Evening star., 1953-01-07

sve play. The others are losing touch -
points to the coseness of Yaes last
thrilling Dartmouth close loss to Princeton etc.
"They great to watch and the fans didn't complain
If the nicetieS were missing" he says
IFHE HAD ANYTHING to speak of growing on his scalp,
Oivar might be Yaes far-haired boy Just
the season. you remember Herman Hickman
decided sell cigars teevision Yale moved up Hck
mans assistant olvar, on temporary basis. What
they they liked well that Jordan has three
year contract.
At New Haven there's peace and wonderful. That's
what the man was saying anyway Little things count
lo pointed For instance played home
games We had two road Our longest trip to
play Navy in Baltimore The only other road game was next
door, meaning Harvard at Cambridge"
days at vanova the Pacific Coast week
and to louisiana somewhere the next We'd travel $4,000
miles It was rugged"
Jerry Ner one of his assistants nodded in agreement
"ast long trip TOOK" he said was when left the Red
skins in California last September to join Ollie in New Haven
COULD THAT OL1vAR is shopping for assistant
at this convention Not as replacement for Ner an old
standby but for Bill Dudley, the exVrgina and star
who worked with the Yale backs last year but who is re-
ported ready join the Redskins back1ed coach.
1T hope Bill here" Olvar saying "and find
out how he stands hate to lose him. He's not only great
guy but a fine coach"
Ivy League football Ovar admits something than
the Pacific Coast Conference brand AS California
man. Jordan unfamiliar with Coast football They've
got too much manpowertoo many good big boysfor Yale
Harvard and Princeton to MATCH he said But don't
know I like it at Yale"
One thing Olvar would like at Yale is speed
"My backs are SLOW One day nemen offered to
my fastest backs at 200 yards relay The backs should
have given the neen 1oyard start instead tey started
only inches separated them That gives an idea
But don't get me wrong E. / like Yale.
EARLIER IN THE SECOND day of the convention with
oshoots Paul Amen of West Point reported
the press and showed the college baseball coaches
confused They trying to keep the big leaguers from
tamperng coegians even said at point
sophomore happens to be standout and the Yankees
offer him $5O0OO wouldn't stand in his way" A little
later favored college draft similar to
footballs but under attack by the press he pulled In his
horns this stand
mixed-up unhappy lot the baseball coaches They
unhappy pro raids of the and they don't
admit it, they're selfish about it, too Too many OF their
teams raided saying after committee hear
ing with John Michigan State and Eppie Barnes of
Colgate.
criticism President Hugh Wett of the University
of California felt moved to end the Amenpress
rhubarb begging of other meengroom activities
And yet the college coaches have point AS Amen
"On college there 81 boys who
couldn't play baseball because at time they'd signed
pro contract We don't mind they take our big time stars
with future but don't like the idea of big league
throwing lot of contracts and disbarrng college
boys haven't got the slightest chance of making the
big-league grade"
IN THE STATLER LOBBY later, Charley Colbert
talking Colbert should be familiar He on his
way toward becoming of the best shortstops member
Louis Cardinals when he almost shot off leg in
a hunting accident. His fielding range limited despite
remarkable recovery served hitch with Washington and
then became a college coach.
cat Lafayette" Colbert said 1--WE had shortSop named
McNally sophomore The pros signed him and think
1t cost crack at the NCAA championship Then there
pitcher named Izzy Troutwine who turned under
similar circumstances.
McNally now playing shortsop for Greenwood Miss.
where Troutwine is. What do know Is that
most college stars don't rise above Class and ew ever reacn
Glass A. Would trade full college education for these
Jobs? wouldn't"