Evening star., 1949-09-11
Chriistnlan HurIs
For ; Markers,
baugh for One
$4,000 at Birmingham
See, Som Outshine His
Popular Understudy
By Lewis F. Atehison
Stor Staff Correspondent

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, SepC. lU
Harry Gilmer's first real home
coming as a professional football
player was marred by a hard
hitting Chicago Cardinal eleven
that resembled its old self tonight
in jolting the Washington Red
skins to a 24-10 defeat.
An estimaed $4,000 fans, favored
by ideal football weather, were
sorely disappointed as the Cards
rebuffed the Redskins at almost
every turn of the fray. The
Tribes lone touchdown was a
pitching product OF the old mas
ter, Sammy Baugh. who master
minded a 50-yard scoring drive
early in the third period.
Harry Suffers by Comparison.
The vast difference in the Red
skin attack with Gilmer and
Baugh at the helm was obvious.
Sans understudy was more color
full and mixed plenty of leg work
with his aerials, but the Singer
was more deadly with his shots,
evidently called better plays and
made 'em pay of. But Gilmer,
just as obviously, was being
schooled for his future role
against a team that seems to be
the best of the National League s
Western Division.
Add to this the fact that the
Redskin aerial defenses begged
down badly again and you have
the game in a NUTSHELL
Charley Trippi. the Cards $780,
900 back and Gilmer's No. col
lege foe a few years ago when
Harry played for Alabama and
Charley for Georgia. gained more
laurels than his old rival. But
the lad who spearheaded the sue
cessful Cardinal attack was Paul
Christman, who threw three
touchdown passes.
Redskins First to Tally.
Christman's first toss went to
Trippi and was good for 48 yards
and a touchdown that erased the
Skins briefly held 80 lead early
Ii the second period. The Car
dinal star artfully slipped away
from Tony Compagno on the side
line to go all the way.
His second, to Bill DeWell. cul-
minated an 80-yard drive and
gave Chicago a commanding 1913
lead at the half. Christman's 29-
yard pass to Dewell. partly offset
by a 15-yard holding penalty, and
Elmer Angsman's 24-yard naked
reverse run featured the drive. A
wide throw to Dewell got the six
points.
The Cardinals retaliated quick
ly for each Redskin score and two
plays after Baugh's pitch to San
differ the Chicagoans again were
digging in pay dirt. They started
from their own 20-yard line and
on the first play Venton Yablon-
ski raced 46 yards around his own
left end Christman followed
with a nicely timed throw to
Elmer Angsman, who eluded Rob
Goode to make the catch for a
touchdown.
Pat Harder booted a 41-yard
field goal. for the Cardinals last
three points. Encouraged by this
he tried a gigantic 59-yard boot
rather than punt in the final
quarter, but it was wide and short
Of the, mark. .
GiImer Poorly Protected.
Gilmer was in hot water from
the outset. His protection on
passes was extremely shoddy and
of the eight running plays credited
to him most were emergency
exits. He picked up ~ yards.
He tossed % passes, completed
nine for 1877 yards and had two
intercepted.
The two lines fought furious
duel. with a slight edge to the
winners. Their forwards savage
thrust gave the Cards break on
the third play of the game when
Dan Sandifer's tumble was re-
covered by Bob Mussbaumer. a
former Redskin, on the Tribes
31-yard line. John Adams ended
this threat by smearing Trippi for
a yard loss on fourth down after
the cards had reached the 1l-yard
line.
The crowd was all for Gllmer.
(see REDSKINS, Page B-3.)