yesterday, veteran tackle Len Szafaryn reporting and rookie fullback Ed McCluskey of Arizona departing. Szafaryn, regular offensive left tackle, was the last of the veterans to report. He had received permission to arrive late. McCluskey, originally signed as a free agent, asked to be dropped from the squad after yesterday's workout. Blackbourn had planned to use him at Janesville. McCluskey and Burnett were teammates at Arizona last year. A scrimmage was on tap for today, after which Blackbourn will break the squad into two units for the opening intra-squad battle. Blackbourn said today he expects no additional personnel losses. Held out of action due to a leg injury was Curtis Lynch, the 237-pound tackle from Alabama. Lynch had sparkled in the earlier practices...BRIEFS: Biggest man in camp is George Cummins, the Tulane tackle who carries 280 pounds. George O'Brien is well aware of Cummins' size. In a bit of horseplay the other day, Cummins stepped on O'Brien's toe and George limped around for a spell. Trainer Bud Jorgenson was happy to find no damage to O'Brien's big toe....Veteran center Jim Ringo virtually grew up with the Packers. When Jim reported to the Packers at the tender age of 21 in '53, he carried only 215 pounds. Now, he carries 230 to 235 comfortably - still at a tender age, 24. Ringo just plain grew bigger...Breezy Reid, the Packers' gnarled veteran, has been tabbed, with a smile, of course, as "old and brittle" by his teammates. The expression came from a downtown barber, who had been running over fit of a customer. "I'm only 28," Reid explained for the benefit of his player friends. As to being brittle, the barber really shaved the wrong guy. Reid is about the toughest hombre in the league.

SZAFARN ARRIVES, ROOKIE LEAVES IN PACKERS' CAMP

AUG 2 (Stevens Point) - Another scrimmage, the first since the veterans arrived and probably the last heavy workout before this weekend's intrasquad game, was on the agenda for the Green Bay Packers this morning. The Packers, nearing the end of their second week of training here, will stage their first intrasquad battle on Saturday at Janesville. Mostly rookies, unless some veterans are needed, will play at Janesville while the entire squad will get a thorough test in the Menasha scrimmage a week later (August 11). Coach Liz Blackbourn had his 56 charges running around in shorts Wednesday afternoon in a light drill preceding the scrimmage today. Included in the practice was a session on punt return assignments. There was one arrive and one departure in camp on Thursday. Len Szafarn, veteran tackle given permission to report beyond last weekend's arrival time for 1955 squad members, participated in his first practice on Wednesday morning. Leaving the Packers was Ed McClusky, former Arizona player. He asked to be released and was placed on waivers. He had been used chiefly as a linebacker. Still sidelined for a second day was Curtis Lynch, the Alabama tackle who has been looking good. He has a knee ailment. All the other players participated in the workout. The Packers will leave Stevens Point for Janesville around noon on Saturday. They'll return on Sunday after spending the night in Janesville after the game. The trip will be made by bus.

