The Washington times., 1938-10-22
SKINS SHARPEN.
TOMAHAWKS FOR
EAGLES C A M E.
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

BY FRANK BUCK" O'NE1LL
There's war talk in the air to-
day. You can almost hear the
tomahawks thud into the war post
as the braves Of the Washington
Redskins prepare for action against
the Philadelphia Eagles. The mod
ern warriors plan to pluck the
feathers of the Quaker City birds
and adorn their championship
bonnets with them. And they're
making no secret Of their deter
mination to win. The game looms
as O war; nothing less.
I'VE had a tough time with
the Eagles last time" one OF
the local Tribesmen said today.
"They were pretty rugged. and
they gave us the works. We're
going to rub out all of that,
using touchdowns as our erasers.
We're out to win, but don't get
us wrong. We are going to win
with the best brand of foot
ball you've seen this season."
GOOD "HORSE SENSE"
Which is a very fine spirit for
the boys to show. There's no
profit and less sense in trying to
knuckle their way to victory in
football. The Redskins have what
it takes out on the field. 1t is just
common sense to figure that a
team good enough to beat the
Lions, however close the score,
should be good enough to beat the
Eagles.
Aside from the determination
Of the Redskins broadcast so
freely, they will have more power
and greater deception in their
game tomorrow than they have
had since the first half of the
opening game against the same
Eagles. Baugh will run with the
ball tomorrow, adding an addi-
tional threat to the attack of the
Tribesmen. Since returning to
action against the Giants and
Lions, Baugh has been used only
to pass or kick. He did q great
job in both departments, espe-
cially against Detroit, with his
corner kicks.
TIDE HAS TURNED
However, the defense had q
distinct advantage with Baugh
handling the ball. Instead Of the
usual charge to check a possible
run, the defense was able to float
the short side guard into the flat
and crash the short side end, or
float a strong side lineman, using
the short, enveloping charge by
the rest of the linemen to prevent
anything but a short gamer.
With Baugh able to run the
ball, the linemen will have a more
difficult problem on their hands.
If they weaken the forward wall,
they'll find Sammy slipping
through openings and hitting the
secondary zones at top speed.
And with the Skins linemen cut
ting through to blot out line
supporters with their terrific
blocking, Baugh may be able to
add to his scoring record.
Another problem will be pre-
Sented to the Eagles in Frank
Filchock. This young man COM
pleted 80 aerials in his four
games with the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates. The boy not only heaves
the leather, but he lugs it at top
speed. And once the Redskins
move inside of the 30-yard line
there is that very capable goal
kicker, Tillie Manton, to shoot
field goals.
TURK MAY NOT PLAY
Jack Espey, general manager of
the Redskins, reports that, to
facilitate handling the crowd at
the gate, all tax tickets must
be purchased at the Redskins Of
flee at Ninth and H Streets today.
There will be no tax booth at
Griffith Stadium.
Ray Flaherty was not certain
as to whether or not Turk Ed
wards will be able to play. The
big guy injured his shoulder again
against the Lions, and it is heal
ing slowly.
The game with the Eagles may
be the medium through which
Bob McChesney will achieve
greater Stardom than he yet has
reached. McChesney has been one
of the Steadiest and most reliable
players on the team. Also one of
Of the least publicized.
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