Evening star., 1939-11-01
Shugart and Filchock
Equal Grid Luster
In Game Of Life
u =.
One Inspired by Bride.
Other an Ace Fellow
With His Mother
BY BILL DIsMER, yr.

BY BILL DISMER, Jr.
Messrs. Clyde 5hugart and Frank
Filchock Of the Warrington Red
skins stand up and take . bow for
supplying . couple Of refreshing
human interest stories. The Tribes
chieftains think q lot of Rookie
Guard shugart from Iowa State
and there's . happy Lending latter
a-discouraging start story behind
him.
But first We want to tell you two
things about Filchock that aren't
known to many, but which, when
learned, arouse as much admiration
for the former Indiana back as his
exploits on the gridiron.
Filchock writes his mother q letter
every day. Every Monday, pay day
for professional football players, the
greater portion of Frankie's check
Is included In his epistle to his
Pennsylvania home, for Filchock Is
one Of the few bachelors among
the Redskins and what he doesn't
need for his own expenses goes
to his mother.
Frank Mum ON Himself.
As the recipient Of daily letters
from her son, you'd naturally think
that Mrs. Filchock knows every
thing there Is to know about his
play. But she doesn't! In fact,
she has to write another member
Of the squad for information about
how Frank Is playing, for, although
he tells her of the successes (or
failure) Of the Redskins, he never
writes = word about himself.
Filchock probably loves to play
football as much as any member
Of any professional team. AS illus
tration Of that, last Sunday, when
his nose was broken on the first
play OF the game, he kept quiet
about it for fear Coach Ray Fla
herty would call him to the bench
AS for Shugart, here's the story
OF a young man who brought his
bride to q strange city. had to leave
her there-without friends-for six
weeks while he went West seeking
to make good in q new Job,
Clyde was married immediately
after graduating from Iowa State
last June. He had an offer of q
Job In Washington, so brought his
wife here and set up housekeeping
Having been drafted by the Red
skins, he received notice to 70 tc
Spokane with the group leaving the
Capital on August 2, but there wa
no assurance that he'd make the
grade.
Was Unpromising Rookie.
In fact, for the first three weeks
OF training Shugart was one of the
most inconspicuous rockies in
camp, and few gave him q chance
TO survive even the first cut and
said so IN the public prints. It must
have made dreary reading, indeed
Tor Mrs. Shugart, alone here, but II
was case of being darkest before
dawn.
For, starting with the intrasouad
game just before leaving Spokane
Clyde suddenly had the Redskiu
coaches sitting up and taking notice
Although converted from q tackle
to q guard, because his size didn't
warrant . mere 2l0-pounder playing
his old position in the pro league
Shugart completely mastered the
details of his new assignment iu
the same quiet, unassuming manne,
he had gone about playing in college
We were talking with Iowa State :
freshman coach who started Clyde
on his way. He said it was no new.
to him when Shugart made the
grade, for he was the kind whose
grim determination made him give
his best when the chips were down
"A fine boy" this coach said, land
the kind you like to see succeed
Knowing him as do-and especially
the incentive MRS. Shugart) he ha.
now-Im not bit surprised he's
made good"
Shugart doesn't start with either
of the Redskins regular two-line
combinations. But when you SET
Burgundy and Gold Jersey No. 81
dash into the game, have no mis-.
givings. That's Shugart.