Evening star., 1942-09-07
Line on D. T.. Grid Pros
Will Be Gained From
Unlimited Sub Rule
Stars of Both Squads
As Well as Newcomers
To Go Into Action


Redskins and Green Bay Packers
is an exhibition, with no bearing
on the National Pro Football League
race, it will serve to give Washing
ton supporters real line on
whether the local play-for- pay
gridders again will be one of the
strong clubs, if not the strongest,
in the East as some advance notices
would have us believe.
In meeting the Packers, they
tangle with a club which, while
not rated the best from the West
ern Division. always is strong and
particularly while it has that dan
gerous passing combination, Cecil
IsbeI to Done HutSon. Only last
year that pair more or less ruined
the Redskins when HutSon broke
away for three touchdowns in the
last period as the Packers took a
22-17 victory after the Washington
club rolled up a ITO edge during
the first half.
This pair still is in top working
order as was demonstrated only
last Sunday when it marched the
Bays doWnfeld in the closing
minutes to bring that club from
behind for a 21-16 victory over the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
Free Substituting Due.
An innovation in tonights game,
which will be watched with par
ticular interest by pro league offl-
cials, is the rule agreed upon by
Coaches Ray Flaherty Of the Red
skins and Curley Lambeau OF the
Packers that will permit unlim-
tied substitutions as in the college
pastime. Most league coaches be-
lieve this will speed up the game
and In a recent vote the count was
81 in favor of it. Rule changes
must be unaniomous, though, so
tonight's use of this rule may be
the convincer if it works and may
make that lone holdout change his
mind.
Its effect on tonight's game may
be that Sammy Baugh, the Red-
skins ace passer of which there
Is none better, and the Bays 1sbel-
Hutson combination may be seen
only on offense, as the two coaches
probably want to take as little FISK
as possible of having their aces
injured in an exhibition.
Flaherty's starting lineup lists
Baugh, Andy Farkas, Ed Justice and
Cecil Hare in the backf1eld, while
o the Packers will begin with Starrett
Joe Laws, Tony Canadeo and
Fritsch as the backfeld quartet.
Dick Todd, apparently recovered
from a stomach ailment which kept
him out of several practice sessions
last week, also is due for some &C
ton in the Redskin backfleld, but
how much depends on his condition
and the way the game goes. An
other Washington back on whom
a lot of work will fall is Andy
Farkas, apparently ready to stal
again. In fact, every washington
player is available for duty eXcep'
Ed Cifers, recovering from
twisted knee, and Vic Carroll, ou
with a fractured foot.
FIaherty to Test Rockies.
With the unlimited sub rule /.
effect, Flaherty plans to use nj
rockies as much as possible whel
the situation is not too dangerous
Several are on the doubtful list ant
must make a good showing tonl2h
or next Sunday when the Skin
tangle here with the Chicago Bear
or be released when the squad
cut to the 80 players allowed unde
league rules.
The Packers have been practlcin
all week in Baltimore and have ere
nted much interest there where tn
citizens never before have had tn
opportunity to witness big time foot
ball. The advance sale, as an
nounced by Jack Espey of the Red
skins front Office, is close to tn
$4,000 mark which means almost
sellout.
Tickets will be available in Wash
ington, though, until 5 o'clock toda
at the Redskin Office, and more Al
on sale at Baltimore Municipal Sta
diun, scene of the game. Startin
time Is 8 o'clock and the Redskln
Band, 100 strong, will be on han
to provide additional entertainment
With Baugh in the Redskins line
up and Isbell tossing for Green Ba,
the game very likely will develo
into a passing contest, although tn
announced intention of Flaherty
to experiment along the ground
much as possible.