Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-22
A TCHISON'S
A N GLE
The Old She'll Game
BY LEWIS +. ATcHIsoN

YOU'VE GOT GOOD TEAM" the Chicago Bears
coacheS told washington newSpapermen after watching
their charges rally to edge the Redskins 2724 yester
days preseason thriller at Griffith Stadium
1t seemed to be the polite, sporting thing to say
And if the Bears coaches sincere what would they
say about the Redskins with all of their regulars healthy
and ready to play?
In some respects the Bears looked great yesterday
They seemed to have speed ze depth and the will to win
that marks true champion Nobody on the Chicago staff
will even talk about title, of course-not after what
happened das year And nobody predict what lies
anead IN the championship race beginning next Sunday
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THE BEARS DEFENSE looked good yesterday because
as Quarterbacks Eddie LeBaron and Ralph Gugemi of
the Redskins explained They outguessed The Bears
took chances. They gambled and they won.
Sometimes they changed their defense twice on one
play" Gugiemn said WED come up to the line and
that they had switched their defense killing the play
We called in the huddle. So we'd call an audible and
before we'd get it off they would be in another defense
and the right one"
"They guessed right" LeBaron said ut got so bad
called couple OF plays aimed at their strength thinking
they probably would change their defense didn't work
They just had one Of those days when they could do
no wrong on defense"
Don Boil the big tackle, said the Bears lnebackers
did most of the damage Don right There times
when Redskin guard would pull out running play
and Bill George Joe Fortunate would fly through that
gap like shot to nail the ball carrier It. just
of those days
BUCKo KILRoY, SCOUTING for the Eagles against
whom the Redskins open in Philadelphia next Sunday,
said the Bears the best team he's this year.
"The Browns good, too" said Kilroy, good
to have side when he played for the Eagles ey
only used 10 plays in their exhbitionssix running and
four paSse-and he Coach Paul Brown used everybody
the squad They're good, but I'd have to take this
team them"
A reporter leaving the dressing room, was button
hoed by friend with the age-old question of How'd ia
like emp"
81 like them" the reporter replied "I think the Bears
are a good team, real good"
i've got a guy who wants to give points and
bet that the Colts beat them in their first game" the
friend reported
After seeing both clubs our advice would be to take
real good of this guy make he doesn't catch
pneumonia lose all his money at church bingo games
before that one comes up on october T.
WILLIE GALIMoRE is ALL the Bears claim him to be
Give him inch and he'll steal the ball park, because
Willie is twisting Squrming who isn't down until
couple of 24Opound tackles sitting each leg.
Hes the kind you get every 20 years. said Luke
Johnsos the Bears Second-story who watches from
above and telephones tips to the bench He's the best
we've had since George McAfee"
McAfee, one-time Duke star who at the game, is
counted among the al-me Bears halfbacks and Owner
Coach George Haas includes him among the best in foot
ball annals McAfee averaged 73 yards carry in 941
breaking up least five games though he averaged
only third of game in action His interrupted
by stint in the Naval Air Service and knee injury
return dimmed his later years.
GALIMORE is GOOD, but we we're more impressed by
Rick Casares fulback who has the speed of hafback
and the power of a blockbuster. Rick the games
leading ground gainer with yards carries running
over redShirts like a wild bull
Casares trim 225-pounder the Bears work.
horse last year. finishing second to Cleveands Jim Brown
in gaining with 700 yards third behind Brown
and Don Boseer of the Redskins in touchdown running
plays with six If Casares stays healthy continues to
bang the line effectively he did yesterday he'll open
up nice plays for Galmore.
You say thing about this team" put in
Paddy Drsco who held the coaching reinS for two years
while HalaS tried retiring got bunch of kids who
want to play football That makes difference"
The Redskins have bunch that like to play football
too The difference yesterday that the played
better in the right spots, at the right time.