The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Giunts' Aerial Attack
MdY Trouble Redskins
New Workers
Pass Star Is
DanOWSki
By HARRY COSTELLO

WESTCHESTER COUNTRY
CLUB. RYE, N. Y, Dec. 2.-Thret
grave gridiron questions are in thu
minds of Washington'S own REQ
skins as they start today theil
final three days of preparation tol
sundays all-important battle Will
the New York Giants for the
championship of the Eastern Divi
sion of the National Football Lea
que.
The three questions are:
1. Can the Redskins defense
break up the forward passes of
Ed DanOwski, star singer for
the Giants?
2. Can the Redskins first line
of defense stop the hard-run-
ming pair of Giants, Tuffy Lee
mans and Kiuk Richards?
8. Can the Redskins so alter
their attack that it will be ef-
fective against the 5-man line de-
tense of the Giants?
EFFECTIVE DEFENSE
In any discussion of question
No. / it is essential we realize that
the Redskins to date this season
have been exceptionally effective
in defending against the overhead
play, yet when it has been success
full against Washington it has &C
counted for no les than nine touch.
downs for the enemy and a num-
ber of other long gains.
In the opening game Of the sea
son the Giants failed to score a
touchdown against the Redskins.
In the second game the Chicago
Cardinals scored three touchdownS
on passes which Gaynell Tinsley
caught.
In the Brooklyn game at Wash
ington, the Dodgers scored touch
down on a pass.
In the Philadelphia game at
Washington, the Eagles scored one
touchdown on a forward pass and
another on an intercepted for.
ward pass.
NINE TOUCHDOWNS
In the Pittsburgh game at
Washington, the Pirates scored
two touchdowns on forward pases
In the Eagle game at Philadel
phia, the Eagles scored touch
down on the Redskins on for
ward pass.
In the Green Bay game, the
Packers scored a touchdown on g
forward pass.
Thus we have nine touchdown;
scored against the Redskins tt
date this season in 10 game.
through use by the opposition o1
the forward pass. while a tentf
touchdown came as the result Of
an intercepted forward pass. There
have been IA touchdowns regist
cred against the Redskins this
year to date. One of the remain
ing four was scored by the Pirates
on lateral pass back of the line
of Scrimmage. The other three
were scored through the Washing
ton forward wall.
Always it is difficult to defend
against New York'S forward passes
for the reason that they develope
from four different formations
thereby causing the Giants op
ponents to offer three different
defenSes against the New York
overheadS.
DANOWSKI A FACTOR
Another factor of Importance Is
DanowSki himself. He is a top hanC
in hurting the ball and every team
in the league fears him as a for
ward passer. 1t must be remem
bered that Ed led the league ir
forward pass competitions in 1885
while last year he was runnerur
to Arnold Herber, of Green Bay.
Still another factor involves si1
top pass receivers. The six stal
Giant receivers are LeemanS. LIE
land Shaffer, Jim Howell, Buster
Poole, Will Walls, and Richards
Three of the Six-Howell, WALL
and Poole-each towers 6 feet :
inches or more. The talleSt is
Howell who stands 6 feet S "a inches
caught Slingin' Sammy Baugh's
in his stocking feet. Walls, who
passes at Texas Christian is 6 fee;
4 inches tall. Poole is 6 feet 3 tnche;
tall. The three tall men are the
best Of the receivers.
A goodly portion of each of the
remaining three practice sessions
lett to the Redskins before the
game against the Giants will be
devoted to the development O.
alertneSS in the washington
secondary defensive units and &
qulckneSs in spotting the various
adr1otly executed formations o.
the Giants.
MERCHANTS LOSE