PAGE SIX Nobody Laughs at Maryland's Tricky T Formation Anymore By SANDY PAD WE No one is laughing at Tom my Nugent’s “I” formation now—they’ve seen it work wonders for Maryland the last three weeks. Nugent’s ‘T’ looks simple at first glance but when Penn State scout Frank Patrick goes over the details it's easy to understand why Maryland’s young Terrapins are such a deceptive group. ‘'Nugent originated the forma tion back in the latter 1940's at V.M.l.,’’ Patrick said, ‘'it’s main feature is deception.’’ Patrick explained- that in stead of lining up in the stand ard t-formalion, the Terps line their backs up directly behind the quarterback. "The rigid half is behind the quarterback, and the left half and fullback follow' him.” Patrick said yesterday as lie diagramed the tricky formation on a blackboard in the Jack Hulme training room. "The quarterback has to cover a lot mom ground in this forma tion,” the former Chicago Cardinal star said, “and they’ve got two good boys in Betty (Dale) and Novak (Dick).” Alter a slcnv start which saw' Maryland lose three ct its first four. Betty and Novak have opened up the Trrp offense and the result has been three straight AP Picks State To Beat Terps - NEW YORK ‘TP)' Minnesota, Nav.v. Missouri and Army. That is the recommended four-team parlay, for the big battles involv ing ihe college- football giants this weekend. Last week Pitt’s upset of Syra cuse helped buov our average to 39-12 for .763. Minnesota 10, lowa 8: The Go phers are lean and hungry from years of want. Navy 14, Duke 7: Poise and team spirit should carry the Mid shipmen past this formidable hur dle. Penn State 19, Maryland 14: The Nittany Lions are on the move«ag«in. Missouri 20, Colorado 7: Old Missou remains unbeaten. Army 17, Syracuse 14: Tom Blanda’s field ;:oni 1o hand Syra (Comiinied no page semi) W-AL -A -Vi DALE BETTY wins over Clemson, Wake Forest and South Carolina. Betty, a 170-pound senior from Butler, Pa., has been extremely impressive. | He Js one of the nation's top passers with 51 completions in 79 attempts good for 526 yards and .three touchdowns. Novak also has completed more than 50 per cent of his passes (16-31). “Maryland throws as much as they rim.” Patrick said, “When they run from the T the fullback carries more than half the time. “They have a good fullback in this kid Collins (Rex), and the 1961 TECHNICAL GRADUATES The Inland Steel Company invites you to investi gate career opportunities at our Indiana Harbor Works, East Chicago, Indiana. Our representative will be on your campus on No vember 10th. Contact Mr. Robert G. Schnelle for an oppointment. INLAND STEEL COMPANY East Chicago, Indiana ily Collegian Banner Contest how ihose "letter jto the editor" writing skeptics lat spirit isn't dead at Penn State. Let's show them at our spirit is constant . . . that we arn't "rowdies oking for a little escape." Come on Niiiany, Pol >ck. West Kalis, and Co-ed dorm units, too —make Beat Maryland banner that will squelch these nics once and for all. DGIKG: Clarify . Originality Craftsmanship Expression of Penn State Spirit Trophy Provided By A.I.M. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA other one Drass (Pat) is pretty good too." Maryland's starling halfbacks ’•alurday in the Beaver Siadium inale will probably be Everell loud and Tom Brown, but Pat ick says "they don't carry very lien." ‘The thing that impresses me jst about Maryland is their istle and aggressiveness,” Pat :k continued. “They’re a good un to watch. ‘They don’t stick to the ‘l’ all ; time. They use all the for itions but basically they’ll run im the T and the T flanker.” The Terps, one of the big irprises in college football this ill, have one of the "youngest" jams in major college ranks. They have six seniors and only jo will be in the starting lineup tainst the Lions Saturday when Terps shoot for their fourth aieht win. We really have