Evening star., 1937-09-05
FREDERICK GAME
0FFERSF|RST TEST
Most of Pro Squad to Get
Into Foot Ball Game
With A|I-StarS.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

At the same time two Of the Red
skins rivals officially open the Ma
tional League schedule in Pittsburgh,
where the Smoky Citys Pirates play
hosts to the Philadelphia Eagles. 1t
will be the first of four games which
are scheduled before the Giants help
the Redskins open the season here on
September Is.
Completely unaware OF what to ex-
pect in the Frederick opposition,
Coach Ray Flaherty nevertheless
plans to send his entire squad into
action. Only the vague mention Of
a couple former All-Americas in the
Legions lineup has reached Fla
herty's ears. other than which he
knows nothing Of the Frederick outfit.
Several Redskins to Idle.
NEVERTHELESS, a goodly crowd
Of Washingtonians is expected to
make the 40-mile trip for the purpose
of seeing its newest athletic team
under FIRE for the first time. Todays
game will be one of two preseason
contests which the Redskins are
scheduled to play, another exhibition
being booked ct New Wilmington,
Del, on September l3, three nights
before the opener with the Giants.
Not all of the present squad of
Redskins are able to play today Pug
Rentner is out for two weeks with
broken hand; Don Irwin has a
sprained ankle, which will keep him
on the sidelines for week, and Ed
Justice. halfback. and the two Jims,
Karcher and Barber, both linemen,
are hors de combat with slight sprains
and bruises.
Capt. Turk Edwards, 225-pound
tackle, will be able to lead pretty
nearly veteran line onto the field
this afternoon, however with Wayne
Millner and Charley Malone at ends,
Vic Carroll or Chuck Bond at the
other tackle, Les OLSON and Eddy
Michaels at guards and probably Ed
Kawal at center.
Punter Not Yet Chosen.
EOR the backheld Flaherty will have
Riley Smith. Alabama's all-Amer-
lea quarterback, available for signal
calling and Cliff Battles. Erny Pinck-
ert. John Spirida, Nels Peterson, Eddy
Britt and Ed Justice from whom to
pick his other ball toters.
Who will do the punting will de-
pend. as it will throughout the season,
upon who is hot" Smith, Battles
and Spirida all have been booting
them we'll in practice the past few
days, with the last-named encouraging
Coaches Flaherty and Roy Baker with
his hard working and efficient de-
meanor. At present the st. Anselm's
ace is pressing the better-known Bat
ties for the starting assignment. Bat
ties hitherto has had the reputation of
the longest kicker on the squad, but
Spirida was getting some off last week
that reached 10 yards.
As stated. every lineman on the
squad will get a chance this afternoon,
but Flaherty is especially anxious to
see Dale Prather under pressure. The
veteran pro mentor has been favorably
impressed with the rookie from George
Washington University, who may be
one of the IS to stick when the squad
Is cut to the league limit.
Gridiron Gossip.
RRIEFLY Any doubt that the
boys were taking their calisthenics
lightly" was removed from Flaherty's
mind in midweek when one of the In
dians laid to with heavy hand, giving
Ray a stiff neck for three days .
Ray was not half as crippled as Cen
eral Manager Jack Espey has been,
however, the dapper little press agent
not having recovered from bad case
OF impetigo before running into the
fu .-~ He's not expected out again
until Tuesday.
Apparently the novelty of the Red
skins hasn't worn off yet, for crowds
still flock to the fields for daily drills
-. the largest, Of course, turned out
Wednesday and yesterday although
the semi-weekly scrimmage was elimi-
mated yesterday with today's game in
the ofling they'll scrimmage
Wednesday. however, but as always,
not until around $3.50 pm, an hour
after they've been on the field
Eddy Michaels. crack little guard
from Villanova whom the Redskins
received in a trade from the Chicago
Bears last Winter was plenty glad
to see his wife and baby last Tues
day they we're brought out to
the camp by Mrs. Ed HAWAI-, not yet
the month-old bride of the l98-pound
center
More Of That Baugh Case.
IT WAS in a very matter-of fact
tone that Flaherty said he ex-
pected the rest of the boys-Max
Krauss, Dixie Howell and Sammy
Baugh to report about the middle of
the week . . And regarding the last
mentioned-of whom too much OF
nothing has been written already
the real reasons for his puzzling ac-
tions are these: Pressure, in its Sc
verest form, is being exerted upon
Baugh by his alma mater to return
as assistant coach at Texas Christian
=. chiefly, for the purpose of or
setting the nrst-year presence of Dana
x. Bible at neighboring rival, the
University Of Texas
The Christians, it seems, are wary
~sf the State University's bid for SUI
premacy in a State already overflow
ing with good collegiate elevens d.
and would use Baugh's name as a
come-on to prospective freshmen i.
his salary. though, would not be half
of that which he could collect from
the Redskins and would he be
able to demand as much next year
as he could as a Redskin "veteran?".
.. We think not.