Evening star., 1939-12-04
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the ball sail through-inside by a
foot.
A magnificently courageous team
with world of pride, you couldn't
blame the Redskins for breaking
down completely in their dressing
room, sobbing like babies. Russell
was inconsol4ble and wept openly
for an hour. Veterans and rockies
boarded the train home tear stained.
There was no doubt in their minds,
nor in ours, that they had been the
victims of rank decision which
cost them a championship and all
the spoils that go with it.
What made it especially bitter was
that the decision nullified grand
uphill drive by team shot through
with injuries to key players but
which wouldn't admit them before
the game because they didn't want
to appear abiding. That's the
reason why Coach Ray Flaherty
concealed the fact all week that
Capt. Turk Edwards, Charlie Malone
Micky Parks, Sammy Baugh and
Andy Farkas were unfit for play as
was proven yesterday.
Halt Three Giant Drives.
Thrice the Redskins depleted line
had risen to the occasion to thwart
Giant touchdown drives, twice within
their own 10-yard line, and thrice
did the Giants have to call on their
feld-goal specialists, Ward Cuff and
Ken Strong, for the three-pointers
which won the game. Cuff opened
the scoring with 39-yard boot in
the fourth minute Of play and
Strong scored his 340th point in
pro football with a 19-yard field
goal in the second quarter. And
when Cuff made his second of the
day from the IS in the third quarter.
it appeared to be all over but the
shouting for the Redskins.
For, just before the first half
ended, the Redskins had muffed
their only scoring opportunity after
Bob Masterson's great catch Of
Frank Filchock's long pass gave the
Indians the ball on the Giants l.
yard line. But Filchock fumbled the
pass from center on the next play
for 4-yard loss and after Jim
Meade failed to pick up more than
yard, Tuffy Leemans intercepted
Filchock's thirkdown pass in the
end zone for a touchback.
That had been the Redskins one
threat, although on several occasions
passes slid off the f1ngertips of
Wayne Millner, completing his great
est year, when the old Notre Dame
star had a clear field.
But with six minutes to play, the
Redskins struck again for keeps to
send their $4,000 rooters into joyous
delirium. Wee Willie Wilkin, as he
has done infrequently since joining
the team year ago, blocked one Of
Len Barnum's punts and Rookie
Guard Clyde Shugart recovered for
the Redskins on the Giants 10. Two
plays later, the Filchock-to-M Master
son combination produced the only
touchdown of the day. Bcb breaking
free for the pass and getting away
from Barnum on the 2-yard line to
twist over the goal. Masterson also
placekicked the seventh point.
Redskin Injuries Decide Issue.
Fighting desperately, the Red
skins, after the ensuing kickon,
forced Ed Danowski to punt and
when Dick Todd returned the ball
20 yards the Redskins found them
selves on New York's A. Filchock
and Todd rushed to the 28 and
Filchock passed to spirida for a
first down on the Giants 8. Two
plays later they called on Russell
but found Halloran wanting.
There seems little doubt that had
Baugh, Farkas and Malone been In
shape the Redskins would have
beaten the Giants hands down.
Baugh, unable to put his full
strength on his left leg, played
only a few minutes Of the Sec
ond quarter and didn't even at
tempt . pass. .Farkas, after inter-
cepting one Of Danowskis passes
in the first quarter and running
from midfield to the Giants ~, re-
injured his thigh shortly there
after and lmped Of the f1eld-never
to return. Malone got into the
game only In the final quarter, but
after extending himself to make =
brilliant catch was unable to con.
tinue.
"A for the Giant "cripplss," thsy
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