The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-30
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
BY DOUG STEWART

AS far as this reporter is con-
cerned, the Redskins lost the game
last Sunday afternoon in the first
three minutes of play.
George Cafego started the game,
but a couple of minutes later, Berg
man sent Sammy Baugh in to kick.
Sammy got off 44-yard punt that
was taken by Luckman, and Baugh,
racing in to tackle him, slipped and
fell, and as he fell he was kicked
in the head and had to be taken out
of the game. Cafego replaced him,
but while he clicked with a couple
of good passes to Wilbur Moore and
Aguirre, he just couldn't take Sam
my's place.
It is true that after working over
Baugh all during the first half, they
were able to put him back in the
game in the third quarter and that
he connected with two touchdown
passes, but the damage had already
been done.
l don't say that had Baugh not
been so seriously injured the Red
skins would have won, nor do I
want to take anything away from
the superb exhibition of Sid Luck
man, but do say that after Sammy
was hurt the Skins lost whatever
chance they might have had and the
fans lost an opportunity to see two
of the greatest quarterbacks in the
game pitted against each other at
their peak.
A feature of the game was the
much advertised return of big
Bronko Nagurski to his old position
of fullback, and according to the
radio report of the game and the
press stories l have read, 'the Nag"
as he is known to his teammates,
was pretty much his old self. He
ploughed through the Redskin line
for total of 81 yards, once making
a 5-yard advance with no less than
four Redskin tacklers drap e d
around him, and when yards were
needed for a touchdown Luckman
just fed the ball to Bronko and he
busted his way straight through.
What l would have loved to have
seen though, above everything else,
was the big fellow snagging that
pass from Sid Luckman. The Sun
day before, Andy Farkas threw a
pass to Masterton "a play by the
way that Shirley Povich of the
Washington Post later said was ac-
cidental, Andy having got the sig
nails mixed, took the pass from CEN
ter by mistake). That was the first
time that the Skins plunging back
had ever thrown one, but it was
nothing compared to Bronko snag-
ging the first pass of his professional
career and racing (excuse me, ]
mean lumbering) for a first down
Oh, yes, the final score was 41-21.
Saturday, the air will be full of
footballs, so pull up a chair, select
the game you want to hear, and
tune in. But don't get the different
Bowls mixed up and dip too often
in the wrong one
was glad to get a chatty and
frank letter from Mr.. Sterling, own
er of the Owls, telling me, among
other things, that the club actually
has more of nucleus to start with
this year than it had last season
There are three Manager
Brett, Morgan and Hammons.
don't know anything at all about
Hammons, but understand that he
is very highly regarded. First anc
second base are taken care of with
Lilies and McNabb, and there is {
possibility of getting some real helr
from Buffalo, who, Mr. Sterling
feels pretty sure, will train again il
Hagerstown.
Then there is always the chance
that some of the boys Buffalo tool
when the Interstate season ended
may be back and that other mem
bers of last seasons team, nov
working in defense plants, can b.
signed up again.
All in all, prospects for the 1874.
season look pretty good and In
expecting to have more news tt
pass on to you after the Interstat,
meeting in February
A HAPPY NEW YEAR, SPORTS
FANS, AND THE BEST OF LUCK
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