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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
Atlanta Moves
To Top As Title
Race Nears End
Nv ]. c CHINN

ATLANTA. Go SpeciaN-Wl'h
srt games remaining on The frs'
hall schedule ~ the Negro South
egr leas.e the Atlanta Black
Crackers seem certain 20 Vln the
frS, hal. race The Crackers are
40 and o-e-haf games ahead ~
heir resyeSt rivals me Knoxville
GrayS
These two pennant rivals DO not
rect aEaIn. dur,nE the first half
Atlanta car ctnch the top spot oy
sweeping their four-esUe series
" h The loN,y Little Rock Trsve,-
evS ;hlS week even II Knoxville
WINS * 81 rs remaining eish,
games
Tire New Orleans PelicsrS. pre-
season tavorIte> with Atlanta. te,l
on ne y syslde an1 s battling WA
Nashville fnr fourth spot IN the
icartc -a,S
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
GudeilI Stopped
By Jimmy Sherrer

MILWAUKEE. Wis - Jimm,
Sherrer, flashy Milwaukee weller.
weight youngster. stole the show a;
the auditorium here Monday nigh
when he scored a one-round knock
out over Gene Gudgill Of Dayton
ONO. Al Gomez, Chicago light
weight. won the decision owe,
Pedro Firpo OF Canton. N. j., in
the lO-round main event.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
Newark Az Baltimore

BALTIMORE 49, The Newark
Eagles and nc Baltimore Elite
GDH's Will PLAY druc,e header
here or SUNDAY July 8 The ElacS
Vro f'isned 'Nt~a i~ f'e erS' Nalf
~ nc S7,r Negro Na,orsi 'cssve
season. axe CT 20 Win TIE second
asI.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
PAIGE TO HURL
FIRST GAME IN
DOUBLE HEADER

Leroy CSatcheD Paige will hur,
the first game for the Kansas City
Monarchs when his club meets the
Memphis Red Sox in a double
header at Briggs stadium, Sunday.
Jolly %
j. Finley Wilson. grand exalted
ruler Of Elks. will pitch the first
ball in the first game which Is
slated TO start at 1870 pm.
WHILE PAIGE is me best known
of the Monarch hurlers. there are
several other pitchers who are do
Ing excellent work on the rubber.
Take LaMarque. leading hurler
IN the Negro American league. La
Marque has won four games against
no defeats, giving up 81 hits in 80
innings, striking out "a. issuing 10
bases on balls, and yielding IS runs.
Then there's Hilton Smith. vet
eran OF 10 seasons with the Mon
archs Smith has been in SIX
games this season winning three
and losing one. He was touched
for 81 hits IN the "a innings he has
pitched.
Following behind Smith are Nc
Daniels Wy.ie and Locke.
THE MONARCHS also have the
outstanding recruit Of the current
season IN Jackie Robinson. former
University Of California at Los An
2elcS. Robinson is PLAYING the
ShortStop position for the Monarchs
and rapplng the ball al 1854.
In addition, he and Jimmy Will
.lams AT second base form one of
the best double-play combinations
n The Negro American league
Kansas City and Cleveland are tied
for second place IN double PLAYS
WITH % each. four behind the
league leading Birmingham Black
Bsrons and Chicago American
Giants.
The Red Sox will send Verdell
Mathis. sterling young southpaw
against Paige in the first game. and
his should De a real battle as
Mathis IS a tough man TO beat.
Manager Larry Brown will work
Chairman or AL Jones in the sec
ond game. These two right-handers
are capable of stopping any team
in the league.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
Black Ysnks Play Two

WASHINGTON The New YORK
Black Yankees play a nisnt game
with nc Washington Homestead
Grsvs here on FRIDAY July s On
THURSDAY July 5. ne SLACK Van.
KEGS ell plsv me Baltimore El.;e
Giants IN Baltimore
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
Bob Ryland Eliminated
In NCAA Semi-Final

