Evening star., 1947-09-28
Baugh Fit,
But Cant | Do Il ALL
Edwards Declares
p By Lewis r. Atchison
Ssor Ssoff Correspondent


PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 81
Sammy Baugh is ready to face The
Eagles in tomorrow's National Foot.
ball League debut for both clubs
but Coach Turk Edwards tonight
was more concerned about the
Washington line than his stal
paSser.
1.-The line will decide it," pre-.
dicted the one-time all-leagus
tackle. "Sammy's rib is okay, but
he can't do it alone. The line mus
help and If We play as well for 81
minutes as we did in the seconc
half against Green Bay We'll win
If we don't, 7 don't know whatl
happen"
While the Skins and Eagles art
getting their feet wet, three othel
National League elevens will bs
making their bows. The Chicago
Bears will open at Green Bay, while
the Chicago Cardinals. currently
rated the hottest package in the
loop, will be host to the Detroit
Lions. Detroit dropped its debut
against Pittsburgh last week.
Two Contests Monday.
The Steelers help Los Angeles
start at Pittsburgh Monday night
while the New York Giants travel
to Boston to meet Clipper Smiths
Darkhorse Yankees under the lights
Monday night. Complications over
the use of baseball parks forced the
two night games. All clubs will be
back on their regular Sunday after
noon schedules on october 5.
Dick Todd, who shaped up as the
Tribes best running back until he
twisted his ankle, will not play to-
Tom Farmer, the former
Los Angeles Ram star who has yet
to make an Eastern appearance, also
is sidelined with a leg injury, and
there is only an outside chance that
Halfback Jim Hefti will play. BY
holding them out Edwards is taking
a long range view of the Eastern
division race. Apparently he pre-
fers to have them all sound and at
their physical best for the long. pull
ahead than send them against the
Eagles in a gamble for a badly
needed victory.
Bill Ward will be back at guard
on offense and Doug Turley has
been returned to end on defense,
and those twin events should make
q favorable difference in the Skins
play. Ward developed into one of
the smartest guards in training camp
and gave excellent protection to both
runners and passers, but he was in
jured in the intra- squad game at
Santa Anna and has not played
since. Turley's defensive work has
been invaluable to the Skins, but
for awhile the board of strategy
couldn't make up its mind where to
put him. At end he should stop a
lot of enemy plays that formerly
succeeded.
Lindskog Won't Play.
Philadelphia is reported to have
B few injured players, too, but only
Center Vic Lindskog is definitely
out Of action. Edwards prefers to
regard the reports about End Neil
and HaIfback Russ Craft
as bear stories and fully expects to
see them in action. AS long as Steve
Van Buren,, one of the leagues most
potent runners, and Tommy Thomp-
son, who fills Roy zimmerman's old
position behind the center and
throws passes, are on duty, Edwards
knows his men will have no soft
touch.
This will be the Goth meeting be-
tween the clubs and Washington
holds a wide edge in the series, hav-
ing won IL games, lost S and tied Q.
They broke even last year, Philadel-
phia overcoming a $40 lead in the
irst half here to win, 1924, while the
Redskins got even by 27-lo count
at Philly.