The Washington times., 1937-12-13

Chicago took our Redskins and liked them, but they
hardly took them the jumps. Indeed it quite
the other way
Bringing Home the Bacon
AS the Washington delegation hauled out of the Harr
son Street Station with the din of the Loop still ringing
their eardrums it with of having accomplished
something worthy of Washington and the marvellous MR.
Marshall who year ago rolled out his dice wher he
nounced he bringing his Redskins out of Boston
and "home" where they belonged
1t is an open secret among those who have bee~ close
the Redskins since they opened their Anacostia training
camp late August that Mrs Marshall the beautiful Cor
inne Griffith, of the films the inspiration and the
urge that really converted the Boston Redskins into the
Washington Redskins.
This is not only Washington note but mayhap, to
Drama Editor Andy Kelley whose must also have been
to the radio yesterday, a Hollywood note.
The Big PIVOT Point
And now to get on to the technique of the game. It
occurs to me that outside of the alaround undeniabe
spirit of your Redskins-and mine too if may stake
cla-the pivotal play of the pastme occurred in the third
quarter when Ed Justice detached himself from the mob
taking Baughs pass his shoulder after Baugh had
faxed if to to the other sde and running IL yards
for the goal.
1t the climax play well the surprise play and
the sef-same that pulled just once the New
York Giants in Gotham week ago Yesterday.
That the Bears were caught numb in this unguarded
moment with the still tied rather indicates that per-
haps the Redskins too well secuted week ago
by the Bears.
in any given game and yesterday for Washington
the coveted treasure in footba-and I'm not exclud
ing the Rose Bowl of those other tureens.
Bears Are Exceedingly Rough
And as old city editor of mine said when he sent
out murder story-"Get the narrowing details
to hell with the facts!"
You know by now the course of the game. Your ears
still burning from the radio description; your eyes
have a leady bulge from statistical astgmatism.
Riding back to the Edgewater Beach Hote Max Krause
Jim Barber Sammy Baugh and Don Irwin were telling me
hOUur fhn Hnar
opening gun.
In blocking they held both fists up in front of their
chests and than Redskn felt the unnecessary
roughness of the impact Krause exhibited a cut in
the of his mouth from such act, and Ernie
Pinckert carried cut the bridge of his
Riley Smith lost tooth in the first play of the game.
Les Olson, the big Swede, nnping noticeably
from floating cartilage his left knee but he would
not admit this from anything than the normal
rigors Of play.
Karcher's Shoulder Injured
Jim Karcher out of the fray with wrenched
shoulder that local doctor had to attend, and alto
gether it appears that the Bears out to win any
way they might. Ed Mchaels bore sinner as did Don
Irwin. The Bears tackled high not low
And then there in that furious fourth quarter when
Redskin pyrotechnics were bursting over, through,
around and the Brun line The most revolving
of the afternoons play occurred.
Richard Plasman (Vanderbit), a Bear end,
Sammy Baugh out of bounds and into the Redskin
bench poking and poking and poking at Sammy to
point that red the whole Redskin bunch.
But the angular and stringy leading citizen, Anon
Carter not excepted of Fort Worth, just smiled that
wry grin of his, if to drawl:
"Boy, you shouldn't be adoin that"
It took the Redskins sometime to gain their footing
after the opening whistle In fact both teams slipped and
skdded about considerably the very first play.
Meanwhile the skins scored their first touchdown
and the Bears matched it with to spare. By the
second quarter the Skins were holding their own
learning minute by minute how to stand up ice
floe.
Came the third period and the skins" were wearing
those tennis shoes with much grace though they
born in them.
They had stalked the Bears at Their own game for you
" the Bears played so minutes in their Sneakers"
nst the Cardinals here week ago. and earned how to
rate in Polar going.
oping the day and hour the manner in which the
r dns played after they eased ahead by points
ead Of playing coZy with their brief lead and kick
ing ball back continually they exerted themselves for
yet her touchdown.
1t materialized, but when the drear afternoon was
spen still found them out there trying for-iust one
more
HoneStly-youd have been proud of 'em.