Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-07
WIN, LOSE OR
NNAV BY FRANCIS 'STANN
Kicking off in Chicago

The LATE ARCH WARDS last major decision regard
ing the Al-star football he invented back in 1884
to hire coaches to prepare the so-caed collegians
1t paid off year ago. Friday night Chicago the A-stars
will be trying to make it two in a row.
That 30-27 victory by the -Stars last August
the Cleveland Browns only their seventh in %
games and followed that the sponsoring Chicago Tribune
mad been deeply concerned The annual alphabetically
the kickoff of every becoming traveSy
So trial basis born of despe ation sports
editor Ward hired Curly Lambeau Hunk Anderson
Hampton Pool and Steve Owen all head coaches
in the National Football League to handle the colegans
With the exception of Owen they the job again. along
with Tony Canadeo Mike Mchaske and Don Kndt to push
their luck.
usual the A-Stars are loaded 1t never was question
of talent but of teamwork Far many squads
turned only loosely coordnated when this happened
the customers started home early.
SOME OF THE BEST college coaches of times got
licked by the including Bud Wilkinson twice., Jim
Tatum, Carl Snavely Pappy Waldorf Bernie Bierman Bob
Zuppke, Eddie Anderson, Bobby Dodd and Frank Leahy
Some made it close Inundated Leahy, for one
got an even break in two games.
Herman Hickman may have felded the most nept ALL
Star team of all in 1851 Hickmans outfit had half dozen
plays at most virtually pass defense moved
the ball past mdfield The ASars got cobbered $780, by
these same Cleveland Browns.
But it remained for Tatum's 1854 team to make up
Promoter Wards mind 1t another bad and Ward
felt poorly coached Between the halves Ward speaking
into mcrophone a platform in midheld apologzed to
the crowd Of nearly 100000 for Tatum and the AStar
If it not indicate gesture it was premature
Certainly Wards words did nothing improve the
of the AlSars, not that they had much in the beginning
that year The game wound soury started and
for 1855 there Lambeau head coach assist
ants all pros
THE 1855 VICTORY by the Astars does not necessarily
mean that Ward discovered the magic formula 1t
that Lambeau and his assistants turned outfit
headed up by Ralph Guglielmi L. G. Dupre Alan Ameche
and Dick Moege For the pros found themselves up
against line that tougher that given night than
their own Under the tueage of Anderson and owen the
Al-SarS held the Browns to 1853 yards the ground
But lest 1t be forgotten the Browns trying to go
without Otto Graham quarterback. The peerless Otto
had announced his retirement unless they need me-" he
qualified They did Graham retirement started and ended
that night When he returned the Browns like the
pros of old'and won another league title
Whether Graham meant the difference between victory
and 3pont defeat year anybodys guess Probably
SO In that respect may be assumed that Lambeau lucky
1t follows that Tatum heard and read Wards biting
criticism with great relish 1t ironic Big
Jim should have been lambasted For thing, he had
lust been voted coach of the year 1854 another while
Lambeau losing out boss of the Redskins name
frequently mentioned as his had been Tatum
AS CONTEST, the An-Star games chief recommended
ton that 1t prevew young men Who after
dofng their spanged togs will Join their respective
pro teams More often than the coegian" who sticks
out in his debut against the pros makes the grade
Last year for instance typical bumper crop that
was unveiled at Soldier Field No less than 80 members of
Lambeaus squad OF 40 later action with the pros and
many of them hrst-yesr standouts
Ronnie Waller of Maryland a smash as rookie with
the Rams and another ex-Maryander Dick Belski made
good with the Eagles So did George Shaw Ameche and
Dupre with the Colts Ron Drzewech and Bobby Watkins
with the Bears, Gugemi with the Redskins and Moegle
with the Forty-Niners.
Among the rookie linemen who clicked with the pro
clubs that drafted them Dick Syzmansk of the Colts
Sam Paumoo OF the Browns and Frank Varchone of the
seelers And the Giants came up with pair of rugged
tackles in Roosevelt Grer and Rex Began
The way National Football League clubs look at the
spectacle, it's not much whether the Au-sars win or
lose but how their draft choices play the game