Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-01
Billy Wells and Barr,
Shifted 10 Improve
Redskins 0ffense
By Lewis E. Atchison
sser steff Correspondents

ssor stoff Correspondent
COLUMBIA, s. c.. Sept. L.
Paul Rarry's lease on right half
back with the Redskins expired
today. Beginning Saturday
night in their exhibition with
the Chicago Bears here. the new
tenant viii be little Billy Wells.
who began his college football
career on Michigan States 18th
freshman team and worked his
way to stardom with a Rose Bowl
winner.
The veteran Barry, a colorful
figure with a world Of COMPETE
tive spirit, will be moved to full
back behind Bob Goode. He
also filed this job on a tenn
porary basis last year. The
"Hoss" didn't click quite well
enough at halfback in the first
three exhibition games to suit
Coach Joe Kuharich, although
there were times when he seemed
on the verge of tearing loose. He
was just step away from the
execution Kuharich demands.
The nimble Wells is quicker
than Barry. Billy was too swift
for his would-be blockers In the
first three games and found him
self running up their backs or
trying to squirm through other
openings. More important to
Kuharich. however. Wells gets
every ounce of his 5-foot- 10,
177-pound frame into his blocks.
talent that makes him a dual
threat at right half.
Impressed by Movie Evidence.
Kuharich was nightly i'm
pressed with the motion picture
evidence of Wells work against
big defensive ends in the Detroit
Lions and San Francisco Forty
Miners games.
The coach also plans to use
Dale Atkeson, newcomer from
the Cleveland Browns, at right
half. Atkeson can pick 'em up
and lay 'em down, too. He can
block, and with Charlie Justice
and Scooter Scudero at left
half, Kuharich believes he'll get
his long sought maneuverability
in the backfleld.
Kuharich also is tinkering with
the line to get sharper blocking
and more power up front. He
planned to try Guard Gene
Pepper on defense in a brief
scrimmage today and If the
happy-go-lucky Missourian looks
good 1t might mean a change
for him. Peppers offensive work
has been below his usual stand
ard and Kuharich has served
notice that veterans will not be
immune to changes.
The coach devoted most Of
yesterdays drill to changing the
passing stances of Quarterbacks
Jack Scarbath and AL Dorow.
Kuharich blames their ineffi-
cheney on the fact that both are
off balance when they turn the
ball loose, and miss wide-open
targets because they don't clear
~ see the pass pattern presented
to them.
Threw to Wrong Men.
1--WE give them a choice of
three men on every play" Ku-
harich pointed out, "but several
times they have thrown to a man
who had a defensive back on him
while other receivers were out in
the clear"
Kuharich thinks neither Scar
bath nor Dorow threw enough
passes in college to get the hang
Of timing and spotting the right
target.
They probably threw the ball
on one of eight plays, maybe
more in college," Joe said. 1--WE
would like to run the ball maybe
twice in seven plays. That's
about the way I'd like to have it. .
Scarbath and Dorow liked the
new stance, although there were
numerous foul-ups on running
plays and there undoubtedly will
be some fumbling against the
Bears because of it. But Ku-
harich is looking to the league
season, rather than to exhibi-
tions.
Blackie Kincaid and Don
Marks, halfbacks obtained from
the Los Angeles Rams, are sched-
uled for defensive work Satur-
day night. Kincaid, former
South Carolina star, vii be used
at Don Paul's former spot with
George RoSso, while Marks will
spell off Harry Gilmer at the
opposite safety spot.