The Washington times., 1937-11-29
Redskins Look to Giants Game
Following Win Over Green Bay
Stands Take
Local Team
To Hearts
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BY HARRY COSTELLO

thousands upon thousands of
Washingtonians today eagerly look
forward to the coming Sabbath
confident in the conviction our
Redskins on that day will defeat
New York's football Giants, in New
York'S Polo Grounds, thus win
ming for Washington top honors
in the Eastern Division Of the
National Football League.
Yes, it's "our" Redskins for sure
now!
Some 10000 Washingtonians-
including not a few wise guys,
numerous alleged sophisticates
and any number Of those smart
alecks who we're certain pro foot
ball never would make a go of it
in the Nations Capital-today
claim the Redskins as Washing.
tons own. It's all because of that
grand IA to 6 Redskin victory,
scored yesterday. in Griffith
Stadium, over Green Bays mighty
capable gridiron Packers.
NO LONGER STYLISH
It's no longer stylish in Wash.
ington to be a doubling Thomas.
Indeed, it's no longer stylish to
speak an unkind word of profes.
sional football. After yesterdays
exhibition of football, Washington
openly took pro football to its
heart-openly, and boisterously,
claimed the Redskins as Washing
tons own. Well, that's as it
should be, and all is forgiven those
who ever doubted or we're thought
less enough to jeer George Preston
Marshall and his hopes for his
Redskins in his home town Of
Washington, d. c.
Will those 10000 wildly acclaim
ing WashingtonianS ever forget
that game of yester lay? Hardly.
Who among you who were in
Griffith Stadium yesterday after
noon soon will forget that wild,
mad. hysterical ovation given the
Redskins as Cliff Battles in the
third period crashed through
Washington's left tackle to score
the six points which tied Green
Bay? Who can forget the even
wilder, madder acclaim Of the
crowd for the Redskins as Riley
Smith kicket the point after
touchdown which sent the Red
skins out in front never to be
headed?
WITHOUT A DOUBT
Washington's own! Yes. without
a doubt.
This observer, both in the
columns of The Washington Times
and over Station VOL. time and
again has insisted that if the Red
skins this season ever would put
together their best efforts on at
tack and their best efforts on de-
fense they would prove Americas
greatest gridiron combination.
Well, yesterday, before the greatest
crowd ever to witness a football
game in Washington, the Redskins
did just that: they put together
the two bests, and how!
Mighty Green Bay-and Green
Bay is mighty-went down before
the team which, first, proved the
more intelligent Of the two teams;
second, had the superior pride-a
pride, incidentally which has now
spread all over Washington; third,
showed the whole world that pro-
fessional football, too, as well as
college football. is a game of the
spirit as much as Of brain and of
Drawn.
washington today owes a debt
of gratitude to Texas-the Texas
which gave our Redskins two such
Wholehearted players as Sammy
Baugh and Charlie Malone.
BAUGH TO MALONE
1t was the Baugh to Malone
combination which paved the way
for WaShington's first touchdown
and which scored Washington'S
second.
OF course, Washington, too,
owes debt of gratitude to West
Virginia, which gave our Redskins
Cliff Battles; to Alabama, for
Riley Smith; to Washington State,
for big Turk Edwards; to - oh,
well, we could go on listing all
these debts. but what's the use?
All and sundry by now know that
yesterdays was WaShington's
greatest gridiron victory of all
time, and even the children know
the names Of Washington's Red.
skins. If we include them all as
we distribute our praises, it'll be
a popular move and a fair one, so
why not do it?
Let's summarize the game.
Right at the outset, Green Bay
proved itself footballs mightiest
attacking machine. Clark Hinkle,
Green Bay fullback, booted the
ball some 70 yards to put Washing.
ton on the defense.
HINKLE PUNTS
The ball was brought out to the
Washington 20, the Redskins tried
a play or two, and Washington
punted to the Redskin 80. Stopped
by the Redskin defense, Green
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