Evening star., 1942-09-20
Chastened Tribe
SET for Opener
With SteeIers
D. c. Team Is Fovorite,
But Will Face Fine
Pittsburgh Backs
By LEWIS r. ATCHISON.

A thoroughly chastened Redskin
eleven-two or three Of 'en, in fact
begins fighting for old D c. offici-
ally this afternoon when the Pitts
burgh Steelers tramp into Griffith
Stadium to help manufacture the
first Washington footbrawl game
of the 1912 National League race.
They'll get together at 2:30 pm.
There was time, about a week
ago, when the Tribe had the mis-
taken notion it could stop any team
in the country by simply throwing
its helmet and an old pair of pants
on the field, but the Bears Knocked
that pipe-dream out of the Redskins
leads and brought 'em down to
earth. Today you should see a new
team and better team. They've
wiped the slate clean. dealt new
hand and piled the blue chips high.
From now on the mistakes are count
ed in the won-andlost statistics
where they are truly painful.
The Steelers don't belong in the
same category with the Skins. but
they have enough sparkle and foot
ball firecrackers to give the home
team run for the marbles and
make it interesting for the custo-
mers. All-America Bill Dudley,
the muscular scamp who pulled
Virginia out of the auagmire of
gridiron oblivion last year, heads
the cast and it is possible that you'll
| see one of the leagues most talented
backs when this boy swings into
| action.
Steelers Have Keen Backs.
Dudley is wearing broken digit
| on the left hand. a memento of the
all-star game at Chicago, but it
| wasn't enough to impair his value
| against the Eagles last week and
shouldn't hamper him today He
kicks, runs and passes and likes the
rough stuff.
When Dudley is resting, the Braves
may as we'll resign themselves to a
couple of nuisances known as Dick
Rifle and Andy Tomasic George
towns Jack Hagerty could give
Coach Ray Flaherty a few pointers
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several years ago and ruined the
Hoyas' coming out party and To-
masic led Temple to crushing vic
tory over them last season.
The Steelers also will show the
Nations third highest intercollegiate
t scorer of last year in Curtis Sandig,
1 a 210-pounder from st. Mary's of
Texas; a pretty good line plunger in
Joe Hogue and its colorful one-man
gang, Elmer Hackney a bruising
/ Kansan.
Pittsburgh has new lineman, a
tackle, by the name of Hubbard
Law, hailing from Sam Houston
Teachers College where he appar-
entity learned to play lot of tackle.
He was one of his clubs outstand-
ing forwards last week against Phila-
delphia.
Redskins Rated Much Better.
All this may sound as though the
Redskins are in for a long, arduous
; afternoon, but on paper they figure
: to be two or three touchdowns bet
!, ter than the foe A lot of football
critics able to speak with authority
: thought the Tribe had the better
, team against Chicago last Sunday,
but their words of solace fell on deaf
, ears for Flaherty still hews to the
solid theory that they only pay off
on touchdoWns.
; IT all goes well Washington may
, be able to use it's rockies more to-
day than it has in the past, giving
them more badly needed expert
ence and helping build confidence
in themselves. And Dick Poillon is
certain to have another crack at the
quarterbacking role, position the
coach thinks he'll fill handsomely
once he gets the hang of the league S
! setup.
Thus far the best running back
! on the squad has been the veteran
Bob Seymour. He is clever, but
! can't carry the burden alone and if
Steve Juzwik's debut was not flash
in the pan Bob may get help today.
Pittsburgh, you may recall, lost
to Philadelphia last week In the
: opening game for both teams and
If it doesn't make it two in a row
, today lot of experts will miss their
guesSes.