The Washington times., 1937-11-05
Loop Leod
AheodFor
Redskins
But Pirates Must
Lose For Rise
DID, C.. Team
By HARRY COSTELLO

By HARRY COSTELLO
While the Washington Redskins
are faced with the proposition Of
winning q couple Of exhibition
gameS-one in Richmond, Va,
Sunday, another in Charleston.
w. Va, on Armistice Day-ths
main task Of Coach Ray Flaherty's
team is to prepare itself for the
all-important battle against the
Pittsburgh Pirates, in Pittsburgh.
Sunday, November IA.
When the Pirates tackled the
Redskins in Griffith Stadium, q
few weeks back, the final score was
Washington "a, Pittsburgh, 20.
Both aggregations looked mighty
fine on offenSe, but not so good
on defense. Since then, both have
improved their defenseS, but not
enough to satisfy their respective
coaches. Throughout this week,
both RedSins and Pirates have
concentrated on defense. Through.
out next week, the same program
will be followed, according to both
coaches.
The vagaries of the schedule
makers have caused the Redskins
to be favored a bit in the stretch
drive Of the 1887 campaign. On
Sunday, while the Redskins are
toying around with the Richmond
H.
at it trying to win over the New
York Giants. If by any chance
Johnny Blood" McNally's team
should win over Tuffy Leemans
& Company in New YORK on Sum
day, our Redskins will move into
first place Of the Eastern Division
OF the National Football League.
With Art Rooney, owner Of the
Pirates, doing bit Of wagering on
his team in Sundays game against
the Giants, it seems not amiss to
point out that the Pirates are con-
vinced their chances against the
Giants are mighty good.
Should Pirates defeat Giants,
the standing as Of Sunday night
will be:
w. L. Pct.
Washington ...... S 2 ia
New York. ........ 4 2 TIA
Should Giants defeat Pirates,
the standing as Of Sunday night
will be:
W. l.. Pct.
New York. ...... 5 l 1888
Washington .... 5 2 TIA
From Washington's viewpoint,
as wen as from New York's, the
Pirate Giant game Of Sunday
looms as extraordinarily impor.
tant.
AS matters stand, and as they
will stand as Of Sunday night,
regardless Of whether Giants or
Pirates win, indications strongly
are suggestive Of a real crowd for
the RedSkin- Giant game, in New
York, December 5, and a record
breaking crowd for the Washing
ton Green Bay game in Griffith
Stadium, November 28.
The league magnateS, especially
Owners George p. Marshall, Of
Washington, and Tim Mara, Of
New York, devoutly have hoped,
and devoutly are hoping now, that
Redskins and Giants come I'D to
that game Of December 5 neck
and neck. That will mean q re-
cord-breaking crowd for the battle.
FLAHERTY WORRIED
While the owners are dreaming
dreams of record breaking crowds,
Coach Flaherty is doing no dream
ing at all. He's on good old solid
earth, and, like all grid coaches,
is worried.
Says the flame-topped Redskin
chieftain:
They're all tough these days,
In the college leagues as well as
in the big league Of professional
football. Proof of that Is ad.
vanced every football day Of the
season. The Redskins face no
easy task. We've got three ter.
ribly tough games facing us be-
fore we move into New York for
the game Of December 5. The
Pirates will be tough, regardless
Of the outcome Of their game in ~
New FORK against the Giants.
If they win over the Giants, the
Pirates will be all hoped up
and ready to go. # they lose,
we'll catch 'em when they're
fighting mad.
"No more than we've got the
Pirate game out of the way than
we must prepare for q rapidly
improving Cleveland team. The
Rams will be at their best
against us. Then, to make our
task all the more difficult, we
have that Green Bay game, in
Griffith Stadium, on November
28. That will not be an easy
one, and what's more, it will be
our danger point, if we have the
good fortune to win over both
Pirates and Rams.
eff it's true that competition
is the very heart Of progress,
then this National Football
League Of ours is contributing
heavily to the progress Of foot.
ball. Show me an easy game in
this league Of ours!"
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