Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-03-05 | Page 26 | Giant Bosses Jubilant over Gird Prospects

40 11 r C t I i v It t S.- S. S John Mazuran Gemmell club center goes goe In for a up set-up in Thursdays Thursday's A A. A U A-U U round first game with the Fort Douglas Reception Cen Cen- ter Gemmell club won on by a score of 61 to 34 as Mazuran l nicked the hoop for 17 points Gemmell plays plas Ecker in the semifinal round J S S I Ix kc t 5 t S F Giant Bosses Jubilant Over Grid Prospects By ORLO ROBERTSON NEW YORK March 5 The UP-The P The baseball season season hasn't even started but Jack Mara and Steve Owen are almost jubilant these days over the prospects of their New York football Giants Six weeks ago stout ago stout Steve even sure the National Football league eague should operate next fall because of the apparent lack of playing talent necessary to hold holdup holdup holdup up the circuits circuit's high standard of play The actual status of the prospective Giant lineup hasn't since since changed for the better in fact Owen doesn't know of more than a half dozen of last years year's men who might be available but nevertheless Steve and President Jack are happy You should seethe letters we weare weare weare are receiving said President Jack Ive lve never seen such a response from boys that want to play pro ball bali ball put in Coach Steve We must have more than and they're coming in every day Publicity Director Bill Abbott tuned in in It n all happened like this this' After last falls fall's play-off play game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Washing Washing- ton Redskins Commissioner Elmer Layden turned over the names of 1000 college seniors to the various league members Each club was was' given permission to write to all of them in order to have as much information as possible when the circuit holds its postponed draft in April We wrote to every everyone one of r C- C f t w 5 4 5 5 5 t tI tI I I II I I I them said Mara 1 Usually the college seniors have waited until May to get interested but not this year year We heard from all types types types- seniors waiting to DC oe called into the service and those who have been deferred At the April meeting in Chicago the Giants will recommend the lowering of the present 33 player 33 player limit to 25 Steve pointed out that several teams finished last season with less than 33 and Inthe in inthe inthe the early days of the league clubs operated with as few as 20 men and played on successive days Owen has a plan for the Giants to work in near near-by defense industries industries industries indus indus- tries practicing at nights or whenever whenever whenever when when- ever the men are not at work and play o on week ends It worked for such a fine in independent independent independent in- in dependent club as Paterson N N. J J. last fall I dont don't see why we can cant can't cantI t I do de it in the majors