Evening star., 1945-11-19
Bagans No. Redskn After Great Running to Beat Bears
|55-Yard Masterpiece
Caps Performance;
Gains 1871 Yards
BY LEWIS F. ATCHIsON.

BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
Ambient Buggsy Bagarus gave the
Chicago Bears a merry chase and
presented his own mates with two
touchdowns yesterday as the Red
skins came from behind to nip their
old rivals, 1921, putting the Tribe
in position to clinch Eastern pro
grid honors next Sunday when they
meet the Eagles at Philadelphia in
a return engagement.
If there was any doubt about the
No. l Redskin before yesterdays
game Bagarus proceeded to erase
it as he ricocheted around the field,
bouncing off one tackler after an
other, piling up 131 of the 339 yards
gained by the Skins. He went IT
yards for the home clubs first score,
then put on an exhibition of broken
field running that made the 34,778
customers forget Baugh, Andy
Farkas, Cliff Battles and all the
other old Redskin stars whose po-
sition in the hearts of local fan
dom seemed beyond challenge.
| Bagarus went about IS yards, Of
f1cially, after nabbing a 13-yard pass
from Baugh. Unofflcially he must
have covered 255, zigzagging be-
tween the sidelines. Everybody on
the Bears had at least one shot at
him and a couple got second help
ing. Earl Audet assured the sue
cess of Buggsys jaunt by blocking
out Rudy Smeja on the 20-yard
line, but by that time both the spec
tators and Bears were too dizzy
trying to follow his meandering to
notice this excellent bit of Coop
Grafton.
Luckman Hurls Three tbs.
Catching lightning in jug would
have been comparatively easy for
the Bears and the less they see of
Buggsy the better for them.
But the Chicagos didn't roll over
and play dead. They had the most
effective passer on the field in Sid
Luckman, they had runner in
George McAfee just about as elu-
sive as Bagarus, and three times
during the afternoon they had =
point lead that made the book
makers look rather foolish.
Baugh's percentage of 10 passes
completed in Is attempts was better
than Luckman's figure of 10 out of
36, but three of Sid's went for 6
points. Sammy wouldn't have gotten
one for the scoring column but for
Bagarus' barber-pole run.
But it wasn't all Bagarus. Frank
Akins, battling Philadelphia Steve
Van Buren for individual ball
carrying honors, piled up SO yards
and set the stage for two Redskin
touchdowns. Merlyn Condit added
81 yards and two touchdowns and
Dick Todd gave off coruscations of
his AZ form with 17-yard dash
that paved the way for the formers
second excursion into touchdown
territory.
Kavanaugh Is Pass Hawk.
The Bears had the best pass
catching end to play here this sea-
son in lanky Ken Kavanaugh. who
pulled in six of Luckman's throws
for g. total of 1873 yards and
two touchdowns. George Wilson
wrapped his mitts around eight at
the other flank, one a payoff pitch,
but the altitudinous Mr.. Kavanaugh
was the most troublesome gent. He
outsmarted the Tribes secondary
at every turn and couple of times
he was on the prowl deep in Red
skin territory when the Redskin
line broke through and smeared
Luckman to thwart a potential
scoring play.
The Redskin forwards, particular
ly Fred Davis, Johnny Adams, AL
Lolotai and Johnny Koniszewski.
smothered the Bears running at
tack in the last two periods, but
Luckman was in there pitching at
the finish, a threat to the final
play. The line broke up one drive
on the ls-yard line in the final
period and the Bears were camped
on the Washington 20 when the
game ended
Baugh got off to sorry begin
ming, having a pass intercepted the
second time this season and a punt
partially blocked in the first period
A 32-yard throw to Kavanaugh got
the first Bear score and another
covering Al yards to the same PLAYER
accounted for the second Luck
mans 7-yard lob to Wilson cli-
NAKED 41-yard drive for the third
Bagarus Makes Great Catch.
Baugh's passes to Bagarus. who
made great catch with Bob S swish
er draped around his neck: Joe
Agulrre and Tom Miller started the
Skins toward their first score. Atkins
reeled of 13 yards that put the ball
IN position for Bagarus' goalward
dash.
The one-time Notre Dame sub put
the Skins on even terms at 14-all
little more than a minute after the
Bears scored their second touch
down on his long gallop with Baugh's
pass.
Bagarus' 2s-yard return of Luck
mans punt, followed by Akins' 49,
yard run to the 4-yard stripe with
Al Hoptowit going along for the
ride, set up Washington's first score
OF the final period. Condit went over
from the 4-yard line, taking the
whole right side of the Bear line
with him.
The final I'D had a nostalgia tint
OF byg0ne years, with Todd tearing