Evening star., 1955-09-03
Bears Favored
By touchdown
Over Redskins
Washington Club
Expects ReuI Clue
To 1855 Outlook
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON
star Stan Correspondent

IIne reVampeU 1euSk1Ilb play the
Chicago Bears here tonight in AMI
exhibition game that is expected
to supply a definite clue to the
w ashington eleven's real
strength.
Scheduled for $50 pm. in
| Crump Stadium, the game will
be broadcast in Washington
by WTOP starting at l0:30
pm. washington time]. There
will be no television.)
Hungry for victory after two
straight setbacks at the hands
of the Chicago Cardinals and
Philadelphia Eagles. the Bears
are one touchdown favorites to
chalk up their first win Of the
season. They're cunning for
their 18th consecutive victory
over the Redskins, who haven't
beaten George Halas' crew since
1945.
"If we win this one, or even
come close we'll know that we
have a pretty good football
team" Mike Nixon, backf1eld
coach of the Redskins said. "At
least that's my opinion.
Heaviest Team Met
Joe Tereshinski and Dick
Evans, Redskins coaches who
secuted the Bears, report that
the Chicago squad is the heaviest
yet encountered by the Washing
ton eleven. which wasn't playing
pee-wees when it took on the
San Francisco Forty Miners. Los
Angeles Rams or the Detroit
Lions and Baltimore Colts, for
that matter.
'The Bears are big, fast and
just beginning to come along"
Evans reported. "We're pretty
sure they're pointing for their
game with the Cleveland Browns
lin Chicago September IS. and
they're getting down to the
squad they'll actually carry
through the season. 1t looks
like good team in the making
Tereshinski talked with Clark
Shaughnessy, onetirne Redskins
offensive coach, after the Bears
Eagles game, and was told that
the Bears were experimenting
with their younger players. The
Chicago stan wanted to win one
of the first two games, Joe re-
ported. but wasn't too upset be-
cause 1t didn't.
Didn't Use Aces
"Halas didn't even use players
like Gene Schroeder. Marion
Campbell. George Connors or
Chick Jagade against the
Eagles" Tereshinski pointed out.
They might have made a diff
ference, although the boys he
did use looked good in spots"
For the third straight game
Coach Joe Kuharich Of the Red
skins will have one Of his for
mer quarterbacks playing against
him in Ed Brown, who called
signals for Joe's undefeated Uni
versity Of San Francisco eleven
in 1861. Harry Gilmer called the
plays for the Detroit Lions and
last Tuesday in Baltimore, Jack
Scarbath started for the Colts.
kuharich rates Brown better
than both OF this pair.
Brown throws the ball far
ther on a straight line than anyE
quarterback in the NATIONAL
Football League" Kuharich said
and with receivers like Harlon
Hill. Bill McColl. Johnny Hoff-
man and Schroeder he could
give us a lot Of trouble"
The Redskins have been
groomed to expect go and even
70-yard passes by Brown, with
the receivers running down
unoer the ball. It figures to be |
the supreme test for at least a |
couple Of Redskins who have not |
yet clinched a berth. The abb
Isence OF Torgy Torgeson, vet
eran linebacker who is in Camp
bell Clinic here for treatment oil
a knee injury. and the probable |
loss of End Chet Ostrowski and
Wingback Nick Adduci through
injuries. won't help the Red |
skins cause.
Dorow at Quarterback
Extensively, Kuharich has de-
lcloed to go with AL Dorow at |
Quarterback, Dale Atkeson at |
Ifullback and Leo Elter at one
Ihalfback position. He's toying
with the idea of using Rookie |
Ray Perkins at the other. tt
could be curtains for Perkins,
who is still not showing much
speed, although he dropped 20
pounds after reporting late be-
cause OF trip to Canada.
John Carson and either Rabbi
Thomas or Charlie Jones will
start at the ends, with Slug
IWitucki replacing Don Boil and
Vic Thomas getting the call over
Fred Miller at tackle. Red
stephens and Len Durham are
listed as probable starting
guards. with Rookie Johnny
Allen Of Purdue replacing over |
worked Harry Ulinski at center.
1t is slightly mixed-up start
ling team. and IL IL Ynoves the