Evening star., 1955-11-14
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW J, ....e,, SIAM
Fabulous IS Correct

TOUulOuS IS 1OFfGGt
ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER OF the san Francisco
Forty Miners press, radio and TV brochure attention
called to aThe Fabulous Fourscme. fu-page picture o
Hugh McEhenny. Joe Perry, X A. little and John Henry
Johnson These are the big backs OF the Forty
Miners although John Henry Johnson conspicuous BY
his absence at Grh Stadium The Others were present as
well as both fabulous and conspicuous They contrived
get shut out for only the second time in San Franchises
pro football history which dates back to 1946 A.D.
The Redskins narrowly avoided the same fate and BY
winning TO, they md themselves in second place
in the National League eastern donl one game behind
Cleveland Details of Ceyeands demise by Philadelphia
after leading ITO and finally blowing it BY ss17 must
be obtained from other sources this game played
elsewhere 1t Is difficult enough try to explain how the
Redskins managed
Normally would come away from an Ivy League
eash this traveller did from YaePrinceton and
TO the pros perform tricks that cannot be done by the
Ives or for that matter other kind OF college football
personnel Unfortunately this does not always happen ii
didn't yesterday The Redskins and were pretty
shoddy considering their past regulations although they
had one thing In with less accomplished teams They
we're 20 bad they were moderately interesting In negative
AT PRINCETON LAST SATURDAY the favored Yales
were seen TO have scored" two touchdowns the rst
euarter without causing the scoreboard to light up It
tilt both times because the ball carrier herocaly
over the goal minus the bah and again when pass re-
SEWER scampered for naught because Of the sins his
wen-meaning teammates up the stretch.
Whether the Yales discouraged Or the Prncetons
encouraged or both the fact remains that the Tigers got
better the Bulldogs the Nassau 49,
Iii Yale, 0.
now this was some ii hours later and the FortysNners
we're making like Yale Only they scored three times wit-
out getting the board Not only so they ued three
held goals At the finish poll Of the FOrtyNiners would
have registered high degree OF indignation having been
forced to travel the country be done Of cr
eay needed victory by the oals threw many white
pieces Of cloth into the air to designate
that 1t ookedke Monday morning in Foggy Bottom AS one
q the Boswels Of the Forty Miners put it:
7 hear Charlie Justice works in the radio booth these
days As far he represents only Justice
in the ball park In my overnight story viii express this
opinion well relate how badly the Forty played
IN THE BALMY weather which only George
Preston Marshall order WILL san Francisco apparently
scored early 62yard pass play Quarterback little
to Billy Wilson, called back and the Forty
penaized is yards for clipping And clip they undoubtedly
did. So much for that simple one.
Not too many minutes later Eddie LeBaron essayed nat
pass and Bobby Luna intercepted for the with
diving catch reason possibly thinking that since
the District Of Columbia Is member Of the National Boxing
Association he took most OF the mandatory 8coun and then
regained his feet and N yards across the goal
Tom DoWd road secretary Of the Red Sox who likes to
eat between baseball seasons 1t living danger
ousy, called Luna back No whistle heard the
side Of the ed although MI Marshall later stated that he
clearly heard least tweet his vantage point which
wasn't on the near side His employees Coach Joe
harch the bench nearby and General Manager Dick
Cam IN the press box above less agreed with the
Chief DoWd stamped his foot KuhariCh said which is
good whistle Dowd doesn't have to blow his whistle to
call the play dead Mccann said. 'e Just say sos
n sx&
COUPLE Or MOMENTS later 1t became coinic-opera
for certain The Forty got down to the Redns
and Joe Arenas plunged and got called back because
Of o6sde. Then pass missed with San Francscans pro-
testing that Defensive Back Dick Aban in the end had
put rasslers hold the receiver Finally the height 81
something reached when Tte with Gordy Soau In the
clear behind the goal, hit post with his throw
That did for San Francisco Wait, not Qutei There
those field goal attempts Soltau, who sounds like
Icy hockey player missed three straight at various
distances like rs, ~ and yards Maybe he Is hockey
player Football aren't supposed TO miss ned goals
inside the 80 Not often, anyway.
IN the Redskins dressing there was much ado by
the brass concerning the stout defense Of the Wasngton
Once In the dim past the Chicago Bears held the Forty
Miners scoreless but other team turned the trick
either In the America Conference the National League
until yesterday. When visitor blithely asked Coach
Kuharch defense has returned to pro football he blandy
replied after what happened today II looks like it,
The coach Is large has large jowls and can hide
tongue In very easily There Is telling how he
really fances his chances oyertake the Ceveand but
Joe has the remainder Of each teams schedule memorized
I'VE got two with Pittsburgh, with New York and
one with the Chicago Cardinals left he disclosed
sAnd Cleyeand7s
They've got two with pittsburgh one with New york and
one with the Chicago Cardinals ieft" i" he replied.
Strange, how football schedules take funny bcunces