Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-10
Farman, SIivinski Play
Up 10 Regulations
Earned in West
AIl-Coost Loop Choices
Types Thot Delight
Critical Coach
BY BILL DISMER. Jr.

Two rookie linemen from colleges
in the same State on the Pacific
Coast who played against each
other for three years, but who didn't
become acquainted until they met
at their first professional practice
last fall are almost wholly respon-
sible for the Redskins current boast
of a second line nearly as good as
their first.
It is doubtful if Washington
States Capt. and Tackle Dick Far
man would have recognized Uni
versity of Washington's Guard
Steve Slivinski off the field a year
ago, for, although their teams had
met annually, they'd played on diff
ferent sides of the line, and any,
way one mug of the opposition was
pretty much like that of another.
Farman probably wouldn't have
cared to face Slivinski off the field
last year, for Steve certainly could
HAYES crowed about their three
meetings, in not one of which had
Washington State emerged victori-
GUS. Once the Cougars tied thei
Huskies, but that was the best Far
mans team could do.
Both StandOuts on Coast.
Regardless Of the comparatively
poor record of each team last
year-Washington won three games,
lost eight and tied one, while State
won only two and lost eight-you
couldn't help but hear of Farman
and Slivinski from any one who
knew anything about coast football.
For Farman was all-Coast tackle and
Slivinski all-Coast guard with the
added endorsement of Coach Jimmy
Phelan that he was the best block
ing guard he'd ever had.
So it was pair of highly recon-
mended youngsters that Coach Ray
Flaherty was looking at when he
first saw the pair last August, and
that both have justified all of their
laudatory advance notices has been
one of the most pleasant aspects of
the 1889 season.
One look at the 2l5-pound Farman
was enough to convince Flaherty
that he was no tackle-in the pro
league. Another guard if I ever
saw one" was Flaherty's first i'm
preston. Il wonder how he'd go
with Slivinski?"
He's never wondered since. From
the first day that he paired the
former foes he's had no worries
about the guard positions on his
younger line. It was the one ankle
ty he'd had, for he'd come up with
a new tackle in Bo Russell to go
with Bill Wilkin, and he had trio
OF fine ends in Bob McChesney, Bob
Masterson and Johnny Spirida.
Slivinski Is Diplomat.
There's difference in Farman
and Slivinski, just the difference
that a coach looks for when he
wants each type of guard, standing
and running. Farman, the stand
ing guard, is heavier and more pow
erful, literal Gibraltar on de-
Tense and no easier to break through
on offense. Slivinski, the running
guard, is nearly 10 pounds lighter
but clever enough to outguess the
enemy the greater part of the time.
And he didn't come by that SLASH
in Steve" monicker for purely al
lucrative reasons.
Both agree that pro football is
both easier and harder than the
college brand. Easier during the
week, because you don't have to
scrimmage, but darn sight tough
err on Sunday, when every man of
the opposition is an established
star" they say.
incidentally, Slivinski is credited
with one of the classic remarks of
the year, made just before the Red
skins broke camp at Spokane last
August. Called upon to speak at
the farewell luncheon as one of
Washington's native sons, Slivinski
arose and said: Turk Edwards has
just been telling me that if 1 want
ed to get on the good side of Flaher-
ty I'd better smile at all <of his
jokes whether I thought them funny
or not. Inasmuch as the squad has
yet to be cut, my face is aching
from laughing"