TACKLE LUCKY GETS TEST AS GUARD IN PACKER SQUAD TILT

AUG 3 (Stevens Point-Green Bay Press-Gazette) - At least one veteran will feel like a rookie in Saturday night's intra-squad game at Janesville. The contest is designated chiefly as a final examination for a good share of the rookies, but for Bill Lucky, the 250-pound Texan tackle, the engagement will be a test in a new position. Lucky has been shifted to offensive guard by Coach Liz Blackbourn for two reasons: (1) To test Lucky's ability as a guard and (2) to give the Greens more depth at the position. One of the Packer needs has been larger guards and Lucky may be an answer if, of course, he can move his 250 pounds fast enough. He's one of the faster tackles in camp, and outweighs the next heaviest guard, Jack Spinks, by 10 pounds. Lucky will work with newcomer guards Gene Donaldson, the former Cleveland Brown, and rookies George O'Brien and Tomie Ward, the last two of whom will also perform as linebackers. The makeup of two squads, Greens and Golds, was announced today by Blackbourn. Assistant coaches Lou Rymkus and Abe Stuber will handle the Golds and Ray McLean and Earl Klapstein will coach the Greens. Blackbourn will observe the action from the stands. Veteran quarterback Tobin Rote and rookie Bart Starr will signal the Greens, with Starr working most of the game. Rote likely will only make a token appearance. Quarterbacking the Golds will be veteran Paul Held and rookie Lynn Beightol. The squads are well balanced with an eye toward giving the newcomers the stiffest competition without coming out with a lopsided game. An example of what could happen was shown in Thursday's scrimmage when Blackbourn installed his veteran defensive line, John Martinkovic and Nate Borden at ends, Jerry Helluin and Dave Hanner at tackles and Bill Forester at middle guard, against a mixture of veterans and rookies. The mixture got nowhere in particular. But there was some scoring once the veteran wall was removed, with Bobby Maddox and Dick Gregory sharing the honors for the newcomers. Maddox plunged three yards for one touchdown. Starr plunged one yard for another after pitching 20-yard passes to Maddox and Knafelc. Gregory went 40 yards off tackle for a third touchdown and Held and Billy Howton worked a 70-yard scoring aerial. Rote, gradually getting over a sore arm, was held out of the scrimmage but most of the other veteran toiled at least a few minutes. For a sidelight, giant Emery Barnes, the 240-pound defensive end, stood ready to square off with veteran offensive tackle Tom Dahms after some sharp clashes. Barnes also almost tangled with tackle Bill Milburn after some hot scrimmage. Blackbourn figured the scrimmage was successful "other than the time the one team couldn't move against the veterans." Out of action with injuries were tackle Curtis Lynch and halfback Gordon Horn. Lynch will miss the Janesville game...Fred Cone, the Packers' kicking specialist and No. 2 fullback last year, drove up to camp yesterday with George Bertrand, watched the afternoon session and then talked with Blackbourn. Cone seems intent on making his retirement stick. He's up in Green Bay on a two-week vacation, visiting his wife's folks. Cone recently signed as an assistant high school football coach in Mobile, Ala. Cone's kicking is presently being handled by rookie Bob Laughery and Jim Capuzzi, holdover from '55. Cone admitted, "I've got the itch," but quickly added that "I've got plans pretty well set down in Mobile."

ROOKIE BACKS ARE PACKER EYECATCHERS

AUG 3 (Stevens Point) - Rookie backs Bobby Maddox of Texas Trinity College and Dick Gregory of Minnesota vied for attention Thursday in the last heavy workout before the Green Bay Packers' annual intrasquad game. The hard-running Maddox scored one of the four touchdowns on a three yard plunge. Gregory slashed 40 yards off tackle for another goal. The other touchdowns were made by Bart Starr, rookie quarterback from Alabama, and veteran end Billy Howton, who drilled with the yearling quarterbacks. Starr and veteran quarterback Tobin Rote will call the plays for the Green squad in Saturday night's intrasquad game at Janesville. Rookie Lynn Beightol of Maryland and veteran Paul Held will play quarterback for the Golds. Lisle Blackbourn, head coach, named assistants Lou Rymkus and Abe Stuber to coach the Golds and told Scooter McLean and Earl Klapstein to direct the Greens.

PLAYERS PLAY INTRA-SQUAD GAME TONIGHT

AUG 4 (Janesville) - A promising crop of football rookies will get their first real test tonight when the Green Bay Packers go on exhibition in the first intrasquad game of the season at Monterey Stadium. Coach Lisle Blackbourn, who will watch from the sidelines, said the game should "weed out the boys" from the 55-man squad. The Gold team will be quarterbacked by veteran Paul Held and newcomer Lynn Beightol of Maryland and will be coached by Lou Rymkus and Abe Stuber, aides to Blackbourn. Others in the starting backfield include Dick Gregory of Minnesota and Bob Maddox of Trinity - two of the fastest rookies in the camp - and fullback Gordon Duvall, on Southern California's team last year. Tobin Rote, veteran of the NFL, and rookie Bart Starr of Alabama will share the quarterback duties for the Green squad with Scooter McLean and Earl Klapstein handling the coaching chores. Veterans Joe Johnson and Ralph Goldston will start at halfback, with rookie Bob Laughery of Maryland at full. The Packers Friday lost newcomer tackle Curt Lynch for the season because X-rays revealed he needed surgery to correct an old knee injury.

