Evening star., 1950-09-08
Redskins Leave
For Home After
Beating Yanks
Boil Regards Team
As Serious Contender
For League Title
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BY Lewis F. Atchison
Stor Sfaff Corraspondsnt

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 8.-An ex-
uberant squad of Redskins-con-
vincing winners in all five of their
pre- season exhibition games-was
starting back to Washington today
to get ready for their first league
battle with the Colts at Baltimore
a week from Sunday.
Hepped up over their surpris-
ingly one-sided 24-7 victory over
the New York Yanks here last
night, the Redskins were to leave
here about noon (EDT) and are
due to arrive at Washington Ma
tional Airport about 6 pm. Most
of the players will be quartered,
at least for a while. at the An
napohs Hotel. Beginning Sunday
and continuing all next week, daily
workouts will be held at American
University field.
With the start of the cham
pionship grind still nine days off
championship talk is a bit prema-
ture. and Coach Herman Ball ism t
doing any of it. But he did admit,
after last nights game before a
meager crowd of 1921 in Blues
Stadium, that he believes his team
can be serious contender for the
National Football League title. The
way Bill Dudley is playing could
make even lesser team a factor
Yankee Backs Stopped.
The Redskins fifth'victims were
the same YankS who scored 33
points against the Chicago Bears
"a in an earlier game. Their speed
and potential power had the
leagues grapevine buzzing for
weeks, but the Yanks were amaz-
ingly impotent against the Red
skins.
The Yanks were charged up for
the game and 6-point favorites,
too. but the Redskins outgunned
them from start to finish. Nick
Sebek. third-string quarterback
who is destined to spend much
of his time at right half this sea-
son, was running the team at
the finish and it was a team of
subs at that.
Balls problem now seems to be
one of keeping the teams morale
up for the gruelling title race
ahead, but he doesn't think it will
be much of a problem.
This bunch wants to play foot
ball." he said. we put the stuff
on the board for them and they
get it. My only worry is injuries
(knock on wood. A flock of in
juries in key positions would hurt
us, but if the Yanks played their
game last night and we continue
to play ours, we might sneak
through to championship"
Buddy Young no Problem.
A large part of last nights
crowd had come to see Buddy
Young, the Yanks' Negro speed
ster, step on the gas. But Buddy
was no problem for Balls boys.
Sammy Baugh put most of his
punts out of bounds, safe from
Youngs runbacks, and crafty Dud-
ley bounced his kick-offs into
Yank5 territory, making the ball
difficult to handle while giving
his teammates plenty of time to
get downfield. Young had speed
to burn, but little opportunity to
use it. His best effort was a "a
yard runback of a kickoff after
the Redskins had a ITO lead.
Dudley, whose value to the team
becomes more pronounced with
each game, gave the fans most OF
the thrills, scoring IL points on a
touchdown, 44-yard field goal and
three extra points. He rocked the
Yanks midway of the first period
with a 46-yard touchdown run
on a pass from Baugh that was
reminiscent of Steve Bagarus'
scampering in Griffith Stadium a
few years ago. The play totalled
80 yards, with Dudley running
about 40 more as he criss-
the field.
Bill booted his field goal early in
the third period after Guard John
Badaczewski recovered zolly Toth's
tumble on the Yanks' 38-yard line
Bill was a workhorse on both
offense and defense and he was
given big hand when he left the
field in the last period.
Baugh had another bad night
with wet, slippery football, ac-
(See REDSKINS, Page C-4.)