Evening star., 1942-09-12
Redskins Picked
To Take Hide
From Bears
Invaders Have Little
To Lose in Contest
Here Tomorrow
By LEWIS F. ATCHIsON.

Bring on the Bears, boy, and
watch the Redskins knock 'em high
into the bleachers.
Too bad their exhibition game ut
Griffith Stadium tomorrow doesn't
count in the league standing. Too
bad Maestro Ray Flaherty and his
TANNED braves can't wreak re-
venge on the Halas hirelings for
those last two setbacks. But don't
think the Skins aren't going to get
bang out of this job and don't
think the Bears aren't going to get
banged. It's in the bag.
Pay no attention to those
screeches. It's merely Flaherty try
ing to soft-pedal glowing pre-game
predictions concerning his athletes.
But pay him no mind. He was an
eyewitness to those last couple of
games, y'know, and no matter how
good, bad or Indifferent the Bears
seem to be he still has healthy and
wholesome respect for them.
Nothing to Worry About.
Funny thing about this game,
though, the Bears really have moth
ing to worry about. If they win, so
much the better, but they can afford
to lose without dropping any pres
tige. After all, it's only practice
game. Nobody who has seen them
toiling at College Park has come
away convinced that they're ready
to shove of in high gear, but rather
most observers have decided they
need this game and a little more
practice under their tough hides to
be ready for the league opener.
If they lose it'll bring them down
to earth and give them added in
centive in the title race ahead. They
expect to meet the Tribe in the
championship playoff and If Halas
can walk into the dressing room
the day of that game and say, "Now
listen, this is the mob that pushed
us around in Washington back there
In September when we weren't ready
and we've got to take care of 'em
real good" he'll have a pre-game
pep talk of incalculable value.
Working against the Redskins,
too, is the familiar bugaboo of over
confidence, that threatens to lure
the gang off into danger. Just fig
ure it out for yourself-first they
take the Western Army team which.
in turn, knocks off a couple of
league opponents. Then they hum
BILE Green Bay. usually formid-
able contender for sectional hon.
ors, and If they should follow up
by whaling the stuffng out of the
league champions they couldn't help
but think maybe all these news
paper stories are true.
Bears No Pushover.
The Bears may not be at their
best but at their worst they're still
able to stir up more excitement than
a battle-scared tomcat in a strange
alley. They've still got Sid Luck
man to run the team and toss the
ball, plus blond Charley ORouke.
the Boston College kid who ruined
Georgetown's unbeaten 3-year record
couple seasons ago They've got
Hugh Gallerneau, Gary Famiglitti.
Bill Osmanski, Joe Stydahar, Bull
dog Turner, Bob Nowaskey and Al
Matuza, to name a few and when
you can point to such on your roster
you can always kick up little fuss,
at least.
Flaherty probably will start the
same line that has opened the last
two games for the Tribe with Mas
terson and McChesney at ends.
Davis and Benoir, tackles; Shugart
and Stralka, guards, and Aldrich
center, but there may be a couple
OF changes in the backfield. The
coach still hasn't made up his mind
but with Dick Todd ailing and a
good pass defense needed to cor
with the Bears potent overhead
game it will not be surprising to find
Ed Justice and Ray Hare teamed
with Sammy Baugh and Andy
I Farkas.