Evening star., 1941-11-02
Improved Pittsburgh
Faces Tit|e-Hopeful
D. {. Grid Pros
Tribe to Visit Dodgers,
Beers, Giants Before
Next Home Come
Ry BuL DISMER. Jr.

The only National Football League
team which hasn't won a game this
season makes its seventh bid for vic
tory at Griffith Stadium today, but
if it succeeds. the Redskins will be
very much surprised.
So. in fact. will around 10000
fans who are expected to be in the
stands for the 2:30 kickoff OF the
last game the Indians will play
here until November 80
BY the time the Redskins return
to meet the Green Bay Packers
four weeks hence. the Dodgers,
Bears and Giants will have been
encountered. and the Indians will
be either out Of the running alto
gether or endowed with a bright
chance of retaining their Eastern
championship.
Win for Bears Might Help.
In way. the Bears would be
doing the Redskins a favor should
they practically clinch the Western
title today by whipping the Packers
for the second time this year.
Under such circumstances. the pres
sure would be off both the Bears
and the Bays and. to lesser ex-
tent. the Redskins. For the Red
skins must meet both the Chicago
and Green Bay teams within the
month and if the former is "in"
and the latter is out by the time
their dates with the Indians roll
around. so much the better for
Raw Flaherty'S warriors.
If. on the other hand the Packers
hop back into the thick of the West
ern race by upsetting the Bears,
then both will be almost forced to
win every remaining game on their
schedule. In which case their bat
ties with the Redskins. who also
must win EN- all, may turn into
wholesale warfare
Getting back to today's game
here the Pittsburgh team which
Coach Buff Donelli brought to town
last night reputedlv is much i'm
proved over the Steeler eleven which
opened the campaign but. Withal.
destined to be the underdoe against
the Redskins.
Steelers Seem Improved
1t has. to be sure. one of the
leagues finest ends in slim. 6-foot
Don LoOney, year out of Texas
Christian. a promising rookie back
in Art Jones of the University of
Richmond and pasSable pasSer in
Coley McDOnough. who attended
Dayton University and who also
punts. McDonough stands only 18th
on the leagues list of leading pass
ers and his efficiency is rated at
only Al per cent, but he made the
Redskins secondary look sick sew
eral times at Pittsburgh and must
be watched today
The SteelerS. incidentally. ar
rived all hepped up over their game
with the Bears last week in which
the champions had to go all out"
to record a 34-7 win. Inasmuch as
George Halas' gang is averaging 40
points per game. the Steelers' de-
fense must be rated better than
average
Reduced to 81 active players by
the departure of Quarterback Bob
Hoffman and the continued en-
forced idleness of Tackle Bill Young,
the Redskins would like to get
slzeable lead today and coast home
for a change.
Filchock Team to Start.
II they do, it's likely that Flaherty
will insert the only three rockies
who haven't yet tasted competition
Wlngback Al Kruger from SOUTH
ern California. Quarterback Lee
Gentry from Tulsa and Fullback
Ken Dow from Oregon State.
Frankie Filchocks team again
will open fire for the Redskins with
Bob Titchenal starting at center
again as he did last week.