Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Parker Wants 10 VIM.
But Looks on AH-Star
Game as Exhibition
BY Ire Assoeiaisd Press

YPSILANTI. Mich. July a.
Buddy Parker, coach Of the
champion Detroit Lions. would
like to win the All-Star football
game next month but he still
looks On it as an exhibition
game.
For that reason, he's not going
to drive his players In the next
three weeks In an effort to mold
them into one-platoon play
ing team.
We'll work on one-platoon
football the week before, the ALI
Star Game" Parker said as his
players assembled today at
Michigan State Normal College.
"The first two weeks. however.
we'll proceed as usual. drilling
for two-platoon, football"
The Lions. champions Of the
National Football League for the
last two seasons, must play one
platoon football-the collegiate
rule-when they meet the ALL
Stars in Chicago's Soldier Field
August Is.
Calls Rule Foolish.
II think we can win the game
with their foolish rule" Parker
added. "but it would be silly to
get all our players steamed UP
for it. Bobby Layne. for in
stance, is going to play only
when we have the ball and well
probably scrap our Information
and use q single wing.
We're trying to win our third
straight title-that's the Inn
portant thing-and we can't risk
injuries.
Parker seemed pleased with
his teams prospects as his
players were targets in q picture
taking session.
We've got the best ends In
the league and our backs look
better than we anticipated" he
said. "All we need are some
tackles"
Players in Top Condition.
He said his players appeared
to be in their best condition
since he. became coach four
seasons ago.
Parker said he figured the
San Francisco Forty Miners
would be the team to beat. with
the Chicago Bears showing the
most Improvement.
: In all, the Lions have signed
Is players, with i've still outside
the fold. Four signed yesterday.
including Halfback Bob Hoern-
schemeyer, the teams best
WESTMINSTER. Md. July %
R.-Larry Lauer. former Ala
bama linehacker, was added to
the training camp roster Of the
Baltimore Colts today.
The 240-pounder was dis
charged from. the Air Force at
Robins Field. Macon, Ca. last
Tuesday. He was expected to
join the squad today.
. Lauer was the sixth draft
choice of the defunct New York
.Yanks in 1852. The New York
franchise was shifted to Dallas
that year. and to Baltimore in
1853.
Jesus Esparza Of New Mexico
A. & M. a rookie tackle. has
notified the Colts he will be
unable to report to training
camp because the Marine Corps
has summoned him for duty
next month. He has been placed
on the teams reserve list. The
Colts camp squad now num-
bers SIS.
Coach Weeb Ewbank said he
found the physical condition
of the Colts encouraging. He
pointed to Halfback Buddy
Young, Tackle Art Donovan and
Fullback John Huzyar as ex-
amples Of men who reported
ready to play football.
PITTSBURGH. July % P).-
The Pittsburgh Steelers got Quar-
terback Maurey Duncan yester-
day in a trade with the Los
Angeles Rams. The Steelers gave
up an undisclosed draft choice
in return.
Duncan played his college
football for San Francisco State.
He Is 6-feet, 1-inch and weighs
$50 pounds.
LAKE FOREST. Ill. july %
R.-Joe Stydahar. Chicago Car
dinals' coach. watched his rockies
step through their second scrirn-
mage in two days yesterday and
observed:
Some of our veterans are 60
ing to have to go like heck to
beat them out"
Five Of the better looking
rockies will leave the Cardinals
camp today to join the College
AH-Stars In training at Purdue
University. They are Backs La
mar McHan of Arkansas and
Bobby Cavazos of Texas Tech:
Tackle Bob Morgan of Maryland
and Ends Don Dohoney Of Mich
igan State and Gary Knafelc of
Colorado.
Two veterans, Guard Fred
Wallner and Quarterback Steve
Romanik, checked In yesterday.
Wallner played with the Cardi-
mails In 1852 but missed last sea-
son while in military service.
Witty Cox Has 81
Despite Attack by
Bee on Course