Evening star., 1941-12-07
All Freshmen nC|ub
Are 10 See Action,
F|aherty Says
Ex-Hoyos Nov in Poid
Gome to Be f,cnored
BY 6. U. Students
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Before crowd which may pro-
duce an all-time seasons attend
ance record for football in Washing
ton. the Redskins and the Philadel-
phia Eagles ring down the curtain
on the 1941 campaign at Griffith
Stadium today.
Needing to play before only 26,095
TO break their own record of l93,442
for six home games. the Redskins
were about 5000 short of that mark
as their business Office closed last
night. Included among the certain
$4,000 patrons OF today's finale are
$1,000 season ticket-holders.
A chance for the Redskins to fin
iSh in a second-place tie IN the East
ern Division will be the only incent-
i've for either team as they line up
for the o'clock kickoff Despite
their best record since 1898, the
Eagles are hopelesslv buried in
fourth place, and the Redskins can
gain share of the playoff profits
only by having their victory coupled
with BROOKLYN S defeat by the Giants.
A tie or victory for the Dodgers
would give them all of the Eastern
runnerup coin.
Hoffman to Be Helped.
Two days" will be observed at the
ball park this afternoon one in
which five ex-Georgetown University
players will receive gifts from former
admirers at the Hilltop and the other
In which Redskin fans and players
will give aid to a teammate stricken
In midseason.
The latter, and most important,
will be Bob Hoffman Day" a tribute
70 the great blocking back who was
found suffering from tuberculosis
and now is convalescing in a Cali
fornia sanitarium Although the
Redskins paid his salary in full,
HOFFMAN is believed to be under
heavy expense and contents of boxes
placed in various parts Of the park
today will be sent to him. The Red
skins themselves have made up a
purse to accompany the fans con-
tributions.
The days gayer occasion will be
the honoring Of Glen Stralka of the
Redskins; Jim Castiglia, Lou Ghecas
and Joe Frank of the Eagles, and
Augie Lilo Of the Detroit Lions - all
former Hoyas who have played bril-
Lantly In the National League this
year. Stralka will be completing his
fourth season at guard for Washing
ton. but the rest were all rockies this
season.
Rockies to See Action.
A special section Of the stands has
been set aside for Georgetown fol-
lowers and the Hoyas' blue and gray
clad band will share between halves
ceremonies with the Redskins musi-
clans.
As for the game itself, it may de-
velop into a thriller, with the pres
sure OF both teams. Coach Ray
Flaherty has intimated that all of
his rockies will see considerable ac-
ton, but Ken Dow and AL Kruger
are the only newcomers who haven't
been used extensively, so there won't
be any particular new angle to the
presence Of other first-year Red
skins on the field.
More interesting, it appears, are
the chances for Sammy Baugh to
better the passing average OF Cecil
1sbell. who wound up his season
here last Sunday with an efficiency
percentage Of .568, and frankie Fill
chock's opportunity to better his
standing as the leagues fifth lead
ing ground-gainer.
Baugh doesn't stand much chance
Of equaling Isbell's completion mark.
as the Packer star was credited with
III in II games, while the Singer
has completed only 81 in 10. But a
near-perfect average today might
enable Baugh to raise his present
.o42 percentage close to Isbell's.
Filchock Apt to Be Busy.
II Filchock gains only "a yards,
he is destined to wind up no worse
than third, for two of his present
pace-setters are Green Bays Clark
Hinkle and Pittsburghs Dick Rifle,
who ended their season with 393
and 388 yards, respectively. Filchock,
In 10 games, has accounted for
$40, but scarcely stands a chance of
overtaking Pug Manders of Brook
lyn and George McAfee c. the
Bears, who'll be adding to their own
yardsge today against the Giants
and Cardinals.
Philadelphias attack is expected
TO come from three quarters-Tulsa
Tommy Thompson's passes. South
ern California Jack Banta's running.
and Georgetown Castiglia's power
drives through the line. Thompson
has completed more than half of
his l36 passes to date, and stands a
chance of finishing ahead of Baugh