Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-05
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Pursuit Like This
Suits Brown Fine
By MORRIS SIEcEC

WHEN LAST SEEN in a Maryland uniform, Tommy
Brown was being chased the length of football field
Last night a week and half after he swiped a pass
and legged it back 100 yards against Virginia in the final
seconds Of the game, Tommy Brown being chased
again.
However this type of pursuit he has had in mind
for couple of years His pursuers two members Of
the Green Bay Packers salary squad. They were in
Washington to find out how much money the Silver
Spring product needed to spend the football in
Titletown, USA,
This wasn't the first time the 21-year-od halfback
outfielder had talked money. Several years ago he
cepted scholarship arrangement at Maryland which in
cluded the usual SIS month handout for laundry fees
Last year he rejected couple of baseball propositions
The offers for slightly than SIS month"; but
only slightly more, and Brown sdestepped them.
CURRENTLY, HE'S BARGAINING for Big Casino His
studies in MaryandS school of physical education
ton, and health don't include in salary confer
eceS They should in view of the increasing number OF
Pc majors who suddenly show complete disinterest in
pushups and sdestraddle hops they romanced
with professional sports offer.
Brown conceded last night he still has lot to learn
about money talk, certainly much more than five
month marriage has taught him. His immediate reaction
when he learned the Packers had made him their No
boy in the NFL draft Monday to talk with ALI Satter
field Satterfied is assistant coach who played year
Of tackle for the San Francisco 49ers
When Satterfied played Just after the big scrimmage
that followed Pearl Harbor, things lot different
ton Otherwise the going rate is or so years ago for the
big moses up front was about $4,000.
BROWN is IN SPLENDID bargaining position He
drafted second by the world champion football team
The Packers esteemed Tommy highly they picked him
28h from list of $50 available football players They
also regard him top-notch defensive back and as
you know they don't hardly make that kind any more,
certainly not in any overabundance
Them too Brown, while 80 per cent he'll choose
n
one more whirl He broke ACC record for batting
average last year Scouts didn't regard him another
Mickey Mantle but Brown still thinks he cut it in
the majors He intends to devote this spring at College
Park u to proving it. If he doesn't he'll eagerly become
a teammate of Paul Hornung's.
There's rush about signing, I'm not going any
where" Brown said last night Like said the other day,
I'm actually interested baseball than football
but the baseball people don't to be too interested in
me. Well see what happens after play for Maryland
next spring"
ONE MORE ROUND in the draft and Brown, instead of
contemplating the cold winters in Green Bay could be
looking forward to the different type winter wonderland
that Los Angeles offers.
Before lunch Monday, Harland Svare coach protein
Of the Rams phoned Brown at College Park from Chicago
The Rams all set to draft Brown the third round
Svare told him. wanted to know what Tommy thought
Of the idea Brown said he thought it real cool idea
and he all for it.
did you hear that" svare asked in the middle of the
Hear what2" asked Brown.
"The Packers. dammit Just made you their second
draft choice" Svare said.
TWO OF BROWNS Maryland teammates also were
gobbed up quickly by the in their annual grab bag
Lneman Walter Rock is the property of San Francisco
and Lneman Dave Crossans heart now belongs to the
Philadelphia Eagles
Rock signed on the spot. The 4eers had taken
the precaution of assigning organization man to the
Maryland campus the day of the draft He came with
checkbook and contract Immediately getting the word
from Chicago draft headquarters that the club had chosen
Rock the San Francisco money man made the Maryland
star ful-fedged 49er.
1t suggested to Brown that he consult Ray Krouse
who jumped from Maryland to the campus of the New
York Giants dozen years ago. Krouse signed II NIL
contracts in his crackerack one Of the best
tackles Of the modern gang.
Ray the No. choice of the Giants in 1880 When
he showed friends the contract he received they advised
him to send 1t back "You automatically reject the first
contract they told him. Krouse refused They might not
send me another" he explained
Ray has smartened up considerably since then