Evening star., 1962-09-09

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7,700-acre campus are 26 big, ra
helped the Blue Devils nail
down two successive league
championships.
For those not quick with
figures, 26 lettermen represents
more than two full-seasoned
platoons. While the rosters re-
veal that no one in the league
has more battle harden e d
troops, the season also is likely
to show that no one has more
talent either. although Glenn
son and Maryland seem most
willing to argue the point.
Two Key Dates
The date to circle in red on
the calendar Is November 10,
Maryland plays Duke then at
Durham In what is likely to be
the conferences most signifi-
cant hassle. They did not meet
last season. Another key date:
October 20. Duke at Clemson.
Maryland, improving ca C h
year under Tom Nugent, ap-
pears to have q bit stronger
credentials than Clemson for
the challenger's spot, plus a
schedule that could work to its
advantage. The Terps play sew
en- league games; Duke and
Clemson have six each.
1t is no coincidence, perhaps,
that Duke, M Maryland and
Clemson, the top-rated trio,
are the only teams in the cir
cult without q quarterback
question. Dukes first two sig
nal-callers, Walt Rappold and
Gil Garner, are back. Mary
land retains Dick Sinner. who
accounted for 1,022 yards as a
sophomore, and Clemson still
holds title to Jim Parker and
Joe Anderson.
There will be new men STIR
ring the T at North Carolina,
N. c. State, South Carolina
and Wake Forest, most likely
sophomores who at least carry
impressive clippings. But soph-
omores usually mean inconsis-
tencies, something deplorable
to a coach. Virginia, pressing
to take another giant step
along the comeback trail, has
a returnee at quarterback in
Gary Cuozzo, but the departed
Stan Fischer logged M pre- time
a year ago.
Veteran Line at Duke
Duke is getting the title calls
because 1t has eight Of last
gears starters returning, six Of
them in the line where 1t is
said repeatedly games are won
and lost. Five hnemen also re-
turn from the second unit. The
upfront gems are Tackle Art
Gregory and Guard Jean Ber-
ry, who was good enough to
make the all-ACC eleven as a
soph.
With these front-line shock
troops, Rappold and Garner,
both pin-point passers, should
have time enough to hit the
receivers in Dukes lonesome
end formation-or, more spe-
officially, Pete Wiedener, who
grabbed II last year.
Jay Wilkinson, the highly
touted son of Oklahoma's Bud
Wilkinson, has shifted from
lonesome end to halfb a ck,
where Duke expects to utilize
his breakaway potential. other
halfbacks are Bill Futrell and
Mark Leggett, probably the
best all-round back on the
squad. There Is no letterman
at fullback, but Murray has
nine on the roster and one, at
least. should turn out to be
satisfactory.
Terps to Platoon
Maryland, which has gone
from a 5-5 record to GA to 7-3
in three years under Nugent,
has 10 lettermen, plus an un-
defeated frosh team moving
up. Nugent, always chock full
of ideas, plans to use the
three platoon system. This
could help the Terps late in the
season when the schedule is
particularly stiff with Penn
State, Duke and Clemson COM
4 ing in q row.
Sinner directs o classy back
field that includes Ernie Arizzi,
Murnis Banner and flanker
Tom Brown, all swifties. There
are three particularly rugged
operatives up front where Rog-
er Shoals, Dave Crossan and
Walter Rock roam. The prob
lens could be at end, where
the cupboard is almost bare
and linebacking.
Clemson gave Duke its "only
league setback in six games
last year and has 81 Of the
men who helped engineer it