Evening star., 1952-01-21
Walker Story Denied
AS NH Session Ends;
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textile naolaey are due in the East
Thursday to complete the deal |
STEERING the New York Yanks't
Professional football franchise tol
Dallas. J.s,
Original plans called for the
transaction to be wrapped up inl
New York, but the National Foot
ball League club owners concluded
their annual meeting last night
and Commissioner Bert Bell re-
turned to Philadelphia. Miller. 81
year-6ld member of a textile
manufacturing flrm. is scheduled
to sign the papers there. About
$500 900 is involved.
Frank Fitzgerald, son-in-law OF I
Ted Collins and general manager
of the Yanks. will continue toi
serve as general manager of the
team. Fitzgerald engineered the
DEAL, which moves pro football
into the Lone Star State for the
first time on q regular basis. The
fate or Coach jimmy Phelan was
undecided. His .one-year contract
with Collins expires next, month
and there is only an outside
chance that he will coach the
Dallas eleven.
Walker Reports Denied
| Meanwhile, reports were circu-
lakeland denied-that Miller
had offered Detroit $3.50, 900. pay
able at $25, 900 a year. for Doak
Walker. and was prepared to make |
high bids for other top-notchl
Texans already. in the league.
The newest pro football owner
also was reported anxious to bar
gain with the Redskins for Larry
Isbell, Baylor quarterback and the
Washington eleven's No. / draft
Fchoice.
George Marshall, president of
the Redskins, said he might be
interested in trading draft rights
to Isbell for George Ratterman
and $25 900. Ratterman, a good
# quarterback, goes to Dallas
along with the rest of the Yanks.
In Dallas, Miller told the Asso-
ciated Press he would like to have
Walker but said he had made no
definite offer for him.
Fitzgerald said Miller advised
him by telephone that there are
mo plans for selling or trading
players already on the Yanks'
roster. This includes the three
Negro players, Buddy Young,
George Taliaferro and Sherman
Howard.
Stick to TV Policy.
The league bought the frus-
trated Yanks' from Collins for
$780, 900 and agree to pay the
baseball Yankees 5000, 900 for the
remaining eight-year lease on the
use of Yankee Stadium. The rent
will be paid on $4,000 annual in
lstallmentS. The baseball club set
tied for half the rent due. at
$50 900 a year, under terms of its
contract with Collins.
The Yanks' sale and transfer
Ihighlighted the pro football club
loWners' annual meeting. Possibly
the second most important de-
ciSion was made last night when
they voted to maintain q restricted
television policy in 1852 despite
the Governments pending anti
trust suit. a.st
Bell announced that the league
lplanned to fight the suit, recently
Iordered to trial by Philadelphia
Judge. The club owners voted to
retain Article 10 Of their consti-
tuition and bylaws in its entirety.
thereby leaving TV policies almost
entirely to the individual clubs.
No team may televise in league
city where game is being played
without the consent of both clubs
involved. Nor, can q. team televise
within Is miles. Of a league city
where a game is being played. All
other territory is free and open.
Round Robin Plan Loses.
/ Bell said the league would favor
as much television as possible be-
lyond these boundaries with the
title games and bowl games on a
coast-to-coast network as last
season,
The owners yesterday voted
down a round robin schedule pro-
posed by George Halas Of the Chi
Icago Bears and Art Rooney OF
Pittsburgh. They previously had
rejected Bells proposals for elimi-
nation of the extra point and sud-
den-death playof Of tie games.
The league adopted a plan for
uniform numbering Of all players
by positions. and took measures to
prevent American players from
Jumping back and forth between
1.-THE NFL and Canadian League. A
player now must report to his
team before the opening game to
be eligible to play in the league
the rest of the season.