Evening star., 1954-09-20
|DoWda, Five Others
Dropped BY Redskins
After N-14 DebacIe
BY Lewis r. Atchison

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Two veterans and four rockies
got the AK today as the Redskins
reduced their squad to the
league limit OF 33 men for next
Sundays opening game against
the Forty-Niners Ia San Fran-
cisco.
Harry Dowda. ex-Wake
Forest halfback beginning his
sixth season with the club. and
Ray Collins, tackle acquired from
the Forty Miners after playing in
the Canadian League last year,
were the veterans.
The rockies were Guard Ed
Pucci of Southern California, End
Bill Marker of West Virginia,
Center Frank Middendorf from
Cincinnati, and Halfback Don
Marks from California. Marks
came to the Redskins with Half
back Blackie Kincaid Of South
Carolina from the Los Angeles
Rams q couple of weeks ago.
Deals in the Making.
General Manager Dick Nc
Cam indicated deals might be
in the making for Dowda and
Collins, but he declined to name
the teams interested In them.
Their names went on the waiver
list today because players not
dropped before tomorrow must
be paid a games salary. and
they didn't At in with Coach
Joe Kuharich's plans for next
Sunday.
Kuharich said that he, Back
field Coach Mike Nixon and End
Coach Wayne Millner unani-
mously agreed on the 80 players
retained by the Redskins. The
list written down by Herman
Ball, in charge Of offense, varied
slightly. but .Kuharich noted
that Ball didn't see Saturday
nights 49-to-14 defeat by the
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Baltimore Colts.
Injuries Plague Team.
Marker, a rugged wingman,
and Pucci were a trifie too slow
to suit Kuharich, who is looking
for more speed in the Redskins.
Marks showed promise but
needs more experience. while a
knee injury killed Middendorf's
chances Of making the squad.
The final cut leaves the squad
almost evenly divided between
II veterans and 16 rockies, en-
phasizing the tremendous
coaching task facing Kuharich
and his staff.
Adding to Kuharich's woes is
the uncertainty concerning the
physical condition Of key men
like Linebacker Chuck Drazeno-
vich and Halfback Harry Gill
mer. Both have been out several
weeks with injured knees, and
while there's a chance they'll be
ready to play in San Francisco,
there also Is the haunting fear
that another blow will put them
on the bench permanently.
Lambeau May Sue.
Meanwhile, Curly Lambeau,
Kuharich's predecessor as head
coach, was scheduled to fly to
New York today after a week.
end conference with George
Marshall. president of the Red
skins, and Commissioner Bert
Bell Of the NFL concerning 1854
salary which Lambeau contends
is due him.
Marshall referred the matter
to Bell, but Curly said today he
wasn't sure whether he would
agree to arbitration. The veteran
coach said he was considering
filing suit against Marshall.
Lambeau also said he wanted
to refute newspaper stories
branding him as s"drinking
coach" and those blaming him
for the absence of six first string
players from the 1853 squad.
These. Curly said, were hitting
below the belt" and were en-
tirely unjustified.
Lambeau said his trip to New
York had something to do with
his case against the Redskins
and that he expected to return
to Washington in two or three
weeks. He. has no immediate
plans for getting back into foot
ball.
Marshall said he preferred not
to comment. except to say that
Lambeau wanted a "lot more
money" than the Redskins owner
thinks he is entitled to.