Evening star., 1938-08-30
WRITER PREDICTS
ALL-STAR VICTORY
Sees Tough Day for Baugh,
Even Ayers CoIIegians'
Passing May Decide.
By BILL DISMER, Jr,
Star STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

CHICAGO, Aug 30.-Echoes of one
Of Coach Ray Flaherty's perfectly
timed pep talks and a still burning
resentment over belittling column Of
Chicago sports writer apparently
had combined today to restore to the
Washington Redskins the fighting
spirit which carried them up to the
National League football championship
last year.
Flaherty, ever the master psychol-
ogist, whose inspirational addresses
are few and far between, chose Q
timely occasion for one yesterday to
snap the lethargy which threatened
to engulf the Redskins and cause
them to suffer tomorrow night the
same fate Of the professional eleven
in the last two All-Star games.
Huddllng his men in their dressing
room before they ran out to practice
on Soldier Field, Flaherty pulled a
local newspaper from his pocket and
began to read. The Redskins will be
given a neat and quite decisive going
over The Redskins are Sam
Adrian Baugh' The coliegians
will still play college football-block a
man off his feet, tackle him till he
rattles, charge a passer (even though
ne be Sam Adrian BaughD until his
accuracy is impaired" That foot
ball should be enough to win"
The All-Star passing may we'll sur
pass Baugh's'' I'VE suspect that
Sammy will find it harder to pitch
against a collegiate pass defense than
Whizzer White. Cecil Lsbell. Frank
Filchock and Pinky Rohm will find it
to throw against the Redskins Sec
ondary.''
Wanted to Talk All Night.
Reading Of the remainder Of the
article, which concluded in the same
vein. plus Flaherty's personal remarks,
produced an astounding effect. On
the field for the next two hours the
Redskins we're like a squad Of coll
legans going through their calls
themes as If their very health were
at stake. romping through signal drills
as though they were in a game and
putting all the snap and vim in the
world into a lengthy punting and
catching session.
Not until last night, however, did
Flaherty realize the length to which
the transformation had extended.
Ordinarily after-dinner skull prac-
tees last about half hour, and after
day of football the Skins previously
have been pretty anxious TO get them
over with. Last night Flaherty had
trouble in making them leave. When
he had finished his remarks and
asked the perfunctory questions, the
players themselves began asking ques-
tions. They started discussing plays
and potential situations which might
arise. They asked Flaherty's opinion
on this maneuver and on that When
he finally shooed them out of his
room at 9 O'Clock. the boys had been
through nearly six hours of discussion
over tomorrow nights game, exclusive
of the afternoon workout.
Irwin Is Only Casualty.
Tonight the squad will hold its only
workout under the lights at Soldier
Field before meeting the stars tomor-
row evening. No other workout was
scheduled today, Flaherty having held
another skull drill this morning and
taken his squad to the Cub-Bee base
ball game at Wrigley Field this
afternoon
The jinx on Don Irwin who has
been a member of three previous ALL
Star squads here. in New York and in
the East-West game. continues and it
now appears likely that the former
Colgate star will be the only Skin
unable to play. Irwin's twisted knee
has failed to respond to treatment and
unless be finds it magically healed to-
night, he won't even don a uniform
tomorrow.
There are few other cases of minor
injuries on the squad. but with the
exception of Irwin, every other of the
80 players is available for action.
Because Irwin is almost definitely
out OF the scene, Flaherty is planning
to start the veteran Max Krause as
the second halfback in the backfeld.
which will include Riley Smith at
quarter, Erny Pinckert at the other
half and Baugh at full Smith was
kicking consistently longer and more
accurately than any of the others who
booted them in practice yesterday.
although George Karamatic nearly
kicked couple out of the field.
Smith. Karamatic, Bill Hartman and
Bob Masterson also practiced place.
ments from distances up to 50 yards,
If the game is close, it wouldn't sur
prise to see any of the quartet drop
back for a boot which might produce
3 very valuable points.