Evening star., 1942-09-27
Running Attack Using
Baugh Likely TO Give
Tribe More Punch
Injuries Healed, Forkos,
Todd Will See Action
Against New Yorks
BY LEWIS ATCHISON.

By LEWIS ATCHISON.
.Along about 4:45 this afternoon
they can back up one of those junl
collection wagons at the rear gat,
of Griffith Stadium and haul away
the cast iron remains of the Red.
skins and Giants. but past perform
aaee charts indicate there won't bt
much left for the junkyard. The
kickoff is scheduled for 2::30 ane
after that it's every man for him.
self.
STOUT Steve Owen and his boys ar
rived last night, reaching town toe
late for workout and thereby de.
priving the sportswriting Shake
speares of an opportunity to see
them in the flesh, But Stout Steve
was confident cuss some 18 hours
before the opening whistle. fairly
hristling with fire and birthstone.
I'VE look pretty good" he admit
ted. but nothing to brag about
Hew've the Redskins looked? Yeah,
they can be tough when they want
to be"
.And with this fearless stand on
the burning issue of the moment
Owen waddled off the bed for good
nights rest to ready himself for the
struggle.
ha Rivalry Is Torrid.
sRay Flaherty, Tribe coach who
saw his team begin like the charge
of the 600 on the West Coast and
then slow down to fox-trot time, re-
fused to offer any predictions on the
outcome
Yt'They've won the last three
games" he said. 80 maybe the law
Of averages will help US. If it doesn't
we'll have to rely on Baugh. Todd
and the rest of them and trust to
luck. This game is something like
a. college football rivalry with us.
Most of the boys get lathered up
over it and play over their heads.
You see a brand of football you're
liable not to see the rest of the year,
and then it works the other way, too.
Sometimes they get too worked up
and don't do as well as they should" ;"
The importance of today's clash
cannot be underestimated for it will
have a vital bearing on the Eastern
championship. If last Sundays
fracas with the surprisingly durable
Pittsburgh Steelers was the warning
shot, today's is the starting gun that
actually launches the race.
The Giants are defending cham
pions but Washington was the
critics preseason choice to pick up
the marbles. The third party, left
to right, is the Brooklyn Dodgers,
muscling in on the championship
picture and definitely threat to the
peace. prosperity and well-being OF
the other two.
All Redskin Backs Ready.
Around town the odds-layers have
made the Redskins betting favorltes
by margins ranging from even
money and points to even money
and 10 points. II you like the Giants
you can get to 5, plus 6 points.
The Redskins are ready to 60 and
will have their full complement of
backs available for the first time
since coming home from training
camp and should show considerably
more punch than they have in the
last two weeks. Andy Farkas is o. K.
again and Dick Todd's charley horse
has been ridden off the premises.
Those two together should be able
IN keen the Giants busv
An added threat today will be
Sammy Baugh in the role OF a run
ner as we'll as passer Flaherty has
decided it is high time to take ad-
vantage of Ssmbo's running ability,
especially as Baugh frequently has
wide avenues open to his agile feet
when the enemy fades back to cover
against threatened pass. Baugh
as a passer is tremendous asset,
constant threat. but Baugh in the
dual role should be twice as effec-
tive.
New York. too, expects to have
natent offense in operation this
afternoon with the old, reliable
Tuffy Leemans in the thick OF
things and this time getting some
well deserved help. Ward Cuff, an
other veteran; Merle Hapes,
draftee from Mississippi, and John
Chickerneo, a blocking back who
can NOW 'em down, will round out
the ball carrying department.
o.. 9 Blozis Is Making Grade.
Heretofore the Giants have lacked
potent aerial arm, but Hapes,
triple -threater, and Leo Cantor, lat
est of long line of brothers from
UCLA, are expected to bolster this
weakness
In the line the visitors will fea-
ture Al Blozls. former Georgetown
shotput champion who is making
good in pro football despite predic-
tions that he couldn't make the
grade because he didn't have
enough fire. With Blozis they have
Paul Stem, 237-pound tackle
frem Villanova; Ed Lechner. former
Minnesota guard, and Emmett Bar
rett. a center found in Portland.
: The Giants trimmed the Cleve-
land Rams. 17-14, in their first start,
beating the club that is doped to
give the Chicago Bears a lot of COM
petition for the Western title, then
lost to the Eastern Army All-Stars.
1e-o. and finally trounced the West
en Army All-Stars. 1917. The only
basis of comparison between them
and the Tribe is Washington's 27-7
Ictory over the Western Army
geven.
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