Evening star., 1954-12-30

grim and the meeting order Briefly
his practice the day before at Tulane
I'm sorry say that right tackle Jim Royer hurt
his back Eddie concluded that Phil Monahans
snapped out again Any questions?"
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I'VE WERE UNDER THE impression you weren't going
to scrimmage." said
I'VE weren't" Eddie said "but the coaches agreed we
needed little contact I'm sorry there wasn't
time to tell fellows However it wasn't in actual scrim-
mage that Roger and Monahan hurt They got it in
dummy scrimmage"
Have you finished the rough work now?" he asked
Absolutely" Erdelatz replied
man from New York quipped, Eddie why don't you
just keep up the rough work and eliminate the dummy stuff
Eddie smiled Then he said Tm real sorry Monahan
That guys had rough year Played about 80 minutes all
season. And captain, too"
"Is there any chance he'll play Saturday."
Erdelatz hestated If there's possible way put
him in the for few minutes WILL" he replied. "But
don't want to risk another injury"
THERE WAS LUIL and the voice of a Birmingham
correspondent heard telling another what he knew of
Mississippi.
ned he saying TITS big team, and Some day
they'll put their best all together and really cobber
somebody"
Erdelatz the other end of the table was trying to
look as If he not straining to hear.
But" sighed the Alabaman big and tough
Rehs are they always make mistake, like they
tumble"
Would you call Ole Miss fubling team?" asked the
one to whom the Alabaman was talking.
uguTeS
head They recovered s of their fumbles and 1s Of
the opposon But they lost the ball "a times on funbles
What does that sound like?"
From the far end of the the deadpanned
Erdelatz wryy commented "very interesting fumbes
are not put in writing, by any chanceP"
NAVY IS GOING WITH the same backheld that started
against Army with the exception of ulback Gauso
He will move up Dick Guest back
"Any particular reason?" asked from New York
u aside from the fact that Gattuso gave you what
probably the key play in the game?"
'Gattuso played whale of game all the time against
Army" Erdelatz mildly amended LET put it another
gentlemen All have operated with the under
standing that job is cinched. The performance
counts BY Monday the coaches rate the players
day the anxious to if they the rs
third team.
"Dck Guest played lot football us this year His
blocking has been terrific Gattuso may have edge
ball carrying Whoever is playing punting They
Yes you could say that Gattuso starting
because Of his Army game"
IN THE ABSENCE OF immediate query Erdelatz went
on Let me give example Of how it's been with
squad After the Army game Of course knocked
eight days The fellows deserved It, with the Sugar
Bowl date coming up Consequently, there Monday
meeting of coaches and posting of the l. and teams
Tuesday.
"Wel, we finally mustered the squad again and the
fellows shook out the kinks and then yelled for them
line by units. You know-irSt, third teams
Just before the Army game
There were only 10 men the first team II on the
second Our first team complete except for fulhack
Both Guest and Gattuso joined the No. 2 team.
what meant that Gattuso considering himself
No. because that's what he had been prior to Army and
most important Guest actually demotng himself
Of Joe's play in Philadelphia.
"That attitude like. might add wen need 'em both
against Ole Miss"