1945-10-31 [P A-18]

~ * jjaailfifJfe y Little Interest in Tomorrow9 Draft ----—_____ Returning War Vets Free-Scoring Contest Punt Return Lose or Draw ! Bagarus, Win, Instead of Minors When Indians Ace, Third Redskin By LAWRENCE PERRY. jLikely Da Grosa Is Revolutionist as Grid Mentor Eyed by Majors Battle Old Liners To Set Loop Pace 31.—John Da Grosa, coach of I WORCESTER, Oct. (Ox) By the Associated Press. Mass., i About the only thing that ap- National Football League figures Cross football, is an avowed revolutionary. He is widely rec- Oct. 31. — Holy CHICAGO. Baseball I pears certain In the William and for the first four games today re- as such and enjoys his reputation. Some of his coaching ognized players of possible major league cal- Mary and Maryland Southern Con- vealed the Redskins have enough view his methods with derision. Some otherwise'intelligent colleagues iber and ference football game at College firsts to win a track meet. critics think he is nuts. carrying price tags rang- plain Parle Saturday Is that there will be Steve Bagarus, whose sparkling When I refer to Ox’s fellow coaches, I expect those whose elevens ing up to $7,500 will be practically | enough scoring to stir the fans. broken-field running against the have the Crusaders this season. They regard his unconventional a dime a dozen here tomorrow. played Both have made plenty of points Giants completely captivated New with So do I. procedure great respect. That will be when major league In their five games in which Wil- York fans, joined Sammy Baugh and You know. Ox may revolutionize standard theories and practices managers and owners meet for the 11am and Mary has won four while Frank Akins among the leaders by of football coaching. Watching him at work with his Holy Cross squad | % Maryland has three victories, a tie taking over the No. 1 spot on punt I shall not be at all surprised if he does. If not, it will be a annual player draft at the baseball here, and a defeat. returns. On 10 trips Buggsy has football and the who the game. It will be a office. There are | loss both to boys play commissioner’s, The Indians have scored 89 points accumulated 114 yards. His longest loss to the because among other important accomplishments, boys 5,434 of them listed from among the against 83 for the opposition and romp is a mere 23, but one of these Ox has made sessions painless and also, a pleasure, rather practice Nation’s minor leagues, all of them Maryland, has piled up 139 to its days he’s going all the way for six than a He has made the a rollicking, imaginative, drudgery. game eligible for the big league draft. foes’ 46. However, two games make points. enjoyable pastime. completely The majors, anticipating a burden the big difference. William and Frank Akins not only maintained The and the are an affectionate, free-speaking coaches squad of returning veterans of World War Mary suffered a 48-13 licking at his ground-gaining lead over Phila- brotherhood. He has—but before further into the achievements going II, and wondering what to do with the hands of Tennesse while Mary- delphia's Steven Van Buren, but of this lovable, original gridiron mentor let us view the practical STEVE BAGARUS. huge, a surplus of players, aren’t expected land rolled up a 60-6 score against added to it with 48 yards against the results. Two are The Crusaders have defeated Dart- outstanding. to be in a mood to pick up minor a weak Guilford eleven. —Star Staff Photo. Giants. The Rams held Van Buren mouth, Yale, Villanova, Brown and Colgate, the latter four by con- to league players in the draft this sea- Until it took that 30-6 Jolt from 22 yards, giving Akins a 82-yard scores. They have a clean slate. The other result, just as vincing son. Last year they took 21 players. N. C. State last Friday night, Wil- advantage. Field has sold out for the Villanova and Colgate practical: Fitton twice, The Philadelphia Athletics, Amer- liam and Mary was considered the Baugh's scintillating performance this has occurred since 1942. W. U. Will | games, the first time ican League tailenders, will have main threat to Duke for conference G. Resume of 19 completions in 23 attempts Cross never scrimmages between games. Painless practice: Holy first choice in this year's draft. The honors. Now both the Indiana and sent him far ahead of his passing before th*e season there were nine scrimmages. Last September, opened, Philadelphia Phillies, who finished Maryland still have a crack at the rivals. Sam’s record shows 61 