Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29

Let Mitchell
Garry the Ball
BY MORRIS STEcEL

ANY LOUT WHOSE past performance chart for pick
ing winners is pockmarked with failures my slate
could render humanity greater service by getting
Stampeded in a civil rights march.
But not this fathead. continue to NEEDLE into the
affairs Of bystanders with license than the
authority granted by tolerant overseer whose patience
is waning
The result has been one success after another but
not for Those who have fit not to heed word
thrive My personal status painful testimony that
should also include myself out. a tower of failure
Be that as it may stagger ever so bindy Today,
for example, have goodies for Bill McPeak Regardless
Of all the other ills his Redskins have they have not been
under-coached. This might fix that.
THE REDSKINS, ONE GATHERS from the daily COM
munqueS from the Carlisle pa battlefront, sadly
lacking footSodiering bal-carrier. This is no new
development.
They have been unable to put their best foot forward
since the days of Wilbur Moore and Andy Fakas There
have been wonders and occasional twoyear
flash but most their juveniles have been excess
sivey delinquent in advancing the ball by running with it.
Last season the Redskins raised what probably
false hope-tha they ready to abandon their tad
onal sitin role and become conendng factor in the
professional pigkn business 1t would have been achieved
their fackS insist, If they only had running back
Well here it is another year and the Redskins status
remains quo With the exception Of Billy Barnes, the
NILS most exciting lateral runner McPeakS Braves don't
have another back capable Of making first down against
strong wind.
They are not unaware Of it, either. They have
practically instituted house-to-house search for the
missing species.
THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING in the wrong places,
1t says here They've got the answer in their own hudde
Bobby Mitchell is his
know Mitchell is an all-pro TANKER, but he hasn't
been all his professional life Last year. matter Of
recorded fact was only his first He spent four years at
Cleveland running with the football and he with it
well.
However, when he to Washington last year he
came with the understanding he no longer would be
shackled to the demanding chores halfback job entails
He would be given the freedom Of flanker, whose sole
job to run downfed and catch passes Mitchell also does
this we'll Last year nobody caught more passes than he
did.
But Mitchell and his pitching partner Norman Snead,
give the Redskins only onecynder offense 1t is the
same as the Yankees depending solely Mickey Nantes
home runs to win.
McPEAK DISAGREES with my analysis of what's
wrong with his team He indicated he is in better posi-
ton to judge, claiming months residency in Carlisle
gives him edge naSmuch had been there only 48
hours and dutifully ducked the practice grind.
"AS a halfback" McPeak said, Mitchell would have
to contend with eight defenders AS TANKER he's
got only two at most to get away from"
McPeak would not compromise to the extent Of
acknowledging it would be worth trial to use his
acknowledged in both spots alternating him depend
ing the game situation This vetoed the grounds
specialist has all he do learning job, not two
"At Cleveland" he reminded Mitchell compile
mented by Jim Brown, maybe the greatest fuback ever
in the game. We do not have Jim Brown in camp"
When Mitchell was promised he would be used only
TANKER with the Redskins he appauded the idea. ut
will lengthen my career" he declared Failure to shift
him or to find running back somewhere could shorten
McPeakS