Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15
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DRAW By FRANCIS s7Aun
Opening Day Uqh!

LOT OF OPENING-DAY customers were still finding
their seats at Griffith Stadium is it Gabe Murphy
Stadium? when Hafback Frank Bernardo of the Chicago
Cards caught punt by Baker of the Redskins and
ran 95 yards for touchdown. The unofficial chart
Bernardo read Start good saved ground responded
pressure when urged"
That of two memorable gallops the Cardinals
who used to be patsies waloped the Redskins The
other was longer 105-yard dash by Ollie Matson
in the third period after Redskin kickoff. This
record for distance by pros in Washington just
closed the door the Redskins
Later, sitting at Chuck Dressens desk in the private
office adjoining the clubhouse Joe Kuharich talking
admrngy of the Cardinals speed They've got three who
can really move Joe said He referring to Matson
Johnny OSzewsk and Dave Mann.
do remember team that had three faster backs?"
visitor asked Kuharich Mike and Dick Evans of the
RedSkin coaching staff. How about the Chicago Bears
Observation-Disclosures, Galarneau Noting and Osmanski?"
They had power and a different engineer" Kuharch
said, paying tribute to Quarterback Sid Luckman, the
engineer They didn't have the speed of these guys"
EXCEPT BY DIRECT COMPARISON Kuharich doesn't
think the Redskins notably lacking in speed Our
fellows are fast enough he unused, gloomiy "but we're
off key Extensively We did mostly all right defense
think we only gave them nine chances the ball
in the third period"
But Matson's 1O5-yarder" protested guy I'm
told that Norb Hecker the only Redskn had chance
to bring him down Matson the sidenes is the
fastest man your club Yet Matson ran by him like
Hecker was standing still"
Backfed Coach Nixon had brought out half a dozen
soft drink bottles from the refrigerator and placed
them on the desk for thirsty parties Kuharch took two
for purposes of illustration.
"Matson killed us. he prologued at was 1913 until
ne broke loose That doesn't great deal in the pro
league Well, here comes Matson down our sideine" .
he moved one bottle along the edge of the desk
Now ne said, here is Hecker, who's got the angle
on him. But Matson pulls up and when he does Hecker
pulls up too That's all Ollie needed He Just took off again
me champion race horse and, of course outran Hecker"
AFTER A MOMENT OF RESPECTFUL, silence an in
terviewer said:
What if Hecker didn't slow?"
probably he'd have Matson of bounds" Kuharich
Sao. But he had only Spitsecond think My guess
that Norb figured that he kept full speed Ollie might
cut back and go behind him. Listen Matson will make any
defensive back look foolish"
Matson was well coached" General Manager Dick Nc
cam SAID He used to play for Kuharch Francisco
IT, don't forget"
That so-and-so of whom am dearly fond" Kuharich
saa brushing away the kudo by McCann just so damned
Iast Shucks he did finish third 1852 Olympic 44O
or was 1t the 400 meters?and he practced all by him
SELL No real coaching because l suppose he was more
naturally lOO-meter type"
MULTIPLE PURPOSE talent, Moe segel nonned
the next question Why" Moe asked do you settle for
a heid goal with the score 14-O against your"
I'd do it all the time when we bog down inside the
SO-yard line Kuharch replied blandy said earlier
scores change swiftly in pro ball. three-pont bulge could
help II we suddenly got hot"
In the fourth quarter?"
Depends" growed Nixon, removing more soft drinks
from the cold box
1T wasn't in the fourth quarter" Kuharch reminded
gently We had about minutes to go in the third
When sam Baker kicked to make 1913 We had half of
one period and whole quarter coming up to win Listen
Ill kick for field goal when it's 21-O under the same
circumstances"
1T is NOT EASY to dismiss the Redskins from decent
hnlsh only because of what Kuharich did last year Yet
you'd have to say the Cardinals looked like real good
team and Kuharch puts in with this line of thought
They can beat anybody" he said "Matson 'Olszewski
ana Mann they're good. McHan is fair quarterback
and SO iswe leave lay The Cards are dangerous club
huharlch coached the Cards briefly At about this point
George Preston Marshall hit speaker at the Lido Clubs
dinner IN honor of Rocky Macano to console his
coach.
II one Is a coach and Marshall consoles hin-as he
did-it can't be too bad