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paratively little betting in Wash
ington yesterday. The Redskins
remain sentimental favorites, Of
course. but it was hard to find anv
Indian supporter willing to back
his wishes with hard, cold cash.
Various and sundry awards await
the winners. Not only will they be
recognized as the greatest profess
sional football team. but they'll be
in line for more money, q paid trip
to the pro bowl in Los Angeles next
month and the right to represent
the National League in the annual
Al-Star game at Chicago next Au-
gust. The losing coach today will
handle the team of All-Stars from
the league which will meet this
afternoons winner in the January
game in California.
Redskins Physically Handicapped.
Physically. the rival teams ended
their preparations on contrasting
notes. All Of the Bears except Half
back Bob Swisher are in perfect
condition and Swisher claims that
his leg. injured last Sunday. won t
keep him out of it. On the other
hand. the Redskins will be able
to call upon only 81 players at the
most and that includes their three
bandaged Bobs-Hoffman, McChes-
ney and Masterson.
Hoffman still is feeling the effect
Of torn leg muscles suffered in the
Giant game two weeks ago and
won't play more than a few minutes
If at all. McChesney's broken right
hand is in a cast and he is useful
only as a blocker or defensive end
not pass-catcher. Masterson pulled
a leg muscle in practice Friday and
limped through the practice yes
terday morning. At that. he was
named in the starting lineup Fla.
herty issued last night, so he may
not be as bad of as at first feared
There's a chance that Bob
Nowaskey. George Washington Uni
and 80, may be in the Bears start
ing lineup. Halas said that either
he or Dick Plasman would hold
down the left flank at the beginning
with his team taking the field
precisely as it did here on November
II. That means that Sid Luckman,
the sophomore from Columbia, will
be at quarter, the veteran Ray
Noting and the freshman George
McAfee at halves and Bill Osmanski.
the leagues leading ground-gainer
last year. at full.
Not included either in the start
ing lineup nor for any other use
but as a field goal kicker is Phil
Martinovich. one of Alonzo Stages
products from the College of the
Pacific. Martinovich is the lad who
equaIed an all-time league record
last year by kicking three field goals
in one game for the Detroit Lions.
They released him this season, but
Halas picked him up from 4 minor
league club not 50 long ago. Yes
terday he was booting EN- over
consistently from between the IS
and 50-yard lines and could be
quite factor in q close game.
Farkas, Filchock May Team.
Because the Redskins are expected
to rely chiefly on their aerial game.
Sammy Baugh-the best in that
business-will start as usual. Dick
Todd. the Skins best running back,
wasn't named to open fire with
Baugh, but he's been working with
him all week in practice and may
60 to Sammy's aid at any time. II
that's the case, the crack 1889 COM
bination of Frank Filchock and
Andy Farkas may be inserted as a
combination. Flaherty claims that
Andy is ready to go at full speed
and it's undeniable that he was
most effective with Filchock last
year.
Tackle Jim Barber again has been
named by Flaherty to captain the
Redskins in place of the shelved
Turk Edwards. Barber, like the rest
Of the principals, saw the game as
tossup. but added: IF ou,
passing attack clicks, you may see
some fun out there"
The Weather Man continued on
the Redskins side with his latest
prediction last night. Any rain that
started to fall during the night, he
guessed, would stop before daybreak
and today would be fair, but colder
Fair weather is just what the Red
skins want, for they're at their best
on a dry, fast field. The gridiron
has been covered BY . tarpauHn
sincs the Bears Anishsd their work.
out