Evening star., 1939-10-15
Mccullough, Francis
And Nardi Stars Of
Buc Backfie|d
Much-Beuten Invaders
Improved in Spirit
Under New Coach
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

The Redskins three-Week CAM
paign on their own stamping
grounds comes to a close today with
the Pittsburgh Pirates seemingly
cast in the role of going-away
presenter the second successive
victim of the burgundy-clad war
riors.
Hailing from Pittsburgh, but far
from piraAcal, the visitors who
haven't won a league game since
October 3, 1888, bump into Red
skin machine fresh from compiling
a season record score at the expense
of the Brooklyn Dodgers. who were
shellacked. 41-13, a week ago at
Griffith Stadium.
Coach Ray Flaherty, moreover
will have ready an even stronger
squad than the one which rang up
three touchdowns in the final
quarter last week. for Don Irwin.
INCREASING fullback, and Bob Nc
Chesney. fine end, both are re-
covered fully from injuries received
in the Giant game. Sammy Baugh
and Red Morgan will be the only
two Indians unavailable for action
when play begins at 2:30 o'clock.
Play Here November 5.
It will be the last home game for
the Marshallmen until November S,
Coach Ray Flaherty being scheduled
to start his tribe on an inland trek
to the Midwest the last of the week
The Pirates will be met in return
game at Pittsburgh next Sunday
and from there the Redskins will
proceed to Milwaukee where they
play the powerful Green Bay Pack
ers two weeks from today.
Although the worm is overdue to
turn in the Pirates case, it would
be nothing short of colossal upset
should the Redskins lose today.
Probably the Pittsburghers' main
hope is that rain-and the resultant
mud-which the weather man fore
cast last night once again would
prove the great leveler.
Actually. though, the situation is
not as dark for the Pirates as ap-
pears at first glance. Under new
coach, Walter Kiesling, the Pitts
burghers showed signs of life last
Sunday when they held the Giants
to a 14-7 victory. And Kiesling has
several players on his squad apt to
make trouble for any opponent.
Mccullough an Ace Back.
There is, for instance. 23-year-
Hugh Mccullough, hailed as the
Big SKIS best back last year with
Oklahoma. A fiashy runner and
long distance kicker, Mccullough is
said to have compiled even better
passing record than Davey O'Brien
during their senior years. He is
slated to start in the Pirates back
field.
Then there are Sam Francis, the
eX-Chicago Bear, left-handed
oasser and left-footed kicker and
who learned to crack enemy lines
wide open at Nebraska: Dick Nardi,
who was a constant threat to the
Skins last year as member of the
Detroit Lions; Chester Johnston, a
former fullback for Green Bay, and
Carl Littlefield, whom the Pirates
procured from the Cleveland Rams
early this season.
Two players in visiting uniforms
familiar to local fans will be Ed
karp, nee Karpowich, who played
tackle on Catholic University's
Orange Bowl eleven, and Rink Bond,
brother of the ex-Redskin tackle
who served as quarterback for the
Redskins the first part of last sea-
son. Bond is slated to call signals
for the Pirates at the outset today.
Indicates Starting Lineup.
Flaherty indicated last night that
he would start his veteran line as he
did last Sunday with Jimmy Ger
man, Jimmy Johnston. wilbur
Moore and Erny Pinckert in the
backfield, Frank Filchock and Andy
Farkas probably will 60 into the
game at the start of the second quar-
ter, with Dick Todd, Jim Meade, Ed
Justice, Jay Turner and Don Irwin
all rarin' to go whenever called
upon.
The starting lineup: