Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-15
SEaH At LARGE
McPeuk Pleads
NoIo Contender
BY MORRIS SIEeEL

IN THE ABSENCE OF the permanent host George
Preston Marshall the Redskins have been forced to suit
up their second string stockholders to act presiding
officers at the clubs weekly press chowdowns.
The casting recently has been brilliant unlike the
Redskins Last Monday following the loss to New York
C. Leo Dorsey the duciary quarterback showed He
sered the conversation away from the game and around
to the record breaking S266000 box office smash which
accompanied the loss to the Giants.
Yesterday. it the turn of Edward Bennett VIII
HamS the noted defense attorney His appearance was
appropriate in view of the almost total lack OF
defense the Redskins showed in the drubbng inflicted by
the Eagles
If there was fault to be found with Williams
presence it only in his timing He could have been
used to greater advantage "a hours earlier when the Red
skins vainy searching for defensive help.
DESPITE THE AVAILABILITY of excellent counsel
with reputation for skillfu defensive moves Coach Bill
McPeak glumly pleaded nolo contendere.
ANY time team scores 81 points it's 99-1 1t Will
wn the coach said softly He was Of referring to
the Eagles who painfully proved the McPeak point
There interlude, all too brief for McPeak,
when diner recalled the powerful obstructive talents
Marshall summoned following similar disaster The aing
chief would discuss communism Jeffersonian democracy
the Fine Arts Commission water pollution and many
other vital subjects unconnected with the latest Redskins
defeat
There was faint effort by one McPeak sympathizer
TO do the same coach He introduced the Valach
hearings but McPeak rebeled slightly He was in no
mood to hear about another loser, he indicated
THE CASCADE OF EAGLE scores came as no surprise
TO McPeak 1t was just question of time when they
would exploit the obvious weaknesses in the Redskins air
coverage.
81 had my heart in my mouth the whole time
leading knew it had to come" he said.
"They began picking on Ted REempoluch and Lonnie
Sanders and" he sighed, that It,"
He offered defense Of Rzempouch, the Virginia
rookie, defense based chiefly the fact that with in
jurieS to Johnny Sample and Jim Stefen Rzempo
luch nothing
"Rzempouch is fast" Bill said. This caused in
qustor to wonder IF it's speed you looking for,
why didn't you Frank Budd defense2" he asked.
McPeak remained silent for second. Speed alone
isn't enough" he answered, with restraint. IF speed
alone all that needed, I'd hire every unemployed
Splinter I could find"
SONNY JURGENSEN AND the Eagles weren't the
only voators Of the Redskins air rights Sunday plane
advertising todays opening of the Bowie Race Track flew
the stadium This trespass caused nowhere near
the immediate havoc the Eagles created
"Jm Steffen will be back for the Steeler game Sun
day. 1t will help" McPeak added with note Of resigna-
ton in his voice.
The questions we're slow in coming Nobody wanted
to bring the Eagles debace but eventually the silence
broken.
IF you had the Eagles game to do all over again,
what would you do" the question.
McPeak didn't reply. I'D bet the Eagles, sup
pose," someone cracked.