Tulsa at Georgetown

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  Evening star, October 12, 1950, page 52

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  .Hoyas Could Denote Rivals With CIose0ne Maryland Plays Down Advantages os Tutum Louds Georgetown Maryland climbed to eighth place in this weeks National football rankings, but it can’t stay there by beating Georgetown by a touchdown or two Saturday and the Terps know it. OF the Terps’ seven remaining opponents, they must beat the Hoyas, North Carolina State. George Washington, West Virginia and VPI by comfortable margins to hold their own in the top ten, where most Of the other high-ranked teams will be play ing much tougher competition. Only against Duke and North Carolina can Maryland add to its prestige merely by winning. The Maryland players kept ask ing. Where do you think that will put us in the rankings?” after they upset Michigan State, a team that trailed only Notre Dame in the National picture the previous week. Terps Stress Injuries. This Saturday. the Terp play ers undoubtedly will have slaughter in mind if they’re still thinking of those ratings. Penn State beat Georgetown, 34–⁠14, and Tulsa topped the Hoyas, 21–⁠7. Com parative scores seldom are taken seriously, but Maryland cannot hope to gain prestige unless it rolls up the count. Never in the modern history of the Georgetown Maryland series has pregame talk been so one sided. Maryland is attempting to talk down its advantages, of course. and has come up with long list of injuries, which is be- ’7g completely disregarded by Georgetown. The Hoyas expect to see all players on the Maryland casualty list. including Ed Mod zeleWski, Ed Fullerton, John Troha. Joe Kuchta and maybe even Ray Krouse. Tatum Warns Squad. The Georgetown theory that it is sending a squad of inexperienced youngsters against a vet eraa combination is scoffed at by the Maryland coaching staff. which points out that the Hoyas’ line outweigh the Terps. and that (See MARYLAND. Page C-30

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Georgetown leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings.