Evening star., 1943-11-29
BY ROD THOMAS.

Leroy Zimmerman, playing against
a team that discarded him, was
hailed today as the Steagles' big boy
in their 27-14 victory over the Red
skins yesterday. but Ernie Steele
may wonder how Gomez
In the final quarter, when the
Redskins made a determined try to
pull the game out of the fire, Steele.
with a direct pass from center, ran
for 47-yard touchdown and later
tackled, from behind, Frank Seno
and Andy Farkas to prevent tallies
that, with extra points, would have
won for the Redskins, 1927.
The Redskins traded Zimmerman
to the Steagles for a couple of
players who yesterday sat on the
bench. Early in the season the
Washington club passed up an op-
poytunity to acquire Steele.
1t Wasn't a Fight.
Nobody was hurt, except finan-
cially, when Bill Wilkin and CLYDE
Shugart of the Redskins and Ben
Kish of the Steagles were elected in
the third period for roughness on
play in which Bob Masterson of the
Skins caught pass.
In what looked to be scrap.
Wilkin wound up under a pile of
green -jerseyed Steagles.
Green be the turf above thee"
quoted a poetical wag, but it was far
from big Willie's last resting place.
He explained: "Masterson still was
on his feet, some of us did not hear
the whistle and I went in to help
Bob. 1t might have looked to be a
fight. but it was just a lot of dam
fool pushin' For being fired from
the game. Wilkin. Shugart and Kish
automatically incurred fines of $50
each.
The difference between the
Steagles, who tied the Redskins at
14-14 on November T. and the team
that shellacked the pro champs yes
terday, according to Co-coach Earle
Neale of the Steagles. was a spell of
rain that crimped their practice.
However, yesterday, as on Novem-
Der 7, smart, fighting Steagle line
determined the outcome
Said Sam Baugh: TT was the best
line the Redskins have played
against this year.
Was it the best" Sam was asked
you ever played against?"
The usually fortnight Texan pom
dered. replied: 1T was a great line.
Say, we were lucky to tie those fell
lows in our first game"
The great Redskin pitcher made
no excuses for his failure to click
against the Steagles, but he had
one. Rushed on nearly every pass,
he fired several that might have
brought victory with only fair skill
on the receiving end incidentally,
he made one chuck the like of
which seldom is seen. From behind
the Redskin goal he fired at sharp
angle. under the crossbar. The in
tended receiver, Frank Seno, barely
missed.
Aguirre Like Old No. 10.
Joe Aguirre, 6-foot-4-inch end
who inherited tall Charley Malone's
Redskin number, 10, pulled the ball
out of the sky much in the Malone
style for a fourth-period touch
down on Baugh pass. The diff
ference was that Aguirre reached
with both hands as the oval sailed
over the goal, whereas Charley
would have stuck aloft one wide
spreading mitt, broken the balls
fight and secured it as it dropped
waist high, a technique all his own.
When the Redskins. crippled. met
the Chicago Bears, Bruin hackers
gave IA points. Supporters of the
Redskins made the same concession
against the Steagles. In each in
stance the underdog team won by
two touchdoWns.
With no reference to frogbacks
Baugh gave an easy explanation
Said he: Against the Bears We
were up; against the Steagles
I down"