Evening star., 1950-10-30

Not to get sentimental but it wasn't much fun to watch
Here was the greatest football history having team
fan apart under his command There especially bad
minutes during which the Eagles scored 81
points by ntercepon OF Baughs passes and tumble by
the aging star.
1T USED TO BE SAID Baugh goes, the Red
skins young sprightly Gmer moved up IN the
place of the with his sanction The suspicion
Gme weighing only ITO pounds was brittle but the
Redskn wasn't particularly worried There always
Baugh in the wings.
not what he'll have to dig quarterback or
temporarily convert Dill Dudley who's played the
position out Tfomaton formal competition Depend
Ing that what Xray pictures showed today regarding
Gmers injury The suspicion that Ball is not optimistic
that Baugh playing his 14h play
quarterback until the Alabama Kid is hale and hearty
To one who had watched Navy team push Penn and
field the before only to lose by so7 count the
seventh consecutive abortve encounter with the
Eagles struck familiar chord For two periods the down.
trodden Marshall outpayed the Eagles only to mu three
touchdown opportunities and trail 1913 But even when II
points behind Washington appeared too potent to be denied
much longer.
But when the second opened Glmer the bench
Baugh the quarterback Not until after the was
established Hairbreadh Harry had hurt early in
going playing defense and that he not only
unable to continue but might be out indefinitely
ALL FAIRNESS Raugh he suffered banged dup elbow
couple of weeks ago. like competitor refused
to offer the injury excuse my arm felt all right Baugh
told Ball. "It wasn't my arm"
The first pass he threw was intercepted ending
of and completed sevenfour to his
three to various and sundy Eagles In sagant
quarter Redskins escaped unharmed but the final
period nightmare. fst
Sam tried screen pass and pushed wobbly, apoogec
little into the hands of Joe Muha who 10
yards touchdown Fynne seconds later while fading
pass into his territory, Baugh hit by
Tackle Jay ball spun his grasp hit the
ground embrace of Johnny Green who
ran unwnded for another touchdowna total
of yards.
it 1913 and the Redskins had alternative but
pitch, willy nily Baugh completed pass but Frank
Reagan no young himself intercepted
yards up Philadephas third touchdown within $50
seconds. that did 1t.
GETTING BACK TO GIINfER'S injury, here's young guy
who has written all him after couple false
This year not only has better than Baug
but his followers convinced he
imagination than Sammy in calling plays.
got hurt playing defense Ball has using him in
secondary when long by the enemy certain
Harry busted his shoulder yesterday first
time into the defense third down
Eagles with half dozen yards Ball expected
pass by Tommy Thompson that's what Ferrane
caught simultaneously Gmer tackled him and got hurt
Ball expected criticism for playing ITO FOUNDER defense
little guy whose presence is necessary oense who
can't afford to get hurt.
But what would you do?" Herman asked he dejectedy
waited the railroad station Here we'd lost four
straight We're trying to win big and it happens that
Gmer not only offensive quarterback but the best
the squad at diagnosing plays by the other club Why
play your second best when the idea is to win? used Gme
hoping that all he'd have to do bat down and he
got hurt. sorry . but 1t all again"