Evening star., 1955-01-27
Redskins Pick GugIieImi; Colts Get Shaw
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1854 season in a tie with the
Colts on the basis Of games won
and lost, won the toss with them
to decide which would draw first.
The Cardinals, as the ast-place
club. automatically got the first
choice after the bonus selection.
Baltimore had to outdraw the
Cardinals, Packers and Pitts
burgh Steelers to win the bonus
choice. All the other teams In
the l2-club league had won the
bonus choice in previous years.
The Redskins picked Ronnie
Waller. feet Maryland halfback,
the second time around, but 1t
was just q bookkeeping trans
action. They have to turn over
Ronnie to the Rams In payment
for Halfback Sam Baker, who
was acquired from the Los An
geles club before the 1858 season.
Baker now Is in the service.
Kuharich Pleased.
The acquisition Of Guglielmi,
whose passing led Notfe Dame
10 an iindefeated season inti1e53,
when q l4-l4 tie with iowa
spoiled aperfect d record for the
Irish, came as q pleasant sur
prise to Coach Joe Kuharich,
himself q Notre Dame alunnus,
Kuharich and President George
Marshall had believed the 6-foot
from Columbus,
Ohio. would be the bonus choice
unless the Pac won the draw
and decided to take Aineche.
It Is likely. however. that Gug-
lielmf will come high, since he
and his agent, Julius Tucker,
South Bend businessman, have
indicated Canadian clubs are in-
terested IN the big passer.
If Guglielmi signs. the Red
skins win be four-deep In quar-
serbacks. Eddie LeBaron Is re-
from Canada and Jack
scarbaths and AL Dorow win be
available again.
Gugiielmi completed SO of 127
passes last season for 1.160 yards
and six touchdowns. He had
seven passes intercepted. The
rack Notre Dame back carried
frequently on split-T option
plays and scored five touch-
Downs. He also was q standout
defensively. intercepting five
passes.
Weeb Eubank. coach Of the
Colts. expressed elation at get
ting Shaw in the bonus draw.
We think he's the best quarter
back available In the country"
Eubank said. He also is an
excellent defensive player"
Shaw gained 1885 yards in 10
games for Oregon, Of which, all
but 1T8 yards came by passing.
EIe accounted for Is touchdowns,
scored personally and BY passing.
As q varsity freshman in 1851.
In two-platoon football, shaw
vet 3 national record that still
stands by intercepting Is passes.
Aneche Is willing.
Ameche. the Colts No. ! choice
hi the regular draft. said In Mad
Ison. Wis, that he'll be happy
TO play with Baltimore ''if We
can get together on salary" He
added that II feel sure we cam.
Two Canadian teams, Montreal
and Winnipeg, he said. had told
him they would better any
Offer
Bielski, the Eagles first-round
pick, made the All-Atlantic Coast
Conference team at Maryland
last season. as well as the ALI
Players All-Arnerica. He was
chosen the most valuable player
IN the Christmas night Shrine
game in Miami and scored the
winning touchdown for the South
il the Senior Bowl game ia Mo-
bile.
Although his name had been
In connection with
Canadian football. Bielski Is ex-
pected to play with the Eagles.
He was known to have had OBJ
iections 10 playing III California
had he been drafted By . coast
team.
Waller. who went to the Rams
in the second round. also was an
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
choice last year. He scored