Evening star., 1942-09-13
Fans 10 Flood Park
For First View Of
1outed Tribe
Invaders Behind Hosts
In Troining, but Are
Rated Dangerous
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

a tar-spangled extravaganza that
we'll may be preview of the 1912
National League championship play
off, the Redskins VS.. the Chicago
Bears.
A throng of $4,000, all Griffith
Stadium can hold in its autumnal,
steel-girdled gear, is expected to see
the triumphant Tribe in it's home
debut. Victorious over the Western
Army All-Stars and Green Bay
Packers in previous exhibitions, the
Skins are weighty favorites to re-
main in the realm of the unbeaten.
1t matters little to the fans that
today's game will have no bearing
on the title race, although nothing
would be more welcome than an
official decision over the Halas herd.
But a Washington victory would suf-
flee to send them home happy and
also help restore a measure of local
prestige lost in the last two engage
ments with the league champions.
Ray Flaherty's men have their
eyes on the playoff, but of greater
import at the moment is this exhibi-
tion game. Flaherty himself is ap-
prehensive of the Bears strength.
In an atmosphere dense with tales
of Chicago's unpreparedness, ad-
missions of impending defeat from
the rival camp and the Skins
mounting popularity he has main
tanned an attitude of careful watch
fulness. He is taking nothing for
granted, least of all the Bears.
Team One Of Skins Best.
But this Redskin eleven shapes up
as one OF the best in the clubs his
tory. one that compares favorably
with the championship squad of five
years ago and in some quarters is
considered even better. 1t is a
potent package of pigSkin packers.
Sammy Baugh has lost none of the
cunning that won for him the acol-
lade OF the games greatest passer.
Andy Farkas is raising high jinks
and threatening to surpass his bril-
liant 1889 performance Wilbur
Moore Is back in shape, Bob Sey-
mour is ready to go and ditto for
the Hare brothers and Ed Justice.
Dick Todd, important in the Tribes
offense, is the only ailing back on
the squad. but he is expected to be
ready for duty this afternoon Todd
has complained of stomach all
ment and while Flaherty is ready to
lay him off as long as necessary to
guarantee riddance of the misery, he
hopes the nfmble-footed Texan will
not have to be benched too fire.
ouently. Todd's loss last year when
q leg injury laid him low was a
staggering blow to the squad already
reeling from the impact of Farkas'
loss.
The addition of several promising
rockies, Dick Poillon, Johnny Good
year and more recently Steve Juz-
wik, is some insurance against the
disaster that overlook the Tribe last
season when Farkas and Todd-and
later Moore-Were out. Poillon is a
triple -threater who comes up to the
big show with all the poise and
some Of the ability of a veteran. He
has a good throwing arm, kicks a
high punt and can carry the mail.
He has style similar to that Of
Tuffy Leemans although Flaherty
believes he's faster than the Giant
ace.
Juzwik is a stubby little carrier,
quick as a thought and as elusive as
a mouse in haystack in the open
field. He packs 100 pounds on his
stocky frame and when he hits he
doesn't bounce; something has to
give.
Goodyear has yet to find him.
self, although the coach likes his
speed and burlesque hip action and
believes he'll develop into fine
running back.
Deal Line Murderer.
The Tribe has an ace in the hole
In Rufe Deal, a rip-sorting, hit EN-
again line plunger from the sunny
South. Deal created big ripple in
the Southern football pond while at
Auburn a couple of years ago, but
dropped out of the picture last year
temporarily giving up football. II
has taken him longer than the rest
to round into condition, but he's
tough as nails, runs hard and is
beginning to show good punting
form and it would not be surprising
to see him develop into one of the
clubs brightest stars.
The Redskins. line is massive anC
mighty. If there is any weakness
1t is at the f1anks where Ed Cifer'
and Vic Carroll have been injured
and their absence merely has de
tracted from the reserve strength
Bob McChesney and Bob Mastersor
have handled the ends as though
they invented the positions, leavinl
nothing to be desired from eithe
defensive or offensive viewpoint
With Carroll and Offers ready to &c
and the former will see servic
today, and Bob Titchenal, A
Kruger and Johnny Kovatch avail
able. Flaherty will be able to max
substitutions with no i'll effects.
But all the stars will not be o.
the Redskins side of the field toda,
for the Bears. for all their losses
still are bad medicine for anybody
still the team that figures to NEE
the Eastern representative for tn
league championship.
They have Sid Luckman to pu
the throttle on their powerful for
nation Ray Noting to help heav
the passes and blond, bow-legge
newcomer by the name of Charlie
O'Rourke who can whip the appl
around. ORourke will be remem
bered as the guy who snappe
Georgetown's unbeaten record {
three years in a thrill -doused gam
at Boston a couple of seasons ago
The Bears have a lot of power i
the line where couple Of local boy
will appear during the Afternoon
These are Al Matuza, a rangy cente
from Georgetown, and Bob Nowas
key, the George Washington alum
nus who ranks as one of tn
finest ends developed at that Wash
ington school,
The Bears do not figure to wi
today, largely because the Redskir
got the jump OH them in practic