Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
Another Great Crowd
Expected 10 View
Contest Today
Invaders Present Ace
Field Goal Kicker in
Armand NiccoIui
By BILL DISMER, Jr.


Stadium today as strong favorites
to bowl over the Pittsburgh Steelers
for their seventh straight triumph.
Fresh from two conquests on the
road, the Indians will take the field
for the opening kickoff at 2:30
o'clock with the same lineup which
started the winning crusades at
Detroit last Sunday and at Phil
adelphia two weeks ago today.
Thus, Rookie Bob Titchenal, who
hasn't been shaded by any center he
has played against this year, will be
at the snapper back post on the first
and third-period team, while Jim
Meade, the sophomore from Mary
land, will start at left halfback.
Injuries, recent and old, will pre-
vent the Redskins from being at
full strength. Andy Farkas still
hasn't been restored to active status
although he has been back with his
mates for more than two weeks and
four other members of the squad
will be forced to watch from the
sidelines.
Wilbur Moore on Shelf.
Wilbur Moore, the regular No. l
back in the second and fourth period
backfelds, tore a rib cartilage last
Sunday and is shelved temporarily.
Ed Justice, regular in the opening
backfield, must rest at least one
more week to allow his shoulder to
heal completely. Sandy Sanford is
out of his cast, but his leg still
needs strengthening and Capt. Turk
Edwards has been ordered to idle
indefinitely.
Nevertheless, another crowd in eX-
cess of 10000 will be expecting their
favorites to repeat an earlier shell
lacking of the Steelers. If the Red
skins prevail, they will carry the
fight to their closest rivals, the
Dodgers. at Brooklyn next Sunday
with their unbeaten, united record
intact.
Frankly, there's not much reason
to suspect they won't. After getting
off to a fairly good start with a
victory and two ties in their first
three games, the Steelers hit the
skids with a losing streak which
now stands at five straight BY no
team have the Pittsburghs been
walloped as badly as by the Red
skins, who ran up 40-10 score at
Forbes Field and since September
% the Steelers have bowed to
Brooklyn (twice), the Giants and the
Packers. Brooklyn's 21-0 pasting
followed the Redskins rout while
last Sunday the Steelers were
smeared by the still champion
Packers, 24-3.
Rank Last in Statistics.
Statistically, the Steelers are the
worst in the league. They have
gained less yardage and allowed
more than any other team; have
scored fewer points and only two
other clubs, the Eagles and the
Cardinals, have been more scored
upon.
And although Billy Patterson, the
old Arkansas passer obtained in a
trade from Chicago last winter, IS
reputedly the spearhead of the
Pittsburgh attack, the tipoff on
their offense is seen in the fact
that their leading scorer is Tackle
Armand Niccolai-a field goal kick
er. In eight games, Niccolai has
booted five three-pointers to stand
even with Green Bays Clarke
Hinkle in that respect. mick, "
however, Is credited with the longest
field goal made in the league this
season, that 48-yarder he kicked
against the Redskins.
What running attack the Steel
ers have is built around Merlyn
Condit, the rookie from Carnegie
Tech. Condit has averaged "A
yards per rush for the 81 times he
has carried the ball, but 18 other
backs in the league have better
ground-gaining records.
AS usual, Sammy Baugh's passes
will pace Washington's attack in
the early going although the Singer,
a far smarter field general than ever
before, is mixing his passes nicely
with running plays which utilize
Jimmy Johnston's speed. Frank
Filchock, his throwing arm nearly
well, will take over in the second
quarter with a certain Mr.. Todd
furnishing the galloping antics. Red
Morgan, incidentally, will replace
the injured Moore in this backfield
combination.
Redskins Can't Lose Lead.
If the Redskins gain a command
ing lead Coach Ray Flaherty will
turn the game over to his rockies.
That means that Roy Zimmerman
will be Entrusted with the field
strategy and do the passing and
kicking, with Bob Seymour as his
running mate. Bob Hoffman and
Ray Hare will serve as their block
ers and pass receivers.
Win, lose or tie the Redskins can't
be eliminated from their position
atop the Eastern division today. The
worst combination of circumstances
that could arise would be for the
SteelerS to spring an upset and the
Dodgers to beat the Giants, which
still would leave Brooklyn a full
game behind Washington. Should
the Redskins win and the Giants
whip the Dodgers. the formers lead
would be "a games over New York,
which would move into second place.
The showdown in the East, nat
urally, will come a week from today
when the Redskins travel to Brook
Ign to meet DR.. Sutherland's charges
at Ebbets Field.