Sport: Whipping Up the Redskins

He treats us all the same—like dogs. —Green Bay Tackle Henry Jordan, describing Coach Vince Lombardi.

While Lombardi was lashing them on, the Green Bay dogs had their day every Sunday. Under Lombardi's iron rule, they terrorized the National Football League for eight years. No more, for this year Mr. Lombardi, as he is known to his players, went to Washington to apply his whip to the mor-bund Redskins.

While other football fans anxiously await the battles between the N.F.L. and A.F.L. divisional champions, Washington fans can relax and contemplate their bright future. The...

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