Evening star., 1951-10-25
Eagles Always Tough
For Redskins, Review
OF Games Reveals
By Lewis F. Atchison

II LICK 1OQQ is worried ABOUT
Sundays game at Philadelphia, a
review of past games between the
Redskins and the Eagles won't
help the new Washington coach.
Even when the Redskins were
winning championships, the
Eagles were tough, and as Phila-
delphia's fortunes went up and
the Redskins went down, condi-
tions became worse.
The Redskins have been hobbled
by injuries and handicapped on
occasion this year by the lack of a
healthy passer. But it has been
always thus, it seems. In the first
game of the 1888 season between
the teams, Sammy Baugh was put
out OF the game in the first half
with torn shoulder ligaments.
Riley Smith, regular quarterback.
already was on the bench with all
ing legs.
But Max Krause ran 81 and II
yards for touchdoWnS and took a
2l-yard scoring pitch from Baugh
before he left the game, to help
the Tribe exc out 1928 victory.
Oh yes, three Redskins fumbles
set up Eagles touchdowns and the
Tribes pass defense wasn't so hot.
Rallied to Win in 1941.
In 1941 the Eagles intercepted
a couple of Frank Filchocks S
throws to take a 14-0 lead, only to
succumb to a Redskins rally, 81
II. Todd helped set up the win
ming touchdown by taking pass
from Baugh to the Philadelphia 23-
yard line. but the Redskins almost
blew the victory when Jim Cas-
tlglia, then with the Eagles, ran
73 yards before being pulled down
after the ensuing kickoff. 1t was,
rough afternoon for Ki Aldrich.
whose front teeth were loosened
by a set of knuckles. and for Bill
Young, who got bad knee injury.
The 1914 game ended in a 31-31
tie. after Bob Seymour and Larry
Fuller scored on spectacular Red
skin plays. Four of the Redskins
five extra point tries were blocked
one by Larry Cabrelli, now the
Tribes end coach. Even so. the
Redskins were winning with five
seconds to go, when Nick Campo
freda was kayoed and couldn't be
dragged into position to allow
time to run out. The Redskins
had to take time out and on the
one play left, Roy Zimmerman
fired the game-tying touchdown
pass.
1912 Game Memorable.
The 1912 game here was men,
orable, with Bob Masterson
bootlng a l0-yard field goal in
the last 10 seconds from a bad
angle to give the Redskins a 30-27
victory. In that game Twenty
Grand Davis and Ted Williams
got mixed up on kickoff hand
off and fumbled, Ed Cifers recov-
erlng for Washington touch
down. But Andy Parkas tossed
the ball away on another play,
thinking he had stepped out of
bounds, and the Eagles recovered
and went for a score.
The Redskins would prefer to
forget 1916, when they blew a 24-O
lead and lost the game, 1924.
That was the day Fullback Sal
Rosato came in on fourth down
with yards to go and said. Lets
make it, Baugh, with three min
utes to play. thought Coach Turk
Edwards wanted to try to make
the yardage and keep the bail.
Rosato didn't make it and the
Eagles went 40 yards to score and
win.
The 1947 game in Philadelphia
ended in a new league scoring rec.
ord with the Eagles winning, 45-42.
1t was an auspicious debut for End
Bones Taylor, who caught three
touchdown passes. Baugh COM
pleted his l,0O0th pass, gaining
364 of the 387 yards credited to
the Redskins. But the Eagles were
powerful and the Redskins weak
against passes and had the usual
crop of injuries.