MS champion. Francisco "Pancho"
Segurd, Of Man: university by a
O-6. 0-6 score. SeSura was cunning
for MS third straight Champion
"a p. having won the tourney for
the last tao years.
round by defeating Harry Tullev
%: Chicago. 81. 3-6 60 in a three
oour battle. IN the second round
- play He received a bye in the
first round.
RNiand and Russell were de-
fea'ed IN me first round Of doubles
play ny the West Point comb ine
- DAVIS and Crawford, by a 6-l.
So score.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
ALVIN POWELL
LEADS LEAGUE
IN STR|KE.0UTS

ALVIN Powell Of the ROYAL vi.
kings, continues as the fair-haIred
boy IN the Michigan Chronicle In.
teTmedlate league, for the second
straight week, In II innings of
pitching last week the slim right
handler added 80 slrike-out victims
10 his already swollen total
II took Powell and the Vikings
10 innings 10 subdue the seventh
place Aces. Roland McKlnney
pitched for the Aces and matched
curve Tor curve with Powell for
nine innings. as the score remained
deadlocked Al 3 runs-all for the
last SIX innings.
THE VIKING batters came IN
Life IN the tenth however. and they
scored six runs before The side was
retired. The highlight of he rally
came AS Paul Maux. Viking pitch
er-outfielder and the leagues lead
Ing nome rLn hitter. fouled three
balls over the leftheld wall and
then drove N the last three runs
with MS fourth homer OF the season
10 the same field. The final score
was vikings, 3 and Aces, 3.
Powell came back two DAYS
later 10 pitch the Vikings TO an
to win over the faltering Van
Antwerp team. He struck out
10 men in the Aces game. and Is
in the Van Antwerp fray to hold
The fifle nf la 81 n,s LIZ.
for another week.
MONDAY. however. was the
big day IN the league. when
Powell and his vikings met the
Mosley 4 G. team in the crucial
game OF the FIRST half pennsni race
Mos.ey had PLAYED five games and
recorded hNe victories 20 top me
lea sac for Two WeehS The VIKINGS
had played almost twice as many
games. out due 10 one early season
loss we're back n second place With
eIsHt wins against that one loss.
Playing before a crowd so large
that police were needed 10 keep
the foul lines clear. Powell set
the Mosley club down with seven
hits and three runs while he and
his mates were pounding two
Mosley hurlcrs for II hits and
four runs. The viking victory
boosted them into first place and
Mosley dropped To second.
r,lmer> dropped from second
rltrC INTO a me for fuIr,N place IN
lpsus 'Nrcc sras Ht games Aitcr
to loss 10 tho NislrGS hey drop
ped dr II io verde; 20 ne Aces.
ana continued Their lo>lOs ways
N0ndaN y dropping = close s % S
game 20 ne Solourrer k.nES.
After absorb ne four S'rs Eh, de-
feats. me I';ery Brewster team
perked VI 10 beat me Aces S 20
behind me tricky One-hlt pitching
Of BIZ Spears Spears also con-
tr.huted 40 hts 20 the Brewster
cause Brewster came back later IN
the week - doHn the Wolverines
2 - J. Spears allowed me losers
only ore hat and drove IN both
Brewster runs
Spears Who broke INTO nc local
1'.'oall picture three wears ago A.
catcher with Inc 4 G Wrish,
team cane ~.GN' hack MONDAY eve
mig - p.'cn and ns' INC Brew >iel
boys ;c - 20 victory over nc
klnG SOLOMON elan Tho win
showed fre BreVste~ team i~'o
f1.G'n place 20 With Falmcr'> oi
Van An'Nerp playground BOth
- b.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
MIC HlGAN CHRONICLE
INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE
STANDINGS
SCHEDULE
Monday. July .

TrolsnS IS No>lcy &C a. Lincoln
Wol>cIncs IS. N.AlNcS ~ Sherrard
Wildcats IS Aces ~ RsrS'oV
FreWS'cr vs. Sojourrer q BreN>'cr
Sparks IS Van Antwerp a, Van
Antwerp
"wednesday. July II
TrolanS vs. SPARKS ~ LNCO,n
Vikings ys Van Antwerp a, Van
AD'Nerp
Sol0urDer Ns. Wolverines AZ Shcr-
rard
Acme FLORIST vs. NoSlev a. NoSley.
Aces vs. Brewster ~ Brewster
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
RUSS j. COWANS'
Sport Chatter

