Evening star., 1938-10-16
$1,000 WILL VIEW
SCRAP W|TAL|0NS
Most CoIorfu| Grid Show
Ever Promised Today.
Champions Favored.
Nv BILL DISMER,
star stan Correspondent.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 15.-Whether
the best aerial attack in football can
beat the most powerful ground gaining
team in the National League is the
question that will be answered here
tomorrow As the champion Washing
: ton Redskins battle the Detroit Lions
in an important intersectional game
calculated to attract upward of $4,000
spectators.
$ It's not only the promised most
colorful show in football" that has
caused all sideline seats to disappear
"a hours before the game like snow
flakes on A stove, and set the stage
for n record-breaking football crowd
in Detroit, but the realization that
pitted against each other at Briggs
Stadium probably will be the strongest
teams of the East and the West.
And it's Redskin passes VS.. Lion
runners, unless, Of course, Andy Farkas
decides to make it a one-man show
before home folks by running wild
again despite all the Lions line, one
Of the toughest in professional ranks,
can do to stop him.
Stick to Original Plans.
But as Coaches Ray Flaherty and
Dutch Clark concluded their flnai
workout within an hour OF each other
this morning on the battle site. neither
said he planned to deviate from the
scheme Of play as announced earlier
in the week. The Redskins, playing
against a team which has been weak
against passing all season, will throw
more aerials than they have done IN
any other game this season. The
Lions, with hard-running Bill shep-
herd, Ace Gutowsky, Lloyd Cardwell
and Jim Mcdonald, will pound the
Tedskin line from start to finish. 1t
is matter Of record that the Lions
have thrown fewer passes than any
team in the league and they aren't
planning to up the number to any
great extent tomorrow, depending
Cheny on power pieyS'
Because the Redskins have out
scored opponents with even more pow
r full running attacks than the Lions
as for example, the Chicago Bears
in last years play-off game), and be-
, cause the Lions haven't yet seen the
aerial likes OF Sam Baugh, who Is ply
sically fit. or Bill Hartman, this OBJ
server thinks the Redskins will win.
Gone is their indifference so prev
alent q week ago before the Giant
me and in its place is q grim de-
termination to board the victory
train again. When the Indians have
,i,@ir war paint on. some one is in for
scalping. and it looks to be the
Lions name today, No mention OF
odds has appeared here. but the visi-
tors are considered slight favorites.
Display Contrasting Spirit.
A striking contrast of the apparent
spirit in the two teams was exhibited
this morning as the Redskins followed
the Lions onto the resodded turf OF
Briggs Stadium for an hour-and-a-
half workout. Whereas the Lions went
through their plays rather perfume
torily. the Redskins whooped and
raced their way through signal, passing
and punting drills with all the fire
of Indians Of the l7th, not the 10th,
century.
Capt. Turk Edwards donned a uni
f,rm for the first time this week to-
cav. but unless the five other tackles
on the squad are disabled ne will see
the entire game from the bench. Start
ing in his place will be Wee Willie
Wllkin, who is only 10 pounds lighter
than the 225-pound Turk. And in
Edwards absence, Charlie Malone will
ect-as captain. Edwards loss, severe
As il is. still is overshadowed by the
fact that Baugh Is in shape to" DO
everything but run and, although he
could carry the ball in a pinch, Fla
herty would prefer the Singer not 70
risk hurting his shoulder by crash
ins into the line. Riley Smith, peer
less quarterback, also is physically mt
again and will play his first league
,me Of the season.
The extracurricula activities planned
nv the Lion management should prove
enlishtening, boastful as they are that
it IA the best show" now staged in
professional football. The Redskins,
however, will settle for touchdowns
and fiel ID goals, and gladly will let
the Lions have the show II they can
bag the ball game.
A play-by- play of the game will be
broadcast over Station VOL Of Wash
ington.