Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-25
hede Break Virtually Assures Title Clash Between Redskins and Bears
Tribe Meets LowIy Eagles
In Windup Here Sunday;
Young Out for Season
Mcchesney Also MoyBe Through With injury;
Boueh Sadly OFF Form as Giants Win, but
Ties Record for Pass Compilations
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

BY BILL DISMER, Jr.
Did some one in the house sug-
gest a rising vote of thanks to the
National Football Leagues 1910
schedule makers? Or more specif1-
cally to the parties who arranged for
the windup of the Eastern Division
race next Sunday, which leaves the
Redskins no worse choice to win
the sectional championship than
they were before yesterdays pain
full proceedings in New York?
If not, it's about time. For al
though they're still one game in
front with only one to play, your
Washington pro gridmen would be
in sad plight today were it not
for a combination of final pairings
which makes it appear they still
can't miss bagging playof berth
without resort to sectional play
off.
Still licking the wounds of that
alt FASTING administered by their
arch rivals, the Giants, and faced
with the loss of two of their better
linemen for the balance of the sea-
son, the Redskins were grateful for
any small favors today and next
Sundays schedule is not the small
est they might receive.
In view of what has happened to
such teams as the Bears, Packers
and Lions this year at the hands
OF rivals considered their inferior,
the Redskins no longer can believe
that setups exist in any sense OF
the word. Nevertheless they can't
help but be glad that no tougher
foe than the victoryless Philadel-
phia Eagles will be their guests in
the seasons final game here next
Sunday. Yet another lowly team
from Philly knocked the Lions out
Of Western title chase in the
seasons finale of 1888.
Dodgers Cousins of Giants"
Even more thankful are the In
dams for the other portion of the
Eastern schedule which will send
the Brooklyn Dodgers against the
Giants. For the Dodgers, the only
team with chance to tie the Skins,
Will be meeting foe they haven't
been able to beat in 10 years-and
one which can beat them out for
second-place money by continuing
that streak. And if the Giants
aren't the best opportunists in pro
football then there just aren't any
OF most serious import to the
Redskins, however, is the probability
that Bill Young, one of their four
regular tackles, is out for the season
and that Bob McChesney, one of
their two best ends this year, may
be lost next Sunday If not for a
playof- sectional or national.
Young, clipped on the play on
which Nello Falaschi intercepted
Roy zimmerman's pass on the
Giants 12-yard line at the start of
the fourth quarter, was brought to
Washington last night on a stretch
er with severely damaged right
knee. 1t is likely that the cartilage
has been torn all to pieces, with the
full extent to be determined by
X-rays today.
McChesney has either a broken
right hand or dislocation which
naturally would necessitate the i'm
mediate application of cast.
Though Bob has been playing bang
up ball this year, the loss of Young
must be considered the more dam
aging for the reason that the Red
skins can i'll afford to lose single
tackle. Turk Edwards, of only slight
help all season, has been placed on
the inactive roll, from which there
Is no recall, and Jim Barber, Bill
Wilkin and 30 Russell remain the
only three experienced tackles.
Rookie Bob Fisher from Southern
California, the only other bona fide
tackle on the squad, hasn't seen
enough service to warrant reliance
upon him. Indeed, 1t appeared to-
day that both Centers Vic Carroll
and Micky Parks would be pressed
into duty Immediately as tackles for
use In the remaining games.
Sammy Not Himself.
What happened to the Redskins
yesterday? Just two things. Sam
my Baugh wasn't his usual brilliant
self and the Redskin line was sadly
outplayed in decisive first quarter,
when the Giants won the ball game.
To be sure, Baugh tied an all
time season record of 106 compile
tons by completing four, but he
missed connecting on nine other
attempts and, worse still, two of his
heaves were intercepted to halt
scoring threats. Possibly the law
Of averages was catching up with
Sammy, who entered the game with
an efficiency percentage of $40,
which dropped to 1923.
With the exception of Steve Sill
vinski, who played his greatest game
of the year, that Redskin line proved
mince meat for the hepped-up
Giants in the first IL minutes of
play. But at that it required breaks
to provide for scores, and the
turning point of the game didn't
come until late in the fourth quar-
ter. That was when Tuffy Leemans
made a first down by inches on his
own 43 when 1t appeared as If the
Redskins might force a punt from
Giant territory. Granted a reprieve,
the Giants answered with a 21-yard
run off tackle by Len Barnum and,
with the ball resting on the Red
skins IS, Leemans broke of left
tackle, stuck a paw into the face
Of one secondary and shook of
another tn rim IN the last fOJIch.
down.
The Giants first score resulted
from a fumble-by one of their own
men! After marching 40 yards on
ground plays, Barnum-who kicked,
passed and did everything but &C
tually score the touchdowns-
passed to Jim Howell on Washing
tons Is. Howell was tackled by
Eo Justice almost at the instant
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