Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
SEGH AT LARGE
Terps All Wet,
Says Penn State
By MORRIS sIEcEL

JUDGING BY THE WALLS of the wounded, an out
slider gets the impression those matzoh balls and
not footballs Maryland forced to play with in the
2S-7 lacng encountered the Penn State bobsled
last Saturday
If this was the case the licking is even more un-
surprising Even Tom Nugent knows matzoh balls are
intended purely for gasronomic purposes If any popped
up the Nttany Lions grdiron the result of
busted play in the culinary department.
But thing seems to be certain listening to the
Maryland side of the Those definitely weren't foot
balls the Terrapns trying to pass against Penn
State by the second half" Nugent said "they
stretched out like pumpkins"
NUGENTs REFERENCE was not about his PLAYERS.
who managed to remain in their original form for most
OF the game He was talking about the wet spongy foot
balls.
Neither team could throw those balls" Nugent la
mented in Mondays postmortem. I'VE had six dry balls
and offered them to the sidenes but he said
he was under orders to alternate only two footballs and
well, that's that"
Nugent didn't bring up the argument one of his
players did, but the Maryland supported the idea
enthusiastically He left the impression he thought his
team ( might have had showed and (b) def
ntely would have made better showing If conditions
were more suitable for football game and not slaom
run
THE RUMPUS STIRRED UP by the Maryanders was
reayed to Penn State yesterday They were surprised
They thought the game over and Penn State the
points had conceded long ago.
The issue never came up" Rip Enge the Penn State
coach, replied Furthermore think it's ridiculous"
The quotes from Engle not gotten by this OBJ
server personally They the result of an eectronc
hand-of from Jim Tarman the Penn State propaganda
minister.
Tarman, in the classic manner of his breed pursued
the matter farther He checked his equipment man he
said, and was told there six footballs available not
two as Maryland contends Furthermore three footballs
not two Maryland insisted were used Tarmans nves
cation showed
"And might add" said Tarman I'VE used 200 towels
keeping the ball dry in the Maryland game"
Tarman failed to say whether he offering this as
evidence Of States conscientious desire to keep the foot
ball pasSabe to lead the Eastern League in laundry
statistics.
PENN STATE ALSO APPEARED miffed at Nugents
suggestion that the gooey going hampered the passing
game of Quarterback Dick Sinner and nued the sprnts
OF Halfback Len Chaverin you'd think this was the
first time they'd snow" Tarman said "They
must have forgotten down there that Sinner and Chaverin
both come from Pennsylvania, near here"
Maryland was all wet in the whole argument the
aroused Penn State alumni editor pointed out in his
monthly football letter He cited the 1860 game at Penn
State, played in relentless drizzle" wherein Terp
quarterbacks Dale Betty and Dick Novak pitched is
petions In % tries Maryland also lost that one 28-9
If Nugent foolishly insists lingering someone for
the defeat the Penn Staers declared he should point
to himself for failing to adjust to conditions Were
passing team too they said I'VE passed so per cent of
the time coming into the Maryland game but Coach
Engle adjusted when 1t came up snow. Why didn't
Nugent?" ssf&
Nugent could not be reached for comment Probably
busy Schemg to sneak dry footballs the game against
Duke if it comes up wet grounds in Durham Saturday,