Evening star., 1939-12-02
Giants Are Invisible
To Redskin Followers.

Giants Are Invisible
To Redskin Followers.
This remark was drowned by the
derisive shouts of his followers, who
obviously expect no such thing.
THE Giants" continued Mr.. Mar
shall with dignity, "are a capable
outfit"
Like hill" barked his impulsive
cohorts.
Waving a hand for silence, the
popular collar -starcher went on as
follows:
The contest should be thrilling
and enjoyable (applause). My team
being the greatest of all time (re-
newed applause, and the Giants
being not so bad themselves (sus-
tanned raspberries), the battle
should be nip and tuck. When the
shades of night descend on the sab
bath day (cheers)), the Redskins
probably will have won by no more
than speakers voice drowned out
at this point) touchdoWns. I thank
you"
There is some question as to just
how many touchdoWns Mr. Marshall
said his team would win by Some
observers heard five" and others
"eight" At any rate, Mr.. Marshall
Is far from overconfident, and con-
cedes the possibility of the Giants
scoring a field goal, if the wind is
with them.
Soxophone Players
Help to Laundry.
The Washington team has by all
odds the biggest and noisiest mobile
cheering section ever mustered be-
hind one football team. The city
of Washington-with thousands of
citizens in New York for the football
clash-virtually will be deserted this
week end
No college team ever had so many
bands. Mr. Marshall carried one
band around with him just for
laughs, one just for flutes and oboes
and one just for playing Hail to
the Redskins" in the key of three
flats. When you add up the laundry
business of the saxophone players
alone, who are notoriously hard on
socks, you see how Mr.. Marshall
is able to pay Sammy Baughs sal
ary year in and year out
Two years ago. when the legions
of Marshall rolled to the champion
ship of the world with successive
victories over the Giants and Chi
cago Bears, the two big names of
the ball club were Samuel Baugh
and Cliff Battles. Battles now is a
collegiate mastermind. Baugh sur
wives, and linked with him in the
Washington pantheon are Andy
Farkas, the demond plunger; Frank
Filchock, the alternate pitcher; Dick
Todd, the sprinter; Wayne Millner,
peerless pass-haWk, and a line
which bulges ferociously from flank
to flank.
Marshall and Music
To Make Porty.
Filchock and Baugh dominate the
passers in a great passing league.
Parker Hall, Davey O'Brien, Ace
Parker and Arnie Herber have
pitched more often, individually,
but Baugh and Filchock between
them have completed "a passes in
l60 attempts for startling average
OF .587. Farkas, the demon plunger,
has toted the ball 1877 times for an
average of yards clip, and, with
II touchdowns, is the leagues lead
ing scorer.
With music and Marshall to cele-
brate their feats, the Redskins prac-
tically have submerged the Giants
In advance. The Giants are not
spectacular. They merely are good.
Some critics, in fact, believe them
to be too good. Defens:vely they
are hard to top, and extensively they
seem to score when they have to.
In spite of the alarums and deto-
nations of the Marshall roofing
squad, this should be quite ball
game.
We will cast one mild vote for
Washington in the East and for
Green Bay on the Western front.