Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-12
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Hingeon Win Over Giants
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the safety and kick from the
20-yard line. Then. if we got
the ball farther out we'd have
a shot at a touchdown.
1t didn't work out that way.
however. The Lions got the ball
again. this time on their own
20 after Bakers 35-yard field
goal try missed. But Art DeCarlo
intercepted a pass intended for
jug Girard. and with less than
two minutes remaining, Baker
booted the three-pointer from
the 27-yard line that clinched
the victory.
James DazzleS Fans
James run was manufactured
out OF sheer determination and
sent the happy fans home won
dering when they had last seen
a touchdown romp to rival it.
Some thought it was throw
back to Dick Todd's era, others
we're reminded Of Steve Bagarus'
fancy footwork, but most said
they'd never seen nothing like
it before"
Scooter Scudero set it up by
intercepting Layne's pass, after
1t was tipped by DeCarlo on
Detroit's Al. On the first play
of the second period, Dorow
tipped the ball to the 5-foot-9
boy Bandit" from Oregon for
what started out to be a routine
play for a small gain.
No less than three times James
found his way blocked by burly,
business-like. Lions and slipped
out of their grasp. Feet cturn-
ing like a Mississippi stern.
wheeler, he raced down to the.
5-yard line where Bob Long, al
230-pounder from UCLA, grab
bed him with a deadlock that
would have made Stranger
Lewis proud. Then, as disap-
pointed "aaaaw" welled up from
the crowd. James gave one more,
lurch and fox-trotted over the
goal line as his helmet popped
out of the chagrined Lions arms
and rolled over the sidelines.
James, ScuderO Injured
Both James and Scudero were
injured later in the game.
Scooter pulled a hamstring mus
Gle. unsuccessfully diving for
pass, and James wrenched his
left knee. Both were to be X
rayed today. but Trainer George
Lentz feared that Scudero, at
least. might miss next Sundays
game.
Baker, who booted four field
goals in the Redskins 1917 ex-
hibition victory over the Lions in
Buffalo in September. barely
missed two more yesterday. One
was six inches wide and another
appeared to tick the crossbar
and fall on the underside
Bakers punting also played an
important role in the victory.
His booming kicks kept the
Lions bottled up as tightly as a
Scots whisky in the second half.
Although the crowd wanted
the Redskins to win. it also
wanted a look at "Hopalong"
Cassidy, Ohio State All-Ameri-
can. loose in a broken field. But
the Washington defense, featur-
ing Gene Brito at end and the
line backing Of Chuck Drazeno-
vich. Ralph FELTON, and Tavern
Torgeson. had Hoppy hog-tied
throughout the afternoon and he
finished with 10 yards on seven
tries. Gene Goldman was the
Lions leader with % yards on IL
tries.
Big Leon Hart, who scored both
Detroit touchdowns against the
Forty-Niners a week ago. didn't
get in on offense at all. He had
a bruised thigh and was used
only for blocking on punts.
AL Dorow handled most Of the
quarterbacking and called a.
smart game. The Redskins missed
several more scoring chances.
but not through any fault of
their own. They got to the 10
yard line in the FIRST quarter and
had to settle for Bakers l6-yard
field goal. and took another
three-pointer by Sam. from the
20. after begging down on De-
troit's 20 in the second period.
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