Evening star., 1938-10-23
REDSKINS BATTLE
TO REMAIN ON TOP
Eagles Bring Three Triple
Threat Backs and Pair
of Great FIankmen,
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

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Eagle team threatens to jar the WASH
ington Redskins loose from their frst-
place complacency today at Grinth
Stadium as the East's leading and
last-place teams meet in the Capitals
last professional football game until
November ~.
Facing surrender of the sectional
lead to the winner of the New York
Brooklyn game should they bow to
the Eagles, the Redskins must win
II they would start three weeks Of
road campaigning next Sunday in
first place. Following today's game,
which starts at 2:30 O'Clock, the cham
pions play successfully in Brooklyn,
Pittsburgh and Chicago before re-
turning once more to Grif1th Stadium
i've weeks hence
Local fans who saw the Eagles
wallop the Redskins here last year
and those who were parties to the
tough and rough game given the
champions by the Philadelphians in
their opening game this season know
something of what promises to be any
thing but pink tea party today.
Eagle Ends Stand Out.
Not only do the Eagles have three
triple threat men in Dave Smukler,
Emmett Mortell and Dick Rifle and
two outstanding ends in Capt. Bill
Hewitt and Joe Carter, but also a
complex which enables them to rise
to their best af1orts against the Red
skins. The two games which the
Indians have won since the start OF
the 1887 season have been only by
3-point margins while the Eagles
victory was by a l4-0 count.
Smukler, Mortell, Hewitt and Carter
should be familiar to Washingtonians
as all participated in the rout Of the
Indians here last year. Rifle, however,
is a newcomer with the Eagles the sea-
son after he was chosen on the little
all-America team composed of stand
out players from small colleges. Not
only was Rifle great back with
Albright, but he finished near the
top among the country's individual
scorers last year.
Hewitt and Carter, however, proved
as dangerous as any ball-carrier last
month in Philadelphia as they were
last year in Griffith Stadium. The
Redskins still had difficulty in believ-
ing Hewitt wasn't a member OF their
backfield, while Carter twice shook
himself loose to take passes from Rifle
for two Of his teams three touchdowns.
Beat Giants and Bucs.
At present. Philadelphias record
shows two Victories against three de-
feats in league competition. but their
wins were at the expense of the Pitts
burgh Pirates and New York Giants.
The Giants got even in return game
while the Eagles third defeat was
suffered at the hands of the Western
leading Chicago Bears.
If possible, Coach Ray Flaherty will
try to get through today's game with
out using either Capt. Turk Edwards
or Charlie Malone Both could play
in a pinch, but Edwards shoulder
would heal completely with little more
rest, while Malone's injured knee still
causes him to limp slightly.
Today's game will mark the first
time this season that Quarterback
Riley Smith will be seen in action
locally. The old Alabama star got into
. his first league game week ago in
Detroit and he is slated to be in the
Redskins starting backfield along with
Erny Pinckert, Andy Farkas and Bill
Hartman.
Redskins Have Paper Edge.
Local fans also will get their first
peek at Frank Filchock and Tilly
Manton today. Filchock, a sensational
passer with Indiana last year, was
purchased from the Pittsburgh Pirates
fortnight ago while Manton, place.
ment kicker extraordinary, Joined the
Redskins after the Giant game.
Slingin' Sam Baughs arm is as
trusty as ever and he, along with Ed
Justice. Don Irwin and Jay Turner
will give the Indian backs ample re-
serve strength.
Comparative statistics of previous
games played by today's opponents
give the Redskins the edge on paper
as follows:
Number Of v.m.s Redskins Eagle!
| Opponents points a. SS