Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

HE directed his team tWest)
like a pro in the East-West
game" added Joe Kuharich, the
teams new line coach.
It's as simple as that. In an
era when good T quarterbacks
are as rare as scent cigars,
Garrett is head and shoulders
above his contemporaries in the
eyes of the pros. Only five teams
are still eligible for the bonus,
the Chicago Cardinals, Pitts
burgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts.
San Francisco Forty Miners and
Green Bay Packers. 1t so hap
pens that at least four, the
Forty Miners excepted. would
trade their franchise for a good
quarterback, and San Francisco
would welcome help for Y. A.
Title. Garrett would he a bo-
nanza for any of them.
The makeup of virtually every
draft list hinges on the bonus
pick. And in almost every pro
football club Office you'll find
the coaches trying to figure
which players will be gone be-
fore they get their first chance.
If Garrett isn't the. bonus pick.
it might be the biggest upset
since the draft began.
It's interesting, too. to note
that if the Cardinals win the
bonus, Coach Joe Stydahar will
get three of the first four draft
choices. Having finished last
in the league, the Cards get
the No. / pick after the bonus.
Green Bay is second and the
Giants are third. But the Giants
owe their first choice to the
Cards.
Coach Curly Lambeau says
| the Redskins will go after play
ers who have intestinal forth
tude," rather than name"
players. Too many collegians.
he points out. are publicized all
out of proportion to their ability
I'VE want players who are de-
veloping." Curly says. I'VE don't
want those who have reached
their peak. but the ones who will
improve"
Lambeau has been on the
telephone for several days now
trying to get the low-down on
potential choices. His bill will
make, George Marshall's tab
seem'like party-line. but Curly
thinks it will pay dividends.
1--WE already have moved down
Is players who were high on our
list because of information re-
ceived," he said. For example.
we had our eye on one back who
seemed to have everything We
were looking for until we heard
ne was a little timid about hit
ting the line. That's just the
kind I don't want, so we drew
line through his name"
Presuming that a team other
than the Cardinals gets the
bonus player, the Redskins ex-
pect the Cards to take another
quarterback. Cotton Davidson of
Baylor, for their first choice. He
shared the passing job for the
West with Garrett in the Shrine
game.
Green Bay is reported to be
sold on Art Hunter, Notre Dame
tackle. The Cardinals would
take Steve Meilinger, Kentucky's
all-around ace. as the Giants
first pick, according to the Red
skins calculations. From then
on. it's anybody's guess as to
what will happen. The selec-
tions rarely follow the form
sheet.
Last year. for example. Coach
Buck Shaw of the Forty Miners
surprised everybody by taking
Harry Babcock. Georgia end, as
his bonus choice. Good as Bah
cock was, he didn't rate that
high with most other clubs. AL
most everybody expected Billy
Vessels of Oklahoma to be the
bonus player.
Even more surprising was
George Halas' choice of Billy
Anderson. Negro speedster from
Compton Junior College, as the
Chicago Bears first pick. You
won't find anybody in the league.
aside from HalaS. who thinks
Anderson iS fbot oood