Evening star., 1960-01-18
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS srAAA
Coach of the Year

80 THE FIRST QUESTION asked Lew Andreas
when he interviewed for the job was Does Syracuse
want to win?
He looked at me strangely" Schwartzwalder went
on, and Lew-hes our athletic director-said That's
funny question. OF want to win-al we can
It's not so funny if you understood what happened
at Muhlenberg had told him. They didn't want big
winner at Muhenberg. That's why I'm going to have to
leave"
Floyd Ben Schwartzwalder who was the Touchdown
Clubs and just about everybody eses coach of the year
sitting in the lobby the the morning
after the big awards shindig He smiled reminscently
Il was caught in the middle Muhlenberg as you can
see want to win The school wanted to up from
time to time Don't win too many was told We're losing
our schedule"
THAT'S HOW, II years ago. schwartzwalder moved to
syracuse there to win Eastern titles in 1852 and 1856 and
last season to sweep the boards going unbeaten and
united and topping it off with victory Texas the
Cotton Bowl.
The smallsh, compact pararooper was an artistic
success when he came home from World War II and put
Muhenberg the map football But Lehigh and Frank
lin Marshall quit the schedule and Lafayette threatened
to follow suit So when the Syracuse job opened up
Schwartzwader, before accepting asked:
Does Syracuse want to VIM"
Il don't think we're overemphasizing' Ben was say
ing Last the first as an undefeated team in
II years of football Does that sound like overemphasis?"
When" he asked did you feel that you had an
outstanding team? Was there any particular pont?"
AFTER the Navy game" replied with scarcely any
hesitation.
WE WERE PLAYING in Norfolk you remember-the
Oyster Bowl There lot of pressure US About eight
of every 10 people pro Navy And besides Navy had
good team"
us that when you felt Syracuse could go all the way
could go unbeaten?"
Il think that way" Ben smiled I'VE play each
game as if it OF course guess did occur
to me privately, that could win EN- all"
In a light vein he asked if the No. / national
ranking pleased the alumni Ben laughed
"Our alumni different from any other schools
II we lose one game get letters. people are
sure to complain I'VE not happy to be associated
with loser, stuff like that"
scHWARTzWALDER's BIG, boyish looking guard
Roger Davis, hove into view conspicuous the
lobby than gunre in the White House The Syracuse clan
Davis received the Knue Rockne as neman of the
year-was assembling for the flight home
Il can big reason why you went all the way"
spectator remarked
Best lineman coached" Ben said. This was nv
best team too by far 1t solid if they ammed up
to stop our running could pass well enough make
turn honest Yes alumni happy But then began
to get letters from other alumni
Meaning Colgates?" Syracuse swamped the Red
Raiders, 1910, and now Colgate won't play any
Ben smiled. Quite few from Colgate alumni But we
couldn't help it. The way Colgates defense was set up it
was cnch to throw short passes My first team played 20
minutes put in my third team and ordered ground
game The third team only made it Those kids we're
trying to prove they belonged the first team Shucks
we could have by 100 to O."
ALONG WITH ALL the hardware Ben is collecting at
banquets he's still receiving brckbatS from Texans still
fired up result Of the fireworks in the Cotton Bowl
Each side claimed the other played dirty football and fists
flew on New Years Day
I'm trying to let the thing die down by not saying
anything Schwarzwader said "but those letter writer's
never seem to stop get letter and Texas postnark
and into the waste basket it's filed Boy, those Texans
The coach OF the had good word for Tom Nugen
OF Maryland, one of the Oranges victims last
good boy Ben saluted. "A good coach and a good
recrulter And he works hard That's the trouble with
these young coaches They hard us old guys"