Evening star., 1949-08-29
Tribe Must Go All Out
Against Lions; Baugh
Gives GiImer Lift
By Lewis +. Atchison
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

Stur stoff Correspondent
DENVER, Colo, Aug. 29.-Ex-
hibition games may be tune-upS
for some football coaches, but Bill
lick Whelchel, new Redskin men
tor. likes to- see his team win
every time 1t goes on the field.
He wants the Tribe to get the
habit of winning, so it'll be shoot
ing for two in a row and not
lust going through the motions
tomorrow night when 1t tangles
with the Detroit Lions here.
The coach didn't use four men
against the Los Angeles Rams
because the game was too close
to take any chances. Brian Bell,
Steve Bagarus and Tom Cochran,
all backs, and Tackle Fred
Boensch were on the bench.
Boensch had a slight leg injury
and Whelchel didn't want to risk
disrupting his backfleld plans
with the others. Whelchel isn't
sure he'll use all his men against
the Lions. 1t depends on how the
game goes.
Billick's will to win almost
caused him to Yank Harry Gilmer
in the third period of the Ram
game when the rookie quarter
backs second touchdown drive
was blocked. momentarily, on the
Z. The coach yelled for Sammy
Baugh to go to the rescue, but
the Singer stalled around long
enough, looking for his helmet
and one thing another, until
Harry had sufficient time to get
organized and send Rob Goode
crashing over for the score.
Baugh Took Charge.
Welchel had a good reason for
making a change, as Gilmer didn't
use the strategy mapped out in a
pregame powwow, but Harry had
reasons for not using it, he later
explained.
Baugh said he was ready to play
any time Welchel called for him,
as he did in the final 6 minutes
when the Redskins had to control
the ball to protect their slender
lead. But well remembered was
his refusal to take Jimmy Youel's
place against the New York Giants
last year when Jim's aerial goal
ward drive seemed on the verge
Of begging down.
II never did see q coach who
couldn't call on the old hands
when something like that came
up." Sam said. I'D do it myself,
but I'm doggohe sure keeping
Harry in there gave him a lot of
confidence. He knows he can do
it now, but it might still be worry
ing him If I'd gone in for him"
Gilmer pounded the center of
the line rather than slanting off
to the side, as planned, because
he noticed the Rams played wider
as though anticipating an outside
play. He also had three backs
Ed Quirk, Doody Dowda and
Goode-any one of which he was
sure could crack the middle.
Goode, apparently irked by the
delay, finally asked Gilmer in the
huddle to give him the ball. He
had made S yards in two tries
and was sure he could get the last
two. "Okay, you get it" responded
Gilmer.
Gilmer Says He's Ready.
Harry didn't tumble as it ap-
peared. during this series of plays.
Milan Lazteich, Ram guard,
charged at the precise moment
the ball was snapped, knocking
Center AL Demao off balance and
back into Gilmer. The quarter
back simply clutched the ball and
fell forward to guard against a
tumble. The quarterback sneak
he tried, which had the entire
Redskin bench in a frenzy, was
attempted with only quarter of
an inch needed for a first down.
Gilmer today has the poise and
confidence of a veteran field gen.
eral, although last Friday marked
his only debut in that role.
"The Ram defenses didn't
bother me at ALL" he said. I've
got this stuff down now"
For a large part of that con-
fidence he can thank an old,
friendly quarterback who had to
pass that stiff initial test so long
ago he's forgotten how 1t felt. He
had q pretty good idea Of how
Gilmer would have felt had he
been taken out.
Equipment Manager Kelley Mil
ler almost blew a fuse when Tom
Mont dashed on the field with his
helmet on backwards. Tom
couldn't figure out why 1t slid
down over his eyes. Eddie Saenz
now Is "scarface" A cleat left
its curving traces on his cheek.
John Adams and John Steber
thought smart Redskin quarter
backing and the new defensive
setup made the Ram line easier
to handle. Bob Hainlen's char
leyhorse is improved. although he
kept it secret and got a chance to
punt against the Rams. The Red
skins arrived here last night an
hour ahead of schedule and in
plenty of time for a workout. An
other session is on tap today.
Three years ago-St. Louis
increased it's National League
lead over Brooklyn to two and
a half games by blanking New
York, 40, while the Dodgers
bowed to Chicago, 80.
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