Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26
ATCHISON'S
ANG E
The Pittsburgh Story
BY LEWIS F. ATcHlsoN
ON THE TELEPHONE, SPEA,

ON THE TELEPHONE, SPEAKING from Pittsburgh,
Art Rooney sounded unusually calm for pro football
club owner watching coach dismember his favore
team, player by player Buddy Parker doing But
then the gar-chewing deliberate-speaking Irshman
never was one to let wrecked football team get him
He's seen happen before with the coach not trying
We've got saying here" Rooney said with chucke
Don't send your laundry outyou may not be here when
gets back That's about the size of it. It's like starting
training camp all again We think we're going to be
good but not until later the after Parker gets
things squared away"
But, said Rooney didn't seem slightly perturbed
even with the opening game against the Redskins coming
up Sunday at Pittsburgh except for thing wants
Parker to let him know as soon boy is dropped Some
OF the brighter ones borrowed money from the club after
being cut, before the front Office notified
PARKER HAS DONE SUCH a thorough face-lifting
Job in Pittsburgh the clubs brochure is absolutely
worthless. And when Buddy released Quarterback Ted
Marchbroda there have been inuuiSitive looks all
around the league Ted the Steeers No. draft choice
In 1883 and was released waivers, not traded
He beat us two out of the last four games played
Pittsburgh said George Marshall of the Redskins
"and I'm glad he's gone"
Two out of the last FIVE" Head Coach Joe Kuharich
corrected him. Paul Held beat in Pittsburgh in 1854
but we took the next three and they both games
year with Marchibroda thought the Cardinals might
pick him up because he can help them"
1t wasn't many hours later that Marchibroda an
nounced that the Cardinals had offered him good con-
tract and that he had signed giving rise to suspicion
That kuharich has private line to Walter Wolfners
Chicago Office.
ROONEY PROUDLY NOTED that neither he nor
any other member of the front Office tried to interfere
with the Pittsburgh's coaches.
We've always been sfraid of them" he saba state
ment the reader may take with grain OF salt IF we
wanted to ask question make suggestion we'd 60 to
Jack Sell, Bob Drum, Pat Livingston-the newspaper
guys The coaches didn't pay any attention to US but they
were wary Of the sports You know how gets in
nd
We protested that such situation didn't exist in
Washington -
"of course not" Art agreed THE Redskins don't need
help, they've got Marshall"
And he laughed uproariously
Inc question of how Walt Kiesling, the coach Parker
replaced was taking the regime was answered by
Ia hlely Steeler publiciSt who on the wire.
Hes lost that haunted look and feels great" Ed re-
ported Put on 10 pounds and the other day he even
put MS arm around player. THAT'S something"
THE REDSKINS ARE SLIGHT FAVORITEs to win
this opening game and the Steeers seem to concur that
tne washington eleven should favored OF course that
may be intentionally misleading with Rooney and his pals
HoPg 70 spring an upset on overcondent opponent
The Steelers lost potential big gun when Dale Alike
son. traded to them for Tackle Don Owens less than
weeks ruptured the Achilles tendon in one Leg put
ting himself out of competition for the rest of the
pair OF lowcut shoes which Dale tried after joining
SteelerS have been responsible for the mshap How
or why nobody seems to know.
He was running out for a pass in the pre-game
warmup reported Tereshnsk who was scouting the
Steelers in their last exhibition game against Green Bay
when he seemed to stumble. thought he'd stepped
on stone into hole 1t didn't look serious But he
started mpng badly when the trainer took him of the
field and he didn't back"
severed tendon ended the career of Pat Brady the
SeelerS lettfooted ongdistance punter Of years
ago. Some think Atkeson's accident may finish him.
Regardless of what happens Sunday Rooney isn't
joking about the future He thinks Parker will give Pitts
burgh winner and Art doesn't intend stay in his way