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EAGER FOR ACTlON—Chicago.—Hoping to play
prominent roles for the College All-Stars against the
Cleveland Browns here tonight are these three play
ers shown talking to Tony Canadeo, long-time Green
Bay halfback who has been acting as an assistant
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS STANN
Now It's 99 44/100 Per Cent Pro
CHICAGO, AUG. 12.—As you may have heard, It's a
new deal for the downtrodden College All-Stars tonight.
For this 22d annual football curtain-raiser, they won’t
have to put up with mere college coaches. They’ve got
six old pros to push the buttons, headed by Curly Lambeau,
Steve Owen, Hunk Anderson and Hamp Pool.
All of these gentlemen, who at one time or another
served as head coaches In the National Football League,
are fond of eating and the Chicago Tribune is paying a
pretty penny for their services. But there is an investment
to protect. Six All-Star victories out of 21 tries do not add
up to much of a competitive attraction and the Tribune
people have been thinking the coaching has been partially
to blame.
Some of the most highly-regarded college coaches of
our time have been beaten by the professional champions
in this series, including Dr. Eddie Anderson, Carl Snavely,
Bob Zuppke, Lynn Waldorf, Bernie Bierman, Frank Leahy,
Bud Wilkinson (twice), Herman Hickman, Bobby Dodd and
Jim Tatum. This is too many, Promoter Arch Ward decided
before he died recently, and he forthwith took steps.
** * *
WARD WAS ESPECIALLY UNHAPPY after Hickmans
All-Stars in 1951 were licked, 33-0, and didn’t get the ball
past midfield, if memory serves. Last year, when the Detroit
Lions outclassed Tatum’s squad, Ward didn’t even wait
for the final result. He got on the loudspeaker between
the halves, apologized to the patrons and reprimanded the
Maryland coach who had been voted coach-of-the-year not
so many months before.
Lambeau & Co. was hired for this one occasion, it is
understood, with further employment contingent on how
the All-Stars fare tonight. If the new policy is continued,
however, it would seem Tribune’s next step would be
to drop the term “college” because, with such coaches, the
entire affair is about 99 44/100 per cent pro.
The players are no longer collegians. They’ve all grad
uated, or used up their eligibility, and the majority of them
will report as rookies to various NFL teams or across the
Canadian border to play 24 hours after the game. It’s been
some time since many of them have been what might
charitably be called amateurs.
** * *
A GENTLEMAN WHO, no kidding, was browsing about the
art galleries on Michigan avenue, was asked for an opinion.
Since he happened to be Arthur (Dutch) Bergman, well
known in sundry parts of the country and particularly in
Washington, his views on the change of coaching format
are herewith reported.
“I think that maybe the All-Stars will do better
under pro coaches," Dutch was saying. “Not because the
college coaches were incompetent, but because a pro, coach
is apt to gamble more and throw the ball more than a
college coach.”
Bergman, who coached the Redskins in 1943 after turning
out some fine teams at Catholic University, explained it this
way:
“The average college coach is used to having no more
than one good passer on his squad. He tries to save him,
usually, and besides collegians run more than pros. Well,
you can’t run against a championship pro club. You can’t
butt heads with the big boys. 1
“Once in a while an All-Star kid will break away for
a long run, or the team even may move the ball downfleld
on a series of running plays. But it doesn’t happen often.
You’ve got to throw that ball and that’s what I’m thinking
Curly Lambeau will have his boys do. He’s always been
pass-minded. He knows the way the pros beat each other
is by throwing.
“A college coach, as I see it, usually thinks about a
passing game, but at the last minute decides to see how
far he can go with a running game. All of a sudden, the
pros slam the door in his face and he’s dead.”
** * *
MOOSE KRAUSE, athletic director at Notre Dame, earlier
in the day was recalling the first All-Star game in 1934
and his anecdote bore out Bergman’s contention that it is
futile to butt heads with the pros.
“I was co-captain of the All-Stars, along with George
Sauer of Nebraska,” Moose said. “As left tackle, my job on
offense was to take out the Chicago Bears’ linebacker, who
happened to be Bronko Nagurski.
“I was a 240-pounder, full of vim and vigor, and I was
going to let Mr. Nagurski learn how it felt to get hit. So
on my first shot at him I barged into him full speed.
“Bronko wasn’t even looking, but after the collision he
was still standing and I’d bounced all the way back to where
I started. Well, young and dumb, I wasn’t discouraged. I
tried again with the same result. Finally, I said to Eggs
Manske, our left end:
"‘Eggs, Instead of you going after your man’—Manske
was to knock down the safety—‘leave us team up on Nagurski.
