Evening star., 1952-11-13
Forfy-Niners Bringing
5 Star Tackles Here
For Sundays Game
By Lewis F. Atchison

Back in the days when the Red
skins had two-platoon systemsI
that worked, much of their sue
cess was due to the work of such
stout men as Wee Willie Wilkin,
Bill Young and Ed Beinor. Be-
fore them were the likes of Jim
Barber and Turk Edwards, whoseI
names were mentioned frequently
when the subject of tackles came
up in football discussions.
The San Francisco Forty Miners
may conjure up memories oil
those happy days Sunday when
they meet the Redskins at Grif-
fifth Stadium, for they have a set
of tackles fully as good as the
old-time Redskins in Leo Nomel-
lini. Bob Toneff, AL Carapella,
Don Campora and Ray Collins.
Give them a few more years to-
gether and they may develop into
the best set in the business. Col
Inns won't play Sunday because of
an ailing knee and leg, but they
probably won't miss him.
Coach Was Tackle, Too.
A tackle himself in his playing
days at Notre Dame, Coach Buck
Shaw started at tackle when he
began rebuilding the Forty Miners
a couple of years ago and evi-
IDENTIFY knew what he was doing.
In the 1850 draft he took Nomel-
lini, Campora and Collins as his
first three choices. Carapella was
drafted fourth in 1851 and Toneff
was his second pick last January
Bucks No. choice then wasn't
a tackle, but Shaw knew what he
was about in selecting Halfback
Hugh McElhenny.
Until they met the Giants
Sunday, the Forty Miners line
had looked awfully good, but the
New Workers ripped through
them on one 67-yard scoring
drive. In an exhibition game
against the Browns the Forty
Miners once held for downs on the
2-yard line.
Collins, 5-foot-11, 230-pounder,
Is the smallest of the group. The
others are 6 feet or taller, and
range from 235 for Carapella to
265 for Campora. And Shaw has
no problem firing 'em up for a
game, according to Mcclure.
Friendly Off the Field.
"Nice, friendly fellows off the
field" Dan says, "but they play
the game hard. Carapella is a |
tough italian and likes It rough.
Campora probably is more of the
easy-going type, but Buck can
light a fire under him."
The Redskins wanted Campora,
who was coached by Larry Siemer-
ing at College of Pacific, but
didn't get to him in the draft.
Don was Eddie LeBaron's team
mate at COP. Drafted by the
Forty-Niners. he played one year
but in 81 went to Tempe (Arizona)
Teachers as an assistant coach
under Siemering He returned to
pro ball this year after Siemering
resigned at Tempe.
Nomellini IS a wrestler in the
of-season and has a burning am
bition to be the worlds cham
pion, at least of California. He's
the guy who worked out twice a
day with the Forty Miners in
training camp, then went SWIM
ming after the afternoon session,
ate dinner and drove 40 miles
that night to win a wrestling
match.
Stole Ball From Baugh.
The former Minnesota husky is
the gent who stole the ball from
Sammy Baugh in the Pro Bowl
game at Los Angeles last January,
and he'll do it anytime he gets
half a chance.
Toneff, a standout at Notre
Dame, will start at left tackle in
the Forty Miners offensive unit,
with Nomellini at right tackle.
Carabella will play left tackle on
defense and the above pair will
share the work on the right side
of the line. Toneff has been a So
minute player since Collins in
jury in the first league game of
the season, and all have doubled
up from time to time. It makes
it rough on the average player and
most of them dread it. But, ap-
parently, not these men.
"They like to play football"
MCGUIRE saws,