Evening star., 1941-09-14
Jobs for Only Seven
New Men Are Seen
After Cut 10 33
No Candidates Appear
Qualified to Beot Out
Sanford, Hare, Morgan
BY BILL DISMER, Jr,
Star stan Correspondent.

EN- ROUTE TO COLORADO
SPRINGS, Sept. l3.-Possibilities
that not a single one of the 26 vet
erans on the Redskin roster will be
released to make room for new faces
arose today as the aftermath of the
second exhibition game of the train
ing season in Los Angeles Friday
night.
Such statement calls for revision
of earlier opinions which foresaw
the end of Sandy Sanford, Ray Hare
and Boyd (RedD Morgan as Red
skins. but as the situation now
stands all three are likely to stick,
Barring obvious superiority of a
newcomer. Coach Ray Flaherty al
ways keeps a. seasoned player in
preference to a rookie and, at pres
ent. there are no ends or backs in
sight to outshine this trio.
Although there have been seven
new ends working out in California
the first three weeks of training, not
more than two are likely to be re-
tanned, and of the five new backs,
only two seem up to National League
caliber. Such restrictions on new
comers in those positions apparently
assures the retention of Sanford,
Morgan and Hare, the only vets
whose status with the Skins was
considered doubtful.
Clair, Offers Impressive.
If Flaherty had been forced to
cut the squad after Friday nights
game with the Coast All-Stars, its
likely that he'd have retained Frank
Clair and Ed Cifers as the new ends,
Fred Davis and Jim Stuart as
rookie tackles, Ki Aldrich as third
center and Jack Banta and Ken
Dow as freshmen backs. There's
still a chance that Ed Hiestand, an
end from Vanderbilt, and Lee Cen
try of Tulsa, halfback, will make
the grade, but we just can't see any
other newcomers being retained.
selection" of Clair and Offers as
the new ends eliminates such early
bloomers as Joe Aguirre of st.
Mary's of California and Sam Gold
man of Howard of Alabama. Agulrre
was liked for his place-klcklng aoll-
itv as well as his big-league size, but
its been realized that Sanford is
a pretty fair booter himself, and the
experience gained last year is eX-
pected to stand him in good stead.
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choice of other veteran ends ana
backs over Aguirre, Goldman, He
stand. AL Kruger and Jack Stone
braker-the last named never hav-
Ing shown to advantage despite that
ne is another of the late Howard
Jones pupils from Southern Cali
fornia.
Kruger. hero of the Rose Bowl
game of 1910, has demonstrated that
he is of little value except as pass
receiver. He can't block and ms
defensive work in general leaves
much to be desired. Clair, on the
other hand, is as much appreciated
for his blocking and defensive quail
ties as he is for his paSs-catchlng
ability. Backs. especially, swear by
him instead of at him when he's
protecting them.
Banta. Dow Are StandOuts.
If the Redskins could negotiate a
trade for an established tackle. they
would do it, but if they can't, they re
willing to carry Stuart, 214-pound-
or from Oregon, as a sixth man for
that position. Jim Barber and Bill
Wilkin will be the first-strlng tackles
and Fred Davis probably will pair
with Bill Young. Micky Parks Will
provide the fill-in whenever any one
of that quartet needs replacing and
Stuart will serve as the spare.
Among the new backs Banta and
Dow are standouts over Jack Guth-
RE. Cecil Hare and Gentry. Both
are fast and rugged and although
standing only 5 feet 10, are taller
than Guthrie and Hare. Inasmuch
as height is something required for
mass defense. they are likely to join
Morgan and Ray Hare, both over 3
feet. Gentry, though, stands an
even 6 feet and may yet beat OUT
either Hare or Morgan.
If all of the above affords readers
a chance to laugh at our expense
when the squad finally is reduced
10 its player limit, we won't be any
more red-faced than Bob McChes-
nev, Jim Barber and Bill Young
were a week ago. For that trio OF
old timers INDUCED in little squad
cutting prognostication Of their own,
only to have it revealed when their
final 33-player limit was selected
that they'd neglected to name any
~nn nf them celNpS