Evening star., 1945-04-11
Demands Of Redskins
Help 10 Delay Pro
League Schedule
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON,
Star staff Correspondent.


NEW YORK, April 11.-National
Football League club owners are
making 4 career Of their current
meeting. Now they can't agree on
a schedule.
II they don't come to an agree
ment by tonight they'll knock OF
for q day anyway. Tomorrow Is
the first anniversary Of the execu-
tive committees opening session and
will be observed with fitting cere-
monies.
George Marshall thought he had
the solution to the schedule riddle
in a round-robin, with traditional
rivals retaining their home-and-
home agreements, but they aren't
certain they want it that way. The
Redskins, however, are insisting on
game with either Green Bay or
the Bears at Griffith Stadium this
season. They also want those teams
to alternate in Washington in the
future and it appears that they
may win the point.
Brooklyn Tosses Monkey Wrench.
Boston threw last nights session
out OF gear by refusing to tackle
Philadelphia and the Redskins be-
fore coming to New York October
"A for the first league game at
Yankee Stadium against the Giants
General Manager Bill Shea wants
to beat the Giants. or at least play
them a close game, and also Is
| looking out for the box office. He
doesn't think the Yanks will be
ready for Philadelphia so early ir
! the season and argues that bac
beating at the Eagles hands Woulo
kill the gate in New York.
Shea was the winner in the oni,
business transacted yesterday, wher
Brooklyn agreed to "submerge' witt
Boston after Jack Mara decided II
permit one game in Yankee Stadium
"Submerge" is the word because
Brooklyn is completely out OF th'
picture for one year. Boston gav'
the Tigers an unannounced sum TO-
their players and agreed to assume
all financial responsibilities, but tn
Yankees not only pay all the bills
but keep all the profits.
Merely Retains Its Franchise.
Brooklyn merely retains its fran
chise and title to players on its &C
tive list and those drafted this year
Gallery seemed satisfied with on
game at Yankee Stadium, regarding
it as moral victory. although tn
Giants conceded no territorial right
and emphasized that the game
not to be considered a precedent
It's merely a temporary solution t
the problem, but Gallery said dis
cussions will continue in an effort I
settle the matter amicably. TIL
merged Brooklyn Boston club wi
be known only as the Yankees an
Herb Kopf will be head coach, bu
from now on Brooklyn is out Of i
;, Shea thinks the Yankees will b
at least so per cent stronger tina
last year with the addition {
Brooklyn's men. and Gallery pointe
out that his selections in the dra1
were guided by Boston's needs.
Compromise Appears Likely.
] Although some observers sc
Brooklyn going over to riva
league next season-Arch Ward
all-American conference seems to b
the one favored-it's pretty SAT
bet Capt. Dan Topping will keep hi
National League franchise and pla
in Yankee Stadium.
Mara can't make up his mind. bu
obviously the most sensible thing fo
!, him to do is compromise with tn
Tigers. Otherwise he'll have oppo
sition in Brooklyn and Yankee Sta
dium every Sunday. Branch Ricke
is dead set on putting in his ow
pro eleven at Ebbetts Field and Gal
lery yesterday said Topping an
, Larry MacPhail. who. with D.
. Webb. own Yankee Stadium. inten
: to have pro football in the stadiul
beginning next season If they hay
to 60 over to the opposition.