Evening star., 1942-10-05
SIipshod Play Of Line
Curbs Keen Effort
By Tribal Backs
Boueh's Posing, Surge
By Furkus Puts Club
Over in PhilIy Tilt
BY LEWIS ArCHIsoN.

BY LEWIS ATCHIsON.
In second place, by grace Of .
1ast-period 1910 decision over the
lowly Philadelphia Eagles, the Red
skins hopes Of coping National
Football League Eastern honors
seemed more remote than ever tor
day with their future bound up In
the lines Improvement and the con-
tinued passing success Of Sammy
Baugh.
It was Baugh again yesterday
who tossed his mates to victory
after the line had all but thrown
the game away In its earlier stages.
It was Baugh, Dick Todd and Andy
Farkas who put the high octane
into the slight punch the Redskins
showed and the most important in
gredient In the mixture was Sans
passes.
The Tribes backfleld is in sorry
condition. Ed Justice was ordered
to the hospital late Saturday night
for a knife Job on an infected leg.
Bob Seymour's game knee is worry
ing him and Ray Hare has a slight
separation in the shoulder. Steve
Juzwik has gone in the Navy and
the rockies are too inexperienced
to cope with the brand of compe-
tition the club is hitting week in
and week out.
But the major fault is in the line,
where some of the men have been
guilty Of downright goldbricking.
Yesterday they went out to lunch
early in the game and returned
barely in time to put the quietus on
Tommy Thompson, Ernie Steel, Ted
Williams and Co. The manner in
which the Eagles outcharged and
outfoxed the Skins In those first
three periods was nothing short of
shameful. The Tribesmen looked
as bad as the old Mohawk A. G. on
an of-day.
Line Lags In Early Play.
Coach Ray Flaherty will have to
make some changes in the line If
he hopes to keep the club In the
title picture. When they finally got
going yesterday Dick Farman, Bill
Young and Fred Davis delivered
smashing blows to the Eagles VIC
tory hopes. On the series of plays
this trio-and a couple of penal
ties-shoved Greasy Neale's outfit
from its % back to the 3. Farman
twice tore through to smear Thomp-
son as he attempted to pass. But
up until that time the line had
been a sorry excuse for pro outfit.
Thompson made the Skins look
foolish couple of times on quarter
back sneaks that shouldn't have
gained q yard. He pulled the play
twice in row in one series Of downs,
going for and yards as his own
linemen mouse-trapped the tackle.
His passes clicked early in the game
only because AL Kruger and Johnny
Kovatch were too eager and ex-
acting In following instructions from
the bench. They had orders to
charge fast and keep him on the
inside and In trying to do this per-
mitted the Eagle line to sift through
and throw up shield for pass re-
ceivers.
This is what happened early in
the second period when Thompson
lobbed a lateral to williams who
went "a yards with q presidential
escort for Philadelphia's touchdown.
But Thompson's 22-yard run that
arranged the setting for Len Bar
NUNS 30-yard field goal was the
result of loose line play. Tommy
tried to throw a pass on that par
ticular play, tripped and fell fiat
on his face, then got up and ran
unmolested through the right side
Of the Skins line, which was de-
serted, to the 18 before Wilbur Moore
finally got him.
Todd, Farkas Get Across.
McChesney and Baugh collabo-
rated to squelch a touchdown drive,
the end spilling Thompson for a
5-yard loss as he tried to pass and
Sammy DETECTING an aerial intended
for Andy Cabrelli that had touch
down written all over it.
Dick Todd got Washington's initial
score, presenting his mates with q
brief lead late in the opening period
on a pass from Baugh. Sans throw
to Kruger and a holding penalty
had planted the ball on the Phillies'
46 before Cabrelli smeared Todd for
an 8-yard loss on an alleged end run.
Dick had less support than Repub-
Ncan in Alabama on this play, but
the boys atoned for it on the pass,
giving him ample protection around
the 3O-yard mark, and Todd did the
rest himself. Barnum missed him
when Todd gave him a stid arm to
60 over standing up.
Farkas, who looked good, set up
the winning touchdown after his
tumble had interrupted one promis-
ing drive. Two short passes by
Baugh and Todd pulled the Eagle
secondary of guard before Sam
hoisted a long, wobbly throw to
Andy, who reached the before
irving Hall finally brought him down
with a bear hug. Two lunges at the
line were all Andy needed to get
over.
After that incident, the Skin line
began to play football, threatening
to knock the Eagles up into the
bleachers. It's exhibition gave Wash
ington an opportunity for q third
score. but after Todd had bucked
the line for q flrst down on the 10
two successive penalties showed the
Skins back 20 yards and Todd cau-
tously punted out.
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