Evening star., 1943-11-24
Skins Aim 10 Avenqe
Tie 10 Spice Game
With Phi|pitts
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

The fifth straight sellout game of
the pro football season looms for
next Sundays Redskins -Philpitts
clash at Grifflth Stadium. Redskin
general manager said today tickets
for the Philpitt game are going so
fast they'll probably all be sold by
late Friday. About 1900 were left
today. The Redskin ONCE will be
open tomorrow.
II the game Is the expected sellout
1t will mean that nearly 10000 fans
will have seen the Washington pros
in five home games. Including last
Sundays game nearly $4,000 had
crammed the stands in four games.
The combination OF the Philadel-
phia- Pittsburgh teams Is the only
outfit able to check the rampaging
Redskins this year, accomplishing
this hard-to-do trick on November z
at Philadelphia, where Greasy Neale
and Walt Keisling, co-coaches, in
structed their men to forget defense
and charge Baugh. With memories
Of that 14-14 tie game fresh in their
minds the Redskins plan to wipe out
the tie.
Likely to Be Flashy.
The Philpitt game could be the
best and most spectacular of all
Redskin contests this year, In a
season when the usual tenseness of a
last minute score has been lacking.
Only other game in which the Skins
looked as If they might take lick
ing was the 1877 win over the Cardi-
nails, when Wilbur Moore stopped a
Card scoring threat in the fading
minutes with a pass interception.
But the local pros are cooking up
some headaches for Neale's lads this
time. They feel they didn't play
their game against the Philpitts in
their earlier meeting and they'll
pour it on df possible) next Sunday,
although Coach Bergman already
has started to work against possible
over confidence among his men, bred
by the 21-7 victory over the Bears.
The Skins saw the movies of the
Bear game last night. They showed
that the ancient football chestnut
the Statue of Liberty play-never
has been worked to greater perfec-
ton that 1t was in the first Redskin
touchdown, although Bear end
George Wilson charged in fast and
almost caught Wilbur Moore for
loss before the fleet Redskin got of
to his 20-yard gallop.
Clever Blocking Gets Score.
It also showed some good blocking
on that run by guard Steve Slivinski,
who took out Bear Guard Danny
Fortman, and a block tossed by
Quarterback Ray Hare that took out
the last Bear tackler. AS Hare and
this unidentified Bear went down in
q heap Moore hurdled them, falling
across the goal line, the ball clutched
in his arms.
Sammy Baugh, still nursing his
bad knee, was back in uniform yes
terday, throwing the ball and walk
ing, but Sam didn't run. He was
expected today to have his injured
knee X-rayed. Meanwhile, George
Cafego, hero Of the victory over the
Bears, will take over the signal
calling and passing spot. as a ca
pable replacement. At present no
one knows whether Baugh will start
next Sunday.
Go Over Steagles' Plays.
Bergman has at hand all the latest
information on the Philpitts, brought
to him by DR.. Clarence Spears, Red
skin scout, with whom he has spent
several hours going over all angles
Of the Steagles' plays. But the Red
skins, down to the last man, know
about the Philadelphia crew
to take the matter in their own
hands. They didn't do anything
about it November 7, but they'll have
60 minutes In which to work it out
Sunday.
Bergman received a wire from
friend in the monument business
In downstate Illinois.
It read, Monuments very suitable
for happenings like Sunday"