A RED-CLAD TEST FOR WEST COAST POWER

Herman Hickman

September 19, 1955

The sturdy and capable-looking young men on the opposite page have a special meaning for tough-talking Henry R. (Red) Sanders, coach of UCLA's highly ranked Bruins. They are the starting backfield of the University of Maryland, which on Sept. 24 meets UCLA in the first big inter-sectional clash of the year. On the outcome of the game might well hang the national reputations not only of the schools but of East and West football. Was the situation serious? Last week Sanders, whose own team is pictured on the following pages, addressed his squad. "I've just been told," he said, "that the AP voted you the top team in the country." He turned contemptuously for the showers. Not a man dared laugh.