Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
WIN, LOSE OR
Nt\AVV By FRANCIS STANN
The Cotton Pickers
AT THE TOUCHDOWN {

AT THE TOUCHDOWN CLUB pair of visitors from
Annapolis, Capt Slade Cutter and Publcist Johnny Cox
and traveller from Duke, Ted Mann met for lunch The
Naval Academy twosone light and carefree.
1--WE proved against Notre Dame that we had first
class team" Capt Cutter said This outfit is going to
play in bowl game"
As the director Of athletics Cutter an old football
hero, made it plain many weeks ago that if the Mddies
had good year and beat Army the brass at An
napolis would look favorably post-season game.
ARMY has the same idea" newspaperman murmured
"Armys bowl minded"
mo, Army won't 60 don't think" Capt Cutter dis
sented Army will have to beat u.s."
And the bowl will it be the Cotton Bowl?"
Probably" Capt. Cutter replied.
ACROSS THE TABLE Mann, who is Dukes pubcst,
not CHEEKY. The Blue Devils unbeaten until
they lost to Georgia Tech last Saturday This week they
are facing the hopped-up Middes in Baltimore.
1T f1uke" Mann admitted Tech just out
played STILL may be going to bowl ourselves.
If we beat Clemson we'll represent the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference in the Orange Bowl"
guy with short memory blurted out something in
connection with North Carolina State which is unbeaten
although tied by Duke and Miami
state is Ineligible Mann reminded Remember the
trouble State had with that basketball player? They're
still under NCAA suspension"
Duke had been ranked No in the Nation on Oc
tober 30. Now the Blue Devils No. 49, When Capt
Cutter heard Mann moan, he chuckled.
and Duke simply changed places. Until we beat Notre
Dame, No. 16. Now we're No T."
That's how polls operate" Mann said. "You lose
game early in the season. Navy did to North Carolina
and people forget it. You lose late and way
down.
II see where vN1I is ranked No 90" Mann snorted
THAT probably because Virginia week after
Army had such hard time at Charlottesville Shucks
we've got couple of little colleges in North Carolina.
Elon and Lenoir-Rhyne that can lick VMI."
- rlroI yiYo
to Capt. Cutter Il impressed"
Army is very good" Slade admitted. But we've
got depth tell you Navy will be fired up for the
good Colonel Red Blaik) We could lose, but Army will
know it's been in the doggondest football game of ALL
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS Capt. Cutter has been draw
Ing attention for saying Navy was overrated
How about that?" asked.
"Ive got clippings to prove it, Capt. Cutter grnned
pulling from his inside booklet Jimmy Cannon in
New York the author Of this particular column Never
met the fellow but here it is :"
One who hadn't read Cannons story which revealed
that Navys players had dedicated the Notre pre-
Army Scrmmage" to Slade, took and began to read
Some remarks happened to make in Philadelphia
may have been twisted Bit" Slade said 1.-THE reference
to lacking breakaway runner is an example. Shucks,
Ned Oldham is all you'd want team. Harry Hurst too.
Maybe I didn't make myself very clear
About being overrated, all meant is that until
met Notre Dame we'd played mostly teams already
That's no way to Judge opponen s." Mann interposed
omnously.
II know it," Capt. Cutter agreed. Actually, what
trying do to fire up the brigade of mdshipmen
not the team Believe me- the doesn't need it, Do
you know when the first pep rally held at Annapolis
this year?"
Il don't" luncheon guest answered
well, 1t wasn't after beat Boston College, 46-6"
Capt Cutter said. THE wasn't big enough,
the brigade seemed to think
Our first pep rally after blew that one to
North Carolina Now think we're squared away"
He put the press clipping, which the had finished
scanning into his pocket ordered chopped beef
steak, rare