The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-10

Redskins Must Haze Sure Footing
Whereas the two basic offensive weapons of the Redskins
off tackle the strong SIDE and reverse TO inc weak
recurring the ball to pull short and cut through;
or in pass PLAYS pull up short and drift back for the toss
ANY sipperness jeopardzes such an attack ana so the
prayers of the rbesmen go forth with the upward curing
of the smoke their watchfres they pose themselves
for the massacre
These playing characteristics hold good whether the teams
the regulation cleaed football shoes or resort 10 Tue
gymnasium type commonly called sneakers by the PLAYERS
And incidentally it Coach Ray Faherty of the Red
skins who the first coach to introduce the SOFT or tennis
shoe professional football
It Wonder in 1884 when Ray was playing emo ana also
acting coach Steven Owen the Giants The
latter playing these Chicago Bears similar field ana
all hands having difficulty maintaining their equilibrium
At the half the Bears leading, II to O. During the
ntermon Fahery persuaded Owen to let the boys don
their sosoe shoes for the last two quarters Owens Yielded
the Giants commenced to take grip on the ground ana won
the game by % to II.
Little Back Fence Gossip
The finances and economics professional sports al
ways interesting Perhaps they to you 1t is sort
of frgab human trait to be curious about our neghbors
ism It it!
For instance learn that the pay the personnel
of the National Professional Football League about So
per year. This surprises just little had thought the
mean figure would be about $1,000
But cornered half of the boys after supper and
put the question them and they agreed would be some
thing less than $4,000 arriving at the quoted figure as fair
estimate.
It is pretty we'll established that "Sngn" Sammy Baugh
grabs SIS 900 IL weeks work from George Preston Marshall
Sam tops the Redskins therefore, not only IN passing
but in catching-those big checks
Winning and Losing Shares
Should the Redskins win Sundays game they will take be-
tween 5000 and $3.50 additional each for their seasons work
Should they lose they will average about 5000 less
Wrigev Field where the is to be played wilt hold
about $4,000 for football The gate will amount to 9Oodd
thousand dollars With park rental and Federal tax sub
tracted the individual shares for the winners and losers will
be about quoted.
The players the two divide go per cent of the net
6040 basis The league will pocket 20 cent and the
club 10 per cent each.
Thus the players take the lions share The league
next with the team ownership absorbing the residue
However, the treasures fat the ensuing year.
what with touring their sector of the schedule advertised
world and sectional champions. On such premise this
year. for instance with Sammy Baugh and Cliff Battles
to advertise the Redskins wrote off deficit of $85000
incurred in Boston and probably picked up something like
$75O00 including radio rights
Speaking of pro football salaries of the stars of
previous years have made it pretty attractive investment
for the of time and effort involved Benny Friedman
the old Mchgander took $4,000 his salary member
of the New York Giants and when he at the height of
his playing had arrangement involving gross
receipt bonus, which added 5000 to his pay
Jay Berwanger the old University of Chicago AlAmer
ca refused 1000 year from the Chicago Bears He did
not choose play
Bobby Grayson of Stanford was offered $500 to play
for the Green Bay Packers but held $4,000 and was
left holding the bag
Before the Redskins signed Dixie Howell he was offered
$500 year by Shipwreck Kelly of the Brooklyn team and
all Dixie had to play Is minutes in each game Dixie
refused, because he considering attractive offer
in another business. 1t never materialized.
you Dixie is getting great deal less than
$500 with the Redskns-and averaging Is minutes of
play game at that!