] had Ocen planning 20 Get around
20 i for some time. but i always
seemed ia, something would step
IN fron, and I'd forget ahou; What
! had intended do.ue However.
because az rcce0; events. IN con-
peeled "a forge, everything and
Il.e serious cons dcrsron % the
soud Ict %. nsN PLAYERS on the
frl5 or pay and .oWdy fans IN nc
s-f-a,tsiS 'atf1
Were all acquainted with the
man, provoking problems con
fronting PLAYERS IN the field NJ
play. especially when an umpire
gives a close decision.
BIT BASEBALL fans are not N
favor 81 no unruly action a, pay
erS. particularly when ms uNrul-
ness GOES 20 the extreme ard re-
suits ~ profsre and abusive Ian
:usSc and striking - u0~p,reS
Take the demonstrations In
Chicago and New York several
weeks hack In Chicago. in
game between Cincinnati and the
Memphis Red son. Jim Ford.
third haSrman for the Red So<.
slugsed Umpire Rov Young In
New York Manager George
Scales n the New York BLACK
Yankees snatchcd his team IN
the field in game with the
Philadelphia stars.
THE stCTION ~ Ford Vetrh
Amos resulted ~ \ not T.IS nc
lrcesSsr' Wr;snev drirki0= ard
oolSterOuS and roVGy coU5Jc' ~
the Na~eba'' fans NaS caused '-e
Management ~ Wris,ev Field %
r.He '"e :c0td, tNe 30 s. 900 E.ar-
-r'ee fo- ne PARK
TIE save tNi0c c42-hAapcu here
!n,cSS INC fans improve the cow
duct ~ b. --S Sad .rr Darn.
TIC 1oaolchcadcr NctNccO me
Cuoans ard Pi-T s1am Black
Sa~on> SeVe 2, ~cCkS sso. no .cSS
man ~ fSN;S were soon ard TIE
police officers we're kent busy eject
lnc hoi>'crouS and dr,HKIus VOW
dies from INC PARK
The conduct Of the fans must
improve II Negro teams are To
continue tn play baseball at
Briggs stadium
Meet &C ruNNer ono boos'er
Tor Joe Loas snd Leroy Wis
-. II -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07

winter, IN an interview over the
radio Nth the writer Hammond
sod the listening pubic that Willis
Mas the best looNins young pros
pee re had seen n IS years.
tS a ring>ider AT all top fights.
Hammond j. keen student OF
boxing and his judgm is ac-
knowledeed by fighters, train
cr< and managers in the good old
game of hashing heads. so IL was
only natural that he should ne
interviewed after the Spencer
Willis shindig FRIDAY night
spence had hewl.de-ed Wills
10 ne frSt three ~ four rounds
WITH ms jumping and holding.
SAID Hammond. but after the
fourth round II VAS all Willis
HAMMOND, Who usually gets =
1c7rr Nai of cash down On fights.
80 70 do not make any money
o0 nc fsh'. although s, Is ru-
r-0rci no Hade five grand. How
ever. sc thinks rs GIRL friend
y $, Re IrNir. ana Harry
No9rs Dee Johnson I'D As they
&C soon picking ~ .o'S OF chips
5.' over nc town Saturday
W - IRWIN WsS asked Wnere she
-o' &c 'o,anS money ~, John
soy warned 10 No - answer. He
50 4 s0e Uas collecting money
NNe- be- t0r paSh,Tc Tbs sealed
Mss Irn.rs rps although nos ~
re aoys ID NOT 10 e>e ire story
At \ MEETING - club owners
- 80 Tinted SAFES Baseball
lNsc.c "e'i - T;'tS0uyEh MONDAY.
the frs0c- SOS he'd ~ Rone-t ;
Na77c~ ano Joseph Hall were WITH
drawn because Of defsl.. 81 league
obligations Mafzcr operated the
H.ltSdaic club and Hal mad inc
BrooN W Brown Dodgers.
Under the ruling the league
will continue to operate the two
clubs until the franchises are
awarded to other Interests.
N~l.C ho.7 men faxed - I've
- - obligations assumed when
'Ncv oHts ned nc fraHch >eS as,
'in'er t'..H3S Hal! W1o committed
no Svcs'es' o"cr>cs Hal cSNe
NO 80 'ca-uc Wrn q hs flourish
- money bat 4ici - i>c any n,
= 20 provide transportation tter- hts
Cub. on one occasion nc cub
"as practically stranded N Har-
SNuv- IA
Baseball IS biz business. and
nose men V1'h STa.l osnk-ol,S
should not venture out INTO the
deep water.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07

