The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25
Tinsley, Baker
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Rx HARRY COSTELLO


suggested TO George Preston Mar"
shall owner of the Washing
ton Redskins, and to Mr.. j. Kings
bury Espey, general manager, that
last night be called louisiana
Night" as the Washington Red
skins and the Chicago Cardinals
opposed es.ch other on the gridiron
in Griffith Stadium.
Messrs. Ms. shall and ESpey APP
parently couldn't see it that way
however, and last night was NOT
Louisiana Night" at Griff's ball
yard-NOT MUCH!
Mr.. Gay,lell Gus" Tinsley, from
dear old Hourna, La, and Conway
Baker, from Shreveport, La, the
former an END of some merit, and
then some, the latter a fair-to-
middlin' tackle, as tackles in pro-
fessional football go. managed to
score 81 points for Chicago'S
Cardinals while Sammy Baugn
and company could only muster
IA points for Washington's Red.
skins.
TALKING BLUE STREAK
Thousands of Washington grid
fans today are talking a blue
streak about Gus" Tinsley. Gus"
if you do not happen to know
about it, was one of the late q.
S. Senator Huey P. Longs boys"
at Louisiana State University.
Once Huey asked Gus:
Are you really good foot
ball player, Tinsley?"
Gus looked Huey in the eye and
responded:
We'll, Chief, I'm as good a
football player as you are q
Senator!"
To which the famous Kingfish
Of Louisiana in turn responded:
well, Tinsley, If you are,
you're All.America!"
Huey was right there, too. Tins
ley was then, and is now, All.
America. He pretty well proved
that last night in Griffith Stad-
ium. The Cardinals directed six
passes at Gus. He caught four Of
them. Three of them he turned
into touchdowns. The two he
missed were so far away from
him that he couldn't have touched
them with 10-foot pole.
The forward pass proved I'D
last night as quite weapon of at
tack in professional football. Five
touchdoWnS were scored, all Of
them on forward passes.
DRAGS AT TIMES
The Cardinal-RedSkin game was
a thriller, but at times it dragged.
AS anticipated, it was a battle Of
two teams each primarily an at
lacking unit. Some $4,000 specta-
tors were satisfied at the conclu-
sion Of hostilities that they had
seen a real grid battle, but any
number Of them, rabid Redskin
rooterS, were sorely disappointed
when the Redskins failed to win
1.-THE tilt.
Sammy Baugh was not in the
best Of condition for last nights
game, although he played top
grade football throughout. Sammy
had a strained back, and the Card.
inals knew it. They didn't spare
"Slingin' Sam"
The Redskins had a terrific let
down from their form in the game
against the New York Giants last
week. Even with Cliff Battles in
there, the Redskins running at
tack did not click any too well.
The RedSkin forwards were out
played considerably by the Cardi
| nal forward wall. On the TANKS,
thanks to L. S. US Gus Tinsley,
the visiting Chicago firemen, in
their flaming jerseys and milk.
white pants, held the edge-this
despite the remarkably excellent
play of Wayne Millner and Charlie
Malone.
SUPERIOR TEAM LOST
Many wise football heads will
tell you that the superior grid
team was defeated last night.
That's not only possible but quite
probable. However. the final score,
ALA, will stand, and that. as the
bank teller once remarked, is what
counts.
Gus Tinsley's play. of course
stood out boldly. Gus always had
the knack of being where they
amt. He scored the first touch
down of the game when he caught
a short one from George GroS-
Venor, 175-pound back, and romped
so more yards across the Redskin
goal line. He scored the second
Cardinal touchdown by galloping
40 yards after catching another
overhead. He scored the third
Cardinal touchdown by running
five yards after catching a short
heave, let loose less than two yards
back of the line of Scrimmage.
Washington two touChdoWnS
were scored vi the air route.
Baugh tossed a beauty to Charlie
Malone. across the Cardinal goal
line for one, and heaved one TO
Wayne Millner for another. Riley
Smith, who flashed some fine
quarterbacking for the locals.
kicked two goals from placement
after touChdownS.
Those skeptics who thought that
pro football would not click in
Washington were set back on their
heels again last night. 1t was the
second reverse for the SkepticS in
two starts. The opening game