Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
WIN, LOSE OR
SNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
Big One Coming Up

4 THAT ALMOST INCREDIBLE 1917 win by the Redskins
over the previously undefeated Detroit Lions last Sunday
was only warmup. The Big Game is coming up. Into
Griffith Stadium Sunday will march the New York Giants
Who their hackers saying the greatest since the
National League champions of 1888.
New Workers calling the Giants defensive line better
than the real good wall that headed up by Arne
meser in 1885, 81 and 81 They say the defensive backed
is almost good And there comparison the
ohenses 1t seems you must go back to 38 to find
parable attack
back the hoof today the expensive would be Frank
Clifford who merely wonderful in practically every depart
ment When he isn't carrying the ball big gains
catcnng passes la Willie Mays Impausby, Clifford is
sports coumnist for newspaper in Bakersfield Calf when
he isn't playing football
The Giants with Clifford Alex Webster and Mel Triple
plus all those good nemen good that New York
paper has advised its subscribers to order tickets for the
December 80 championship payof in Yankee Stadium 1.-THE
Giants will be there" is the succinct guarantee.
BILL DUDLEY, WHO is more or less one of our own
because ne began at Virginia and wound up Redskn is
Clifford fan Dudley scouting for the Pittsburgh
Seelers and Bill telling listeners after the Giants
win over the Chicago Cardinals few days that Clifford
not only the best back the Giants but the best the
National League
This is guy who does everything any coach could ask
Of back said Dudley who once did the himself
He runs that ball and then when they think they got
down he drops his shoulders gets couple more yards
When they really pile him and it looks like he can't go
any further he rides them for another yard"
being said by others less famous than Bullet Bill For
stance Quarterback Chuck Conery who the age IS
apparently has found himself
I'VE WERE IN THE RACE conerly saws speaking of the
era Of 1902 only because we had great defense But
this defensive line have terrific and there's no
comparison between the ofenses Clifford the big
and he gets plenty of help Webster and Tripett"
Because OF what Coach Joe Kuharichs Redskins have
been doing lately notably knocking off Lions the Cleve-
land Browns and the Cardinals possibility arises that
lightning might strike for fourth time In any event.
Sunday remndfu Of when the Redskins first came to town
and Washington took them to its bosom
This was back in 1887 and the Redskins the Giants
1873 in Washington Later in the season-December the
Redskins went to New York to meet the Giants once more
this time for the division championship Some 1000 WASH
ngtonians went along with their pro football team
IN THE EARLY MORN the Big Town, as some call It.
awakened the Redskins rooters with semipro band
clad in Indian costumes, paraded down Broadway The
drums and the big horns later that day
the mob gathered at the Polo Grounds see what these
hopped-up visitors pedding
They soon saw. win over the Giants-whch is what
the Giants need Sundaywas essential Redskins So
rookie tailback named Sammy Baugh completed II OF IS
passes And when the depoyed to stop his throwing
Cliff Battles for rs and rs yards for touchdowns On
each Of Cliffs long the TALL skinny Baugh threw key
block
Turk Edwards purely wonderful too and it wound
up as stunning 49-l4 rout
The best part Of It," George Preston Marshall says to
this day. was our homecoming AS recall arrived
In Washington about midnight 1t raining but there
stu were about 10000 fans at the station"