Evening star., 1946-09-08
Squad Travelling East
For tuesday Battle
Against Green Bay
By Lewis +. Atchison
Siof StoH Cortespendent

LOS ANGELES, Sept. Losing
football games doesn't win cham
pionships, but that 2-point re-
versal at the Rams hands-and feet
may have given the Redskins the
momentum needed to launch an
other title drive. At least they had
visions today OF being in the 1916
playoff as they headed Eastward
toward Denver and Tuesday nights
exhibition game with Green Bay.
Their stand against the Rams
gave the Skins more confidence
than three fingers of prohibition
hooch and from now on they'll be
tough TO handle. II 2-point
edge was the best the Rams could
get with Steve Bagarus, Jack Jacobs
and Paul Stem on the bench, the
Redskin squad feels that at full
strength they'd chase the champs
out of the park.
Coaches Not D0wncast.
The coaches were far from down.
cast. Turk Edwards has an idea
the club is blessed with a nice blend
OF age and youth, brain and Drawn.
something sadly lacking the last
two years. He wants TO win 'em all.
including the preseason tests. But
he isn't going to use cripples to do It.
The chips don't 60 down on the
line until September 20, and that's
when the payoff begins.
Line Coach Herman Ball was all
smiles today, He thought Oscar
Britt was terrific pulling out of the
line to lead the interference. Big.
shy Don Avery had his huge hand
in on more than one tackle and
showed that he has the brute
strength to be a top-notch tackle !
when he acquires more polish. If
Averys work was sample OF his
real ability the team won't miss
Fred Davis too much,
Bill Ward came through with
bang-up performance at guard, but |
admitted he learned more football
against the solid and experienced |
Ram line than he ever dreamed OF |
Wards eagerneSs to learn and his |
zest for mixing with the opposition
stamp him as one of the more
promising rockies
Edwards Praises NeteranS.
Edwards had q word of praise
for such veterans as Glenn Stralka, /.
Bill Young and Ed C1fers, who have /
been slow rounding INTO Shape-hy
Edwards orders-and who PLAYED
surprisingly well None has even
begun to approach his top playing
form but they all showed that Turk
can depend on them when he needs
experience as we'll as power I'D
front.
Bagarus may be able to play
against Green Bay, but jenkins IS
out for a5 least two weeks. He's
wearing cast on his arm. Bob
Defruiter also viii miss the Green
Bay game He suffered a broken
blood vessel iusr above the ankle
and will have 10 take it easy several
days.
Stem, who got in a few plays at !
the start of the game, should be |
ready by Tuesday but may be laid !
of until the Norfolk game
Presley Dropped From Squad.
Leo Presley, who was being used
at guard. was dropped from the
squad today and remained in Los
Angeles. 1t is possible that he will
make a deal with Erny Pinckert to
play with the Los Angeles Bulldogs
Edwards hasn't decided on line
up for the Green Bay game and is
almost certain to use every able
bodied man. This includes Jimmy
Youel. rookie quarterback, who
didn't play against the Rams
through an oversight. Edwards
thought he sent him in but Jimmy
got his wires crossed and was still
champing at the bit at the final
whistle. From now on. he says,
Edwards has only to look his way.
The Skins will stop off at Salt
Lake City for workout tomorrow