Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Regain Scoring Punch in Win From Pittsburgh Despite Baug Failure
Sam S Dismal Singing
Contrasts Brilliant
Play Of Fi|ehoek
MilIner Turns in One
Of Best Defensive
Games of Career
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

Found: The Redskins 1910 scor-
ing punch, conspicuously lacking In
their first two games this season.
STILL MISSING: Sammy Baugh's
aerial artistry, the scourge OF
Redskin opponents last year and
the sensation of pro football since
September, 1887
AS a result of and despite those
contrasting developments yesterday
at Pittsburgh. your Indians are a
notch higher in the Eastern Division
today. For the punch of frankie
Filchock's first and third-period
teams, augmented by Rookie Joe
Aguirre's second field goal in as
many weeks, enabled them to whip
a rejuvenated team Of Steelers,
24-20, while the Green Bay Packers
were forcing the Brooklyn Dodgers
to exchange places with the previous
third-place Skins by handing the
Dodgers their second successive de-
feat.
Expected Bigger Margin.
The Redskins final margin Of
victory yesterday was closer than
had been anticipated, but there was
q reason. Having been ordered to
play football, or else" the Steelers
were fighting for their jobs as much
as for victory and, according to
veteran Pittsburgh scribes. exhibited
more spirit than any Of Art Rooney's
teams since 1886 That was the
year when the them dubbed Pirates
were IN the running for the East
srn title down to the last game
The fact that the Steelers all but
cvercame 7-24 deficit by scoring
two touchdowns in the last quarter
wasn't so much the result of Red
skin deterioration as 1t was a case
of Steeler resurgence. A Shoestring
catch of a pass by University of
Richmonds Art Jones followed by
that speedster's 45-yard run made
1t 24-14 and a tumble by Bob Sey-
mour deep in his own territory set
up the Steelers' third touchdown.
But Wayne Millner, who turned in
one of the best defensive games he
ever played, climaxed 1t by throw
ing himself in front Of Armand
Niccolai's attempted conversion
which would have left Pittsburgh
only a field goal away from a tie.
and the Redskins then gained con-
troll of the ball until the last Is sec
onds of play BY that time Buff
Donelli's boys were too deep in their
own territory for anything but a
desperate gamble, which failed.
That block by Miner left the
eteelers needing touchdown. but
1t was only typical of the ex-
Notre Dame stars fine play through
out. Just before the end of the half,
he halted an incipient Steeler
threat by throwing Boyd Brum-
baugh for an 11-yard loss and twice
in the fourth period he rushed
Steeler backs on attempted passes
for equal setbacks.
AS refreshing as the Redskins
scoring of three touchdowns was the
diversity which Filchock used in
directing his combination to all
three. A 16-yard punt return by
Dick Todd put his mates on Pitts
burgh's 40 in the first eight minutes
OF play and in three plays they
had scored on a 35-yard pass from
Filchock to Todd. Franks shifting
around far behind his line with the
ball until he saw Todd was about
free was as effective as Dicks get
ting away from two Steelers.
The Steelers tied the score at the
outset of the second period when
Dick Rifle cut away from three
Redskins to take long pass from
Allan Donelli, brother of the Pitts
burgh coach, but Aguirre recaptured
the lead for his mates with 39-
yard field goal later in the quarter.
Signs of the game turning into q
Redskin romp appeared in the sec
ond half as the Indians scored twice
without surrendering the ball. The
first time, they marched SO yards.
Todd running wide around left end
from the 7-vard line to score. The
second attack ended with Filchock
surprising the Steelers by calling
upon Ray Hare to carry the ball over
from the 3-yard line, it being the
first time that Hare had handled the
ball as anything but a pass-receiver
in his pro career. The Steelers, ex-
pecting Filchock to pass or run,
were fooled completely.
There's no doubt that the sun
saved the Redskins from being
scored upon again midway the
fourth quarter, for End Don Looney
was wide open on the 5-yard line
with no Redskin near him as Nc
Donough pitched pass right into
his arms. But, as he claimed after
ward. the sun blinded him tempo
rarily, and Looney let the ball slip
through his hands. A few minutes
later, however, he took low, bullet
pass from the same back, cut for
the sidelines and was prevented from
going over only when Todd cut
diagonally across the field to shove
him outside on the Washington s.
Brumbaugh crashed pay dirt in three
line bucks, however, for the days
last score.
II Baugh had showed only a sign
o. his former passing skill. the day
would have been perfect from Red
skin standpoint. But the Singer
tossed one, intended for Ed Justice,
over the sideline in the second
period, had his next intercepted, and
overshot his receivers on two other
occasions. Sammy was not COM
pletely valueless as he got off three
lengthy punts. one for 81 yards and
another for 90. Maybe imminent
fatherhood Is worrying Sammy, for
the Baughs are expecting an addi-
Non before the month is out.
Roy Zimmerman also was credited
With = 6o-yard punt after seeing q
previous kicking attempt blocked by
Jack Sanders, Steeler guard. The
blocking was not due to thinner
mans slowness in getting the kick
OF, however, but to Tackle Bill
Youngs mental lapse in blocking
the wrong man, allowing Sanders
10 come through unmolested. Young
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