Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17

Pro Football Fans
Have q Choice
BY MORRIS SIEGEL


OF ALL THINGS: Neighborhood pro football hooks
VINO demand weekly action have choice today For
six bucks it's Redskins Steeers live at D. C. Stadium
For only few gallons of gasoline and 5O-mile spin to
Fredericksburg Va, it's Bears VS.. Packers on TV
one Chicagoan was desperate to watch the Green
Bay-Bears showdown that he asked a Wrigey Field
groundskeeper he wanted to rent out" his Job for the
afternoon only.
President Kennedy apparently has been too busy to
consult with his physical fitness advisors lately At last
Weigh-in he hit 49, about pounds over his campaign
trim. Since dropping intercollegiate football IS
years ago Georgetown has added sailing swimming
to Its sports menu with facilities for either The
Hoyas borrow American us pool and the Potomac River
for their expanded aquatic schedule.
%H%H
THE REDSKINS OLD record for annual coaching
changes being jeopardzed by RoSecrot trotng track
which about to its third general manager
IN two seasons. Pete Shaw of Harrington DEL will be
the new man. NBC officials surprised the other
day to read elsewhere that the National Open at Con-
greSsonal would not be BACKED out locally never
has been.
The Redskin flop has caused considerable personal
embarrassment to the sports editor of 1.-The Insder pub
liShed by inmates at D. c. Jail He picked EN- to finish
third Athletic Director Bob Faris is interested in re-
arranging George Washngton 1864 schedule to bring the
Colonias into D. C. Stadium Thanksgiving morning to
replace last years city championship high school scrap
FREE-LANCE COLUMNIST Vincent x Flaherty re-
Gently had his Walter Johnson biography published both
French and Japanese by Readers Digest He hopeful
IL soon Will pc printed In English too The New York
jets are offering draft picks the added nducement Of free
life insurance policies. The way the Jets banged
around lately the players need it.
Dan Richards, sports publicity director at Cath
Ollie University forwards reminder that GUS baSkeeers
will entertain Providence the NIT champion November &c.
and powerful Seton Hall, December T. the Cardinals
court. But we're not afraid" he added. Among the
incidental items which contribute to the high cost of
operating C. Stadium is $33 900 annual contract for
shifting the 600 movable seats for baseball and football
$50
NUMBER OF NFL coaches feel Norman Snead, the
magned Redskins quarterback is good enough be No
man on at least six other teams Bob Lawrence Prince
Georges County special agent who had been keeping this
bureau posted the of the alconquering, 80
pound Lanham Mighty Mites" UNDERSTANDABLE silent
this week His team beaten, 49, by Bladensburg in
title playoff game.
Even in retirement Chuck Conerly is still setting
records The former Giants signacaer recently became
the first former football player ndorse bourbon publicly
The scotch field apparently is being reserved for baseball
players. Washingtonian Pro Clarence Doser and his
travel consutant Buddy Fig have finally completed two
week European tour which lasted five weeks.
THE sTEELERs ARE 7-point picks over the Redskins
today but here it says Washington on hunch . Else
where it's Green Bay by the land our choice
is the Packers the Browns by ST. Louis the Giants
easy O over San Francisco Detroit by 10 Angeles
and Dallas by over the Eagles.
The only team in baseball with an edge over the
Yankees is implausiby the Nets hold 80 exhibition
bulge Jim Lemon, released by the White sox may
go to spring training with the Senators try to catch
pinchhtter part-me first baseman- outfeder
TACKLE ED KHAYAT, whose rough-house conduct
cost the Redskins several unnecessary 15yard wakoffs
before he placed waivers yesterday might try his
hand at wrestling where his facial contorons alone are
enough to make him hit. . Jerry Wolman D. c.
builder who offered S. million the Philadelphia Eagles
was surprised to read his offer had been pigeonholed
particularly since he has been in several meetings with
Eagles President Frank McNamee
Rrozi 1iani TOW
in the newspapers. They have just billed star
Edison Do NaScimeno for $4,000 in back taxes based
primarily on newspaper estimates of his earnings and
bonuses. In announcing Sam Dessert would be honored
at next months Maryland M Club dinner Press Agent
Dave Herman estimated BoSSert had won "12O wrestling
matches IN his four years at Maryland Herman usual
overestimated- this time by a 100.