Evening star., 1949-09-19
Victory Over Packers
Proves Costly, With
|Quirk Out ) Weeks
BY Lewis F. Atchison
Stor Stoff Correspondent


EVANSTON, ILL.,, Sept. 19.-Ths
Redskins have a winning spirit,
but Coach Billick Whelchel, sur
veying lengthening list of in
jured players. is beginning to
wonder If they have stamina to
match.
The Warriors took off their kid
gloves and Buster Brown collars
and did thorough job of licking
Green Bay, 1924, before 1888
fans yesterday at Milwaukee, but
it was costly. An insignificant
item was the 112 yards lost on II
penalties. More extravagant was
the loss Of Fullback Ed Quirk for
three weeks.
Quirk, pursued by a jinx since
the start of training, tore liga-
ments in his right ankle and will
be out at least three weeks. 1t
could cost him starting assign
ment if Pete Stout and Leon
Cochran continue to show i'm
provement. Stout has a shoulder
injury, but it isn't believed to be
serious.
Add to them the names Of
Halfback Dan Sandifer, game leg;.
Guards John Steber and Tex Sto-
vail, cricks in the knee, and Half
back Tom Mont, bruised hip. and
you may understand Whelchel's
anxiety. Sammy Baugh. Tackles
Len Szafaryn and Laurie Niemi
and Halfback Eddie Saenz missed
yesterdays game because of in
juries.
Redskin Fouls Annoy Welchel.
The smartest, gamest collection
of football players in the world
won't help Welchel if they're brit
tie. And with the league debut
against the Cardinals coming up
a week from tonight at Chicago
he has cause to worry about the
future, unless, as he hopes, all
the bad news is coming now.
Billick didn't approve Of his
boys hit 'em-back attitude yes
terday. He abhors any sort OF
fouling and fails to see the sense
of betting the whiskers off an op-
ponent in a preseason test. He'd
rather save it for when it counts.
Also it is discouraging to work
the pants off squad to get ready
for the title race and see it smit-
ten by plague of injuries almost
on the eve of the start.
But the Redskins say they had
no choice but to defend them
selves yesterday and figured it was
better to give than receive. On
Redskin kickoffs, for example, Jay
Rhodemyre. Packer center, bar
relied down the middle trying to
rack up Rob Goode or Jim
PEBBLES - depending on which
made the kick-before the Red
skin regained his balance. Mike
Katrishen took good care of both.
Bob Hendren and Dick Wildung
were thrown out of the game in
the last period for ostensible
slugging. The sentence seemed
too severe to fit the crime, especi-
ally when others got away with
more fragrant rules violations.
Gilmer Has Busy Day.
Whelchel had plenty of prob
lens to null over. in addition to
injuries, as the Redskins pitched
camp here until next Monday.
He wasn't satisfied with the
teams overall performance yes
terday, although admitting 229
yards rushing compared favor
ably with 242 yards through the
air. Some 80 yards of footwork
was contributed by Harry Gilmer.
who completed seven of 18 passes.
four good for six points, for a
large afternoons work. Sammy
Baugh didn't even suit up.
Whelchel's new 6-3-2 pass de-
fense worked well enough, with
the Redskins holding Green Bay
to five completed passes in 20 at
tempts for a paltry So yards. But
he isn't sure whether it was the
Tribes ball-hawking or poor
singing by a rookie that held
down the figures.
Billick didn't see the consist
emily smooth performance he
hoped to see. It was spottier
than picnic tablecloth but the
high spots were of bright hue. Ed
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