Evening star., 1939-11-21
FIashiness Of Team
Gains Il Army Of
Red-Hot backers
Players Also Have Made
Place for Themselves
In Life Of City
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

In more ways than a centipede
could shake leg at, Washington
continues to show an affection for
and loyalty to the Redskins as
amazing as it has been consistent
since George Marshall moved the
Indians here in 1887.
Ever devoted to the Tribesmen-
win, lose or tie-the Capital has
gone slightly batty over the cur
rently high scoring team, which
possesses bright prospects of restor-
ing the Eastern and possibly ma
tional championship to its home
town.
Most striking of the present dis
play is the wild scramble for seats
to next Sundays game with the
Detroit Lions, the last of the home
season for the Redskins and one
which bears an important role in
their effort to resnatch the sec
tional title from the New York
Giants.
Sell-Out Is Assured.
Today, five days before the game,
you couldn't buy a seat at Griffith
Stadium on the sidelines for all the
money in the world, cause there
just amt none to be had. Seats
in the upper stand in rightfield and
those in the centerf1eld bleachers
are going with all the rapidity of
ice cream in a stove, and there's
distinct possibility that the park
will be entirely sold out before the
week end.
The rush started at the end of
the Cardinal game, when single
game patrons exhausted the supply
of tickets on hand at the Griffith
Stadium box Office inside of quar-
ter of an hour. Yesterday block
long line formed outside of the Red
skin office on Ninth street as early
as 9 o'clock in the morning.
Plans for erecting additional seats
at either end of the field to increase
the capacity to around $4,000 were
to be discussed today.
Fans Strong for Team.
The most f1attering aspect of the
situation, to the Redskins at least,
is that Washington fans aren't 60
ing to the professional games solely
because of the spectacle presented
Herewith. What we mean to say
is that the greater part of the at
tractiveness of the games is the
Redskins themselves. And their
supporters are out to see that they
get fair break.
We don't think we ever heard
louder, longer or more universal
booing certainly not at a football
game) than that which followed
the officials refusal to allow an
interference penalty when End
Charlie Malone palpably was in
terfered with on Sammy Baughs
long pass late in the second quarter
last Sunday. The disapproval was
expressed so vociferously that for
a time a penalty on the Redskins
for unsportsmanlike conduct on the
part Of the crowd appeared immi-
nent.
Players Personally Popular.
When followers of a team take
their favorites' misfortune in that
manner it's pretty sure sign
they're for 'em in big way.
Incidentally, Washington is get
ting to know the Redskins person.
ally and individually almost as well
as they know of their feats on the
gridiron through long-range OBJ
servation. Redskins are invited
here, there and everywhere to
luncheons, banquets, public gather
ings, theater parties and any place
else that they may be talked to,
looked at and give autographs.
And it is pleasantly surprising
when the Redskins prove themselves
as entertaining takers and as lik-
able personally as they are good
football players. Which is saying
lot!