Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
A place That's JUMPING

VIA TELEPHONE FROM CHAPEL HILL, N c.. Jake
Wade the town crer confirming foregone conclusion
"Ths place jumping" Jake confded. Everybody is
basketball crazy cared for roundba, myself but
I'm up to my ears grinding out copy.
Jake Wade sports publicity director of the University
of North Carolina which suddenly has become the No.
ranked in the Nation All three wire services-Asso-
caed Press International News Service and United Press
put the Tar Heels ahead of Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain
for the first time.
For years." Jake needessly reminded "top dog in
of woods always has been State We won the
football games-some of EN-, anyway-and State won at
basketball Now UNC out in front and people have gone
wild" 49,.
The unbeaten Tar Heels are winging on l5game win
ming streak MCGUIRE their nkeabe coach, is "the
biggest in Chapel HILL" according to Wades original
burst of enthusiasm.
MCGUIRE is BIGGER than Jim Tatum?" sober
ing question
oh let's have none of that stuff Wade pleaded
Tatum) back from his Indiana trip We still
have him. It's just well, it's just that right now it's
basketball season.
Sources other than Wade naturally preferring anonym
iy suggest that Tatum took charge North Caro-
nas football coach last spring he held particular brief
MCGUIRE his basketeers all those with hominy
hawg backgrounds from Brooklyn New York
and New Jersey report that Taum when he reported
for duty certain walls to be knocked out OF the
athletic building thereby dispossesng Coach MCGUIRE
Wade puts it this Lets say that Coach Mcclure
asked for certain concessions and didn't get them The word
paSsednot by cGurethat Tatum blocked the basket
ball concessions 20
"All now Jake sighed resignedly sis that
thing to be smoohed AS far know, Tatum
and MCGUIRE get along fine
WHEN HE WAS PUTTING Maryland on the national
football map Tatum not to rading the rugged
hills of Pennsylvania and West Virginia for talent Mcguire
admittedly looks toward his native region All of his starters
Lenny Rosenbluh Pete Brennan Joe Qugg Bob Cunning
ham and Tommy Kearns-are from Brooklyn New York
New Jersey
1t may be blow that Tony Radovich No. on the
12man squad has used his eligibility He won't be able
political commitment in connection with GYM nor
against Maryland Big College Park February
without talking it with MCGUIRE, feel sure he'll
miss Radovich Wade However he has replacement
guy named Stan Groll-from Brooklyn"
Don't misunderstood, Not all of the Tar Heels
from Brooklyn. etc. We've got few Southern boys"
Wake draws They can't make the team but they're on
the squad"
THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER glory days for UNC in
basketball but they spaced In 1896 for example, young
Ben Carnevae got Tar Heel team featuring Bones Nc
Kinney and Jim Jordan into the National finals In 1855
UNC team had 1872 record under Coach 30 Shepard But
the that talked about mostly-up until nowwas back
in 1925.
Heels won four of five Southern championships
during that time I'm 1924" Wade proclaim I'VE went
undefeated in % games8 regularseason and five
in playofs Norm Shephard his brother b. coached
that year. He's baseball coach at Harvard.
I'VE had first Hall of Fame player that Jack
Cobb later picked by the Helms Foundation Later
about 1910 dive had George Glamack picked by the
people,"
Just where in this pattern the present UNc team
ht?" Wade asked els this the best?"
Absolutely" Jake said until caution prevailed. II
well this is the first time I've been sitting my hands
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