KICKER LAUGHERY QUITS; CONE STILL CONSIDERING; GREENS WIN 10 TO 6

AUG 6 (Stevens Point-Green Bay Press-Gazette) - The Packers came out of Saturday night's intra-squad game at Janesville minus a long-distance placekicker and plus a flock of promising backs, including quarterback Bart Starr, and ends. The placekicking phase developed today when Bob Laughery, who has been tabbed as Fred Cone's successor, called it quits along with four other players - tackle Bill Milburn of Texas, center Joe Suminski of Purdue, linebacker Tomie Ward of Texas and halfback Gordon Horn of Virginia Union. The departure of Laughery, who kicked a 25-yard field goal at Janesville, leaves Jim Capuzzi as the only field goal kicker at the training site here. But Cone is only a short 90-mile ride away - in Green Bay, where he's visiting his in-laws, and reportedly is seriously considering a return to the fold. Cone had announced his retirement last winter. Cone, who led the league in field goals last year with 16 out of 24 attempts, is deciding between returning to pro football and his prep coaching job in Mobile. Loss of Laughery also throws the No. 2 fullback job behind Howie Ferguson wide open. The only new fullback in camp is Gordon Duvall, although several of the veteran halfbacks are "wise" to the position. Coach Liz Blackbourn, referring to fullback, said today that he plans to shift hard-hitting Bill Roberts of Dartmouth from defense to offense - presumably fullback. Roberts has been working on defense in preparation for the squad game. Cone, if he returns, would be the top candidate for the No. 2 fullback spot. Blackbourn wasn't unhappy with the Janesville affair. "Considering the heat, it was a good showing," he pointed out, adding, "the hear really cut down on the blocking. It removed a lot of energy in a hurry." The game was played in 88-degree temperatures - plus high humidity. It was the hottest weather the Packers had experienced thus far this training season. A crowd of neatly 4,000 witnessed the charity game. As is generally the case, the defense was a good country mile ahead of the offense, resulting in the low score: Greens 10, Golds 6. Assistant coaches Ray McLean and Earl Klapstein handled the Greens and Abe Stuber and Lou Rymkus the Golds. Blackbourn watched from the stands. Starr went the distance for the Greens and Paul Held and Lynn Beightol shared the Golds' quarterbacking. Starr, a cool performer, completed 12 out of 22 attempts for 181 yards, including a 47-yard game-winning touchdown throw to Al Romine on the last play of the game. Held and Beightol completed five out of 10 between 'em for 100 yards. Starr's showing

FRED CONE'S SIGNING GIVES PACK NEW HOPE

AUG 7 (Stevens Point-Green Bay Press-Gazette) – There was joy in the Packers’ training camp today. Plus new hope for the forthcoming NFL campaign! Why? Fred Cone is no longer a former Packer. The combination kicking specialist and fullback has signed a 1956 Packer contract, Coach Liz Blackbourn announced Monday night. Cone’s signing relieves a lot of anxiety on the part of the coaching staff – not to mention the players who feel the team now has a “good chance” in the championship drive. Cone isn’t considered a holdout. He announced his retirement shortly after the 1955 season and then accepted a position as an assistant high school football coach in Mobile, Ala. Fred and his wife had already established residence there and had been vacationing in Green Bay last week to visit his in-laws. Freddy visited camp last Thursday and talked with Blackbourn after the afternoon drill. They got together again Sunday. Cone will report later this week. He left for Mobile yesterday to close out his affairs there. Cone will be defending his National league field goal championship this fall. He led the league with 16 three-pointers in 24 attempts – plus 30 extra points, the last of which he ran over. His field goaling was a key factor last year. He booted a clutcher in the last 40 seconds to beat Los Angeles in Milwaukee and added two in the 20-17 victory over Detroit. Cone’s signing was announced in a matter of an hour after Bob Laughery, the fullback from Maryland who was to become Cone’s kicking and fullback successor, decided to call it quits. Laughery booted a 25-yard field goal in the intra-squad game in Janesville Saturday night but missed two others. He had been inconsistent in drills…STARTING SIXTH SEASON: Joining Cone in the field goal department will be Jim Capuzzi, who has shown considerable accuracy from short distance. Fred also steps into the No. 2 fullback slot behind Howie Ferguson. Cone, the former Clemson star, will be starting his sixth season with the Packers. He turned 30 last June 21. Cone never kicked field goals or extra points until he turned pro and received his early training from Ted Fritsch, earlier Packer kicker. Oddly enough, Cone did the punting at Clemson, averaging 38 yards as a senior, but never punted as a pro…The Packers worked out kinks from the Janesville squad game with a double workout Monday. Long pass patterns were featured in the non-contact drills. Scrimmage was on tap for today – one of two rough sessions scheduled for this week. The heavy action is designed to give the newcomers additional tests as well as work the veterans into condition. And speaking about condition, the Packers crossed the first game hurdle in good physical shape. Trainer Bud Jorgenson reported nothing serious and all 50 hands were on deck Monday…SAME KIND OF LUCK: Blackbourn is hoping the Packers have the same kind of luck for the intrasquad game in Menasha Saturday night. The Menasha battle will be a bit more advanced than the Janesville showing. The players will have their plays more organized and the veterans all will see plenty of action. The contest will be the last chance for a number of promising rookies. There are 50 players in camp and 28 of them are newcomers. In addition, the Bays have five boys in the College All Star camp – Jack Losch, Cecil Morris, Buddy Burris, Forrest Gregg and Bob Skoronski. The five All Stars will come up to Menasha Saturday night but aren’t expected to see action. They’ll get their first test with the Packers against the Philadelphia Eagles in Milwaukee Aug. 18.

