Evening star., 1941-08-31
More Strength Seen
In BackfieId With
Todd, FiIchock
Clashes Next Saturday
And on September 20
To Be Grim Tests
BY BILL DLSMER, Jr.,

BY BILL DL.SMER, Jr.,
Star Staff Correspondent.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 80
That Andy Farkas will pair with
Sammy Baugh in the Redskins
starting backfield this year while
Frank Filchock and Dick Todd work
together in the second and fourth
period combinations was indicated
here today when Coach Ray Flah-
erty announced the division of his
4s players for their two intrasquad
games-the first here next Saturday
night and the second at Colorado
Springs on September 20.
For the pair of exhibitions which,
for publicity purposes, are being
billed as "East-West" struggles,
Baugh and Farkas will play for the
West team, which will be handled
by Assistant Coach Turk Edwards,
while Filchock and Todd will lead
the Fasteners" who will be dl-
rected by Flaherty. Two veteran
ends will act as field captains.
WAYNE Millner for the West and
Bob Masterson FOR the East.
The division OF the Redskins four
main offensive threats thus provides
a passer, runner and kicker for each
team. Baugh, of course, will pass
and kick for the starting aggrega-
ton. which will depend chiefly upon
Farkas for ground-gainlng. while
Todd will run and kick for. the other
ioI, Ei1ahnnl will roll
signals and pass.
Quartet Delights Flaherty.
For all-around strength, however,
one must choose the Filchock- Todd
backfield, which will be completed
by Wilbur Moore and Boo Hoffman.
Undeniably, Moore and Hoffman are
the best wing and inside blocking
backs, respectively, on the squad
and Flaherty exhibits unconcealed
delight whenever this quartet is
working The veteran Ed Justice
will serve as wingback for Baugh's
team, with a rookie, Jack Guthrie
of st. Mary's, being tried at the
No. 2 backfield spot.
Although the squad was divided
ostensibly only for the two games
which will determine which 33 play
ers are to stick and which 13 will
get the Ak. the present segregation
is pretty sure to form the basis
for the Redskins alternate-team
system this year Thus, Baugh and
Farkas almost always are certain
to operate behind a line of such
veterans as Ki Aldrich, Bob T1tche-
nal. Wayne Millner. Bob McChesney,
Sandy Sanford, Bill Young, Dick
Farman, Steve Slivinski and Vic
Carroll, while Filchock and Todd
will depend upon such stalwarts as
Bob Masterson, Jim Barber, Bill
Wilkin. Glenn Stralka, Clyde Shu-
CART, steve Andrako and George
Smith.
IA Vets on Each Side.
IN all, IA veterans were assigned
10 each combination, while the most
promising rockies also were pretty
evenly divided. Edwards West
team got Fred Davis, the out
standing tackle, Jack Banta, the
Southern California rookie who just
arrived in camp after participating
in the All-Star game at Chicago,
and Ends Joe Aguirre and Al
Kruger. Flaherty, on the other
hand, retained four outstanding new
ends-Sam Goldman, Ed Offers,
Jack Stonebraker and Frank Clair
and the rookie halfback, Ken Dow.
Because they've never been in one,
It's highly doubtful if any OF the
rockies realizes just what is in store
for them in the pair of intrasquad
contests. But if they entertain a
notion that it is to be nothing more
than a nice, family game in which
genuine rivalries are not aroused,
they'll have it knocked out of their
heads on the first scrimmage. For
here is a game in which actual jobs
are at stake between those numer-
GUS players who are on the border
line of making the team and being
cut adrift. Hence. its sobriquet Of
O bread and butter" game.
End Competition Hottest.
Right now, the hottest competi-
ton figures to be over the end posts
and one center job. Aldrich and
Titchenal have the Nos. l and 2
snapperback posts SeWed. but there
Is a real dog fight on between An
drake and Smith And with seven
rockies battling four veterans for
the six end jobs it wouldn't be sur
prising to see at least one vet lose
out. Aguirre and Goldman have
shown the most promise to date, but
Offers, Stonebraker and Kruger are
coming with a rush and may GUST
one of the 1910 squad.
The complete division of the
squad:
FIaherty's Fasteners.
Ends-Masterson. Goldman. Hiestand,
Clair. Cffers. Stonebraker.
Tackles-Wilkin, Barber, Stuart, Parks
Guards-Stralka, Shugart, Tornell.
Centers-Andrak ko, Smith.
gscks-Filchock, Todd, Seymour, Moore
Edwards westerners.
Ends - Millner, McCheSney, Sanford
Kruger, Aguirre
Tackles-Young, Davis, Bryant, Myers.
Guards-Farman. Slivinski, Carroll.
Centers-Titchenal, Aldrich, Bucking-
ham.
Backs = Baugh, Farkas, Zimmerman,
Justice, Ray Hare, Banta, Guthrie. Gentry.
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