Evening star., 1946-10-07
By Lewis f. Atchison

Giants next week. New York has
it this season and 1t will get better
as the season goes along. Along
about November they'll be real good,
but even now I can't see how the
Redskins can beat them"
Detroit Lion Coach Gus Dorais
was divesting himself Of few quiet
opinions in the dressing room yes
terday after his menagerie had
bowed to the Skins. 17-16. result
that left the Tribe undefeated-
and rnimpressive-in the National
Football League race. Dorais was
discussing next Sundays game
between the Redskins and Giants,
which shapes up as key game in
the flag scramble.
What about frankie Filchock. the
quarterback traded to New York by
washington after last season, was
he doing good?
Filchock Terrific.
"Good?" echoed Dorais. Hes
terrific. They've got all the conf
dence In the world with him in the
lineup. He's like another coach on
the field and against us in that ex-
hibition game he worked like q
magician. He's a wonderful quar-
terback and I think he'll pass the
Redskins dizzy. 1t won't be like to-
day-they1l be hitting their re-
ceivers."
Dorais, of course, referred to the
number of men open for passes who
didn't get them because the Lions
had no pitcher worthy Of the name.
Dave Ryan completed 13 Of the "a
he threw for 1877 yards, but the yard
age could have been twice as great
with an accurate thrower.
1t will be ironical If Filchock's
Throwing topples the Skins. Roy
Zimmerman, the Oh traded to the
Eagles, hasn't yet had q bad day
against his old teammates, and yes
terday Bill De Correvont, who was
here last year, had pretty good
report in everything but the ball
carrying department. His kicking
was something to behold and remi-
niscent Of ~ when Sammy Baugh's
quick kicks rocked the opposition.
De Correvont also tossed in a
warning about the Giants.
Coulter is the best tackle I've
ever seen," he said, referring to De
Witt Coulter, former West Point
Au-America who is making his pro
debut with the Giants.
Hes everything they claimed for
him. He uses his elbows, the knees
he'll kick you and even bite you,
I guess, If you want to play rough.
He's as rough as anything I've seen.
I saw him hit one guy hard enough
to break his (Coulter's) neck. You
could hear the crash all over the
park. They carried the other guy of
the field and Coulter got up smiling.
What he'll do to that Redskin line Is
-. well, I'm glad I'm back with the
Lions"
Sees Skins Out of Picture.
Getting back to Dorais, the Lions
coach can't see the Skins in the title
picture this year. He thinks the
line is too green and too slow. The
Chicago Cardinals have much fast
er, smarter line in Gus judgement,
and while Jimmy Conzelman's crew
is doped as one Of the circuits sur
prise packages, that comparison isn't
favorable to the Tribe.
In the statistical column there
was as much difference between the
Redskins and Lions as beefsteak and
shoe leather. With Jacque Jenkins,
Sal Rosato, Jim Gaffney and Steve
Bagarus doing most of the work, the
Skins amassed 1877 yards to Detroit's
"a on the ground. It was closer in
the air, with 142-to-135 margin for
the Tribe. Two of the seven tosses
Baugh completed went for touch
downs.
The Redskins certainly will have
to tighten their pass defense if they
hope to give Steve Owens outfit a
run for the marbles. Granted that
they intercepted five yesterday
three for Bagarus, one each for Ki
Aldrich and AL Demao, but Ryan
completed two for touchdowns and
there were occasions when only the
lack of a good passer prevented the
visitors from ringing the bell again.
Dick Poillon, whose 25-yard field
goal gave the Skins their winning
margin, was the culprit ON one oc-
casion, while Indian Jack Jacobs
was guilty on the other. Jacks aloof-