Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCE, ,7Auu
Local Boy Makes Good

ON HIS WAY TO THE Touchdown Club to be honored
at the weekly guest luncheon Red Auerbach telling
how it to be winner THE Governor of MaSsachu-
sets pretty good sport fam the coach of the cham
pon Boston Celtics said Remember how Rocky Mar
cianos auto tags read 'KO-f? Well, Joe Cronin when
he named to the baseball Hall of Fame, drew tags
that read HF1 Now I've got tags that say Celtic-2"
Who's got 'Celtic-p?" asked. Bob CouSy?"
mo, Walter Brown owner of the Celtics," Red said
grnning, although there's good case for Cousy He's
the greatest basketball player who lived"
Considering the KnickS and scars and high blood
pressure Auerbach has survived during his years in the
Picture on Pose Bs
National Basketball Association the 41-year-od redhead
is in top shape Not only in top shape but sitting top
of the court world Twice in three years his Cecs have
won the title and his coaching tenure alone13 years
about four times as long as the average MIA COACH
$500. $50
'"coUSY HAS LOT to do with it," Auerbach was
saying Il his equal court Even in practice
7-andIye watched him thousand times-lhe fools me
by dong something different" r@ AH8at.
Later speaking to the Touchdowners Red touched on
Cousy again when Bobrst up to the pros he
clever and deceptive that had to take him aside
Bob, said you can't fool your players with
expected passes You've got to that everybody
this ball club has the reexes to handle ball passed to
him provided he knows it's coming.
Now if anybody this club fumbeS pass
from you it's your fault It's good foong the other
teams defense If you're fooling your club we'll
"This big order. CouSy is individualiSt. So
are Russell and Sharman and ConIey and Ramsey. But
If you haven't got harmony, you haven't got winner
Each of big ball players gave up something indyd
ualS, in order to win team"
IT WAS NICE FOR CHANGE, as some Touchdowners
remarked to be honorng hometown winner Red really
home folks His family here and his roots go pretty
deep He played at George Washington University and
later coached at Roosevelt High School.
After World War II, when Auerbach was released
from the Navy, friends were surprised when Red
cast his lot with the new Washington Caps of the pro
league.
you must be out of your mind they said in essence
you've got lifetime Job in the public school system.
You're of $4,000 year. whatever they pay phys
ical education instructor for long you work"
Auerbachs Caps didn't survive but Red did The Caps
are of fond memory because of their EXPERIENCES AS Red
saying THE they didn't survive was because
people in Washington thought they outgrowth
of the old Heurch League, appendage of long
ago basketball Not enough people realized that this
new and complex game"
DURING HIS TALK, Red brought up the name of
Gene Coney the 6footS pitcher who thumbed his nose
at the Braves and played with the Cetcs Russells
replacement probably leading to his trade to the last
place PhillieS.
Russell is the greatest big who played bas-
ketbal Auerbach said "but he needed and Conley
helped He shouldn't have stopped basketball he did,
laying out six years, because toward the end he
Dig inquire with the CetlcS.
Gene told me he was glad he stuck with the Cecs.
He said, was on world championship team (he Braves
in baseball, but member of the Cetics thought
helped. didn't feel that way with the Braves.
Not long ago talked with John Quinn, who is the
general manager of the PhieS now, and who had been
Conleys boss when Quinn the boss at Milwaukee 1
said john you're not getting tired pitcher because he
played basketball for the Cetcs You've got guy who
actually picked up six pounds He'll be in good shape when
he reports to pitch"
THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL instructor has done WELL
even having couple of State Department officials speak
at the luncheon of the worthneSs of sending Red to
faro lands to conduct clinics he'll do starting Saur-
day with dead aim for Africa
But his temper, emphasized in stories news photos
and TV shots not overlooked the Touchdown Clubs
blowout
I'm trying to behave like dean of MIA coaches +"
Red observed "but why that all the little men are
given whistles in our league and they suddenly become
big?
you give guy whistle and he suddenly becomes
Big"
They didn't give Red Auerbach whistle. He didn't
need one.