Evening star., 1948-01-15
Club President
ReneWs Attack
On Arch Ward
YoueI Trade Among
Many Rumored at
New York Meeting
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By Lewis F. Atchison
Star sscff CORRESPONDENT


NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Neither the
Washington Redskins nor any player
belonging to the club will be per-
mitted to participate in future Chi
cago college All-Star football games,
Redskin President George Marshall
said today.
Marshalls statement, following UP
an attack on the games present set
up month ago, was the only real
news as National Football League
club owners assembled here for their
annual midwinter meeting. Coaches
met last night to discuss rules and
propose several changes which the
owners will act on later, but the real
business Of the meeting-the sched-
ule-Will not be reached until to-
morrow at the earliest.
1--WE will have nothing to do with
Arch Ward (sperts editor of the
Chicago Tribune and originator OF
the game) and his All-Star game
because he has violated his contract
with the National Football League
and is continuing to violate it,"
Marshall said. I'VE will not allow
any Redskin player to participate
in future games" !
Charges Contract Violation.
He said Ward abrogated the con-
tract by his work for the ALI America
Conference, rival pro league which
Ward helped originate. contrary to
the best interests of the NFL, as
specified in the contract. Whether
the Washington club president
could prevent Ward from drafting
any RedSkin rookie for the game,
which annually pits the National
League champion against an ALL
Star squad of graduating college
players, is conjectural in view of the
fact that the current contract has
three years to run. Other club own
ers were unwilling to comment on
the matter until it is brought up at
a regular session.
Meanwhile, rumors of trades,
coaching changes and franchise
changes were thicker than weeds
today. These seemed to be the most
important:
/. Clipper Smith has resigned as
coach of the Boston Yankees.
2. The National League may
transfer a franchise to Baltimore to
carry the fight to the rival circuit.
The gossip about Smith was
promptly denied by Owner Ted Col
lins and General Manager Arthur
Sampson of Boston, but 1t Is signifl-
cant that Smith Is not here and did
not attend the draft meeting at
Pittsburgh last month.
Some talk has been heard of
transferring the Boston franchise
to Baltimore in opposition to the
Colts of the All-America Conference,
but the idea was scoffed at by those
club owners sounded out. Collins
said he had no intention of vacating
the Hub City. The San Francisco
Clippers application for franchise,
submitted two years ago, Is not ex-
pected to be approved, although the
club has first call on the next fran
chise awarded Pacific Coast city.
Youel's Trade Rumored.
Jimmy Youels name was fire.
quently mentioned in trade rumors
today, with the Giants, Boston, Phil
adelphia and Cardinals interested in
getting him. The Redskins may send
him to New York for Howie Living
ston or Johnny Cannady, both backs.
They'll listen if the Yanks are will
ing to give up Tackle Carroll Vo-
gelaar or Fullback Jim Mello. They
would perk up an ear If the Cards
offered Center Vince BanoniS, al
though with Clyde Ehrhardt report
ed planning to rsjoin the Sadskins
next season, Coach Turk Edwards
will be we'll fixed for centers.
From the conversation it also ap-
pears that the Skins and Giants
already have completed a deal
whereby Washington is giving its
draft rights to Charley Conerly of
Mississippi for a prize yet to be an