Evening star., 1944-10-16
Close Victory SteeIs
Tribe for Contest
With Brooklyn
BY t. staff correspondent of The star.

BOSlON, Oct. 10. - Of. DuQ
De Groot preached an eloquent
sermon to the Redskins last week
about the evils of overconfidence,
but 1t wasn't until about 4:49 PM.
yesterday. when the final whistle
blew, that his congregation got the
point. DR.. De Groot warned his
flock it couldn't underestimate
Boston because Of its losses to
Philadelphia and New York, that
the Yankees would be tough team
to beat. And, brethren, it was
tough.
The Redskins beat Boston, 21-14,
but they got religion in doing it
5. you'll see different team open
the home season against Brooklyn,
a team that will listen more at
tentively to the good doctors SER
monizing, because yesterdays vic
tory-over the club doped to finish
last in the league, was too, too,
close.
Boston displayed amazing power
against New York and again yes
terday. With little more than a
minute left to play it was camped
on the Tribes 7-yard line, making
angry gestures of tying the score
and some 1900 faithful were urg-
ing the Beantown Bruisers to go
ahead and do it. Then came George
Cafego'S tumble, pounced on by
Ted Lapka, and the threat was
ended.
Wind Is Redskin Ally.
The Skins needed that one touch
down margin. Early in the first
period, Augie Lilo, former George
town and Detroit Lions star, tried
placement from the 25-yard line,
and late in the second quarter he
tried again. Last week he booted a
47-yard 3-pointer against the
Giants, which is evidence of his
power, but yesterday he missed.
The first was off by goodly mar
gin, but the second only by inches,
and the strong wind blew the sec
ond off its course. Had both kicks
been good he might have cashed
third in those last minutes, plas-
tering a 1921 defeat on the Skins.
No, Boston wasn't to be under
estimated. Herb Kopf said he knew
his crew was ready for its best game
Of the season along about last
Wednesday when it suddenly settled
down, threw off the sluggishness
that had marked its work, and be-
gan to act like real football team.
He was pleased with the Yanks' per-
formance, although bemoaning an
other loss.
And these adopted Irishmen re-
vived as quickly as kayoed pug.
who awakens from 10-count
snooze and bawls Let me at i'm, I'll
moider tn bum"
Seymour Cracks Line.
Washington scored on a 53-yard
march, high lighted by the line
plunging of Bob Seymour, who
carried the ball over from the l.
yard line, and Boston bounced right
back with a 78-yard hike to knot
the count. The Yanks used exactly
five plays, counting George Cafego's
5-yard loss, to plant the pigskin in
pay dirt. Bob Davis 46-yard run
to the 27-yard line followed by
Cafego's pass to Bob Davis on the
2-yard line, arranged the trappings
for Cafego's goalward plunge.
The Skins had 14-7 lead at the
half, thanks to a 7l-yard tramp
again featured by Seymour's line
cracking and Filchock's passing to
Joe Aguirre and Frank Seno. The
latter's interception of Cafego's
throw started the drive, and Sey-
mour ended it with a 16-yard gall
lop around left end.
But Boston came back at the
start of the third period and tied it
up the second time it got the ball
Joe Crowley scored on a pass from
Scotty Gudmundson, after Ed
Franco had recovered Seno's tumble
on the Skins 30. catching the ball
when it ricocheted off Seymour $
outstretched palms. Lucky? Perhaps,
but this Boston team was able to
cash in on its breaks, more of an
opportunist than just plain lucky.
Thus the Skins had to get one
more to win, and with Filchock
passing to Moore, and Seno and
Seymour alternating through the
line, they moved just over midfield
before Filchock threw another long
one to Lapka. Ted took it on the
20 and outran Davis to the end zone.
L. F. A.