Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29
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There Is No Form

IN BALTIMORE THESE DAYS people thinking
It's fun being Baltimorean any Only 10 days
ago the football Colts were threatening to wrap the
leagues Western Division title early Today they
better off, possibly not well Off the Redskins among
others.
Things began to go badly the Colts long after
sputnk sent whirling off into space They
beaten in three games and with II minutes played of
the third quarter Detroit on October 20 the Colts
beating up the Lions. 273. Incredibly they lost the
game. 3l-27
That was two Sundays ago Last Sunday lightning
struck again. With 20 seconds left to play and the Colts
in front by 2ll7 Par Of the Green Bay Packers
hit Bill Howton with pass. The Packers out A-2l
on a play that covered rs yards.
This is unbelievable, in football In total of
i24 he last 95 against the Lions and last 20
against the Packers Baltimore has lost games and
the division lead San Francisco has the lead now.
To add insult to injury. Baltimore gendarmes even
barred 1000 spectators from the stadium because
they carrying a standard lubricant for football
a cold, cold afternoon One gentleman OF acquaintance
learning that he must etson his supply in order to gain
admtance put 1t this way: Freezing I don't mind
carry the stun for when the game comes down to the
hnal few seconds"
BETTING ON PRO FOOTBALL is way to make
easy living except, possibly, for the truly occult
Earlier in the the Colts waloped the Packers in
Milwaukee by 45-17 Last Sunday 1t supposed
although different from those ideas Of the Redskins
That was quite football squad Coach Joe Kuharich
sent against the favored Giants in New York to begin
this week True New York barely licked the Redskins,
A-2O in Washington. But there was nothing tangible
TO support the belief that couple OF weeks later the
Marshall A. c. would be two touchdowns and field
goal better than their conquerors.
Same way with the two Chicago Cardinals-Redskins
games In Chicago it 37l4 Redskins. Playing again
at Grifith Stadium the Redskins hit rock bottom and
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to point up that in football especially pro football there
Is no such animal as form.
THE TELEvIsIoN CAMERAS sending the Redskins
Giants picture back to Washington caught what several
viewers know felt highly significant closeup As
you must remember the Giants took the initial kickoff
and moved 80 yards for TO lead that came easily
as to suggest rou The pro champs were chewing up
the Washington lire and befuddlng the secondary with
their passing game.
Then Ed Sutton, the rookie from North Carolina,
broke loose for 23 yards to tie it TT When he came
of the field to make way for the cekicking unit the
Redskn bench greeted Sutton like conquering hero
you could it plainly the Tv screen" remarked
one stay home student OF the pasme Those Red
skins high kites for the game Nothing they did
after that score-and it all good-surprsed me-"
Next Sunday things get hotter in the pro league
Playing with the enthusiasm, skill and breaks.
Washington could very well knock of the Cleveland
Browns now leading the Eastern Division. And II the
San Francisco Forty Miners happen to be pped up by
Detroit they might well start the season from scratch
for most of the IL teams.
AS OF NOW, THERE is no team you could write off,
not the Chicago and Philadelphia Eagles, each
with only victory With their % record the Redskins
aren't much worse off than the Giants and Steelers in
their division
1t is just as well, perhaps, that Kuharch's young
men are playing the Browns in Cleveland Az home the
Redskins have yet to win but on the road they are
batting 6e7 and they score bg-37 points in Chicago and
81 in New York making for NICE round total OF 49,
Naturally 1t is to be hoped the Redskins eventually
will win battle in their backyard. But at the mo-
ment the Washington fan is better of than his baltimore
counterpart He his beloved Colts blow sure de-
esons both on his Tv screen when the team Is away
and live at home.
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