Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-23
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1NAV BY FRANCIS sTANN
Anchors Aweigh


EDDIE ERDELATz WAS giving rundown his team
1.-THE kicoR luncheon the Naval Academy and he spoke
glowngy Of Ed Oldham left halback and the 1864 pene
-cprrenty listed frst-snger In fact there are only
I'VE Of last years crack plebe team Nays entire -an
squad.
@Thats hve, too many murmured Rip Miller Of Notre
Danes old seven Mules. I'm living for the day when
there be no sophomores actually need on the varsity
Then you're healthy"
Miller is assistant director of athletics and the man
who beats the looking for young who Navy
minded accidentally and physically qualified and football
players-a tough combination to find He has nothing
personal against sophomoes Its just that when you have
depend them it lack juniors and seniors
he explained.
we're in pretty good shape now with only FIVE the
squad and the rest the junior varsity Some day hope
therel be none"
ONE WHO WAS BREAKING bread next to Rip asked:
as 1t really as tough to athletes who meet the
academic requirements at Annapolis might be supposed"
"oh brother!" Miller intoned. Some Of the kids who
can't it, and you have to kiss them off WELL 1T keeps
you nights On the other hand had SO cent
passing average last year. That u.s. SO per cent OF our
football candidates passed their entrance Normally
the percentage ranges between AZ and 4e per cent
TAKE this Vince Monto who will play fuback along
with Dick Guest He's real good in the classroom Way
high up. SO Is this kid Oldham. But the thing people
overlook is the physical qualifications Let's go back to
Monte, who comes from wilkes Barre.
Vince had buddy in high school named Salyaterra.
forget his first name It's in the brochure OH Cornelius
Anyway both wanted to come to the Academy"
THEY TOOK PRELIMINARY physicals and Rip was
congratulatng himself finding half future varsity
backed Monto fullback and Cornelius salvaterra,
outstanding quarterback and passer.
"Savaterras eyes 1920 in this test Miller was
saying time later the formal physical held.
This time Savaterras 20-7o! The doc said he
sorry and that was the end Of It,"
How boys eyes depreciate from 1920 to 20-70
in the space of a months weeks?" asked Rip
Studying :. bonng up The kid strained en- guess.
Well in the Office when the boy got the bad news He
practically at the crying stage and Monte there
and he said:
"'1ts all right, Sal go where you CO."
asavaterra turned on his buddy and gave him the
damndest lecture heard why he should stay
Navy. And Monte stayed"
what happened to the other boy?"
"Savaterra? He went to Pitt. He was the guy who
beat us last year in that 21-19 game"
SO, TOO, ARE FOOTBALL games and lost Earlier,
Dick Duden and other assistant coaches rehashng
1947 between Navy and Georgia Tech, by Tech
in the final period play controversial to call for
a rules revision
"Tech had play" was relating, whereby the
quarterback handled the ball from back Of center tossed out
to'a halfback and then took off and caught pass I'm
little hazy about it, think legal the Tquarter-
back was at least yard behind the center.
Usually the defense is inclined to forget T-quarter-
back the ball is snapped and handed off, Bobby
Dodd had this play, claiming his quarterback yard
back and he'd gotten with it earlier in the
II was an ensign that year and manning the phone
from the end which not very important assignment
Wis-B that Bilderbach next He'd secuted
Tech and knew Of the play the teams lined up he
shouted:
'This is the spot where Dodd would pull that play Call
time out and tell EN- to the quarterback"
I'D been talking to Rip Miller on the bench Just a
moment earlier, but he'd put down the phone while
was screaming Rip, Rip, Rip the play of for
touchdown and we lost, 1914"
GAMES, BOWLS AND EVEN seasons are won and lost
on Just such things the public and learn much
later Head Coach Erdelaz for instance talking of the
week before last years Army game when Navy pre-
Bowl heights by winning 27-2O victory.
"Once during the two weeks preparation for Army
Jayvees scored five touchdowns of is minutes on
the varsity It contest simply the varsity
really the varsity should the Jayvees play Army
The guys came around real quick"
CIV AND AIR FORCE ACADEMY