The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
REDSKINS GIVEN
GRID CAMP BIDS
FOR FALL DRILLS
BY KIRK MILLER

Inc price OF success, WIN I6S
attendant popularity, has come to
be a real summer burden to the
executive staff of the washington
Redskins.
It all concerns the many offers
which the professional football
champions have received to train
at this site or that, and It has
come to be so bad that Chief
Sachem George Marshall has
found it necessary to retreat from
the city for a three-week rest,
leaving no forwarding address.
From Duluth, Mimi, to Old
Point Comfort, Va, have come
urgent bids to play host to the
Redskins for the month of Au-
gust, which will be required to
round into shape 40-odd candi-
dates, which number ultimately
will be reduced to Is.
DEBT TO PUBLIC
But none Of these out-of.town
offers will be given ear, because
the Redskins believe they owe the
Washington public the joy Of see
ing the rehearSalS and particu-
larly a first peek at the young
material which is coming in.
At the moment, the choice of
training grounds rests between
three locations in the Washington
area.
Fairlawn Field, at Anacostia,
where the skins" rounds into
form during one of the hottest
AutumnS Washington has known
in years, winding up with the
world title, is anxious to again
entertain the InjunS.
A proposition has come from
the Meadowbrook Club, on East
West Highway. to install shower
baths in the barn loft, sod con-
siderable of the horse show
grounds and otherwise convert
the scene Of so many delightful
equestrian exhibitions into a
suitable football training head,
quarters.
PLANS CHANGED
Also figuring very prominently
until today in the training plans
of the Redskins, has been the
football practice field belonging to
Georgetown University near the
Dental and Medical School on
Reservoir Road.
This spot was receiving serious
consideration until word was re-
ceived over the week end that it
would not be available during the
month of August because the
good fathers yonder at the Hilltop
we're planning a retreat whereby
utmost quiet and decorum are
quite naturally observed.
The third choice is the Ballston
Stadium, which is enclosed and
which needs very few alterations
in order to make it the perfect
practice site. The owners are will
ing to sod the entire field and
are importuning the Redskins to
come across the Potomac River
into Virginia.
THEY'LL COMMUTE
Negotiations are being handled
through the Lou Blue, who Is to
conduct a baseball school for
boys at BallSton this summer,
and B. E. Lundy, representing the
Ballston Stadium.
Whichever location is decided
upon, Fairlawn, Meadowbrook or
Ballston, the Redskins will live In
Washington Hotel and continue
to their practice sessions.
Meanwhile polite destinations
are being sent to the authors OF
out-of-town training propositions.
C. R. Berghult, mayor OF Du.
luth. Mimi, has checked in with
Ian offer for the Redskins to train
on the cooling shores of Lake Su-
perior. From Escanaba, Mich,
has arrived a welcome to the pen
insula country which fingers out
into Lake Michigan and the Old
Point people, who were host to
Georgetown at the Virginia resort
last fall, have forwarded a very
tempting offer to the Redskins.
None of these will be accepted,
however, the management prefer
ring to hold its practice sessions
where the people who supported
the team last fall may watch prep
arationS for the forthcoming sea