Evening star., 1943-12-13
Leemuns Still Thinks Redskins
Tough, and So Does Berqmun
By ROD THOMAS,

BY ROD THOMAS.
| About the Redskin- Giant playoff
next Sunday in New York for the
Eastern division championship of
the National Football League, said
Tuffy Leemans of the Giants, stay
ing over today with his family in
Silver Spring: I'VE look for heck
of scrap"
! Said Dutch Bergman, Redskin
coach: The Giants will get it,
But it wasn't conversation be-
tween Tuffy and Dutch. The quotes
are from two separated gabfests.
IF I had to choose between the
two classiest backs in professional
football" commented Leemans, for
mer G. w. ace. Il wouldn't know
whether it would be Sam Baueh or
Ward Cuff" Cuff was the Giants
outstanding player in their 3l-7 vic
tory over the Redskins and though
famed As a kicker currently is a star
ground-gainer.
Il believe Cuff said Leemans,
touIb NC n jlot JdSStl too,
Baugh, from Texas Christian, and
Cuff. from Marquette, each is in his
seventh year of pro football and
both hold records. When Cuff
kicked field goal yesterday he i'm
proved on his record as all-time high
scorer of the Giants, upping his total
to 302 points.
Having watched Bergman. or
Bergman's neck, as the Cardinals OF
Catholic University under his
tutelage fought sundry battles, we
can tell you that when his quarter
back runs counter to Dutch's think
ing said neck becomes red It's been
pinked up considerably lately.
What About Farkaso
In 1887 Andy Farkas finished at
Detroit University. At about the
same time Cliff Battles accepted
job as Lou Littles coaching assistant
at Columbia.
Battles resignation from the Red
skins broke up probably the greatest
backfield ever assembled, including
himself, a runner and punter ex-
traordinary: Erny Pinckert. ace
blocker; Sam Baugh, passer and
punter. and Riley Smith, crack
blocker and football brain.
At the time the Redskins had
taken the city by storm, due largely
to Battles feats as a broken field
galloper.
Who to replace him?
Against Catholic University In
1887 Detroit's Farkas ran 81, TO and
so yards for touchdowns in one of
the most sensational performances
down, climaxing 5l-yard drive,
which started when he made a fair
catch of Baugh punt on the Giant
40. He collaborated with Paschal in
successive gatherings of the Redskins
forward wall to work the ball to the
20 where he found the hole he
wanted and slid through.
Baugh fumbled twice in a row in
the third quarter, but both were re-
covered by Redskins. The Giants,
however, after taking the ball on
their 40, with Paschal and Cuff
! leading, worked it to the Skin l6,
but the Skins finally held on the IL.
Then Cuff dropped back, and with
Tuffy Leemans holding, booted the
ball squarely through the slot from
the 20 to give the Giants 24-7 lead
That was the game the way things
were going, but five minutes into the
fourth quarter Giant back Dave
Brown intercepted one of the five
Baugh passes shared by the enemy
during the afternoon. He grabbed
it on the Redskin 40 and went to the
Skin 81. Following penalty Paschal
took the ball to the "a, and Nix again
wound up and tossed touchdown
pass "a yards to Giant end Will
Walls and the score was SIT when
Cuff converted for the fourth time.
Skins Stopped Near Goal.
There wasn't any more, although
two minutes later Bob Seymour
broke loose on the Redskin 81 and
in a brilliant gallop took the
oval to the Giant 20, run of 40
yards. Had Bob been a little faster
he would have gone all the way, but
Cuff caught him and spun him to
the ground. Seno worked the end
for four to the Giant 26. then Cuff
intercepted pass intended for Ted
Lapka in the end zone for a touch
back
Late in the fourth quarter. when
the Redskin cause was hopeless, they
put on drive which worked the
ball from their end zone to the
Giant 5, with Baugh tossing to
Lapka for 81, and with Frank Atkins,
seldom seen in games this year
running the ball 81 yards. At the
5 Baugh missed with three bullet
passes, although one was in Lapka's
hands, and the Giants took over
with a minute to play, running the
ball to the IL as the game ended.
So the Skins may or may not be
out of the trenches by Christmas.
If they win next Sunday they'll
meet the Bears December 26 in
Chicago. If they lose they can all
go home and listen to the radio. It's
been a long. tough year for the