Evening star., 1939-11-15
Redskins Nine Equa|
Twin Marks SET BY
Packers Hutson
Hall and Parker Each
Throw More Passes
Than Capital Club
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

The next time Andy Farkas
crosses the enemy goal-line for a
touchdown, he will become new
record holder of the National Foot
ball League.
Hailed as the circuits leading
scorer, with SIS points in nine games,
Anvil Andy's nine touchdowns equal
the old record number made by
Green Bays Don Hutson both in
1886 and 1898. One more, and
Farkas establishes a new all-time
high for a single season.
Furthermore, Farkas' gain of 124
yards against the Dodgers in Brook
lyn last Sunday land that doesn't
include his 91-yard return of the
opening kickoff catapulted him
into third place among the league S
leading ground-gainers, with 476
yards to his credit. Andy's average
of AZ yards is topped by seven other
backs, but only two-the Chicago
Bears Bill Osmanski and Joe
Manufactured him in total yardage
Osmanski leads with 603, but
Maniaci's SOL is only Is ahead of
Farkas.
Redskin Passes Comparatively Few.
Current statistics reveal the sur
prising fact that two individuals,
the nominal leaders, have thrown
more passes than the total number
credited to the Redskins, generally
recognized as passing team. For
in contrast to the 122 thrown by
Sammy Baugh, Frank Filchock
Jimmy German and Dick Todd COM
bined, are the 100 attempted by
Clevelands Parker Hall and the
129 by Brooklyn's Ace Parker
Despite the fact that Filchock is
averaging 63 per cent, the league
statistician refuses to rank him
among the leading quartet of Hall
Parker, Green Bays Arnie Herber
and Davey O'Brien because FilchocE
is credited with only 20 completions
compared with the 60 of Hall, So o1
Parker, 48 of Herber and 43 OF
OBrien. Hall, ranked first, is
averaging only As per cent, while
O'Brien. who established a new
single game record by completing
10 against the Packers last Sunday
is averaging Al per cent. Baugh
with 25 completions in so attempts
has, a current efficiency mark OF
SO per cent.
Have Chance for Record.
AS the Redskins and Giants enter
the home stretch for the Eastern
championship either club, by Win
ming every remaining game, could
set a record for least number OF
games lost by an Eastern champ
When the Giants won last year with
only two defeats, it was the first time
this sections winner ever had fin
ished the campaign with less than
three losses. To date, Washington
and New York have lost only one
game apiece.
Meanwhile, information reaching
here from league headquarters lr
Dayton, Ohio, states that arrange
ments already have been completed
for the eventuality of three-cor'
nered tie in the West among the
Packers, Lions and Bears. Although
such seems unlikely, as the Bears
nave lost one more game than either
Green Bay or Detroit and the latter
two meet in the Vests final game
on November 30, President Carl L
Storck announced that necessi'
tated play-off would start Decem'
ber 10-one week after the close O.
the regular season. The three teams
would draw, with the odd team
getting bye, meeting the victor O
the first game for the Western
championship on December II. TIT
games would be played at time
and places to be determined by th'
club owners and league president
who also would determine what pro
cedure to follow in the event OF til
games.