Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-12
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV BY FRANCIS sTANN
1t Didn't Look Like Rain

1T WAS HOT IN THE LOOP on the afternoon of
the Al-Star Game and the players and coaches who
dSembarked from the bus from Evanston gratefully
sought the conditioned air of the Sherman Hotel lobby
look at the sky had convinced them it would be on
dry field that they would encounter the New York Giants
champions of the pro world.
The weather forecaSter hadn't predicted rain-not
anything like the % inches that drenched Chicago and
flooded cellars up to two feet deep in the suburbs The
sage looked for rain Saturday. precisely at kickoff
time Friday.
There pretty familiar figures riding herd
on the AZ An-Stars. There Curly Lambeau the
head coach, and Hunk Anderson, Don Doll Otto Graham
and Don Paul They had been charged with of the
tricktest jobs in coaching 1t is feat field
team of nearly half hundred young men and expect
them to compete with the best pro players in the world
GRAHAM, WHOSE FOLLOWERS swear he was the
best of all quarterbacks 59 touchdown passes in II pro
seasons and more than so per cent completons)
tered into the lobby with nonchalance that beed his
status firSt-time coach.
All-Star games old hat to otto anyway. Back
in 1913 he ran passed kicked the A-Stars to 277
victory the Redskins his feats was carrying
an intercepted pass Sammy Baughs. lessl 81 yards
for the longest scoring in the Ayear history of
the game. Later, No. man the Cleveland Browns
flour times winner in the A-America Conference and
three times triumphant in the National League, Otto
plagued the collegans behalf of the pros
This is good Al-Star team" Graham was saying
IF the rain holds of and the field remains nice dry
we'll give the Giants hard time with our ofense"
Otto, darkly handsome guy who still could play if
he wanted never shrinking violet He offensive
backfeld coach of the A-stars and wasn't apoogizing
for the attack.
HIS LUCK-AND LAMBEAUs, too-wasn't good 1t
poured rain and the Al-Stars who were aiming to give
the minded pros lesson in the fine art of throwing
football, were handicapped. They did WELL however
before losing 22-12 decision.
There was some to ask Graham If the Redskins
contingent was all that it cracked up to be- Not
knowing what was to follow-rain and revamplng Of
plans by the All-StarS-Otto put 1t this way
Jim Podoley of Central Michigan: He's okay He's
big and he's fast I'd say he is pro material He could
be very valuable running back for the Redskins"
Ed Sutton of North Carolina This I don't know
too much about because Curly Gambeau converted Sutton
into defensive back and understand that Ed is the
offensive type That's to say understand it reading
what Jim Tatum and some other college coaches say
about him. must reserve judgment Sutton pro-"
ODDLY. GRAHAM SEEMS to feel that Don Bosseler
the husky fuback from Miami, is question mark "Hes
big and fast, Graham was conceding out in California
friend Joe Kuharch should have interesting time
hitting him into the picture I'd have to like Bosselers
chances but I'm not going overheard"
Graham likes the two ends Brad Bomba of Indiana
and Joe Walton Of Pittsburgh "Bomba is one OF those
big guys (6foot and he'll grab passes like Hugh Taylor
and carry them bit farther. Walton, he's a hafback
after he gets pass He cuts he cuts real good"
1t was nearing game time and final observation
Graham passed the word Quarterback John Brode of
Stanford Hes all by himself throwing that ball." Otto
said. Len Dawson Purdue's boy isn't bad on the long
throws and Jim Harris pride and Joy Of oklahoma is
too small
We've got to go with Brodie Next best is Paul
Hornung He's big, strong and . well, let's face It,
Hornung turns pro- he's got to be hafback or ullback
He Just can't pass 70 get by among the pros"