Evening star., 1951-09-24
Redskins Disappoint
Fans al Alexandria;
Six Cut From Squad
By Lewis r. Atchison

stan mulled over scout reports on
the Lions and began to plan for
next Sunday. Yesterdays game
was the third in 10 days and the
squad played accordingly.
With a half dozen injured reg
ulars decorating the bench, the
team looked about as bad as Ball
feared. 1t didn't bear the slight
lest semblance to the squad that
tripped the New York Yanks,
Giants and Lions, and outplayed
the Chicago Bears in losing a 81
19 verdict. But Ball preferred to
play it that way so to have his
full strength available for the
league opener.
Six Men Dropped.
Six men-Dom Fucci. Ted Cook,
Ernie Zalejski, John DeLaurentis.
Danny Brown and Jerry Hough-
ton, the latter pair second-year
|men-were dropped today, bring
ing the roster to "a, one over the
league limit. All were put on
waivers and it is possible that
those with pro experience, Ia
Ilejski, Brown and Houghton. will
be claimed by other clubs.
The 34th man Is Jim Station.
rookie tackle from Wake Forest,
whose knee was injured in the
College All-Stars' training camp.
Station can be carried until ready
to play, when one man must be
dropped to make room for him.
Yesterdays loss to the Packers
was more of a jolt to the disap-
pointing crowd of about $500 fans
than it was to the Redskins
coaches. With Ed Quirk, Laurie
Niemi, Gene Pepper. Harry Dow
da, Rob Goode and George Thom-
as idle with injuries, the Redskins
expected a rough time. The fans
hoped for smoother, more power
full performance. But the Green
Bay line outplayed the patched-up
Redskins forwards from start to
finish, especially when the Tribe
was at arm's-length from touch
downs couple of times.
Packers Line Stubborn.
The Packers held for three
downs inside their 1-yard line in
the second quarter and stopped
another potential touchdown
thrust on the 2-yard mark in the
third. In the second period the
Packers recovered a Redskins
tumble on the Is to cut off another
threat.
The Redskins also fumbled on
the Packers 30-yard line and had
a pass intercepted deep In their
own territory in the first period,
so their later ineptness was not
exactly unexpected.
The travel-weary Washington
eleven hit pay dirt in the third
quarter on a 31-yard pass play
from Harry Gilmer to Bones
Taylor, with Gene Brito putting
an all-important block on Ace
Loomis. The touchdown tied it
Iup at Tall. but the stalemate
lasted only until the Packers re-
ceived the ball on the ensuing
kickoff.
Thomason Has Great Day.
1t was a pleasant and profitable
Afternoon for Bobby Thomason,
former Virginia Military Institute
quarterback, who completed nine
Iof II passes for 122 yards and
engineered both Packer touch
downs. Just as damaging to the
Redskins defenses was jug Cir
ards running. The Wisconsin
star rounded left end for 80 yards
on the first play of the game,
launching a 67-yard scoring
march. Five plays later. Thoma-
son threw a strike to the same
Girard, who slipped away from
Eddie Salem to go 10 yards for
six points.
Ted Fritsch, who missed two
field goal attempts Of 43 and 29
yards-unusual for him-added
both extra points.
Girard also opened the Pack
ers' second scoring offensive with
a 22-yard sprint around right end.
Thomason's passes to Carlton Ell
lott, former Virginia end, and
Halfback Fred Cone from Glenn
son, followed by another to
Girard. put the ball in scoring
position on the 2-yard line. Jack
Cloud of William and Mary took
it over from there.
Heath Goes for Eight.
Halfback Leon Heath made his
pro debut in the second quarter
and carried the ball once for
yards. It was the last 8, as 1t
developed, of a 69-yard advance
which was halted about an inch
short of a touchdown. Heath
suffered damaged rib cartilage
in the All-Stars training camp,
and as 1t still pains him, Coach
(See REDSKINS, Page A-18.)