommy
Mont saying yesterday In fact his assistants nave
returned from field trips and reported most favorable
reaction all fronts.
Mont was in sport shirt for the first time since he
succeeded head coach four weeks ago He's had
solid month of the banquet circuit with the exception OF
one or evenings home He's not complaining because
Tommy football long enough to know there
not much home life for head football coach
Yesterday the first time all of his assistants were on
hand and when the nine coaches piled into station wagon
to go lunch there wasn't bald spot gray beard or
paunch in the lot.
Monts staff probably the youngest the country with
ex-Redskn Jim PEBBLES the senior member PEBBLES and Mont
both are 80 but PEBBLES months older Tommy has
been asked his staff possibly isn't bit too young and 1t
wouldn't be advisable to have steadying hand
He said his reply has been that he has the utmost con-
dence in the selected and that youth or lack OF
experience will not be drawback.
could hired couple OF older men, but your nno
older fellows set in their ways Mont said Natur-
ally want my assistants to be open minded and to do things
my way.
Spring practice will be sort of meeting of minds OF the
STAFF Mont continued Wen get to know each other ana
know what each man can do best
TOMMY BELIEVES THAT college football players have
tremendous respect fellow who has been real gooo
player And he believes that the big selling point Tor MS
staff.
The upcoing spring practice could be the most important
to MARYLAND football years. the new coach 1uy
realizes material problems such as replacing the
four starting ends and making some backneld SHIFTS.
F-N'O0
familiar doing the job the Mont wants 1t DONE
sAnd I want them keep that winning spirit Tommy
added them think they're the best football team
in the world" .
Defensivey, there will not be many changes You just
can't teach better defensive football than the Tatum method
ofensvely the Terps will throw more but along those
lines Tommy said he has been misquoted.
Were not going to have pro o1ense, throw the pan
three times every four plays" Mont said Were going 70
make of the forward pass but in tough bali games
well just play for the breaks .
"Our ends are going have to be bit more nifty ana
that's why wanted PEBBLES guess Jim actually played more
defense than ofense end but he knows what gooo
offensive end and teach him. I'm not worried
about the ends but have Moose Turner Ed
Cooke and coming back among others ana any
team with boys good as they are Is fortunate
MONT PLANS TO COACH the offensive backs personally
which means he'll much buster on the field than iatum
was in his last couple years at Maryland Big Jim was
DYNAMO in practice when he first coached at Maryland But
AZ he added assistants who learned to do things MS way ana
gained his confidence he more OF supervisor tommy
going to be and coach Maybe IN ~ years me- oo
can be supervisor. .
Somebody asked Tom how many his team would win and
lose next fall. .
I'm going to say will be the best team I've ever coacheo
at MARYLAND" he added real quick and laughed
Seriously" Tommy said, I'VE should nave real gooo
football team We real good schedule And II we lose
some I'm not going to aib After all $4,000 people see
game they know why you doesn't do any good to an