our hands full his week,” Nugent said, “we’ll be going against one of the country’s best teams in Penn State.” GRID NOTES— Maryland has a traveling squad of 39 and 14 are Pennsylvanians . . . The Terps opened with a 31-8 win over West Virginia, and then they lost their next three to Texas (34-0), Duke (20-7) and North Caro lina State (13-10) ... Since then they've pulled two big upsets over Clemson (19-17) and Wake Forest (14-13) . . . Last week they beat South Carolina (15-0) . . . Saturday's game will be the first between the two schools since 1944 . . . Six games have been played in the series and the Lions have won them all. to enter 2O Points 30 Points 20 Points 30 Points Berks Moves Into Playoffs The air arm of Jim Ramage moved Berks into the independent football playoffs last night. Ramage threw two touchdown passes to lead his teammates to a 14-6 win over Luzerne. I Berks first TD came when Ram jage completed a 5-yard pass to jTom Shaeffer, [ In the second half, he hit Lew iWheeler with a 15-yarder for the second Berks touchdown. ! Luzerne’s only score came when 'Dave Razer hit Ken Rhoads from the Berks 20. Jordan Hall also entered the playoffs with a 6-0 win over Cot tonwood. I Jordan’s score came late in the Frick Fines Aaron $lOOO i NEW YORK i/P) —Commis sioner Ford Frick yesterday slapped a $l,OOO fine on Henry Aaron, the slugging Milwaukee Braves’ outfielder, for failing to live up to a commitment to play with an all-star team barnstorm ing through the South. Watch this Spare— tomorrow’s the day! VERSAT THE.RUGGED DOUBLE REVERSE COAT ihiS . SPORTSWEA'iI : Oth f h; •• i-.:\ Dashing full-length coat of 20 oi, Virgin Wool authentic plaid blan ket; reverses to a deep-pile 12 oz. Corduroy. Bulky-knit collar, slash pockets, dropped shoulders, side vents, leather buttons. In brilliant blanket colors backed up by Corduroy in choice of striking shades. At college shops ... $36. For colorful 17" *22" Varsity Poster— send 25c to H I’S, Dept CC, 230 Fifth Ave., N.Y. L For set of 6 posters (6 different sports) THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 3. 1960 jfirst half when Jack Kummer in tercepted a Cottonwood pass and ran 20 yards for the touchdown. In other games, Dauphin downed Lehigh 7-0, when Vern Dale caught a 25-yard pass from Don Wilson. Mike Formicone kicked the extra point. Navy beat Nittany 26, 1-0, in overtime; Cambria took Philadel phia, 6-0; Watts stopped Nittany 31, 6-0; Lackawanna downed Montgomery, 3-0; Delaware took Centre, 1-0; and Erie beat Schuyl kill, 9-0. —Fred Mautino, Syracuse Uni versity’s All-American end from Reading, Pa., convinces a new one every week. Said Pitt left halfback Bob Clemens, a sturdy 197-pounder himself: “When Mau tino hit me it was like an elec tric shock.” Dig Jazz! Like Money! LEI Campus Rep Wanted for Jazz Fete We’re going to hold a gala intercollegiate ch a m pion ship jazz bash December 16- 23 at the world-famous Grossinger Country Club, Grossinger. N.Y. The na tion's leading college jazz aggregations will compete for valuable prizes, includ ing a week's engagement at Basin Street, and a record ing session. Besides the ex citing jazz .contest, there'll be dancing to top American and Latin bands, fashion shows, and other Highlights. The Grossinger outdoor arti ficial ice-skating rink, to boggan, new indoor swim-' ming pool, ski slopes, and other great facilities will be available. We're looking for an in dividual or organization to be our representative at Penn State. We'll supply po sters and place ads. We’d like the representative to help promote the intercollegiate jazz championship on cam pus at Penn State and take reservations. This is an ex cellent chance for you to make some extra money. Please write or phone Howard Bern Circle 7-4915 Intercollegiate Jazz Ass'n. Ninth Floor 221 West 57ih St. New York 19. N.Y.
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