Evening star., 1945-11-21
Redskins Plan Farm
Club al Alexandria;
TuIIoch 10 Pilot
By LEWIS r. ATCHIsON.

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A Redskin farm team in Alexan-
dria, Va, Is the next major project
on the Tribes expansion program,
President George Marshall said to-
day. 1t will be headed by Jack
Tulloch, councilman -elect Of the
|neighboring community and Official
|statistician for Redskin home games.
Although still in the blueprint
stage, the team is expected to be a
member Of the Dixie League, which
includes Richmond, Portsmouth,
Norfolk and Roanoke, and which
may take In two North Carolina
cities. Both Washington and Alexan-
dria were represented in the Dixie
during the first several years Of Its
existence. Larry Weldon, who yes
terday signed two-year contract as
coach to make way for Bob De
Fruiter on the active list, formerly
was part owner Of Portsmouth.
To avoid conflict with Redskin
home games, Alexandria would play
under lights Saturday nights when
the Tribe had a Sunday game here.
When the Redskins were on the
road 1t would I'LL the home date, al
though it has not been determined
Just where the games would be
played.
Long in Marshall's Mind.
A farm club long has been in the
back Of Marshall's mind. Coach Dud
De Groot last year brought up the
idea. pointing out that the team
needed an outlet for seasoning young
players not quite ready for the big
show but too promising to cut loose
The Hollywood Bears, with Ray Be-
dore, Walter Dobler and a half
dozen other former Redskins on the
roster, have served such a purpose
this year and the need for a farm
will be even greater next season.
1t Is foregone conclusion that
some Redskin veterans who are
showing less speed and driving power
will not be around next season and
it Is probable that coaching staff
for the Alexandria club could be
drafted from men in this group. De
Groot already has at least so letters
from returned servicemen who are
on the Redskin draft list and who
want to play but whose football
careers were interrupted by the war
A farm club would be an ideal spot
for a proving ground as the club
will not take the 100 or
so men to San Diego for trials next
August.
Bagarus Had Lots Of Aid.
De Groot celebrated his 46th birth
day yesterday by toiling longer and
harder than any day since the start
Of practice. The Redskins pulled
one of those football freaks Sunday
by winning game in exactly 49
plays, or about 80 under par for
the course the Bears used 79.
i One reason Buggsy Bagarus
Is taking the hoop-la about his 68-
yard touchdown run against the
Bears so modestly is that no less
than half a dozen teammates made
it possible by hard, sure block
ing. >. Motion pictures show Marvin
Whited taking out the first player
who had a good shot at Bagarus
then, after Buggsy faxed an
other, Doug Turley gave him block
that sprang him from = second trap
and got him across the field. -. On
the opposite side Bill De Correvont
threw the best block of the game
on Hank Magarita and Earl Audet
followed with another on Rudy
Smeja. Joe Aguirre cut down
Rudy Mucha on the Is and Baugh,
coming from far down the field,
laid out Gene Ronzani on the II and
Bagarus had his six points. The
most sensational player for the Red
skins, statistically, was Merlyn Con-
dit, who rolled up an 500 average,
including a 41-yard gallop, in seven
trips with the ball. Condit's wife
was Ill at their West Virginia home
at the time and that thought prayed
on his mind D.. else it might have
been q real rough afternoon for the
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