FRED CONE WILL RETURN TO PACKERS

AUG 7 (Stevens Point) - Fred Cone, who led the NFL in field goals last year, ended nine days of retirement Monday and signed a 1956 contract with the Green Bay Packers. Cone, vacationing in Green Bay when he signed the contract, said he will return to Mobile, Ala., to sell his house and settle his affairs before reporting to the Packer summer training camp. Cone announced at the end of last season that he would retire from professional football "because of the uncertainty of sweating out the ax each year". A Packer official reported that Cone, 29, showed up at training camp and said he had gotten "the old fever". Last year Cone was the Packers' leading scorer with 78 points. He made 30 extra point attempts and kicked 16 out of 24 field goal tries. Cone had taken an assistant coaching job at a small Alabama military school before deciding to return to professional football.

FERGIE BLASTS 30 YARDS IN SCRIMMAGE; BACK IN FORM!

AUG 8 (Stevens Point-Green Bay Press-Gazette) – Howie Ferguson found a hole at left guard and blasted 30 yards before four or five defenders lugged him down during a rough 60-minute scrimmage here Tuesday afternoon. Thus, the big fullback – rated by his mates as the best in the league – officially got his feet wet for the first time this season, and it was obvious to one and all that the no-college cruncher was aiming for another big season. Fergie’s best previous campaign was 1955 when he reeled off 857 yards in 192 trips for an average of 4.5 per carry and finished second in ground gaining only to Alan Ameche of Baltimore. The scrimmage was a baptism for all of the veterans except halfback Al Carmichael, who is sporting an injury, and tackle Dave Hanner. Quarterback Tobin Rote, launching his seventh Packer season, got the feel of the Bays’ No. 1 defensive team. He carried around end on a keeper for about 12 yards and, like Ferguson, seemed to enjoy the first crash, about six guys scratching Rote along the white sidelines. Rote, alternating with Paul Held, Bart Starr and Lynn Beightol behind two offensive units, hit Dick Gregory for 10 yards, Bill Roberts for 15 and Gregory for 35 in one of three touchdowns drives. The other touchdowns were scored by Bob Maddox, who took a 20-yard throw from Starr, and Joe Johnson, who ran eight yards around end. Held tried and missed a 22-yard field goal. A number of rookies had considerable fun. George Schussler, the 250-pound tackle from Carroll and Peshtigo, played all of the defensive right tackle in place of Hanner and recovered two fumbles – both by Breezy Reid. Roberts, the Ivy Leaguer from Dartmouth, who has two years of Army experience under his best, gained consistently from his right halfback position. He ripped off a 35-yard run from scrimmage, added several smaller gains and caught a few passes. Hank Gremminger, the end-defensive back drafted to replace Doyle Nix, made another step toward that goal by playing his position well with the first defensive unit. He worked at cornerbacker with Billy Bookout. Held set up Johnson’s touchdown with three straight completions – to Roberts for eight, Gary Knafelc for 42 and Dick Deschaine for 12. Starr, besides hitting Maddox for a touch, hit Billy Howton nicely for a 25-yard advance. The Bays had quite a rarity on the defensive unit – two strange linebackers, Jim Capuzzi and Jack Patterson, who normally played defensive halfback. Coach Liz Blackbourn explained that “we’re short of linebackers.” The two veteran LB’ers, Roger Zatkoff and Deral Teteak, played with the No. 1 unit. Lowell Herbert, also a linebacker, couldn’t be used because he did all of the centering. Russ Dennis, the tough Maryland end, went the route playing on defense and offense at end. On one offensive team, Dennis and Howton were at ends; Len Szafaryn and Tom Dahms at tackle; Joe Skibinski and Jack Spinks at guards, Herbert at center, Ferguson at fullback, Maddox and Reid at halfbacks and Starr or Rote at quarterback. This group played against a defensive unit composed mostly of John Martinkovic and Nate Borden at ends, Jerry Helluin and Schussler at tackles, Bill Forester at middle guard, Teteak and Zatkoff at linebackers, Gremminger and Bookout at cornerbackers and Bobby Dillon and Val Joe Walker at the safety spots. On the other offensive team were Deschaine and Knafelc at ends, Gene Knutson and Bill Lucky at tackles, Buddy Brown and Gene Donaldson at guards, Herbert at center, Held or Beightol at quarterback, Gordon Duvall at fullback and Johnson, Roberts and Gregory at halfback, with Johnson and Gregory alternating…JIM CARMICHAEL RETURNED: The other defensive unit had Emery Barnes and Dennis at ends, Don King and George Cummins at tackle, George O’Brien at middle guard, Patterson and Capuzzi at middle guard, Glenn Young and Max Burnett at cornerbackers and Al Romine and Ralph Goldston at safety. During the rugged scrimmage, Blackbourn worked with aides Ray McLean and Lou Rymkus on offense; Abe Stuber and Earl Klapstein handled the defense; Jack Vainisi did the officiating; Dad Braisher was official scorer, jotting down each play; and trainer Bud Jorgenson kept his fingers crossed against injuries. Fortunately, there were no serious hurts. The action likely will be the last before the intra-squad game in Menasha Saturday night. The contest will be a full scale affair, with a flock of key rookies trying to beat out the veterans. In a bit of paperwork yesterday, Blackbourn returned Jim Carmichael to the Los Angeles Rams. Jim, brother of Packer veteran Al, had been here on a conditional draft choice trade with the Rams. Jim later was placed on waivers by the Rams. The coaches spent the in-between practice hours Tuesday viewing the films of the Janesville intra-squad game. The picture was then shown at last night’s squad meeting.

