Evening star., 1946-09-07
Regrets Not Ordering
Field Goal ATTEMPT
In First Quarter
By Lewis T. Atchison
Star StoH Corssspondsrt

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. TT lost
the game. We should have, tried a
field goal the first time we were
deep in their territory and I started
to order 1t and then changed my
mind. That would have made the
difference between losing or win
ming. So guess you'll have to blame
it on me-"
Thus, Head Coach Turk Edwards
shouldered the responsibility for the
Redskins 1914 setback by the Rams
last night before an estimated rs, 600
fans. He felt pretty bad about taking
a third straight shellacking from the
National League champs.
A 45-yard field goal by Bob De
Lauer, 2ls-pound center, and a
tough, bruising line that had Sammy
Baugh as unsettled as March wealth.
er most of the time, beat the Red
skins. But many Of the Redskins
themselves were surprised by the
stout stand they made, and by the
way some of the rockies delivered.
The squad gained a lot OF confidence
from 1T and from here on in the
Skins are going to get tougher.
Bagarus Watches Game.
A jinx the Rams seem to have on
the Washingtonians had as much as
anything to do with the Skins down.
fall. Steve Bagarus watched the
game from the bench because of q
groin injury that struck him Thurs
day, and Indian Jack Jacobs got in
for only few plays because of an
injured back. Without Double o"
to catch Baugh's passes the Tribes
attack suffered. He might have
loosened up the Rams style of de-
tense and he might have snatched
a couple of passes that failed OBJ
viously because the receiver went the
wrong way.
Baugh was shaky on passes early
in the game, but frightened up in
the second half and finished with
so per cent average, completing
l3 of rs passes for 1856 yards. Two
were touchdown tosses, while Bob
Waterfield, who engineered the Ram
!
lied the games first six pointer on
his pet play, sneak run around
left end, toting the cowhide him.
self. He completed five of IL passes
for 109 yards.
Best ball carrier on the field was
Redskin Fullback Sal Rosato, who
picked up 81 yards on IA trips. Fred
Gehrke gave the Tribe enough
trouble, but Ralph Ruthstrom threw
lot of weight around, 215 pounds
to be exact. in adding 80 yards to
his teams total.
Moore, jenkins Hurt.
The Skins did not escape without
injury, for Wilbur Moore suffered
another shoulder separation diving
for an errant Baugh pass, Jack
jenkins fractured small bone in
the wrist and may be lost until the
Chicago Bear game. Bob Defruiter,
who displayed fondness for Wa
terfield's passes, received a kick on
the leg that didn't help the already
bruised stem, and Jacobs still has
his aching back.
Defruiter gave the Skins their
first scoring opportunity early in
the first period when he intercepted
Waterfleld pass on his own 80 and
raced back to midfield before
Lazetich hauled him down. That
one failed to pay of, but early in
the second period the Skins again
found themselves knocking on the
door. Again Defruiter's interception
started it. He took the ball from
his own Is to the Rams 46 be-
fore Mergenthal nailed him, then
Baugh's passes to Doug Turley and
Johnny Kovatch and the running of
Rosato and Eddie Saenz planted the
pigskin on the 7-yard line.
1t was fourth down and 5 yards
to go when Edwards had to decide
between place-kick or gamble
for touchdown. Baugh sent
Rosato plunging through the mid
die to the 4-yard line, yards
short Of first down, and the
Rams took possession.
! Go II Yards, for Score.
The Skins went II yards for.
their initial score after taking the
opening kickoff of the second half,
with Baugh's pass to Saenz COW
ering the last 27 yards. Saenz lost
himself behind Pat West to make
the catch. Dick Poillon's conver-
sion put the Skins ahead 7-6 at
this stage.
The Rams Travelled Sc yards on five
plays to 60 ahead once again.
Waterfleld pitched to Gehrke, who
slipped away from Rosato to take
the ball for the touchdown.
The Rams had chopped 4 hole
In the scoring ice midway in the
second period when Baugh faxed
the ball so well he fooled Frank
Atkins and the resulting tumble
was retrieved by Riley Matheson
on Washingtons 24-yard stripe.
Gehrke and West picked up IA
yards before Waterfleld whirled
around left end for the score.
Vests tumble, recovered by Al
Demao on the Ram 27, squared ac-
counts in the period. Baugh shot
pass to Ralph Schilling on the 9,
and after penalty for delaying the
game and an incomplete pass, the
same pair clicked for the touch
down.
Tribe Takes 14-13 Lead.
Schilling, in a corner of the end
zone, was just inside the playing
field and even then Jim Gillette al
most intercepted the ball. 1t ap-
parently went through his up
lstretched hands into Schilling's
waiting paws. Poillon's perfect
placement gave the Tribe a 14-13
lead that never did seem reassuring.
Poillon had the last shot at the
Rams in the guise Of 25-yard
field goal attempt with Baugh hold
ing, but q bad pass from center
threw a wrench into the play and
the kick wobbled harmAessly into
the end zone. The boot ended a
65-yard drive, touched OF by AL
Couppee's interception Of Water
fields pass in the Redskin end zone.
The Redskins are heading East
: today, with the first stop scheduled