Evening star., 1939-10-09
Smashing Win From Dodgers Vndcates Marshall Boast Of Redn
Jubi|ant Fans Forget
Absence Of Baugh
As Rocks Click
Todd and German Prove
Big leoeuers; MiIIner,
Forkos, Parker Stor
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Question marks beside the Red
skins were lost in wave of exclama-
ton points today In the wake of the
largest score ever rolled up by the
Indians in Washington and a per-
formance definitely bespeaking a re-
turn to championship honors on the
part of George Marshall's grid
warriors.
No longer was being asked around
town today: What kind of a team
do the Redskins have?" Instead,
followers of the Tribe-especially the
27092 who paid to witness the scalp
Ing of the Brooklyn Dodgers at
Griffith Stadium yesterday - were
slapping one another on the back
and exclaiming, What q team we
have!"
And they were beginning to believe
that Marshall wasn't talking merely
for commercial reasons when he
said before the season started,
This is the best Redskin team IN
history"
That Alb score recorded against
the Dodgers not only was the great
est number of points made by q
National Football League team this
season, but definitely answered an
other oft-asked question, Have the
current Redskins any punch?"
Todd and German Deliver.
Likewise it proved correct those
critics who foresaw great things for
Dick Todd and Jimmy German, two
rookie backs who, given their first
real opportunities, came through
spectacularly with running and
passing exhibitions worthy of vet
Grams.
1t seems preposterous in the light
of developments, but Coach Ray
Flaherty actually was afraid of the
outcome of yesterdays game. He
regarded it as big hurdle for the
Redskins to overcome. Before the
game he confided to an associate
that he thought they would win-but
by 1870!
Perhaps if the Dodgers had pos
sessed another Ace Parker there
might have been different story,
for if ever a man proved his right
to an all-America collegiate and
all Professional football rating,
Parker was the man. But they
had to be content with one of the
biggest hands ever given a visiting
player when their Ace walked off
the field after one of the greatest
all-around exhibitions ever staged at
Griffith Stadium.
But if the Redskins failed to pro-
duce the equal of a Parker, they
pIoauced a dozen within hailing dis
tancc. Andy Farkas never was bet
ter. for from the time he reeled off
two gains totaling rs yards in the
flrst four minutes of play, the in
lmltaole little Hungarian was an un-
stoppable bit of dynamic energy.
Millner's Performance Great.
Frank Fllchock, celebrating his
plrthday anniversary, set up the
hrst score with two beautifully exc
cuted passes and then hurdled the
line behind perfect block by
Farkas for the first 6-pointer.
Flaherty refuses to name any
Redskln more outstanding than an
other, but we saw Wayne Millner
give one of the greatest exhibitions
that any lineman could give. Gen
orally overlooked last week was the
fact that the Giants directed only
one play at the former Notre Dame
sta-, but Wayne didn't wait for
plays to come at him yesterday
he went and made EN- for him.
self
In the second quarter he threw
. block for German that enabled
the Centre College product to tack
the last Is yards onto a brilliant
4O-yard punt return. But later in
the same period he pulled the out
standing defensive play of the day,
somehow getting between three
blockers and mailing Zarnas on
Washington's 9-yard line when
sure touchdown appeared imminent.
That Kosel took Parker's pass for
the score on the subsequent play
didn't detract from Millner's glory.
But Millner was not content to
rest on those laurels. On Farkas'
50-yard run for the Skins third
touchdown, he threw another
superb block that removed the last
man from Andys path. And then,
to crown probably his most brilliant
day. Wayne got hold of Parker on
an attempted pass in the last quar-
ter and dragged the Ace back for
q 20-yard loss.
Todd Proves He Can Step.
Dick Todd's two scampering runs
for 18 yards each not only gave
the Indians their last touchdown but
revealed that the holder of the
national scholastic scoring record
can go when he gets in the open.
German, the Centre College alum
nus, started off brilliantly by heav-
ing touchdown pass to Ed Justice
in the second quarter when the
game still was close and continued
with heads-up play all day, once
making a beautiful back-handed
pass interception.
Once again the Redskin line gave
a great exhibition and although
yielding IS first downs-most on
Parker's passes-tightened up when
it had to. Capt. Turk Edwards re-
sembled the Turk of 1887, opening
holes for backs and stopping enemy
backs cold. Bo Russell, Turks un-
derstudy, twice in succession
blocked Ralph Kercheval's punts-
the Brooklyn kicker was given a
second chance when both teams
were offside-and fell on the ball
for his teams fifth touchdown. He
chalked up more points with con-
versions.
Apparently, Ernie Pinckert never
will have enough football. AS long
as he's in the game, he's in every
play ane it's probable that he helped