Evening star., 1946-11-04
Dudley Smears Tribe
As Couple Of Baugh
Passes Backfire
By Lewis F. Atchison

Nobody. including the Redskin
board Of strategy, can explain what
happened to the Tribe in Pitts
burgh yesterday, except that the
Pittsburgh Steelers outscored the
Redskins, lat. and threw che East
ern branch of the National Football
League into three-way tie. The
Redskins slipped from second to
fourth place, and If somebody isn't
careful they'll be bouncing on the
bottom. Pittsburghs win sent 1t
into a tie with New York and Phila-
delphia for the lead.
Senator Claghorn would have
been delighted by the proceedings.
mailing from the South, the sunny
South, that is, as he says he does.
Bill Dudley intercepted a pass in
the first period and ran 81 yards
for the first Pittsburgh score, and
Mistuh Dudley is a University OF
Virginia alumnus. The Steelers' sec
ond score was the result OF Steve
Lach's 6-yard dash in the final
period, and Mistuh Lach halls from
Duke University.
The Steelers had the game sewed
up before the Skins broke into the
scoring column. and 1t was a
South'n gentleman from the South
west who broke the ice-Sammy
Baugh, the unreconstructed Texan.
Dudley Is Difference.
But the Senator's pleasure would
not be shared by Coach Turk Ed
wards of the Skins, who wore a
puzzled expression when the teams
truoged off the field. The Steelers
didn't belong in the same ball park
with the Redskins as team, but
Art Rooneys club had
Dudley on its side, and he was the
difference between the two teams.
The Tribes second straight set
back at the hands Of q single-wing
offense probably spelled f1nis to It's
hopes for the Eastern crown OF the
National Football League. From
this viewpoint, the Philadelphia
Eagles have the edge, if-and that's
q big if-they hurdle the New York
Giants again next Sunday at New
York.
The Redskins have squandered
whatever advantage in schedule
making Prexy George Marshall
gained for them at the last winter
meeting while the Eagles seem to
be sitting pretty. On preseason
dope, the Burgundy and Gold fig
ured to be out in front of the field
with a record of Ave wins and no
losses at this date and with soft
cushion for the rough riding ahead.
But it Is the Eagles who have the
cushion for the stretch drive.
Schedule Favors Eagles.
After the Giants, Greasy Neales
pupils meet the Redskins in re-
turn game, play Pittsburgh twice and
wind up against Ted Collins help
less Yankees at Boston. If they can't
win with that kind of schedule,
they ought to turn in their fran
chise and call the whole thing an
error.
The Redskins, on the other hand,
have their toughest games coming
up. Even Boston may be high
hurdle this coming Sunday, and
tackling the Bears, Eagles and Green
Bay on successive Sundays does not
come under the heading of soft
pickings. OF course the excursion
10 New York on December 8 will be
merely a sightseeing tour, but even
the most rabid Redskin supporters
are wondering If the sights will be
solely New York backs running for
Although virtually the entire first
period yesterday was played in
territory, the Steelers
made the only score, thanks to
Dudley, on a Redskin miscue. Chuck
and Val Jansante gave
him couple of helpful blocks, but
outran Clyde Ehrhardt and
Sammy Baugh, evading diving
tackle by Sammy on the 6.
Second Baugh Pass Backfres.
Another Baugh pass paved the
way for Pittsburgh's second score
in the final period. The Redskins
had just repulsed a Steeler drive
on their own 3, and Dudley's field
goal attempt from the Is had gone
awry when partially blocked by VIII
bur Moore. Then Sammy tossed the
pass that meant defeat. It was a
well conceived-but not well enough
concealed throw meant for Eddie
Steeler Charley Sea-
bright grasped the pigskin on the 20.
Dudley picked up 8 yards on an
end run and Lach drove over guard
for a first down on the 10 as the
third period ended. Another Dudley
pass to Jansante put the ball on
the 10 and Merlyn Condit, former
Redskin, moved it to the 6 before
Lach broke over right guard for
the winning touchdown.
The skins marched 66 yards for
their lone score Immediately after
the ensuing kickoff, with Baugh's
passes to Bagarus and Kovatch and
Frank Atkins nne-plunging putting
the pill on the /. Sammy surprised
everybody - including Coach Ed
carrying the ball over on
q quarterback sneak.
A. A. Conference
BY the Assoeiatsd Press