Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
All Terp Backs
Early Choices,
As Is Korcheck
Browns Win Bonus
And Select Garrett:
SteeIers Get Luttne,r
By Lewis +. Atchison
Stor StoH Correspondent


PHILADELPHIA. Jan. o.
The Washington Redskins got
Steve Meilinger. Kentucky's big
all-around star; Jim Schrader,
Notre Dame center; Ralph Eel
ton, Maryland fullback. and Billy
Wells. fleet Michigan State half
back, as early-round choices to-
day in the National Football
Leagues draft of college seniors.
The annual draft got under
way at the Bellevue-Stratford
Hotel-with the Redskins seventh
on the selection list-immedi-
ately after the Cleveland Browns
won the bonus and chose Bob
Garrett. Stanford's great passing
quarterback. That was expected,
but from then on the surprises
came in rapid succession.
Some Of these helped the Red
skins in acquiring Meilinger, one
Of Coach Curly Lambeau's two
top choices. The other one
Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame
halfback, went to the Pittsburgh
Steelers just before the Redskins
turn came.
Packers Turn Over FELTON,.
Lambeau gleefully took the
228-pound. 6-foot-2 Melinger-
an end. T-formation quarter
back and halfback during his
years at Kentucky-and then
picked Schrader the second time
around. The Redskins had no
third or fourth round choices
because Of previous deals with
the Los Angeles Rams and Green
Bay. but got FELTON, on the
fourth round when they had the
rights to Green Bays choice.
Wells. outstanding hero in
Michigan States Rose Bowl VIC
tory over UCLA. came on the
fifth round. He may be the an
swer to Lambeau's quest of a
breakaway runner.
Many of the early surprises
were due to the need of quarter
backs. AS a result Bernie Fa-
loney of Maryland went to San
Francisco on the first round,
while Charlie Boxold, who filled
in for Bernie in the Orange Bowl
game due to Faloney's injury.
was drawn by the same Forty
Miners on the fourth round.
However. Boxold still has an
other years eligibility at Mary
land.
TerpS, Irish Taken Quickly.
Five Marylanders went in the
early rounds, as did five from
Notre Dame. the Terps' hot rival
for No. / collegiate honors last
year. Besides FELTON,, Faloney
and Boxold. the others chosen
early were the two regular half
backs. Chef Hanulak and Dick
Nolan. Hanulak was Cleveland's
second-round choice. while the
New York Giants took Nolan on
the fourth round. Immediately
after Green Bay had drawn Fell
ton and turned him, over to the
Redskins.
Steve Korcheck, George WASH
ington's brilliant center and line
hacker. also was drawn early
by San Francisco in the third
round. Korcheck, a promising
catcher in baseball. was on the
Associated Press third ALL
America team last year.
Jones, Morgan Already Picked.
Lambeau had been hoping to
get several other Maryland
stars besides FELTON,, but was
beaten to the draw. Two other
Maryland seniorS-TackleS Stan
Jones and Bob Morgan-had
been chosen last year, when
their class was graduated. The
Chicago Bears got Jones. while
Morgan was picked by Los
Angeles. Zeke Bratkowski,
Georgia passing ace. also had
been taken a year early by the
Bears.
The days first real surprise
came when the last-place Chi
cago Cardinals, first in the reg
ular draft. picked Lamar Nc
Han, Arkansas. back. Green Bays
first choice was Art Hunter, ver-
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