Evening star., 1938-07-10
REDSK|N ADVANCE
SALE BEATS 1887
Middle Sections in Upper
Stand Already Sold Out.
Pay Tits General.
By BILL DISMER. Jr.

OHc HOnLH ITOm To-Day, august III,
your Washington Redskins start train
ing for the 1898 season during which
they will defend their title as world
professional football champions. Ex-
actly three weeks later, they will rep
resent pro football in one OF the biggest
games of the year-the one in which
the National League champions play
the College All-Stars at Chicago's
Soldiers Field
1t looks to be big season for the
Skins-a big and q long one. Should
they again reach the play-on game
which, incidentally. would be played in
washington il the Skins retain their
Eastern championship, it would be q
period Of nearly II weeks during which
the Indians would be in uniform.
That's two weeks longer than last
year. but is accounted for by the fact
that the champions must start train
ing fortnight earlier in order to get
in shape for the All-star game on
August 81. incidentally. the Redskin
ONCE has been promised 1000 good
reserved seats by the Chicago man.
asement OF the game which will 20 on
sale at $3.50 within the next week
or 50.
Advance Sale Heavy.
After playing the Chicago game, the
Skins will hop q train the next MORN
ing for Dallas where, on Labor Day
night. they will meet 4 team Of South
western All-Stars. Six DAYS later
they will play their first league game.
against the Philadelphia Eagles in the
Quaker City.
There's been q lot Of loose talk ever
since the National League schedule
was released about Washington getting
poor break on its home games. Only
one intersectional foe will come here
Cleveland's 1887 last-place Rams, the
Skins being forced to play both the
Chicago Bears and Dutch Clark's
Detroit Lions on their home fields.
Be that rs 1t may, . call at the
Redskin ONCE yesterday revealed that
more season tickets already have been
sold for the 1888 season-lO weeks
ahead Of the first home game-than
were sold all last year All upper box
seats have been purchased. and the
upper sections of o and P, the 50-yard
area. are sold out. The Skins play
their first home game on September ls,
with the Brooklyn Dodgers furnishing
the opposition.
Twenty-Six Skins Signed.
To date 26 players are signed to Red
skin contracts for ls3s-six of last
years championship squad. four
draftees and . dozen others who have
graduated from college since last fall.
But . couple OF the draftees, who were
standouts In their last year OF COLLEGE
football. may play against their new
teammates at Chicago. 1t is rumored
that the All-Stars will draft ANDY
Farkas. Detroit's prize back last year,
to play with them. Rules of the game
state that the college eleven has first
call on any man eligible to play with
them, but the pro team can use any
other newly turned pro from college
ranks who has joined them since last
season.
Erny Pinckert. Charley Malone,
Jim Barker. Chuck Bond, Bob Nc
Chesney and Max Krauss are the
only members Of last years team who
have returned signed contracts, but
General Manager Jack Espey said last
night that others have not been ex-
pected up to now.
Many Salaries Raised.
He looks for several more to come
In this week and says that Coach Ray
Flaherty should bring along quite a
few when he arrives here q week from
tomorrow. Salary increases over 1887
were general, said Espey.
The rockies who have signed for
their first fling at the pro game are a
local trio of Jay Turner of George
Washington and Glen Stralka and Pat
Brady of Georgetown; Rink Bond,
Chuck's brother, from the University
Of Washington; three Elon players
Jack Rabbit Abbott, Howell Bradley
and AL Mastro; Dick Tuckey of Man.
haitian: Dave Price of Mississippi
State: George (Automatic) Karamatic
Of Gonsaga; Hank Bartos Of North
Carolina; Russ Martin Of New Hamp-
shire u; Charley Payne, Detroit. '36;
Morris Elder, Kansas State '36: Leroy
Campbell Of Western Maryland, Bill
Wilkin Of st. Mary's Of California and
Farkas Of Detroit.