Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-16
By Lewis F. Atehison

OmcialS OF the washington Red
skins and Baltimore Colts talked for
one hour and five minutes yesterday
at the wigwam without deciding
what to do with the Colts in a
contemplated revision Of the pro
football eetur.
President George Mari;i..c..i, Milton
w. King and c. Leo Dorsey, prin.
cipal Redskin stockholders, repre-
scented the local club. The Colt
delegation consisted of r. c.: Jake
Embry, general manager: Charles
Mccormack. chairman Of the board.
and JEFF Miller, a stockholder and
department store executive.
Embry, spokesman for the Balti-
moreans, had no comment when the
meeting adjourned Marshall said
no concrete proposal had been made
and therefore there was no counter
proposal But he said he enjoyed
talking to the group and was con-
vinced t. Colts were sincere in
their desire to remain in pro football
and determined and conscientious
about fielding a first-rate team.
1t was the first time officials of
the two clubs had sat down together
to discuss the situation. Personali-
ties were left out and it was apparent
that both groups had discovered
that neither was the DOGGY man they
had been made out to be.
A-AC Meets This Week.
Baltimores problem now appears
to be to discover whether the ALL
America Conference will operate
next season and, if so, how many
teams it will have. The Chicago
Rockets and Brooklyn Dodgers re-
portedly have tossed in the towel,
although it has not been announced
omcially. Dan Topping of New
York Yankees repeatedly has been
reported ready to quit the Confer
ence for the role of landlord to Ted
Collins transplanted Boston Yanks,
These matters will be thrested out
Tuesday when the All-Americas
mid-winter meeting opens at Chi
cago
The National League meeting
opens Wednesday. following a rules
session Tuesday, and it is probable
that the entire business will be set
tied at that time. The NFL was
ready to accept Cleveland and San
Francisco as new members last
month when committee of A-AC
club owners, leaving their own draft
meeting at Cleveland, flew to Phila-
delphia for peace meeting with
the NIL. The older circuits refusal
10 take Baltimore, plus reported IL
sistance on the part of Brooklyn,
ended negotiations.
Baltimore was not represented at
this meeting and Marshall yesters
day explained some of the problems
to the Colt delegation. Previously
he had been reported to be the VIII
lain in the piece, refusing to let
Baltimore into territory-a 75-mile
radius-controlled by the Redskins.
The Redskin boss denied the report
and 1t was obvious that the Balti-
more committee was satisfied that
he spoke the truth.
Difficulties Are Cited.
Marshall Yesterday explained why
a l3-club or l4-club league could
not operate successfully. No matter
how the schedule was arranged it
would leave one club left over, which
would mean of Sundays through
out the season. 1t also would mean
that Washington fans-or Baltimore
fans-would see the Chicago Bears,
Cardinals and Green Bay Packers.
all poaui-- /. t. &C, once
In six years.
As for a remark credited to Mar
shall that he wanted half the value
[. [ ) rccic,ir1s' f. '2clli for per-
hitting Baltimore to enter the Ma
tional League, and Embry's reported
retort that he wouldn't give them
a dime" it must have been a mis-
quote. Marshall said he would eX-
pect to be compensated just as Tim
Mara had been compensated for