Evening star., 1948-10-25
Victory Over Packers,
Giants Triumph Give
New Twist 10 Race
By Lewis +. Atchison

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"Our line was better than theirs,
and that was the difference" said
Sammy Baugh, summing up the
Redskins surprising 1877 victory
over the Green Bay Packers at Mil
waukee yesterday.
When they licked us in Birming-
ham (43-0) I thought our line was
as good as theirs, but yesterday it
was better. I thought it played
helluva defensive game and opened
good holes for the backs. Any back
looks good with good line in front
of him, and We all look bad when
the line falls down."
Sammys sentiments were echoed
by all the ball carriers as the Tribes
well-deserved victory moved it into
undisputed possession of second
place in the National Football
Leagues Eastern Division. The win
kept 'em on the tail feathers of the
soaring Philadelphia Eagles, who
nicked the Bears in an upset. But
New Yorks triumph over Pittsburgh
was the tipof that 1t might not
be a two-team race between the
Eagles and Skins. It looks more
like a free-for-all, with the Red
skins in the thick of it.
A penalty for roughing the kicker
on fourth down, after the Packers
were stopped at midfeld, enabled
the losers to resume an 80-yard
drive eliminated by Jacobs 16-yard
touchdown toss to Nolan Luhn. But
for that break the Packers would
have been whitewashed.
Packers Punch Disappears. ..
Thereafter the Packers had less
punch than a bowl of milk toast.
They had four scoring opportunities,
but the Skins made 'em back UP
three times and took the ball on
tumble the fourth time. 1t was
exciting but disappointing to the
sparse crowd of 13,433 customers
customers who took advantage of
perfect football weather to see the
game.
Pre-game strategy plotted by
Coach Turk Edwards and his aides
worked as smoothly as a sewing
machine. Tom Mont got his chance
to run the team and handled it
well. He didn't score, but gave
Baugh chance to rest, study the
Packers reaction to Mont's mixture
and plan his strategy accordingly.
Needless to say, the two-backield
idea will be retained.
The success of this operation is
reflected in 10 passes thrown by
the Redskins-nine by Baugh, who
completed five for 60 yards. The
scarcity of passes was some sort
Of record for team supposedly de-
pendent on Baugh's buggy-whip
arm for motive power. With Tom
Farmer and Dick Todd setting a
brisk pace-courtesy of the line
Redskin backs rolled up $50 yards
on the ground, good mileage against
the supposedly tough Packer for
wards. The Skins went through the
middle of the line as though it were
a doughnut. When the Packers
tried to tighten their defense, Sam
shot laterals to Todd, sent Dan
Sandifer wide around the flanks
or slanted Tom Farmer and Poillon
off tackle. 1t was very confusing
and discouragfng to Green Bay.
Sandifer Runs So Yards.
Sandifer started the scoring as
quickly as the rules permit, return
ing Ted Fritsch's KICKOFF 96 yards
for touchdown.
When the Packers retaliated the
fray had the earmarks of another
Ihigh-point duel. But before Green
Bay got organized the Skins
tramped 66 yards for their second
touchdown. Tom Farmer scored
the clincher, boiling over Damon
Tassos from the 1-yard line.
Green Bay rallied, and with Tony
Candeo rattling off a 31-yard run,
advanced to the Redskin IA before
the same player fumbled and Center
Clyde Ehrhardt recovered for the
Tribe. Regaining the ball at mid
field on punt, the Packers drove
inside the 5-yard line before John
Adams, John Steber, AL De Mao
g. Co. rallied and held. This threat
was completely dissipated by Dick
Poillon's tremendous 70-yard punt
to the enemy 80.
Green Bay made two consecutive
forays into Tribe territory in the
third period, but It was halted on
the 10 and then on the 3-yard stripe,
and that seemed to take the starch
out of it.
After taking the ball on the 8, the
Skins went 81 yards for their third
and final touchdown. Todd went
the final 16 yards after taking a
lateral from Baugh, with Fred
Boensch and Doug Turley throwing
the key blocks.
Edwards Strategy Clicks.
Edwards strategy of moving Hal
CrisIer into the backfield on defense
paid handsome dividends. He
teamed with Sandifer and the tall
and ong-striding halfbacks covered
their territory like q squad car
answering trouble calls. To get
away from Crisler, Jacobs tried to
throw over Sandifer and Dapper Dan
intercepted two and knocked down
a potential touchdown pitch in the
end zone. His second theft helped
put the ball in position for Poillon's
18-yard field goal that was insur-
ance for any last-period scoring
outburst the Packers might uncork.
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