Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-17
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DNAH By FRANCIS sTANN
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IT WAS PAY DAY in the Redskins office and also
day plant the idea of another into the heads of
some Of the solid veterans, including Gene Brito the
dreamhoa end There two closeddoor sessions for
Gene with George Preston Marshall and In between
Of the talk touched Brtos standing among the all
time Redskin ends
He belongs" Marshall admitted We've had some
good ends over the years Wayne Milner Bob Master
son and Ed Offers You've got to put Brto in that
did the fans carry Milner Masterson Offers
OF the hed?" asked. Brito Sunday
honored following three standing ovatons during WASH
ingtons 1913 victory over Pittsburgh.
II don't know about that" Marshall said sure Genes
q very popular guy But as an offensive end Mner was
he didn't stay with very long, tremendous defen
sive end like Brito."
BRrTo AND DICK sTANFEL passed through the room
en- route a cup of coffee and visitor asked Gene
do remember how you happened to be drafted by the
RedSkins?"
Eighteenth, I think" Brito smiled.
Seventeenth" Dick McCann said "You know we'd
have rsked another round Some other club might
have been hard up for an end"
Gene took the joshing in stride. Il think John Nc
Kenna put in good word for me- he said referring to
the coach Of VMs unbeaten team McKenna my line
coach at Loyola Of Los Angeles in le4s and 1850"
I'VE had a good line on Brto." Marshall said after
Sro and Stanfe left Jordan ovar was head coach at
Loyo and McKenna and Jerry Ner were his assistants
olivar McKenna and Ne, who later was our backieid
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At time three LOyoa of Los Angeles stars played
FOR the Redskns-Brto Jack Dryer and Neil Ferris the
latter two halfbacks
at ALMoST HIRED Jordan olivar" Marshall disclosed
ct was between Turk Edwards and Olivar."
IF you had" man remarked, "Brito would have
played strictly on defense lot sooner"
well Gene isn't bad offensive end" Marshall replied
But it's true that when Herman Ball my coach he
played Brito on offense So did Curly Lambeau."
with one exception" the other reminded. zone day
Lambeau used Gene strictly defense Brito spent the
afternoon in the Cardinals backeld knocking the
passer and making all kinds Of tackles.
After the game" he went "Lambeau said a curious
thing. Curly said, Brto is not defensive end"
WAS that when Brito jumped TO the Canadian
Lacquer" Marshall asked
"Brito and Eddie LeBaron" George said.
81 knew LeBaron didn't get along with Lambeau" by
stander spoke Didn't Brto get along with Lambeau
either?"
mo-" Marshall said. "Lambeau didn't get along with
Brto, either"
IF SUNDAYS WAS BRITos last game It was a great
wndup Of sixyear with the Redskins for the Los
Angeles school teacher He spent another day in the back
ed-Pittsburghs backhed-and Earl Morra whose pass
ing last September had beaten the Redskins 20 to had
frustrating time.
Here's some sort Of a record" Mccain pointed out
"A the years Genes been bedevng passers he's never
drawn major penalty In his rookie year. 1851 Brto was
ofsde and those five yards all he has cost
US. think that's remarkable"
His game Sunday" sald reminded me lot Of
the show that Bill Hewitt put for the Eagles against
the Redskins There another great end"
THAT was our first season-1937," Marshall nodded.
II remember the day very we'll"
what happened2" fellow asked.
well, Cliff Battles kept fumbng that day." Marshall
SAID and Hewitt kept recovering Do you know that was
the only bad game Battles play Six years
watched Cliff and him In q game like that
one"
That Rust be some kind Of a record, too.