Evening star., 1951-12-11


Jimmy Phelan completing oneyear agreement with
the New York Yanks but than coaching change
involved here. The Yanks may trade owners.
Never before have many jobs been open at
the league 1t situation and the club owners
rush to outstanding coaching may as wild as
homesake Plenty candidates are available but
there aren't many of proved ability Veterans like Greasy
will high.
TWO YEARS AGO, when the Al-America Conference was
lowered into its everybody thought the
steak and potatoes for the survivors fact suggested
that the club do shopping gold chains and
watch fobs the proper appearance mogus
But most of them have had lean pickngs since
One reliable source believes the league
as much business for u games did last The six
lost by the departure of the Baltimore Colts make difference
nu this same source points out most of the
traed in five clubs instead of being spread
nearly everybody had smudge of ink on the
books. Now the red is back in vogue.
The Bears have good financially Detroit has
made tremendous gains counting receipts and the
for the Angeles Forty-Nners have
had reasonably good while the good
gates at home with the Bears and Giants
consistently well on the road The Redskins will show profit
smaller than year of but the other brethren
strictly from hunger
IN NEW YORK, Ted Collins the Yanks owner reported
ready to chuck It, successful entertainment
vision shows and financial interests Broadway
productions Collins has point where he fails to
find crowds of three very funny It's quite
drain on the purse too and Ted does continue somebody
will be looking for printing press in his basement
Collins doesn't have the time to really improving
see Coach Phelan faceoface until October Running pro
football team is taxing job that demands
OF the Collins has been saddled with
Zee TO Inn Mara OF the Giants for permission to share the
Giants territory But 25 only peanuts
the Yanks invasion has hurt them at the boxoce and has
been costly to Mara in the sale of TV rights
There has been serious talk of moving the Yanks franchise
with Dallas Tex mentioned of the leading prospects
But nobody going rush in and grab
matter OF 10year lease Stadium,
has eight to Whoever gets the gets
stadium rent BILL too and you can't that Texas
FEELINGS HAVE BEEN ruf1ed this season and
more than in stew waiting January
sessions to give vent to his release
Hunk Anderson for the Redskins job when stepped
down one good example of how to lose friends
enemies George Marshall is likely forget
hour OF need HaaS couldn't bebohered helping
Marshall is one Of the leagues finest needepoin
Since the passing of the
pro footballs financial ills the to take new
tack and may be in the direction of might
more sensible these such obviously
stronger teams can't pile large leads early
expense of weaker
sustain interest sufficiently to deficits
the season when bad weather also helps
Three OF Sundays six games have bearing whatever
the race Only ardent football fans will
such Wlndup and If it's raining showing bitter cold
of them will prefer to sit home game radio
or watch it on TV in living room.
new type of schedule is almost mandatory The
suauon coachmg changes and the player
used to be the focal point of the annual cambak
years.