Evening star., 1948-08-10
Ex-Marine Star Joins
Redskins With Sharp
Eve on Fu||back Job
BY O Stoff Correspondent Of The star

by q Sf0fI SOfIeSP0hoehI OF IHS Siot
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10.-Glenn
Doc) Darlington, fullnack on the
Quantico Marines all-Navy cham
pionship eleven last year, has joined
the Redskin football squad, bringing
to AZ the number of players in train
ing camp.
Recommended by Backfield Coach
Wilbur Moore, who helped coach the
Quantico eleven in spring practice
Darlington is expected to be
serious contender for the job now
shared by Sal Rosato. Jim Hefti, Ed
Quirk and George Wide. He's s.
feet-11 and normally weighs between
1876 and 200 pounds, but is about 10
pounds underweight following an
attack of influenza.
Darlington checked in yesterday
and participated in the afternoon
drill. Because he played the T for
nation under Col. Moose" Stewart
Tasty ear and had the benefit of
Moore's help in the spring, he was
able to step right in and begin
running signals with the backs. He'll
take it easy for a week or 10 days
while regaining his strength and
getting the Redskin strategy down
pat.
harrington received his discharge
from the Navy Hospital Corps only
last Friday after 51a years service.
His only previous football expert
ence was one year at the Univer-
sity of Florida under Coach Tom
Tieb, and three years OF high school
play at Tampa, Fla.
The new Redskin is married and
has two small daughters.
Score at Banquet Table.
The Tribe scored its first victory
on the banquet circuit yesterday
when a delegation headed by Coach
Turk Edwards, Owner George Mar
snail and Sammy Baugh attended
the football writer's luncheon.
The Los Angeles Rams were out
in force, too, with Coach Bob
Snyder, Bob Waterfield and Army
1t. Glenn Davis topping their list.
Davis, who has permission to play
one pro game with the Rams and
will oppose the Tribe here Septem-
Der 2 in a charity game, apparently
has given up on playing profess
sional football. He'll have eight
years in the Army before being
eligible to resign and thinks he'll
be too much in the service groove
TO chuck it for football. Snyder
said the former West Point whizz
was one Of the fastest and finest
backs he ever had coached, but
that the Rams had one faster in
Thomas L. Keane, 6-foot-1 speed
merchant from the University OF
West Virginia.
When this guy turns it on you'll
really see some speed" promised
the Rams coach.
Bagarus Figures to Play.
Snyder said Steve Bagarus,
former Redskin back who broke a
leg in the Green Bay game last
year, was coming along nicely and
probably would be able to play
again. "Buggsy's" career was
thought to have been finished when
Jack Jacobs, another former Red
skin, tackled him, but Snyder thinks
he'll be able to play by October.
The discussion at the Ram table
somehow worked around to Angelo
Bertelli, former Notre Dame star
now with the Los Angeles Dons OF
the rival All-American Conference.
Snyder called him one of the great
est passers he ever had seen.
Hes good" Waterfield agreed.
"but the best is sitting behind you,"
and he pointed to Sammy Baugh.
Another guest at the luncheon
was Movie Star Joe E. Brown, who
rolled his audience in the aisles
with a couple sof Lefty Gomez
stories.
Tom Deans second visit to
brain specialist to diagnose the
reason for his constant headaches
now has the medico guessing. Dean
was given clean bill of health last
Saturday but a second checkup
didn't jibe with the first. The doc
tor said, however, that dean could
play If he wanted and that's enough
for the big tackle.-ATCH1SON.