Evening star., 1946-10-06
Bagarus Nursing Hurt,
YoueI Likely 10 Play
First Time Here

A bruised groin, the same ailment
that kept him out of the exhibition
game at Los Angeles last month,
may prevent Steve Bagarus from ap-
pearing in the Redskin backfield
against the Detroit Lions In the pro
football game today at Grifdth
Stadium.
At the same time 1t was learned
that big Don Avery, 245-pound
tackle, also is on the semicasualty
list. The husky blond pulled up
with a charleyhorse In last weeks
fracas against Pittsburgh and hasn't
been right since. Coach Turk Ed
wards said both boys would be ready
to play, but camp followers doubted
If either could be used for any length
of time,
With Tackle Bill Young still out,
the Redskins had brow-wrinkling
personnel problem to solve as they
went cunning for their first National
League win Of the season. Last
weeks 14-all stalemate with Pitts
burgh left the squad in an ugly
frame of mind and while the Skins
are rated 81 favorites over the
Lions, the Steeler result has every
body on the anxious seat.
Skins May Start De Fruiter.
Detroit, too, will miss one of its
regulars, according to advance re-
ports. Quarterback Chuck De Shane
is 6n the injured list and probably
will be replaced by Bobby Cifers,
brother of the Redskin end and
fair country football player. Bill
De Correvont has borne the brunt
of the Lion offense thus far and al
though he was counted among the
Redskin reserves last season he's
been going like a house afire this
year and might give his former
mates lot of trouble.
II Bagarus Is out, Bob De Fruiter
will have to carry most of the load
at right half for the Redskins. Will
bur Moore's broken thumb will re-
strict him to defensive roll and
Al Couppee has been used chiefly
on defense. De Fruiter has enough
swift to handle the assignment, but
If he should break down Edwards
can call on the veteran Dick Todd,
who plays either half equally well.
Today's strategy will be aimed at
piling up an early score large enough
to stand up any counter-attack the
Lions may muster in the second
half. That probably means Sammy
Baugh will be at the throttle most
Of the way, although Edwards has
some plans for Indian Jack Jacobs |
and the fans want peek at Jimmy
Youel. Jimmy didn't get in last
week and is fretting about it.
Lions Command Respect.
Edwards had q four-hour skull
session last week, during which he
called plays and had each player
write down his assignment against
every defensive formation. The
squad was allowed 80 seconds for
each question and every wrong ans
wer cost one dollar, but they say
Edwards didn't collect enough to
buy bag Of peanuts. The question
now is whether the Skins can put
the theory into practice.
Detroit, although beaten by the
Cardinals, who dropped their opener
to the Steelers-who did you-know-
what to the Skins-will be no push
over. Gus Dorais has some out
standing hnemen In Emil Uremo-
vich, Frank Szymanski and Damon
Tassos, against whom the Redskins
will find It hard to run. He has
some fair to middling backs In Jim
Callahan, Camp Wilson and Bob
Wilson to back up those already
And Dorais has q reputation for
coming up with a bolt Of lightning
when you least expect 1t. 1t could
be another affair d'Steeler. but
somebody's going to blow his top If
1t is. s