Evening star., 1955-11-07
sEcoND-sTRINcERs REALLY HUSTLE
TrimbIe Says Redskins
Play Better When Hurt

The Redskins may have sturn-
bled on a new but painful win
ming formula yesterday when
they jumped all over the sur
prised Philadelphia Eagles for q
34-2l victory at Griffith Sta
dunn. The idea would seem to
be to have a couple of their
best players hurt and let substi-
tutes take over.
"They play better when they're
hurt observed Coach Jim
Trimble Of the Eagles after the
game. "They hustled all the way
and that kind Of effort will get
you lots Of breaks"
The Redskins went into action
without Guard Red Stephens,
Who is out with an eye injury,
They lost Fullback Dale Atkeson
with q rib injury early in the
game. and used Halfback Vic
Janowicz only for place-kickinG
and kickoffs because Of q bruised
shoulder. Still they ran UP their
biggest score of the season.
: 1t was also the first time since
1912 that the Redskins have
taken two games In one year
from the Eagles.
Trimhle thought the Redskins
$3.50 victory over his club ir
Philadelphia last month would
be incentive enough to fire ur
the Eagles for the return game
but 1t wasn't. The Redskins hi,
like hattering rams from the start
and never let up.
"A good team makes its
breaks. Trimble observed. sanc
they got II points on three ot
four fuInbles. That hurt US, and
they kept hustling. That's what
beat us. 2
Someone asked what he now
thought Of the waiver deal thai
sent Fullback Rob Goode to the
Eagles for Roy Barni. d defensive
|halfback. Jim shook his head
with puzzled air.
Hes a funny Indian, isn't hep
he replied, half joking.
Goode gained three yards or
five trips with the ball as the
Redskins defense made good 4
promise that their old teammate
wouldn't run wild as some OBJ
servers feared. Rob also dropped
d pass IN the fiat. which he
should have had. To cap an on
afternoon for himself.
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Over In the Redskins DRESSING
room, Trader Joe" KuharicfI
was smiling about his "rinky.
dinks," alias Leo Elter, Jim Nom
achinO and AL DoroW. II was
not disparaging term, as the
coach used it. but merely a way
of illustrating the Redskins
scrambled backfield situation.
we won. 2 interiected George
Marshall, the Redskins BEAM
ing owner. without our LEADING
ground gamer and high scorer.
What more can you ask k?s'
Someone remarked that like
the previous Sunday, when the
Redskins ran up and down the
field all afternoon and were
soundly thumped by the New
York Giants. the Eagles had ali
the best Of the statistics IN this
one.
We've won four games, that's
my statistic. Marshall said.
How does that song 90? You
Can't Take That Away From
Me-
Although the Eagles completed
IS Of 81 passes for 353 yards,
the Redskins coaches thought
the defense was the best it has
been all season. The receivers
were covered, they pointed out,
but caught the ball anyway. This
was particularly true Of the vet
eraI1 Pete Pihos, who could have
been arrested for larceny on d
couple Of his receptions.
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1t wasn't Ralph Felton's fault
that Bobtv Thomason got of sc
many tho VS.. The former Mary
land fuhback greeted the one
time VMI star like q long lost
fraternity brother most Of the
afternoon and was consistently
knocking down Philadelphia
backs.
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Kuharich says he honestly
doesn't know. about the future
Of his Quarterhacks, although
DoroW seems set at halfback,
pending further developments.
Maybe he unused, Il should
be like baseball manager and
say this guy Is going to pitch
this game and that fellow the
next one. But / honestly don't
know. Nobody knew Ralph tGu-
glielmi) was going to start this
game until we announced 1t In
the dressing room. We lthe
coachesl hadn't made up our
minds Until then after talking
it over among ourselves. Ralph
didn't know it,.
Kuharich,s strategy In start
ing GuRiielmf and using Eddie
LeBaron throughout the second
half could have upset the Eagles,
for Trimble thought his men
would recover IN the second half
after their bad start.
The team looked smoother
with LeBaron at the controls.
although the Little Professor
didn't have too much Of an edge
on Goog In statistics. Eddie