Evening star., 1939-11-19
D. {. Pros Depending
On StaIwart Line
To Stop Biggie
Forkos Likely to Break
League Scoring Record;
FiIchock to Run Team
Ry BILL DISMER, Jr.

Dy DILL D1SuLhs III.
Boosting the renowned Marshall
(Biggie) Goldberg and a surprisingly
defiant spirit in face of their lowly
position in the standings, the
Chicago Cardinals last night cast
themselves as upsetters Of the Red
skins in today's National Football
League game at Griffith Stadium.
Victorious in only one of their
nine league games, the r-from de
fated Cards will line up for the
kickoff at pm. in frame of mind
which bodies no good for the title
aspiring Redskins. Definitely they
are out to win, some of the Cardi-
mails were saying after their final
practice yesterday, and they don't
mean tie. Almost every team pulls
at least one upset year" said one,
land we feel ours is coming against
the Redskins"
The starting time was advanced a
half hour because of the shortening
of daylight at this time of the year.
Goldberg Cards Big Threat.
With the Giants apparently des-
tined to push aside the Pittsburgh
Pirates up at New York with all the
trouble of steam roller crushing an
ant pile, the Redskins almost are
faced with the necessity of winning
if they would retain their Eastern
championship hopes. For week
from today the Indians will be called
upon to face the strong Detroit
Lions, at the hands of whom de-
feat would be fatal if the Redskins
are beaten this afternoon.
According to the Cardinals, Gold
berg is just beginning to 60 in the
National League like he went for
three years at Pittsburgh. where he
was unanimous choice for the all
America team for two straight sea-
sons. The stockily built Jewish boy
is exceptionally dangerous in the
open field and if the Cardinals can
shake him loose couple of times
today it may be disastrous for the
home team.
But there is another back with the
Cardinals, a college teammate of
Goldbergs, who is said to have
missed out on the all-America rating
only because he was on the same
Pitt team with "Biggie." He is
Frank Patrick, 190-pound quarter
back, who is playing his second year
in the National League. Patrick is
rated an exceptional signal caller
and fine blocker and may be found
paving the way for Goldberg on
more than one occasion today.
Aldrich Chicago Line Star.
The brightest angle, from the visi-
tors standpoint, is the fact that
they will have the services of Jack
Robbins for the first time in more
than a month. Robbins, a clever
passer, was hurt in one of the
early games this season, but is fully
recovered and rarin' to go. Even
without him, the Cardinals have
tossed more passes than any team in
the league, and with him they may
be expected to unloose an even
more sustained aerial barrage.
In the Cardinal line. one of the
misunderstanding in the league, will
be found such luminaries as Ki AID
rich, Texas Christians all-America
center last year; two of the best
tackles in pro football in 220-pound
AL Babartsky and 230-pound Tony
Blaine, and an exceptional pass
catcher in End Bill Smith. The
visitors biggest deficiency is their
lack of reserves, only Is men being
carried on the squad.
Coach Ray Flaherty Is planning to
start the same Redskin lineup, with
one exception, that opened the game
at Brooklyn last Sunday when Andy
Farkas made his electrifying 91-yard
run to touchdown on the opening
kickoff.
Record For Farkas Looms.
Farkas, incidentally, can hang up
an all-time National League record
for scoring touchdowns in single
season by making just one today.
Now tied with Don Hutson for all
time honors with nine to his credit so
far this season, Handy Andy's first
crossing Of the Cardinal goal will
make him the new champion. Farkas
also enters the game as the leagues
leading scorer. his 55 points giving
him a 7-point lead over Cleveland's
Johnny Drake and a 13-point lead
over Bill Osmanski of the Chicago
Bears.
Johnny Spirida, the guy who's
proven equally at home in the back
field or at end, will start at quarter
back in place of the injured Erny
Pinckert, although Frank Filchock
will call signals from the left half
back position. Red Morgan will oc-
cupy the right halfback post, with
Farkas at full. The Redskins vet
eran line, with Micky Parks at
center, will play the first period.
Unless the Cards find themselves
able to pierce either of the Indians
two lines, which isn't likely, they are
apt to resort almost exclusively to
their aerial attack. For Washing
tons defensive record is the best in
the league with eight opponents hav-