The Washington times., 1937-12-06

cevers the game hardly anticipated half dozen
when pro football went into long pants
Renrindful Of Griffs Of "a
Not since Washington won its first World Series fame 10
years ago the Capital reacted to sporting issue it
today this overshadowng pasme which still infant
here, but which is already the darling of the town.
Plants and offices and bureaus and yards today could not
get down their workaday tasks for goryng In Redskn
team that heights before reached by any Of
their fellows in the brilliant history of the game
At Union Station last evening in the softly falling ran when
the debakd from their conquest there
Of civic welcoming remindfu not only OF 1924 1925 and 1888
but Of 1919 when your American Expedonry Forces started
to tumble out Of their wooden coacheshome from the mud
and mre of France
city of 100000 STAYED awake to look and listen your
valiant Redskins still with the boyh swagger Of college youths
marched through the welcoming throng Washngtons
crowded terminal
Call Frantically for F0UOrites
I'VE want Battles"
I'VE want Baugh Pinkert, Justice and Riley Smith"
Such the anthem that greeted coach Ray Fahers war
ror as grips hand they face face with city which
has taken them unto its heart
And that brings to mind fact which you hometown adu-
lators should tknow-about yourselves
tits you and you and who have gted the spark that
ignted Redskins yesterday and the Sunday before
They told there in the aroma Of their
dressing in New York the dressing room used by
Gehtg and Lazzeri and Rofe and DMaggo only two short
months ago-a lucky omen you may say.
Cadght That HOme-TOsOn Spirit
Your unsnted support from the sdenes against the Pack
ers its duplicate there New York yesterday the
spirit that gave the Redskins the will to take the last two hur
dies into the Chicago play-off next week.
Verify your Redskins have caught gleam and were
doing it not alone for themselves but for city they have
learned to cali their home. ,-
And they did not by halves my heartes the bulk
some score attests.
They struck in the first eight minutes the vaunted Giant
line barricade through which almost violation OF city
ordinance to penetrate.
That first deectabe touchdown went right through the
Giants haowed sectorand that the thrust which
dsorganzed disrupted destroyed and discouraged every fiber
Of their snug morale
Redskins Were on Their Way
Presently insult heaped upon gnominy when Cliff Battles
streaked around their with 0rd sprint that needed
only five yards touch their goal Inch by inch the remain
ing terrain was nbbed of-and the Redskins their
way
For the half ended 21to0 lead had been estab
hed enough things TRANSFERRED to win the game albeit
the Giants back after hame to bare ugly fang that
was bitter but did not endure
Thereafter they the rapid succession OF Washing
ton touchdowns accrued.
Their yaunted 1921 line had crumbled to dust
There only Danowski left Danowsk who sreaked the
heavens with aerial display that was all too late
No team the world could have stopped your Redskins
that hour might Lmtess their store of embarrassed
fury that obtained down to the dying moments of the game
They wanted to do the ob and they wanted to do it right
How exceedingly well they built their housel
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