Evening star., 1951-07-29
|Bruising Scrimmages
Ahead for Redskins
In Next Two Weeks
By Lewis F. Atchison
Sior Staff Correspondent


Sior Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, july GA
bruising program OF scrimmages
every other day, beginning Tues
day, lies ahead of the Redskins as
they turn into their second full
week Of training at Occidental
College. Two weeks from Wednes-
day they meet the Rams in their
annual preseason charity game
and a lot of loose ends remain
to be tied together.
"The next two weeks will be the
hardest and most important in
camp" Coach Herman Ball said
tonight. "If injuries don't prevent
us from carrying out our program,
we'll have a good line on the boys
by then"
Ball has an idea how the Red
skins shape up for the National
Football League race, but he pre-
fers to let results speak for them
selves.
Tempo To Be Stepped Up.
At this stage the teams prospects
probably can be summed up this
way:
Defense-Good line, good ends,
|so-so backfield.
Offense-Improved line, fair
ends. good backfield.
Ball believes the camps tempo
should pick up next week, now
that the rockies are getting on to
the signals. Sammy Baugh, start
ing his 18th pro season, unques-
tionably will do quite a bit of the
signal-calling. But Harry Gilmer
definitely will be the No. / guy al
quarterback when the season gets
underway.
Gilmer knows the Redskins
need a more diversified offense
with emphasis on running plays
or at least enough footwork to
set up the passes. This fits in
with Balls theories.
Offensively, Gilmer will have an
improved set of backs to work
with. Chuck Drazenovich seems
more sure of himself handling the
oall. Rob Goode looks good, and
Harry Dowda, Eddie Saenz and
Bill Dudley are counted on TO,
consistent performances.
Scrimmages to Decide.
| Ball, planning no more cuts in
the squad until after the Rams
game, expects the scrimmages tc
determine which rockies will stav
Some have not impressed thus far
but 1t doesn't mean they won't be
around when the season opens,
Ernie zalejski, for example, wa,
drafted from the Baltimore Colt.
Tor his defensive ability, but tn,
South Bend speedster at thi,
writing seems to be the flashes
halfback of the lot on offense
} EDDIE Salem Of Alabama is Twins
up to expectations on defense ane
although far from polished
strategist, calls plays and handle,
the ball we'll enough to warrant
more attention along that line.
1 Johnny Papit and Leon Camp.
: oeii had trouble with signals be.
fore their departure for the Col.
iege All-Stars training camp ano
Will be so far behind the others
on their return it will be difficult
TO catch up, However, Ball intend,
10 give both plenty of time to show
their ability.
&, such backs as Jim Canady. Nei
Ferris, Jack Dwyer, Andy Ander.
son and Art Stewar seem small
ana not fast enough to offset the
lack of heft.
DeChard in Running
Then there are George Thomas
VINO seems fast but lacks drive
and Rookie Billy DeChard who
RACKS speed but has so much de.
termination and ruggedness he
may onset the tagging leg work
In the line, it's obvious thai
Ihe coaches must rely on such
veterans as Laurie Niemi. John
6adaczewski, AL Demao, Paul Lin
somo, Gene Pepper, Jerry Houeh-
ton' Lou karras and Herb Siegert
70 handle most of the work
Jim station and Walt Yowarskv
are rookie tackles with big renu.
tations at Wake Forest and Ken.
lucky, respectively. Georgetown,
Jim Ricca is on the slow Side al.
tnough there are situations where
ne stands like a human Gibraltar
BOD Bates from Texas A. & M is
making good try for a lob al
center, and you can say the same
4or JACK Packo of Detroit U
buody Brown, Arkansas captair
last year, figures TO help strength.
en- the guards. '--
A sneak thief invaded several y.
tne players rooms and made of
with clothes belonging to Gilmer
Edole Salem and John Delauren.
U.s. and $50 Of Jerry Houghton,
: money.
END Coach Larry Cabrelli fo
many years with the Philadelphi,
Eagles, says he'll try to get tn
Redskins defensive backs to rear
like Eagle backs did when passe
; were completed against them
Larry says they got together OF
! the bench and simply figured on
how they had been outsmarte,
and then planned their own rem
edy. 1t worked, too.
Gllmer says Saenz is the easies
back for him to pass to, but tn,
boys who remember Steve Bagaru,
still claim he was one of tn,
leagues best receivers and top.
with the Redskins. His strons