Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-25
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And Football, Too, Is Served
BY FRANCIS STANN

And Football, Too, Is Served
CHICAGO SEPT 25-First was heard the faint sound Of
the drums and then the distant bare of the rest Of the band
marching down La Sale street to City Hail. In the restau
rant Dick McCann put down his fork and sighed.
think I'll take up this matter with the Indian Affairs
Committee when get back to Washington he quipped
First all heard in this town was the Cleveland Indians
everybodys talking about the Milwaukee Braves What
about the Redskns9 This is discrimination"
As the victory parade of the White sox moved
street and tckertape sreamed out Of office windows Nc
Cam could bemoan the timing of the Redskins opening
National Football League Sunday with the Chicago
Cardinals Even in this hobed of football the time not
yet ripe for the sport.
Not when the White sox are their first World
in 40 years.
YET WHILE THE LOS ANGELES Dodgers battle the
Cubs here and the Braves try to win the National League
pennant in Milwaukee this week end three key football
coming At nearby Evanston two Of the top
rated teams in the Northwestern and Oklahoma
make their debuts At South Bend is Notre Dame with Joe
Kuharch making his coaching bow. facing North Carolina
And. Of course. the Redskins who coming of
unimpressve showing to play what oued
the best Cardinal team in at least 10 years.
Earlier this week. Oklahoma's Bud Wilkinson gave a
poor-boy talk which said: IT don't feel team
nearly good enough play Northwestern To we're going
to win is ridiculous" Wilkinson wept We'll play to wi but
we're not strong enough-ofensvey defensvely-to have
any chance of winning This before last nights
food poisoning incident
Armed with clippings containing wilkinson's words
Northwestern Coach Parseghan almost blew gasket
the day when his speaking turn up Redfaced
and waving his Parseghian pointed out that Okla
homa had eight seniors and three juniors its rst team
land only five sophs the No. unit not all sophs
Wilkinson claims"
Calm down." advised John Carmichael the speaking
mpresaro the Chicago Daily loaded too
Bud Just made his poorboy speech little earlier than
that's all"
AT SOUTH BEND. THE IRISH apparently hurting
due to the injured of Quarterback George
Haback Red Mack Against the Tar Heels who
out by Clemson because they couldn't add extra points,
Mack and Izo may play only briefly, if at ALL
probably inexperienced squad playing
schedule of this caber Kuharich saying the tele
phone I'VE probably have fewer ettermen than any other
major school," Nore Dame has H. low since World War H.
This will be of adjustment and acclimation to
system the former Redskn coach said inexperienced
has greater problems defensvey Many Of these
really learning defense for the first time We're
further advanced extensively.
I'VE lost our five top tackles We are. you might say
without tackles I've known Of similar condition
Nonetheless Notre Damers not without optimism
Irish may not win ALL Of their games
but out here they expecting victory North Caro-
lima even without tackles. Izo and Mack
THE REDSKINS PROPERLY rate underdogs to the Car
dnas who Sunday will into their home Soldier
Field The official Zine gives Washington points,
but in Chicago they expecting Frank Ivys
Cards to win bigger.
Far from rating the Redskins bad team" Mccain is
trying to tell people this town. referring Washngtons
is record in exhibitions "Td have to say they
chance Of being good team. know
defense that's worrisome"
Mccain doesn't set too store by the Cards 81 1T
upset of the Baltimore Colts week what the Cardinals
did to the Colts he maintains everybody will be doing
They're going to stop trying to crack those big guys
the middle and wide. Besides, from what read the
Cards having quarterback trouble got the
best in the business in Eddie LeBaron"
POP IVY HAD ONLY 2-9-1 record last season. but
the Cardinals second to Cleveland moving the ball.
To bolster his defense Ivy traded his super-sta Ollie
for eight members Of the Los Angeles future
draft choice.
Nov we've got the defense. but I'm worried about the
ofense" Ivy said yesterday.
TITS ironc know. Here Just beat the world champs
and I'm tremendously disappointed ofense Just isn't
going the way it should"
Well the Cards all that followers believe them
to be- maybe it's good thing the game overshadowed It
remindfu Of the time oabe Paul. the Cincinnati
recent World Series
why" Paul asked did you pick this timer You
were lucky to get a stick Of type"
Frankly did it purpose" Gabe replied THE deal
vas SO bad, didn't want anybody to know about it"