Evening star., 1953-01-23
Bell in Middle of Dispute;
Redskins Like Draft Picks
By LEWIS F. ATcHISoN
Star Staff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-The
Redskins apparently have ern-
barked on new and more far.
sighted policy of selecting play
ers in the National Football
Leagues annual draft.
At least five of the 80 collegians
picked yesterday by the Wash
ington club are earmarked for
future delivery. including Bob
Olympic decathlon
champion. Several others facing
future military service were
chosen as possible films this
year for Redskins now in the
service who should be back in
civilian clothes before the 1854
season opens.
Coach Curly Lambeau. still
grinning about his luck in get
ting Quarterback Jack Scarbath
of Maryland in the first round.
said the Redskins got what they
wanted out of the draft. They
missed a few they lad their
eyes on, Lambeau added, but
none of the real big ones got
away.
Wanted Scarbath First.
Scarbath was Curly's No. I
choice, first and always. he said.
He would have taken the big
Maryland youngster ahead Of
Billy Vessels If the speedy Okla
homa halfback had been avail
able when the Redskins turn
came, Curly said, and he didn't
mean to belittle Vessels ability,
I'VE settled on Scarbath a
couple of months ago. because
We wanted quarterback" the
coach said, "but I didn't dream
we'd be lucky enough to get
him"
Both Scarbath and his team.
mate. Dick Modzelewski, All.
America tackle, are expected to
return to Maryland next year
to complete work for their de-
grees. In 1854, they face serv-
ice in the Air Force, but by that
time Lambeau hopes to have AL
Dorow of Michigan State, who
was drafted by the Redskins last
year but was inducted into the
Air Force and is stationed at
Boiling. Linemen Walt Yowar-
sky and Slug Witucki, and
Fullback Rob Goode, Redskins
regulars a year ago, also should
complete their military service
in time to play in "a.
The Redskins board of STRAIT.
egy took five men who have an.
other year of college eligibility
and whom they expect to get in
1854 in Ed Pucci. No. %, South.
ern California guard, Walt Ash.
craft, No, 26. Southern Califor.
mia tackle, and their last three
choices-Bob Buckley, Southern
California back; Pat Shires.
Tennessee back, and Matthias.
Bob Haner, Villanova fullback,
the l7th draftee, is slated for
military duty before next season.
!. The Redskins also had their
eye peeled for veterans safe from
military duty. Nick Carras, Mis-
souri, back who was the No. g.
choice, falls in this category.
The same applies to Lou Wei
denSaul. Maryland end; Jim
Turner, a 4-F back from Texas
Tech, and Bill Link, Wake Forest
guard and the clubs goth choice.
who is veteran.
Flyzik May Play.
Tom Flyzik, George Washing
ton tackle, who hoped the Red
skins would take him, has knee
injury that sometimes causes
him to limp bad enough to keep
him out of the Army. But with
expert taping he can play foot
ball and Lambeau is counting on
him to make the squad.
Because Of deals made last
season, the Redskins got only
six players in the first 10 rounds.
They gave their sixth choice to
the Rams for Tackle Joe Moss
and the Los Angeles club took
Paul Miller, Louisiana State
tackle. The Chicago Bears got
Washington's seventh pick in
return for Julie Rykovich and
took Bill McElroy. a back who
played at Kinds Junior College
and later at Tulane.
The Chicago Cardinals got
the ninth-round selection for
Ed Bagdon and took Ed E. Huss-
man. Nebraska guard. The
Giants got Washington's 10th
man for Center Dick Woodward
and chose Darrow Hooper, Texas
A8M end.
Coach and Aides Satisfied.
Lambeau and his aides were
more than satisfied with their
top choices.
Paul Decker, Michigan State
end who was drafted third, is
a 6-foot-5, 215-pouniier who can
block and catch passes. An
offensive end was second on the
Redskins shopping list, after
the quarterback. but Lambeau
said he couldn't pass up Modze-
lewski and thought he was
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