Evening star., 1942-08-26
Skins Lack Reserves
For Sundays Battle
Against Army Team
Loms, Pereeoy, Memo Go,
WiIkin, Cifers AiIing as
AII-Stur Tilt Neurs
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON,

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Aug. 26.-
Shorn of Joe Lamas and Carlton
Peregoy, rookie guard and back, re-
spectively. who were dropped yes
terday, the Redskins faced the
growing menace of a lack of reserve
strength as they speeded up prepa-
rations for Sundays duel with the
All-Army outfit at Los Angeles.
Also gone is Sal Mena. end, who
would have been traded by the
Tribe had he been retained, and
who definitely has been promised a
berth next year by George Marshall.
All three players have been offered
contracts by the San Diego Bomb
ers, local pro outfit, and while
Peregoy and Mena may accept,
Lamas departed for the East this
morning.
Wade Favored by Numbers.
Willie Wilkin was on the field
yesterday, hobbling around on his
game leg, but Ed Cifers, veteran
end, who pulled leg muscle, was
in bed and probably will not be
back in uniform before Friday.
While Wilkin, who packed on the
poundage during his enforced idle
ness, is expected to be ready for
action, it is doubtful If Cifers can
play.
The paucity of man power is Fore
ing Coach Ray Flaherty to move
cautiously in picking his starting
lineup for the fray. If Wilkin is
not up to par Vic Carroll may have
to be switched from end to tackle
to fill the gap, and Bob Titchenal,
now at center, shifted to the wing.
The Tribe has some capable ends
but Los Angeles heat is expected to
make this game battle of numbers
giving Maj. Wallace Wade decided
edge.
A scant 80 players are left in
| camp and with only Steve JuzWik
and Johnny Kovatch due to report
there will be precious little snip
ping in the future. Tiny Croft,
gargantuan tackle, is on the border
line and only publicity value OF
his tremendous bulk is keeping him
on. Also on the danger list is
Johnny Goodyear, back, and Joe
Zeno, a fairly good guard whose
only mistake is trying to bulge four
of the leagues best.
The ever-present draft menace
undoubtedly will force the club to
keep some OF these boys as long as
it is within the 33-player limit, but
that doesn't mean they're going te
get by without contributing some
thing to the communal effort.
Guess at Lineup.
Flaherty will not be ready tt
name his first eleven until tomorrow
but a good guess might find line
comprised of Ki Aldrich, center
Glen Stralka and Clyde Shugart
guards; Fred Davis or Wilkin anc
Ed Beinor, tackles: Bob Mastersor
and Bob McChesney, ends.
The backfield, perhaps, is better
prepared for the initial test thar
the boys in the front line although
it still doesn't have the smooth CO.
hesion demanded by an exactlni
coach. Flahertv indicated toda,
that Dick Poillon, the standou
rookie, would be tested thorough,
in this game although he has NJ
intention of using the recruit
unless forced to by injuries, unit
the Skins have the soldiers on tn
run.
Pass plays, unused last year bu
not exactly new, were rehearse'
over and over again yesterday Will
the linemen had their first tast
of the tackling dummy. Samm
Baugh, Poillon and Dick Todd al
ternated on the pitches. Today
sessions were to be devoted t
brushing up on ground offens
that looked none too strong las
Sunday.