Evening star., 1955-11-24
WIN, LOSE or
HNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
Open Season on Coaches
By FRANCIS sTANN

ANNAPOLIS NOV. u Football coaches are q strange
breed The world ends when they blow big Sitting
In his office here at the Naval Academy Eddie Edeatz lis
tened mooly when aide spread the word that Harvey
Harmon had been fired at Ratgers.
5 aGee that makes well, it doesn't matter Navys
said This really is open season on coaches Fgot an
idea this going to be the worst season yet as far as ng
cdaches is concerned N4 Ass ~ ~
visitor to MacDonough Hall jeered you've got lot
worry about he remarked You and your hex over Red
Eaik Pontedly ignoring the reference to COL Blak Of
West Point, Eddie replied: II ~ sa
.Wher and If we win the Army game this vreki rest
easier. Butlike said this is open season
bowa big game and you might get pink slip
$3.50
FOR ALL OF HIS PESSINnsM, Edward Joseph Erdelatz
hardly figures get sacked regardless Of how Na makes
out against Army Saturday Phadephas Munlcipd sta
dum. The large fortysh gent has sung his own
cold Shanty Town" too many times He rages h@ voice
whenever Navy beats Army which has happened -four times
In the last years Erdelaz became head coach
for the first time.
Eddie has got hex on Baik who generally is conceded
to be among the top coaches In the business Back Ia 80
Eddie licked the Cadets 4 toend 28game Army winning
streak year pretty rugged for Blaik That
the of the aftermath OF the purge wherein 20
OF athletes released for academic irregularities and
Navy won by 42-7.
Eddie and his Tars won again 50 BY TO- and wasn't
until next year that Bak got some measure Of revenge
winning by 2O But last year the Mddies bounced back 70
take 27-20 thriller
~Those things victoriesl you don't talk about" Erde-
Severn River his players anybody who beats Col Bak
has got to be Just plain lucky, sse,ss
4#H44 ssss #
THIS OF COURSE is simply polite chit chat by ascoach
on the eve Of biggest game Earlier IN the day Erdea
Issued formal statement TO wit: 4s N
II see that Army only has hye or six players Our
scouts think differently However, this true, would
like to congratulate the Army coaching stan (which has
csed Navy Of having II standos the outstanding
lob they have done this season with such limited material
particularly on defense where they ranked MOL IN TIE
Nation with pouring from hts lips Ereiatz eun-
cluded: ssss Sc s Ssh 5tts
1T sure would help our planning for Saturday Ut
someone would tell us the ve the Army team
who are football players this note Erdelatz just about
concluded ali that he had say regarding the 5sh game
In the Army Navy series His only footnote You want
to stay for the dnnkng? All right"
@.a
THERE WAS CONCERTED RUSH for Capt. Elliott
Louehlins quarters where drinks the athletic
directors house and where Admiral Walter r. Boone
siperntendent Of the Academy to have made some
nouncement regarding Navys participation In the Cotton
Bowl
Developed that Admiral Boone tied with admin
istratye business and Capt Loughn who admits to
being ant-boW was playing host at time when he had
nothing oficial 70 say.
# At approximately $50 pm. last evening" despite the
best laid plans m Head Erdea and his aides TO avoid
such happening various and muscular members Of the
brigade saw to It that Eddie and his coaches were picked up
bodily and thrown over the seawalL
"You can't beat those Kids Erdelas philosophical after
sroking back to safety '4gow beating Army Is something
else At least we've got chance"