Evening star., 1938-10-09
RECORD GATHERING.
SEEN FOR CLASSIC
Karcis, Pest to Pro Champs
When With Pittsburgh,
Will Start Game.
BY BILL DISNfER, Jr.

feSSOnnl 1OOIDdll-CIle HeOSklIlS VS..
the Giants-will re renewed this after
noon at Griffth Stadium before what
promises to be local record breaking
crowd for the grid game.
In the wake of an unprecedented
advance sale during which every one
of the $4,000 reserved seats was sold,
upward of 10000 spectators are ex-
pected to be in the park when the
kickoff is made at 2:30 o'clock. Sta
dunn officials announced last night
the gates would be open at 1880 this
morning for the convenience of the
$4,000 general admission purchasers
who will fill the unreServed seats on
the first-come, flrst-served basis.
Betting odds, based on the Redskins
undefeated position at the top of the
Eastern division of the National
League in contrast to the lowly plight
of the New Workers, who have won
only one game in three starts. have
made the washington eleven an 8-5
favorite
From this corner, those odds seem
disproportionately high. The Giants
have to win to stay in the running for
the 1888 Eastern title; the Redskins
could lose today and still maintain
their position at the top of their Sec
tons standing. Psychologically, there
fore, the odds are in favor of the
Giants, although the Indians appear
the better team on paper.
Remember 1887 Rout.
No small portion of the pre-game
sentiment favoring the Redskins is due
to an ineradicable memory of last
wears 49-l4 rout in New York by
which the Washington team won the
Eastern championship and set the
stage for their world championship VIC
tory over the Chicago Bears a week
later
Both the Redskins and the Giants
have made a few important additions
to their rosters since that fateful game
last December, but basically the two
teams are the same The Redskins
are without Cliff Battles, the rip
roaring halfback who ripped the Giant
lines to shreds, but they have come
up with Andy Farkas, rookie ball
carrier from the University of Detroit,
who has been sensation in his hrst
three professional games,
Farkas comprises fully one-third OF
the Redskins running attack which
is completed by two veterans, Max
Krause-a former Giant-and Don
Irwin. That trio, plus the aerial ar
tlstry of the inimitable Slingin' Sam
Baugh, whose arm is as good as ever,
and another rookie, Bill Hartman
from Georgia, has given Washing
tonians apparent justification for be-
lieving their favorites will repeat as
Eastern champions.
But the Giants also have been
strengthened, most markedly and most
recently by the acquisition OF John
(BulD Karcis, erstwhile fullback with
the Pittsburgh Pirates. Karcis was
released fortnight ago in general
house cleaning after the Pirates had
lost their first three league games.
Karcis, a 225-pound squatty type OF
back, has exceptional driving power
and on two occasions last year in both
the Pirate -Redskin games, was Well
night unstoppable by the Indian line.
Karcis Will Start.
How highly he is rated by Coach
Steve Owen of the Giants is seen by
the fact that he is listed among the
starting backs. AS a matter of fact,
owen didn't know late last night Just
who else would start in the back field,
although he intimated that Ed Da-
nowski the leagues passing cham
pion over 5-year period, would
start at quarter with Ward Cuff, field
goal expert at one of the halfbacks and
either Leland Shaffer or Johnny Gill
dea at the other half.
But even If these men do start, the
Giants won't be exactly bereft Of re-
serves. Not with such backs as Wash
ington's own Tuffy Leemans, Hank
Soar-another power-driving fullback
--Kink Richards, Leonard Feets) Bar
num-a star with West Virginia Wes-
leyan last year-and Nello Falaschi
sitting on the bench. Falaschi, Incl
dentally, is the old Santa Clara great
whom the Redskins drew in the draft
and then traded to the Giants for
George Karamatic, another Coast star
Today has been designated as Texas
day" by Redskin officials and opening
ceremonies will center about them.
Amos G. Carter, publisher of the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram, who signed
Baugh for the Redskins will throw out
tho frst hall from Owner George Mar
shalrs upper box On the 50-yard line
after which Clifford G. Beckham.
president of the Texas State Society
of Washington, personally will intro
duce the native Texans of the two
teams.
Baugh, Charlie Malone-whose an
gular frame and sure hands snag many
of Baugh's heaves-and Roy Young,
rookie guard and tackle, are the
Texans with the Redskins, while the
Giants will present Hugh Wolfe,
halfback from Texas u; Will Walls,
6 feet end from T. C. u: OK Parry.
q tackle from Baylor, and Pete Cole,
guard from Trinity College.
The ceremonies with the Texans will
start at 2:l5, ending when the band
plays The Eyes of Texas Are Upon
You" as the flag is raised in center
field.
The throng at the game will be in
formed of the progress of the world
series battle between Yankees and
Cubs at New York by special broad
cast over the loud speakers.