Evening star., 1959-12-24
WIN, LOSE OR
DKAW By FRANCIS sTANN
The Non-Exponsionist

ONE BY ONE the franchises in the Continental Base
ball League and the American Football League seem to be
falling into place and George Preston Marshall that
mes glad OF It, Whatever you do Marshall has advised
Calvin Griffith don't fight the Continental League I'm
certainly not fighting the football league"
Somewhat like an uncle Marshall was talking to Cal
at the Washington Baseball Club Offices I'm against
expansion the RedSkn boss told the Senators head be
it makes things unwieldy whether it's one of
the baseball big leagues National Football League
I'm in the minority group far expanding the foot
ball league is concerned and I'll stay there"
1t isn't the fear Of congressional action Marshall
says that dictates his thinking Naturally" he told Grit
fifth, I'VE must establish that we're not in violation of
antitrust laws. Let's keep leagues they are and
let the Branch Rickeys and Harry Wismers they
will"
THIS is NOT meant to mislead reader into think
ing that Marshall is admrer of either Hickey Wis
mer Il don't for either of them" George says II
submit that Hickey is great promoter but that pouS
stand he takes loses Wismer ="
WiSmer is the eX-RedSkn voice" on radio and TV
and next to Marshall chief stockhoder in the Redskins
But George and Harry had falling out and Marshall
finds himself hard-pressed to praise Wismer is the
guiding light behind the new American Football League
Let 'em both CO." Marshall says. We've had promot-
erS start new leagues in the past. Most of them
broke The thing the National Foot
ball League must do his business we'll He mustn't
attempt to conpre against people who trying to start
a new league.
IF you keep your clean, nobody can complain.
use"
MARSHALL DRAWS a deep background. He goes
back to the Federal League in baseball They spent lot
OF money-rea highclass people-and couldn't make it,
In football there was the attempt by Cash-and-
Garry Pyle and Red Grange to start league They got
nowhere Once in Boston, they organized team called
the Shamrocks, directly opposing the Redskins when
mad them IN that city think the ShamrockS lasted one
year"
. Marshall doesn't attempt to estimate how much the
packers OF the Federal League poured down the drain
some guesSeS are that it $40 million George does
recall however that the AAmerca Conference promoters
oonC hurt the established National football League
"Iney went broke George says smugy but at least
they gave us the San Francisco Cleveland franchises
say let EN- go-Rickey and Wsmer-and if their leagues
merit IT, they'll figure in championship playof."
VEER1NG TO ANOTHER topic, meaning the pursuit
OF Richie Lucas CT Penn State Marshall insists that he
and his aides are doing all that possible to sign the
Al-America.
We've been drafting quarterbacks like crazv for
year|4aro and Van Pelt for instance-and we've lost
EN- 10 canada or some place Lucas is a guy we want
athough there's question to where he can play in
the pro league He does lot of things very well in college
pail ou can ne do one things we'll enough to pav
in our eague?"
Which brought up the subject of Ralph Guglielmi,
Always IN the SHADOW Of Eddie LeBaron Is Mr. Marshall
aIter all these seasons ready to trade Ralph?
OenmteIy not" Marshall proclaimed He's onv 26
OF So according to my figures Ralphs damned good
quarterback"
On that people are hoping Marshall is right