PACKERS SEND CARMICHAEL BACK TO RAMS

AUG 8 (Stevens Point) - Jim Carmichael, the rookie end the Green Bay Packers obtained from the Los Angeles Rams for an undisclosed draft choice, was returned to the Rams Tuesday. The Rams then placed Carmichael on waivers. Coach Liz Blackbourn said Carmichael, the brother of Packer veteran Al Carmichael, was obtained on an "if he makes good basis". The Packers' roster, with Carmichael's departure, dropped to 49.

PACKERS PRACTICE THROUGH SHOWERS

AUG 9 (Stevens Point) - Jack Patterson, a defensive back from Houston University, left the Green Bay Packers training camp Wednesday and cut the roster to 48 men. Rain slowed practice sessions Wednesday morning. But after a skull session inside Coach Liz Blackbourn put the team into afternoon drills through four or five showers. Green Bay plays its second intrasquad game of the season at Menasha Saturday night.

PACKER VETERANS' SPIRITS HIGH; EYE '56 IMPROVEMENT

AUG 9 (Stevens Point-Green Bay Press-Gazette) – The Packers are presently closing out their third week of practice at Central State College here. Which makes it time for “how do they look” piece! The 1956 camp, to start with, is a rarity since the veterans are acting on the impetus of a 6-6 season, virtually a winning campaign. No Packer camp experienced anything similar since ’53 when the Bays entered training with a 6-6 mark under their belts. The campaign of ’53 didn’t turn out so hot – two wins, nine losses and one tie. Could that happen in ’56? We don’t think it could! One visit up here convinced us that the veterans – to a man – are sure they can improve on the ’55 record. In short, they figure the Bays will be in the thick of it right to the end. The spirit of the veterans is great, and the rookies are catching it. For obvious reasons, Coach Liz Blackbourn isn’t sticking out his neck on the ’56 season, but it’s a pleasure to note that the hard-laboring guy isn’t saddled with the many woes that beset the ’54 and ’55 camps when the rebuilding process was still on. This year, Liz and aides Ray McLean, Lou Rymkus, Abe Stuber, Earl Klapstein and Jack Vainisi have a sound nucleus to work with – plus the feeling of confidence that only a season of 6-6 or better can bring. The chief objective this season has been to find some players who could supply the Packers some depth – or power on the bench, so to speak. The Bays were short-handed in this department last year and a good example was the Detroit game Thanksgiving Day. Veteran center Jim Ringo was injured but there was no top-flight replacement. The result was a 40 percent decline in offensive coordination – not to mention a loss, one that ruined the Bays’ title hopes. Blackbourn already has faced two major problems – the loss of four men who showed definite possibilities of adding bench strength and the near-loss of kicking expert Fred Cone. Liz really labored to get Cone back in the fold – a flock of “sales” conferences and long-distance calls to Mobile where Fred had brought a home and signed as an assistant coach at a military school. Liz convinced Freddy that his pro career was far from being over and that his chances of succeeding in the coaching field might even be better with more pro experience…TRADE OR TWO: The four losses, halfback Don Barton, guard Bob Kennedy, center Jack Locklear and tackle Curtis Lynch, forced Blackbourn to start digging again for bench strength – and the final result could be a trade or two as the training season progresses. Barton, Kennedy and Locklear gave up pro football for no particularly good reason, and their departures were quite shocking. Barton was the fastest man in camp, Locklear stood a good chance of becoming the No. 2 center and Kennedy had the earmarks of a tough middle guard. Lynch was a real prize. The Bays’ 16th draft choice, Lynch showed enough to step into a starting offensive tackle position but a damaging knee injury left over from his days at Alabama forced him to quit. Lynch will undergo surgery at the University of Alabama and likely will be ready for ’57. Loss of Lynch means that tackle depth will have to come from All Stars Bob Skoronski, Cecil Morris and Forrest Gregg and campers Don King, George