Evening star., 1946-10-15
Skins \! + Facing Problem
Keeping Popped Up
For Boston Game
By Lewis F. Atchison

11OluA1S tAlC 4u6A 1ioCC UACy AAA
against the Giants will be the Red.
skins problem Sunday when they
roll into Boston to play Ted Collins
Yankees. = coach Turk Edwards
putting aside the teams glowing
press notices and pleasant memories
Of the Giant triumph was on the
job at 8 am. yesterday, going ovel
the Boston scout report with Line
Coach Herman Ball. The skins re-
sumo their training grind today.
It Is generally conceded that the
Giant victory was the Redskins
most important achievement since
they battered the Bears into SUBJ
mission In the 1912 championship
game. Never before had the Tribe
fallen so low In popular esteem and
seldom had the experts given 1t such
a panning as they did last week. A
loss wouldn't have made lot Of
difference in the won and lost
column-the Giants still figure In
the title race despite their setback,
but It might have wrecked the Skins
morale and started them down the
skids toward their poorest season
since coming to Washington.
Won without Four Top Men.
The. Skins proved they can win
the Eastern title If they put their
best foot forward, They beat the
Giants without Indian Jack Jacobs
Bob De Fruiter In the backfield and
Bill Young and Al Couppee in the
line. They sprung hard-running
ground game featuring Dick Todd
and Jacque Jenkins that piled UP
$50 yards, and gave Jim Gaffney a
chance to show that he, too, can
hustle the ball on a catch-and-
carry basis when they want to turn
him loose. .
Best of all, the line, tattered and
woebegone in earlier games, pro-
duced a smashing brand of play
that made the Giants highly touted
forwards look feeble by comparison
Messrs. Paul Stem, John Adams &
Co., undoubtedly were inspired by
the calm admonishment they re-
ceived from Edwards prior to the
game. Without theatres or hys-
terra, Turk reminded them of the
criticism they had received and, in
so many words, told 'em to 60 out
and show, the 1861 pewholders it
wasn't so. -.
II Steve Bagarus is unhappy and
dissatisfied Edwards ought to find
some way of making him even un-
hopYfns fnic xunnH Ia n
posed to be gnashing his teeth and
making faces at the front Office,
Bagarus gave a remarkable exhibi-
ton of the old college try, winding
up with his best performance of the
season. Buggy didn't seem too un-
happy In the dressing room after
the game, or mad at any one either.
Face Governali's Air. Attack.
Sunday the Skins must face the
expert pitching OF Paul Governali,
who is being hailed in some quarters
as the finest passing prospect to
come into the National League since
Sammy Baugh. His principal target
is Jim Gillette, former Ram back,
who gave the. Tribe considerable
trouble last year, and Line Coach
Ball reports that it isn't combina-
ton to be laughed off. But after
watching the Skins against their old
teammate, frankie Filchock, it seems
that they should be able to stop
Governali's aerial attack, as well as
Coach Herb Kopf's ground game.
Tepee tidhits - Edwards almost
drew 15-yard ''unsportsmanlike
conduct" penalty on q kickoff be-
cause Bill Young yelled an uncom-
plimentary remark at the referee
over Turks shoulder :. Stem was
almost provoked into a fist fight with
Frank Cope, but wisely restrained
himself. until inquiring about the
league penalty for such tactics :.
it's $50 punch >. g. Redskin lnemen
think 'Tex" Coulter may make a
better guard than tackle d. Jacobs
was held out Of the game because
Edwards didn't want to put him on
the spot, playing new position in
such an important game -. AL
Couppee was down in the mouth
because he didn't get in, although
the management decided to rest him
and his ailing knee another week.