Evening star., 1960-02-05

. fTones Yonn Is NocotloH
Easter holidays and second he feels it for the
boys to get longer their studies
before the 20 days of spring football.
NEW FACES" TOM SAID his face Frightening
That's going to be our theme this Well have young
er less mature boys with emphasis spirit and hustle
and believe they'll come along faster"
Nugen must replace his frst-team line from tackle to
tackle including the three players headed for pro ball.
Rod Breedlove, Tom Gunderman and Kurt Schwarz
But he's excited the prospects and can't wait to
watch his first recruits in spring practice boys who will
be sophomores next September He switches from coach
to fan when he talks about George Gatcha freshman
who could be the No. left half, Walter Rock Mike
Wing and Harry Butsko ends, the potential of Don
White and Rex Collins last years freshman quarerbacks
Speaking of quarterbacks, Nugent hopes his hold
overs Dale Betty and Richie Novak spend the entire
season on oenSe. when have the ball want Of
them in the game and the other the bench beside
me-, Tom said. II hope the substituting be worked
out so they don't spend second on defense"
NUGENT DOESN'T PLAN to stand pat with his spread
II formations, etc. We're going to show them something
different this year." he said this coming from man who
was said to have used Sc different formations.
II know ridicued occasion last year." Nugent
said in moment of complete seriousness intimating he
thought the ridicule uncalled for.
"One coach said we had Sc formations" Tom recalled.
Say we split an end Is yards on one play and 10 the
next The end had virtually the assignment but
guess that supposed to be two formations"
Tom reported to College Park last February with an
entire new staff with the exception of Whitley Dovel and
nothing in the way of a recruiting program by his
predecessor.
I'VE had slow start" Tom said, "but everybody
worked doubly hard, and fortunate to up
with boys like Tom Brown, and Rock Wing, Butsko,
White and the Others"
This year, Maryland is reaping rewards from last
years slow start.
LAST SPRING THE MARYLAND STAFF wrote all
the high school coaches in of Pennsylvania New
Jersey and West Virginia. asking the coaches the
best pasSer punter pass receiver line backer
they had seen who would NOT graduate in June.
All OF the boys who were named on from Is to 80
questonnaires contacted and from this list Nugent
and his aides have recruited several key players during
current recruiting season.
One of the bright points of the SIS season Nugents
hrst year that four of the victories West Virginia.
North Carolina, Clemson and NJ C. State four
OF Maryland's closest rivals in recruiting The Noun
taneerS, Tar Heels Tigers and the Wolfpack
same areas and high school boys go for the winners
TOMS FAvOR1TE SUBJECT along recruiting lines is
, Pete Amercus boy from Easton Pa, who was all
everything. a-hgh all-State, an-American. He's 1877
pounds and like Navy's Joe Belino. Half of the
colleges in the country were after him.
Pete went to Greenbrer Military Academy last season.
and will enter Maryland Monday for the second
ter Nugent has AmericuS only two plays Both
were In an a-star game in Pennsylvania last
The coach finally put AmericuS in despite bad knee be-
cause the fans chand for him. Amecus Al yards for
touchdown on his first play He in for more,
punt RETURN which he ran back 80 yards Nugent likes
Petes average.