Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-27
Redskins Cut Kerr Moore and a Rockies
Cronin Put
On Injured
Reserve List
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON
Star Staff Writer

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skins injured reserve list today
as seven players were cut from
the squad.
Defensive Halfback Jim Kerr
and Tackle Charlie Moore were
waived, along with four rockies,
and linebacker Gene Cronin
was placed on the injured re-
serve list.
This means the first two may
be claimed by any club in the
National Football League, while
Cronin, who will draw his full
salary. remains the Redskins
property.
Rockies released were End
Randy Hutto Of Mississippi
State, Defensive End Sam Sam
pie Of Hastings (NebO, Tackle
Charlie Nicholson Of Ohio Uni
versity, and End Bucky Mont
gomery from Bladensburg High
School.
Hutto, a Ga, 220-pounder
who also puntS, was bothered
by an old knee injury and will
go to Washington from an OPP
Grafton. He is expected to try
out for the club again next
year.
Montgomery, who had no
college experience, suffered a
dislocated shoulder in the first
Scrimmage in training camp
and had been Sidelined since.
Bucky probably is through
with pro. football.
Injuries Ruin Kerr
Kerr, down for q defensive
safety position, made good in
the same role as q rookie from
Penn State two years ago.
However. he injured q knee
last year during pertaining
camp exercises and after I'M
dergoing surgery missed most
OF the season. The knee has
continued to give him trouble,
and Coach Bill McPeak feared
the 24-year-old, 6-footer would
not be much help to the team.
Moore was regarded as one
Of the most knowledgeable
Redskin linemen. The 240-
FOUNDER from Arkansas sur
priSed many football men by
winning a berth last year, but
he apparently lost 1t in last
Saturdays Alb defeat by the
Eagles. ..
Sample, a 6-foot-2, 1885,
FOUNDER and Nickoson, a 6-foot-
S. 250-pounder, apparently
didn't make enough progress to
satisfy the coaches. However,
they showed enough ability to
come back next year If no other
club claims them.
j Cronin has been out with an
injured back. An all-round de-
fenSive player, he spent a week
In traction In Georgetown hos
pital before returning to train
ing camp. He helped scout the
Steelers last week and probably
will be used in that capacity
throughout the season.
Backs Get Instruction
Meanwhile. the Redskin de-
fensive backs are going to get
some intensive instruction from
their coach. Ray Willsey.
Willsey rejected a suggestion
that the debacle at Charlotte
last Saturday might have been
due to a accomplished pass
defense system.
1T was q basic defense"
Willsey said. I'VE had q break
down in communication"
BY basic" Willsey means the
ABC's of pass defense. A guy
who can't make basic plays
can't even carry the bass drum
in the town volunteer brass
band. Ray meant the backs
didn't talk it up enough.
They're all new at their
positions" he said. They aren't
familiar with one another
they aren't sure how each will
react on certain plays. And
they weren't calling out
switches" to one another, they
didn't yell when the ball was
in the air-things like that"
Willsey pointed out that
Jim Steffen played the Gin
side" safety position for the
first time, and that Johnny
Sample is still new to the Red
skins. Additionally, Doug Ell
more had little experience last
year on defense, and rookie
Lonnie Sanders is pea green.
1T will take time to get
them working together" Ray
said, although there was no
excuse for a complete break
down."
Colts Next
Its too early to push the
panic button" McPeak said.
We've had games like this be-
fore, but didn't expect any
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