Evening star., 1948-08-24
Avery,Veferan Tackle
And Three Rockies
Dropped by Skins
BY q stoff Correspondent Of The stor

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24.-FourI
Redskins, including veteran tackle
Don Avery, were released today as
Coach Turk Edwards began weed
ing out the squad.
Three rookies-Tackle Gene Vel
leila, Center Ray Whelan and Half
back Roger Dughi-were in the
group that drew pink slips, and it
came as a surprise to none. Waivers
were asked on them and the Detroit
Lions showed interest in Whelan.
whose diSlocated hand wrecked his
chances of sticking with the Skins.
Cloyce Box, West Texas Teachers
fullback, who worked out with the
squad, also departed for home as
the Tribe staff cleared the roster
and began pointing for the Ram
game week from Thursday night
at the Coliseum. Box has another
year of college eligibility, and is ex-
pected to rejoin the Redskins next
season.
Ted Andrus, rugged rookie guard,
was lost temporarily when the knee
injury he received in Sundays
intrasquad game put him in the
hospital. He may be out several
weeks.
Veterans Not Assured Jobs.
Edwards also called several play
ers into his Office and gave them a
peek at their future through his
own private crystal ball 1t wasn't
promising, but he put the matter
squarely up to them. Camp from
now Ion will be strictly on put out
or pack up basis.
Avery's dismissal points up the
Redskins new attitude. The coaches
felt the big fellow had the makings
Of a good lineman, but he didn't
show up as well as others and got
the ak. Edwards action in firing
one of his regular tackles of a
year ago can only mean that the
position will be stronger this season.
The reduction brought the squad
down to AZ men, 7 above the league
limit of IS effective with the open
ing league game, but the coach made !
1t plain the club will not carry 35
men simply because the rules allow
that many. He said the Skins will
carry only men who can help the
team, whether 1t be % or 35.
There1l be no excess baggage eX-
cept in possibly one or two cases of
rockies who show promise. There
are several in this category, includ-
ing Center Don Corbitt, whose per-
formance Sunday sent Whelan down
the skids. Whelan's age plus the
fact that he couldn't do his best
with the damaged mitt was against
him. He Is u while Corbitt is only
"a and with Clyde Ehrhardt and
AL Demao at center Edwards feels
he can bring Corbitt along slowly
and have him ready to step in when
one of the two begins to slow down.
Gilmer Returns in Poor Trim.
All players released were offered
berths with the Honolulu Warriors
and all declined. All have offers
from the Wilmington Clippers, too,
but Whelan may land job as as
sistant coach at his alma mater, the
University of Buffalo, if the Lions
year of college eligibility at the
University of Scranton and may re-
turn there If Scrantons opponents
agree to let him play
This would be a new wrinkle in
pro college relations, but Vellela,
while he signed a contract, received
no money while in camp naturally,
he is no more pro than Box,
whose coach, Frank Kimbrough, re-
quested permission for him to work
out with the Tribe.
Harry Gilmer, rather pale and
obviously underweight, returned to
camp yesterday with two scars, one
a good inches long, on his leg.
He won't be able to work for sew
eral days and whether he can play
against the Rams will not be de-
cided until a day or two before the
game.
The Redskin squad was enter
tanned at dinner last night by
Norman Chandler, publisher of the
Los Angeles Times which sponsors
the -Redskin game. Earlier a
group of Skins were guests OF the
Los Angeles Football Writers Asso-
citation at luncheon.
A light workout followed by a Ses-
sion on rules with Hugh l.. (Shorty)
Ray, technical advisor to the league,
was the only order of business for
the squad.