Evening star., 1939-11-28
Figures Favoring D. {.
Pros Meaningless
In Title Tuss|e
New Yorks Aim to Match
Foes Power by Working
Their Sturs Overtime
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.


Grim realization that statistics
mean nothing In a game with the
greatest opportunists in the league,
the Champion New York Giants,
and reports that Coach Steve Owen
plans to play five of his stars 60
minutes against them Sunday gave
the Redskins additional cause to
worry today.
Despite figures showing them to
be the leading offensive team of
the East and second only to the
Chicago Bears. who have finished
their season with new scoring and
ground gaining marks, the Red
skins can ill afford to boast.
For the Giants, who'll let you
have the statistics If they can win
the ball game, have been out
statisticked" in all but l of their
10 games this seasons of which
they've won. They've been out
rushed, outpassed and outkicked,
but-save in only one instance
they haven't been outscored.
All Figures faVOr bears.
Today they trail the Redskins by
nearly 200 yards in rushing, have
yielded more than 300 yards to the
opposition, have completed 80 per
cent less passes and have scored
rs less points. But they're still even
with the Indians in the only two
statistical columns that count-the
won and lost
If the powerful Bears had not
smashed three offensive records
themselves, the Redskins would
have two new all-time marks to
their credit. The Indians 235
points in 10 games never had been
equaled by any league team in an
ll-game schedule before, but the
Bears wound up their campaign
last Sunday with the amazing num-
ber of 298-an average of q per
game.
Similarly in the ground gaining
column, in which the Indians are
credited with 3,288 yards-4OO yards
more than the old record-but ex-
actly 700 yards short of the Bears
new mark. The Bears 1888 yards
in II games eXcels former league
records of teams playing IL and 10
games.
Owen Respects Indians Power.
The Indians passing percentage
of SO per cent efficiency still is II
per cent higher than the all-time
league record, set by the Giants
last year.
With frankie Filchock averaging
63 per cent, Sammy Baugh, ST..
Jimmy German, 81. and Dick Todd
(who has thrown only three, 1000,
the Redskins can boast Of quartet
OF passers Of rare ability.
Unconcealed respect for the Red
skin powerhouse may lead Owen to
abandon his famed two-team sys-
tenn on Sunday if rumors drifting
down from New York are correct.
Owen was quoted today as stating
that his two ends, Jim Lee Howell
and Jim Poole; All-League Center
Mel Helm, Quarterback Tuffy Lee
mans and Fullback Nello Falaschi
would play the full game against
the Redskins. or as long as they
were able to stand.
This is no ordinary team we're
playing Owen told a newspaper
man. L want my best men in there
every minute"
Whether any more seats would be
available to them for Sundays game
was causing Redskin fans more
worry today than their favorites'
chances against the champs. After
5000 seats had been disposed of by
the Redskin office yesterday in less
than three hours after the box Office
opened at 9 am, it was estimated
1880 were in the hands of local
fans-4,00 having been sold by rail-
roads running excursion trains Sat-
urday and Sunday.
1t was said that even Owners
George Marshall and John Mara of
the Giants were hard up for tickets.
One customer yesterday offered
Marshall 5000 for six seats between
the 20-yard lines. Marshall couldn't
have got them for $1,000.
The Redskins will leave Washing
ton late Thursday afternoon. taking
up quarters at the Westchester
Country Club for the week end.
They will not go into New York
until Sunday morning. proceeding
direct to the Polo Grounds.
More Athletic Stress