Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29

McPeuk Continues
Sneud Romance
By MORRIS SIEGEL

ON THE WHOLE football business wasn't too bad in
the area over the week end.
Navy knocked off previously unknocked-off Pitts
burgh; George Washington got the heebe eebes to
mark up its first nonoss in II games Howard grpped
by sx-game siege of defeats, finally won and Mary
land, with little more than open date creamed Wake
Forest the way everybody else has been accommodating
the Deacons lately
This left Galaudet College and the Redskins as the
neghborhoods only nonwinners Indirectly their fail
ures might be blamed partially the Government Gal
laudet is totally subsidized by Uncle Sam and the
skins play in Federal-built playpen
Next week end probably will see the end of Gallau-
diets sxgame streak 1t plays the Lorton Youth Correc-
tional Center At Lorton, of course The Redskn OPP
ponent perhaps not well disciplined Lorton stacks
up as bit tougher. They meet the Cowboys in Dallas
It is not a crucial game. Like the Redskins the
Cowboys also have succeeded in eliminating themselves
They have won only half many Washington, one
COACH BILL McPEAK, on hand as usual for the
weekly Monday croSs-fire from the press appeared
strangely confident about the forthcoming excursion into
Big D. He doesn't plan any major changes to shake off
fourgame losing rum he sad but does plan couple of
minor switches in coaching technique.
I'VE are going to coach against fumbling and pass
interruptions this week. he said He agreed that II the
emphasis had been this for the preparations against the
Cardinals the Redskins might not have lost Sunday
However he wasn't too sure. His uncertainty is I'M
derstandabe Since predicting the Redskins would win
the Eastern title the of the opener McPeak hasn't
been too sure Of anything
take with the journalistic firing squad Even his severest
critics had to agree his strategy fautess With
record of rs there was place for smugness
Nobody was going to be fired from the squad this
week, the coach said as evidence Of his mood No
body thought he going TO make Leroy Jackson out
Of Dick James and Bobby Mitchell who committed the
cardinal sins of losing the ball against the Cardinals
*%#A
HIS PLEASANT DISPOSITION became almost inr,f
ferabe. He praised the press but only when asked to
practically at gunpoint
He agreed the questions during the losing streak had
pretty well embraced the full scope of where the Redskins
seemed weakest This of course lot of ground
where the Redskins especially are weak
Eyes, think you fellows, all of you would make ex-
celent coaches McPeak smiled when of our people
unSuby suggested long have been unacclamed grid
iron geniuSeS.
"If you guys coached" Bolshevik chortled I'D
like to personally book the bets your team"
The pleasantries briefly interrupted to greet
Paul Marshall one OF large squad of attorneys the Red
skins seem to attract Marshall no kin to THE Marshall
of the Redskins is on the taxi squad of the Angeles
Rams legal squad.
He had not attended many Monday seminars the first
five weeks OF the season. The fact that his had
not game during that span had nothing to do with
his absence, he explained. He was not under OATH.
McPEAK REFUSED TO become ruffled when a dart
thrower got down to the problem of the coachs three
year romance with his quarterback Norman Snead When
the interrogation said he detected sign the love match
might be cooling because Snead removed for George
A1O III AA0 1oSO qudVeI' N1cFedk quickly oenleo IL.
mo, not In the least we weren't going anywhere
and felt like We needed change of some kind .
felt like crapShooter who wasn't doing any good and
asked for another pair of dice to that might change
his luck"
McPeak was at loss to explain specifically why the
Redskins had been at loss since whipping Dallas four
defeats ago. IT guess" he answered searchingly we're
pressing me- the players, everybody"
Nobody was in mood to pursue the problem least of
all McPeak He eventually got off the hook when visitor
brought up the cutting the received from the
Giants do you the Browns who have six out
of seven, 'embamed as one story said?" McPeak
was asked.
McPeak didn't He didn't have to- His ex-
preston was reply enough 1.-THE Redskins should be so
dead" it said.