Evening star., 1941-09-12
An-Coast Lot 10 Back
Baugh as Redskins
Play Pacific Aces
Air Duel Between Sammy,
Washington Expected;
BIG Game for Buntu
BY BILL DISMER, Jr,
Star Staff Correspondent.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. l2.-Before
a sell-out crowd of 18,200 attracted
chiefly by the prospects of an aerial
duel between Sammy Baugh and
Kenny Washington, the Redskins
will play their only bona fide game
of the training season here tonight
when they meet a squad Of ex-
college stars of the Pacific Coast.
Although primarily interested In
testing their rockies under fire, the
Redskins will be out to maintain the
record of their National League
colleagues, who haven't lost game
to an All-Star squad this year.
Catering to the interest Of local
fans, Coach Ray Flaherty will start
an All-Pacifc Coast lineup with
one exception, Baugh, still the
Indians No. | attraction, the sweet
singer from Sweetwater, Tex, is
being banked upon by his teammates
to put the supporters of Washing
ton, U. S. L. AS famed colored
paSSer in their place.
California Backfield.
Teaming with Baugh in the back
field will be a trio of Southern Cali
fornia boys whose college feats are
we'll known to natives OF Los
Angeles. They are the veterans
Bob Hoffman and Boyd Red
Morgan and Rookie Jack Banta. Al
Kruger. another U. S. c. product.
will be at one of the end posts and
Bob McChesney of U. c. L. A. at the
other. Jim Barber of San Francisco
and Bill Wilkin of ST. Marys will
be at the tackles, and George Smith,
regular on the Skins 1887 cham
pionship squad, at center. The
| guards, however. will be non-Cali-
/ fornians. Dick Farman Of Washing
ton State and Steve Slivinski Of
| Washington.
Although he has been inserted to
pair with Baugh for sentimental
| reasons, Banta faces an opportunity
/ to prove he can be a real running
mate for the Redskins No. l field
general Andy Farkas has been
groomed to team with Baugh this
wear. but with Andy still a ques-
/ ton mark, the chance is wide open
/ for Banta From the way he has
been running in practice this week,
| Banta has a regular job for the
season sewed up; if he shines
tonight, he may be a hard man 10
get out of the starting lineup.
Farkas Put on Spot.
! Farkas incidentally, has been put
souarely on the spot by Flaherty.
Apparently doubling that Andy's
knee is as bad off as the star
| describes it, the Tribes head coach
/ has told Andy he must start play
ing football-or else He didn't in
dicate what the "or else" might be,
/ but it is obvious that Flaherty IS
getting tired of Farkas' repeated
complaints. While taking lamp
/ treatment for his legs yesterday,
Farkas said they did not feel as
strong as they might, but that he
would play if ordered.
Farkas wasn't the only one 10
draw Flahertys ire yesterday and
because the squads usual last prac.
tice before game was ragged, an
other drill was scheduled for this
morning. Never before have the
Redskins been made to work out the
day they played game.
Jarrin' John Kimbrough, the ALL
America from Texas A. & M. took
calisthenics with the Redskins at
the start of the practice and spent
the rest of the drill period explain
ing that he would play with the
Philadelphia Eagles this year II
Alexis Thompson. owner Of that
team, could complete a deal with
the Chicago Cardinals, who drafted
Kimbrough last December.