Evening star., 1942-08-28
Baugh and Farkas
10 Bear Brunt Of
Skins 0ffense
FIoherty Plans Spread
PIoy for Come With
Army's AII-Sturs
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON,
Star staff Correspondent.


SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 2s.-l
Sammy Baugh and Andy Farkas,
holdovers from the Redskins me
morable 1899 backfield, probably will
bear the brrnt OF the offense In
Sundays game with Maj. Wallace
Wade's all-Army eleven at Los
Angeles.
They, along with Wilbur Moore
and Cecil Hare, were named today
In the starting backfield by Coach
Ray Observation-Disclosures, Incl
dentally. that surprised no one.
While the Tribe has a plentiful sup
ply Of good backs, this quartet
stands out as glaringly as spot on
your vest.
Flaherty hasn't made up his mind
about the line, but the only thing
holding him back is Wee Willie
wilkins leg. II Willie's ailing shank
Is o. K. he'll probably jog on the field
with the starting team. Otherwise
Fred Davis will get the assignment.
Wilkin is ready for duty but whether
he can hew to the pace Flaherty
has decreed is something else.
Keyed to High Pitch.
The line that worked out in
dummy scrimmage today had Xxi
Aldrich at center; Clem Stralka and
Clyde Shugart, guards; Ed Beinor
and Davis, tackles; Bob McChesney
and Bob Masterson, ends.
Offensively the Redskins are pre-
pared to ignite all the powder In
the barrel. The players themselves
are keyed to q pitch never before
seen in training camp. Heretofore
they have played couple of games
among themselves, taken on some
minor league outfit such as the Los
Angeles Bulldogs, and then met a
league opponent in an exhibition
game It was q bald, monotonous
routine.
But now the brave lads in bur-
gundy have a different slant on the
situation. They feel that they are
going up against an All-America
eleven, a team that could as easily
and justiflably be playing in the big
all-star game at Chicago as in this
one. And they really want to win
almost as much as they want to
trim the Bears.
Will Use Spread Plays.
Well, Baugh and Farkas give them
a potent combination for the start.
Sammy, a chap who needs little or
no work to get in shape, is in high
gear. pitching with all the abandon
at his command and playing
bangup defensive game. Farkas,
lest you have forgotten Coach
Flaherty's prediction, may be head
ed for his greatest season in pro
ranks. If that is true the Army
can well afford to keep a close
watch on the pair of them.
FQaherty definitely is going to
employ spread plays In this game.
The red-thatched mentor has seen
this type Of offense for years, but
the unprecedented success of
Georgetown's Jack Hagerty with
the spread 'em-out plays has just
about convinced Ray that the idea
will click in pro ranks. And the
two key figures in the offense will
be MeSsrs. Baugh and Farkas.
Ray, however, isn't putting all his
eggs In one basket or two baskets.
The pros No. / offense will be Mr..
Samuel Baugh pitching to anybody
who can hold pass and No. 2,
the spread plays.
Todd Zimmerman Duel On.
Heaven only knows what will
evolve from the spreads, for Fla
herty has been working on some
stuff that even his smartest veterans
have trouble fathoming. One of the
plays ends with the ball being sent
parcel post to the highest bidder.
Another angle worth watching Sun
day will be Dick Todd's efforts to
unseat Roy Zimmerman as signal
caller for the second backfield.
The only barrier to Richards
entire into the first backheld is
Baugh and the slender, smilin'
Texan Is willing to have 1t that way
because he and Sammy are as close
as next months rent. Zimmerman's
inability to deliver in the pinches
and Todd's all-around value may
cause shift in the backfield plans
Todd made his initial bid for
the post last Sunday when he re-
lieved Zimmerman in the role OF
passer and In his brief tour OF
passes hurled the Western eleven
to two touchdowns. Thus this
game will determine not only
whether the Skins can whip q
crack crew Of handpicked gridiron
celebrities, but also whether Todd
can oust Roy from the signal call
ing berth.