Evening star., 1942-09-10
Champions Will Stick
To Old Plays in Tilt
Here, Says Boss
Noting. Groomed to Sub
For Luekmon, Displays
Poor Passing Form
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON.


A source close to the Chicago
Bears, identified as George Halas,
has a suspicion the National Pro
League football champs are in for
fearful drubbing Sunday when
they tangle with the Redskins in
an exhibition game at Grifhth Sta
dium.
Halas has an ample collection of
big, raw-boned young men on his
payroll and to all intents and pur-
poses they look able to take care of
themselves against the Tribe or any
other outfit, but George says they
aren't quite ready.
I'VE have lot of work ahead of
us" he was saying today, and it's
stuff that just can't be hurried
along. You've got to keep at it
every day, the same thing over and
over again until you've got it pat.
Take this passing, for example. 1t
gets monotonous but it's got to be
done"
The Bears, too don't seem to be
In the best of condition, but Halas
resents any cracks in this direction.
Declares Fatties Are Few.
There are only three or four who
need to take off few more pounds"
he said, looking over Sid Luckman,
Joe Stydahar and couple of other
,blubber-be who'll have to come
down a few pounds or take the
consequences.
Charley O'Rourke, cotton topped
triple-threat from Boston College,
figures in Halas' offensive plans, but
only as -stringer because of
his inexperience.
: Strangely enough, there was
report around town today that
ORourke is slated to report at the
North Carolina Naval Pre-Flight
Training School next week to begin
the course leading to a flying COM
mission in the fleet. If the Irish
man is headed that way the Bears
are keeping 1t a closely guarded
secret, but the news from Carolina
comes from a reliable source.
Ray Noting, a veteran, is being
groomed as Luckmans relief man,
but his passage thus far leaves much
to be desired. He seems to shove
the ball rather than snap it and, as
Halas admits, his timing is off. But
the Bears expect Noting to come
through for them in his new role,
even If he isn't another Luckman
at ball handling.
Withholds New Stuff.
Halas expects to have a few new
tricks to show the boys this season,
but nothing sensational has been
planned for Sunday. He figures the
Bears will do as we'll with their old
T stuff in this game as they would
with a passel of new plays they
aren't really ready to handle. IT they
execute last years plays as well as
they should he'll be satisfied.
AL Matuza, center from George
town, and Bob Nowaskey, an end
from George Washington, are two of
the Bears standout nnemen who
figure to see lot of service Sunday
and throughout the remainder of
the campaign. Both are solid with
the coach.
Bob isn't as fast in the open field
as some of them" he said, but
when you need that extra four or
six yards all you've got to do is hand
him the ball on an end around and
he'll get 1t for you. He's great de-
fensive end, too.
Flaherty Is Skeptical.
"Matuza is one of the deadliest
tacklers and best pass defense play
ers in the league. I think he's
Bulldog Turner's equal in every
way with the possible exception of
blocking in the line. Turner shades
him there but in every other respect
AIS right with him"
The Redskins, meanwhile, are TAX
ing Halas' statements with large
doses of salt and preparing for
knock down, drag-out game with no
holds barred.
ANY time that guy tells you he
isn't ready" quoth Ray Flaherty,
che means they probably won't get
more than three touchdowns. Sure
we hope to beat them, just as we
hope to win all our league games but
we aren't taking it easy just because
Halas says the Bears aren't ready"