Evening star., 1955-01-28
Box-Ofiee Rivalry
Set Up by Draft Of
GugIieImi and Shaw
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the Detroit deal went out the
window.
Kuharich made q long distance
phone call to Guglielmi when the
meeting adjourned for dinner.
and said the player told him that.
while surprised to be picked by
Washington, he would welcome q
chance to play for the Redskins.
Kuharich expects to bring Gugli-
elmi to Washington within q
week or 10 days to sign q contract.
Before the draft meeting ended
at 2:10 this morning. the Red
skins had picked still another
quarterback in Don Bailey Of
Penn State, standout star Of the
Shrine East-West game. This
gave them d total Of five and
led to speculation concerning the
possibility Of a trade. With Jack
5carbath and AL Dorow back from
last seasons team, and Eddie Le-
Baron returning from Canada.
the squad is overstocked with
signal-callers.
Filled In for Guglielmi.
But Kuharich said Bailey,
winner of the most valuable
player" award in the January !
game, in which he filled in for
an ailing Guglielmi. also is an
excellent defensive player and
could be used on defense.
Hell get a shot at the No. l
job" Kuharich added. "All Of
them viii. and we don't know
Just where Wen use themR
With Canadian football ofii-
cials making peace oVertures. the
IL clubs went into the draft with
a warning from Commissioner
Bert Bell that contracts Of play
ers already signed by Canadian
teams would be honored If the
| two leagues reach an agreement.
But Paul Brown, Cleveland
coach, ignored the warning, tax
ing Bobby Freeman and Jack
Locklear, Auburn quarterback
and center, respectively. Both
had announced previously that
they had been signed by the
winnipeg club.
The. Colts, piling surprise on
surprise, moved in the opposite
direction, choosing Roberto Es-
quivel, Mexico City College half
/ back, in the Gath round.
10 Marylanders Picked.
/ Ten Marylanders. a tribute to
Coach Jim Tatum's record. were
/ selected by the pros. Fullback
Dick Bielski going to the Phila-
delphia Eagles in the first round.
The Eagles also took Center
Don .Brougher and Guard George
/ Palahunik. End Ronnie Waller
4 went to the Los Angeles Rams
via the Redskins, who owed their
second-round choice to their
/ West Coast rivals.
The Cardinals took Guards
John Bowersox and Tom Nc
Luckie and Center John Irvine
/ from the Maryland squad. The
Lions took End Bill Walker and
/ Fullback George Albrecht. and
the Packers picked Quarterback
Lynn Beightol.
Two George Washington Uni
versity players were selected.
The Redskins took Halfback Joe
Boland in the 22d round after
the Forty-Niners beat them to
End Richie Gaskell, selecting him
in the 18th round.
The Redskins also got one Of
five Virginia Tech players chosen
In End Tom Petty, selected on
the 30th and last round. The
Colts took Guard George Preas
and Tackle Jim Locke. the Forty
Miners took Quarterback Johnny
Dean. and the Cardinals picked
Halfback Howie Wright, al
from VPI.
i 4 for Future Delivery.
j Although handicapped by pre-.
vious deals that cost them theil
second, fourth and sixth round
choices, the Redskins Jared vel
lin their selections. according X
Kuharich. Joe even took foul
men for future delivery. Ths
first was Eric Christensen. 6.
foot-8 Richmond end, who onct
played football with Steve Neil.
niger Of Kentucky, Washington'l
mo. / choice last season who nov
is in the Army. They were team.
mates at Fork Union (Va.) Mil.
itary Academy.
/ John Miller, 6-foot-4. 235'
4 pound Boston College tackle
tabled as a future great, wal
| the Redskins ninth choice.
/ Charlie Horton, Vanderbilt
halfback, and Don Shea, Georgis
guard who also played at Navy
we're the last two Redskins ''fu'
lures"
Turn to Business Matters.
/ Meanwhile, the league direc'
tors turned their attention Il
business matters. with the posi-
hility that proposed rules changes
might be taken up later In th'
| day.
The main proposal Is that th'
iball be declared dead as soon al
q player hits the ground. Thll
is to prevent piline on. The sug.
| gestion Of q seven-point touch
down appears headed for th'
| ash can.
4 The question Of q Canadian
peace was pigeon-holed for th,
remainder Of the week end aftel
the new president Of Canadaa
Big -Four. Ralph Cooper Of Ham.
ilton. Ontario. put in q surprise
appearances and announced the