Evening star., 1946-11-05

II couldn't have any more au-
.thority with the Redskins than I
have now If owned the club" said
Coach Turk Edwards, easing himself
into 4 Pullman seat at Pittsburgh
last Sunday night. IF I think we
ought to junk the T-formation and
20 back to slingle-wing I can do 1t.
II we have any personnel problems
to settle, have full authority to
get rid Of player or to sign one.
L haven't had any sort Of inter-
ference from anybody in the Red
skin organization. The whole respon-
Esibility for the teams showing is
mine"
The question came up during one
of those what's-wrong- -with-the Red
skins sessions after Pittsburgh's
stunning 14-7 win over the Tribe. Il
was suggested that possibly Turk
didn't have full sway and the hnal
say in handling the team, but he
pooh poohed the idea.
The only suggestion OF anything
Of that nature, he added. was that
he had had numerous suggestions
from scores Of sources - including
plenty Of persons in no way con-
nected with the Redskins. Some
were good. some not so good, but all
were intended to be helpful. In
turning them over In his mind the
coach might have been swayed from
his original plan and decided to
gamble on a certain play. or series
of plays. and lost. That's football.
Handling Of Personnel.
AZ for his handling Of the Redskin
personnel-and this was prompted
by a query concerning Jack Jacobs
Turk said he was trying to use the
material where 1t best fitted In with
the teams plans. Against Pitts
burgh, for example. Jacobs was sent
in to run q couple of end plays, and
If they worked the Tribe had trick
up Its sleeve that figured to pay of.
But the Skins couldn't spring Indian
Jack and the strategy wilted on the
vine.
Jimmy Youel replaced Sammy
Baugh in the waning seconds Of the
game, not because Edwards lost faith
in Sammy, but because he wanted to
try q long. desperate pass and there
wasn't time to send in substitute
with the order. Youel can throw q
long pass as well AZ Baugh, so it was
logical to send him into the game
to execute the play. As 1t turned
out, Jimmy overshot Ed Cifers, his
target. by yards.
Turk isn't pleased about the Red
skins recent performances. but he
hasn't given up on them. He thinks
1t is . good team. potentially. but
here 1t is the seasons halfway mark
and in only the New York game
has the Tribe shown any spark Of
ability.
The coach isn't shirking any Of
the blame for the successive defeats
by Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Some of the strategy hasn't worked.
but the players have only themselves
to blame for the Philadelphia loss.
They had seen single-wings before
this year, against Green Bay in an
exhibition, Detroit, Pittsburgh and
it was no great puzzle.
Beaten by Inspired Team.
Last Sunday they tangled with an
inspired Pittsburgh eleven, soundly
coached. led by Bill Dudley, q great
football player, and Pittsburgh. not
the Skins. got the breaks. Still,
Pittsburgh didn't appear to be in
Washington's class. The Steelers
played far better than they figured
to on the form sheet while the Tribe
was below par. That happens In
football all too frequently, and you
have only to refer to such upsets rs
Princeton's astounding win over
Penn in college circles for confirma-
ton of that fact.
The Redskins hardly figure to win
the Eastern division this year,
although they're still in the thick