Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Eddie lie Baron Hopes
To Play Next Sunday;
Haynes Praises Him
By Lewis F. Atchison
Stor Stoff CovreSpondent

LID AIN1GAn1O, fAAS' - L Az
Washington Redskins. strength
ened by four players from the
College All-Star squad, make their
exhibition season debut against
the Los Angeles Rams here
Wednesday night as Herman Ball
starts his first full season as head
coach and Joe Stydahar makes
his debut as boss of the Rams.
Next Sunday the Redskins will
make it two games in five days
in San Francisco exhibition
against the 49erS, and for that
one probably will gain the services
of their brilliant little back, Eddie
LeBaron, for one game only.
Halfback Hall Haynes returned
here today from the All-Star game
in Chicago and proved to be Le-
Baron's greatest booster. That
made Redskins officials particu-
larIy anxious to get another look
at the College of Pacific alumnus
before he settles down to Marine
Corps training.
Eddie May Play Sunday.
LeBaron is expected to visit
here tomorrow en- route to Camp
Pendleton where he rejoins his
Marine reserve unit for training
Monday. If he can get a week
end pass he will join his pro
teammates for their second exhi-
bition game.
Wednesdays game is the fifth
between the Redskins and Rams,
and upward of 10000 fans are
expected to attend the benefit for
Los Angeles Times Charities, Inc.
Each team has won two games.
the Redskins winning late in the
last quarter last year, 1923.
The Rams still have the bulk
of the squad that walloped the
Redskins, 1927 in a league game
last December and Stydahar. like
Ball, a transplanted West Viz
ginian, has added promising new
talent. The newcomers include
Glenn Davis, great Army back OF
q few years ago.
The Redskins will have more
than a score of new faces and
under Ball should show more
familiarity with the fundamen-
tails of the game. In pre-exhibi-
ton game practice sessions. Ball
has bounded the team on funda-
mentals.
The All-Star performers,
Haynes, George Thomas, Lou
Karras and Harry Ulinski all will
be new to Redskin lineupS. as will
be Bill Dudley and Paul Lipscomb.
the latter recently obtained from
Green Bay.
Haynes LaudS LeBarOn.
Haynes seemed to think that Le-
Baron, and not Charlie Justice.
should have been selected as the
outstanding player of the All-StarS
surprise TIT triumph over the
Philadelphia Eagles Friday night
in Chicago.
-Four guys tackled Ralph Pas
quariello on one play when Eddie
hid the ball." Haynes said But |
that's not hard to understand be-
cause in scrimmage we saw him
pull the bootleg play for touch
down while the officials were dig
ging in the line, looking for the
ball"
LeBaron's nifty ball-handling
had tongues wagging today and
George Marshall was beaming.
TT looks like we've come up
with the greatest find since Sam
my Baugh," the Redskins presi-
dent said. and We can't wait
until he returns from Korea. Ed
dies only 20. you know. Imagine
what he'll be in two or three
years"
No More Overtures.
Marshall said no more overtures
would be made to Justice, reiter-
ating that money was not the
stumbling block in their discus
sions. The All-Star games most
valuable player apparently is Sc
rious about playing part-time duty
with the Richmond Rebels for
between $4,000 and $4,000.
I'VE want Justice and we'd love
to have him." Marshall said,
"but the only way he could play
for the Redskins would be to
practice daily with the squad and
live in Washington. I wish
Charlie well at Richmond, but /
believe he is making a mistake be-
cause he can't do his best or
show Richmond fans his best