Evening star., 1943-11-27
Should Annex Snappy
Tilt Tomorrow, Get
Revenge for Tie
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

On paper the Philpitts should
have little chance to whip the Red
skins in tomorroW's second clash of
the year between the pro teams
The Skins decisively have beaten
teams which have. in turn, soundly
licked the Philadelphia Pittsburgh
crew, but comparative scores mean
nothing in this one. Both outfits
will be out for blood, the Redskins
in particular.
The Philpitts, or Steagles, if you
want to call 'em that, put the only
blot on the Redskin record this year
when they tied Sammy Baugh &
Co. in Philadelphia November Z in
14-14 game. No other team in the
pro league, even the bulky and fast
Bears and Packers, has been able to
hold the Skins in check.
Tomorrow's game, if the Redskins
win or tie, will mean another Eastern
championship. In sense it's a key
game, but If the Skins lose they'll
have two more chances to sew up
the title, against the Giants in New
York December 5 and here a week
later. The Philpitts, to tie for the
crown, must win this one and wind
up their league season December S
with another victory over Green
Bay, while the Redskins must lose
all three remaining games.
Have Double Incentive,
So the Skins, with the twin goals
OF wiping out that 14-14 tie and
putting the Eastern championship
on ice, probably will put on one of
their best exhibitions of the year.
The Philpitts, by even the widest
stretch Of the imagination, couldn't
be called pushovers. Their won and
lost record this year is and 3,
while that of the Redskins is wins
and l tie. Washington has scored
1913 points while allowing the oppo-
|sition only IS, while the Philpitts op-
ponents have scored ITO points
against 178 for their foes On paper,
the Steagles seem outclassed, but no
football game ever was won with a
typewriter. 1t is played on the grid
iron and a football bounces crafty.
The Skins will be in better shape.
physically, for the Philpitts than
they were against the Bears. Dick
Farman won't start, and there's some
doubt about Baugh. but Sam will get
In the game, probably for longer
than the 3l5 minutes he played
against the Bears Willie Wilkin.
out for a couple of days this week
with a case of ptomaine poisoning,
has benefited by the rest, and Coach
Bergman says he will play. although
Joe Pasqua and Lou Rymkus will
start at tackles.
Seymour to Be at Fullback.
Bob Seymour, the one-eighth Ok
lahoma Indian. one of the steadiest
backfield men on the Redskin roster
and good man to have around
when football team needs couple
of yards, will start at fullback, in
PLACE of Andy Farkas. Bob Master
son, crack end, is listed as a starter,
but he may not be in long. Master
son still is suffering from a muscle
injury and bad ankle.
The game, for the fifth straight
time this year, is a sellout. Only a
few seats were left early today. and
these were expected to be gobbled up.
The Philpitts will come to Wash
ington with one of the outstanding
rookie tackles of the year. He is
240-pound Frank "Bucko' Kilrov,
from Temple. starting in place of
veteran Ted Doyle. His bruising line
play was one of the main factors in
the 1884 thriller last Sunday. when
the Philpitts licked Detroit. Other
Philpitt tackle will be Vic Sears.
called by Co-coach Greasy Neale
the most improved lineman in the
league.
Zimmerman in Key Position.
Roy Zimmerman, former Redskin.
will be the pivot man and signal
caller in the Philpitt backfield, using
the T-forma ton, and will be Baugh's S
rival in passing.
Redskin Coach Bergman says
George Cafego. star of the Bear
game, undoubtedly will get into the
contest
Probable line-ups: