Evening star., 1945-12-17
Football Breaks Help Rams Nip Redskins for Pro LaureE
Hurt Rib Makes Bauoh
Game S Goat as Pass
Gives Foe 7 Points
BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 17.-Apparent-
ly the biggest mystery concerning
Sammy Baugh's failure to produce
against the Cleveland Rams in the
play-off game Is en- route to Texas.
It's rib (no gag) and 1t belongs
to Sambo, who wound up as sort
Of goat after his early passing at
tempt hit goal post, bounded back
into the Redskins end zone and cost
Washington an automatic safety and
two precious points in a 15-14I
thriller.
Baugh admittedly sustained rib
injury a week before against the
Giants, but the fact that he would
be working under adverse conditions
was not known until a Star reporter
broke the story late last week that
Baugh would be handicapped.
The ace passer played only a few
minutes yesterday, but not until
after the game did DR.. Pete Moran,
physician of the Redskins, acknowl-
edge that Baugh had sustained rib
injury. 1.-THE Redskins wanted to
keep it quiet" he said, indicating
that it was slightly cracked. mean
ing the rib. A few minutes later
Baugh disclaimed any knowledge OF
a fracture, but contended 1t merely
was a matter Of muscle pulling
away from the rib.
Subs Fill Baugh's Shoes.
Whatever it was, it was sufficiently
painful to keep Sammy out Of the
game, except for minutes. Merlyn
Condit did Baugh's punting as well
as Sammy might have done it. And
Frank Filchock threw two touch
down passes as an able sub for the
Texan as HEAVIER. But when
Baugh showed of for Texas last
night, it still was not established
whether Baugh had a cracked rib
or merely a floating JOB.
Ninety minutes after the game, the
Redskins sat down to juicy steak
dinner in their hotel and the big
surprise of the evening occurred
when Wayne Miner, veteran end,
took the floor and presented, IN be-
half of the team, handsome wrist
watch to Clark Shaughnessy, unofh-
cial coach of the Redskins.
1t was a surprise ceremony and
Shaughnessy was speechless for
few moments. The old Information
man has been undergoing tough
shedding this year and when he got
the watch, bought by the Redskins,
he found it hard to talk. The Pitts
burgh press has been riding Shaugh-
messy pretty hard this year with the
undergrads and alumni helping, and
to receive such token from the
pros almost stopped the gentleman.
The most widely acclaimed brave
men" at the festival were the mem
bers of the Redskins 120-piece band,
who rode in coaches all night, fell
in for marching formation upon ar
rival, and found most OF their reed
instruments frozen.
With a persistency to be admired,
the band still marched proudly into
Cleveland Stadium, even if the drum
folks were makings all the noise.
Only the trombones seemed to func-
ton, among the horn people, but it
was better than nothing-and moth
ing is exactly what the world cham
pion Rams furnished toward enter
tainment. --.-.....-.-
Lineup Stuns Statistician.
Alexandria's Jack Tulloch, coun-
Gilman, newspaperman, junior Red
skin coach and, at times, statistician,
came to Cleveland in simple role
that Of q mere spectator in sub
freezing temperature. But Com
missioner Elmer Layden Of the Ma
tional League spied Tulloch and put
him to work as official compiler OF
statistics.
Jack did his usual good job, but
the Redskins starting lineup sort OF
f1oored him. Seems that when the
Marshallmen trotted onto the field
they had eight linemen and only
three backs. A chubby character
named Marvin Whited. normally a
guard, was occupying the quarter
back slot, according to the official
lineup at kickoff time. 1t must
have worked pretty well, at that,
because the Rams failed to score
while Whited was quarterback.
Coach Dud De Groot of the Red
skins wasn't the only big loser, be-
cause Mrs. De Groot ran close Sec
ond in losing her pocketbook. Dur
ing her trek down from the stands,
Mrs. De Groot was bumped by a
gentleman of sort and by the
time she picked herself up from
the aisle she was minus the family
budget. F. E. S.
Ten wears aRo-Buddy Myer of