The Washington times., 1937-10-30
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Clark Replaces
Stars With
Veterans
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Greater New York.
Some $4,000 will watch the Chi
cago Bears and New York Giants
in action on the gridiron within
the confines of the Polo Grounds.
Some 10000 more will look on
while our Washington Redskins
and the Brooklyn Dodgers do
battle inside Ebbetts Field. Brook
lyn. -
The Bears-G Giants game is the
Standout program Of the day, of
course. The Bears are undefeated
to date. Only the Redskins have
defeated the Giants.
If the Bears succeed in winning
over the Giants and the Redskins
scalp the Dodgers, then by night
fall tomorrow night Washington
will hold undisputed possession of
first place in the Eastern division
of the National Football League.
Potsy Clark, who is the coach
Of the Dodgers, has a revamped
lineup for the Brooklyn.W flashing
ton game. His latest Shakeup
witnessed the elimination Of sew
eral players who were rated stars.
Potsy felt they were not up to
snuff, however, and away they
went.
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He knew Brooklyn's line re-
quired strengthening and he pur-
chased Schammel from the Green
Bay Packers. Schammel is a run
ing guard. and good one. He's
a veteran player. Potsy recalled
"Shipwreck" Kelly, the University
Of Kentucky star of some years
back, to give his backfio'1 a bit
more balance, somethi, the
Brooklyn backfield has lacked in
every game this season.
Just how well the revamped
Brooklyn team will play remains
to be seen. However, the new
Dodger array probably will play
much better than the combination
Potsy has just broken up
AS for the Redskins, they ap-
pear to have gotten all the bad
football out of their systems and
they should click against Brook
lyn.
BEARS FAVORED
The Bears are slight favorites
to win over the Giants. Washing
ton, perhaps rather oddly, is
only slight favorites to win over
Brooklyn. Maybe this latter con-
dition will change by game time
tomorrow. but today. on Broad.
way, according to a report re-
ceived this morning, washington
was quoted at only 5 to 3. when
by all rights the Redskins should
be at least 2-to-1 shots to defeat
Potsy'S team.
Sammy Baugh will be the mag
net tomorrow to bring most OF the
10000 expected to see the Brook
lyn.WaShington game. Gotham
ties love the forward pass, and, Tor
one reason or another, the man
who throws the ball especially at
tracts their attention. "Slingin'
Sam was sent up to New York the
other day to help the ballyhoo for
the game.
WINS N. Y. PRESS
The Texan aided nightly. won
the press of New York and
also won all sorts of good publicity
for tomorrow's Washington-B Brook
lyn game.
Throughout this past week.
Brooklyn has concentrated on the
forward pass, holding to the theory
that the Redskins are weak de-
Tending against the overhead
game. Clark points out that most
of the ground gained by the op-
position against Washington was
rolled up by use Of the forward
pass. Says PotSy:
"Of course, we have no such
finger as Baugh, but we do have
two or three players in our back
field who can really throw the
ball. We have the best pass re-
ceiver in the league, Barrett. for
mer Louisiana State University
end.
SCORED TOUCHDOWN
"You will recall that Barrett
scored a touchdown against the
Redskins after receiving a for
ward pass in the Brooklyn-Wash.
ington game played in Washing
ton. With us. it's a case Of
everything to gain and nothing
to lose, therefore, we'll play VEN
turesome football against Wash
ington.
washington, on the other
hand, has much to lose, and OF
course, much to gain. Certainly
Washington will not play the
wild and woolly sort of football
which we will play. The Red
skins will be forced to think
things over throughout the whole
game, while the Dodgers can just
go right out there and open up
from the first whistle.
It will not say that Brooklyn
will win. will say, however,
that we stand an even chance.
Our revamped lineup should help
us. Our attack may surprise the
Redskins"
POTTS TO RETURN
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 80.
RAMSAY Potts. University of North