Alabama at Maryland

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 22, 1953, page 69

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  Baylor and Rice Win to Tie Texas for Lead in Southwes Sooners’ Scout Gets EyefuI; HonuIok Sets Whopping Mark Bill Jennings, scouting Mary land for Oklahoma yesterday because the TerpS and Sooners figure to meet in the Orange Bowl, appeared to be tremendously impressed after the 21–⁠0 victory over Alabama. That’s the best defensive team I’ve ever seen,” Jennings said. “Maryland’s offense is good, too. but what defense! I’ve never seen anything like it. Those tackles (Blubber Morgan and Stanley jones’ were the greatest Jennings said Maryland had more backfield speed than Notre Dame, which beat the ,Sooners by a touchdown. He added that Maryland’s defense would be a tremendous sproblem for Notre Danes tactics of driving the ball down the opposition’s throat. He seemed to think a Mary land-Notre Dame match would be something to see. He shuddered to think of Maryland and Oklahoma. Coach Bud Wilkinson of Okla homa will go to Miami after next Saturdays game with Okla homa AIM to set up headquarters for the Sooners and arrange for practice fields, etc. The Sooners will fly from Nor man December 26. Maryland probably will leave here the same day. Chester Hanulak completed his three-year career with a whopping average of 81 yards for every time he carried the ball. There are no such records avail able at the moment, but that must be close to a national mark. Hanulak, the speedster who can turn it on the second he gets past that line of scrimmage, carried 100 times in three years for 1874 yards. He might have set a rushing record if he’d been used more. The 81-yard scoring dash in the first quarter was his longest run and was only five yards short of the Maryland record set by Ed Fullerton against Georgia in 1851. Hanulak was so tired when the game was over he barely could make it to the dressing room, but he stayed outside for 20 minutes signing autographs. Maryland threw the Alabama defense off time after time by holding for longer counts than usual. Faloney in particular used this as an advantage as he would hold the count as Alabama shifted its defenses. Bernie does this by an add l.” or add Q” in his signal calling. One of Boxold’s troubles was that he went by the standard faster count. Maryland had been using the slow count all season and has been able to do this because it has not yet been behind. When Tatum wants first-hand information, he gets it himself. About As minutes before game time the coach took a football to midfield and rolled it around to see how much water it would pick up. The Maryland State team from Princess Anne, one of the Ma tion’s outstanding Negro clubs

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Alabama leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.