Schussler and George Cummins. There have been glowing reports about Skoronski out of the All Star camp and King, Schussler and Cummins are among the toughest battlers here…DESCHAINE IMPROVES: The only new faces among the guards in camp are George O’Brien and Gene Donaldson. Morris also may try his hand at guard when he reports next week. O’Brien has been on defense and Donaldson is fighting against Joe Skibinski, Buddy Brown and Jack Spinks. Lowell Herbert, a hard working newcomer, is the only fighter for the No. 2 center job behind Jim Ringo but Tom Bettis will be available for offensive instruction when he gets out of service soon. Blackbourn had hoped to pick up a third end somewhere along the line for ’56. Dick Deschaine, the punting specialist, has shown surprising improvement over a year ago and Russ Dennis, an offensive and defensive end, is one of the most willing workers in camp. The Packers may come up with considerable improvement in the offensive halfback department – especially with such standouts as Bill Roberts, Bob Maddox and Dick Gregory showing possibilities. Roberts could also be a fullback candidate where Blackbourn has Howie Ferguson and Cone returning. Still untested are halfbacks Jack Losch and Bob Burris. Quarterback depth is the best it’s been since Blackbourn took over in ’54. His ace, Tobin Rote, is eagerly awaiting ’56 action. Backing Tobin up now are Paul Held, a holdover from ’55, and Bart Starr and Lynn Beightol, promising rookies. Starr has been the surprise thus far…READY FOR MURDER: The defensive platoon is strictly veteran except for Hank Gremminger, a hard-tackling corner linebacker rookie who is presently flipping Doyle Nix’s shoes. Laboring hard to be break in are halfbacks Al Romine, Ralph Goldston, Jim Capuzzi, Max Burnett, Glenn Young and Dick Schnaible’ ends Emery Barnes and Dennis; tackles George Schussler and guard O’Brien. The various departments, offense and defense, may be changed in the next few weeks when there likely will be some shifting of personnel. In fact, there could be many switches, headaches and pleasant surprises but you can bet the Packers will be ready for murder when Bert Bell rings the bell Sept. 30…Jack Patterson, a defensive halfback from Houston University, left camp Wednesday, reducing the roster to 48. Patterson had worked as a linebacker in Tuesday’s scrimmage. With five players in the College All Star camp, the Packer roster now shows 53 names. With Patterson gone and the Stars not available for weekend play, the Packers will be going into the intra-squad game in Menasha Saturday shorthanded. Regardless, Blackbourn is looking for an all-out battle for positions. Blackbourn sent the Bays through more scrimmage this afternoon in an effort to condition the veterans for Saturday’s game. Before tonight’s squad meeting, the squad will be divided for the Menasha test and separate practices will be held Friday. Rain forced the Packers indoors Wednesday morning but outdoor workouts were held during five showers in the afternoon.

SEASON TICKETS BIG NOISE ON PACKER FRONT

AUG 9 (Green Bay) - Carl Mraz, Packer ticket director, today presented these three reminders: (1) The intra-squad game at Menasha Saturday night! (2) The Packer-New York Giant game here Aug. 25! (3) Season tickets! The Menasha battle offers a sneak preview of the Packers – the first chance for Bay and area fans to see the club. Tickets are available at the Packer ticket office, 349 S. Washington St. The Packer-Giant game will be the first at-home chance for Bay and area fans to see the Bays operate against league competition. It also will mark the home debut of the five Packers in the College All Star game – Jack Losch, Bob Burris, Cecil Morris, Bob Skoronski and Forrest Gregg. Giant game tickets are lower-priced at $3.50, $2.50 and $1.50. The big noise these days is on season tickets and for a good reason, Mraz explained. Fans purchasing season tickets now will get first crack at choice locations in the new stadium. Mraz announced the season tickets are available in all price ranges - $14.25, $10.50 and $7.20. More than 11,000 season tickets already have been sold “but we’ve got plenty left,” Mraz pointed out.

