Evening star., 1961-09-12
Redskins Try Big Gamble
Trading GugIieImi for Izo
Reynolds Goes
On Waivers as
Result of Deal

Louis Cardinals for 23-year-old
George Izo.
The surprise deal was made
early this morning after the
injured Guglielmi and rookie
Doyle Schick, a defensive half
back, were placed on waivers
to bring the squad down to the
36-player limit for Sundays
league opener against the
Forty-Niners here.
1t is an "if" deal. Guglielmi,
who was sent to Washington
yesterday to have his injured
back treated, will not be able
to play Sunday and possibly not
until the third league game. II
his injury is more serious than
thought, the deal will be re-
vised and Izo probably will be
returned to the Cardinals.
To make room for Izo,
another quarterback, M. C.
Reynolds, who was traded to
the Redskins last year by the
Cardinals, will be placed on
waivers.
Both PaSsers inexperienced
The deal gives the Redskins
one former Notre Dame quarter
back for another. However, Izo
is inexperienced, starting only
his second year in the league,
1t leaves the Redskins in the
rather shaky position of start
ing the season with two of the
ypungest and least-experienced
passers in the league.
= Norman Snead, the Redskins
80. l draft choice this year
will open at quarterback against
the Forty-Niners. Coach Bill
McPeak had made that de-
Gision before asking waivers on
Guglielmi. Snead made his first
Start for the Redskins last Sat
urday night against the Green
Bay Packers in the final ex-
fhbition game at Columbus, Ga.
The Redskins lost, 1924, but
the tall youngster was impress
sfve enough to suit McPeak.
> Izo and Snead are built some
What alike. Izo is 6-foot-3 and
$50 pounds, and Snead 6-foot-
4. and 220.
In 10 games last year Izo
threw "a passes and completed
70 for lis yards. None went
for a touchdown.
!: Izo will join his new club
tbday, flying here from st,
Louis.
Walter Wolfner, managing
director of the Cardinals, said
he made the deal because he
wasn't sure about Sam Etche-
very, his only experienced
Quarterback. Sam, a nine
season great at Montreal. has
Recovered from sore arm but
Still is off form. Wolfner said
the Redskins told him that
there is nothing wrong with
6uglielmi except a "sprained
Back that should clear up in a
few days"
Guglielmi Unhappy
1t was an unhappy Guglielmi
who left here last night to re-
turn to Washington for treat
Inent. Never the success as a
pro that he was in college, he
was determined to fight off the
challenge posed by Snead, A
few hours later the trade was
completed.
"A workhorse last year, when
he completed 125 of 223 passes
for 1,547 yards and nine touch
downs and was the Redskins
second leading runner with 247
Yards, Guglielmi never had
much luck with the Washing
ten' club. He played in Eddie
reBaron's shadow for three
years and missed two more
while serving in the Air Force,
Last year, the year his sup
porters expected him to bios
som as a star, Goog suffered
a bad knee injury in the open
ing; exhibition game at San
Francisco and was idle almost
two months before returning
in the second league game
against Dallas. He led his team
mates to a 26-14 victory over
the Cowboys, sparked a SEN
sational last period rally to
gain a PAPA tie with the Giants
and followed up with another
27-27 tie with a potent Pitts
birgh eleven.
The Steelers game, in which
he completed 16 of % passes
for 276 yards and two touch
downs, was the high spot of
his career. Although Guglielmi
had a good year personally the
Redskins went into a tailspin
They lost their next eight
games and finished with the
poorest record in their 24-year
history, 1872.
: Vikings Get Reichow
,Schick's departure was ex-
pected, for he had not shown
enough speed to be defensive
back. although he is a good
tackler. He returned to his Kan
sas home last night to consider
offers from the Buffalo Bills
and; Oakland Raiders of the
American League. Gary Click
who replaced Schick as a wing
back last Saturday night, has re-
Joined the squad after going to
Washington for treatment of a
slight back injury.
Possibility of a rhubarb over
the deal with the Eagles by
which the Redskins acquired
End-Quarterback Jerry Rel
chow was eliminated yesterday
with the trade of Reichow tc
the Minnesota Vikings. The
former Iowa star thus is re-
united with Norm Van Brock