Evening star., 1938-07-24
SKINS PAY KICKS
PUT UP TO COACH
Signing Baugh, Smith, Irwin,
Miner Is Trying Task
Ahead of FIaherty.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

How to influence football plavers
and make them sign contracts Is the
job which has been entrusted to Raw
F1aherty, coach Of the world cham
pion Washington Redskins, by George
P. Marshall, owner and salary-payer
Of the pros.
And upon Flaherty's ability to per-
suade no more nor less than four
players into playing with the Skins
during the 1898 season depends the
likelihood Of the entire team repeat
ing its conquest of 1887. In this
respect Flaherty holds a unique posi-
ton among those who are strictly
coaches in the National League. for
IN no other instance-save where
the coach is also owner of the team
as is George Halas of the Chicago
Bears-does the coach have full
power to determine what salary one OF
his boss players shall be paid.
Marshall, however, seems to take
pride in the fact that Flaherty handles
the delicate task. Ray Flaherty
and Bill Terry are the only manasers
I know Of in sport" says Marshall.
who have the right to negotiate
salary arrangements with their play
ers, and both Flaherty and Terry are
the best
Skins Have 81 Of IS Signed.
To date Flaherty has done a right
fair job Of signing. Thirty-one of
the As whom he hopes to have in line
by the time August 10 rolls around
already are under contract. That
leaves only IA outside the fold, but
the Skins could sign 10 Of them and
still be without the who are most
able to aid them toward retaining
their title. Because the unsigned
contingent includes Slingin' Sam
Baugh, Quarterback Riley Smith. End
Wayne Miner and Fullback Don Ir-
win, and leaving any one Of them out
OF the lineup is like leaving out
the stopper when you intend to I'LL
the bathtub.
Neither Marshall nor Flaherty will
express concern over the eventual
signing of any of the four, yet only
Miner has expressed any eagerness to
put his John Hancock on the dotted
line.
Baugh's likelihood Of playing Is as
uncertain as Washingtons current
weather. One day the Singer is
reported as saying he can't wait to
get that feel Of a football in his
hands again and the next day Baugh
says he won't sign until his salary
demands are met.
Irwin, a crashing type Of fullback,
who would be most useful in the alb
sence Of Cliff Battles, has returned
the Skins pro1ered contract with a
firm statement that he will not sign
until the ante is raised.
Irwin Determined About Pay.
A pretty good business man with
a rather determined idea of what he
should get for playing football r.
win is more likely to stick to his
outside business than any other en-
ployed man on the squad.
Smith. another rather brainy young
man whom many are willing to call
the most indispensable man on the
team, also seems resolved over the
figures which should be in his con-
tract The old Alabama signal caller
not only directed the team In near
flawless style last season but his place
kicking also won no less than three
games. His last-minute field goal
against the Eagles at Philadelphia
broke TT tie and avenged an
earlier defeat at the hands Of the
Eagles. and his placement after the
first touchdown in the final game here
against Green Bay gave the Skins q
7-6 lead In crucial battle.
OF the remaining 10 still unsigned,
only Les OLSON, Jim Karcher, Ed
Kawal. Eddie Britt, Henry (Red)
Krause, George Smith and Eddie Kahn
wore the Burgundy and Gold colors
last year. OLSON and Karcher were
regular guards. Kawal and Smith
shared the center position. Krause and
Kahn were reserve guards and Britt
a third-string halfback The Skins
have pair Of fine center prospects
coming up in Oklahoma's Micky Parks
oio NASSlSoiPpl oIdUc 3 Lave fT1Ce,
and they undoubtedly could develop a
pair Of guards should OLSON and
karcher hold out indefinitely.
"Espey's Gardens" in Bloom.
Owner Marshall, who has yet to see
Ballston Stadium, where his Skins
will train, calls the site "Espey's Gar
dens." An almost bare spot when
secured as q training field, Espey had
grass planted at once the latest
report was that it had grown ~
inches in the last 10 days.
While watching Flahertys plane taxi
in the other day at the airport Mar.
shall saw little one-seater swoop
to the ground behind the big Eastern
airliner. Here comes Corrigan!"
cried G. P.
The Redskin owner has trouble pro-
nouncing the name Of Joe Anthona-
wage, the Catholic University guard
who will receive a tryout with the
champs 20 he refers to him as
Anthony Adverse"