Evening star., 1942-09-01
Baugh, |sbeN Primed
To Keep Air Filled
With Forwards
Coaches to Substitute
Freely; CopitoI Teams
Rockies Face Test
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Star Staff Correspondent
EN- ROUTE TO CHICAGO, Sept.
IA couple of gents who have been
trying for years to write free sub
stitution rule into the National
League code are expected to demon
strate what they meant by wide -open
football when the Redskins and
Green Bay tangle in their exhibition
game at Baltimore Monday night.
That would be Ray Flaherty,
Tribe coach. and Curley Lambeau,
master mind of the Packers, both
firm believers in tossing the ball
around and the devil take the hind
most. 1t might be mentioned in
passing that Lambeau has couple
of pretty good boys working for him
IN Cecil Isbell and Don Hutson.
probably one of the greatest passing
combinations ever seen on a field,
and Flaherty has fair thrower In
Sammy Baugh, the beef-truster.
In a free -subbing game, the idea
is to grab quick lead with your
best offensive combination at the
start, then rush in your best de-
fensive players while the first group
is catching its breath. 1t didn't
work out that way last Sunday
when the Tribe polished off the
Western Army All Stars, but before
it was over Flaherty gave the crowd
A good idea of what he could do
;,, =
tition.
Farkas Wants to Run.
You can imagine the sort Of
game it will be when you recall
that Baugh heaved so leathery
grenades at the soldier boys with
a ball that didn't feel right. With
league ball, Sam may feel more in
a pitching mood and really throw
few AS for Isbell and Hutson,
they'll probably make few connec-
tions unless Hutson has lost the
touch that enabled him to hang
onto So passes and tie the league
record last season.
Running will not be entirely over
looked, of course, and for this Andy
Farkas will be thankful. The poker
faced Skin fullback was disappoint-
ed because he didn't have more op-
portunities to run the ball against
the Army and thought he might
have breezed through 'em for some
goodly gains with another chance
or two.
Farkas' number was called a cou-
pie of times, but usually when he
had just gone down the field under
long pass and came back with his
tongue hanging out. He's chafing
at the bit. ready to go and anxious
to tear off a couple of long gallops
to prove he's back in stride and
nothing would suit him better than
to score on the Packers. They've
got to give him the ball.
And speaking of running backs,
the Redskins also have tolerably
good carrier in Dick Todd, nim-
ble-footed vet who opened Mai.
Wallace Wade's eyes in wide sur
prise with his antics against the
Army Wade thought the pros
blocking was very good and Flaherty
said it was good enough for this
early in the season, but with better
interference Todd would have been
away couple of times during the
game.
Trouble Expected From Packers.
Todd, incidentally, is one of the
culprits responsible for Johnny
Kimbroughs 58-yard touchdown
run. He was playing the safety po-
sition and merely came up too fast
when he saw the big Texan crash
through the line He was engulfed
In wave of blockers and knocked
out of the way as Kimbrough gath
cred speed and went on to score.
The Redskins. by the way, think
the Army's scoring play was one
that didn't work properly. You can't
growl at six points, but the boys think
k1mbrough was supposed to go out
side tackle and cut back when he
saw that pathway blocked. He was
hit behind the line by Bill Young.
but not cleanly. and managed to
break through hole before another
Redskin could nab him.
But that's all water over the dam
now. Flaherty is steaming up the
club about Green Bay and every
Dooy from coach to trainer is sat
1sfled the Packers will give them 10
times the trouble the Army did
The big reason is the Isbell- -to-Hut-
son combination and another is that
the Midwesterners are talking about
owning the fastest backfield in their
history.
They're talking about pro league
sophomore by the name of Tony
Canadeo; Tom Bushby from Kansas
State. Ben Starrett from st. Marv's
both well over 200 pounds-Ted
Fr1tsch. Chuck Sample and a rookie
from the Long Island Indians bv
the name of Bob Kahler, who was
sent to that club last year for
further seasoning.
Flaherty to Test Rockies.
II Kahler shapes I'D as well as
Washlngton's Dick Poillon, bought
from the same club, Lambeau is
entitled to a couple of pats on the
nack because Dick seems to have
the stuff. 1t may be that these two
former teammates will play against
one another, for Flaherty says he's
going to use all his rockies hong
enough this time to get a good look
at them. They we're used only
sparingly against the Army.
Green Bay veterans include Lou
Brock. Purdue teammate of Isbelr,
VINO has been converted to fullback,
Larry Craig, a blocking back who
plays end on defense; Joe Laws
one Of the loops finest field gen
erals. and the reliable Andy Uram
who is remembered as one OF Min.
nesotas greatest backs.