Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Seven Rockies Start
For Conquerors Of
Powerful Bears
Coach Councilman Hopes
To Give Tribe Battle;
$4,000 Expected
By BILL DISMER, Jr.


full that they'll be meeting the team
which upset the powerful Chicago
Bears, the Redskins go after their
fourth straight league victim today
at Griffith Stadium with Jimmy
Conzelmans extremely youthful Chi
cago Cardinals as the enemy.
Another throng of around $4,000
is expected to be in the stands at
2:30 o'clock when the undefeated,
united Indians line up against the
Midwest team which has tied two
and lost two games in four league
starts.
Emphasizing the fact that no less
than seven rockies will be IN his
starting lineup and that % OF his
squad of 80 players are frst-year
men, Councilman nevertheless SAID
last night that he hoped to give
the Redskins a battle The eX-
Washington University tSt. Louis
coach who led the Providence Steam
Rollers to National Football
League championship in 1928 said
he was tickled over being back in
the pro game. For, aside from once
being coach of a titular squad,
Councilman is no green hand among
the pros, having starred with the
old Decatur ullI Staleys who be-
came the Chicago Bears in 1921.
High Scoring Game Seen.
Prospects of a scoring spree, per-
haps by both sides, were apparent
last night from a belief that the
Redskins will continue their great
offensive which has rolled up IS
points in three games and Conzel-
mans final pre-game statement.
It's no worse getting licked by
40 points than by |, in this league, y
Councilman pointed out. land if we
get behind. we're going to open up
with everything we've got We've
blown couple of games through in
experience, but the boys are in there
trying and I think we've got the
makings of pretty fair team.
Records show that the Cards. with
Beryl Clark and Hugh Mccullough
doing the Chucking nave passed
nearly as much as the Redskins.
although some 20 per cent less eff
GENTLY Both have oeen about equal
on pass defense. the Cards having
knocked down "a of their opposi-
tons 70 aerials and the Redskins
having broken up so of their OPP
ponents' 80.
Paralleling Conzelman's first APP
pearance here as coach will be
the Cardinals starting team, only
two of whom we're members of the
squad routed 28-7, py the Redskins
here last year. Tony Blaine. next
to the oldest of the several visiting
veterans. will be at left tackle at
the kickoff and Andy Sabados is a
sophomore guard, our from there
on it's new face at every position.
And, aside from Quarterback Bert
johnson, who has played with both
the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Bears.
and Guard Arthur tTarzani White,
an eX-Giant, all are rockies.
Cards Present Leading Scorers.
Rounding out the visitors back
field are Halfbacks Clark, Okla
homa's leading scorer and passer
last year. and Lloyd Madden. the
Nations leading scorer in 1899 when
he chalked up al points for Cole
RADIO School of Mines. and Fullback
Marty Christensen. 200-pound line
plunging fullback from Minnesota.
In the line it will be two more
Oklahoma boys, Alton Duke Cop
page and John Shirk, starting at
the ends; Joe Beinor from Notre
Dame at the other tackle and Andy
Chisick. fresh from Villanova. start
ing in place of the great XII Aldrich
at center.
Two others of the visitors out
standing stars. End Gaynell Tinsley
and Halfback Marshall Goldberg.
will warm the bench with Aldrich
at the start, but Councilman hast
ened to explain it was only case
of sometimes they start and some
times they don't All of them, es-
pecially Tinsley. are due to see
plenty of action, the former L. S. U.
flankman being the guy who single
handedly beat the Redskins here
three years ago with three touch
down sprints.
AS usual, the Redskins will open
fire with the Baugh backfield and
the Malone Millner, ct Al line.
Boyd (Red) Morgan is expected to
take Ed Justices berth at the start
ing halfback position, although
Coach Ray Flaherty said there was
a chance that Jim Meade would get
the nod.
For the first time this year, the
bros will find Griffith Stadium COM
pletely ready for football, the base
ball infield having been completely
sodded since the last Redskln home
game.