Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-13
Ball Is Optimistic
But Concentrates on
Victory Over Colts
By Lewis r. Atchison

awarded" the National League
championship in two hours and
Is minutes of breezy oratory
yesterday at the AID Clubs annual
honoring the team.
Coach Herman Ball put his think
ing cap back on today In hopes
of Matching out a scheme to beat
the Colts at Baltimore Sunday,
Admitting that he was optimis-
tic about the teams chances of
into the championship
picture, Ball said each game on
the schedule would be the most
important as it came up. This
week he's pointing for the Colts.
He almost swallowed his Adams
apple when Tommy Mont, a back
field coach, added that I'VE might
win 'em ALL" -:.
The luncheon was a gay oc-
casion, with George Marshall,
Redskins president and fast
man with the adverbs, putting
over gag after gag for verbal six
pointers. Even Line Coach Max
Reed made a one-sentence speech,
which General Manager Dick Nc
Cam claimed to have ghosted for
him.
Dudley, LipscOmb Deals Praised.
Backfield Coach Wilbur Moore
put his finger on two reasons for
the Redskins five preseason tri-
umphs when he alluded to the
deals that brought Bill Dudley
and Paul LipScomb to Washing
ton. Moore also praised the
rockies, including George Thomas,
Hall Haynes and Harry Ulinski.
three key figures in the clubs re-
building job.
Ball passed around Scout Al
Heagy's notes on the Baltimore
personnel at a squad meeting last
night, emphasizing that the Colts
have enough speed. power and
balance to give the Redskins trou-
BILE. Typical of the report was
Heagy's description of Rookie
Quarterback Adrian Burk, who
was listed as a good signal caller,
to take chances. Heagy
warned the squad that Burk not
only fakes well and is an accurate
passer, but can run the ball. Burk,
he added, has improved with each
start.
Harping on the theme of better
team play, Ball scrimmaged the
Redskins yesterday and indicated
more Of the same was in store
today and tomorrow.
Names Of the two players to be
released to get the Redskins down
to the 80 limit, have not yet been
but other clubs were
Topping off unsuccessful candi-
dates in wholesale quantities.
Two former Redskins, Dick Poll
lon and Jack Jenkins, were among
II released yesterday by the Colts.
The others were Lamar (Race-
horse) Davis, end; Fullback Spiro
Dellerba, End Bill Leonard, Guard
AL Sidorik and Tackle Jim Spruill,
all veterans.
Green Bay Releases 10.
Others on whom Coach Glenn
Grove asked waivers were Ends
zeke O'Conor and j. D. Ison, Cen
ter Chip Armstrong and Half
back Bob Kelly. The Chicago
Cardinals claimed and then re-
leased Ison.
Green Bay placed the follow
ing 10 men on waivers: Center
Gene Huebner. Guards Joe Eth
ridge and Evan Vogds, Tackles
Dan Bradach. Fred Leon, George
Hekkers-a former Redskin, Ends
George Benigni, former George
town star, and Carleton Elliott,
and Backs Harry Szulborski and
Ed Smith. Smith also was an I'M
successful candidate for the Red
skin squad.
The Los Angeles Rams cut down
20 the 32-player limit with the
'elease of Johnny Smith, end from
The University of Arizona.
Earlier Coach Joe Stydahar re-
eased veteran Halfback Fred
Iehrke, and two rockies, End Art
Fletcher of Washburn College and
Guard Bill Lange from Dayton
University.