Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-18

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as head coach Of the team, q
job he has held off and ON
since founding the club Is
the Decator Staleys in 1924!
George tried retirement once
before-after the 1855 season
but was back in 1858 with ~
few ideas I'd like to try" ,GS
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Military service interrupted
Halas' tenure Q couple of
times, but that was different
from retiring. Keep him out OF
football? Can q fish live out
OF water? II Halas isn't craft
lily plotting the Instruction.
nay, the annihilation-of an
opponent, tinkering with q new
offensive pattern. scanning Q
scout report or discussing
strategy with o quarterback,
he'll go crazy. Football is his
life. -
Change IL inevitable, but
changes among the old guard In
the National Football League
are coming too fast. The young
Turks are moving in ct q scan
dalous pace and ina few years
will have complete control Of
the NIL The turnover has
been 30 rapid that the Mara
brothers. Jack and Wellington,
co-owners Of the Giants, may
be considered members Of the
old school. And with three New
York alumni coaching IN the
league-Vince lombard at
Green Bay. where he also
serves as general manager;
Tom Landry at Dallas and Har-n
land Svare, starting his first
full season at Los Angeles the
Mara influence may be weighty.s
An observer at the last league
meeting at st. Louis noted the
new bloods flocking together ct
luncheon-Dan Rooney Of the
Steelers, Billy and Stormy Bid
viii Of the Cardinals, Mugs
Halas and Dave Slattery Of the
Redskins. To him It appeared
to be q congenial group which
will WELD much influence In the
future. although Slattery owns
no Redskin stock. ~
Not with them at lunch but
there in spirit was Art Model,
imaginative owner of the
Browns, who demonstrated his
youthful thinking last year BY
staging pro footballs first ex-.
hibition double-header-a tre-
mendous box-office hit. -,
It's good that the elder Halas,
approaching 20, has elected to.
continue In the game as a.
coach. George has q keen tao.
teal mind, an able staff Of as
sistants and doesn't think the
old days were best-unless you
mention his 1941 squad, which
some fans still consider thes
greatest football team Of. an
time.
The roster Is too long to Be
put down here. but such names
as Bulldog Turner, Sid Luck.
man, George MacAfee, Hugh
Gallarneau. Aldo Forte, 10
Maniaci. Joe Stydahar, Pug
Manders and Hamp Pool graced-
it. It was the crew that wrecks
ed the Redskins, $50, In the
1910 championship game and
humbled the Giants In the 1871
playoff, 37-9. "a
Perhaps the finest tribute
Halas could receive comes from
Line Coach Abe Gibron Of the
Redskins, who finished his
illustrious career under him. ;,
He has the greatest desire
to win Of any man I know. I
Gibron said. HE was an old
shot and beer guy. which -
Abe's way Of saying o mans
man. Players not only respect
him but they like him." 80
Abe feels that II Halas has
any weakness it Is a sentimental
streak. a.
II could tell you q hundred
cases Of guys he's helped"
Gibron said. sss
"And you know how many
oldtimers he keeps around"
There's nothing wrong with
that. We hope George keeps
himself around for q long time
as coach. even II he's tired 81
playing the dress-up role 81
president. The Bears and the
league need him.