Evening star., 1940-09-22
Row w0ver 1899 Game
Fires Contestants
For Today's Tilt
Field Goal Aces Likely
To PIoy Major Roles;
Rockies on DispIoy
By BILL DISMER, Jr.


day at Griffith Stadium and more
than 36 900 fans-a record for WASH
ington-are expected to sit in on
proceedings they have awaited since
December 2, 1889.
Exceeding even the throng which
saw Bucky Harris Mats whip an
other kind of Giants in the same
stadium Is years ago, the populace
is destined to fill every seat of the
enlarged enclosure from which a
glimpse of the gridiron is possible.
But the influx of spectators will
stop there. For the Redskin man.
agement has decreed that standing
room henceforth is taboo and only
those possessing tickets, all Of which
call for reserved seats, will be al
lowed to pass through the turn
stiles. The kickoff is at 2 80 o'clock.
With two exceptions, both of them
Giants, the same players will start
who faced each other for the East
ern championship just AZ weeks
ago today in game ending OF
which still is the source of endless
controversy Then it was that Bo
Russells attempt at field goal
which would have turned 7-9 de-
feat into 1919 victory for the
Skins was ruled wide by Referee
Bill Halloran, thereupon looSening
the universal wrath of Redskins,
Coach Ray Flaherty, Owner George
Marshall and thousands of Wash
ingtonians upon the erstwhile in
conspicuous Massachusetts, official
Giants Start Two Rockies.
None of the aforementioned vic
tins of HalloranS decision has for
gotten the notion that they were
robbed and like the long-frustrated
heroes of dime novels, all are out
for r-r-r-revenge today.
In contrast to the Redskins, who
were. for the most part, content to
stand pat on their veterans, such
oldtimers as Ed Danowski, Dale
Burnett, John Bulb Karcis. Ken
Strong, Kink Richards, OK Parry
and Tarzan White no longer are
with the Giants, who have come up
with nine flrst-year men, four of
them outstanding
Indeed, two of the New York rook-
les are listed in the starting lineup.
Kay Eakin of Arkansas, the leading
collegiate pasSer of the country last
year, being paired with Tuffy Lee
mans in the first-period backfeld,
and Max Harrison, a former Auburn
End whom the Giants promoted from
their Jersey City farm. scheduled
to start at right end.
But from there on. man for man,
the Giants will match Redskin vet
eran with veteran. Ward Cuff, their
field goal artist de luxe, and Nello
Falaschi will round out the back
field. with such old standbys as the
31-year-old Capt Mel Helm, Jim
Poole, Frank Cope. Johnny Dell
1sola. Orville Tuttle and Jerry Den
nerlein forming the line. Against
this array, the Redskins will start
the same combination that opened
against the Dodgers last Sunday
with Sammy Baugh, Jimmy Johns
ton, Ed Justice and Max Krause in
the backfield behind Malone and
Millner. Edwards and Barber, Far
man and Slivinski and Carroll in
the line.
Both Alternate ElevenS.
Because it was the Giants Steve
Owen who originated the custom
and because it was his former star
and pupil. Ray Flaherty. who fol-
lowed it. the alterna ton by each side
of two complete teams among the
four quarters will be seen today.
Thus, at the start of the second pc
riod, Grenny Lansdell, the Giants
rookie from Southern California who
topped the Trojans in ground-gain-
ing last year, will 60 into action in
company with another rookie back.
John McLaughrv of Brown. Hank
Soar and Len (FootsD Barnum will
complete the second-period back
field.
If yesterdays midsummer heat
continues. however, Flaherty 1ntl-
mated that his wholesale replace
ment will come before the start OF
the second period. Again his second
backfield will be composed Of Frank
and Jim Meade.
Although not members OF either
the first or second period teams,
such New York freshmen as Don
Principe of Fordham. Cactus Face"
Duggan. a tackle from Oklahoma,
and Bill Monk Edwards, another
tackle from Baylor are to make their
debut here. Walt Nielsen, a 2l9-
pound back from Arizona, also Is
with the Giants after year at
Jersey City. Nielsen was sensa-
tion In the New Workers training
camp last year but lost so much
weight from asthma and hay fever
attacks that he had to retire. When
ne recovered. he finished the season
with the Jersey team.
Rich In Goal Kickers.
Because the Giants and Redskins
both possess such expert placement
kickers as Cuff, Barnum, Russell
and Sandy Sanford. punts may be
rare today. All four are potential
s-pointers anywhere inside the So
ward line and therefore punts may
not be forthcoming unless either
team finds itself deep in its own
territory on fourth down.
Conscious that Baugh is at his
passing peak, the Giants are re-
ported to have staged intensive
pass-defense sessions the last week
with a scrimmage, usually unheard
Of for pro teams after the season
begins. being held on Wednesday.
If they win, the Redskins will be
we'll on their way to the Eastern
title with two victories in as many
starts, a week off next Sunday and
games with the weaker Pittsburgh
Steelers and Chicago Cardinals fac
ing them on October 6 and 1a. The
Giants, on the other hand, are faced
with the near necessity of triumph
ing, for their next two games are
with the threatening Philadelphia
Eagles. Held to a 1910 tie by the
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