Q BOTH WAYNE players were
eliminated from singles play D. the
fnallsts in each bracket They are
entered II t5e Detroit Public parks
tourney which got under way on
ne Northwestern courts last Sat-
urdav.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07

EVANSTON, III 49, Robert Ry-
land. number one PLAYER on the
Wayne university tennis team, ad-
vanced 10 the quarier-tina! round
IN iHe NCAA tennis tourney here
last NeeK.
Ryland. a former Chicago Pub
lie Parks Junior division champ.
was the sole midwestern PLAYER
To advance to the round of
eight
He was eliminated n tho quar-
terminals ny It. Frank Mehrer. a
recent graduate of West Point. and
a veteran - several years of ma
,onal tournament play. 1t Neh-
ner Went or 20 win MS way 20 the
finals IN both singles and doubles
play.
After receiving bye in the first
round. Ryiand advanced through
The tourney by soundly trouncIng
MURRAY Russell ~ Kenyon college
He entered the Quarter-firsls after
81. so. II second round match.
eliminating eighth seeded Ralph
Wit. UCLA number one player, IN
the ;h!rd round ny a score OF 20,
81 So
r. MS match with II. Mehner.
R'isrd VAS the victim ~ several
s.7zlrg placements after beng
caught out ~ position following
long y0,leNS. the match was much
closer than the score 81 Is. rs
Vould Ind cate
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Were all acquainted with the
man, provoking problems con
fronting PLAYERS on the field NJ
play. especially when an umpire
gives a close decision.
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The conduct Of the fans must
improve II Negro teams are To
continue tn play baseball at
Briggs stadium
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BACK IN

BACK IN no DAYS when Joe
LOUIS vas NsilNpiNE his amateur
opponents VI'h reck ieSS abandon.
Harmon picked nm As sdv
IcS''ncd % q nh 20 the top Last
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
DELBERT RUSSELL. rumt

two nan OF ne Wsyne squad was
eliminated II ire third round by
ne National lrter-Col,eElate ten
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Breaks Help Cornell
To Defeat Buckne||
Bs the Associated Press.

by Inc Associated Press.
ITHACA, N. Y, Sept. 29.-Sharp-
passing Allan Dekdebrun spanked
Cornell to its second victory of the
season today, 10 to 8, over underdog
Blackwell.
Cornells first touchdown came
in the second period. shortly after
a Bucknell tumble by Bob McClin-
took on the Bisons' 2-yard line was
recovered by Guard Francis Stoviak.
Jim Troutner failed to plunge the
ball across, so Dekdebrun shipped
out another of his passes, this time
to Theron Davidson, and it scored.
McKeever's charges tailed their
second touchdown in the same period
when a lateral from Dekdebrun to
Julius Woznicki netted 33 yards.
The Bisons' first score was made
on safety in the third quarter
when bad pass from Center Fran
cis Fleming to Dekdebrun dropped
into the end zone. The Bisons. in
spired by their first Cornell blood.
then staged 51-yard march which
wound up with Halfback Bill Allen
counting.
A 5-yard delaying penalty against
the Blsons in the final period put
the ball on their own l-yard line
and set up Cornell's final touch
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Belmont Futurity to Star Pilot
As StobIemote Beuuquy Bolts

