Evening star., 1956-08-21
ATCHISON'S S
ANGLE
Kuhorich Overdue for a Break
By LEWIS F. ATcHIsoN

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accustomed to having the good things in life served up on
silver tray especially the good things in football He
the hard way both feet firmly the ground fully
that football takes funny bounces Realistic Mr.
Kuharch head of the Redskins expected
than his due and expected that without pro-
portonate amount of work and worry 1t went with the job
BY the token he might reasonably expect for
tunae turn of the Wheel along with the bad But today he
had to wonder sort of inx had not to
rooSt with the Redskins Two key men. Quarterback AL
Dorow who had been filling injured Eddie Baron
and Haback Vic Janowcz lay in hospital BEDS injured in
weekend accidents Los Angeles paper striving
nightly to drum up feud between Joe and Coach Sid Gill
of the Rams And the Redskins were underdogs again
for Sundays game at San Francisco where Kuharich almost
would give arm to win
On paper this could have been real big year for the
Redskins Nobody said So but one got the feeling coaches
thought that this squad could go all the way to division
title and its 1921 victory the Rams last Friday night
bosered that feeling The team still figures to be
tender but bad luck continues to beset Kuharch he'll not
only be coach of the he matches last autumn second
place finish, but coach of the century.
THE HUMoR WAS GRIM as club officials discussed the
Redskins immediate future Kuharich seemed little baed
by the sudden misfortune that had befaen the team
but not ready to throw in the spCnge
1.-The Rams" observed George Marshall, owner of the
Redskins announced that they would quarter
back each week. and it looks like we're going to do the
same thing"
told the boys at the start of camp that wouldn't
be good enough to make the squad Khach sa but that
they got shape learned the plays they might
it by process of elimination That's the way it's turning
out"
Joe was UNDERSTANDABLE edgy deeply concerned about the
injured players and the immediate future of the team Some
asked how long Dorow would be out of action.
THE doctor says 80 days at least Joe replied but it'll
be CO. LeBaron won't play until the Baltimore game that
dom Bailey will have carry the load"
Someone else wondered what would happen if Bailey
and Freddy Wyan the fourthStrng quarterback whose
per sound both before the
San Francisco game.
Wen play 'em with the single wing" Joe replied,
facetiously.
BUT THERE WAS NOTHING humorous about
Kuharichs remarks when the subject of Gilman the
Rams up The entire Washington staff obviously has
poor opinion OF the Los Angeles COACH but automatically
has refrained from expressing it, In talking Los Angeles
writer after the Joe said he thought Gilman would have
to re-evaluate his personnel This emmed from glowing
newspaper reports of the Rams potential power in which
everybody, Gilman included, evidently concurred
"Sid talks about Duane Putnam being a great guard !"
noted "but don't think he is boys cat the Uni
vesy of San Francisco played against him three
when he at College Of Pacific and he didn't give them
any trouble John Morrow of Michigan is all right but he
hasn't proved himself yet and don't think Ron Miller
Leon Clarke will block anybody.
Miller and Clarke rookie ends from Southern Cali
fona for whom most observers have predicted tardom
the game Kuharich his assistants said
they spotted garng Los Angeles weakness that would be
invaluable 1t weakness in the center of the defensive
line The Redskins ripped it to pieces
CRIPPLED AS THEY ARE, the Redskins won't be push
overs for anybody The defense still rugged they
putt along two cylinders until LeBaron Janowcz and
ft again. they'll make it interesting oense,
the coaches think Bailey may surprise people,
that the regged backfeld will give credtabe
Of itself.
The feeling here is that Kuharch may emerge from his
present difficulties with honor than he achieved
last year He had whole squad shot out from under him
when San Francisco University quit football after he the
Dons through undefeated in 1851 He fired
by the Chicago Cardinals after there despite
good record So Joe Is stranger to adversely.
The man is overdue tor lucky break and If he gets it
there's telling where the Redskins will wind up.
Kuharich wonders when it's coming He's ready