Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-14
Redskins Face
Future With
Lone Breather

|hVIIC OICulbIGI
Continued from Pare Are
Charlie Conerly worked the
Giants 10 midfield on passes TO
Schneider and Kyle Rote. De-
fensive Halfback Bert Zagers
had Schneider well covered. but
the 6-foot-4 end appeared TO
give him q shove. Schneider
then caught the bah and
dropped to both knees on the
Washington q.
Both Back Judge Joe Muhn,
substituting for Jim Hamer.
and Field Judge Jim Kane
were close enough to see the
play. but neither called an in
fraction despite q chorus OF
b00s from the crowd. The Red
skins bench protested loudly
and bitterly. but in vain. The
Giants got the gain and I'VE
plays later Conerly threw q
Jump pass to Schneider In the
end zone for q touchdown.
KuhaFich Disguised
Kuharich was plainly dis
gusted by the call. but in the
dressing room after the game
refused to ofhcially comment
on II.
i've seen II happen before"
was all Joe said. and you al
ways set II when 1t kills you"
George Marshall, president
OF the club. was more out
spoken.
you fellows win 90 along
many years before you'll see
ofnciating that bad again." he
said.
A protest to Commissioner
Bert Bell would be useless,
and. unless he has q change
Of heart today, Marshall win
not sQuawk. officially. But It is
a foregone conclusion that he
blistered Bells ear. via long
distance. last night.
A. critic could find flaws
aplenty in the Redskins play
yesterday. but not their spirit.
Even after aging Ben Aga
janian booted a 50-yard field
goal, q record for both the
Giants and for GrifIith sta
dunn. which gave the Giants
a 24-l3 edge. the Redskins con-
tinued TO tight.
Great Catch BY Carson
LeBaron. who completed i3I
OF % passes for 229 yards and
two touchdowns, engineered a
T5-yard drive, eliminating In
q l2-yard pass to Johnny Car
son for Washington's second
and last touchdown. Carson
made q thrilling, finger-tip
catch on the New York goal
line. after taking two defensive
backs out Of their socks. Bak-
er's kick made 1t 1920. and
again the Giants were in
trouble.
Following the kickcff. Bobby
Epps. 205-pound speedball. ex-
tricated the champs with a
surprise burst of left tackle
that ended 81 yards away on
the Redskins 22-yard line.
Conerly passed 70 Webster
on the l-yard line and then
tried two quarterback sneaks.
He gained 6 inches on the first, |
but lost control Of the bah on |
the second. It bounced sout Of
his hands and Norb Hecker re-
covered in the end zone for
the Redskins for a touchback
LeBaron. marshaling the
Redskins for one last try. took
his teammates from the Wash
ington 20 to its own 4S-yard
line on passes TO Don Rosseler
and Carson. but the Giants
braced and took the ball on
downs.
Epps Leads Attack
The New Workers. featuring
Epps. who gained lis yards
on Is carries. ripped through +
the Redskins defenses for SIS I
yards on IL plays for their /
second touchdown. Epps started I
1t with q 17-yard slam through |
tackle. and Clifford finished It
with a l-yard plunge over right
guard. Agajanian added all |
three extra points.
Podoley. looking better with |
each start. was the Redskins /
pacemaker. with AZ yards on |
the ground and 100 through !
the air on three receptions. I
Carson caught a half dozen /
passes for 100 yards.
Podoley's escape bordered on
amazing. with both Bookman
and Patton. neither one slow,
on him. But Jim lost no time
getting away from there and
with each step the former
trackman inched away from /
his pursuers.
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