PABST TO SPONSOR PACKER TELECASTS

AUG 9 (Milwaukee) - Packer officials were in Milwaukee Monday night attending a reunion dinner for oldtime Packer stars at Blue Ribbon Hall. The affair was highlighted by announcement that the Pabst Brewing Co. will sponsor telecasts of 11 Packer league games along with four other pro contests on the Packer network of 11 stations. Only the finale against Los Angeles will not be shown. Verne Lewellen, Packer general manager, was among those attending. Bad weather kept Coach Liz Blackbourn from flying down from Stevens Point where the Packers are training.

BLACKBOURN LAUDS STARR

AUG 10 (Stevens Point) - Head Coach Lisle Blackbourn today called the Green Bay Packers' rookie quarterback Bart Starr "the surprise package of training camp". Blackbourn praised the University of Alabama ace for his line work in last Saturday's intrasquad game and commented that Starr showed "outstanding" possibilities as a professional football quarterback. "He'll stand in there and wait for his receiver to break into the open," Blackbourn observed.

PACKERS STAGE THREE 80-YARD TD DRIVES; STARR, TOE TO VIE

AUG 10 (Stevens Point-Green Bay Press-Gazette) – The Packers put on three 80-yard touchdown drives – one in six plays – during their second 90-minute scrimmage in three days at the training base here Thursday afternoon. After the workout, Coach Liz Blackbourn divided the team for the intra-squad game in Menasha Saturday night, naming assistants Ray McLean and Earl Klapstein as coaches of the Greens and Lou Rymkus and Abe Stuber in charge of the Golds. The squad tangle will close out the heaviest week of rough stuff thus far this season and the 48 available players have been divided evenly to make for a tight contest. Everybody will play but the five Packers participating in the College All Star game tonight. They’ll be in uniform but will watch the game from the sidelines along with Blackbourn. The camp scrimmage saw rookie quarterback Bart Starr engineer two touchdown drives. He scored one himself on a two-yard sneak and handed off to Breezy Reid for a short plunge for the other. Veteran Tobin Rote, gradually rounding into shape, led the other 80-yard touchdown push and scored the TD on a sneak. The offenses, always behind the defense at this stage of the game, showed up considerably better than they looked in the Tuesday scrimmage, although the veterans – a week behind the rookies in camp – had their difficulties. Howie Ferguson fumbled after plunging for four short gains; Rote threw a couple of high passes and also fumbled; Billy Howton dropped one; and many blocks were missed. Both Ferguson and Howton came out with minor injuries. Operating behind pretty much of a No. 1 line against a No. 2 defensive line and the No. 1 defensive backfield, Rote worked the first TD after four plays went awry. Bill Roberts, playing at right half with Breezy Reid and Ferguson, started the drive off with a 20-yard scamper around right end. Reid and Ferguson barely made 10 yards in four trips, a measurement being required. The drive stalled around the “enemy” 25 but, on fourth down, Rote threw to Howton for 15 yards. Rote went six on a keeper, Ferguson three and Rote walked over on a sneak. Starr came in to try his hand and led his team to a touchdown in 10 plays. The big gainers were Reid’s 15-yard run, Roberts’ runs of 10, 9 and 10 yards, Starr’s 17-yard pass to Russ Dennis, a six-yard sneak and Reid’s scoring plunge. Veteran Paul Held took over next and he had little luck. On the first play, his team recovered its own fumble and on the next Al Romine intercepted the first of two passes. After four more plays failed to work, Blackbourn called in Lynn Beightol and pointed: “Let’s see if we can’t move the ball that-a-way.” With Dick Gregory and Bob Maddox running and Beightol passing to Dick Deschaine for eight yards, Lynn’s team moved to two first downs before Deschaine had to punt. Blackbourn gave Beightol another start from his own 20 and the Maryland hurler threw a long pass to Knafelc, the play covering 46 yards. Gregory moved close to pay dirt with a 19-yard run but Romine intercepted Beightol’s next throw to end the “threat”. Starr got another crack and opened with a 35-yard pass to Knafelc, who lateraled to Johnson for an additional 15. Roberts and Reid punched out 11 yards in three tries, Starr threw to Johnson for 15 yards and on the sixth play Starr crashed for the touchdown. The starting offensive team had Rote, Reid, Ferguson and Roberts in the backfield, Dennis and Howton at ends, Szafaryn and Dahms at tackles, Skibinski and Brown at guards and Ringo at center. This unit, which also included Starr, worked against a defense composed of Barnes and Borden at ends, Schussler and King at tackles, Cummins at middle guard, Teteak and Duvall at linebacker, Young and Gremminger at corner backer and Dillon and Walker in the deep safety spots. The other offensive team had Held and Beightol at quarterbacks, Maddox and Gregory at halfbacks, Duvall at fullback; Knafelc and Deschaine at ends; Lucky and Knutson at tackle; Spinks and Donaldson at guard; and Herbert at center. The other defensive team had Martinkovic and Barnes at ends, Hanner and Helluin at tackles; Forester at middle guard; Zatkoff and O’Brien at linebacker; Burnett and Bookout at corner backers, and Romine and Goldston at safety…The Greens and Golds drilled as separate units today in preparation for Saturday night’s game. The Golds will be quarterbacked by Rote and Beightol, and Starr and Held will work for the Greens, thus sending the talented Starr against Rote. Rote will have Knafelc, Dennis, Johnson and Carmichael while Starr can pitch to Howton, Deschaine, Roberts and Reid – among others. The Bays’ deep defensive aces, Dillon and Walker, will play on opposite teams – as will Zatkoff and Teteak.

