Evening star., 1939-12-12
Kirchem,zimmerman
boe| and Others
E|ate Marshall
Likes His Droft Picks;
Sees Gionts in Ruck
For Couple Of Yeors
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

~ CAAC SoAtClieAOh Va O"AASA
George Marshall that the Redskins
did as we'll as any team in the draft
last Saturday. He especially is
pleased with the rights to Bill
Kirchem. 218-pound Tulane tackle
who holds the Southeastern Con-
ference sprint championships and
runs the 100 in OCT. And when the
Redskins were up at Rye. prior to
the Giant game, Stanford's coach,
Tiny Thornhill. told Flaherty that
Roy Zimmerman, the San Jose State
halfback who was the Redskins
NTH pick in the draft. was the best
back on the Coast this year. He
made the all-Coast team picked by
Grantland Rice.
Incidentally. the Giants are GER
tain that Ed Boell, the N. Y. U. back
who was the Redskins first pick.
was selected only to spite them.
They'd had their eyes on Boell all
year and didn't think the Redskins
really were after him until they
found out the Giants were. AS a
matter of fact, he was the Redskins
first choice after their failure to get
either Nile Kinnick. Banks McFad-
den of George Cafego.
And with Ernie Lain of Rice. the
Redskins finally have rights to a
big ball-carrier. Lains 225 pounds
is just about Is pounds more than
anv other back now on the Indian
roster.
Sees Sitko As Real Gift.
The only mystery to the Redskins
is how their twentieth and last pick,
Steve Sitko of Notre Dame, sur
vived until the final round. The
only logical conclusion seems to be
that perhaps some of the Western
teams had contacted Sitko and
learned he wasn't interested in play
ing pro football.
Because he believes the Giants are
through even as Eastern champion
ship contenders for some years to
come and will not seriously chal-
lenge the Redskins until 1941 at the
earliest, Marshall will ask the league
schedule makers to make q change
in the schedule which has sent the
Redskins to New York for their last
game for the past three years.
II just don't believe the Giants
will be worthy of providing the
climax Of our season for some time
to come" Marshall says, "and I
don't think Washington fans should
waste their money on trip to New
York for what shouldn't be q very
interesting game. 1t will take Steve
Owen at least two years to build
up another contender, and until
that time comes the Redskins
should have a more climactic game
to end their season.
Marshall Party In Tough Spot.
Although the Redskins were we'll
represented at the playon game last
Sunday at Milwaukee by Marshall,
Mrs. Marshall, Coach Ray Flaherty
and General Manager Jack Espey,
it remained for the only fair men,
ber of their party to express openly
what all were feeling inwardly.
While her husband, Flaherty and
Espey were keeping discreetly silent
(seated as they were directly in
front of Giant Owner Tim Mara and
his family, Mrs. Marshall gave vent
to her feelings as the Packers pro-
ceeded to turn the game into rout
1T seemed 50 silly, sitting there
among so many Packer rooters, for
us all to keep quiet when we were
so intensely interested" Mrs. Mar
shall said. Gas matter of fact, the
Maras started to root after q while.
but the funniest member Of the
party was Mr.. Espey.
when George nudged me to keep
still after the first Packer touch
down, I looked at Epsey. He quickly
suppressed a grin, but as the game
went on, that grin grew wider and
wider. At the end, he couldn't keep
from laughing out loud and that's
the way all of us felt"
Age Scores Over Youth.
Distinct reputation Of those who
still believe the old adage, youth
must be served" is provided by pro
footballs new champions, the Green
Bay Packers. Comparison Of the
rosters Of the 10 teams reveal that
the Packers are the oldest, both In
years and point Of service, in the
National League.
Seven of the champions 80
players are % years old or older and
six of them have been in the league
seven years or longer. Hank Bruder,
quarterback who left North
western in 1881, is the dean of the
squad, now serving his ninth year
at the Bay and topping the 2o-year-
old Arnie Herber by three years.