Evening star., 1942-09-03
BIockers, Line Helped
By Meeting Strong
Clubs, Coach Says
Tribe Must Risk Injury
In Exhibitions; Squad
Soon to Be Cut to 33
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON

Taking on Green Bay and the
Chicago Bears on successive week
ends was the tough assignment
ahead of the Redskins as they ar
rived home from the West after a
month of alternately training,
tramping and wading through prac-
tice games.
These games. too, fall in the cate
CORY of exhibitions with no bearing
on the National League race, but
they also shape up as two of the hard
est the tribe will play this season
Hence, there was much work ahead
as the boys returned to their old
stamping ground at Fairlawn Park,
Anacostia, where they'll work out
the next three days.
Nobody realizes more than Ray
Flaherty that the Skins are taking a
long chance on having one or more
OF their stars injured but the coach
didn't schedule the games. All he
has to do is to get the squad ready
for them.
Must Play Good Clubs.
"a team needs one good one under
It's belt before hitting league opposi-
ton, he was saying today, "but two,
especially two like these, can make
it rough on you. Playing minor
league or semi-pro outfits does no
good, we found that out last year.
You ruin as much risk of injury in
those games and get nothing for it.
''Tneir lines don't charge, and when
your blockers go out to hit a tackle or
an end, he's never where he should
be, so your timing suffers. But when
you play club like Green Bav. the
fellow you're going to block is always
there and it gives your boys
chance to brush up on both running
and blocking"
Flaherty didn't consider the Army
all-stars top-fiight opposition. That
game helped some but this one Mon
day night is the one he's looking for
ward to for genuine line on the
rockies. They'll have to sink or
swim against Green Bay in Balti-
more.
ST0It on the renee.
A couple are on the borderline, in
cfuding Tiny" Croft, the beefy
tackle who has not been overly i'm
pressive Defensively, Tiny" is okay
and in the long run he may develop
into fair offensive player but
Washington will have to develop him
itself instead of farming him out.
Turk" Edwards thinks he needs
lot Of work to keep his waistline
Gown as we'll as learn the tricks of
the trade-work he wouldn't get with
a semi pro club which practices a
few times a week and not TOO siren
uously, Croft is just youngster, 20
years old and on the blubbery side.
He's down. to 294 from 306 pounds
and, If he can shave. OFF about nine
more pounds to increase his speed
extensively and get a little tougher.
he could be valuable lad to have
around.
No Word From Juzwik.
Frank Kovatch, Notre Dame end
who played In the all star game at
Chicago last week, Joined the squad
yesterday in Chicago, raising the
roster to 36, but his teammate, Steve
Juzwik, is still missing and unac-
counted for. Juzwiks mother is re-
ported seriously Ill and he is believed
to be at his home. but club Officials
have had no word from him.
With only three men to be cut
sdrift before the season opens off,
clauy and the limit of 80 players is
enforced, competition among the
rockies is expected to be keen.
F4ahety already has a good idea
who he intends to keep, but some
one OF those on the doubtful list may
turn on the gas against the Packers
and force him to change his mind