Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-28

Safety Officials
Chose Wisely
By MORRIS SIEcEL

20 The Scrdmbler-or, What do John McKeaOGy and
George Kennedy do Uhen they are stuck for column?
I THE PERSPICACTTY of officials concerned with pub
lie safety for todays March on Washington never should
be questioned after yesterday when the makeup OF small
segment of the Districts National Guard became known
Five Redskins all part-time soldiers, chosen to
join with other units of Brigader General William HAben-
droths contingent which will help keep the peace
The evidence indicates that the screening committee
wisely decided to withhold the identity Of the Redskin
brigade until after Saturdays washou against the
Eagles Significantly the Redskins selected are all offensive
players ..
The officials in a. fautess decision disqualified all
defensive personnel after watching the Ais sacing by
PHILADELPHIA Coach Bill McPeak must wish he could
else the degree Of discrimination Unfortunately he
doesn't have much of choice He's stuck with what he's
got.
FOR FIVE OTHER professional footballers yesterday
brought humiliation at least They were cut from the
squad of the New York Jets.
The message should be clear: Try the Peace Corps II
they can't make the Jets they must be seriously lacking
in even the minimum requirements of pro football.
There suspicion last year that the Jets were
of the best football squads assembled By the
end of the year they had lost eveyhnggameS coaches
their and even their name, the Titans.
They opened camp this season on voluntary basis
Anybody in the New York who had played sandot
football was eligible That few lasted longer than Coach
weeb Ewbank's first hour of inspection isn't important
Significant the plight of the Jets who were looking
help from any source.
1t was Billy Loes who best described similar sua
ton. Loes wacky pitcher who ptched-and pitched
we-for the Dodgers and Orioles rejected bid to join
the New York Nets when Casey Sengel forming his
team.
"Not me-" Loes explained, with his quaint brand
Of Greek philosophy. Them Nets they're like the WPA
They give everybody job"
THE POPULARITY of Gil Hodges attested to by the
of audatory columns written when he pressed
into service to the Senator'S was best brought to
light last year when he was only parttme player with
the Nets
Polo Grounds FANS remembering Hodges for his Brook
Ign Dodger days. voted him the most popular of the Nets
which in itself is not unusual
However the circumstances of his election are Hodges
was in hospital when he received the He re-
covering from the second operations which finish
ed off his active He didn't log enough playing time
Met last to win letter, but the fans couldn't
have cared less.
When time came to vote Gil still was their The
prize was 1858 Studebaker Lark That's the story Of this
car" Hodges smiles. Il won it in bed"
IN A MANAGERIAL CAREER which covered more
than 80 years and five major league teams Bucky Harris
always regarded easy-gong field boss.
1t was an axiom of the times that any player who
couldn't play for Harris couldn't play for anybody Harris
had od-fashioned rule that ballplayer should be
judged almost exclusively by what he did on the field
His tolerance for the extracurricuar activities of his
more notable cut-ups paid off The late Robo Newsom
pranksh carouser and others of the sociological
cult enjoyed their best years under Bucky.
The other evening Harris recalled an incident which
best described his managerial attitude toward bapayers
Bucky and friends sitting in Philadelphia nghtclub,
well past curfew evening when who should walk IN
and recognize the skipper but Ralph Houk then third
string catcher for Harris 1948 Yankees.
Harris handled the situation automatically. He in
vted Houk to sit down and join them HE did," Harris
laughed, land nothing was eyer said about 1t"
The incident must have rubbed off on Houk. He runs
the Yankees pretty much the same way.