Evening star., 1951-08-20
Blocking and lacking
Weaknesses Show Up
In Forty-Niner Game
By Lewis F. Atchison
Ssrr S.rH Tarrnsnondant

Redskins. Coach Herman Ball anc
his aides today began all over
again the task Of trying to put
together a winning team.
The Redskint, looked pretty bao
again yesterday. although they
played better than in the Rams
game. Most of the trouble i.
nothing blocking and tackling
won't cure and with half dozen
new men, including five back from
the All-Stars game, the staff can
begin sitting material all over
again.
A couple of "old guys" frankie
Albert and Strike Strzykalski, put
the skids under the Washington
team yesterday. Albert, handling
the ball like magician, threw
four touchdown passes in COM
pleting IL Of 16 aerials for 195
yards. Strike scored only once
but he spent most of the after
noon like kid at a picnic, piling
up lis yards on IA running plays
Ground Offense Weak.
The Redskins ground ofense,
suffering again from q lack of ef-
fective blocking, netted only 149
yards. Their 28 passes, all but
1.-TWO thrown by Harry Gilmer.
gained 1872 yai dis. One to Bones
Taylor was good for 81 yards, the
days longest gain. and the Sec
ond Washington touchdown.
The Forty Miners, mindful of
last years defeat by the Redskins.
rolled up a $50 lead in the first
half. Like the Rams, they
counted their last six-pointer in
the final seconds--11 before the
finish-on a 44-yard heave from
Albert to Rookie Joe Arenas. The
last two periods, however, found
the Redskins much improved.
Forty-N Miners Score Quickly.
The Forty Miners scored the
first three times they got the ball
as the Redskin defenses failed to
hold. They travelled 56 yards for
their initial touchdown, after
Bill Dudley's punt was partially
blocked, making the last 3 yards
on a pass from Albert to AL Beals
that caught the Redskin second
ary mapping.
They got Dudley's next punt on
Washington's 48-yard line, and
with Albert hoofing IL yards and
Strzykalski, Is. quickly moved
into scoring position. Strike went
over from the 2-yard line.
The veteran Norm Standlee. a
Chicago Bear great in the days of
the great Bears teams almost a
decade ago, smashed over from
the one-yard line for the third
score after a 59-yard drive. The
Forty Miner line swept the goal
line clean Of Redskin forwards on
the touchdown play.
36-Yard Pass Clicks.
Albert fioated a 36-yard pass
to Beals for the fourth score, and
the San Francisco end was far in
the clear.
Whatever Ball said to his men
during the intermission, the Red
skins came back a greatly changed
team, showing some of the fight
expected Of them. They drew
one 15-yard penalty for unnec-
|eSSary roughness. knocked Full
back Joe Perry out of action and
thumped Tackle Ray Collins so
severely he was thrown out of the
game for Slugging.
The count was $50 before the
Redskins finally got the horse coll
lar of their necks, and an inter-
ception set up the Forty Miners
NTH touchdown. They took over
on the Redskin 10 and Albert
promptly tossed the ball to Ed
Lloyd in the end zone. the same
Lloyd who tried out with the Tribe
last year and was dismissed.
Redskin Halfback George
Thomas. who has shown slow but
steady Improvement, reversed his
field and ran 43 yards to the
Forty Miners 12-yard stripe to set
up the Redskins first six-pointer.
Gilmer passed 7@yards to Dudley
in the end zone.
The 81-yard pass play to Bones
followed Albert's 51-yard boot
into the end zone. 1t was fol-
lowed. in turn, by Rob Goodies
successful on-side kick, which
Danny Brown pounced on for
the Tribe on the Forty-Niner's
49-yard line. The home team
held on its own 30-yard line,
however. and took the ball.
Forty Miners Driven Back.
The Forty-Niners reached the
Redskins 7-yard line before pen
Ialties and alert line play drove
them back to the 20, setting up
Gordy Soltau's 31-yard field goal.
Ball shook up the team in the
last half. using Lou Karras, Gene
Pepper and Jim Ricca, rookie
from Georgetown, in the middle
Iof the defensive line on one oc-
lcaSion. with Laurie Niemi getting
a chance as an offensive tackle.
BILLY Cox Of Duke. who joined the
team only yesterday after a six
week session of naval training at
Treasure Island, got in briefly as
q defensive halfback.
Lineups:
| WASHINGTON.
Left end-Taylor, PEBBLES, D. Brown.
ILe{{tt ILe{t facsie-Niemi. Pepper. Karras.
/ Center-Demao. Bates, Quirk.
Right guard--Witucku. DeLaurentis, b
Right tackle = Hendren. Lipscomb
lRicca, Yowarski
RiEht end-sTereshinski. Berrang. Brito
Quarterback-Gilmer, Baugh.
Left halfback-Dudley, Dwyer, Ander.
Rieht halfback - saenz, canady
Thomas, Dowda, Dechard. Zalejski.
Fullback-Goode, Drazenovich. Stewart
SAN FRANCISCO.
Left end--Lloyd Soltau.
Left tackle-Collins, Tanner.
Left guard--Feher, Dow, DeSalvo.
Center-Johnson Wismann.