Evening star., 1950-08-31
Redskins Facinq
Tough Foe After
Beating Lions
PIoy Yonks Next Week
Lone, Walker Steel
Show in Dallas
BY Lewis F. Atchison
Stcr Staff Corrs.pondent

star Staff Correspondent
DALLAS, Aug. 31.-Shaken and
surprised but with their four
game winning streak intact. the
Redskins headed for Kansas City
today for the windup of their
exhibition tour. thankful that they
won't have to face Bobby Layne
and Doak Walker again this
season.
The Washington team came
from behind three times to win
a 1924 thriller from the Detroit
Lions in the Cotton Bowl last
night, but the individual feats Of
Layne and Walker far overshad-
owed the Redskins triumph in
the eyes of SO, 500 faithful Texans
who saw the game. It was sup
posed to be an All-Texas night.
but the Washington contingent Of
Lone Star Staters failed to match
the brilliant feats Of this pair.
The game was somber re-
minder for the Redskins that from
now on the road gets rocker.
Next Thursday at Kansas City
they go up against the rejuvenated
New York Yanks. favored by
many to battle it out for the
championship. Coach Herman
Balls men will have to improve
over last night to beat them and
make a clean sweep Of their ex-
hibition schedule.
Sparkplugs for Lions.
Walker and Layne. spurred on
by the roar of a friendly crowd,
were slightly terrific last night.
They were the sparkplugs of a
pretty fair football team Coach
Bo McMillin sent on the field.
The Lions held the Redskins to 80
yards on the ground, and did it
without the help Of Leon Hart,
the big end, who was out with
a bad ankle.
1t was disappointing occasion
for Sammy Baugh, who had hoped
to show the crowd he still ranks
with the best passerS in football.
With virtually no help from his
blockers. Sam had trouble in get
ting of his throws and had to
run for his life most of the time.
Baugh also was frustr ated twice
6 inches from the goal line when
the sturdy Detroit line stopped
him from scoring on a quarter
back sneak. That was in the
final period when he piloted the
Redskins on a 80-yard march for
their winning touchdown. Rob
Goode, baked on his first smash
the same distance from the goal,
finally plowed over with plenty to
spare on fourth down.
Baugh completed 8 Of II passes
for 103 yards, most Of them en-
route to the winning touchdown,
but it was Harry Gilmer, also
suffering from a lack of protec-
tion, who pitched the Tribe back
into the ball game after Detroit
had taken an early 14-0 lead.
Gilmer completed 6 of his 10
passes for 1853 yards and two
touchdowns.
Layne. the blond youngster who
failed to make the grade with the
Bears. and Yanks, completed II
out of Is passes-9 in a row and
9 for touchdowns-before he was
injured and left the game. Big
Paul Lipscomb, Redskin tackle
who eventually was evicted, along
with Howard Brown of the Lions,
for fighting in the fourth period.
laid Layne low with a vicious
tackle in the third period.
Walker Elusive on Passes.
Before Layne left the game he
and Walker gave the fans some
thing to remember them by. The
Redskins line, which held the
Lions to so yards on the ground,
did its full share in gaining VIC
tory, but Walker and his play
mates had the Tribes secondary
talking to itself for three periods.
Walker gained only "a yards on
eight trips with the ball, but was
as elusive as a ghost on the re-
ceiving end of passes. He caught
six tosses for 1913 yards.
The Lions, with Layne pitching,
struck quickly for a score the first
time they got the ball. A toss to
Walker for 36 yards put the ball
on the Washington 26-yard line,
and a 24-yard throw to Cloyce
Box completed the 71-yard touch
down advance. Walker added all
his teams extra points, while Bill
Dudley did likewise for the Red
skins.
Detroit went 80 yards for its
(See REDSKINS, Page C-3.)