Evening star., 1943-12-11
Takes Moore's Job;
Baugh in Reserve
As Cafego Starts
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

'~~A~ A~AS
Twin football typhoons were due
10 hit the Capital today. but by to-
morrow both Of 'em might be
tempered down to mild breezes.
Due In from Chicago is Elmer Lay
den, pro footballs high commits
sioner, who says he comes here
SIMPLY to toss coin. II the nip is
needed, to decide the place OF q
playon game for the Eastern cham
pionshtp. Elmer's supple fingers
won't be used If the Redskins scalp
the Giants tomorrow.
Due In late this afternoon are
the aforesaid Giants, headed by ro-
tund Steve Owen, their coach, and
Bounding Bill Paschal, the 22-year-
old Georgia Tech young man who
made life very uncomfortable for
the Redskins last Sunday, and
might do it again tomorrow.
Commissioner Layden knows
about the mud that has been slung
about the Redskins this week. Com
muniques have been issued from the
ONCE Of Redskin President George
P. Marshall to pro footballs COM
missioner, giving q play-by-play &C
count of the proceedings, but Elmer
insists he is here only to supervise
arrangements for a playoff game, If
one is needed in the East.
VIII Face Many Questions.
Undoubtedly that is his intention,
but the placid current of Layden's
affairs probably will be interrupted
by a flock Of reporters who will ask
him such questions as why don't
you do something about these gam
bling rumors?" It hardly seems
possible that the thin man Of Notre
Danes four horsemen can brush
them off without some form of in
vestigation.
The Redskins, meanwhile, today
were to wind up their interrupted
preparations for tomorrow's climax
game. Through all the mud-Slinging
they have kept quiet outside of a
thunderous no" when Owner Mar
shall asked them If they had asso-
ciated with gamblers or bet on
games, but the boys have been
going about their work with fire in
their eyes. Steve Owens Giants
are more than likely to run into a
hurricane tomorrow.
Far from their physical peak, the
Redskins will enter tomorrow's game
with their best running halfback
and one of their two best guards
on the sick list, along with others.
Wilbur Moore, halfback, and Dick
Farman, guard, are out. Others on
the ailing list are Fullbacks Bob
Seymour and Andy Farkas, End Bob
Masterson, Tackle Willie Wilkin, End
Alex Piasecky and Guard AL Flo
rentino.
Much Patching Is Needed.
Coach Bergman will have to use
Q lot Of tape and gauze to strap his
ailing squad together for a game
that can make or break their season.
To win the Eastern title they must
win or tie tomorrow. If they lose
again to the Giants, a playoff will
be necessary. which is where Lay
den comes in, along with the other
angles.
Bergman probably will start
George Cafego and Frank Seno
at halfbacks, withholding Sammy
Baugh, main Redskin threat, until
the team gets in scoring position.
Seno Is cinch to play lot Of foot
ball tomorrow, filling a big pair of
shoes when he takes over Wilbur
Aoore's right halfback spot.
Bergman doesn't know now who
will start at fullback, or whether
Ray Hare, with a torn toenail, will
last long at quarterback and block
ing back. He will sift out the men
able to stand tomorrow, get Trainer
Bohn busy with tape and bandages
and put some sort of a team on the
field.
Much Shifting Is Likely.
One break Bergman does get.
That is the unlimited substitution
rule. He can shift his cripples
around as much as he wants.
Probable line-ups:
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