Detroit Aims For No. 3

The other four Eastern squads are rebuilding to various degrees. The Washington Redskins went through another emotional disturbance that ended the coaching tenure of Curly Lambeau and put Joe Kuharich in charge. It could be a sad autumn for the New York Giants under Jim Lee Howell, new coach, though they may have a sleeper in Bob Clatterbuck, quarterback from Houston. Pittsburgh is fielding almost the same team as last year with a new coach, Walter Kiesling, and John Lattner of Notre Dame added to the Steeler backfield. The Chicago Cardinals won one and tied one last year. Coach Joe Stydahar's only happy thoughts are tied to the early showing of Rookie Lamar McHan at quarterback.

Preseason interest indicates that record crowds will watch this year's pro football. And preseason exhibition games make it seem, a week before the regular season, that league standings could wind up like this:

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For the past three years the championship has gone to the West. The same prospect seems to apply in 1954.