Evening star., 1952-02-05
Only One Appearance
AT Home Is Slated
Before November
By Lewis r. Atehison

schedule lists II games. five home
and home series with American
Conference foes and two with
National Conference rivals. The
Redskins will play Green Bay, II
addition to the Forty Miners
from the rival conference, but this
game will be played at Green Bay
or Milwaukee. BY mutual agree
ment the date will be included IL
the Packers announcement o1
their home schedule.
Cardinals Here First.
Here is the Redskins home list:
October 12-Chicago Cardinals
November 2-Pittsburgh Steel
IerS.
November 1s-san Francisco
Forty Miners.
November 23--New York Giants
November 30-Cleveland Browns.
December IA - Philadelphia
Eagles.
With the league opening planned
for September %, the Redskins
are expected to play two road
games before their first home ap-
pearance. It is almost a foregone
conclusion that the first three
games will not be as tough as last
year when the Redskins met and
were defeated by the Detroit
Lions, New York Giants and
Cleveland.
Its a good schedule" COM
mented George Marshall, Red
skins president, IF we can win
some games"
Won Home and Home Point.
Marshall's insistence on a re-
turn to home-and-home dates
with conference rivals, provided
by the league constitution, is re-
sponsible for bringing back the
Cleveland Browns after q years
absence. But the Forty Miners
first game here, with o star
studded lineup, could be one Of
the high points Of the season.
The San Francisco eleven,
coached by Buck Shaw. ex-Notre
Dame tackle. was the Browns
strongest rival in the All-America
Conference. The Forty Miners gave
the Browns two Of their four AAC
defeats over a four-year span. and
four of its losses to Cleveland
were by a. one-touchdown margin
or less. Albert, an All-America at
Stanford, long has been recog-
nized as one Of the slickest ball
handlers in football. So,
A southpaw passer, Albert
sparked Stanford's 1910 "Cinde-
rella" team. coached by Clark
Shaughnessy, to an undefeated
season, capped by . Rose Bowl
victory over Nebraska. He helped
the Forty Miners give the Red
skins o bad pasting In an exhiti-
ton game last season.
With Albert. the leagues 10th
passer in 81, San Fran
cisco also has Y. A. Title, former
Baltimore Colts thrower, and Joe
Perry, line-smashing Negro full
back who was the leagues fifth
leading ground-gainer last year
with 677 yards.
Got Two Stars in Draft.
The West Coast club may be
even stronger than last fall when
it defeated the Detroit Lions
twice. to knock them out of the
National Conference title and a
place In the championship playon.
The notable additions. via the
draft, are Hugh McElhenny.
Washington back, and Bob Tone6.
Notre Dame tackle.
Washington fans will do all
right with the Redskins schedule
as far aS 1t concerns some Of the
more publicized college players Of
last season. The Cardinals drafted
Ollie Matson. San Francisco's great
Negro back who led the Nations
and Don Coleman,
Michigan States speedy Negro
guard.
The Philadelphia Eagles got
Johnny Bright, brakes triple
threat back. whose jaw was broken
in the now-famous roughing in
cident in the Oklahoma AIM
game.
Pittsburgh acquired Maryland's
Mighty Mo Modzelewski, and the
Giants have the contract rights
to Frank Clifford, Southern Cali
fornia back.
S or 6 Exhibition Games.
The Redskins also will play f1ve
or six exhibition games, Marshall
said today, but only two-the
opener with the Forty-NinerS at
San Francisco August II, and the
annual battle with the Rams at
San Francisco August 20, definitely
have been arranged.
Marshall hopes to arrange one
game in Texas. probably with
Green Bay, another with the De-
troit Lions in Oklahoma City, and
a fifth with the Giants In Salt
Lake City.
The heavy exhibition schedule,
plus the September 28 starting
date. means the Redskins will be-
gin training July "a at their Oc-
cidental College training camp in
Los Angeles. but it win be nine
weeks after that before District
fans get their first look at Coach
Dick Todd's charges.