Evening star., 1953-01-23

quarterback. Francis,
"Eddies all right Lambeau conceded at the end Of last
bu I've got to have that big quarterback One
isn't enough for a pro team, anyway"
ATA COMPARATIVELY early hour after the pros began
to draft the graduating coegans evident that Mary
land good place look for future pro material The
and coaches claimed practically all the Teps except
Jim Tatum and Curey Byrd and the Redskins up
front in the grab bag dip.
First they got scarbath and Little Mo- Modzelewsk the
good tackle Then they got Lou Weidensau pass-cachng
end might gone indefinitely along these lines If
the Pittsburgh SteeerS Francisco Forty Miners Los
Angeles Rams Chicago Bears and other clubs hadn't gotten
into the act.
After decent interval it observed that eight Mary
players claimed by the pros not counting
three who drafted although they had
college eligibility left On the other hand Michigan State
had only two players first although the
Spartans the Nations No team Notre Dame, the
No team didn't contribute player until the 18th round
How they draft players before they finish playing
college ball? It's easy, the coach "red shirts" them. Bill
Maetzky Tom Cosgrove and Paul Nessor of Maryland all
drafted year ago. This legal because originally
they were to have finished school at the time But they
played Maryland because Jim Tatum held them
out Of formal competition at stage They were "red
shirts" and performed with the scrubs in other words
EVERYBODY AT THIS CONVENTION seemed to have a
sleeper The Redskins ongshot supposed to be Don
Boil tackle Nebraska He the fourth choice
recommendation that he weighs 265 pounds when in
playing condition and another that he is Marine
veteran It important these days to inquire as to
young status with the military The Redskins already
have had their fill Of drafting bigname coegianS only to
them called the armed forces in the cases OF
last year-hrow their lot into
baseball
It conventional nowadays the pro clubs to draw
from hat and hope to win what is called bonus pick
club WINS is eliminated until all IL clubs have had
bonus choice Yesterday the winner San Francisco
certainty most people had fe that the Forty
would choose Billy Vessels of Oklahoma.
So, whom did the FortyNiners pick? Babcock pass
catching Georgia, less Sure Georgians know
him. real good end they'll say but Babcock hardly is
household though TV fans liked what they saw
of him in the East-WeSt game.
THE CHICAGO BEARS pulled strange one too. Their
first Bill Anderson It develops that Anderson
Negro hafback played for Compton Junior College,
Angeles and is the adopted of Rochester the
comic stooge for Jack Benny.
pro COACH hearing this piece of scratched his
head in wonderment 81 Anderson" he said, "and
if he makes grade Well shucks it's just big grab
bag anyway my book, he'll either be real good
lousy"
Every once in a while key figures the closed-room
draft session would slip out and ingle with more common
folk usually seeking form Of energy. Steve Owen, for
instance foundered temporarily at the press oasis where
strong waters in favor
the rotund coach of the highly reliable New York
Giants who wound up the with two quarterbacks
Chuck Conery and Fred Benner and yesterday acquired
pair Eddie Crowder of Oklahoma and Charley Maoy
OF Holy Cross.
AMAN STANDING NEXT to Owen said "steve, how
you going to four quarterbacks?"
Insurance boy it's just Insurance. Owen replied How
do know that BennerS won't be in the Army? How do
if Conery will play to his potentia-or even play?
How do know if Crowder even wants pro bal?
Bill Sullivan the Boston Braves and now working
with boss Frank Leahy, series OF enterprises put
plug for Maoy. He's better passer than Scaroatn
Sullivan said Hes the best college passer I've ever SEEM
including Lujack, ORourke and Agganis."
Owen paying little attention, saying After you get
by in the draft there's not much left So we
got Maoy the kid who got into the EasWet Shrine
game and threw only pass in the Senior Bowl.
Just then time to draw again and Steve BUNDLED
off to the meeting Over his shoulder he sad Every
body else has got sleeper. Maybe Maloy is mine