Evening star., 1939-09-17
| Throng Of D. {. Fans
10 See Skins Start
In Phi|Iy Today
Grid Clash With Eagles
Apt to Be Marked by
Bough-O'Brien Duel
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

AS dramatically as II planned by
Hollywood scenarist, Texas Chris
tian University'S two most illustrious
football sons will endeavor to outdo
one another at Philadelphia Mu-
nicipal Stadium today and upon the
result OF their efforts may hang the
fate of the Washington Redskins
and the Philadelphia Eagles.
For it will be Slingin' Sam Baugh,
who established footballs greatest
passing reputation as Horned
Frog, against his successor. Slingshot
Davey OBrien, who unbelievably
took up at T. C. U. where Baugh left
off in 1886.
Their meeting, simultaneously
O'Brien's first game in the National
Football League, is expected to pro-
duce a record crowd for the play
for-pay game in Philadelphia. With
between 5000 and 5000 Washing
tonlans planning to be among those
present, some 10000 spectators are
expected to be in the stands when
the kickoff comes at las o'cl>
| this afternoon.
Forward Wall Improved.
Fresh from three exhibition VIC
tories and possessed of potentially
as much scoring power as any team
IN the league, the Redskins enter
| thelr ofnclal season with their line
as the big question mark. With the
exception of five rockies. the for
ward contingent is the same as last
year. but at least three of those
rockies are counted upon to provide
the difference between another
championship team and an also-ran.
Dick Farman and Steve Slivinski
definitely have bolstered the guard
situation and Auburns Bo Russell.
an all-Amerlca tackle on many crit
les selections last year, is compen.
satng for a lack of weight with a
spirited brand Of play and a talented
toe which is providing points via
held goals and conversions.
ltS IN the corps of ball-carriers.
passers. kickers and blockers that
Redskin supporters find greatest
cause for joyous anticipations this
season, for not in the teams history
mas such a wealth of around tai.
ent been available.
Baugh not only appears even bet
ter than in his first year when he
established league passing record.
but general improvement of other
veteran backs has been noted Frank
fllchock, who will direct play at
the outset today, without doubt. has
been the biggest offensive threat to
cate, with a brand of passing and
running which has made him
menace in every game Andy Farkas,
ike Baugh, seems ready to delight
Washington fans even more than
he did in his first year, when his
scampering, jack-rabbit tactics en-
abled him to wind up the season as
the teams leading ground-gainer.
Don Irwin apparently has re-
captured his powerful head-on
plunglng ability to smash through
for 3 or yards when needed and
often catapult into the clear for
sizable gains And the blocking
of Ed Justice. Max Krause. Ernv
Plnckert and Jay Turner has been
up to par.
AS for the new backs. only one.
Minnesota's Wilbur Moore, will be
In the starting lineup today, but
there is reason to suspect that lat
ent powers can be found in the
others. Dick Todd. for instance,
gives the impression that he is liabls
to break away any time he has the
ball, while Coach Ray Flaherty
likens Jimmy Johnston's running to
Cliff Battles.
Eagles Troublesome.
And now that Marylands Jim
Meade is fully recovered from a
facial injury, he is being counted
upon to strengthen the kicking,
running and blocking departments,
Because the Eagles always have
given the Redskins trouble ever
since they've called Washington
their home, they aren't expected to
prove any easier today-especially
with O'Brien. In Capt. Bill Hewitt
and Joe Carter, the Eagles still have
two of the best ends in pro foot
ball and Dave Smukler still operates
efficiently from fullback
With Flaherty planning to in
sert a new team at the start of the
second quarter, this is the way the
rivals will line up for the kickoff ::
L. Masterson ,2S---- Hewitt ,56,
L. o. Stralka l39) Hughes t29l
C.-----Parks t2Gb Harper t1nl