Evening star., 1951-10-19
Agreement Forecast
By Bell on Anderson
As Redskin Coach
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would have to be by unanimous
consent.
II never heard Of a coach being
traded for a player" Hunk said.
He added that he thought Halas
valued his friendship more highly
than the situation indicated.
In an interview at the Redskins
office. after flying to Washington
and spending last night at Mar
shalps Georgetown home, Ander-
son said he came prepared to take
over the Redskins for Sundays
game with the Chicago Cardinals
at Griffith Stadium. He'll remain
for the game whether or not his
status is clarified before then.
Definitely Coach Next Year.
The one-time Notre Dame coach
said he definitely will be head
coach of the Redskins next year,
regardless of the outcome of the
pending situation. This year he
intends to retain the entire Red
skin staff, including Herman Ball,
current head coach, and continue
to use the Information.
Ball, still In command at TO-
days practice, is sound tech
nician" in Anderson's opinion and
could help the team by scouting
for him. 1t would be up to Ball
to decide whether he stayed.
Anderson said he saw the Red
skins play Detroit and thought
they had a "dmaned good offen-
sive line and good defensive line,
but they just made too many mis-
takes" Detroit's line, he added,
is as good as any in the league.
He also thought the Redskins had
a nice running attack but was
not well enough acquainted with
Quarterback Harry Gflmer to
comment on the teams passing,
Hunk said he wondered if Halas
wanted to prolong the rhubarb
and delay his debut as q Redskins
coach until after the Bears game
here November 4.
| Halas Wants Him Back.
Hes been after me for the las,
two weeks to come back and coach
his line" Anderson said. "He
wanted me If only for two DAYS 9
week. They're not doing so well
either and the fans are on his
neck. but Halas can't afford tc
pay me as much as an assistant
coach as will receive as head
coach of the Redskins"
Asked If he was worried about
interference by Marshall in coach
ing the team. Anderson said no.
Il have known George about 20
years and we're good friends" he
said. I'll let Marshall do all the
talking and I'll do all the coach
ing. don't think I'll have any
trouble. Wasn't Ray Flaherty
here eight or nine years? Didn't
he do all right?"
Anderson said he thought he
could make a winner out of the
Redskins, although he wouldn' t
guess how long it would take. He
will rely heavily on the Redskins
coaches for advice. for reviewing
films Of previous games and dis
cussing personnel problems.
Anderson Exacting Coach.
Unlike Ball, who is known as q
nice guy" around the league, An
derson is an exacting taskmaster
with an acid tongue who likes to
play for keeps. The great Bears
lines of the last decade were at
tributed to his coaching, which
featured "riot squad" tactics. Not
infrequently were the Bear for
wards charged with playing
dirty" but Anderson insisted his
men only played hard football" ("
With the Redskins he will in
Iherit a patched-up group of line
men. featuring Lipscomb, the 248-
pound tackle Halas wants.
Anderson was a member Of the
Bears coaching staff from 1910
until last year. He was one of the
Iearly-day Bear linemen. joining
the team in 1922 after his gradu-
alton from Notre Dame.
Hunk Is one of the famous Calu-
met. Mich, products. Like the
late George Gipp. he enrolled at
Notre Dame and played under
Knute Rockne in 1918, '19. 20 and
ri. He gained all-Western hon.
ors in college. and with the Bears
was regarded as one of the best
guards in pro football.
Succeeded Knute Rockne.
After concluding his playing
career with the Bears, Anderson
returned to Notre Dame to serve
as Rockne's first assistant and
line coach, except for a brief
period when he was head coach at
st. Louis University.
At Notre Dame Anderson de-
Iveloped such All-America linemen
as Jack Cannon, Ted Twomey, Bud
Boeringer, Ed Krause, Joe Kurth,
Bert Metzger, Nordy Hoffman and
Tom Conley.
Following Rockne's death in a
plane crash, Anderson was named
head coach of the Irish, serving
three seasons in that capacity and
compiling record of 16 victories,
nine defeats and two ties. He
moved to North Carolina State as
head coach in 1884 and later
transferred to Michigan as line