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leave for Cleveland today
Tommy O'Connell. Cleveland
Browns quarterback. rented the
Hecker home during the sea.
son but he and Mrs. O'connel
are returning to Chicago fol
the holidays-or until Tommy
and the Browns resume prac.
tice for the championship play.
OF.
Hecker's plans depend on hi,
knee. which was recently re-
paired. but he'd like to play
another year or two.
George Marshall, president
OF the Redskins, was beaminG
and ribbing Drazenovieh about
having so many speaking en-
gagements.
Hes got three next week.
Marshall said. Hes making
so much money he's liable tc
quit football and 90 on q lecture
tour"
Chuck preferred to talk about
Lori Dianne. his. new daughter
she isn't as big as a foot
ball" he said proudly. Weighed
6 pounds. / ounce. There's Il
pounds Of air in a football" he
added by way Of explanation.
Centers Jim Schrader anC
Johnny Allen both plan to re.
turn here and establish perma.
nent residences after goins
home for the holidays. Tackl,
Ray Lemek also is seriously
think of making Washington
his permanent address.
End Ray Mathews OF thu
Steelers won't soon forget thu
Redskins games Of ST. He wa.
injured in the first one at Pitts
burgh starting the season anc
yesterday he re-injured his lef
in the pre-grame drill and hac
to be carried of the field.
Dale Atkeson suffered a sim
liar mishap after being TRADED
to the Steelers by the Redskins
Carson. who led the Redskins
pass receivers for the season
with 80 catches for $50 yards
six passes and six yards more
than Podoley-leaves for At
lanta today feeling confident
about q good year in So.
Il known now what I've got
to do" Johnny said. I'm 60
ing TO lose about 5 pounds and
work on my overall speed
I've got to keep up with Podo-
ley. Playing golf isn't enough
I'm going to start running
about April and watch the
waistline."
Ed Voytek. rookie guard from
Purdue. is another who dis
covered the Importance OF
proper weight. He reported to
training camp at 245 pounds
and is now down to 224. Next
year he'll aim for 230.
I'm Just getting to the point
where I know what's going on, .
Voytek said. In the first
game with Pittsburgh. so many
things we're running through
my mind I didn't know what !
was doing"
Sutton. who enters the Uni
versity Of Tennessee Medical
School December 28, and Tackle
Ed Khayat are two more who
think they profited by their ex-
perience.
II found out one thing about
the pros" said the soft-spoken
but hard : hitting Khayat.
They're not only big but
smart. They taught me a few
things"
Chet OStrowski is not sure
that he'll be back in '5s, espe-
cially II the right kind OF job
comes along. The former Notre
Dame star would like to play
"one more year" but with
family responsibilities increas-
ing he's looking for some-
thing more permanent. Ches-
ter bowed out with q flourish,
mailing Earl Morrall for a s.
yard loss on the games last
play.
Big Don Boll's only regret
was that the Redskins couldn't
replay some OF their earlier
games.
I'VE got started too late
said the big tackle. whose
tackling on kickoifs and punts
was an outstanding feature OF
the Redskins play. 1.-THE way
the kids have come along and
the way we're going now we
could Just as easily have been
FIRST" --ATCHISON.
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