Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
No FriIIs for Jim Hickey
BY ,MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

JAKE WADE HALF APOLOGIZED for his presence in
one of the Sheraton-ParkS larger suites, that had
been intended for Coach Jim Hickey when assign
ments were made for the North Carolina football team.
The Heels play Maryland at College Park tomorrow.
Jake, of the real pros among college sports pub
cists took suite when Hickey preferred smaller
room.
"Jim is wonderful guy. But he's plain an old
SHOE and he doesn't go for the frs" Jake saying
"Hes sociabe and has been fine to the press but bed
rather be in the background except when he's coaching
the football team"
Jake was asked if his "hne the press" statement
worked both ways, and the Tar Heels publicity man adj
mitted little rough after they lost 1913, to Notre
Dame.
I'm FACT" JAKE said 81 guess that the worst
roasting taken from the boys we look upon
friends They to us hard in the press and on
the radio and televson"
At the weekly press luncheon at Chapel Hill three days
after the Nore Dame somebody asked Hickey If ne
thought the press had been unfair.
I'm not thin skinned" Hickey told reporter. I'VE
Inundated. Anything you said about us, we had
coming"
That day the reporters who follow the Tar Heels
a Hickey.
The North Carolina coach admitted he had been dis
ilusoned about of his football players He booted
eight of them off the first team, of them all the way
down to the fourth team.
"All-Americans or not" Hickey Said "they not
producing"
THE TAR HEELS RECEIVED fatterng preseason
budup that concentrated their big four Quarter
back Jack Cummings Fuback Don Klochak and the two
ends John Schroeder of Alexandria and AL Godsten who
made the Football Writer'S AlAmerica last year.
Cummings was the only survivor of the four when
the Tar Heels lined up against North Carolina State the
week after the Notre Dame Schroeder since has
his way back the first team Godsten will be in the
starting lineup tomorrow the Tar Heels receive the kick
off, If they're on defense, it will be Rabe Walton.
Hickey told the touring sports writer's early in Sep
TENDER, "Klochak will play defense hell high
water" An assistant Maryland coach who had Ko
cak play had read Hickey statement said You
bet me-"
The Maryland assistant coach was right. Klochak
can't play defensive football Don is running No.
left hafback and is powerful enough to break up ball
game But he has to do it carrying the ball.
Godstein presents similar problem. There's not
better pair of hands in college football for catching pass
but AL dislikes defensive football Hickey feels he
weakens the Tar when he's in there. He won't be
when Maryland has the ball tomorrow.
1888
THE LINEUP CHANGES have put new life in the Tar
Heels They Strengthened themselves out in the second
half against North Carolina State and won, 2O12 after
trailing, 1877.
Last week Hickey's team defeated South Carolina,
1885, and South Carolina has good football team, accord
ing to the coaches who have secuted the GamecockS.
Jake could be slightly partisan but he says morale is
good at was low after the Notre Dame game, on the
squad the school and But it's real good now
honest
People saying the best football team had
was IN l947 when lost two of first three and then
Charley Justice took through the next games
Jake said
Nov they're saying this team could win the last eight
and if couple of other teams can beat each other we
might be the conference champion"
On subject close to many people in Washington Jake
reported jim TatumS wife Edna is doing nicely She has
recovered from the illness that hospitalized at the
time OF Jms death Last week she made her first public
appearance at fashion show
Jimmy Tatum, Is, is the only member of the family
who has been to any of the Tar Heel games He attends
practice almost day and sits the North Carolina
bench at the home games.