Evening star., 1944-10-23
Aguines Boot Keeps Skins in Title Hunt Paced by Packers
Player {. U. Rejected
0vercomes Tigers
With Long Goal

University was at the height of its
gridiron glory, tall, raw-boned,
photogenic youngster reported for
the freshman team, but after stick
ing around short time packed his
cleats and headed West. For one
reason or another, it was apparent
he wouldn't make the grade at
C. u, but he wanted to play foot
ball and If the Cards didn't want
him he knew school that did.
Yesterday the same kid, Big Joe
Aguirre, literally kicked in the
winning points as the Redskins made
a Successful home debut with a 17-14
victory over the Brooklyn Tigers at
Griffith Stadium. Aguirre person.
ally accounted for IL points, topping
off his afternoons work with a 39-
yard field goal that gave the Ca
pacity crowd of 35,540 an added
thrill by bouncing on the cross-bar
before dropping on the right side.
Big Joe was glum and downcast
after the Philadelphia game three
weeks ago when the Eagles swarmed
through the line and blocked four
of his Ave attempts for the extra
point. At Boston last week faint
|glimmef of the old smile returned
when he kicked three in row, and
yesterday he was positively BEAM
ing. There isn't better placement |
kicker in the league, as any player |
or coach will tell you, and each |
passing week brings home more
forcibly the Importance of Aguirre's
role in the current title race.
Aguirre Is Versatile Player.
Aguirre, Of course, is not kicker
Exclusively. Few enemy running
plays are aimed at his end and a
back practically needs a note from
the commissioner to get around him.
He's pretty handy gent on the
receiving end of pass, too. despite
the handicap of one bad eye. He
should wear glasses-even In games
but hasn't gotten around to
having the defective pepper ex-
amined.
There was nothing wrong with
his vision yesterday, however, when
he took a pass for a 29-yard gain
and first down on Brooklyns 39-
yard with Bill Browns brawny
frame draped around him. That |
was the start of a 64-yard march |
for the Skins first touchdown that
ended with Wilbur Moore plunging
over from the 1-yard stripe.
Moore had no small role in the
manufacture of the score, taking
a pass from Filchock Immediately
after Franks peg to Aguirre and
threading his way to the l where
Bill Reynolds finally brought him
down. Pug" Manders thought he
had Wilbur on the 10-yard line, |
but discovered he merely was shak-
ing hands with himself
A couple of glaring Brooklyn mis-
cues paved the way for Washington's
second touchdown, beginning with
15-yard penalty for roughing Sammy
Baugh on punt after the Skins
attack had stalled. A 24-yard pass,
Filchock to Bob Seymour, 20 yards
on another heave to AL Piasecky, who
made a one-hand stab for the ball,
and Andy Farkas' 9-yard romp
around right end moved the Tribe to
Brooklyn's 37-yard line.
Tigers Passes Click.
Then Filchock f1oated an aerial at
Moore that missed, but Manders
was guilty of interference on the
play and Washington got the ball on
the 8. Two plays later Filchock
passed to Aguirre for the touchdown.
Brooklyn had neither a good
passer nor a good pass defense and
it was just as well from the Tribes
viewpoint. Good or bad, three
throws by Cecil johnson to Brown
for IL, Joe Carter for As and Brown
for 8 yards planted the ball on the
2-yard line in position for Manders'
pay-oH smash. Bruiser Kinard
added the point.
Only 20 seconds of the first half
remained when the Brooks broke
the ice, but a mere six seconds of
the final period had elapsed before
they knotted the count at 14-all. |
This drive covered II yards and
was featured by the line plunging
Of Ray Hare, Manders and John
son. The latter's 31-yard pass to
Hare set the stage for the scoring
thrust. Manders first faxed a line
buck and threw pass to Masterson
for first down on the Is, then
hit the line for another four yards
as the period closed.
Then, with the Skins massed to
halt another line play, johnson
caught 'em mapping with peg to
Masterson, wide open on the left.
Kinard followed up with the Tigers
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