The Washington times., 1938-07-15
REDSKINS SIGN
MICKEY PARKS,
STAR LINEMAN
BY CHICK KENNY

Jack Espey, business manager of
the Washington Redskins, world
professional football champions,
announced today the signing of
Mickey Parks, generally conceded
to be the finest college center in
the country last year. Parks played
the game at the University of Okla
homa for the last three years and
his signed contract arrived this
morning from Shawnee, Okla.
Considered one of the finest
centers ever to be developed in
Midwest football circles, Parks
was one of the gems in the star
studded draft list presented by
President Joe Carr to the National
Professional Leaguers, last Feb
ruary. Mickey was grabbed early
in the rounds of selections by
Coach Ray Flaherty, who pre-
dicted ten-strike if the lad de-
cided to cast his lot with the
greenback circuit. Naturally, there
is great rejoicing among the Red
skin gentry-Owner George Mar
shall, ESpey, Flaherty, ct al.
JONES KNOWS
Parks was strongly recon-
mended to the RedSkin brass hats
by none other than his former
coach, "Biff" Jones, now mentor
ing the University of Nebraska.
Jones coached Oklahoma for two
years before moving to the Corn
husker institution last year, and
should certainly know the lad he
is endorsing to our champions.
"Biff" was given a headache in
Nebraska's game with Oklahoma
last fall, when Parks staged one
man act that will go down in foot
ball bull sessions around Lincoln,
Neb., for years to come. The guy
was the standout performer on
the field-head and shoulders
over the fleet-footed backs and
wingmen on either team that
memorable day.
Following the close Of the regu-
lar season, Parks was nominated
as a regular starter on the West
eleven in the Shrine game at San
Francisco, New Year Day. He
proved the sensation of the classic
with his defensive tactics. IN fact,
if you tuned in on the game over
your radio, you probably remem-
ber the sterling play of this lad.
He received more calls" over the
air than any five other players in
the fray.
In selecting his first-String choice
of All-Stars to face the Washing
ton Skins in the game at Soldier
Field, Chicago, August 81, Coach
Bernie Bierman of the University
of Minnesota, placed Parks at cen
ter position and named him the
class of the crop of linemen. These
selections were published WedneS-
day.
SURE TO PLAY
Parks is a cinch to make the
All-Star team this year in the
voting now in progress. And in
all probability it will be a land
slide victory for Mickey in the
snapper back department. Conse-
quently, the Oklahoma center
probably will face his future team
mates, the Redskins, in the
Soldier Field game.
However, the sooner center will
transfer his allegiance to the
Skins Immediately following the
Windy City classic and will be in
the Skin lineup when the local
eleven clashes with the Southwest
All-Stars at Dallas, Texas, Labor
Day night in the Cotton Bowl.
Mickey weighs in the neighbor-
hood of 22O pounds and stands
six feet, one inch.
APPEARED HERE
In 1885 he played here in Wash
ington when Oklahoma clashed
with George Washington Univer-
sity in an intersectional tilt at
Griffith Stadium in a sheet of
mud. The ColonialS bagged that
battle, 80, when Capt. Harry
Deming booted field goal. 1t
was Parks first season in college
circles, but it was all G. w. that
damp day
Meanwhile interest is booming
for the Redskin game at Chicago.
With the Irish Carroll campaign
in full swing, people are starting
to look forward to the game also.
Espey announced that AZ applica-
tionS for All-Star tickets have been
received at headquarters to date.
AS yet these ducats have not
ARRIVED, but Wnen they do, it looks
like there will be a merry scramble
for the paSteboards as the game
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