Evening star., 1941-11-25
Giants Use Of Feet
On Defense Draws
Redskin Protest
D. c. Pros Bosses Also
To Ask Droft Delay
At Loop Meeting
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

AS its dethroned Eastern cham
pions started preparations for meet
ing the Green Bay Packers in Sum-
days sellout game at Griffith
Stadium, the Redskin management
today was believed to be readying
two protests it will make at the
National Leagues winter meeting
the week end of the playoff.
The first would be against the
annual draft of college seniors
being held at that time, although
the draft has been the principal
business of the December conclave
for years.
The Redskins argument for a
change to April is that it would
give the leagues teams more chance
to look into the selective service
status of the stars they are in
terested in signing. This appears
reasonable.
However, few pro teams ever have
taken the trouble to ascertain il
college stars they were interested
In were, in turn, interested in play
ing in the National Football League.
AS a result many clubs have found
themselves possessed of the rights
to player who never had any idea
of playing pro football. That, of
course, meant that club had
wasted turn in the rotating sys-
tenn OF selecting in which the lower
teams have prior picks.
FalaSchfS Play Questioned.
A second protest that the Redskins
undoubtedly will make will be
against such tactics as those used
by New York Quarterback Nello
Falaschi in kickoff of last Sun
days game with the Giants.
Falaschi, it is alleged by the Red
skins, ran toward the center OF the
Washington teams wedge and threw
himself feet first at the wedges
leader which happened to be Rookie
Tackle Fred Davis. Cleat marks
from which blood was oozing after
the game were plainly visible on
Davis thigh and leg as he un-
dressed and his teammates and
coaches were bitter in their con-
demnation of Falaschi.
He should have been thrown out
OF the game right then" said As
sistant Coach Turk Edwards, "and
good, stiff fine recommended to
Commissioner Layden by the Of
f1cials. He's pulled that kind of stun
on us before and I can't see how
he continues to get away with it."
To this innocent bystander's way
of thinking, it also seems that some
rule should be proposed to compel
home teams to have and keep the
playing field in the best possible
condition for a game With rain
and snow having been predicted for
last Saturday night and Sunday by
every New York newspaper, the
Giants didn't see fit to cover the
Polo Grounds gridiron with a tar
paulin until after four hours of rain
| Sunday morning. Fans don't pay
to see mud battles, whether they
are as fair to one team as to the
other.
Check of Officials.
League OfnclalS also may come in
for a checking-up after reports and
commnets by the 10 head coaches.
Ofhciating Sunday was some of the
most inefficient we have seen this
season, justifying Giant Coach Steve
Owens remark to us just before the
game that one of those scheduled
to work was so blind he can't see
10 feet away" AS it developed, most
OF them couldnt-or didn't.
This isn't a one-sided slant. as
the Redskins were guilty of some
foul tactics, too, but If pro football
is to maintain its present high level
with the public, the tactics used in
its earlier and unprosperous DAYS
must be stopped before they stop the
public from turning out to see 1t.
AL Kruger, the Redskin rookie,
said today that his induction into
the Army had been deferred until
January l. He originally was sched-
uled for draft on December 3. The
Southern California product is in
class Ia. He married only shortly
before reporting to the Redskin
training camp last AuRlst.