Evening star., 1939-08-10
Todd S Pass CATCHING
Suggests He Might
Turn FIankman
Tutor Of Texas Aeeies
Touts Recruit Back
As Pigskin Hawk
BY BILL DISMER,
Star STAFF Correspondent,

1eoAA
SPOKANE, Aug. 10.-There isn't
any doubt that the Washington
Redskins need general rehabilita-
ton, but Coach Ray Flaherty long
since has decided to stand pat on
3 of the II positions.
In the contrast to the new and
wholesale influx of halfbacks, quar-
terbacks. fullbacks, guards and
tackles is the total lack of any new
end or center candidates. For the
Ave f1ankmen and three snappers-
back who finished the 1888 season
are the only ones now in training
here.
Flaherty Is Satisfied.
To their credit is the fact that
Flaherty made no effort to obtain
additional ends and centers. He had
chances to obtain both in the an
nual draft, but of the 20 college
seniors he selected, none played
either of these two positions.
In Charley Malone Flaherty
claims he has one of the best pass
snaggers in pro football, while
Wayne Millner is the rugged, de-
fensive type who also can go and
get 'em. Furthermore, in Hal Brad
ley and Bob Masterson, Flaherty
thinks he has two players destined
to become truly great ends.
Both came to the Redskins last
year from small colleges, Elon and
Miami. but-as is so often the case
they were found to be pair whose
brilliance had been hidden by the
football obscurity of their alma
matters. The fifth end, Bob Nc
Chesney, has been as able substi-
tute as Flaherty could ask.
Todd a Pass Catcher.
incidentally, Dick Todd, the high
ly-touted rookie back from Texas
A. & M, we'll might. be used at
end if reports of his pass-catching
ability are not exaggerated. On the
receiving end of many of the
Aggies' aeriels last year, Todd was
sensational. AS matter of fact.
his coach advised Flaherty to use
Todd in that capacity saying: "All
you have to do is to get him in the
open, throw him the ball and
school is out. They'll never catch
him."
The Redskins released one of their
1888 centers during the off-season,
Henry (RedD Krause, believing that
Micky Parks, Vic Carroll and Bud
Erickson could handle the situation.
Parks and Carroll alternated
throughout last season, but Erick-
sen, of the University of Washing
tons 81 eleven joined the team later
in the campaign after showing ex-
Iceptional promise at Hazelton.
II Parks reported weighing 225 and
Carol has upped his weight 10
pounds to. 235 which should assure
the Redskins of plenty of avoirdu-
pots IN the middle of the line des-
pite Ericksen's sylphlike figure of 1876.
Baugh Has Competition.
Sammy Baugh seems to be in the
best physical shape of his career and
already is whipping passes around
in midseason style.
This yarn, however, is not about
Baugh, but about the equally en-
couraging fact that even if Sammy
were not with the Redskins, they
still should be able to more than
hold their own in aerial offensives
this year.
In short, Frank Filchock, Jimmy
German, Jimmy Johnston, Lyn
Warren and even Todd would be
any teams No. ! passer (provided
that team didn't have Baugh) on
what they've shown here to date.
Todd brought from Texas A. g. M.
the reputation of the best ball car
rier in the Southwest, but his
passing ability was unknown. Yet
yesterday Todd hit 81 receivers in
succession, and that was just 10
more than any two other passers,
alternating, could register in the
daily passing drill.
Filchock, temporarily idle with an
inch cash in his leg, showed enough
the latter part of last year to con-
vince coach Ray Flaherty that he
can pass.
Warren Is Versatile.
Despite his smallness, Warren ap-
parently can pass away from any
conceivable position and to Flah-
erty, who knows from what diff
f1cult angles pro passers often must
throw, that means a lot. Johnston,
who leaves tomorrow to represent
the Redskins and the University of
Washington in the all-star game,
was known as a quadruple- threat
in college, but none expected his
passing to be high light, as it has
been.
Including Baugh, there's no man
in camp cooler in getting his passes
away than German, the guy who
scored at least one touchdown a
game for Centre last year.