Evening star., 1939-11-05
Tribe Will Have Ears
Cooked for Report
OF Giants Game
Win Today With Defect
For New York Would
Tie Eastern Ruce
BY BILL DISMER, JR.


Facing an excellent opportunity to
tie the Giants for the leadership of
the Eastern division of the National
Professional Football League, the
Redskins resume their home cam
paign at Grifnth Stadium today
against Davey O'Brien and the Phil
adelphia Eagles.
Fearing earmarks of their lone de-
feat Of the season at the hands of
the Green Bay Packers last Sunday,
but still undefeated in Washington,
the Indians are favorites to repeat
an earlier win over the luckless
Eagles, who. despite OBrien's bril-
liancy. have yet to beat National
League opponent this year.
But because Of O'Brien. playing in
Washington for the first time, an
other crowd of $4,000 or more is ex-
pected to be in the stands when the
kickoff goes at 2:30 o'clock.
will Keep Posted on Giants.
Despite the rival aerial barrages
expected to be laid by Ill Davey and
his predecessor at Texas Christian,
Washington's own Sammy Baugh,
the public address system is destined
to prove nearly as interesting as
the happenings on the playing field.
For over it will come news of the
progress of the game at Detroit be-
tween the Giants and the Lions
vital news to the Redskins.
To almost every one connected
with professional football. the Lions
represent the last threat to the
Giants before their final game with
the Redskins on December 3, and
If the New Workers win today the
Indians will have to stress prayers
as much as punts and passes. If, on
the other hand, the Giants suffer
their first loss in 20 league starts.
the Redskins can regain a share of
the sectional leadership by clipping
the Eagles.
Were it not for the anticipation
Of seeing both Baugh and OBrien
on the same field. today's crowd
likely would be the smallest pro
assemblage of the year. Outside of
OBrien and two good ends in Bill
Hewitt and Capt. Joe Carter, the
Eagles have little to offer, and fewer
reserves than any team in the league.
Beating the Eagles, therefore, usually
Is effected by wearing down their
starting team and injecting fresh
material against an almost unre-
placeable Philadelphia line.
Aerial Classic In Prospect.
With Baugh in shape once more
and the 150-pound OBrien having
completed enough passes against the
Redskins in Philadelphia to be
stamped real threat, today's game
at the stadium looms as the classiest
air battle of the year. Hurt in the
Giant game in which he couldn't
capitalize on his speciality because
OF the slippery going and out of the
subsequent games with Brooklyn and
Pittsburgh. Baugh has yet to open
up before home crowd this year.
He came out of last weeks game |
unscathed, however, and given a dry
field and weaker opposition can be
expected to delight with his copy
righted passes. O'Brien, who hit
the mark eight times out of is at
tempts against the Redskins in the
season opener, also is apt to win the
heart of the crowd by q display of
the fighting spirit that drives his
150-pound, 5-foot-7 frame into COM
bat with giants.
The Redskins will go into the
game without the services of two
halfbacks, Red Morgan and Ed JUS
tice, and End Bob Masterson. JUS
tice, hurt last week, is on the shelf
for at least two weeks; Morgan's
bad knee hasn't rounded into shape,
although he hasn't played since Oc-
tober IS, and Masterson is laid up
with multiple bruises.
Farkas and Filchock Start.
The scintillating combination of
Andy Farkas and Franch Filchock
will start the game in the backf1eld
for the Redskins with Baugh getting
the replacement signal at the start
OF the second quarter. The entrance
Of the rockies Jimmy German, Dick
Todd and Jim Meade depends upon
the progress Of the game.
Pos; Redskins. Eagles.
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