Beaugay, a $4,000 bargain as a
yearling and already winner of
$l05, ,9l0, got to her feet shortly after
the fall and was taken away in the
horse ambulance. She had swerved
soon after the start She seemed
to finch. possibly from the crowd S
roar, inside the final sixteenth, was
hit by Dodson's whip a couple of
times, then appeared to falter and
bolt inward
The stable announced yesterday
that this would be Beaugay's final
start of 1945, win or lose, but said
before this afternoons race she
might be pointed for the Selma
Stakes at Laurel, depending on her
showing today.
Under Arnold Kirkland, Star Pilot
staked his claim to the juvenile title
with a fine performance before a
crowd of 47,731. Winner of three
of his seven previous starts and
s60,705 the $4,000 yearling broke
sixth and gradually gained on the
leaders.
He went to the front about the
time his stablemate fell and was
going away from Athene at the end.
Mighty Story came from well back
to out-distance Enflade, the pace
maker into the last furlong.
Mrs. Graham's Winnings S444,S55.
The victory boosted Mrs.
Graham's seasonal winnings to
S444,8
DR.. Eslie Asbury's Revoked, the
Western star, was late scratch
from the Futurity when he develop
ed a filled ankle on the eve of the
race and will be shipped back to
Chicago Monday.
Knockdown, another of Mrs.
Graham's color-bearers, also was a
late scratch. He struck himself this
morning and a leg filled slightly.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Sept. 2e.-star Pilot
carried the colors of Mrs. Elizabeth
Arden Graham to victory in the
56th Belmont Futurity, world S
richest race for juveniles, today after
his stablemate, the favored flly
~Beaugay, bolted into the inside rail
so feet from the finish.
The Graham pair went to the
post favored at S340 for 81 and
Beaugay, unbeaten in six previous
starts, was running fourth when
she hit the rail. Star Pilot went on
to win in a hard drive and take
first money Of $52,940.
The second biggest mutuel handle
in racing history was registered as
the free-betting crowd of 47,731 sent
s4,877,645 through the machines on
the eight races. The total was Just
sl39,100 under the record sum of
s5,016,745 wagered by 1854 fans at
the Belmont meeting last Saturday.
The colt, also winner of the Hope
full, covered the straight 6la furlongs
in l:17b. finishing three-fourths of
length in front of Edward Lasker's
Athene. John Marsch's Mighty
Story ran third, another half length
back, and c. v. Whitney's Enfilade,
the only other filly in the field of
II, was fourth, five lengths away
Jockey Escapes Injury.
Jockey Doug Dodson, who rode
Beaugay, escaped with a shaking
up. After examining Beaugay, DR.
N E. Southland said the filly re-
ceived deep cut on her left hind
ankle and badly bruised her left
shoulder, which will be X-rayed to-
morrow as a precautionary measure.
Southard said there was no possi-
bility the filly would have to be
destroyed and expressed confidence
that she would be all right.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
A. l. Gets Lone Hit, Bows
To N. |. at Pearl Hurbor

PEARL HARBOR. Sept. % (P,.-
National League All-Stars blanked
the American Leaguers, to 0, today
in the second game of the Navy's
Little World series, making it two
straight.
Max Wilson, former pitcher for
Portsmouth, Va, in the Piedmont
League, held the American Leaguers
to one hit, collected by Johnny
Pesky, one-time Boston Red Sox
player.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Trinidods Score, $50,
As Weinstein Sturs

With Mickey Weinstein pacing the
attack, the Trinidad Boys Club 100
pound football team trounced Mer-
rick, $50, yesterday on the Rose
dale field.
Weinstein accounted for two tai
lies. while Dick Orndorff and Billy
Gates registered the other two.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Duda Leads Virginia
To 26-to-6 Victory
lover N. T.. State
By the Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 2S.-Scor-
ing one touchdown in each period,
Virginia trounced North Carolina
State today, 26 to 6, in a bitterly
contested game before 10000.
A speedy backfield led by Half
back Johnnie Duda, who scored
three touchdowns for the Cavaliers,
combined with an almost alright
defense against the Wolfpack's
aerial attack, were the chief factors
that gave Virginia the victory.
The game was much more closely
contested than the final score indi-
Gates. Virginia gained 222 yards
rushing to 49, for State, and the
Wolfpack registered II first downs
against IL for the Cavaliers.
Virginia excelled in the air. COM
pleting four forward passes out Of
eight for a total of rs yards, while
the Pack was able to complete onlv
one out Of nine for a total of II
yards.
States touchdown climaxed drive
Evening star., 1945-09-30
BY the Associated Press.

