The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-03
(Reg. U. s. Pat. Off.) By JACK GUENTHER

l United Press Staff Correspondent New York, Feb. 3.-(UP)-Jimmy Councilman is a husky, happy fellow with a shock of iron gray hair, a talent for conversation and an un- limited capacity for trying his hand at something new. He is, or has been, star athlete, art exhibitor, aclor, sport columnist, newspaper editor, musician, lecturer and coach of college and pro football teams. At the moment he is coach of the Chicago Cardinals and one of the test informed men in his trade. AS well, he is one of the most forth right men in his trade. He fits no mans mod. He is personality to himself, good guy and an honest one I want to make the last point a strong one because today I put Councilman on the spot.
 I asked him how the war would affect pro football.
 He didn't spar or evade the issue. He made three major points which are worth passing along. He said he doesn't believe the army draft will diminish the number of avail | able players for at least year, that pro teams may get competition from army and navy service squads and that the game itself has definitely | major responsibility.
 The tip-off on all sports may be taken from the Presidents letter to Judge Landis in regard to base ball, he said. There is no drastic curtailment in prospect because MT. Roosevelt is convinced the nation needs occasional relief from nerve strain = a relief that pro football can provide as well as baseball. 1 Enough Players? Here are amplifications of Con- zelmans three major points:
 1-"I don't think that we will suf- fer from a shortage of players this year because lot of boys unac- ceptable to the army can still play football. The services won't drain Us until 1914 or maybe 1943 I don't expect to have to put in calls be- tween the halves for Red Grange or Jim Thorpe or Ernie Meyers. We should get by for at least a year. i 2-'I look for revival of the service teams. They give the boy in the ranks something personal to cheer for. l mean teams like Great Lakes, Mare Island and the Cleve- land Pier. played for Great Lakes myself, you know, in games with George Halas, Paddy Driscoll, Char ley Bachman and others. We met Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Navy, Illinois and other crack col lege outfits. Later Great Lakes played Mare Island ill the Rose Bowl Similar teams are certain to emerge from this war.
 3-"Pro football has a definite place, duty and responsibility. The airp,sne has wiped out battle lines. This war is not the first World War. That was a soldiers war; this is everynody's war. If air raiders come, we all are in thet rencheS and we're all under strain. Sports have a big job in preventing that strain from reaching the cracking point"
 Relaxation
 1 CCnzelman estimates that some 300 men were engaged in football in ,he National Professional league last year. Not many more. Yet they brought afternoons of pleasure and relaxation to hundreds of thousands of spectators. With a war in pro- gress, those thousands are more in need of this brief period of relaxa- tion than ever before.
 At least that is my idea" he said, tossing his gray locks back in place and lighting cigarette. T can't say we should plump for bus iness as usual because that is im-