Evening star., 1950-11-14


the Eagles Redskins wce) and Open Date ahead of them
Open Date innovation this result of the
football which left odd 1s number of survivors, Gen.
orally Open considered welcome than meeting
the Redskins or the Baltimore Colts.
Only the extremely biased could like the
Giants despite their attack Steve Owens engmas still have
games with the Eagles date with the Colts and with
the New York Yanks The odds against the Eagles almost
prohibitive.
BUT THE GAME OF THE WEEK, college pro- won't be
in the American Conference but the National 1t takes
place Sunday when the Los Angeles Rams invade
Yankee Stadium to play the tied-for-second Yanks.
Wherever they be, the ghosts of the defunct ALL
will be watching this struggle with keen
interest the Yanks wn prospects won't be bad for both
divisions to be headed by old AAC teams the Browns and
Yanks. Such playof would be the payof.
The like Cleveland in the other circuit have 7-2
record compared with the 62 marks of the Yanks and Chicago
Which they have one less game to play But
they blow this Sunday the Yanks their chances won't be
bright In their two remaining games after this Sabbath
the Rams must face the Bears and the tough II
Green Bay Packers.
They may never catch the Yans figure
feast Lions Colts and the neigh
The might be bigger threat to an all
A-Ameca Conference finale than Los Angeles, provided
they the Francisco this week and the
Rams next After that all they've got to lick are the Chicago
Cardinals and Detroit
BUT AT THE MOMENT the Rams are leading their division
and it would pertinent to point out that Mr. Marshall
is not the only embarrassed prophet in pro football
Remember Clark Shaughnessy the old Rolling Stone? A
year the Tformaon strategs coaching the Rams
little trouble within the Ram family inspired the stockholders
of the Los Angeles shaughnessy appoint
his large ferceookng gentleman named Joseph
Stydahar former tackle for the Bears.
Shaughnessy, who has taken bow for the
Tformaon success the (ahough than
sder has indicated that unobrusive chap Ralph
Jones equally to be congraulaed) blew his
In such words to the effect Shaughnessy said of his
former pupil: "Stydahar head coach take high
school team and beat pro team he coaches
Up Mr. shaughnessy has not been reported coach
ing high school team.
THERE'S MEAT IN THE REPORT that an end of the Navy
Notre Dame series is in sight.
Neither school wishes to terminate football which
have been most friendly but unfortunately in favor
OF Notre Dame The Irish enjoy the prestige involved playing
Navy especially since Army pulled AS Navy gate
cepts important There's financial appropriation
athletics at Annapolis and football pays sports from
basketball to cross-country running.
Notre Dame foe money Three games make
important money for Navy-Army Notre Penn In
the last five the Mdpmen handicapped by
able to hold their have drawn relatively crowds
with other opponents especially at Baltimore.
But barring another draft that will claim talent
such civilian colleges Notre obvious that Navy can't
hope to be consistent match for the this season.
when Notre Dame is fielding its weakest years. Navy
lost for the 20th time in "a games.