Evening star., 1943-10-11
Champs First.Strinq
Fine Against Brooks,
Reserves Uncertain
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


Away winging in defense of their
National Football League champion
ship, the Redskins, having proved to
a capacity crowd of 35,54O in their
season opener that they are the
same smoothly rounded scoring out
fit of yore, have a tough one coming
up at Milwaukee next Sunday in the
Green Bay Packers game that will
give them a chance to reverse a 21-
% exhibition licking suffered five
weeks ago.
Gone are the jitters and uncertain
work of the preparatory period, yet
smooth as the work of the first team
was in that 27-0 licking handed the
Brooklyn Dodgers here yesterday
there still remains considerable
doubt about the Redskin second
team.
When the first team was in there,
the Skins seemed another world
championship outfit. But when
Coach Dutch Bergman. four touch
Gowns in front, substituted freely
late in the second half, the Skins
turned into fumbling crew. con-
slderably dimmed in brilliance by
comparison with the starting outfit
Moore Is Redskin Standout.
Wilbur Moore, halfback who
hasn't had his share of the lime
light. scored three of the four
touchdoWns for the Skins, two of
them by plucking Sammy Baughs
tossed passes out of the ozone, and
the other in a 30-yard canter
around left end behind good block
ing. Andy Farkas scored the other
touchdown, grabbing 25-yard
Baugh pass on the Brooklyn 2 and
Hopping across the enemy goal
End Bob MaSterson, taken Off the
field on strecher late in the second
quarter, made both his kickafter-
touchdown attempts good, but
missed an attempted field goal
placement. Jack jenkins. halfback
due to enter the Marine Corps this
week, made the other point. while
end Joe Aguirre missed in point
after-touchdoWn attempt.
MaSterson, not badly injured, re-
turned to the game. A fractured
ankle was at first feared, but exam
ination disclosed only bad brulse
Fullback Bob Seymour came out of
the fuss with badly bruised rib
and Guard Dick Farman is nursing
black eye. That was the extent
of the injuries as all Redskins eX-
cept the ailing Willie Wilkins got
into the fray.
Baugh's pitching arm was in trim.
He made good with 13 of % f1ips
to gain 2ll yards.
Dodgers Easily Checked.
Pete CaWthon's hapless Dodgers
got inside the Redskin 25 only twice,
both times against the flock of Skin
subs used in the final quarter. Lou
Staslca, one of the better reserves,
blocked one scoring effort by re-
covering a George CARGO tumble
on the l3. Later Redskins held for
down on the %. Otherwise the
Dodgers were stymied completely by
the alertness of the Redskin defense
Outstanding in the Redskln line
was big Lou Rymkus, 1912 Notre |
Dame tackle, substituting for Wllkin |
He was all over the field, in on half /
the tackles, and Dick Farnam also
did yeoman job in the line.
The Redskins lost no time in find |
Ing goal. In the second play of the
game Moore took a heave from
Baugh and went As yards along the
sldeline to a score. Eleven minutes
later Farkas took another Baugh
pass for a touchdown.
The Skins dropped scoring
chance in the second quarter when
Baugh intercepted George Cafego
pass on the 80 and ran it to the
Dodger 3. But Moore fumbled,
Brooklyn recovered and Cafego
kicked the Dodgers out of danger.
Another Redskin drive spanked by
Jack Jenkins ended when Cecil
Johnson intercepted a Baugh pass.
Late in the third quarter Moore
vent around left end, behind good
blocking, for the only running score
of the game. The same slippery
hipped, sticky-fingered gent dashed
from Is yards out into the end zone
on the second play Of the fourth
quarter to snare Baugh pass after
the Skins had brought the ball from
the Brooklyn As.