The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-20
REDSKIN OUTFIT
SECURES EASTERN
DIVISION CROW N
Baugh And Farkas Spark
Victor's Powerful
Attack


Dec. 19-Rt-Slingin Sammy Baugh
and Anvil Andy Farkas, one
two punch with a tremendous kick,
carried the Washington Redskins
to the Eastern championship of the
National Professional Football
League today with a % to 0 tri-
umph over the New York Giants.
Beaten by the New Workers the
last two Sundays thus throwing the
Eastern division race into a dead
lock, Washington pulled together
today and vita Anvil Andy scor-
ing three toucnaowrs and Slingin'
Sammy pitching for 16 completed
passes and 1919 yards, they never
gave the Giants a chance.
A crowd of 42,80c at the Polo
Grounds watched the leagues de-
Tending champions grab this divi-
sional playoff and qualify to take
on the bone crushing Chicago Bears
next Sunday in the intersectional
finals.
Without taking a thing away
from Farkas' fearful line-blasting
that gave the Skins a reasonable
facsimile of the running attack they
needed so Woesully the last two
losing weeks, this was strictly a
Baugh production today, and Sling
in Sammy played the role right
UP to the muzzie.
In addition to his usual one-man
AFRAID, the one-time Texas Christ
ian tWirler got off pair of quick
kicks for A yards and 81 yards,
respectively, ano Intercepted two
enemy heaves. He ran one back
A yards to the Giant six and
one of mis- own pass compilations
was touchdown toss-an II yard
er to Ted Lapka late in the game
for the final Redskin marker.
Except for this flic, the Redskins
did all their beu-rlnging through
the line. Anvil Andy blasted over
twice in the secono period On
pair of tWo-yard bucks and added
another IN the final chapter on
half-yard explosion. He scored each
of his tallies on the same smash
simply by blowing hole through
the Giants left guard.
Aiding and abetting the clicking
combination Of Sammy and Andy
was walloping Washington line
that looked far different from the
faltering forward wall the Giants
took apart the previous two Sum
days. AS a result, tic Giants Bill
Paschal and Ward Cuff, who tore
of fbig gains almost any time they
wanted to during two games, were
stopped cold today.
In fact, the New Workers got
into Washington territory only
twice today and only once march
ed as far as the Redskins 80, when
fluffy Leemans and Cuff clicked
on a 42-yard pass play in the third
chapter.
The Skins got the ball rolling
early in the second quarter, after
Sammy Put the first of his quick
kicks out OF bounds On the Giant
six. A New York punt gave the
Washingtons the ball on the Giant
A, from where Sammy heaved %
yards to Bob Masterson and 16 to
Wilbur Moore. Anvil Andy went
the last five in two tries.
Midway OF the same period, the
Redskins paraued Sc yards to their
second six pointer, with Sammy
singing for SO and Andy travelling
overland for the other 20 and the
score.
There wasn't much business in
the third quarter, bit early in the
fourth, Sammy Sc. up the games
third marker with his 38 yard run
back of an intercepted pass. In
three cracks, Tarkas went over.
With about swo minutes to 60,
the Redskins took a Giant kick
on the New York IS and Baugh
wound up ard let 60 just four pitch
es to produce the final marker.
Masterson took Two o. these-for 10
and Is yacds: then Frank Seno
grabbed a short one and Lapka
caught the fourth one in the cof-
fin corner and went over.