Evening star., 1943-04-04
League Leaders
Are 10 Discuss
Prospects
Marshall, Bergman,
Edwards Attend for
Washington Club

In an atmosphere Of uncertainty
and faced with many problems, mo-
guls of the National Football League
will meet tomorrow at Chicago to
go over prospects for pro football
this year. Washington's world
champion Redskins will be in the
middle of the confabs, probably to
last three or four days.
Attending the meetings from the
Redskin outfit will be President
George P. Marshall, who will go to
Chicago from California, arriving
in the Windy City tomorrow after
noon: Head Coach Arthur j. Dutch)
Bergman, and Assistant Coach
Turk Edwards. Bergman and Ed
wards will leave for Chicago this
afternoon.
Major Problems Are Several.
Major problems to come before
| the league include: Pro football
| operation under wartime conditions,
drafting of a schedule and player
draft of men fresh from college. The
| latter is apt to be a curtailed item
this year, with so many college men
either in the service or planning to
get into uniform before football
training starts in August.
Some of the weaker clubs in the
10-club league may not put teams
on the field next fall Rumors have
it that the Philadelphia Eagles and
the Pittsburgh Steelers. plagued by
loss of players, may drop out this
year. If that happens considerable
schedule revision will be necessary,
in both halves Of the league.
Likely to Up Player Limit.
There isn't much doubt that war;
time conditions will force the pig
skin moguls to up the league player
limit. Now it stands at 33, and they
are talking about lifting the lid to
permit clubs to carry as many as so
or so players on the roster. This
may be necessary to supply reserve
strength in case of military service
calls during the actual playing sea-
son.
Gone from the Redskins early
1943 team are Dick Todd. XII AL
drich, Glen Stralka, Steve Slavinsky
and Bob Titchenal Scheduled to
return, if pro football is played this
year, are Sammy Baugh, Andy Far
kas, Ray Hare, Willie Wilkin, Bob
Masterson, Bob McChesney, George
Smith and Vic Carroll, among the
Redskin regulars.
Layden Has Confidence.
Commissioner Layden is positive
| the league will operate. He dis
counts reports that four of the 10
club owners favor cessation of oper-
ations for the duration or that tho
Cleveland franchise might be trans
ferred to Cincinnati Layden pledged
the league to continuance last De-
cember and to date no club has sig
nifled to him that it would not
operate or attempt to bring the
question of suspension before the
meeting.
Considerable discussion also is ex-
pected ON the question of war relief
games. National League teams
helped raise total of $3.50 354O7
| for war charities last season. All
definite action on relief. however,
will be delayed perforce by the un-
certainty of Army and Navy Off
cials at the moment over what pro-
gram the services will inaugurate
themselves.
Three new coaches will make their
first official appearances at the
meeting. They are Gus Dorais of
Detroit, Bergman of Washington
and Chile Walsh Of Cleveland.
1t. Comdr. George Halas of the
Navy, owner and coach Of the Chi
cago Bears, will be on leave from
his station at the University Of
| Oklahoma to attend the sessions.