Evening star., 1942-10-04
Baugh Thompson Air Duel Looms Redskins Eagles Clash in Phde
CAPITAL Pros Menaced
By One Of Leagues
Finest Passers
FIoherty Hos His Team
Primed to Minute for
Game; Deal to PIoy
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

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Come; Deal to PIoy
BY a Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Am al
atmosphere remindful of baseball
the Redskins invade Philadelphi.
this afternoon to resume operations
with the hapless Eagles in a semi
twilight game. The kickoff will bl
delayed until 4 o'clock to avoid con.
f1ict with the radio broadcast of th'
World Series.
Today's picture sees almost lift
ed from the diamond doings of tht
Mats and AS, for here are Wash
lngton and Philadelphia duellint
again in the familiar setting o1
Shibc Park and trying to avoid the
yawning recesses of the cellar. Phil.
adelphia dropped its first two league
games, and the Redskins have 9
500 average over the same distance
Without Steve Juzwik in the line
up the Tribe will find itself minus
one of it's principal ground-gainine
assets, and as le season unfolds
the former Notre Dame ace, who has
been called to active duty by the
Navy. will be missed even more. But
if Dick Todd, Andy Farkas or Wilbur
Moore gets in the groove the shock
of Juzwik's departure will be well
cushioned.
Passing Duel Looms.
On paper the Skins should win
today, but after their uphill strug-
gle against the lowly Steelers ano
their stunning upset by the Giants
it's unsafe to make them any better
than even money A fat bundle OF
kale changed hands last week, when
most of Washington's supporters
gave odds, plus points, on the boys
Today they'll probably be more eau
tious.
The game easily may evolve into
a passing duel between Sammy
Baugh, the passingest gent in the
circuit, and Tommy Thompson, a
newcomer to the big time who is
pitching strikes for the Eagles.
Thompson got away to good start
In the All-Star game preceding the
opening of the league and has been
cooking with gas since. He owns
one of the best records in the league
at this writing and has tossed scor-
ing passes against both Brooklyn
and the Cleveland Rams.
Philadelphia record can be
blamed partially on the caliber of its
early opponents. 1t took 24-14
tumble 10 the Rams and was the hit
and-run victim of Brooklyn, 35-l4,
but Cleveland is doped to be among
the leaders of the Western division
when payof1 time rolls around and
the Dodgers are current favorites
to cop the Eastern crown.
Eagles Tough for Skins.
The Eagles record in their deal
ings with Washington cannot be
overlooked, either, for they weren't t
easy pickings last year in two games
and Ray Flaherty considered his
Braves fortunate to exc out a 21-17
triumph in the second game. Pitts
burgh players thought the Eagles
packed more dynamite than the
Skins and freely predicted disaster
for Flahertys crew in this particular
game.
The Redskins have drilled dill
gently for this one, however, and
should show vast improvement over
their previous efforts, although it
would be hard to find fault with last
weeks performance when they ran
roughshod over the Giants and lost
on an intercepted pass. 1t was no
strange sight last week to see them
toiling as late as 4 o'clock at Griffith
Stadium, where they had been &C
customed to hear the quitting
whistle blow at noon.
That Flaherty has not lost con-
fldence in either his offensive STRAIT
egy or men is reflected in his state
ment that Poillon will share the
signal-calling post with Baugh to-
day. Moreover. the pass play that
boomeranged into defeat will be
used frequently.
Deal to See Action.
The only change in the backfield
will give Rufus Deal his long awaited
opportunity to get into action. Used
sparingly in previous games be-
cause of his inexperience, Deal will
play most of the game, replacing
Ray Hare. who will be on the bench
with a slight shoulder separation
Otherwise the lineup remains un-
changed.
Vic Carroll, out for more than a
month with fractured ankle, may
be in uniform, but will not play
The joint still swells when he stands
too long and he'll need another
week to get ready for duty.
The Tribe also will be without
George Smith, reserve center whose
work in previous games indicated he
was ready for his biggest pro sea
son. George is lost for five OF
six weeks because of an operation
to remove cartilege in the knee
Defensively the Skins will have
to keep an eye on Ted Williams,
Bob Twenty Grand Davis. Thomp-
son and couple other Philadel-
phians. The Eagle backfield as a
whole is rated one Of the speediest
in the loop and the statistics on
last weeks game with Brooklyn
testifles to its aeriel power. In that
game the Phillies rolled up 2Oe
yards on passes while holding the
Dodgers to 100.
On the ground the story was
strikingly different. for Brooklyn
amassed 224 yards to the Eagles
30, Unless the Redskin line COL
lapses, stage sit-down strike OF
goes out to lunch, that figure may
shrink even more today. L. F. A.