Evening star., 1949-10-31
Redskins Smoothest
Play Wasted Coaches
Feel, in Bulldog Tie
By Lewis F. Atchison

After that 14-14 tie with the
Bulldogs yesterday, at New York,
the Redskins future seems darker
than a coal bin. The Pittsburgh
Steelers. Philadelphia Eagles and
Chicago Bears are booked at
Griffith Stadium in that order, the
next three Sundays, and they
aren't minstrel acts. But the Red
skins aren't worried. They're fiex-
ing muscles and acting tough.
They showed enough power yes
terday to win a double header
from Ted Collins Kennel Club,
piling up 1873 yards from scrim-
mage and 285 on Sammy Baugh's
passes. and the coaching staff
thought it was the teams smooth
est exhibition Of the season. But
penalties and errors at critical
points of the game on the slippery
field left them bunkered with a
deadlock.
The Bulldogs also looked better
than at any time since trading
their Boston label for a New York
address. Doped to lose by at least
two touchdowns after dropping a
1914 duke in Washington two
weeks before, the Bow-wows made
the most of their opportunities to
get a tie. Collins, however, said
he would have preferred another
loss to the uneventful finish served
up by the Redskins. With only
two minutes to 60 the Tribe ran
the ball in four of the five last
plays after getting possession on
its IL.
Cochran Picks Up Ground.
Baugh heaved a 23-yard aerial
to Hugh Taylor on the final play,
but Daddy Longlegs was smeared
on his 81. At the time, the Bull
dogs were using a four-man line
and playing the other seven deep
in hopes Of capturing a truant
Redskin pass. The Redskins,
however, had a hot -hooflng full
back in Tom Cochran and thought
they might shake him loose for a
long run.
Cochran substituted for Ed
Quirk, whose ailing ankle came
unhinged again and did admirably,
gaining 10 yards On 18 attempts.
His one-yard plunge scored the
Tribes second touchdown, culmin-
ating a 36-yard advance in the
third period.
Baugh directed almost the en-
tire Redskin offense, despite q
shoulder injury in the second Pc
riod. Harry Gilmer came in for
one series Of downs late in the
final quarter and missed three
long throws to Taylor, Eddie
Saenz and Hal Crisler. But Red
skin President George Marshall
has reopened his campaign to use
both Gilmer and Cochran more
on offense and it's a safe wager
that Gilmer, at least, will see as
much action as Baugh next Sun
day. Keeping Cochran on the
sidelines will be difficult, too, after
yesterdays performance.
Marshall. for one, hasn't lost
confidence in his team and is pre-
dieting three wins in q row for it.
Miscues Costly to Redskins.
The Redskins "blew" at least
two touchdowns yesterday. They
were halted on the by an offside
penalty on fourth down in the
first period. Baugh slipped and
was trapped on the II on the next
play. The next time they got the
ball, the Warriors went s6 yards
to pay dirt, Baugh pitching to
Taylor for the last 43.
They got to the Bulldogs in the
second period. only to have al
Baugh pass to Dowda intercepted
by Johnny Rauch. lying fiat on his
back in the end zone, after it was
detected by Sam Tamburo.
Numerous gains were nullified
by holding penalties and once by a
back-in-motion assessment against
lad not even in the play. The
slip-ups meant the difference be-
tween the tie and a landslide vic
tory.
Dick Poillon's out-of bounds
punt on New York's 8 in the third
period. followed by good defensive
work by Redskin linemen, help set
up the second score. Dan Sandifer
returned Mike Boyda's punt to the
New York SO and from there
Cochran and Harry Dowda helped
move it to the /. Cochran went
over on the third down.
The Bulldogs drove rs yards to
score after the opening kickoff,
Bobby Layne passing to Nick
Scollard for the six points.
Rauch's interception of a Baugh
pass intended for Dowda gave the
home team its second scoring
chance in the last period. Layne
uncorked 40-yard heave to Scol-
lard for this one. ..'
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