The Washington times., 1937-10-08
Redskins Can Snatch Lead
By Beating Eagles Sunday
Baugh's Pass
Record Tops
Pro Loop
SEE LOCAL WIN
By HARRY COSTELLO


When Washington and Phila-
delphia clash in National Foot
bal! League game, in Griffith
Stadium, Sunday afternoon, the
Redskins will be presented many
opportunities.
The first, and most important
is one which gives the local COM
bination the chance to move into
unolsputed possession OF first
place in the Eastern Division OF
the circuit. ,z,,
The second gives "Slingn'
Sammy" Baugh a chance to con-
time his brilliant record-making
passing, which az the moment has
found him completing 80 in 81 at
tenpts for gain of 42S yards.
The third gives Wayne Mlllner,
Redskin TANKER, the chance to
break his tie with Gaynell Tinsley
of the Chicago Cardinals, for the
league leadership in point-Scorlng.
The fourth gives Cliff "Grlpper
Battles the chance to improve MS
ground-gaining yardage.
ONLY EASTERN GAME
There are others. but the fore
going stand out in the list.
The Washington Philadelphia
game is the only one involving
Eastern Division teams to be
played Sunday. The Giants and
Dodgers are scheduled to play ex-
hibition games-the Giants IN
Wilmington, Del, the Dodgers IN
Cincinnati. In the West, the Car
dinals bite off Green Bay, the
Bears meet Cleveland, and the
Detroit Lions tackle tough Pitts
burgh.
Every professional football critic
in the East expects the Redskins
to win over the Eagles, but all
agreed that Dave Smukler, Bill
Hewitt and Company are going to
make it tough for the local eleven.
The Redskins attack, especially
on the ground, should click
against the Eagles. Coach Ray
Flaherty has been polishing his at
tack all week, and today he plans
to devote a great deal Of time on
plays designed to shake Battles
loose into the secondary defense
Of the Eagles.
! Baugh should continue his great
work, and he might actually i'm
prove his percentage of passes
completed, despite the fact that it
now stands as the top perform
aFlce in National Football League
history. With Millner. Malone
and Pinckert in there catching, as
Sammy pitches, chances are al
ways good that Sammy will have
close to a perfect day.
- MAY PASS TINsLEY
Millner probably will pass Tins
ley in scoring. Green Bays pass
defense is rated superior to that
of Philadelphia. Miller and Tins
ley both are in the same position;
each must depend more or less on
receiving forward passes to score,
although the tumble may help.
Both are ball-hawks. Tinsley's
touchdown of last Sunday came
Is the result of a tumble. Mill
ner'S resulted when he caught a
pass from Baugh.
Battles probably will go great
guns on Sunday. THE Gripper"
Is in much better physical condi-
ton than he has been to date this
season. Ee needed that tough
Brooklyn games of last Sunday to
put him in tip-top shape.
Against Philadelphia, the Red
skin running attack should show
q vast improvement over recent
performances. In every practice
session to date this week, Coach
Flaherty has concentrated on the
attacking assignments of individ-
ual units of the Redskins. This
school of the soldier" drill always
improves the play of team as a
whole on attack.
Advance sale of tickets for Sun
days game indicates a crowd of
more than 10000.