Evening star., 1942-09-14

come december, but 1t lett the Gus
toners wondering if their heroe!
ever will generate enough power tt
topple the Bears. Most of then
were willing to concede that Wash.
ington had an off day, but there was
a noticeable chill in the air when
the meeting broke up.
True, the Skins were victims ot
some mighty bad breaks, costly mis-
haps that knocked 'em out of the
running as early as the second per-
iod which ended with Chicago nurs-
ing 28-l4 advantage. Decided on
legitimate scoring plays the game
would have ended 1T, but any way
you figure it the Bears would have
won and that is the important thing
AS the 1912 league race now shapes
up, the local eleven will need more
help from the draft board to stop
the champs headlong dash to an
other title or will have to show vast
improvement itself.
Glaring Flaws in Tackling.
Any resemblance to the 1897
championship Washington team yes
terday strictly was accidental. There
were some mitigating factors, such
as Andy Farkas' rib injury early in
the first period and Dick Todd S
charley-horse that took him out of
the game. Remove that pair from
the lineup and it's akin to chop
ping off a sprinter's leg just above
the ankle. Again, Sammy Baugh
had one of his rare off days, a per-
formance he probably won't ap-
proach again this season. But the
mistakes he made yesterday cost his
mates two touchdoWns.
Ray Flaherty thought the Braves
tackling was good in spots and not
so good in others, but the coach
pointed out that the Bears run high
and hard and are tough to bring
down. He may be right, but there
were some examples of downright
ineptness throughout the afternoon,
particularly on one occasion when
Charley O'Rourke was trapped some
IL yards behind the line of scrim-
mage and then slipped through a
Gordon of Redskins for 10 yards and
q first down.
There were times when Sid Luck
man caught the secondary soundly
snoring with snap passes into the
fat and other occasions when he
got the Skins ready for pass and
crossed them up by sending Gary
Famiglietti through the line. The
Bears didn't have to show lot of
offense because of those breaks.
they grabbed an early lead, then
settled back to watch Washington
work,
Bears Alertness Tells.
The pressure was on the home
club from the second period on and
1t paid another Chicago dividend in
the waning minutes of the final
period when O'Rourke gathered in
the last of Baugh's passes on his
own 2-yard line and ran the length
of the field for the final score. The
Skins had to take chances because
they were desperate while the Bears
Just played for the breaks and got
them.
Washington's attack seemed neith-
er potent nor puzzling, although
George Halas said it was deceptive
enough to keep the Bears continual
ly changing their defensive plans
throughout the afternoon. Sey-
mour's line-ramming in the early
stages of the fray and later Juzwiks S
running and Rookie Dick Poillon's
line-plunging featured the attack.
but without Baugh in the lineup
the Tribe wasn't much of a threat.
Halas thought Chicago won be-
cause it was more alert than the
home team Alertness. at least, was
q contributing factor in the victory.
The Bears were ball hawks when the
Skins were on the offensive, sticking
to it like the stitches, and they we're
on their toes when their own backs
were Juggling the leather. Not all
of their plays worked as planned.
but they averted lot of trouble by
quick thinking in the pinches.
ItCushlHS 4NUL oH 1DeS.
The Redskins, on the other hand,
were guilty of slow, muddled brain
work at times. There was one
noticeable incident when Baugh.
trapped behind the line after failing
to find a man open for a pass, ran
the ball, He picked up 9 yards with
some ninble footwork and might
have gone for 10 more, but three
burly mates who could have pro-
vided the necessary blocking, stood
idly by wearing "he ll-never- make
1t expressions, apparently too sur
prlsed by Sammy S action to lend a
helping hand
But enough of the criticism.
Flaherty had few remarks to make
this morning that should sting the
squad into action. He was inclined
to forget the game, thankful that it
was only an exhibition, but he can't
very well overlook the mistakes and
the gentlemen responsible for them
will be taken to task.
The coach thought his men tight
ened up because they happened to
be playing the Bears. They have
sort of an inferiority complex everv-
time Chicago is in the immediate
vicinity and it is reflected in their
work. Certainly, the Redskins YES
terday did not play like the Red
skins who humbled the Western
Army All-Stars and Green Bay in
previous exhibitions.
Baugh's Pass Boomerangs.
Baugh's first miscue arranged the
trappings for the Bears initial score
Sammy fumbled, then lofted a wob-
bly, pass at Bob Seymour that was
far short of the mark and Osrnan-
ski grabbed it. The same player hit
the line for three yards and on the
next play hit outside tackle, bowleo
over Juzwik and went the remaining
% for the touchdown.
A 37-yard gallop by Bob Seymour
eliminating 72-yard drive put the
Skins back on even terms with the
champs. A shovel pass from Baugt
to Masterson, Seymour's line buck,
ing and short pass to Ed Justice
featured the attack.
The Tribe struck for another
score after the Bears, failing to gain
punted to Seymour on the 30, but
was ren,1Ised after penetrating Il