BAY MAKES DENT IN COLLEGE STAR GAME

AUG 10 (Chicago-Green Bay Press-Gazette) – Green Bay makes its annual dent in the College All Star football classic in sprawling Soldier’s Field here tonight. The muscle end of our town’s past in the 26th battle will be upheld by five players – in fact, five of the Packers’ first six draft choices – halfbacks Jack Losch of Miami and Bob Burris of Oklahoma, guard Cecil Morris of Oklahoma and tackles Bob Skoronski of Indiana and Forrest Gregg of Southern Methodist. The brain end, of course, rests with the coaching staff, which is headed by Curly Lambeau, founder and coach of the Packers for 30 years, and includes two all-time Packer stars – Tony Canadeo and Mike Michalske. If the All Stars can whip the powerful Cleveland (Beat The All Stars) Browns tonight, Green Bay can give itself a pat on the back. Our town had that pleasure a year ago when Lambeau and Canadeo (Michalske is in his first year on the staff) helped tip the Browns, 30-27. Losing to the Stars was quite a disgrace for the Browns a year ago and the Browns, from Coach Paul Brown, vow it won’t happen again. Which is why the Browns are two touchdown favorites tonight! Little is known where or how the Green Bay boys will fit into the All-Star picture. Earlier reports had Losch and Skoronski in key roles but in the past week the Chicago Tribune, sponsor of the game, has dropped the lid on publicity of an individual star nature. Skoronski was listed this morning on the starting offensive line – at right tackle. Losch is expected to start at a defensive halfback position. The Miami star is talented on both offense and defense and could see some offensive action. Lambeau has been extremely careful in speaking of individual players since he wishes to keep the Browns guessing as long as possible. Because the game is a one-shot affair, the Browns have no method of obtaining advance information – much less scouting. The Browns, on the other hand, are an open book – at least off 1955 public productions. The All-Stars turned back the Browns 30-27 last year. For this reason, the Browns figure to be tougher than usual. Coach Paul Browns reportedly has his team in midseason form so that he can avert the humiliation of a second straight loss. While the Cleveland camp makes no bones about being ready, such is not the case with the All-Stars. Lambeau and his staff have been evasive about their chances, claiming they need more time, more practice and a “lot of luck”. Lambeau could be playing possum. He made similar remarks before last year’s upset. One thing is in favor of the All-Stars and that’s the fact that quarterback Otto Graham will not be playing. Graham “retired” before last year’s classic and going through a mediocre exhibition season. Brown lured Graham out of retirement. Otto pitched the Browns to the title and, if Cleveland must have Graham to field a championship, the All-Stars have a chance of pulling an upset. Graham’s chores will be handled by George Ratterman, no world beater last year, and Babe Parilli. The All-Star starting backfield will have All America Earl Morrall of Michigan State at quarterback, All America Howard Cassady of Ohio State at left half, Southern Methodist’s Don McIlhenny at the other half and Don Schaefer of Notre Dame at full.

PACKERS PLAY SQUAD GAME

AUG 11 (Stevens Point) - Rookie Bart Starr and veterans Tobin Rote and Breezy Reid scored touchdowns Thursday as the Green Bay Packers held their last heavy workout before Saturday night's intrasquad game at Menasha. Coach Lisle Blackbourn said the Gold squad of his NFL team will be coached by aides Lou Rymkus and Abe Stuber and will be quarterbacked by Rote and rookie Lynn Beightol. Scooter McLean and Earl Klapstein will coach the Green squad which will have Starr and veteran Paul Held at quarterback.