Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
Redskins Happy
Over Top Picks
||nPIayer Draft
Big Ten Provides
II Of AZ Men, Four
In Opening Round
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON

Few football men remember a
pro draft when only one Notre
Dame player was chosen in the
first four rounds, as happened
yesterday in Philadelphia in the
National Football Leagues pre-
liminary session.
But the one, Quarterback Paul
Hornung. picked as the Green
Bay Packers bonus choice, had
the unanimous Endorsement of
one and all as potentially one Of
the real stars of the pro circuit
Almost all IL clubs were salts
| fled with the first round. The
New York Giants couldn't be in
cluded in this happy circle, hav-
ling given up their No. / selec-
ton to the Los Angeles Rams to
complete an earlier deal for
Andy Robustelli. star defensive
end.
Redskins Pleased
The Redskins were particular
lily pleased with their first two
choices, Fullback Don Bosseler
Iof Miami. Fla. and End Joe Wal
ton Of the University of Pitts
,burgh-two very fine boys" in
Coach Joe Kuharich's estimation.
The Washington eleven took
Halfback Ed Sutton of North
Carolina and Guard Vince Scor-
some Of Pittsburgh for their third
and fourth choices and, like
Everybody else, hoped they didn't
overlook a more promising
youngster.
The Redskins got an extra
player in the fourth round from
the Pittsburgh Steelers, complet-
ing the deal for Quarterback
Jack Scarbath, and took an un-
known in Jim Podoley, Central
Michigan halfback.
Coach Lisle Blackburn of the
Packers said Hornung has the
greatest potential of all Notre
Dame backs" 1t was a glowing
tribute considering that Notre
Dame has turned out more ALL
American backs than any other
school. including Quarterbacks
Frank Carideo, Johnny Lujack,
Angelo Bertelli and Ralph Gugli-
elmi.
III Draftees From Big Ten
The Big Ten Conference drew
the closest attention of the pro
scouts. Four Big Ten players
were chosen in the first round,
and before the session ended IL
were taken. The Atlantic Coast
Conference surprisingly placed
second with seven men, one more
than the Southwestern and Pa
ciflc Coast Conference. The
Southeastern Conference con-
tributed five.
Two quarterbacks went in the
flrSt round-the San Francisco
Forty Miners taking John Brodie
of Stanford and the Pittsburgh
Steelers picking Len Dawson of
Purdue. The Cleveland Browns,
badly hurting for one, took Penn
States Milt Plum, a possible
sleeper, in the second round.
On the third round the Chi
cago Bears. drafting last as a
penalty for having the best
league record to date. surprised
by picking Ronnie Knox, former
UCLA star with the controver-
sial stepfather. Knox played for
two clubs in the Canadian
League this year. after being
in the mass penalty
assessed against several Pacific
Coast universities.
Ball carriers, of course, DOM
mated the early selections.
The Browns took Jim Brown,
'SyraCuse's good halfback. and
the Philadelphia Eagles picked
Clarence Peaks of Michigan
State. But the teams needing
linemen went after them.
The Baltimore Colts got an
outstanding guard in Jim Parker
of Ohio State. while the Detroit
Lions took Bill Glass, Baylor's
All-American guard, and the
Bears settled on Earl Leggett.
Louisiana State tackle.
The Cardinals flrst-round
choice was Jerry Tubbs. Okla
homa'S All-American center. but
Tommy Mcdonald, the Sooners'
star back, was around until the
fifth pick of the third round
when the Eagles grabbed him.
The Redskins generally went
for big. fast backs. Bosseler was
rated cant miss" material by
Coach Andy Gustafson Of Miami.
In all their inquiries about other
backs in the Southeast. the
Redskins constantly found others
being compared to the 6-foot,