passes Since then there has been none. at last in the National League, will be crown. William and Mary, after Sports Practical completed out of 88, for a total of second. The Athletics can choose Maryland, has North Carolina and 781 yards. or in Practice No Blocking Tackling any player among the 5,434 minor Richmond on its list while the Old It is noteworthy, however, that "In those scrimmages,” says Da Grosa, "we coaches wanted to laemispc tVtaxr wnch Liners have V. M. I. for Homecom- Time, Marvin Says Baugh’s overall total exceeds Sid find out what sort of men we had—what stuff was in them. When ing Day on November 10 and South Luckman's by a scant 55 yards, al- Cubs Get Last Choice. in- workouts were finished we knew what we had in Cardlina left. George Washington University though the Chicago Bear ace has these preliminary Then, after the Phillies make a hand.” Thus it is for tends to resume intercollegiate connected only on 53 of his 100 , pick—if they do—the seventh-place possible William and *; have learned the of their various to as soon as Dr. 1; throws. Since then the players theory American League team is next, and Mary, 2-1, finish 6-1 In the loop sports practical, Cloyd as set on blackboard and then out on the field against while Meanwhile, Don Hutson—who offenses down the seventh-place National League Maryland, 1-1, could gain a Heck Marvin said today, but will a team which has assumed defensive positions. No 4-1 record. holds the “most times retired" rec- second requisite team will follow, with the selections Duke, 2-0, has only not jeopardize its membership in run to their boosted his total to •"blocking no tackling. The players merely assignments, in that order until final- conference games left with N. C. ord, point 75 continuing the Southern Conference by at- lor brush lightly against opponents. They love it and when at game State and North Carolina and looks the season by tallying 21 against ly reaching the Chicago Cubs. The an ill-advised to their tempting temporary the Cardinals. It is almost a fore- time opportunity comes to hit with all power they leap Cubs, National League champs this superior to both of them. So Sat- tasks with enthusiasm. battle program. The school has been out gone conclusion that the Packer pent-up year, get last choice, following the urday’s really looms as a in Itew Da Grosa chance end, who shatters a record almost At a recent luncheon of football writers York, Detroit Tigers, American League to stay in the race for run- of sports three years. set forth his of no week He was well ner-up every time he steps on the field, will plan day scrimmaging. pretty and world titlists. honors. A campus vote to determine razzed the columnists. Here s the win scoring honors. Hutson also by Few teams are expected to draft record of the two whether students favored a sports "That beat Yale,” said Ox. "Before that game, in the teams to date: boosted his pass-snagging lead to 29 razzing players since so many men are ex- revival, beginning with basket ball, I the critics in New York say —for a total of 29 and 633 yards. dressing room, said, ‘boys, newspaper pected back from the war before resulted in a vote of 1,270 for such we are all nuts about no Am I or wrong? Do 42 e Bagarus shares runnerup honors scrimmaging. right ~ spring training opens. Ag~£*t*»b» * 21—RichmondSo-S®"/’ o a move and 12 against it. Some There came a 'we don’t!’ READY TO FIRE—Tom Korczowski. William and back in this with Cleveland's you need to go back to scrimmaging?’ roar, Mary students are at the department The St. Louis Cardinals have a 7,000 registered Jim ‘All right,’ I yelled back, ‘go out and prove it.’ They did.” whose passing and running are sure to bother Maryland in the C. State. 20 Benton, each snaring 17, but backlog of 495 players, counting llZwct vi: 13 university for the current term. Another innovation: Ox has given the boys 20 stock-play patterns. game at College Park Saturday. At 165 pounds, he’ll be the the big Ram end has a total of 317 those on their service roster, in affil- 48 Dr. Marvin said he expected to Each of these have variations and so well have the basic plays been smallest Indian in the starting lineup, but he’s fast and heady ®*_*a 129_ yards to Steve’s 269 and three touch- iated minor league teams, and some confer with Max Farrington, grad- downs to Steve’s learned that the team slips easily into the variations. The Crusaders and above "he can throw.

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