Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
Pass That Goes Awry,
Penalty for Punch
Costly 10 Tribe
By Lewis T. Atchison
Stor SioH Cores pendent

Stur siuH Correspondent
EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON,
d. C., Nov. 18.--It is ironicaI that
the Redskins came up with their
best game of the season against
the Chicago Bears and still emerged
on the short end Of 24-20 count.
Ironical because they had chance
to tie for the Eastern Division lead
of the National Football League.
and played good enough football
to do it, but found themselves down
on their luck.
The game hinged on a couple Of
plays that cost the Redskins one
touchdown and gave another to the
Bears. The first break came in the
last 80 seconds of the first half.
with the score knotted at 10-all
and the Redkins in possession Of
the ball on the Bears As.
Sammy Baugh tried one pass
that was intercepted by Bulldog
Turner at midfield. That Wouldn't
have been too bad, for Chicago
probably wouldn't have had time to
score. But the play was nullified
by an offside penalty against the
Bears. Baugh elected to try an
other pass. This time convention
of Bears was waiting for the ball
and Stuart Clarkson latched onto
it and scooted SO yards down the
sideline for touchdown. Baugh
had the last chance at his flying
heels, but Walter Lamb took him
out of the play on the 10.
Jacobs Loss of Temper Hurts.
Perhaps that was not the win
ming touchdown. Perhaps Baugh's
strategy was sound, for a touchdown
for Washington at that point would
have put all the burden on the
Bears at the start of the second
half. But as the game resulted, 1t
was a costly miscue.
Even more damaging, however,
was punch Jack Jacobs tossed at
Ed holman late in the final period,
when the Tribe was on the Chicago
II and apparently headed for a
game-clinching siX-pointer. Wash
ington had a 20-17 lead at the
time, thanks to Dick Poillon's sec
ond field goal. and another score
would have sealed the Bears defeat.
But holman and other Chicago
ans were punching the Skins rather
freely and Jake simply made the
mistake of winding up too openly
and getting caught when he retail
ated. Even so, Baugh gave his
mates another chance for a score
by passing to Steve Bagarus on the
II. but Redskin clipped a Bear on
the play and the ball moved back to
the 81. On the next play. Jim Gaff-
ney fumbled and Walt Stickel re-
covered for the Bears.
Bears Breeze to Score.
1t seemed simple for Sid Luck
man to go rs yards through the air
for the winning touchdown imme-
diately thereafter A holding pen
atty delayed the start. putting the
Bears back on their own Is, but two
long throws to Jim Keane did the
trick, the last going for 43 yards,
1t was ironical. too. that passes
should defeat the Skins because
they did a pretty good job OF stop
ping Ken Kavanaugh, the big end
they most feared But they didn't
stop Keane, 6-foot 4-ineh gent
from Iowa playing his first year OF
pro ball. He took a 15-yard throw
from Luckman to start Chicagos
first touchdown drive in the second
period. Another to Ray MCLEAN
moved the ball 81 yards to the 4
and that was another tough one for
the Skins for Dick Todd was on the
ball and how MCLEAN got it this
bewildered reporter cannot explain.
Joe Osmanski dashed around end
for the score.
The Redskin line did a pretty
good job of stopping the Bears
running attack, holding Hugh Gal
larneau. Osmanski and company to
a paltry 66 yards. The Bear for
wards, of course, were no shrinking
violets in hating the. Tribe ball
| toters with So. In the air. the Skins
had slim margain of 201 yards to
Chicago's 189. The figures bear out
the tightness of play and show how
evenly matched the rivals were.
Redskins Also Got Breaks.
Washington got couple of good
breaks, too, but not enough to off,
set the bad. The first came imme-
diately after the Skins he'd helped
themselves to a TO lead when Joe
Osmanski fumbled two feet from
the Tribes goal and Jimmy Youel
recovered.
Seconds later, after Jacobs had
punted out to his own 81, the Bears
were back on Washington's II. Luck
man, having trouble with Paul
Stem, Jim PEBBLES, ct al, through
the line, lofted a perfect throw II
Kavanaugh in the end zone. But
Wilbur Moore was there with a per-
lfectly timed exhibition of defen-
lsive work and slapped down the
ball. Kavanaugh ended up shaking
hands with himself.
At that point, Frank Maznaki
booted a 19-yard field goal for
Chicago's first 3 points.
The Skins drove SO yards for their
! (See REDSKINS, Page Aid