You Mt him high, I’ll hit him low.*
“Manske agreed and this time both Eggs and myself
were on our backs. When Eggs got up he was very positive
about his future plans.
‘“You got to play Nagurski,’iye said, ‘but I don’t. From
* er* on out, no Improvising.’ ” t
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coach of the collegians. Left to right are Guard Tom j
Bettis of Purdue, End Jim Temp of Wisconsin and j
Fullback Alan Ameche of Wisconsin. The Browns <
are two-touchdown favorites—AP Wirephoto.
Heavy Rains Postpone
Aussie-ltalian Singles
»
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12 (/P).
[ —Today's singles matches in the
f Davis Cup interzone finals In
■ volving Australia and Italy were
'postponed until tomorrow be
cause of heavy rains. The alert
on the possible approach of
j Hurricane Connie into this area
was re-established in midmorn
ing.
| Storms also are forecast for i
j tomorrow, but officials said “our
!plans are on a day-to-day basis.” ;
|There were some hints that the;
j tennis competition might be
j postponed until next week end. 1
I In today’s first match Lewi
Hoad of Australia was scheduled
to play Fausto Gardini, Italian'
champion. Ken Rosewall was to
have played Nicola Pietrangeli of |
j Italy in the second match at the j
| Germantown Cricket Club. j
| Harry Hopman, Aussie cap
tain, hauled Hoal out of moth
balls and assigned him one
of the singles spots as a token;
of his respect for the Italians.;
Talk of Hoad Sulking
Although Hopman, the long-'
time leader of the Australian;
Davis'Cup team, never would ad
mit it, there was talk all over the!
tennis court that Hoad was sulk-!
ing because his bride was sent;
back to Australia a couple of
weeks ago.
Hopman played Rex Hartwig
against the Japanese team in the
semifinals last week, by-passing
Hoad. But Hartwig cooked his
Horde of Par Breakers
Threaten 3 Tam Leaders
CHICAGO, Aug. 12 (/P).—The (
rush to stake out claims on I
Tam O’Shanter’s golf gold had
reached Yukon proportions today I
as 27 pros, separated by only four i
strokes, tried to keep to the front ]
in the “world” money stampede.
' Three comparative youngsters '
'defied the “shakes” to roll into ,
the first-round lead yesterday i
In an opening bombardment of
par 72.
Bob Rosburg, 28. who grips a
club like a baseball bat and. 1
swings for home runs: Mike <
Krak, 27, Czechoslovakian-born 1
novice on the PGA tourney l
circuit, and Gene Littler, 25, 1
fourth leading money winner— 1
each fired a 66 over Tam’s lush ;
6,900-yard course to share the ■
first-round lead.
But there were plenty of others 1
still strongly on the scent of a !
treasure that goes to the 72-hole 1
winner—sso,ooo in cash. *55.000 ij
for 55 exhibitions, *I,OOO In 1
caddy fees, and an option on 50 '
more exhibitions at *I,OOO each, j
Two Tied at 67
One stroke away at 67 were J
two seasoned cash seekers, Fred
Hawkins and Bob Wlnlnger.
At 18 were Antonio Cerda,
from Buenos Aires: Henry Ran
som and Jay Hebert,
Crammed in at 69 were Jack
Fleck, the National Open cham
pion; Gardner Dickinson, Wally
Ulrich, Peter Thomson, British
Open champion; Errie Ball,
Shelley Mayfield, Walker Inman
and Paul O’Leary.
The group of 11 at 70 Included
such veterans as Dutch Harri
son, Jackie Burke, Jim Ferrier,
Julius Boros, and Frank Stran
ahan.
In all, 41 in a field of 105
matched or shattered par In the
first round to give the Tam
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own goose when he made a poor
showing and displayed a lot of
bad temper, too.
So that left Hopman with lit
tle choice but to call on Hoad.
Lew has licked Gardini twice,
which means he will be favored.
| Asked if he had to do any
serious thinking before deciding
on Hoad, Hopman answered:
| significantly:
“None at all. He was the only
one for the job. He has been im
proving for the past week from
both a physical and mental
standpoint.”
Surprise Pick for Italy
J The Italians, too, pulled a lit
tle surprise of their own when
Pietrangeli got the singles as
signment over Giuseppe Merlo.
Vanni Canepele, Italian cap
tain, commented that Pietrangeli
had more Davis Cup experience
than Merlo and looked very good
at Wimbledon.
“But,” he sighed. “I must ad-'
mit that we don’t have much of
ja chance. My boys are not used
; to grass courts and we don’t even
own a pair of spikes in case the
| turf gets slippery.
“If the matches were being
played on clay, I would not hesi
tate to predict a victory for us.
