Evening star., 1946-12-01
Tribe Is up for Game
II Needs 10 Remain
As Title Threat
By Lewis r. Atchison


Needing win over Green Bay to
stay in the race for Eastern National
League pro football honors, the
Redskins are ready for one of their
best games of the year this after
noon at Grifiith Stadium. fitting
will begin at 2. It's a must" for
all of them, this last regularly
scheduled game of the season here.
with the playoh pot O. gold beckor1-
ing in the distance.
New York, meanwhile, faces the
peripatetic Rams Of Los Angeles
at the Polo Grounds in another
game with a decided bearing on the
race. If Steve Owens Giants win
they are sure Of at least a tie for
Eastern honors, but loss would
set 'em up for clean kayo by the
Skins next week.
Washington will miss Wilbur
Moore and Doug Turley today, but
with Frank Atkins and Jacque
Jenkins ready to take their place
at fullback again, the blow OF the
twin losses has been softened to
some extent. Stan McRae was re-
called from Norfolk to replace
Turley at end and the gent with the
John L. Lewis eyebrows Is ready to
go.
Coach Turk Edwards was none too
pleased with the forecast of warmer
weather. He thinks the Tribe needs
a cool, crisp day to show its best
form and the record bears him out.
Tt was cool tb-r-r-r) in Chicago
when the Skins lost tough game
to the Bears and cold last week
when they walloped Philadelphia
on the Eagles home lot. But hot
or cold weather, Edwards expects
his men to be hot this afternoon.
Youel Will Spell Baugh.
The teams offensive plans have
been carefully guarded, although
it's cinch Jimmy Youel will get
another chance to mastermind the
attack while Sammy Baugh takes
it easy. Baugh, however, is ex-
pected to see plenty of action If he
doesn't actually start the game.
With Jenkins and Atkins to crash
the line, lightweight Eddie Saenz.
Steve Bagarus and Dick Poillon will
get a respite from that bruising
chore. But they did we'll enough
last week when they went half the
length of the field-through the
Eagle line-for a, touchdown.
One of the weightiest items in the
Redskins favor is a stout line that
has yielded less yardage to enemy
backs than any other line in the
loop. 1t will be up to such pillars as
Paul Stem. AL Demao, Bulldog"
Ehrhardt, Clem Stralka, Ki Aldrich
and Johnny Koniszewski to put the
brakes on the Packers tricky and
potent single-wing offense. If the
past performance chart means any
thing. they'll do 1t.
Curley Lambeau Is one OF the
few coaches who has clung to the
Notre Dame box shift and ulti-
mate single wing and without ap-;t
parent damage to Green Bays of
Tense or popularity. Curley, OF
course, has some pretty good ma
terial to work with, including Ted
Fritsch, the National Leagues lead
ing scorer and field goal booter. The
customers are liable to see Fritsch
try a field goal where the average
team would punt and he's got the.
power to get the ball over the cross
bar.
Other Rugged Packers.
The Packers also have a good
runner in Irv Comp, who is as good
as Bagarus snagging passes, and a
fullback in Roy Mckay who gave
the Redskins a peck of trouble in
their preseason clash at Denver.
Walt Schlinkman, well up among
the leagues ground gainers--is an
other fullback who'll bear watching.
While the leaders are fighting
over the prize bone, the surprising
Steelers invade Phila-
delphia with hopes of sharing In a
triple tie for the crown. They can
make it If the Giants lose their two
games.
Commissioner Bert Bell has called
a meeting tomorrow to discuss plans
for q possible playoff, The principle
item will be where to play the game,
or games, and toss of a coin will
decide 1t.
The only other game scheduled
in the National League today is the
strictly home grown contest involv-
ing the Chicago Bears and Cardi-
nails, which has no meaning outside
the fierce rivalry between the cross
town rivals. The Bears have the
Western title in their hip pocket
and merely are waiting to see where
they must travel for the champion