Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25
SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
N. c. Stote's Multiple Offense
BY MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

THE MARYLAND COACHING STAFF was 40 minutes
late for the weekly press luncheon yesterday and that
was nobodys fault but Earle Edwards who wasn't even
there.
Edwards is the former Michigan State assistant who
brought the multiple oense North Carolina State four
years Out of respect for this oense Coach Tommy
Mont and his staff lost all track of time yesterday morn
ing in viewing Wolfpack pictures.
N C. State will be Saturday afternoon visitor to
Byrd Stadium fact positively established by Bill HenSley
their sports publicity director who luncheon guest
Hensley started to tell what he liked and what he
didn't like about the c. State after its TO victory
over Jim Tatums Tar Heels last Saturday
Never mind what you like about Them" Mont inter-
rupted "tel me what you don't like"
OF course, what any good publicity man would like
the most about the WoIfpack is Dick Hunter and Dick
Christy the explosive halfbacks who help make the
multiple ofense move
They're the obvious choices Hensley was saying he
was proud of the line and the defense the punting and
the fact that State appeared to have more depth than
at any time in the last 10 years
Last year after we beat North Carolina in the opening
game there was tremendous letdown" HenSey pointed
out THE boys must have thought the season was over
But now beating Tatum is old stuff" Hensley con-
tinued We've done it two years in arrow and Coach
EDWARDS Is making sure there will not be any letdown
against Maryland"
JOHNNY IDzIK SECUTED THE woLFPACK for
Maryland last week He Hensleys likes about the
defense as their ofense.
Idzk pointed out that N C State held North Carolina
to 70 yards rushing Il played under Tatum for four years
and have been following his teams SINCE Idzik said
ITS the first time remember anybody holding his
Spnt-T and drive series to 70 yards"
Mont had been toying with slice of bueberry pie
while Hensley and Idzik extolled the Wofpack
Now it was Tommy's turn to talk about the Terps
He put down his cigar, this not even out of the
wrapper Tommy never cigar smoker has taken to
chewing on them during ball and in other nervous
moments.
The Maryland COACH immaculate in new fall srit
said ne didn't believe in moral victories but he was never
more proud OF football team than he was last Saturday
against Texas AIM
we met team that has reputation for playing
rough tough football Mont said but the toughest team
on that field was Maryland, and did it in more
gentlemanly manner"
Mont said the desire of some of the sophomores was
so great that at times they overlooked some of footballs
necessities, but he could not fault them for that
TOMMY HAD SOMETHING NICE to saw about almost
everybody who played He asked if anybody noticed
that the Terps not oside The latter was one
OF Maryland's most frequent faults last year
l was disappointed in kicking and slightly" and
ne emphasized slightly disappointed with our passing
But might suggest that of the fellows on the
teeVson and radio who criticized our passing had better
get from behind those press box windows some time and
see now 1t is trying to in the against 4O-mle
WIND A long silence followed
Tommy switched to another subject He said the
Maryland squad cannot afford to lose anybody else
We're getting thin" he said grimy We've lost Jack
Heay ana Al Beardsey two regulars for the season. plus
Charley Carroll second team tackle And we don't know
when Ron Athey and Phil Perlo will be ready"
AS to his version Of North Carolina State the 34year
OLD Maryland coach said he didn't think Edwards team
showed much against North Carolina in comparison to
what 1t has
Somebody asked If University Lane would be open
Tor Saturdays game, and on that annual riddle the
party broke up