Evening star., 1939-12-08
Seven Other Teams
will Have Choice
Over Redskins
Washington Chiefs Aim
To Pick Up Sorkkinen,
Murray and KuImon
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Armed with a list of 200 college
seniors who have played their last
football for dear old alma mater,
but. hopeful of getting only few Of
those they want, Owner George
Marshall and Coach Ray Flaherty
of the Redskins leave Washington
late today for Milwaukee, where the
annual selective college draft will
be held tomorrow.
They will, of course, take in Sum
days championship playoff between
the Green Bay Packers and New
York Giants at Milwaukee's State
Fair Park, where the Redskins alb
sorbed one Of the only two defeats
they took this year.
Annually held the day before the
title game in the city playing host
to the contest, this years draft will
include such headline names as Nile
Kiniiick of Iowa, George Cafego Of
Tennessee and Banks McFadden Of
Clemson-all pretty sure on being
on most of the all-America teams.
Take Back Seat in Draft.
Having finished the season with
the third best record in the league,
the Redskins must wait until seven
other teams have drawn their first
choice in the draft. The Chicago
Cardinals. Pittsburgh Pirates, Phil
adelphia Eagles, Brooklyn Dodgers,
Cleveland Rams, Detroit Lions and
Chicago Bears all will draw before
the Redskins, who will have pref
erence only over the Packers and
the Giants.
At that the Redskins may get q
whack at one Of their most cherish
ed draftees and a local product. For
it is no secret that they have designs
on Bob Nowaskey, George Washing
tons brilliant end, and if he's still
in the draft when the Redskins turn
comes he may be their first pick.
The Giants are known to be hot on
Nowaskey's trail, but the Marshall
men undoubtedly would grab him
before the New Workers get chance.
Although content to stand pat,
for the most part. on the players
who came close to regaining the
Eastern title, the Indians are not
without definite ideas of what they
need.
Want Center, Tackle, Kicker.
We'll be on the lookout for a
center, tackle, end and kicker" !"
Flaherty said just before boarding
the train, and by the latter he didn't
merely mean field goal kicker. For
there were times this year when
the Redskins found themselves
without punter in the backfeld
and had to call upon Guard Jim
Karcher or End Johnny Spirida
Although both of them did fairly
well when entrusted with the du-
ties, neither kicked regularly enough
to be more than sporadically ef-
fective. Sammy Baugh and Dick
Todd were the only regular kicking
backs, and inasmuch as both US
uauy were in the game together, the
ItCOohAlo WClC AIulluo ally h4CACA
when their other combination was
playing.
The Redskins also feel the need
of protection in the event Turk Ed
wards finally quits or slips, as would
be natural for a 33-year-old tackle
to do. And, realizing that both Ends
Charley Malone and Wayne Millner
are nearing 30, they don't want to
be caught short-handed in the mat
ter of expert wingmen.
Heretofore, the Redskins always
have carried three centers, but
Micky Parks and Vic Carroll alone
upheld the job this year, and the
Indian chieftains would like to pro-
cure another snapper back.
AS a result, Flaherty will have
his attentions focused primarily
upon Sarkkinen, an end of Ohio
State; Murray, the Wisconsin CEN
ter, and Kulman, a Temple tackle.
Others on Flaherty's list include
two Of Southern Caifornia's Tro-
jans-Lansdell, halfback, and
Smith, a guard.