Evening star., 1943-11-22

Wnen 6AuSn was OUT Tor 81 minutes
with . leg injury, and the Skins
took to the ground, 50 we'll that they
outgained the ponderous Bear
ground attack 213 yards to 50, and
outgained the Bears overall 364
yards to 234. The Bears were :
stopped cold, colder than they've
been In three years Of regular league
games, and at the end you got the
impression that the great Luckman
was as dazed as his teammates.
He couldn't locate his receivers,
and his passes either were too low,
or were far over the heads OF his
receivers.
Not only the Bears took a licking.
The bookies took one, too. They
had given to 2, or IA points.
Luckman at His Worst.
Luckman had his worst day of
the year. With Redskins draped
around his neck several times he
was swept back for losses of 10
and II yards in pass attempts.
Only score the Bears were able
to collect came a half minute after
the fourth quarter opened when
Ray Mclean, fleet halfback, took
an 11-yard heave from Luckman
on the Skin Al and romped down
the south sidelines, outspeeding the
Redskin secondary.
Baugh, used mainly as a threat,
completed Of passes for 81 yards,
Luckman completed 8 Of % for 145
yards for his worst showing of the
year. Cafego completed one of four
attempts, but that one scored.
First Skin touchdown came at
$50 Of the opening period, after the
alert Cafego recovered a Doug Nc
Enulty tumble on the Bear 36, and
with Andy Farkas collabora ting,
worked the ball to the Bear 20.
where Baugh and Luckman went
In. Then Sam pulled the moth eaten
Statue Of Liberty play, with Wilbur
Moore hurtling over after amblinr
around left end. End Bob Master.
son kicked the first of three perfect
conversion points. Except for one
brief period, play through the tirst
half was all in Bear territory, and
the teams left the field for the hall
with the Skins leading, TO.
Wilbur Moore set up the second
Redskin touchdown with a 30-yard
run and 4 5-yard lateral to Farkas.
to the Bear IS. Ray Hare plunged
through center for ., and Baugh
tossed to Farkas, clear in the end
zone, minutes after the whistle
blew for the third quarter. One
minute before the quarter ended
the Skins put the game away with
Seno's 52-yard canter and a Cafeeo-
to-Piasecky pass covering 7 Yards
Tor = touchdown. On the conversion
attempt by Masterson the first one
(good was called back and the
Skins penalized S yards for Baush,
failure to report. Masterson made
his second attempt good from tn.
Is, and the Skins led, II to O. going
into the final quarter.
Bears Suddenly Score.
The Bears required Just a half
minute to score when Mclean
caught the Skins secondary nat.
footed with his 47-yard run. Mid
way OF the fnal chukker, after Raw
Noting and Hampton Pool had
worked the ball to the Skin Is.
Luckman missed with three passes
In row. the Skins taking over r.,
their own IS. Cafego's only bad Il.
OF the day gave the Bears the t.1
on their own 48. and Piaseckv al
Asuirre rushed Luckman to a 7-yard
loss. only to have Sid toss one 70
Mclean for = 21-yard gain on the
Skin 80.
Then George Smith put a period
to that scoring threat when he mad.
his second interception of the dav.
taking = Luckman pass on his own
50 and running to the Bear n. a
dash OF 43 yards. with az minutes
to 60. That sewed up the ball
game. Actually, the Skins were
knocking at the door OF another
score when the game-endine gun
went on. Moore, Bob Seymour and
Cafego worked the ball to the Bear
4 as the game ended. Another plav
and the Skins probably would have
scored.
Today the Redskins, with a dav
on, are enjoying Bear meat. They'll
IKE Steasle meat, too. but Bear
meat Is their dish. They moved out
In front Of the Bears in their series
since 1885, when the Skins came to
Washington. and now top tho
Bruins, 4 games to ).