Evening star., 1960-01-19
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IN HIS OWN 1NIMITABLE way Toots Shor the emf
nent art critic from New York. apprang the huge
oil paintings of the Touchdown Clubs own football Hall
Of Fame He was traied by group of admirers incud-
ing Bullet Bill Dudley, all anxious to hear the noted
connoSSeur.
"Tuffy Leemans throwing jump pass" shor ejac-
uated The greatest ball carrier the Giants had
and that crumb artists got him throwing pass! was
the worlds worst pasSer"
Toots paused in front of Dudley's own portrait which
simply shows the onetme Virginia Pittsburgh steeler,
Detroit Lion and Redkin star passvely holding football
Anyway, the crumb captured Dudley all right he rasped
Just holding the ball! Not doing nothin."
I'm only holding it temporarily" Dudley smiled That
scene doesn't show EN-, but the nemen rushing at
me- Don't worry I'm going to hand it to somebody else
"+"*
sHoR WAS SERIOUS when he examined the oil of the
late Al BoziS of Georgetown. This guy, TootS said
mght have been of the greatest inemen of all time
he'd lived" Blozs killed in action during the war;
Eyes" Dudley agreed He was already great when he
went away and Al hadn't reached his peak"
You played against him?" Toots asked
With and against" Bill said 1--WE were on the same
Astar squad at Chicago That's when got to know him.
Would you like to hear true story?"
Everybody waited.
We'll, since BloziS and both from the same
area made it point to become friendly Another reason
is that always wanted those big linemen to like me- 1t
helped" he added, frankly.
WELL, AL AND got to be pretty good friends in the
Al-Star training camp. One day on the practice field
BoZS walked up to me and pointed TO our paSSerS VINO
were working out frankie Albert Jack Jacobs
another Jack-you remember Indian Jack-waS always
proud of how far he could throw football"
Bill Al said, have you got any money!
II told him had maybe 10 bucks.
"'Ive got seven or eight Blozis said Listen,
have fun and pick up little money too Walk over
to those passers and bet them throw ball farther
than they can.
WHAT, l said Are you crazy? That Indian especial
ly, he can throw for distance.
"Do like say Blozs said. Well pool money and
guarantee you won't lose your end. ,"
DUDLEY ADMITTED THAT he gave Al further argu-
ment but finally fell in with the scheme The challenge
was accepted by every paSSer the squad Bill went
There was more money than we could cover
Anyway Albert and Jacobs and the others just about
threw out their and then Bozis took the ball and
outthrew all Suddenly AL and had 35 bucks So"
But BloziS a discus throWer Shot-putter, or
somethin shor reminded He held world record in the
shot
I'VE didn't know hat-none of u.s." Bill replied. Be
Sides throwing discus putting the shot isn't he
passing football Anyway, not finished I'm just
coming to the good part.
I'VE HAVE THIS MONEY, AL and l. and i'm happy.
But BloziS says Bill that we're rolling, bet anybody
the squad that throw the ball 80 yards. Now
know he's crazy but AL talked me into 1t again
Naturally asked for odds and got lot of 5o-1 play
When that stopped AL and agreed to 4o1 odds We got
money covered.
THE bet that Blozis couldn't throw 80 yards in
three tries Or that he could depending how you looked
at it. The challenge stopped practice walked into
end stood back Of the goal line and cut loose with
1T went SO yards the fly and wound up way in the
other end zone"
shor and the other listeners shook their heads in silent
admiration.
He was helluva man." Toots finally pronounced.