Evening star., 1949-12-14
Redskins 10 Ask
30-P|ayer Limit,
7 Rules Chances
Marshall Will Offer
Proposals at League
Meeting Next Month
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By Lewis F. Atchison

George Marshall, Redskins pres
ident, will ask for a 3O-player limit
in the new National-American
Football League and also will ad-
vocate two changes in playing
rules. he said today.
The present limit of 80 players
was cut from 35 last year as an
economy measure and many
coaches complained that it left
them short-handed when injuries
were heavy. Marshall's proposal
would allow each team to retain
80 players through the first two
games of the regular league season
and 30 thereafter.
The Tribes boss also will ask
the pros to adopt the college rules
on fumbles and downing a ball
carrier. In college football fum-
bled ball is dead at the point of
recovery, where as pros can run
with fumbles. In college games
a ball-carrier is down and the
ball out of play whenever one
knee strikes the ground, but the
pros are allowed to get up and
run after being knocked of their
feet and the ball is not officially
dead until the whistle blows.
Marshall's proposals will be
offered at the winter meeting of
the league at Philadelphia begin
ming January 19.
Buffalo Still Trying.
Buffalo fans may try to retain
a pro franchise at that time If q
plan to raise $5O0,0O0 is successful.
Three groups of fans have united
to raise that sum. The Bills, for
merly in the All-America Confer
ence, we're not included in the new
setup.
Buffalo citizens stormed Memo
rial Auditorium last night, ac-
cording to the Associated Press.
and subscribed nearly $4,000 and
pledged $125,000 more. The first
1000 subscription blanks disap-
peared quickly and two additional
sets of 1000 each we're ordered.
Redistribution of players, re-
alignment of divisional boundaries
and schedule-making are the
three major problems confronting
the club owners-an touchy prob
lens.
Marshall, commenting on a
story out of Cleveland quoting
Coach Paul Brown as saying his
team might give up football "un-
less we get what we need in per-
sonnel to fill our gaps. plus a place
in the division with better clubs"
said that help for the Green Bay
Packers, Detroit Lions. Baltimore
Colts and Redskins will have to be
considered first at the league
meeting. He accused Brown of
crying" before he was even in
the league.
Won't Load" Either Division.
Commissioner Bert Bell, how
ever. has said that neither di-
vision will be loaded" with stand
out teams. The most powerful
teams definitely will not be in the
same divisions, he said. He also
said exhibitions games between
teams in the same division will be
prohibited.
Discussing his proposed changes,
Marshall said 80 players should
be enough for each club, because
there would be better quality in
the circuit next year. and that 1t
was bad to keep good players sit
ting on the bench. He agreed,
too, that it would help keep down
expenses.
Marshall said the New York
Giants were incorrect In saying
they would have a choice of any
six players, Buddy Young except
ed, from the roster of the New
York Yankees, which was taken
over by Ted Collins in the recent
merger of the National League
and All-America Conference. It
was plain to football men that
such a move. which would give
the Giants a choice of such out
standing linesmen as Johnny Mas
trangelo, Arnie Weinmeister. Joe
Signaigo and John Wozniak,
(see REDSKINS, Page C-2)