Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
Redskins Concentrate on Draft Selections
Coaches Get
Club Set for
Browns, Too
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star Staff Writer


The Redskins are taking time
out from their workaday chores
to select the first three college
players they'll go after in the
annual draft meeting at Chi
cago December 3. NUNS the
word, but the best guess is that
they have tagged a big. fast
back, a punter and a defensive
back who can run the 100 in
less than 10 seconds.
Each club gets 20 names, but
the Redskins won't be up first,
as they were a year ago, a
dubious reward for finishing
last. They won't be the last,
however and coach Bill Nc
Peak has a good chance of
landing the three he covets.
Undoubtedly he'll demand a
statement from each draftee,
signed in his own blood, that
he'll play for Washington.
Although the draft is four
weeks off and McPeak has an
important game with the
Browns coming up Sunday at
d. C. Stadium to think about,
there isn't too much time left
to get a shopping list in order,
In what little spare time the
staff has, it is collecting, sift-
ing and grading data from
week end sorties into collegiate
territory. And while the entire
Domaine list isn't firm, the top
three names have been decided
on.
Hatcher May Get Chance
McPeak says he may take a
look at Ron Hatcher, one of
last years draftees, before the
$50 campaign is over. The for
mer Michigan fullback, who
has been taxing this season, is
credited with keeping the pres
sure on Don Bosseler and Jim
Cunningham, although unable
to nudge either off the squad
Hatcher won't be activated this
week, but almost any week
thereafter he may pop up in
uniform for a league game.
/ Meanwhile, McPeak and
Trainer Joe Kuczo are giving a
careful eye to a long list OF
bruised Redskins. AS of today
35 of the SO should be in armor
for the Browns and ready to
do battle. The only doubtful
player is Defensive Halfback
Claude Crabb, who has a pain
full groin injury, and even hi
could be available by 2 pm
Sunday.
Puzzled by Injuries
Kuczo was even more puz.
zled by the wave of minor in
juries that beset the squad
against Dallas.
II thought If anybody was
ready for the game it was Fred
Dugan," Joe said today. Sane
who was the only one who
didn't play? Fred Dugan."
Neither the coach nor the
trainer wants players to hide
their injuries. It's too costly tc
the team.
you can't say to a boy
If it hurts on the next play
we'll take you out" Kuczc
pointed out, because the mex
play might mean six points fol
the other team. We've got tt
rely pretty much on the indi-
vidual to tell us when he car
or can't play. Dugan warmed
up well for the game, but one
play put him out"
McPeak is pretty sure Nor
man Snead was trying to shake
off the effects of a bruised
knee during the game. He wa;
pulling out too quickly on tht
snap from Center Fred Hage,
man and his handoffs weren't
clean.
Mitchell Hurt Early
HE pulled back too soon be.
cause he couldn't get back init
passing position as quickly al
usual because of the knee" Bill
said. "And ! noticed one hand
off in particular when he wal
slow getting the ball around
he didn't. pivot well. The pic.
lures clearly show Norman wa
hurting"
Bobby Mitchell suffered {
slight hamstring pull on hi
first play, but Kuczo didn'
find out about it until aftel
the game. Snead also was asked
a half dozen times how he fell
and said, "okay."
Yesterday, Defensive Enc
John Paluck was the only mar
who didn't take two laps arounC
the stadium. His instep still
bothers him. Dale Hackbart
who has an ankle full o.
Clipped bones, ran as well al
ever, and he may be a 60-min'
ute performer instead of part
time, as first feared.
But McPeak intends to worl
Jim Kerr into Hackbart's spo
in practice this week and prob
ably will use him in the game
even though Kerr still has 6
slight swelling in his knee.