Evening star., 1963-01-04
SEGH AT LARGE
Old Pros Cut Up
A Few Touches
By MORRIS SIEGEL

HOLLYWOOD BEACH, FLA Jan. 4-Inere was
little delay the foursome of Bill Dudley Paul Chrisman,
Bosh Pchard this cold weather coward prepared to
tee off in the qualifying round of the NFL Players Assoca
tion gclf tournament here yesterday.
"They want to know which team you want to be iden
titled with, Bill" said Pritchard, the old Eagles
Detroit Washington or Pittsburgh"
Put 'em all down, Bosh had just as much fun
playing in place did the other" Dudley answered.
With the registration formalities over, Dudley, who
hadn't played since October unzipped 25O-yard drive
which bisected the No fairway at Hollywood Golf
and Country Club.
Look at that swing of his and you wouldn't think
he could hit living room, whispered Christ
man, quarterback of the champion Chicago Cardinals,
crca 1947 But that's the way he played football He ran
like he staggering, threw the ball like 1t was loaf
of bread and kicked it clumse than anybody I've ever
All he could do was beat you"
CHRIsTMAN WHO STILL TALKS a good game as
the TV commentator for the American Football League
finally creamed one himself only after hooking two
shots out of bounds in the general direction of Pompano
Beach.
Dudley" ChriStman said, picking up the subject
again. s the finest football player I've ever seen man.
boy live or on TV Look up He led the league in
interruptions, think.
"He used to get 'creamed bad playing that old
Steeler snge-wing called him Flat Top He's the only
breakaway runner know who also could get you that
yard when you needed it. He punted good enough kicked
off, kicked field goals extra points threw passes felded
puns tackled with more CUTS than brains and ran the
ends the middle, depending on what you neeoeo
"Hey Bill" Christman shouted What did you weigh
when YOU worked for Jock Suherands slave market at
Pittsburgh"
About 18O tops, almost same as I do now" Dudley
answered How come you ask?"
II was saying what great stud you used to be IN
our league, that's ALL"
USED TO BE? Where you get off with that stuff?"
Dudley asked his pride ruffled Il can still go pretty
good know I could have helped team like the Red
4I,ic ooya oItpI tad hat
did their kicking And nobody like Shofner or those
other guys who caught those bombs against the Redskins
would have done that to even today And I'm almost
A." added Dudley who looks more like 81.
With rich looking cigar clenched between MS teeth
it now was Dudeys turn to up to the subject Of
Dudley
I'm serious" he said looking serious II know can
still play five minutes quarter. Don't make any differ
ence defense offense. played in the alumni game
last year at Virginia and gained 126 yards in about
dozen tries"
Pritchard the dancing hafback of two championship
Eagles teams who is vice president of TV film COM
pany, spoke up next.
pm 4s, but think could play today too. Let 'em
put me out anker back All you got to do Is catch
pass can still run and always pretty good re-
cever And I'm still good punter. proved it a couple
of weeks ago.
I told Pete Retzlaff at an Eagles practice could
punt ball so yards He bet five couldn't He got four
balls and told me to start kicking The first two were
pretty bad The better The fourth one really
got into Retzlaff measured it, So yards Not too bad,
kicking with street shoes and jacket on And at age
43 to boot" Bosh added
MEANWHILE, THE GOLF had gone pretty much 10
pot what with all the football talk Nobody seemed 10 care
though. How much" Pritchard asked Dudley would
you want to play if they wanted you?"
Il don't know" drawled the insurance executive from
Lynchburg Va but it would have to be than
they paid me in 1912, my first year"
How much was that?"
"Five thousand dollars" sighed Dudley, "and was
their first draft choice. Imagine, only $5000"
What are you complaining about?" said Prtchard.
when broke in it my ambition to get up high as
$5OOO"
Christman, who stayed out Of the financial criss-
cross had a different problem. What division Of this
thing should play n the odtime players or the press
Twp"
with that game of yours" Dudley cracked, "you
ought to stick with the press You probably won't win
anything with them either but at least you'll get good
coverage."