Evening star., 1948-10-04
By Lewis F. Atchison

Redskins title hopes looked brighter
today, not only because Of the 41-10
waxing job on the Giants yesterday
at Griffith Stadium, but because
Tom Mont came into the game when
things didn't look too good for the
Tribe and threw a clutch" touch
down pass that clinched the game.
Len Younce had booted the Giants
customary field goal-the one that
used to lick the Skins-early in the
first period. Grandfather Baugn had
retaliated by marching his young
sters 70 yards for a touchdown, and
then hurt his leg-the one nicked in
the Battle of Bull Run. Baugh was
helped from the field and Mont went
in as someone in the press box re-
marked that it would make differ
ence in the game.
Sage heads nodded when Sir
Thomas was spilled for a loss on his
first attempt, but the Skins dawdled
too long over the ball and the loss
was reduced to 5-yard penalty.
Mont, didn't hesitate the second
time, but reared back and fired q
strike to Hal Crisler on the goal
line. The Giants and 32,593 GUS
toners didn't know it then, but the
ball game was over.
Castiglia Has New Look.
Mont tossed another scoring pitch
late in the game, with Jimmy Cas-
tiglia, a newly discovered 205-pound
scatback, taking the ball, reversing
his field and scampering AZ yards
to give the Mont a .667 average for
the day. Coach Steve Owen of the
Giants gladly would have settled
for much less for his pitchers-and
finally did, the Giants completing
only six of their II throws.
Monts performance was as COM
forting as a mothers caress to Coach
Turk Edwards, not that the fat mar
didn't know he could do it. 1t wa!
reassuring to Edwards to see the
former Maryland star step into the
breach and deliver, reassuring fol
the tough flag fight ahead. It was
Just another days work for Tommy
however, and he'd like more of same
and would be glad to play on de-
fense, too.
In chalking up their second con-
secutive win the Redskins took the
lead in the National Football
Leagues eastern division and served
notice that they are the team tc
beat for the title. 1t was the worst
rout suffered by New York at Wash
ington's hands since 1943, when the
Skins won a $50 victory in q
playof for the eastern crown. One
more touchdown would have made
it worse than the Tribes 1914 VIC
tory that clinched the 1887 division
title.
Baugh and Mont had help from
20 teammates yesterday, plenty ot
help. Johnny Sanchez could have
wrung tubful Of perspiration from
his uniform after the game, playing
in the Giant backf1eld so much he
ought to get a check from New York
this week. You could single out
Johnny Adams or big John Koni-
zewski or Joe Tereshinski for honors,
or turn to Johnny Steber and Fred
Boensch at guard, but it would be
easier to list the squad and chalk
it up as Redskin team victory.
Walton's Talk Effective.
Line Coach Tiger Walton had q
little chat with some of the boys
before the game, explaining the ne.
cessity of looking better than they
did against Pittsburgh, and the re-
sponse was apparent. The Redskins
yesterday would have licked any clut
in the league and it's good to re.
member they did it without Eddi.
Saenz, Howie Livingston and Harr!
Gilmer. They may get better, IL
which case they'll be extremely
tough to deal with.
The Giants were overconfident ane
obviously not up to par. The re-
turn game in the big town two
months from now should find tn,
Giants better, or the Skins will SET
new faces peering at them acros!
the line. Charley Conerly. tn
paSser Washington traded to New