Our only chance will come if the
| courts are very dry. Still, neither i
: Hoad nor Rosewall has im
pressed me much this year. I’ve
“seen them both in much better
i form.”
O’Shanter layout one of its worst
beatings.
As the treasure hunt entered
the second round, probably most
attention was centered on the
pudgy, bespectacled Rosburg,
whose home-made swing has
carved *15,000 from the tourney
trail this year more than;
enough to feed his wife and
three kids.
Missed Putt Hurts
Bob, who lives in Palo Alto,
Calif., once played second base
on the Stanford nine. He holds
a golf club the same way he'
gripped it when his father put!
one in his hands at the age of!
two. At seven he scored a hole-;
ln-one and at 17 he won the„
Northern California junior crown."
“I felt I was too slow to be
real good in baseball, although
several scouts had their eyes on
me,” he says. “As for golf, I feel
| right at home with a club In myj
hands, no matter how I hold It!
or how I swing it. The real
artistry of golf Is in those short
chip shots and putts.”
Rosburg missed a side hill 8-
foot putt on the final green to
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WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1955
Pennant Race Has Old Look
As 2 of 5 Contenders Slip
All-Star Game
Tonight to Test
Pro Coach Idea
Lambeau Has Potent
Squad, but Browns
Are Picked to Win
CHICAGO, Aug. 12 (/P).—To
night’s the night a bunch of
boys just out of college try to
beat the football pros at their
own game.
The College All-Stars—made
up of 49 of the top players of the
Full List of Playert. Pago C-3
1954 season—tackle the Cleve
land Browns in the Chicago
Tribune Charities’ 22d annual
All-Star game.
The contest starting at 9:30
p.m. (Washington time) at
Soldier Field will be televised
over the ABC network and
broadcast over the Mutual radio
hookup.
(In Washington the game
will be seen over Station
WMAL-TV, channel 7. Al
though the Mutual radio
hookup will broadcast the
game, it will not be heard
over WWDC, Mutual’s sta
tion here, unless the Wash- -
ington-Boston baseball game
is called off.)
The game will be played un
der the professional rules allow
ing free substitution. Last year
jthe All-Stars were walloped by
the Detroit Lions, 31-6, playing
under their own limited substi
tution rules.
But the main difference from
previous All-Star contests is that
the college squad has been
icoached in the wide-open, pass
jing, pro style of play by four
experts in the field. In other
years, this chore was performed
by a staff of college coaches.
The current staff is led by
Curly Lambeau of Green Bay
Packers fame, assisted by Hunk
Anderson, Steve Owen and Hamp
Pool, all veterans of the pro
football wars.
They have hand-picked their
own squad, and the word is out
that they have whipped it into
a formidable aggregation for the
big test against the National
Football League champions,
j The college squad is shot
1 See ALL-STARS, Page C-3
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HOPES TO TRY IT IN CUBAN LEAGUE
McDermott After Shot
At Berth in Outfield
By BURTON HAWKINS
Star Staff Correspondent
BOSTON, Aug. 12.—Maury
McDermott, of little Value to the
Senators this season with a
chronic elbow ailment, is will
ing to give up pitching and at
tempt to play the outfield or
first base, he said today.
“I’d like to give it a try before
I get too old,” said Maury, who
will be 27 August 29. “I’ve fooled
around first base in practice'
■ quite a bit, but I think I’d stand
: a better chance in the outfield. :
■ I’ve played there on bamstorm
-1 ing trips as a semi-pro.
“What I’d like to do is play
. ball this winter as an outfielder.
| in the Cuban League,” McDer
mott continued. “I could find
. out for myself if I’m capable of
t making the switch. I know I
■ can cover the ground and throw,
but I don’t know about the
( hitting.
Wants to Try
“I've done pretty well as a
hitter.” McDermott said, “but it
might be different if I was play
ing every day. I don’t know how
it would go. Maybe I couldn't
make it or maybe, looking at
pitching every day, I’d be a bet
' ter hitter. I’d like to take a
stab at it and learn."
Paul Richards, general man
| ager of the Baltimore Orioles,
’ has rated McDermott a potential
, .350 hitter. “I understand he
wanted to get me and convert
. me into an outfielder,” Maury
said, “and I think the White Sox
! had the same idea.”
t Manager Chuck Dressen of the
i Senators expressed no enthusl
. asm over the idea of McDermott
• becoming an outfielder or first
r baseman, “i think Maury will be
1 of more value to us as a pitcher
if his arm comes around,” Dres
/ sen said.
r There is little in McDermott’s
i .215 hitting to indicate he’d be
) a sensation as a slugger, but two
) years ago he batted .301 with
the Red Sox. There’s a possi
r bility he’d develop as a hitter
t with regular work, and the idea
j obviously intrigues the wavy
; haired lefthander.
