Evening star., 1953-09-14
Doll, Defensive Back,
Acquired by Redskins
After Loss 10 Lions
By Lewis F. Atchison

Inc REDSKINS acquired q gOOQ
defensive back from the Detroit
Lions today and prepared to drop
at least five unsuccessful aspir-
ants for the team following yes
terday'S 31-to-17 defeat by the
league champs in the rain at
Buffalo.
Don Doll, veteran halfback
from Southern California. was
traded to Washington by the
Lions after yesterdays game. In
return, the Redskins gave un-
disclosed draft choices for 1854
and 1855. Doll, who is 81,
stands 5-feet-11 and weighs 1876
pounds. will join the team imme-
diately.
Doll, a four-letter winner at
Southern Cal, intercepted IL
passes, a Detroit club record,
two years ago. He was picked as
the most versatile" player in
the 1850 East-West game and
the RedSkin players regard him
as one of the best defensive backs
in the league. The squads re-
action to the news of Dolls ac-
QUESTION was a unanimous
good
Meanwhile, Coach Curly Lam
beau and George Marshall will
get together later today to decide
which players will be dropped.
Marshall, president of the Red
skins, insists on at least five and
Lambeau is ready to WELD the ak.
Davis Injured Again.
Andy Davis almost automati-
cally eliminated himself yester-
day when his shoulder was dis
located for the third time in five
games. Even Andy is convinced
now that only an operation will
make the shoulder right, after
hoping that a Rube Goldberg
brace would enable him to play.
He'll be out at least six weeks
and Marshall probably will want
to put the former George Wash
ington University star on the re-
serve list and bring him back
next season.
Getting Doll should help a
defense weakened by injuries to
Hall Haynes and Harry Gilmer,
but aid at quarterback is needed
even more urgently. Jack Scar
bath went all the way again yes
terday. while Eddie LeBaron sat
on the bench, and with each
passing game it is more obvious
that the Marylander isn't ready.
Coach Buddy Parker of De-
troit picked this position as the
Redskins most glaring weak
ness, and Coach Jim Trimble of
the Philadelphia Eagles agreed.
Trimble, one of several pro
coaches and scouts in the press
box, picked numerous flaws in
the Washington strategy as the
game went along One example
was a play giving the ball to
Charlie Justice on an off tackle
run Immediately after Choo
Choo had reeled off a 41-yard
gain. Justice was tired and his
line buck failed.
PaSSerS Have Bad Day.
Scarbath completed three out
of II passes for So yards, and
two went to Bones Taylor for
touchdowns. Working with a
wet ball, Bobby Layne didn't
have much more success for De-
troit. completing seven of 81
throws for 1913 yards and one
touchdown. Each had two passes
intercepted.
Scarbath has the same trou-
bles that bedeviled half a dozen
predecessors, including LeBaron.
He gets feuled up in the COM
plicated T-formation signal sys-
tenn. frequently putting together
numbers that simply don't add
up to play.
Scarbath can correct this in
time. Lambeau hopes that get
ting LeBaron back in action will
help. The coach thinks he can
tutor Jack on the sideline while
LeBaron is directing the team
and show him what plays to
call and when to use them. A
more disturbing problem is Scar
baths lack of finesse in ball
handling and his seeming in
ability to make snap throws.
It was a fairly good game for
the 23.088 fans who braved the
rain and blustery weather. The
Lions showing the benefit of 10
days rest, started quickly but
stopped just as quickly and
needed couple of breaks to get
their two-touchdown margin.
A disputed tumble, recovered
by Harley Sewell, rookie guard,
in the end zone. gave the Lions
the first of two third-quarter
touchdowns. Justices tumble of
a punt, with the ball recovered
by Jim Martin on the Wash
ington "a. set up the final score.
Referees Ruling Hurts.
Whether it was tumble that
Sewell recovered or an incom-
pleted pass was a technical mat
ter, resting on Referee Vans
Wallace's Judgment. That
worthy ruled it a tumble and
allowed the touchdown to stand.
(See REDSKINS, Page A-170