Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-23
WIN, LOSE OR
ILL "
GNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
I'D Do 1t Over Auuin'

BEFORE THE TOUCHDOWN CLUBS luncheon tribute
to Washingtons unbeaten football squad fluffy Lee
mans president of the Touchdowners and easily the best back
in GWs history, talking of the pros
II predicted the Redskins would beat Cleveland" fluffy
saying mot taking anything away from Paul Brown,
who is great COACH but he made bad mistake when he
waited too long to put blood in his team Cleveland
is too old, Cleveland is finished for power"
One who talking with fluffy said:
Well losing George Ratterman at quarterback didn't
help And the way the Redskins knocking down
of those big Cleveland nemenLen Ford exampe-they
taking long time getting up"
That's how it is when pro gets to be 80 years DID,"
fluffy said He doesn't bounce up when he gets hit AS for
Ratterman, he isn't bad but he reminds lot of Chuck
Conerly of the Giants. He's either hot or cold"
1T is TUFFYs NOTION 80 is the age when all pros
except possibly Tquarterbaks should be thinking of retiring
from football you don't have it, any more" Leemans said
Your refexes aren't the Also if you twist knee
sprain joint you're out of action for six weeks"
Leemans is thinking the New York Giants, also an
alma mater will win the Division championship of
the National League and perhaps go all the way.
"They look good" agreed the other, land have you
noticed the crowds they've been playing to62OO week.
$4,000 the next?"
laughed Il guess this is one year the Maras
won't be singing the blues" he said. The MaraS the
Giants and used to be Tufy's bosses.
Are they good at singing the bues?"
Good" Tufy grinned. "The best"
$50
RAIN DISCOURAGED MANY of the Touchdown regulars
but the club well filled with George Washington alumni
whose faces strange Max harrington
others of the Colonial athletic family Nothing like win
ner commented neutral who had the same happen
at Maryland few "See how the old grads hop
on the band wagon"
man asked fluffy whether if he could do it all over
again. he would attend small football school George
Washington where he performed with consumate skill and
yet remained unsung.
eyes, would" Leemans replied George Washington
was good to me- OF course didn't get all the the
presentday wheels getting before during my
DAYS at CIV. But got all wanted"
Which was nice thing for fluffy to say, although not
surprising coming from Leemans That to be-
doesn't bother him. does the fact that he got be
member OF the Collegans in the Chicago A-Sta game by
coming in the side door.
He the star of the All Stars you recall and later
with the Giants he proved that while he wasn't picked
An-American that's what he was all the time
DURING THE LUNCHEON Bob Faris graduate manager
OF athletics asked why he thought was doing so
we'll We'll in the past we've only IL pretty good
boys Bob answered Now we've got %. may be
little weak but platoon and that's help We don't
run out of gas after half did in past years."
This was or less what Coach said later in
his modest address I'm the spring. he revealed had one
club knew that in order to win we'd have building
second club Early in the fall scrimmaged Gettysburg
and used two teams Both did we'll and that's when felt we
might have success
But we don't call EN- first and second teams at
GW, Bo concluded They the "A unit and the b unit
That's difference"
All in ALL it little tribute to some guys long
overdue for