Evening star., 1947-09-22
Redskins Drop Gillette and Four Other Players
Cifers and ) Rockies
Also Go; Baugh Star
In Loss 10 Packers
By Lewis F. Atehison


| The Redskins got down to the
National Football League player.
limit of IS men today by dropping
Halfback Jim Gillette, Tackle Ed
Cifers and three rockies.
The belt-tightening, coming ir
the wake of yesterdays 31-21 setback
ny Green Bay at Baltimore before
approximately 10000 fans, appar-
emily puts the Wigwam boarding
list in order and will enable the
club to concentrate on the league
debut against the Eagles at Phila-
delphia Sunday.
Guard Bill Dietz and Fullbacks
Vince Pacewic and Bob Musick also
were released, but the latter two
were sent to the Wilmington Clip
pers of the American Association
with whom the Redskins have q
working agreement. Dietz will re-
turn to the University of South
Dakota, where he is reported to have
been promised an assistant coaching
berth.
Cifers' Return Is Surprise.
Gillette previously played with
J the Cleveland and Los Angeles Rams
and Boston Yanks and came to the
Tribe from Boston in a straight
swap for Frank Atkins. Detroit re-
portedly may sign him for the cur
rent season if Gillette, former Uni
versity of Virginia star, stays in
| football
| CiferS' release came as q surprise,
although the big fellow earlier had
decided to quit the game. Jim
PEBBLES successful transfer to tackle
in yesterdays game eveidently paved
the way for Cifers' release.
Ailing Sammy Baugh was the
man who rallied wsvering skins
and saved them from a rout at the
Packers hands yesterday. Green
bay scored all its points in the first
half and had too much of a lead
for the Tribe to overcome.
The Redskin rally exploded in the
final period after Cifers scooped up
Green Bay tumble and galloped
AZ yards for a touchdown.
DeDut NOt AuSpIclOuS.
Baugh wouldn't have been used
yesterday If his presence had not
been demanded by wavering,
downhesrted eleven that could
neither stop the Packers nor ad-
vance against them. Sammy FUN
bled twice in three plays soon after
he entered the game, but despite
this you could see the Skins perk up
and dig ir when the tall Texan took
command.
Baugh threw only one touchdown
pass, and Bob Nussbaumer had to
make a nice catch, after breaking
away from Walt Schlinkman, to
complete the play. But even when
he sent runners into the line the
forwards seemed to put more
"oomph' into their charge to break
them into the open.
George Wilde, a long-legged half
back who hasn't seen action since
the intra-squad game at Santa
Ana, Calf, got his first change
yesterday and clinched a berth by
his expert ball carrying. The for
mer Texas A. and M. player
reeled off a 13-yard gain on his
first attempt and 81 on the second.
In all, he went for 48 yards on
five tries and might have gone all
the way on one run had not Bob
Skoglund bowled him over with
an arm tackle just as Wilde was
shifting into high gear and getting
clear of the line. .
Saenz Outstanding Performer,
Ed Saenz's performance also was
heartening and conclusive proof
that the Tribe will depend heavily
on his fleet-footed running to keep
the offensive moving this season.
Saenz accounted for the final
Washington touchdown with an 18-
yard run. after Baugh's 18-yard
throw to Joe Duckworth had
planted the ball on the 20-yard
stripe.
The Skins had their troubles yes
terday, but nothing that time and
work will not eliminate. Nine
fumbles marred their offensive and
not all of them could be blamed
on Center Jack Sommers. former
Los Angeles Ram who joined the
squad Saturday The quarterbacks
frequently moved away from the
center too quickly and were guilty
Of poor handling of the ball.
Jim Youel stayed in the pocket
and got the necessary protection on
his passes, but new difficulty
cropped up for the Iowan. He had
trouble looking over the line and
spotting his targets and after the
game Edwards said he thought the
linemen were jumping up" and
blocking Youel's view.
Aldrich Plays Fine Game.
Ki Aldrich, just beginning to get
into his playing stride, played a
whale of a defensive game and his
generalship was invaluable in
marshalling the Skins to stop Green
Bays ground plays in the second
half.
Outstanding player Of the game,
by majority vote of the sports
writer's, was Indian Jack Jacobs, a
Redskin last year, who tossed three
i touchdown passes to Clyde Good
(See REDSKINS, Page A-130
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