Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-11
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS s1AAA
One Morninq After

IN THE DRESSING ROOM after the 6-6 tie with Duke
1t Baltimore, the heads of Navys football players were
bowed only briefly. Coach Eddie Erdeatz promptly ad-
dressed the Mddes:
81 was pleased by your performance You played we'll.
There is for walking with your heads down.
Except the scoreboard, Navy beat Duke pretty
good Saturday. The Mddes made twice many first
downs more than twice the yardage the ground and
Melted 1879 yards to So for the Blue Devils in the air
were the better team" Erdelatz admitted in the
cold light of the next morning, but the Duke game is
behind us Our kids got bad ball game out of
their systems"
"A bad game?" Eddie was asked. in the dressing
room you said the team played we'll"
Well dropped passes for the first time this year.
I thought that Tom Forresta threw handles that
weren't caught We made mistakes. Well the films
and find out what happened"
AT ANNAPOLIS ON SUNDAYS the boss coach his
assistants and his players take easy But Mondays
the coaches study the films and pass criticisms to the
players.
There can't be too much to criticize" Erdelaz
saying, mo matter what said about dropping passes
and making mistakes. Duke the best team we've
played far. They only had very good material
maybe the best in the country but they were big"
Il was sitting on the Duke bench" fellow said In
their white jerseys the Dukes looked pro-szed"
They don't need white jerseys to look big" Eddie
said. mo matter what kind of covering they've got
muscles underneath. We had hard time moving the
Next for Navy is George Washington, which figures
to be ouclassed Then it up Army November 80.
And Army as you must know had close squeak Saturday
when Utah. thrice-beaten went down to the wire in
1888 thriller.
THAT MUST HAVE BEEN dandy at West Point"
Erdeatz chucked. Steve Beichck secuted it for US.
What did he reporter have you seen him yet?"
Eddie was asked.
Look we play EN- one at time" Erdelatz replied
1--WE play George Washington next. Don't tell that
CIV is soft touch"
when will you see Belichick and get his Army-Utah
report?"
After the George Washington game" Eddie said.
what seves got for Army will keep"
After the Duke game Eddie and his aides went to
Baltimore hotel to relax Navy has Gill record
and Duke is behind Erdeatz If the Mddies get by CIV
and Army what next except the Cotton Bowl?
Il HAVE NEVER MENTIONED bowl once in my talks
to the players" ErdeatZ saying Others do it,
but coaches don't We had Boston College, William
g. Mary, North Carolina California, Georgia, Penn, Nore
Dame and Duke to talk about. Now we've got CIV and
Army"
A visitor murmured that it shame that Ned
Oldham, usually reliable extra-point kicks missed
Saturday otherwise Navy might have won, TO
"Odham's leg has been bad for three weeks Eddie
sighed True he kicked placements in the Notre Dame
game but Ned hurt himself when he did. All last week
in practice he didn't kick He rusty, guess.
Funny Eddie said ruefully "how much an extra
poin-a 7-6 game instead of 6-6 tie-means to guys
who rank teams. An extra point
Whatever sadness weighed down Eddes heart
nullifed to an extent by reports that his son. Eddie r
had performed noby in behalf of ST Marys High Young
Eddie's team licked Annapolis High and is undefeated
for the first time in history.
"He started center" Eddie disclosed, and
a linebacker Then the coach moved him to fullback
When he grows up he may make it,
Young Eddie is 5-foot-1 and weighs much
some of his dads Navy backs. He's only IS.