The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
BY HENRY McLEMoRE

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, July 17.-(UP)-Mr.
Ned Irish, the spirit of professional
football, was a visitor to-day and
his arrival broke the heat wave.
No matter how high the Their
mometer is advancing round, a
lew minutes of Mr.. Irish's vivid
football palaver and you can feel
the frigid blasts of the Yale Bowl
whipping up your pants legs, cold,
drizzly rain sneaking down your
neck, and the crackle of cheers on
frosty air. A little application and
you can even summon up a vision
Of those sweet little dolls ali
wrapped up in mink, and with gay
feathers in their hats. That foot
ball alone seems to attract.
Predicts Dozen Wins
Mr.. Irish dropped in to say that
his New York Giants, who about
Christmas time last year, came
close to being the best football
team, voluntary or hired, that ever
took the field, would play an even
league this fall and probably win
them all.
"Yeah," I said, who you got
coming up?"
You saw US kick the Bears in
the playoff last year." Mr.. Irish
replied a bit indignantly, land did
we look as If we needed any fresh
'uns?"
''Uh-huh, but that was yester-
day. and some of those Giants
cant stand too many more yester-
days. There's a time coming when
some OF those bald-headed tackles
and guards and backs are going to
begin longing for the comforts of
home. and football games over the
radio. How are those old boys
going to feel this fall when the
likes of Kostka and Larsen and
Weinstock and Shepherd and Hut
son and Lund and those other
rearing and ripping All-America
college kids of last year, start
laying in to 'em? And / see that
all these huskies, and a lot of
others, have been signed by the
clubs around the league"
Newcomers Assured
"Oh, the Giants'll have a few
new ones. Not many guys you
ever heard of, for that's not our
policy" answered Mr.. Irish. 1--WE
like players, not names. And the
place to find the tough guys is in
the little schools, where the money
isn't SO easy, and a tackle or a
halfback, to keep his uniform, has
9ot to be in there winging so
minutes q game. The petted stars
Of big schools who have to have O
Rundown after every exchange of
Dunts and q big red apple from
teacher when they make a tackle,
are not for u.s.
Ts1is got us around to talking
about how professional coaches
found their material. and what it
was they looked for in a player.
I'VE find players in different
ways" Mr.. Irish said. Some of
them are spotted by the coach
himself, or his players, who spend
saturday afternoon looking at coll
le8e games. Others are hired on
tips BY trusted scouts throughout
the country. And some just walk
IL and ask for chance to show
their stuff.
durability IL the chief requisite
n : PRO player. He's got to be
able 20 take it often and In large
zeses. We don't spend much
lime watching those players who
nuen4 half their fime on the bench
81 ii the hospital with injuries.
PER u they can't stand the going
- teIIeEe football, the pro game'Il
1|I' lem. IT'S gfIll pretty much q
survival 81 the fItteet. You know,
<.1 IIQemol average 80 Or thore-
z4eslE, and backs better than ieo'
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