Evening star., 1955-11-29
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Pick of the Pros

MAYBE THE PRO COACHES don't read the sports page
college football games Or, If they do maybe
they don't believe there's much truth in them Perhaps the
rest of have been deluded into thinking Oklahoma and
UCA have pretty fair teams At rate at yesterdays
National Football League draft meeting not Sooner not
Uclan selected,
Overnight one of the college players in the
land must be Gary Click Thry-sx hours ago. you would
be forgiven not placing the He could have been
question But when the Pittsburgh Steeers the
bonus pick they jumped Earl Morrall OF Michigan
State Hopaong Cassidy of Ohio State schaefer of
Notre Dame Bob Pelegrni of Maryland, Frank DAgostno
Auburn and other A-Americans and chose Click Of
Colorado A. 6 M.
Even the other pro clubs who seemingly assessed
regional strength Of the Nation oddly surprised II
the Steelers wanted quarterback which Click happens to
have played for why not Mora or even Freddy
Wyant of West Virginia who is widely known7 One
answer could that Click old and already has
served four in the Navy It's hard to think Of another
answer.
NOT SINCE THE SEASON started had the thought
occurred here that 1855 shining In the
Southwest Conference Not Of those teams pressed
high placing the national rankings Right to the
end Paul Byant heretofore bedragged Texas Agges were
threatening to win the conference championship Some
people felt the Agges had beaten Bryans timetable but
others equally certain the rest of the schools were
dropping back
Yet Of the 81 players chosen by the pros in that
Canada -o-the-raw draft 10 from the Southwest
Whereas Oklahoma 10 in this Southern
Methodist sxtime loser But four Mustangs were
tapped.
In Mdwestern circles it is treason compare any other
sectional football with the kind OF play in the Big Ten and by
The pro coaches thought only half much Of
the Big Ten as of the Southwest Conference apparently
Judging selection only plus Nore Damer
Schaefer merely the third pick Of the Philadelphia
Eagles
INDEED, THE BIG TEN didn't even run second to the
Southwest Conference In popularity at Philadelphia The
Southeastern Conference with six selectee did, Three were
first choices.
with the Eagles taking Pellegrini their first choice
the Redskins drafting Ed vereb their No. guy
Maryland 900 for the season. produced only half many
draftees beaten West Virginia Yet the Terrapns
that furnished twothds of the picks from the Atlantic
Coast Conference Only other Dukes Bob Pascal was
wanted.
Obviously in the mind Of the pros no other Southern
Conference senior is much shucks aside from the four from
West vgnia-wyant Of the Redskins Bruce Posey of the
Forty Miners and Joe Marcon and Sam HUFF Of the Giants
Hold that momentl Marcon drafted by the Giants
but Is being turned the Rams part Of previous
deal.
VIRTUALLY NO RESPECT was shown the Pacific Coast
Conference Leon Clarke, end who winds up with the
Rams the Lions another Of those oweyouone
mens the only Pacific Coast Conference player tere
independent from College Of the Pacc rated good
enough to land the top 37 Thus the entire Pee
wound up tie with little Hamlne College in Minnesota
There are n rounds coming up in January but
there can't be many surprises In store One football
team, West Virginia. has four times many graduating
prospects the entire Pacific Coast Conference? Implausibe
Southern Methodist had four pros and Oklahoma none?
Incredible
But in the last few days in Philadelphia not much in
the way of form and nomalcy has prevailed except the
polywogs that out of the water faucets There
upward Of $500 witnesses in Annapolis who win attest to
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