Evening star., 1937-12-12
Fighting Toughest Game in Which Reach Championship Glass

Redskins
Continued From Page B-1o.)
In the interests Of safety, the Cards
were fresh meat and come-and-get-it.
Sinsularly, Owner George Halas OF
the Bears Is, like Owner Marshall, .
laundryman.
For the burly Bears 1t will be their
fourth play-on game tomorrow. In
1882. 1888 and 1884 they won the
Western divis on and faced the Eastern
champions. In 1882 the Bears de-
fcated the Portsmouth Spartans (now
the Detroit Lions OF the Western Cir
cuit), by q score Of Q to
The following year the Bears faced
the Giants here at Wrigley Field, and
in one of the great football thrillers
Of all time they got 23-to-21 deci-
sion. In 1884 they again faced the
Giants, but at the Polo Grounds. Play
ing on an icy field the Bears took
what appeared to be handy lead in
the first half.
With the resumption of play, how
ever, the Giants took the field wear
ing regulation basket ball shoes with
suction soles. These were the idea
Of Assistant Coach Ray Flaherty.
Able to obtain better footing, the
Giants turned almost certain defeat
into victory.
For the Redskins this will be their
second straight Dollar Bowl ad-
venture. A year ago the Indians
represented Boston, which did not
back them in enthusiastic fashion.
Baugh What Skins Need.
VICTORIOUS in the Eastern divi-
sion as result of late-seascn
squirt, Boston's Redskins faced the
Green Bay Packers. 1t was the East's
turn to stage the play-off last year
and Owner Marshall. spurning Boston,
selected New York as the site. The
homeless Redskins went down to de-
feat, 81 to g. A few weeks later
Owner Marshall announced the shift
ing of his team to Washington and
the drafting of Halfback Sammy
Baugh, an all-America selection while
at Texas Christian University.
Baugh proved to be what the Red
skins needed-a fine passer. As a
freshman" in the National League,
Slingin' Sammy broke the passing
record by completing 81 of 2l8 passes
for an average of AS. AS the season
wore on, Baugh developed as runner
and blocker until he was recognized
as one OF the finest and most versatile
backs in the National League.
With the notable exception of
Baugh. Centers Ed Kawal and Red
Krause and Guard Eddie Michaels
most Of the Redskins are veterans of
last years play-o1 game with the
Packers. Kawal and Michaels came
from the Bears last summer in trade
for Jim Baush, who will face his old
mates tomorrow at center for Chicago
Krause was purchased in midseason
from the Brooklyn Dodgers, and
Baugh. Of course, was drafted from
T. c. U.
The Bears are not without expert
ence in Dollar Bowl games. Two
of the star Chicago backs, Nagurski
and speedy Keith Molesworth, are
survivors of the club that played in
the 1882 championship game against
Portsmouth Thus tomorrow's battle
will be the fourth play-of in which
they will see action.
Chicago Men Experienced.
IN ADDITION, eight others have
taken part in a championship
game. They are Bill Karr, end; Ber-
ME Masterson, quarterback; Johnny
Doehring, fullback; Joe Zeller, guard;
George Musso, guard; Beattie Feath-
ers. halfback, Jack Manders, half
back, and George Corbett, quarter
back. For Karr, Zeller, Musso and
Manders tomorrow will mark their
third big show.
The Redskins, quartered here since
Thursday morning, went through
their final workout today at Wrig-
ley Field, practicing of to the side
so as not to disarrange the tarpaulin
and hay set-up. The Bears also
drilled on the same fbattlefield and
both squads will be at full strength.
The Skins, taking the field first, we're
watched from the stands by the en-
tire Chicago squad
Don Irwin, Washington's best line
smasher, was announced as COM
pletely recovered from his strained
side and he may start in the back
field tomorrow. The only doubtful
Bear, in addition to Guard Jules Carl
son, who has been out all season, is
Quarterback Corbett The Bears,
however. have been using Masterson,
q fine passer, at the post all along.
Neither Coach F1aherty, who
jumped from the Giants to the head
coaching job with Marshall last year,
nor Halas, who coaches in addition to
serving as president of the Bears. was
definitely prepared to announce his
starting lineup.
II the field still is frozen, Flaherty
has announced that Baugh positively
will be in the Redskins starting back
field. II the underfooting is treach-
erous the game will depend largely
On passing attacks and Baugh will
be needed. Sammy's dread of cold
weather, however, has his team
mates worried. Texas born and
Texas-raised. Baugh has been shiver-
ing since the morning the Indians
arrived in the Windy City.
Skins Have Power Plays.
IF THE tarpaulin is unrolled. anG
the field Is revealed to be dry anc
with fairly safe footing, Flaherty plans
to meet the Bears powerhouse ground
odense with one of his own. In short
he will replace .Baugh with Irwin, the
former Colgate line-bucker. Baugh,
however, will see plenty action.
Following are the season records OF
the two teams:
Redskins. Bears.
(W,, 8: L.. g.: r.. % wv. 9: L.. /: T.. ~