Evening star., 1955-10-31
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
BeoqIe Put in Fast Company
BY CHARLES N. EGAN

/ aHEs THE GREATEST defensive end i've ever seen in
Nore Dame Stadium and I've watched nearly all the good
whove played there since the stadium was opened IN
1890.
The speaker was big Krause Notre Danes amable
athletic director and he was referring to Ronald Gerald
Beagle 6-foot 90-pound Midshipman from Covngton,
KY who played his out in losing cause Saturday
as Eddie Erdelatz Navy football team came to the end OF
the Victory trail losing to the rampaging Irish 2lI The
21-year-od Beagle, who looks like cinch to make All
America hoors for the second straight might live
receive lavish praise for his athletic
achievements.
Reminded by an interested listener that he taking
quite bit OF territory Krause grinned and added Il know
it but going to stick by my I've been watching
this boy closely Mooses remarks were made
Just the game South Bend ended and he hasn't
made single mistake. II you want to know some OF the
other ends had in mind when made the statement just
jot down the OF Leon Hart, Jim Martin Johnny
Yonakor and Bob Dove among own players. And the
opposition has had good ones here too in the last
Is years"
ALL THE ENDS MENTIONED by Krause were ALI Amer
lea during their college days and Hart and Yonakor both
al-eague with the proHart with the Detroit Lions
and Yonakor member of the Cleveland Browns IN the
old A-America Conference Martin who outranked
during his first two Notre Dame end was
switched to tackle senior and played defensive guard
and tackle Lions championship teams As for Dove
Al-America aurels long ago as 1912, ne has
defensive standout in the league for nearly
dozen years.
So that's quite bracket Krause is putting Beagle in.
he'd gotten around to naming some OF the Top eno VINO
have played against Irish in South Bend Moose almost
certainly would have included Bill Daddo, OF Jock
suherands in his last few years at Pittsburgh Daddo
later defensive star for the Cardinals and hepeo Joe
Kuharich coach the Cards.
Krause one of the few athletes who made An-Amerca
in both football and basketball, brilliant tackle at
Notre Dame the early 1905 and coached the Irish basket
ball teams years before he made athletic
director So we'll qualified to speak and his high rating
of Beagle should carry considerable weight
Incidentally Beagle may rate astar selection in two
sports just Krause did Ronne is twoyear letterman on
the lacrosse team and Johnny Cox the Navy puoncist
plugging him for ALL America honors there, too.
IT WASN'T NECESSARY to question Krause-or anyone
else for that atter-concerning Beagles exploits oense
His reputation George welshs favore pass receiver
had preceded him to South Bend and the Irish made him
marked Yet he managed to snag three passes for
yards his effectiveness decoy helped Welsh COM
plete 10 throws to five other receivers
One OF Ronnies decoy jobs led directly to Nays only
touchdown early in the fourth quarter was fourth
with 16 yards needed on the Notre Dame 49, SO pass
obvious All the Irish defenders cuttered around Beagle
and as Welsh found that both End Pete Jokanovch
and Chet Burchett free The little quarterback fired
ball Jokanovch, who scrambled all the way TO the
2-yard line for first down. Oldham scored the next
play
Beagle but his spectacular blocks turned out
badly Saturday Burche appeared to be on his way TO
long run after taking kick and Ron dashed to block
John Mcmillan guard Just Beagle left his feet
McMulan turned slightly and Ron knocked him directly into
Burche Sp1llng the navy pack Wnat ouC
perfect block not only backed on the runners out also
brought Navy a clipping penalty.
*+**
THE GENERAL IMPRESSION in South Bend after the
game was that Navy and Quarterback Welsh didn't lose
prestige as much Hornung Notre Dame reganed
it. Welsh seemed to think he had had bad day, but
Erdelaz disagreed vigorously and so did Terry Brennan
the Notre Dame said Hornung his 2O5pound
played his best Of the season. even though
his passing wasn't nearly impressive as Weshs The
Irish completed three of six passes for 10 yards And as
Erdelatz pointed out Hornung ouweghs his Navy rival by
40 pounds figures to be more effective runner on
keep" plays.
Possibly we could have passed little more" Brennan
said but Paul was playing the defense and that's what
YOU have to do against a team like Navy
What Brennan meant by playing the defense was that
Hornung had found vulnerable spots In the right sde OF
Nayv line made hay out of the Mddes santng tactics and
directed ground attack in which Jimmy Morse Dean Studer
Don chaefer and others piled up total of 1923 yards gained
h,, r,eo;po THAT he hall game