by lnf Associated PreSS.
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Sept. 29.-North-
Westerns untested Wildcats opened
their Western Conference season to-
day by surprisingly holding In
diana, conqueror of Michigan to
TT tie before 10000 spectators.
The Wildcats, seizing advantage
of a blocked punt in the first period,
scored and then fought off Indiana S
challenges until the last seven min
uteS. Then the Hoosiers opened up
with a deadly passing attack that
tied the score two minutes. later
after 53-yard drive in which but
six plays were used-two running
and four brilliant aerials.
1t. Pete Pihos, who starred for
Indiana in 1943 and for the United
States Infantry in France and Ger
many since, scored the tying touch
down on 9-yard bullet pass he
took from Ben Raimondi. He
caught the ball on the 5-yard line
and plowed through the Wildcat
defense to score.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Six Umpires Are Chosen
For Series by Chandler

Umpires for the World Series,
opening next Wednesday in the
American League city, were an
nounced today by the Office of Com
missioner A, B. (Happy') Chandler.
National League arbiters selected
are John B. Conlan and Louis Jorda
with E. Lee Ballanfant as alternate.
William r. Summers and Art Pas
sarella will represent the American
League with Charles F. Berry as
alternate.
Evening star., 1945-09-30

couple of pleasant surprises in store
for the customers. Dobler, for in
stance, is a fast man with a punt
or kickoff, a speedster some
critics are willing to compare with
Bagarus. Doolan has speed ano
Larry Fuller is bidding earnestly
for starting berth, and with places
on the squad diminishing each week
the battle for one should produce
a few thrills.
Lions Offer Real Test.
Detroit is a team that can test
the Skins. 1t has big line and
a couple of nifty backs who can
pack the pigskin. Capt. Bill CALI
han, one of the leagues real vets;
Chuck Fenenbock, Art Van Tone
and Bob Westfall probably will start
in the backfield. The line will be
composed of Dave Diehl and Luke
Lindon at ends, Mike Kostiuk and
AL Kaporch, tackles; Stan Batinski
and Al Kaporch, guards, and Alex
Wojciechowicz at center. Two i'm
portant recent additions are Cot
ton Price, a scatback from Texas
A. & M, and Frank Syzmanski,
former Notre Dame center.
The game is sponsored by the
Variety Clubs of Baltimore and
Washington, with all proceeds above
the $14,500 guarantee for each team,
going to Boys clubs of the two
cities.
A show worthy of the show world
has been arranged before the game
and between the halves. 1t will in
clude everything but pink lemon
ade, as an elephant will be in the
parade.
Advance ticket sales for the fray
yesterday passed the $4,000 mark
and with a break in the weather
Variety officials hoped for at least
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Buqurus Is Baltimore Fans Pet
AS Redskins and Lions TunqIe

With the champion Green Bay
Packer and Chicago Bear scalps
dangling from their vest pockets the
Redskins reach the end Of a five
game preseason schedule today at
Baltimore in a skirmish with the
Detroit Lions. The kickoff is sched-
uled for 2:30.
BY now the Skins should be pretty
we'll set for the National Football
League race, which shapes up as the
closest in several years, but that
isn't the case. No Redskin team,
perhaps, has been SO close to the
inaugural SO badly scrambled. The
trouble is in the backfield.
Today is the last time De Groot
will be able to shift his rockies
around and try them in positions
where he thinks they might do the
greatest good. Any experiments
from now on will be at great risk
and probably a costly price. The
only "breather" on the schedule is
and the Steelers may not
be pleasant company two weeks
from now.
Baltimore Likes Bagarus.
With all this, however, the Red
skins will give good account of
themselves today and if Steve Ba-
garus' legs are in shape they may
tame the Lions. Bagarus has a
reputation in Baltimore
where he ran wild last year, spark
ing his mates to victories over both
the Bears and Packers, and although
he arrived in Washington only Fri
day-too late for practice, he says
he's ready for the kickoff.
De Groot intends to use rockies
plentifully today, although Baugh
will do his share of pitching and
other established stars will have to
put in time, and there may be a