Evening star., 1950-11-27
By Lewis F. Atchison

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factor in the National Football
League championship picture, but
not because of yesterdays 1928
victory over the Baltimore Colts
before 21,275 prospective pneu-
monia patients at Griffith Stad-
ium.
Actually. the result merely
lifted the Tribe out of the cellar,
giving the Colts sole possession.
But happenings on other pro foot
ball fronts contrived to put the
Washington eleven in a position
to help decide the championship.
The Cleveland Browns. to be spe-
cific, wind up their season here
December 10. and the Redskins
might knock 'em out Of the
American Conference title.
After what happened in Cleve-
land November 10, 1t isn't unrea-
sonable to believe the Redskins
can do it, although it would be
quite an upset. If Coach Herman
Ball had had Sammy Baugh to
do the passing in Cleveland, as he
did yesterday. the Redskins prob
ably would have won. Both Baugh
and Harry Gilmer will be ready
for the return game and the team.
as whole. may be in better
physical condition.
Play Steelers Next.
Ball Is more Immediately con-
cerned with next Sundays game
with the well rested Steelers in
Pittsburgh. A consistently hard
hitting team. a game with the
Steelers is like a double header
with a cement mixer for the Red
skins. Win or lose, the Redskins
usually limp home on one leg, with
one eye closed and one arm in q
sling. They came through yester-
days game without serious dam.
age.
Ball would like to finish out the
season with a three-game win.
ming streak, which wouldn't hur1
when he sits down to discuss 1851
plans with George Marshall. presi-
dent of the club. But a win over
the Browns might be enough tc
guarantee his return as head
coach.
Baugh yesterday completed q
of SO passes for 291 yards, includ-
ing three touchdown tosses, and
also sneaked over from the one
yard line for the Redskins first
score in the second period. This
touchdown eliminated 60-yard
advance, featured by a 56-yard
pass play with Eddie Saenz on the
receiving end.
Goodnight Scores Twice.
Sammy threw two scoring
passes to Clyde Goodnight, the
first good for % yards and the
Redskins second touchdown ir
the second quarter, and the mex
good for 81 yards in the thirc
period. Baugh also pitched on,
for the same distance to Hugh
Taylor for the Redskins fourth
touchdown in the final period
Saenz scored the last touchdown
on a 13-yard dash around end
after a 22-yard run by Bill Dud
ley and a 27-yard throw from
Baugh to Goodnight had moves
the ball into scoring position.
The Colts took an early leac
when fleet Billy Stone picked &
hole at right guard on the fourth
play from a scrimmage and racec
73 yards straight down the middle
for a touchdown. The Baltimore
team got back in contention al
most at the start of the second
half when Y. A. Title hit Enc
Paul Salata with a pass good fol-
81 yards and 6 points, cutting the
RedSkin lead to 17-14. But the
Redskins made it 31-14 before the
visitors scored again and the last
three touchdowns, one by the
home forces, made no difference
to any one except those betting
gentry who had made the Red
skins 10-point favorites.
One of the Colts late scores, the
most sensational of the afternoon
(See REDSKINS, Page AID