Evening star., 1951-10-31

hired me, HaaS said, Frank, want file AMs
kept on young ball players with promise. If AM
possible start the filing system while they are """@
In high school, lot of kids stand Francis Siam
out IN nigh schooor even in colegebecome the pros
so that became KorchS chief only keeping the
hes but personally scouting kids high schools and colleges
Ohhand Frank said I'D have 1000 on file at
all times Some the of just beginning high
cnoo Some are names of college stars didn't getbu
hope to get in trade with whatever pro club them
THE BEARS, Korch says LIE Baron first Chunky
little LIE Baron who fighting Korea The Redskins
got him. brushing aside objections he was too small
throw the mountainous pro nemen as he'd done
at College of the Pacific
But we found him first" Korch said "our file on LIE Baron
which started in his sophomore year don't believe
ne played much high school football Recommended as
pass defender
"A pass defender guy short as LeBaron?"
mats right Korch said. "I know famous as passer
AS too anybody can run with the b.n ~ 49,
a different breed to defend" ~
korchs correspondence he admits large "Al over the
country are old Bears coaching other business who
mail tips to the alma mater Take Margarta for instance
Babe Parili" ~ "
Paril Of Kentucky?" he asked whats the connee
ton?"
Babe wanted to get into Georgetown first of all" Korch
replied He couldn't make it and switched to Kentucky
don't know that's public knowledge Anyway our old back
Margarlta saw enough OF Babe to recommend him"
THE BEARS BIG FILING SYSTEM Korch in charge has
paid off, Some years ago. he explained 1--WE opened
high school end in Detroit named Bill Wghtkn.
him play He wasn't very impressive ohand there
were few factors to take into consideration.
I'm the first place he was very big Six feet-somethng
200 pounds Kids that big in high school seldom have
ordination That seems to belong to the smaller players in
early life The big fellows get it later
Anyway kept Wightkn's in files. From high
school into service and then to Nore Dame Would
standou except that Leon Hart play
ing at the same time and the aI-everythng.
Everybody else Korch went was looking at Hart or
of the backs That all right with Halas When
draft Detroit claimed Hart nobody the Bears
bothered because got wightkn. And Wghkin is
better player Hart inclined to be too big and too heavy
wghkn not only good but he's also meaner and rougher
than Hart"
THE BEARS according Korch set store by meanness
and roughness Those bad expressions" said
probably say that young as COM
petitors' Ty Cobb in other words mean Eddie Shore
in hockey and Jack Dempsey the way"
Although Frank Korch far from hornblower he's
up with few sandouts other than Wghtkn because of the
filing system There George McAfee for instance
The file began back when playing
a choolboy Ironton, Oho-long before he qualified
for Duke and, later, the Bears.
There Ray Bray the guard Bray coegian
with little Western Michigan State Teachers The
kept file him There Bulldog Turner who
Hardin Simmons "We didn't start file Turner until
he college, Korch admits "You although he
weighs 235 pounds he was only 14oponder in high
school,"
HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT is not important factor, Korch
saying. kids grow in hurry he explained Like
Turner. Like Whizzer White In high school White only
weighed 120 pounds"
Bears have than pro teams share of what
Korch tte-colege players They always have. Right
now says OwnerCoach Halas is high haback named
Brad Rowland from little Mcuy College A the coaches
agree that he'll be terrific" Korch said.
players little schools just good those from
Michigan Notre Dame although maybe they don't
coaching lecollege coaches competent
that, but most little schools only have head
maybe So 000a assistant. At Notre Dame
instance couple backed coaches plus
Leahy.
plenty of bg-colege players too" Korch
cluded it isn't necessary book full of clippings
play matter of fact favorite
expressions is hold it against guy for being
ALL America"