Maryland at Georgia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 19, 1951, page 56

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  Terps Favored To Snap 25-Year Tar Heel Jinx Cloudy, Mild Weather Likely, With Crowd Approaching $4,000 Coach jim Tatum has asked his Maryland football team for a personal favor-beat North Carolima. The Maryland mentor said tomorrow afternoons game with the Tar Heels at College Park is the big one of his career. A North Carolina man, Big Jim wants to beat his alma mater. It has been IS years since Maryland won over the Tar Heels, and North Carolina has won nine times and scored a moral victory last year by tying the favored ITerps, TT. at Chapel Hill. Since Tatum came to Maryland, Carolima won, 1910. in 1947 and 1920 in ’48, before last years tie. A capacity crowd of 34,6S0 is expected-although the game is not yet a sellout-in new Byrd Stadium. The weatherman has promised mild weather with cloudy skies for the clash between the unbeaten Terps. the Nations seventh-ranked team, and the itwice-beaten but dangerous Tai Heels. Tar Heels Due Early Tomorrow. The North Carolina squad will not leave Chapel Hill until mid. night tonight and upon arriva will 60 directly to the visiting team quarters at Maryland for 9 nap. The Tar Heels worked light ly on their home field yesterday while Maryland was inactive. pei Tatum custom on Fridays, but the Terps held long meeting. Maryland. with 13O points scored against Washington and Lee CIV and Georgia, is a two-touchdown favorite. Maryland beat the Generals 54–⁠14, CIV 1876, ano Georgia last week. 43–⁠7. North Carolina opened with a 21–⁠0 victory over N. c. State, one Of Maryland’s conquerors last sea son. but lost. 28–⁠16. to Georgia and 1920 to Texas. Last week the Tar Heels easily rolled over South Cahrolina, 2l-6. Coach Carl Snavely’s Tar Heels still are in the rebuilding stage (See TERPS, Page Cay

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Maryland leads 3–⁠2–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.