Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04


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hours? Not exactly! The players want ~
some dough for the time they're in training NMSM
camp when they've got less income than 49, SsSsSM
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It works this way Joe Petranobanowsk, @a nj IN
States peerless, fearless tackle, is drafted s .s,
by pro JoeS been four years in
college only two for degree But ms
scholarship expired He registers again and the man says
where's the tuition needs little ready cash.
maybe he doesn't go back to school, The degree he
get sometime maybe But he wants to get married Or
he doesn't want to get married he still likes to eat Again
It's money
so JOE, STILL UNQUALIFIED for much without his
college degree decides play football It's $4,000 con-
maybe $4,000 but he works at it only from late july
the squad goes to training until md-Decemoer
when completes its schedule. It's less than SIX
months at most much during the other
six months he'll be off financially than the
average graduate just out of the academic cocoon
But everybody else, he is not exactly loaded when
school out He's got couple of months before going TO
training camp and couple before the first league
game when his salary begins He still needs money during the
interim Once in training camp he'll live well enough with
fancy trimmings, and he's cinch to make the squad
But the problem persists
Joes got laundry bill He enjoys a cigar and then,
smokes cigarettes Evenings after the skull session,
players drift off to movie to the milkshake parlor
sit and watch eevision Others play cards. but sooner
or later guys got to have some kind OF diversion
NOW SHOULD THE CLUBS pay the players something
like $40 or SIS ncdentals They kicked
1t around while at the meeting Each club,
decided should handle the problem in It's own
way Some had complaints from the boys, Others did
told reporters that Doak Walker of the Detroit Lions
called him when he BelD in Detroit for the champion
ship playof and asked if representative of the players
would be allowed to attend the Philadelphia meeting? Bell
said yes that he'd invited the Canadians Doak didn't
appear, however.
Walkers request non-appearance piques the curiosity
of this observer Kerbaway the Lions manager
paid for incidental
until the opened Perhaps Doak wanted He
have heard that other clubs more than the champions
Rooney. president of the Pittsburgh steelers, said
they had paid their much $500 each for preseason
good years Steers well for their exhibition
games. understood, Art said, that if the club makes
money it's passed around If it doesn't the players get
nothing.
GEORGE HALAS OWNER COACH of the Chicago Bears,
used up portion of the preseason profits
the who made the squad This it was pointed out was
injustice the boys who dropped after working just
hard in training camp and in the exhibitions They had
nothing to look forward to in salary for the next several
months
Green Bay when Curly Lambeau there, gave the
than the rockies which didn't sit well with
the frst-year
Each apparently handling the matter
the majority feeling that the league
problem with hard and fast rule covering
all II teams.
Money made in exhibition games meant the difference
between breaking or losing money to most clubs before
along. Exhibition game proceeds still
stable item to the Ways and Means Committee Since most
preseason George Marshall calls them mon
conference conests"-cut in charity to help with the
promotion don't make much in league game
With larger squads heavier travelling and medical
the can't ulgame salaries and keep their
heads above water.
THEM TOO, SOME OFFICIALS such as Frank McNamee
Of the Philadelphia Eagles point out that players signed
on basis just He feels they
should be satisfied with the stipulated in their
Does the average boss pay for his laundry
cgarettes No. but don't hang around six weeks doing
heavy pay while whether you're good
enough for the firm
There lot of Joe Petranabanowsis coming pro
football this year and It'll difficult coaches and
to heed Bells admonition to keep them happy with
soft talk when the next smoking big cigar getting
spending money.
It's matter that encourages fellow to think more
seriously of Canadian football though many home
dlusoned More important Bell who has been through
tough TV monopoly law suit league probably reme-
bers the lawyer who tried organize baseball players union
several years
Bell has had enough of lawyers for while
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