Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-05

gain against the Rebs had been 9Ol The Mddes Melted
295 yards
The Post-Herald was willing to acknowledge the 2ipont
margin might have been larger, far cry from the
razor-thn difference in the final national rankings of the
two teams-hfth for Navy and sixth for Ole Miss"
TOO LATE PERHAPS, Deep South experts discover
ing that statistics next to nothing Ole Miss played
10game schedule against OF the years prize pases
While Navy meeting such Nore Dame Pitt and Army
the Rebs fattening North Texas State Vanova
Memphis State and Houston.
All told ole Miss 10 opponents lost s. games Even
Arkansas which the only team to beat the Rebs by oO
regular games and whipped BY Georgia
Tech in the Cotton Bowl. Il to 8
It evident In the sugar Bowl that Navy had been
tempered whereas Ole was not The Rebs'
rated, both team and individuals. A-American
Tackle Rex Hoggan, playing his sixth year Of big loot
ball. revealed Just another neman only bigger than
most The so-caled superior speed Of Ole Miss galaxy Of
backs never was In evidence.
Hven the Navy players appeared surprised by the
with which they Army they said tougher speedier
and more aggressive 30 was Notre Dame aPt had much
better ne Ron Beagle nterjeced Coach Eddie Erdelaz
tossed coachs bouquet At Ole Miss but took middle
road attitude. aArmy and Notre Dame better, but
Mississippi ranked Just ahead Of Pitt he said.
m NAvYs 27-2O THRuLER over Army Erdelatz used 20
players two Of whom were sent into the game for single
play only Against Ole Miss cleared his bench every
able-bodied man, Ml Told Two regulars Haback Bob
Craig and Tackle Jim Royer, were unable to suit up.
II never thought everybody would get into the Sugar
Bowl" Eddie said Listening to ali the tak about Ole Miss
thought I'd have to 90 down the line with my best and see
II they could hold up"
The former St. Marys end and heavyweight college
boxer compassionate toward Ole Miss. Erdelatz
had wshed-and II he had Craig and Royer-he might have
made It $50 or even 400 game Right after Navy had
taken To lead the rst time the Mddes had the ball. Ole
Miss attempted wide pass to the nat missed the Reb
by far Nays Jack oarrow almost atched onto
it with clear held ahead.
Craig playing instead Of that hafsick Garrow
zone remarked in the press at would be 40 right
With his speed Craig would have intercepted and that would
have been all"
38l 4 H ST IS
TT rs TOO Bad 1t says here that the Touchdown Club
had to early its to honor
the big hoedown Saturday at the Saer Red Sanders
Of UCI who chosen deserves what Is coming to him,
but the thinking that Erdelaz equal rank He
came OF nowhere with slogan that contained the
word dere" wound by saugherng the Orange Bowl
champ, Duke plus Army, plus Mississippi.
There been detracors OF Erdeatz who maintained
that he hadn't proven himself head coach Good line
coach" they conceded. Or good assistant coach"
Now they know better. Navy picked no pig In poke
when ured Erdeatz from the San Francisco
Foryners where he coached the line for Buck Shaw At
Annapolis they got guy who started slowly perhaps but
now king: may be long time too, before Eddes
sdesre" theme dies out the banks Of the Severn Right
It looks like enough to keep Navy rolling for quite
some time. ~.