Maryland at Washington and Lee

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  Evening star, October 3, 1951, page 67

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  Terp Game Hits Bo’s Appetite, But Totum Is Wary Of Him Maryland’S football date with George Washington is only four days away. so yesterday we thought would be an opportune time to see what the rival coaches had to say. George Washington was the first stop and after acknowledging a knock on the door Bo Rowland drawled, Come on in, misery loves company” On his desk Rowland was work. ing on the coaches stock in trade, the pieces of paper with circles and squares and lines that represent linemen. backs and potential touchdowns. Bo’s assistants were in a nearby room looking at pictures. The head coach was working on a few pass patterns he hopes will be of use against the Terps Saturday afternoon at College Park. Tim Swett’s scout report of Maryland’s victory over Washington and Lee was on his desk. Terp Backs Impress SWEET. Bo was, asked If Maryland showed anything he didn’t expect against the Generals, and he said no. Tim said he never had seen finer array of backs than Tatum has” Rowland continued. “They must be good when they beat a team 54–⁠14 that almost beat Ten nessee last year. II read about how much Wash ington and Lee missed Bocetti,” Rowland continued. “Well they didn’t miss him any on defense because he didn’t play there, and Maryland scored 54 points when Bocetti wouldn’t have been in the game anyway” About his own team, Rowland said he had heard some criticism about how 1t couldn’t score three times from the 1-yard line against Virginia. Bo added that the only way you learn to buck that line for touchdowns is to have a big fullback who can practice slam ming the line in scrimmage. He doesn’t have the big fullback, and doesn’t have enough able men for a good knock k-down-and- drag -out scrimmage session. Besides. he added, 1t was twice the team failed, and not three times. Time ran out the first time. Reporter Subs for Bo. We mentioned that George Huber, who covered the CIV games against Georgia and Virginia, had pointed out that both games started with the opposition scoring gift touchdowns. In Georgia it was a long pass and then pass interference that set up it’s first score. Against Virginia, a big tackle picked up a tumble and numbered 80 yards for a touch down. Rowland said that was very true. but If he had made the OBJ somebody would have accused him of making excuses. Somebody shouted “let’s go tolunch” but Bo answered that he wasn’t hungry and would be over later. Georgia. Virginia and Mary land in row apparently make a man lose his appetite. The Athletic Office at College Park is not unlike Grand Hotel. People coming. people going, but something always happening. Tatum had just finished a coaches meeting. was debating letters. talking over the long-dis-I tance phone, half-listening tothree reporters in the room, shout ing instructions to Joe Blair. his and asking out loud if could get World Series tickets for a friend. For Tatum, that’s a comparatively idle moment. Jim bemoaned the lack of rain that made his practice field hard and bumpy. That’s one of a half dozen fields available for practice at Maryland. At George Wash ington, Rowland has to pack his

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Maryland leads 13–⁠5–⁠2 in 20 meetings, counting the one since this game.