Evening star., 1943-09-05
Clash With Packers
Figures 10 Reveal
Champs Glass

Ten thousand men In uniform will
decorate the stands of Baltimore's
big Municipal Stadium this after
noon, as interested as will be several
thousand Washington spectators in
the unyeiling of the ls43 edition of
the Redskins. The world pro champs
will face the Green Bay Packers
before an expected 10000 persons,
in their first appearance this year
in the Washington area. The serv-
icemen will be admitted free. Kick
of is scheduled for pm.
George Preston Marshall, Redskin
president. is on record with the
statement that a preseason game in
Baltimore between the Redskins and
Packers will be an annual fixture
Today's game is the second of the
series. Last year the Skins, point
ing for their second world cham
pionship, annihilated the cohorts Of
Curly Lambeau In Baltimore by a
score Of 28-7.
The Redskins, with good starting
team composed almost entirely of
veterans of the outfit which battled
its way to the 1912 pro grid cham
pionships, will be on trial, in way.
Coach Bergman emphasizes that the
Packers game is an exhibition and
means little with respect to the
league season due to start early in
October. But the Skins view the
game as test of power, results of
their training and the new often
sive system installed by Bergman
in the long, hot siege at San Diego,
where sta :. they opened training camp
Pasqua Starts at Tackle.
They want to win, and will 60 all
out, although Sammy Baugh, not
entirely recovered from back in
jury sustained during kicking drill
a month ago, may appear only at
brief intervals. Baugh's passing is
okay, but his kicking, always a po-
tent factor in Redskin successes,
isn't up to par. Center sGeorge
Smith, powerful punter, may be
yanked out of the line to take over
the punting department.
Joe Pasqua will start at tackle
instead of Willie Wilkin, in sur
prise move by Bergman. Wilkin is
the usual starting tackle.
Behind, the starting team vir-
tually the same lineup which will
open Redskin games during the
coming season, Is group of untried
rockies and mixture of veterans
from other National Football League
clubs. Rockies in the line are Tony
Leon and AL Fiorentino, guard; FL
den Werkheiser, Roman Bentz and
Ollie Ola, tackles. Backfield first
year men are Jack Jenkins of VAN
derbilt, Frank Atkins of Washing
ton State and Frank Seno of George
Washington. Pro football veterans
not on the starting team are Joe
Aguirre, end, with the Skins in
1S41; Joe Pasqua, tackle, obtained
from the Cleveland Rams; Ken
Hayden, center, and Jack Smith,
end, obtained from Philadelphia in
the Leroy Zimmerman deal; Andy
Farkas, Redskin fullback star of
other years, and Bob Masters,
bought from the Eagles early this
year.
IsbelPs Status Uncertain.
The passing duo of Cecil. Isbell to
Don Hutson, terror of Green Bay
foes in past years, may not be to-
eether today. Status of Isbell,
signed as assistant coach at Purdue,
is not yet clear.
Starting for the pro champs will
be Ends McChesney and Masterson,
Tackles Shugart and Pasqua,
Guards Slivinski and Farman; Gen.
ter George Smith, Quarterback Ray
Hare, Halfbacks Sam Baugh and
Wilbur Moore and Fullback Bob
Seymour.
Green Bay will start as follows:
Ends Huston and Jacumski, Tackles
Adams and Ray, Guards Kuuisto
and Fries, Center Broch. Quarter
back Laws, Halfbacks Canadeo and
Uram and Fullback Fritsch.
Ray Ruett, former " M. I. end,
reported back to the Redskins last
week and was told to have his draft
status cleared before getting back
into uniform.
Next Sunday the Redskins face
the ferocious Chicago Bears, fresh
from their training camp at Della
field. Wis, in another exhibition
game at Baltimore Stadium