Michigan State vs. UCLA

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., January 3, 1956, page 16

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  WIN, LOSE OR DRAW sy FRANCIS srANA The Fast Men of Oklahoma S.-CnarleS laconlc Gary Cooper with muscles He strides slowly speaks cautiously, smiles sparngy. But his Oklahoma Soonersthey’re pure hell wheels And if there is any doubt whether they belong as the No team, as voted, ask Jim Tatum Oklahoma is the finest college team I’ve SEEN !” Tatum conceded long gum ride from Orange Bowl Sta dunn to his cottage the shores of Bscayne Bay But Maryland still is No don’t who wins the Rose Bowl CAS- it developed Michigan State No g. edged UCLA No a. by 17–⁠14D The radio tuned the network from Pasadena but Tatum listened If in trance. Oklahoma e. Michigan State Maryland UCLA.” he unused. by gosh there are times when newspaper get things right But todays story is not Taum-not by long shot 1t is wilkinson and his fabuousy swift-moving Sooners breath takngy fast they entered and emerged from huddles that from the heights of Mams cleaning stadium they seemed like ants in mighty big hurry and the Terra pins we’ll just what they’re nicknamed. CURIOSITY, BLENDED WITH duty. dictated early visit to brother Wilkinson and his boys in their dressing They whoopng it up, all right. and Bud was freer with his smiles than normal In the relative privacy of his private roomthe with the rubbing table in it. Bud grnned the air stale matching the inquiries Of the boudor reporters. bug-eyed man of statistical bent said: Bud do you know that time your off three paysran not passedn SO seconds? And another series in 40 seconds?” I’d say that’s about right This in the first period the third?” THE third” I’VE kind figured we’d shift back to that faster action Bud confirmed I’VE started that way, eased of bit. and stepped up the pace after the half” large, persprng columnst named Morris McLemore automatically protested You trying to kill the flower of your young manhood-your and the other teams he charged 1--WE DON’T ALWAYS put the ball in play so fast” Wikin son said oblquey ignoring the McLemorian wit although smiling bit broader LAS it. only chance against Maryland was to keep them off balance Every game we’ve schedule tOklahoma has 80 in three schedules and scored in 106 straight we’ve had to play different tempos Mostly it’s fast To play deliberately fewer mistakes but not knowing what could do, had to take against Maryland” “You mean tire EN- out? What If they we’re in better shape?” Wed be in shape, probably” Bud drawled “serousy it is not matter of condition It’s tempo I’d guess” How good Maryland?’ asked a man. 1.-THE best we’ve met” Bud replied statement surprsingy fiat for him. And how good Oklahoma” I’m the second half we played the best ball of team I’ve coached in a Bowl We didn’t make too many errors” This was rank understatement. AFTER 1919 OF THE second period had gone by it may recalled that Co-Capt Ed Veeb of Maryland ran back to oensby But shifting to his rght-and apparently finding receivers freehe took off the left and went IS yards for touchdown A couple of red shred Maylanders happily came to his assistance and 1t became go, Terrapins. From the press box” one man said st looked like a play Vereb invented because he couldn’t find receiver OPEN vereb who carried for SO yards in first four carries absent from the Oklahoma dressing and therefore could not take credit for himself for Coach Tatum for the coup. 81 think it play Jim tTatum) designed” Bud said slowly First there many blocking for Vereb. No. don’t think it was an accident. IF that was play by Tatum, how did your own Off? he was asked. 1--WE used all except special play” Bud replied “A the did didn’t work” BY TRADITION, MOST important and crucial contests involving biceps determined by socaed key plays hear Wilkinson, real midde-of- he-roader nearly all plays are key Some slightly key-ke, however than Others At a time when Maryland looking somewhat over matched which happened to be only few minutes after the contest began Vereb Sc yards to Oklahomas TOwhere No. quarterback named Jay ONeal dragged him See WIN, LOSE, Page Al

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UCLA leads 4–⁠3 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.