Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-25
ATCHISON'S
ANG LIE
Promptness Needed on Stadium,
BY LEWIS r. ATcHIsoN

1T is IRoNIc that day when the Redskins
were participating in build baseball" program in Port
ano Greg, by working out before the start of Pacific
coast League game the Senators reported by trust
worthy sources to be making serious pitch to move
their franchise to Minneapolis
Maybe we're going home just in time" cracked Dick
McCann the Redskins general manager and one-time
baseball writer But McCann like all interested observers
knows that If Cal Grth has decided to move he needs
only the American Leagues blessing and that seems to
be formalty
AS Charlie Dresser might have put it, 1.-THE Senators
Is dead in Washington"
LOSS OF THE baseball franchise would leave the field
wide open for the Redskins Some have felt all along
that the football operation the only big league game
here but that beside the point Many sentmentaiss
Will be sorry to see the Senators leave
What will Minneapolis or any other city want with
memorial TO Walter Johnson, to Clark Grth? It was
mere that Johnson bazed his way niche in the Hall of
Fame and earned the monicker of he Big Train It was
here that Grith his soubrquet of "The Old Fox
and, like johnson, Hall of Fame berth
Do they talk about John McGraw in San Francisco,
or Connie Mack in Kansas City? Why should they? They
ed IN another era oied in other places They only
names IN those places not living and breathing per-
sonaltes that known and admired or disked but
always respected in their towns
$500
THE SENATOR'S PERMANENT adjournment from the
washington diamond poses only serious problem
where will the Redskins play their home games after 1902
True the stadium bill passed by Congress and signed
by the President but there seems to be some doubt that
stadium rentals would pay off the bonds
The Redskins want to stay in Washington sound
intelligent radio and teevison program gives them an
increasingly profitable income there never has been
any hesitation on George Marhas part to make changes
to improve the teams calber But it's not improbable
that the club would be forced to move If the pridron il
yanked out from under its feet.
That would be caamtous. Not fatal, you understand
but not good Neither baseball nor football should be
damned down any cys throat if the city doesn't want it.
washington apparently doesn't want the Senator's brand
OF baseball They do want the Redskins If ticket sales
are an accurate gauge.
THE SQUAD WHICH Coach Joe Kuharich brought
nome last night is promising 1t is hurting quarterback
with Eddie LeBaron and rookie Nolan the only 100 per
cent sound performers there while Ralph Guglelmi and
Rudy Bukch are aing. But the situation will improve
kuharch has four more games to test the mettle Of
the newcomers st battling for jobs There least
couple VINO may replace veterans and two more
who'll make the old-timers show little more hustle
Kuharich is rather glum about the injury situation,
but Joe sometimes fres unnecessarily AS one veteran
put it,
az hope Gene Brito doesn't start running too soon
because the coach won't have anything to worry about
$3.50
THIS is HUsTLING team. 1t came from behind
twice before finally losing the San Francisco Forty
Miners Saturday night
You'll like Nolan Dick Lynch Buddy Prick Fred
Bruney and Jim Weatheral to mention few newcomers
You'll get kick out of Bert ZagerS Dick James and
Johnny o" working in the backfed and maybe as
many points Jim Podoey Don BosSeler and Ed Sutton
will produce But you'll have to be patient and wait until
the squad completely sound again before you'll get the
kind Of football this team is capable of playing.
What we started out to say simply this: The
Senators may be dead but the Redskins show distinct
signs Of being the life Of the National Football League
party this year.
/ Let's keep them here with slstadIum