Evening star., 1939-10-02
F|aherty' Talk,
Shugart'sP|
Stir Redskins
Tie With Giants Luid
To Pep Speech; Rock
Is Ace Linemun
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

How one of Coach Ray Flaherty's
infrequent, but famed, pre-game
pep talks inspired the Redskins to
give 26,341 fans unexpected thrills
by outplaying the Giants from be-
ginning to end is the real story be-
hind delightfully."- surprising game
at Griffith Stadium. And it begins
to look as if George Marshall knew
what he was talking about when he
said recently that Flaherty some
day would become known as the
Knute Rockne of professional foot
ball.
Certainly the fiery redhead never
was more eloquent than during the
moments just before he sent the
Redskins out onto the mud and into
glory.
you've heard and read lot about
the Giants being the best team in
pro football" Flaherty began. "Well,
I want you fellows to know that I
think you're even better. I want
you to know that there's not a one
of you I'd trade for one of the
Giants-and that goes for every one
on the squad. I think you can win
today. Now, let's see you do it."
"Shucks," said a Redskin after
the game. How can you let down
guy like Flaherty? When that
much faith is expressed in you, you
just have to come through He told
us we could do it and we should
have. The Giants were lucky"
Giants Never Close.
That. incidentally, is the opin-
Mon of not only the Redskins, but
most of those who watched one of
the greatest games ever played under
similarly unfavorable conditions.
The Giants never came close to
scoring: the Redskins should have
scored at least 10 points. Four at
tempted field goals by such reputedly
famed hooters as Ken Strong, Ward
Cuff and Len Barnum were way
wide of the uprights. Bob Masterson
missed one for the Redskins by less
than foot. The Giants never
pierced the Redskins 25-yard line.
Twice the Redskins were within the
New York 20 and once they had first
down on the T.
frankie Filchock, who ever since
the start of training has given the
impression that he may become the
Redskins most valuable back. prob
ably will be voted the most out
standing player at today's meeting
Nf 1nnQl cY0Nrfc L,,t
skin line as whole should stand
and take big bow.
If ever line came through with
great football, it was the Indians
forward wall yesterday. Offensively
1t opened holes in the Giants line
which, on dry day, would have en-
abled Redskin backs to run to half a
dozen touchdoWns. Defensively.
after the opening minutes of play,
it was impregnable. It held the re-
putedly strong Giant running attack
to exactly five first downs. The New
York backs could gain no more yard
age than Tuffy Leemans single
handedly recorded the week prior
against the Eagles. And so con-
sistently were the Giant passers
rushed that their half-dozen heaves
netted loss of yards.
Redskins Praise Shugart.
Who played the best game of the
llnemen? Individually, we'd hesi-
tate to say, but at least eight of
'em came to us after the game and
made sure we didn't forget to mem
ton the yeoman work of the rookie
guard, Clyde Shugart of Iowa State.
When football players do that to
sports writer's the object of their
admiration must merit it.
Why, you couldn't get that guy
out of there" they said. He was
in the Giants hair all day. Bow,
is he tough hombrep
Flaherty said he was the best
guard on the field.
AS whole, however, we never
saw Redskin line perform better.
And that blocking! On nearly every
running play one could see a block
or two that ordinarily would COM
mand a paragraph or two to them
selves. But yesterday great block
ing was the rule rather than the
exception.
Andy Farkas more than atoned
for his comparatively poor day at
Philadelphia with one of his typical
performances which kept the crowd
in an uproar. If the ground had
been a bit slicker he'd have gone
to touchdown in the second quar-
ter when he started on the 1O-yard
line and plunged, crawled and
skidded for tough yards.
One Baugh Pass Misses.
Sammy Baugh, handicapped by
the oozy ball, could complete "only"
six out of seven passes. Filchock
didn't attempt pass, but his
round-eating game gave him enough
(See DISMER, Page A-16.)