Evening star., 1957-12-09
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS srANN
The High and the Mighty

NEW YORK DEC. e-In the privacy of the upstairs
chambers of Toots shors bstro Navy and Lehigh
acknowledged last night the big and small college
football champions respectively OF the East and there
fore. winners the Lambert awards The POSTMASTER
Col Ed Garbisch the old Army star who admitted
that he confused. t@
u don't know what makes one college big and an
other small" GarbiSch said. rLehigh lost just one
game-to vMI. 1871 Yet VAI beat Virginia and Army
was very lucky to beat Virginia / saw that game
At one of the tables man from Lehigh whispered
to one seated next to him .ss lts f3't
why does he stop there? why not mention that
Virginia beat North Carolina and that North Carolina
beat Navy?"
"Pd like to play Navy" Coach Bill Leckonby Of
Lehigh said lightly on his turn before the mcrophone.
I'D only like to play them here in this tonight.
however because we've got Navy outweghed and out
numbered"
He nodded toward Capt Ned oldham of the Middies.
compact 17s-pound halfback who dwarfed by Le
highs co-captains. Dan Nolan and Pete Williams
FOOTBALL WRITER'S FROM New York plus goodly
sprinkling from Texas where Navy will play Rice in the
Cotton Bowl surprised by oldham lack of heft and
remarked on it,
Well" Ned said we're not big team Bob Reif-
snyder has good size but the rest of aren't big
"If that's the said Jerry Ribnick Of the Dallas
Chronicle, Rice will outweigh you fellows"
Weight isn't everything" Oldham reminded. ITS
how much you want to win that counts"
What's that expression Paul Bryant uses2" asked
Something like 1t amt the size of the dog but
the size Of the fight in the dog
in the Army game" another said to Oldham, did you
think you going all the way-all A yards-when
you caught that punt?'
Oldham shook his head. Mo- he replied Il didn't
realize l scoring until in the end zone.
Then turned and looked back to If there flag
down The way blockers moved down those Army
tackers made me think There's almost got TO be flag"
A NAVY CHIEF Fred Thornberry of the Armed Forces
Press Services, walked up TO Oldham.
Would you happen to know" he asked "if there's
been another Navy player who the only multi
in Army game2'
The Midshpman looked puzzled
Il mean Chief Thornberry explained "a Navy player
who scored all Of the points you ddboh ouchdowns
and both extra points"
mo, don't know" Oldham answered
What about Slade Cutter?" asked, nodding
toward the Acadmys athletic director who in 1884 booted
the field goal that beat Army, SO
NO" said the chief I'm not counting any single
score games There have been some SO games, too"
rs it mportant2" newspaperman asked.
mo, but I'm writing piece and so far there's been
only other player in ArmyNavy game who scored
all the points Capt Oldham did and that Elmer
olphant Of Army-baek in 1915, think"
what was the scorer" Oldham asked. .rst
Fourteen to nothing, the other said same as your
game olphant scored two touchdowns and kicked both
points"
THE DELEGATION FROM LEHIGH was properly
proud Of the first Lambert trophy awarded 10 small
college There was nothing small about their Messrs.
Nolan and Williams, however for Nolan, named Little
AAmerca quarterback, stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 1875
and Williams tackle stands Just high and weighs 230
Il thought Pete would be drafted ahead OF me- Nolan
said, referring TO Williams Nolan the No draft
pick of the Redskins He really wants to play pro ball
and he'd make the grade, toop Dan added.
Don't you want TO play?"
well, I've got 10 think OF my degree" Nolan re-
piled. Il get my BA. in June but I'm taking hve-year
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