Evening star., 1956-12-28
WIN, LOSE OR
6NAV BY FRANCIS STANN
According to the Dispatches

THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT about California on the snorts
pages these days. and all of it isn't with the Rose
BOWL game or the opening of Santa Anita one thing
there's the almost daily traffic accidents involving sports
figures In matter of seconds seems one can wreck an
automobile and break some bones or given few more
moments get rich in the pool at Lower Cali
fornias Aqua Caiente
Careless readers of the dispatches during the dull
tween-hodays period also might coming
up with the idea that Washington football fans could lose
couple of their fair-hared boys When Joe Kuharch
the Redskins took off for San the day to
scout the EastWet stories indicated wouldn't
becoming back There major college coaching Jobs
open hataway including the at California Washington
and Southern California Naturally would be in
eresed IN Kuharch who has just been named pro coach
of-the-year by the Los Angeles Times
Kuharch happens to be reasonably young guy who has
proved he coach and the Looking back on the
Redskins season. it's surprising that he many games
The pro players of other clubs plus scouts and coaches
didn't rate the Redskin very highly Whenever the
Washington pros game and don't forget they lost
their first three there deal of head-shaking
THAT Kuharch" they would remark Hes got to /
real good"
THE TREND TOWARD CALIFORNIA seemed so direct
that telephone call placed to Annapolis specifically
to the home of Eddie Erdelatz of Navy The coach
receiving and the information to the effect that Mr.
Erdelatz was en- route or present in California.
When the call was transferred to available source
meaning Pubics John Cox of the Naval Academy Athletic
Association, 1T came out something like this:
This year that Erdelatz isn't looking for new
coaching job Gosh knows there plenty for the asking
college and pro- follows Erdelaz and Kuharch
are in demand
Eddie at time was offered job with pro club"
Cox continued Il won't mention the organization because
I'm not certain of the facts But the salary impressive
and, besides, Eddie was to get stock
He serious to the bait Instead, Eddie went
to the West Coast he's doing But whereas he may
have in the past study job situations heeft this
primarily to find football players who could
demc requirements" Eddie also visiting family and friends
THERE is NO SUGGESTION yet that the Senator's
president Calvin Griffith is preparing for California trip
even thinking about But people around him at
Seventh and Florida friends of Gals they say they
beginning to wonder Calls got California CLINT in
his eyes they insist, and
It's funny thing civic leaders going all out
to sell tickets for the Washington Baseball Club Attendance
next has got to be better Yet the Griffith Robertson
clan has done little nothing to further their interests
That good objective series in The Star by Burt Hawkins
pointed of the weaknesses of the Senator'S and
of field. Furthermore Hawkins didn't make
bones about possible departure the Senators II things
aren't better next season.
THERE ARE THOSE who firmly believe the Senator's
won't be representing the Capital much longer Despite the
weTshers 1t is suspected that Cal itching take his
club to Los Angeles The Senator's whatever they would
be called probably wouln play any better the West
Coast but there would be the novelty Of the operation
As sage remarked "Cal Grifth goofed in So. BY
next September he'll have had whole year"
"A whole year of what2" Eddie Carr asked at Of
the meetings Of his civic group which doing all II to
keep the club here
"A whole year of learning how to get out OF town"
the reluctant answer.
Eddie Carr nodded agreement but didn't to like
the thought