1 Mickey Vernon, Washington
first baseman, will be 38 years
t old before next season. Julio
i Becquer, regarded as his replace
ment, isn’t hitting Pacific Coast
League pitching at a great clip, i
r McDermott has displayed finesse
> around first base in practice i
i and conceivably could be used ,
■ there. 1
Spec Shea, a barnstorming ]
• buddy of Maury’s, claims Mc-
Dermott could be one of the bet- j
! ter outfielders in the game. “He -
i can do it all,” Spec said. “I think '
I he’d be a standout and he’s
■ eager to take a crack at it.” j
M Arm Feeling Better j
McDermott, who has a 6-8 i
record, has pitched only 38 in
, nings for the Senators in nine 1
. weeks. His elbow still is bother- I
ling him and if he sees action i
j;against the Red Sox in the four- (
I I game series starting tonight it '
[ probably will be in a relief role. I
j“My arm is feeling better,”
J Maury said, “and I guess as soon
las somebody sees me throw a <
couple of hard warmup pitches 1
this idea of my trying to be an
t outfielder will be down the drain,
t I’d sure like to give it a try i
. though.”
7 Although Boston pennant
t hopes got a Jolt when the club 1
t dropped two of three games to 1
- the Yankees in New York, the 1
i Red Sox are hoping to recoup 1
at the Senators’ expense. They’ll
. play a single game tomorrow and
a double-header Sunday. To
il night’s game and tomorrow's
s will be telecast to Washington
t on station WTTG.
/ Bob Porterfield, trying for a
t 10th win, will oppose Tom
Brewer tonight. Dressen plans,
» to use Shea tomorrow and Ted
I Abernathy and Camilo Pascual
t or Pedro Ramos Sunday.
S 1
l PROBABLE PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York it Baltimore (night)—
S Weieler «0-2 > v«. Lopet (5-8).
» Chicago at Detrlot night)—Truck*
(10-6) v*. Oromek (11-6).
3 Cleveland at Kansas City (2, twt
v| night)—Lemon 12-7) and Houtteman
i (8-5) v*. Portocarrero (3-5) and Dltmar
-1(7-9).
r Washington at Boston (night)—Porter.
1 field |9-14) vs. Brewer (8-9).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
~; Milwaukee at Chicago—Crone (6-6)
i va. Rush (8-8).
1 Cincinnati at St. Louis (night)—Nux
jhal) 112-8) vs. Arroyo (11-6).
8 Philadelphia at Brooklyn (night)—
0 Postponed, rain.
Pittsburgh at New York (night)—|
* Postponed, rain.
C
Yank Wins Hurt
Red Sox as Time
Starts to Run Out
By the Associated Press
The American League race
had its old look today with
Cleveland, Chicago and New
York battling for the pennant.
Boston and Detroit, who save it
a nice try, have slipped into the
background, and time is run
ning out.
And if A1 Lopez and Casey
Stengel finally have things go-
Ted Williams Embarrassed by “Cheap”
2,000th Hit. Pnae C-3
ing for them again, as it ap
pears. Chicago may not be long
a top contender.
The Indians held their two
point spread by whipping De
troit, 3-1, yesterday. Second
place Chicago pounded Kansas
City, 14-1, and third-place New
York, another three points be
hind, disposed of Boston, 5-3.
By dropping two games of tht
three-game set at Yankee Sta
dium, 2-1, the Red Sox tum
bled three games behind. The
Tigers, beaten in three games
at Cleveland, skidded eight
games back.
Here’s how the leaders stand:
Won Lost Pet. G-B.
Cleveland _ 67 45 .598
Chicago ... 65 44 .596 V»
New York- 67 46 .593 %
Boston 64 48 .571 3
It was the method of opera
tion that held the secret for ths
Indians and Yankees.
Evers Gets Three-Run Homer
Manager Lopez, who got a
pinch single from Hoot Evers
when he replaced the Injured
Larry Doby Wednesday night,
started him against the Tigers
yesterday and the ex-Detroit
outfielder smacked a three-run
homer off Billy Hoes in th*
sixth inning. That made it the
second straight come-from-be
hind morale booster for the In
' dians. who fall into depressive
moods easily.
What’s more. Hoot’s shot gave
> Cleveland four home runs in
two games, after managing just
I two in the preceding nine con
' tests.
Early Wynn won his 14th of
the season, though touched for
three straight singles by Harvey
* Kuenn, Bill Tuttle and A1 Kaline
. that meant a run In the third. It
was the 35-year-old righthand
er’s 198th major league success.
1 Continued on Page C-3, Col. 4