Evening star., 1962-09-22

Don't Feel Sorry
For GuIIuudet
BY MORRIS. SlEeEL

This is the big lid opener student football every
section of the collegiate network It's that time Of the
again Many coaches fear the cheering sections with their
complicated card maneuvers are more advanced than the
teams which been practicng twice day for three
weeks to get ready. --.
There is one school which opens its schedule today
hampered by any problem It's Gsllaudet College, the
school the deaf operated by the Government in Wash
ngton At Galaudet they play strictly for the fun Of It,
Once they tackled occasional monster, but that was
long ago.
Today the opponent is the Cape May Coast Guard This
Is pretty much the caber of all the opposition Gaau
dets sx-game card Even Gaaudets coach Frank Turk,
has fun with football Turk starred at Galaudet for sew
eral years.
THE OTHER DAY HE WAS discussing the complex
tiles Of coaching deaf football team Signals given in
sign language the hudde and the quarterback who can't
bark out the numbers calls out the cadence In different
way pats the the fanny The ends and tackles
of course looking straight ahead The question was
asked how they knew when the ball was snapped.
"only when the defensive team charges" Turk said
through an interpreter who signed" the answer. "t
leaves ha-step behind, but we're not complaining
The big difficulty coaching deaf football team Turk
explaining is in defense Pass defense depends
lot on oral communication" the young coach pointed
out you know how works. one back shouts to another
to watch and We can't talk and makes 1t tough
The visitor sympahized with Turk but he Just grnned.
Don't feel sorry for the Redskins defensive backs can
to them in Dallas last week." .
LESTER JORDAN, THE DEMON PUBLICITY director at
Southern Methodist has been in Washington hawking his
Mustang football team which flew in for shot at Mary
land today Lester has been around the Dallas school for
years. .-.r
He's outIasted four football coaches and remembers
when SNGU which has only twice in two years, was
once scourge Of the Southwest He also remembers
once when Paul Richards running the show for the
has been around for long time because It's been long
long time since anybody got the best of Richards.
Jordan and Richards have been pals for quite spell
They grew up together In Waxahache Tex which tough
to spell and pronounce please don't bother asking
what part of Texas belongs to Waxahachie.
Richards according to Jordan was some Shucks OF q
basketball player. He also tyro promoter even In
those days Each winter he promoted basketball tour
of Mexico Waxa- -whatcha- -cal-lts best basketball
player then was double dribbler named Al Williams, who
was also pitcher in a class League.
RICHARDS WANTED WILLIAMS to tour with his
gypsy cagers williams agreed condition Richards get
him baseball Job in a higher league Richards then
catching the Philadelphia Athletics promised he would
He did He got williams trial with the Atlanta Crackers
One day in Philadelphia Connie Mack, whose pitch
ing staff always needed help asked his athletes they
knew where pitcher could found any pitcher Rich
ards remembered his pal Williams down in Atlanta and
told Mr.. Mack
The AS checked found williams had record good
enough major league trial. at least with the
AS, and made deal for him.
They traded Richards to Atlanta for him.