Evening star., 1946-11-11
|Todd-Led Win Sealed
When Hublnen Spurn
Second Tying Bid
By Lewis F. Atchison

1 ASWtS FNsSsss~Sss
Your Redskins are mingling with
the upper crust Of the National
Football League again today, thanks
to the sporting instinct Of Coach
Herb Kopf of the Boston Yankees
and the "what-the-h-l" attitude
Of his players.
Briefly the Beantown boys had
q chance to kick a field goal and
tie the Tribe at 17-all in their
clambake yesterday at Griffith Sta
dunn. Little more than minute
of the game remained, and 1t Is
doubtful If the Skins would have
had time to score again. But Bos-
ton gambled for all or nothing and
lost, and Washington walked on
the field with a 17-14 duke that
put it back in the thick Of the flag
scramble.
It was an understandable choice
by team that now has seven con-
secutive setbacks charged against
| it. On the previous play, though,
Quarterback Paul Governah did call
| for a field goal, and only Field
Judge Bill Grimberg's whistle saved
the visitors from losing the ball
then and there. Nick Scollard tried
placement from the II that was
wide. But Grimberg blew the whis-
tie before the ball was snapped,
nullifying the play.
The Yankees drew q 5-yard PEN
atty for taking too much time. and
the second time they elected to try
for six points instead OF three and
missed again.
Boyanks Shot at First Win.
"Our guys wanted to win one and
we had to get a touchdown to DO
it," explained Kopf after the game.
"I called for a field goal the first
time, but then we were all hoped
up about winning for the first time,
so we tossed the pass instead"
AS Joe Zeno, a former Redskin,
explained 1t, "A tie might have hurt
the Skins, but 1t wouldn't have
helped us. We wanted to win"
Kopf was somewhat disturbed oy
the officials failure to see the half
Nelson XII Aldrich clamped on Bob
Davis on q pass Immediately before
the field goal attempt. But the pain
was assuaged by the break Boston
got when Grimberg's whistle nulli-
fed Scollards Grant kick. 1t sim
ply was no play and Boston got a
reprieve. Governai was rushed on
the pass, however, and threw wildly
at Don Currivan in the end zone.
AS a result of all this. the Eastern
title chase is closer than a BARRIERS
shave, with the Giants holding q
half game lead over the Redskins,
who, in turn, are a half game in
front of Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh. It is possible that the Win
ner won't be decided until the Red
skins invade New York for the finale
next month, but with their casualty
list mounting almost daily 1t Is
doubtful II the Skins can totter that
far.
Tribe Badly Crippled.
Had the Eagles hurdled the Giants
yesterday, Coach Greasy Neale's
pupils could count their payoff
money, but 1t now shapes up as a
scrap between the Eagles and Giants.
At this writing, New York has the
edge in team standings, but the
schedule stiil fayors the Phillies,
who have two dates with Boston and
one each with Pittsburgh and WASH
ington left. New York, on the other
hand, meets Boston, Pittsburgh, Los
Angeles and Washington.
Washington's hospital list is be-
ginning to resemble roll call in the
wigwam. Those scheduled to see
DR.. Pete Moran today were AL Coup
pee, Bob De Fruiter, Steve Bagarus,
Sammy Baugh, Jacque Jenkins
Frank Atkins, Sal Rosato and Eddie
Saenz. It hurts with just one Of
these men out, so you can see the
teams sorry plight with eight on the
sideline.
But Coach Turk Edwards found
some solace in the brilliant broken
field running OF Dick Todd, who
scored both Washington touch
downs; the driving Of Indian Jack
Jacobs, Jimmy Youels quarterback
ing in Sammy Baugh's absence, and
Dick Poillon's placement kicking.
Todd Gets Two Scores.
Chief honors, perhaps, belong to
the nimble-footed Todd, whose l.
yard plunge eliminated the Tribes
51-drive for its first touchdown in
the third period. That marker put
Washington in front, thanks to Poll
Ions 30-yard field goal in the Sec
ond period.
Todd, with Baugh's hand on the
throttle, exploded through left
tackle and ran away from Bob Davis
and Babe Dimanchef for the win
ming six-pointer in the fourth quar-
ter. 1t was 29-yard gallop, climax
ing a 51-yard march, and both de-
1See REDSKTNS PAGE A-12)