Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-28

. Sllbb TOUR weeks until
Christmas. but the Washington
Redskins would be glad to receive
= tie today.
Not the kind you wrap around
your neck, but in the form of a
stand-of against the Green Bay Pack
ers with whom they close Washing
tons football seaSon-and first Ma.
tional League campaign-at Griffith
Stadium, starting at o'clock.
For, by averting their fifth straight
defeat at the hands of professional
footballs best-knoWn team, which 1t
has not beaten since 1888. the Mar
shall-oWned outfit would go to New
York week from today favorites to-.
retain their Eastern championship in
spite Of the challenge of the now
leading Giants.
A defeat today, however, automati-
cally would install the Giants as this
sections 1887 title winner and place
them in the post-season play-off
against the Western champs. In all
likelihood. the Chicago Bears will
succeed Green Bay as the Vests No.
team today with only victory over
the lowly Cleveland Rams. whom they
meet at Chicago, standing between
them and the title.
Packers Primed for Fight,
BECAUSE the Redskins have a good
chance of remaining in the run-A
ming for their Eastern crown and
because the reputation of the Packers
has swept the land. a record football
crowd for Griffith Stadium has been
forecast for the past week.
Threats of occasional rain may hold
down the numbers of those who other
wise would sit in the uncovered stands
in center and right fields, and for that
reason the attendance may not reach
the anticipated 10000 All reserved
grandstand seats along the sioelines,
however, have long since been sold.
but $4,000 unreserved seats at s1.10
will be available on the first-come, =.
flrst-served basis when the gates open
at II O'Clock this morning
Contrary to published reports,
grandstand seats have not been re-
served south of section D, seats from
section c to the rightfield fence being
of the general admission type.
Although the Packers have only the
slimmest mathematical chance of re-
tanning their title-they must beat the
Skins today while the Chicago Bears
are dropping their last two games even
to tie for it-there is no likelihood
of Westinghouse seeing an indiffer-
ent, nonchalant Green Bay team play
ing its last game.
Records to Be Sought.
I mike other teams which might
find themselves out of the run
ming. the Packers are out to win every
game, for defeat is regarded in
Green Bay as a catastrophe. For that
reason. Arnold Herber, who holds the
leagues passing record, will be tossing
EN- with his usual avidity: Don Hut .
son, who needs only one more catch to
break his own record for pass receiv-
ing, will be catching as many as pos
sible, and Clarke Hinkle, Bucknell's
great back of193l, will be out to mein-
tain his runner-up position to Cliff
Battles for the loops ground gaining
championship
But if we know our Redskins--and
Coach Ray Flaherty-it will b. an
inspired bunch of Indians that takes
the field for the fighting chance. If
any man can get team to give its
all, that man is the red-thatched
mentor of the Redskins. With Fla
herty's pre-game words and their own
craving to win for fame and finance,
the Packers probably will find a bit
OF spirit on the opposite side of the
line
The Packers starting backfield of
Laws. Monnet, Herber and Hinkle GER
talnly Is no better than Riley Smith,
Battles, Pinckert and Irwin. although
the Packers will have both Of their
passers-Herber and Monnet-in there
at the beginning. If he follows his
usual procedure Fqaherty will not start
Shngln' Sam Baugh, but Battles has
been doing quite bit Of passing
when the Singer wasn't in the lineup.
Skins Consistent Gamers.
IN BATTLES and Irwin, the Skins
can produce two hard driving
backs, as fine as any in the league.
With the Clipper earning most of the
ground between the 2O-yard lines and
Irwin providing the final punch for
the goal line drive the Skins concede
nothing in the yard-eatng department.
And in view of the fact that Packer
opponents this season have averaged
better than touchdown game, the
Washingtons shouldn't be so hard-put
to score this afternoon
Interesting personal sidelights of the
game reveal that many former team
mates will be playing on opposite sides.
Alabama is the school most represented
with Hutson and Lee in Packer uni
forms and Riley Smith, Ben Smith,
Dixie Howell and Bill Young in Red
skin regalia. But Baugh will meet his
old snapper back in Darrell Lester,
Texas Christians center as late of the
1885 season, and Jim Barber, Redskin
tackle, will be facing an old San Fran
cisco University teammate in Russ Let.