Evening star., 1963-12-29

Lombard ChiIIs
Hornung Talks
By MORRIS SIEGEL

OF ALL THINGS: Paul Hornung, eagerly seeking REIN
statement also is eagerly being sought by at least three
NIL teams In the last week the dled Green Bay star
has been mentioned in deals with Pittsburgh New York
and Dallas. However Vince lombard has not retired
Hornungs famous No. and further chilled trade talks
by declaring Hornung will play for except the
Packers when his sentence" is
Bill McPeak whose Redskins played and lost to both,
picks the Giants the today McPeak has
Y. A. Title since Old Baldy wrecked the
Redskins with seven-touchdown performance two years
ago. The Touchdown Club could provide touch
TO the ceremonies honorng Deane Beman at next months
clambake by calling on 8l-year-old Freddie Mcleod to
make the presentation to the National Amateur champ
G. W. FUILBACK Dick Drummond, after visiting
Chicago and listening to the Bears first salary offer
returned extremely interestedn continuing med school
studies Drummond drafted seventh last year. dis
appointed in the Bears financial estimation Of his talents
Jim Lemon will report to the Senators training camp
batting instructor and manager-desgnate at York,
Pa, but might leave active player.
1t might be a good idea for fire to destroy the
RedSkn film library The Bears lost theirs last year,
but bounced back nicely from the loss with Western
Division title Navy obviously doesn't believe in jinxes
The Mddes practicng for their New Years Day fling
against Texas the field used by the Dallas Cowboys
who have won only three games in Dallas In two years
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Co-oWNER GENE AUTRY of the Los Angeles Angels,
who also owns piece Of the L. A. Rams will branch
out into the golf business He is angeling weekly TV
series featuring Mickey Wright and Sam snead who will
be paired with Hollywood film stars The first 1856
meetings between the White Sox and Indians proved
totally inconclusve They have 678 games from each
other in their 52yearod American League competition
Some of the best fishing in Florida has been found
at Hiaeah, but not at the windows The huge infeld
lake stocked with trout catfish bass and bream
say nothing Of some old mutuel tickets well. The
upcoming fveyearold pro basketball attraction at Mary
land has done well for the sponsoring Club and the
Boston Celtics The Cets have won all four previous
games which have attracted 5s9O2 paying customers
THE WRIGLEY FIELD ground crew promises the grid
iron in Chicago will be "cleatable" for todays Bears
Giants showdown Huge jet blowers have been used all
week to keep the field warm. Several bowl teams
have rewarded their players for yielding the chance to
pick up extra money working during Christmas holidays
by giving the players up to eight tickets to sell at what
bonus prices the traffic bears.
There already indications that President Johnson
might not be remembered as of our more sports
minded Chief Executives After passing up the AmyNa
game, he also declined the chance to watch Navy and
Texas play in the Cotton Bowl The Senators biggest
salary squabbe probably will from Chuck Hinton,
who is taking dim view Of the bite in his 1854 contract
LNEBACKER JON MORRIS of Holy Cross, who
spurned Green Bay to sign with the Boston Patriots has
unique distinction. He will become the only player
in pro football with father who is Washington cor
respondent for the New York Times. . Quarterback
Galen Hail. who hooked with the NJ Y. Jets when the
Redskins dropped him, is at large again. second
snger with the Jes the former Penn State star has
called 1t quits.
Only six years ago the NFL Players Committee cam
paigned for $4,000 minimum yearly salary. Today
bers Of the winning team in the Chicago title game will
earn about $4,000 for less than three hours work.
Renewal Of championship relations should prove more
exciting for the visiting Giants than the host Bears The
timd choice here: New York by six.