Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-24
Joe kuharieh Losing
No Time in Getting
Redskins in Shape
By Lewis r. Atchison
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pointed for Friday nights game
| at Briggs Stadium an improved
running attack. vs.
Joe Kuharich, the Washing
ton eleven's new head coach,
started his drive TO get the play
ers in shape by ordering addi-
ftional legwork for everybody. At
the Lions camp at nearby Ypsi-
lanti, Coach Buddy Parker
worked to improve q ground at
tack that Melted only IA yards
in a l7-l4 victory over the Phil
adelphia Eagles last week.
s, Kunarich moved speedily to
I'LL the void left by Don Paul's
departure, moving Harry Dowda
to defensive left halfback and
giving Dowda's old post to Roger
Dornburg. rookie from Wiscon-
sin. The coach still must find a
man to I'LL in for ailing Slug
Witucki at right guard.
Y0warsky Rej0ins Squad.
+ Walt YoWarsky, defensive end
with one year of league expert
ence, rejoined the squad after
two years of military service, but
he isn't being counted on for the
Lions, game.
While the players still seemed
q bit stunned by the sudden shift
IN coaches, the veterans took it
in stride. Kuharich anticipates
no trouble, and SO far has had
| none.
In Los Angeles. the deposed
Curly Lambeau was quoted by
the Associated Press as saying he
expects to be paid the full SAL
airy for my 1854 contract" with
the Redskins. He did not divulge
the amount of the contract, re-
portedly about $4,000.
II wish George Marshall, the
Redskins and their head coach,
Joe Kuharich, only the best of
luck" Lambeau said.
The Lions> showed a potent
passing offense in tripping the
Eagles last Thursday as Bobby
Layne completed II of Is losses
for 238 yards and two touch
downs. Another touchdown was
nullif1ed by a penalty.
The Redskins pass defense
was weak, putting it charitably
against both the Rams and
Forty Miners, who gained a total
of 487 yards in the air. Kuharich
already has moved to correct this
weakness with couple of new
defense patterns.
Redskins Need Blocking.
Extensively, the Redskins must
improve their blocking to give
their backs a chance to get up
steam. Charlie Justice and
Paul Barry were hindered, ra-
ther than helped, by willing but
clumsy teammates in the last
two games. Rookie Billy Wells
has shown that with only a
couple of inches of elbow room
he'll get loose.
Meanwhile, the Lions don't
Z expect to have Dick Stanfel, vet
eran guard, for Fridays game
but they have ample replace
ments in Bob Dove and jim
Martin. Dove. an end at Notre
Dame in the early 1940s. took
Stanfel's place against the
Eagles when a bruised ankle
kept Dick sidelined. Otherwise
the Lions are in good shape.
Detroit has flashy set of de-
fensive backs in Rookie Bill
Stitts, from UCLA, Jack Chris
tiansen. Jim David and Carl
Karilivacz, which means the
pressure will be on the Redskins
forwards again. And, with Al
Dorow nursing a couple of weak
ankles. Jack Scarbath may haye
to carry the passing load alone
for the second straight time.
Dorow stepped in a hole sano
hurt his ankle again yesterday
when the Redskins found the
temporary practice field at the
University of Detroit unsuited to
! their needs. The regular field
had been torn up by mounted
police show and had been re-
seeded and rolled and could not
be used. Dorow. however, expects
to be ready for at least part-time
work.
Lions Lose Two Backs.
The Lions lost two top de-
fensive backs when Yale Larry
was called into military service
and Bob Smith retired, but
Stitts' work has helped Offset
their absence.
/ Parker also is high on a
couple boys who played with
Dorow at Boiling Field, Center
Andy Miketa and Halfback Dom
Fucci. Miketa, who played at
North Carolina before going into
the Air Force, is considered light
at 210 pounds for the job, but
has all the mechanics of a good
center and is putting up a whale
of battle for a job. Fucci, one
of Bear Bryant's former Ken
lucky pupils. was the Redskins
18th draft choice In 1851 but
elected to first take a whirl at
minor league baseball and when
he Joined the squad it was too
late to win berth.
Fucci looks good enough as a
| punter to catch on as the Lions
fifth defensive back.