Evening star., 1950-10-23
Justice Plays Well,
Draws Even Better;
Second Period Fatal
By Lewis F. Atchison

Even those who have insisted
that Harry Gilmer never would
make the grade as a pro quarter
back were recanting today after
watching the slender kid from
Alabama direct the Redskins
against the Cardinals yesterday
at Griffith Stadium. The team dis
played a clever, new halfback, too,
in Charley Justice, but the trouble
was the Redskins still haven't the
defensive backs to stop the op-
position.
AS result, the Cardinals
waltzed off with a 1923 decision
that showed the Tribe down into
the cellar of the National Foot
ball Leagues American Confer
ence.
The Redskins running attack,
which accounted for mere 125
yards, was nothing to cheer about,
but Gilmer gave 27.856 fans, the
largest crowd of the season, a
baSketfull of thrills by throwing
three long touchdown passes to
Hugh Taylor as he completed II
of 33 tosses for 275 yards. The
blond youngster also ran like q
deer with the ball on a couple of
occasions when he found no re-
ceiver open, and his strategy was
marked by sound Judgment most
of the time.
Pass Defense Leaky.
There were some oldsters in the
stands who remembered when %
points were good enough to win
even a pro game, but the Red
skins were in sorrier shape for
pass defense than the Cardinals.
who weren't too impressive them
selves in that department.
The long-awaited and hoped
for Redskin running game, fea-
turing pitchouts and all the trim
mings of a solid and imaginative
ground offense. failed to MATERIAL
ize. The Tribe tried one pitch
out, with the veteran Sammy
Baugh on the dispatching end.
and it ended in an erroneous sig
nal that backfired into a Cardinal
touchdown.
The negative result of that one
play was enough to make Gilmer
shun pitchouts the rest of the
afternoon. He explained later
that the Cardinals had a wide
defense. an end parked on the
outside. which made him wary of
wide plays.
During three periods of the
game, the Redskins were as good
as the visitors-better in fact. in
the third and fourth-but they
threw the game away in the sec
ond quarter, hectic Is minutes
IN which the Cardinals scored
four touchdowns, two of the gift
variety. to sew up the game.
Baugh Bungles Signal.
The trouble began with Baugh's
pltchout. Sam had Bill Dudley
IN mind as his target, but called
a number not even listed in that
category and in the excitement
IT went unchecked. Baugh tossed
the ball at the unsuspecting Dud-
ley and it bounced off Bills back
into the hands of Tom Wham
Cardinal end, who sprinted a
yards for a touchdown that
boosted the Cards margin to
17-7.
Ihe second break was even
more disheartening and, as it de-
veloped. was decisive. With the
Cards leading, 24-14 and the issue
still in doubt. the usually reliable
Dudley played up too close for
Frank Tripucka's long, high punt,
then misjudged it and fumbled on
the 4-yard line, where Bill Black
burn recovered for Chicago. Two
plays later, Charlie Trippi skirted
end for a touchdown.
Ihls was Sandwiched in be-
tween a couple of long distance
scoring throws by Tripucka, for
mer Notre Damer, who has spent
most OF the season on the bench
suoblng infrequently for Jim
Hardy. The first went to Bob
Shaw for 81 yards and a touch
down when he outran Pete Stout
and the second was to Francis
(Pussyfoot) Polsfoot, for 81 wards
as ne whizzed away from Harry
Dowda. That was the ball game
Both Teams Score Early.
The Cards struck quickly. Elmer
Angsman plunging 2 yards for a
score with scarcely 3 minutes
gone, after Tripucka's pass to
Polsfoot set up the play.
The Redskins retaliated in ex-
actly 33 seconds as Hall HAYNES
launched the counter-thrust with
a 6l-yard kickoff return. Gilmer
(See REDSKINS. Page A-2o3