Evening star., 1952-04-10

The Midshipmen looking pretty
at with the single wing according to the pictures
early stage the blocking deception
appeared excellent Erdelaz in his back
field with the exception of the fuback to throw forward
passes.
haven't got any sandouts," Eddie admitted "but
have lot of Joes who love to play. That like"
1T ALL STARTED meaning Erdeatz' preference the
single wngNotre Dame box when Eddie signed Navy
coach after the 1s4s really wanted to replace the
at that time Erdeaz saying yesterday bu Navy had
been playing that and just who's never been
a head coach. So I kept the T."
Navy wasn't doing much under Erdelaz in $780, his first
Going into the Army game the Mdshpmen had lost
of eight games and underdogs against the Cadets
who at that time were rated 1928 in the country.
eve always before the Army game" Eddie
reminded "Wel during this time that really thought
seriously of putting single wing attack at least to augment
T. But chckened out got to thinking that we took
bad beating might be criticized for waiting so long to
experiment"
AS turned out Navy great victory Sticking to
the r, the Middies beat Army IA to in rocking upset.
Temporarily Erdeatz put oense other than the in the
recesses of his mind.
BUT LAST YEAR 1t the old story Navy couldn't
for losing Zastrow Army upset. couldn't
get started and wound dsring quarterback AS the
Army approached Erdelatz remembered his ambition
to install single wing attack. ~
"This time went through with it," said. "we pulled
lot of stuff against Army last year You've got to
remember course that Arys squad shot due to that
cribbing business But the single wing stuff worked well
that made mind for far 1852 concerned
Navy Army last December AZ to T. Never before had
the MidShipmen anything like 1t against the
West Pointers .s
T1l always score" Eddie said "We took AZ
players the trip Philadelphia We used all AZ And
we scored point for each player"
ONE OTHER FACTOR Influenced Erdeatz to switch from
T. bigme college squad Navys unusually small
fact" confessed s by far the smallest team
connected with.
Gas a result it's almost necessary to change. In the
single wing oense you two bockers In the
T. against My boys just too small for man
against man."
Navy has FOUNDERS fourthstring tackle.
The other Jack Perkins, to Annapolis from Layton Utah.
outstanding back He's been switched to tackle
to add little weight to the line.
But squad small Navy at least boast of probably
the biggest pair bceps college football They belong to
Aronis rst-string from the plebe Aron
only 5oot-8 and 18Opounder but his muscles expand
to inches in circumference
get that way? BY making like Mr. America.
missed being Mr. America He nosed out
by point the California title winner of which went
on win the national
SOMEBODY REMINDED Erdelaz that his switch the
Rowland doing at George Washington
the road piece from Annapolis Rowland longtime
single winger, is installing the T.
You fellows ought to get together, visitor suggested
probably could help from Navy people on
the turn Rowland could give single wing plays
Plays?" Erdelaz snorted "Ive got all the plays want
n need any more buy them at Montgomery-Ward
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