Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-19

Sign-Curriers
Amuse McPeuk
By MORRIS SIEeEL

ONCE AGAIN, AS USUAL, the Redskins pinpoint-
ing the breakdown Of their defense for the unhappy
season. but on this occasion it different defensive
worry
C. Leo Dorsey refreshed by fve-week Mediterranean
cruise and refreshed by the loot from another
seou crowd Sunday admitted his front office forces had
been suckered in by few sign-carrers in the house
Sunday.
People who pay So said Deorsey yesterdays week
ly press chowdown entitled to boo and carry signs
too, suppose, but sign-carrying is in bad taste"
He was referring to the bboards which were suggest
ing early end to Bill McPeaks coaching tenure One was
hung in the rightfeld end and proclaimed, with
ingenuity befitting its addedbrained author BY BY Bill
NONE OF THE REDSKINS assembled knew who was
responsible but Tribal field hand bucking for merit
badge least had been alert enough to pick up clue
at from box and So" he said trumphantly as
If he had Just solved the British train robbery
WELL" chuckled Coach Bill McPeak, that fan, who
he was can't be accused of indifference" McPeak
then indicated hadn't the advertisement Seems
he had few distracting duties like coaching.
Dorsey pressed He didn't want to make Federal
case of the matter and sgnbearer would be barred
But in bad tas Dorsey repeated Could anything
be done about it?
Lets put it this way" Dorsey said Say fellow
cupyng good seat around the 5Oyard line happens TO
be the guilty party When he in next to renew
his tickets he may find he has different seat
location.
McPEAK WAS AMUSED over the incident. Just before
coming topsde TO break bread with his critics. he had
met with Abe Gibron who spent Saturday in Columbus
watching Northwestern smack Ohio State 17-8.
"Get Abe to tell you about the sign incident out there
McPeak said. Gibron the bimp-shaped offensive line
specialist accoSted the subject He quickly verified
Sunday press reports about sngleengine plane buzng
the Buckeye stadium carrying from its tail banner which
read Bye bye Woody"
The reference to Woody Hayes whose Ohio Staers
have had better seasons Poor Woody Gibron moaneo
"he can't get any kind Of a break this year."
The remark begged for explanation. There was
terrific wind out there" Gibron began explaining, and
when the plane flew with the wind the sign hung little
limp and you could hardly make out what was on 1t.
But when the guy circed and back against the
wind that banner just stuck out there like 1t was painted
in the sky and everybody saw it"
EVEN GIBRON HAD to admit the ar-mnded author
couldn't be charged with dull unmaginave" SubverSve
campaign against Hayes This protest different in the
manner of presentation alone.
This same type of undergraduate thinking in recent
years also enriched mankind with the treasures Of panty
raids goldfish swallowing and effigy hangngs this latest
exhibit of the collegiate mind at work becomes contagious
college tricks invariably do it conceivaby could dis
courage all forms of aid to higher education
Woody's aerial antagonist encouraged the North
western band TO strike up, Bye Bye Backbrd and the
crowd of go 900 roared its approval
For understandable Gibron did not think the
incident funny in the slightest He was afraid 1t might
catch on be employed against the Redskins staff
would be disastrous in view of the Redskins woeful
defense against air raids.