Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-16
Skins Forget Records
As They Prime for
Battered Bears
BY LEWIS r. ATCHIsoN.

Nineteen fUty-five may have
been . dismal year for the once
mighty Chicago Bears, but they can
salvage some football prestige by
walloping the Redskins here Sunday
and the Redskins know it. That,
for one reason, Is why the TrikA
isn't worrying or wondering II 1t
could stop Doc Blanchard and Glenn
Davis and beat Army. Beat the
Bears is their battle-cry and to
hi with Army, "it's not In our
league"
Chicago isn't as bad as its rec
ord would lead you to believe and
the raggedest team Is as dan
gerous as 5-year -ofd with tom.
my-gun in the National Football
League. Witness the Bears upset
over Green Bay q couple OF weeks
ago and their near victory over the
Lions last week. A win over WASH
ington would be sweet balm for the
bruises Comdr. George Halas' war
riors have suffered this season. Be-
sides, they like to beat Washington
anyway.
Bears Have Bruising Force.
It wouldn't surprise some observ.
ers II the Bears ambushed the Red
skins and Pittsburgh upset PhilA-
delphia this week. Statistics show
Sid Luckman is back in the passing
groove for the Chicago eleven,
which means trouble. The invaders
have the leagues third-ranking ball
carrier in Henry Margarita, q couple
Of pretty fair country ends In Ken
Kavanaugh and Connie Mack Berry,
fullback in Hugh Gallarneau who
was rated the best IN the country
only Q couple of years back, and q
few assorted hnemen like Lee Artoe,
George Zorich, Al Hoptowit and Al
Babaratsky who play rough and
know what the score Is.
Get that mob heated I'D and Il
could beat team of the late Ar
thur Brisbane's gorillas. And Chi
cago gets hot under the collar just
thinking about the Redskins.
What happened to the Bears this
season is no concern OF the Red
skins. bud De Groot's men are con-
cerned only with what happens to
them Sunday. The Tribe is playing
its schedule game by game and not
worrying about what happened last
week or last month. 1t has paid
handsome dividends thus far and II
the team continues to click there
isn't any reason why it shouldn't
capture the Eastern crown.
Redskins Still Building.
But the Redskins still are In the
process Of getting organized ant
with new players returning all tn.
time it takes time, patience and {
lot of hard work. Sunday for ex'
ample, you may see Leo PRESLEY pacl
the pigskin In a real test of his full.
backing ability, and you'll certainl,
see Al De Mao in at center for /,
spell. In practice they are tw,
Of the hottest special delivery pack
ages received at the wigwam in som,
. time and no better test could b.
found for them than the Bears.
The club also got q new end yes
terday when George Webb, forme
Georgia Tech all-America, signed 70
1916. He's 6 feet AZ inches tai
scales about go and is built like
lightweight. Bob De Fruiter, forme
Nebraska and more recently Marcel
Field halfback, arrived in town yes
terday on q 45-day furlough, ant
probably viii sign q contract Mon
day. He'll be available for all re
naming games, including the cham
, pionship playon-if the Skins ar
in 1t, and: he should be some helr
It means. though, there1l be anothe
: head in the basket. .