Evening star., 1953-01-24
Pro Football Owners
Ready Today for Fight
Over Colts Division
By Lewis T. Atehison
Ssor Ssoff Correspondent

ssor ssaff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "a
After tuning up with q series Of
minor matters. National Football
League clubowners were ready To
pull on the gloves today for the
main event Of their annual
meeting-the battle over Balti-
more's location In the circuit. II
was brought up yesterday and
promptly tabled until today.
The leagues iron men," who
take 10 and "A hour sessions in
stride, with time out for meals,
voted yesterday to retain the
33-player limit and to keep game
guarantees at $25 200. They
also approved a new rule that
each club must play flve pre-
season games with teams in the
opposite division. After the five
are booked, exhibitions may be
arranged with teams in the same
conference.
This rule apparently was
aimed at preventing a repetition
Of last year, when the Pittsburgh
Steelers met the Chicago Bears
and Green Bay Packers twice
each. It also was designed to
help weaker teams with less box
office magnetism get a more
equitable share of the preseason
loot.
Bell Proposals Voted Down.
Except for o few other minor
decisions, such as voting down
Commissioner Bert Bells pro-
posal to eliminate the point
after-touchdown, clarifying the
dead ball rule, etc., 1t was a day
Of watchful waiting at the meet
ing.
Bells proposal to rule 3 ball
carrier down when any part Of
his body other than q hand
touched the ground also was lost.
Biggest change in the rules
was the elimination Of all but
two dead ball" plays. II the
offensive team fails to put the
ball in play 80 seconds after it
is spotted. or If an official isn't
in his proper position when play
starts. the whistle will be blown
and the play nullified. II there
Is an infraction the offended
team will have a choice Of ac-
cepting or rejecting the penalty.
Bell, whose campaign to aid
"the little fellows" Of pro foot
ball had been conspicuously BAR
rem. finally got one suggestion
approved. A player going on
waivers must be put on the
waiver list by 5 pm. Of the Tues
day following a game. II q team
fails to meet the time limit and
the player is unclaimed, the club
must pay him a weeks salary.
Long Session Likely.
The realignment of clubs,
which is tied in with the 1858
schedule, threatens to keep the
owners in session until early to-
morrow. Don Kellett. the Colts
new president and general man
ager, said he had no preference
for either conference. but II
other clubs didn't take it so
lightly. The schedule problem, all
ways to headache, is expected to
wind up in Bells lap, as usual.
The morning after the Pitts.
burgh Steelers' 63-7 victory over
the New York Giants, Ed Kiely.
Pittsburgh publicist. found a
package awaiting him at his of
fee. It was a copy Of MY Kind
Of Football" authored by steve
Owen, Giants coach.
Football and birthdays Just
seem to go together in Jim Trim
ble's family. The Philadelphia
Eagles coachs fourth child, Jim.
jr., was born the night Of the
last Touchdown Club dinner ia
Washington. Jim missed the
Il pm. train out Of Washington
and arrived two hours after the
youngster made his debut.
Jim's first son, Mike, aged 4.
was born the day the old mans
Wichita College eleven played
Hardin-S Simmons in the Camelia
Bowl. His 3-year-old daughter.
Pat, was born the day after
Wichita played Detroit and q
year-old Susan made her debut
the day the Eagles. whom Jim
mad then joined, met Green Bay.
General Manager Nick Ker-
bawy's announcement that
Coach Buddy Parker and his
entire staff had been signed for
1858 by the Detroit Lions back
f1red badly. Parker. informed OF
the story, said he was amazed
by the announcement and had
not discussed a contract with
club officials.
Edwin j. Anderson, president
OF the Lions. said he had not
actually talked tn the cnactae
but all had agreed to return for
another season.
Tex Maule. who handled the
Dallas Texans publicity work,
has turned to sportswriting for q
Dallas paper.
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