Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-30
ATCHISON'S
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Hope Springs Eternal
~ LEWIS :. ATcHIsoN

PHILADELPHIA. JAN 30.-Frank Ivy is a e-foot-4 in
dividual with kewpie doll blue eyes, who has
Of the toughest coaching assignments pro football
He has succeeded Ray Richards head coach of the
Chicago Cardinals.
Scooter Mclean is smaller In stature His face cracks
into broad grin at the slightest proyocacn But Scooter
already has assumed serious men after month in
Liz Blackboun old shoes head coach Of the Bay
Packers.
Theoretically. Ivy must please only walter Wolfner
managing director Of the Cardinals keep his job But
Mclean win have $1,000 residents Of Green Bay
watching his every move and telling him where he erred
II the Packers don't win.
IVY and Mclean we're the only new head coaches intro
duced at the National Football League meeting The Phil
adepha Eagles had hoped to have their who viii
take over Hughe Devores job but they haven't found him
yet II they have. they haven't announced IT.
IVY AND MCLEAN have one thing In common in their
new berththe worry Of producing winners where
hlooed before Ivy aughingy said he harried and
worried BY the problems confronting him, but unwittney
put finger what may have been the Cardinals fatal
Ivy who an assistant to Bud Wilkinson at his
alma mater at Oklahoma when he started coaching
1e4S was asked II he'd had chance to look at some Of
Cardinals game films and essay the material He had,
he said.
But. he added significantly, you can't tell from
films whether not the players trying got to
be there and see for yourself"
Curiousy. Mclean brought up subject that touched
on team spirit the type Of team spirit he knew light
stepping member Of the Chicago Bears backfield in the
early 1905.
I'VE used to get together for good time after game
Scooter said There would be rs or 80 Of u.s. and maybe
10 Is guys from the other team None Of this going off
In threes and fours in all directions Team spirit i'm
portant"
IVY SEEMS TO BE more methodical in movement
than Scooter, but not purposefu. Both IVY and
Scooter have yet to round their coaching stafs and
the names should be announced Both have some
ideas along this line.
Ivy said he wants his men to be team" coaches.
They won't be responsible for any one position" he
said. Bud Wilkinson works that way and like It. OF
course they'll have to work with groups such ends
backs But want them to have the overall welfare Of the
team In mind not Just position"
Scooter intends to put one Of his four assistants
Green Bay has had only three in the pason the road
Not that the present scouting system isn't good enough
you understand but Mclean feels that an active COACH
working with the players every day be helpful
IVY CANDIDLY SAYS he knows he has a big lob ahead
In famiarzing himself with the Cardinals personnel He
didn't say but you gathered that he expects lot from
Ollie Matson the rangy back Joe Kuharch would give an
eyetooth to get in Washington He high on Bobby
Gordon Of Tennessee who his first pick In the player
draft on Tuesday.
I'VE felt that any boy who could play the taback spot
In Tennessees single wing play for u.s." Ivy said Im
we've got other good men, but I'll know more about it
after i've had chance TO study the films work with
them in practice"
Mclean Is he's got at least good horse too
That Of course would be Paul Honung whom the Packers
got last year As their bonus choice.
This boy better than IS per cent Of the players in
the league" Mclean said He does everything and the
harder work him the better he Is He won't suk or
quit even though he's supposed to be a playboy"
Scooter said he plans TO start with Bart Starr at quar-
terback and play Hornung at fullback next year.
"And l." said listener exutantly cant wait until
I see that big #&?#& run with the ball. He's terrific"
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL, especially in football and
more particularly in pro football cities with losing teams
But oand you've got to like the Cardinals and Packers
chances for Improvement next year after talking TO their
new head The guess here is that both Ivy and Nc
Lean will come up with pretty good football teams II they
get few breaks.
Which poses another problem.
III the pros continue to get better" observed one
bystander nobody will be able to beat anybody year.