Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-11
ATCHISON'S
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The Bears and the Giants
By LEWIS T. ATcHlSON


WINSTON-SALEM N. C, SEPT. 11.-Its still the Chicago
Bears early choice to win the Western Division in the
National Football Leagues approaching title race with the
New York Giants ranking at the top in the East.
But after croSScounry swing with the Redskins, this
department didn't anything that ouranked WashngtonS
entry contender before the Redskins began riding in
motor This was and still may be- tough team that
could be powerful factor in deciding the Eastern cham
pionShip.
1t may surprise to learn that LiSle Backbourn's
Green Bay Packers could be for their Western
rivals In the quarter he played against the Redskins
Saturday night Tobin Roe impressed this tourist as the
accurate quarterback any saw including those
with the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco Forty Miners
Chicago Bears And in Bart Starr the Alabama rookie
Blackburn apparently has up with youngster who
has the makngs but lacks experience Starr had several
opportunities to against the Redskins and might have
for considerable yadage But he'd called play
and like most rockies he intended to carry through with
the play he'd called
The Packers have and although they didn't appear
to be well conditioned the Redskins, they had
hungry" look 1t might have been because hadn't
shaved 1t impression that the Packers at full
strength, could take team the league any given
day and give it sound spanking.
YOU'VE GOT TO LIKE Paddy Driscolls Bears because
of aaround strength balance Perry Jeter
halfback is new streamlined Buddy Young who'll give
the thrills cs depending whether they're
for against the Bears The club has DEPTH good line
and the best offensive ends in the league in Harlon
Hill The Redskins raved about him the the old Red
skins talked about Don Huson when he starring for
the Packers
speaking of the West is apt to forget that dusty
pioneer town of Baltimore where Weeb Ewbank reported
to have the makngs of Glass team The Colts stumbled
after fast start last and ended up among the Also
rams but with Billy Vessels Lenny to help the
oense Ewbank needs only to tighten up his defense to
put contender in the field. Sundays game with the
skins in Baltimore should provide better line the Colts
There inclination here to kiss off either the Rams
Forty Miners. But it the ccnSummate with
which the Redskins handled the Rams when both were
and Tho Wash
the ForyNinerS despite patched lineup that made the
Redskins look impressive The West Coast have
excellent personnel but the football we've talked to
doubt the Rams who have internal problems repeat their
1855 that the Forty Miners still
selves will do better than break in 2game schedule
IN THE EAST PAUL BROWNS Cleveland eleven grind
ing out championships like mmeograph machine be
in trouble Already there camor bring otto Graham
out of retirement with which Brown sympathetic
And around the league observers think Brown Otto
to win Neither Babe Pari coming back football
two years in the Army George Raterman able
to replace Graham who out of retirement last
after training camp chores ended and went back in
at the end of the campaign Preseason results not true
indicator OF teams ability hence the Browns current IA
record ALARM especially in view Of the fact that
they lost five Of exhibitions last year But the
don't look like the Browns without Otto and that's big
difference.
Pitsburghs Seelers seem to be the only weak sister
in the league If the Detroit Lions improved
reported There still isn't much to choose between Them
needs WnHe buuuy Parker
still has Bobby Layne.
They say Little Mo" Modzelewskis improvement with
the New York Giants may attributed to unknd
circulated about him
Players making fun Of him." one scout told u.s.
land must have got under Mos skin"
Mo also may have realized that New York could be
his last stop in pro football
THE GIANTS STILL RATE as the most solid team in
the East especially with Don Heinrich poisoning into an
honest goodness quarterback
Philadelphia, with Hughie Devore and Steve Owen at
the helm will be tougher than its 1-3 record suggests and
the Chicago Cardinals dismissed lightly despite
their 1921 drubbng by the Rams Forty humbed
the Steelers, 60-4 in pre- season game year ago. but
didn't brighten anybody when the league knuckled down
for the championship
II shaping up like good interesting campaign for
the pros Long with the and Colts winding
: up the regular season tive days before Christmas