Evening star., 1945-04-01
Will Seek Six League
Battles at Home al
New York Meetinq
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON.


Preseason Redskin pro football ex-
inibition games scheduled at Balti-
more-pay be transferred to Grifnth
Stadium to comply with ODT travel
restrictions, club officials indicated
yesterday. Whether all exhibition
games will be played here has not
been determined, although one
with the Rams definitely is sched-
uled at Cleveland September II.
The exhibition schedule and other
matters remained to be settled as
President George Marshall and
General Manager Sid Carroll pre-
pared for Fridays meeting at New
York, where club owners will take
up business left unfinished at
Chicago in January. The original
meeting broke up when a majority
of clubs arbitrarily voted to post
pone further deliberations because
of muddled war conditions.
Marshall yesterday said he an
ticipates no manpower problems
this year, despite the draft of Gen.
ter Barney Foltz and End Al Pia-
secki. Tackle Joe zeno also has
been called for his preinduction
physical examination but the re-
suit has not been announced. The
Redskins have more applications
for trials than at any time since
the wars outbreak, Marshall said.
Tickets Sold on Six-Game Basis.
Washington will ask for six home
games at the meeting. Season
ticket sales already have passed
last years total and are being sold
on a six-game basis, but there may
be complications on this score. Pro
footballs increased popularity, plus
shrinkage in the number of college
games because Of war, may induce
other clubs to ask for increased
home game allotment. The Red
skin boss, however, is confident the
Tribe will get what it asks.
A training camp has not been Sc
lected, pending adoption of the
schedule, but Frederick, Md, is one
site being considered. Marshall said
he expected to confer with ODT Di-
rector c. Monroe Johnson sometime
after the league meeting to deter
mine where the team can train. The
Tribes chieftain said San Diego
Shriners still were trying to get the
team out to the coast again this
ygar for their crippled children's
fund benefit game and that Los An
gSles Shrfners also want the Red
skins for similar reason.
1t is possible the team will train
at the University of Maryland,
where it stayed last year after re-
turning from the coast. Efforts to
obtain a local high school stadium
several years ago were blocked by
school board officials.
Prexy Coaches Only Winners.
Dud De Groot again will be field
coach but chief strategist will be
Clark IT, Shaughnessy. Turk
Edwards and Wayne Miller will
serve as assistants. All. of course,
will be under Marshall although
the latter denied he was coach last
year.
II only coach the winning teams, u
he said. We'll have to wait and see
how this one does before deciding
whether I'm coach"
First business at the league con-
clave Friday will be the annual
player draft, which is of slight i'm
portance this season because of the
limited number of college graduates
available. Marshall is expected to
insist on Qualification of draftsrules.
as we'll as some others, because of
the muddled existing situation.
Heretofore pro clubs have been pro-
hibited from drafting or signing
a player until after his class has
been graduated.
Yankee Stadium an Issue.
Another question to be settled is
whether Marine Capt. Dan Topping,
new co-owner of the New York
Yankee baseball club and stadium,
will be permitted to use that field
for his Brooklyn Tigers. Under
league rules Tim Mara, New York
Giant owner, can prevent the Tigers
from moving in next door, but it is
believed the two will compromise
rather than leave an opening for
rival league representative at Yankee
Stadium.
Finally, after cleaning up odds
and ends, will come the problem of
mergers for the year. The Chicago
Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers
have dissolved their partnership, but
there is certain to be at least one
merger, giving the league an even
balance of 10 clubs.