Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-01

A NC LIE
Complaint Dept.
BY LEWIS +. ATcHlsoN

MR. JOE GLOTZBACH has complaint about our
coverage of the Redskins This isn't unusual We get them
right along from variety Of sources including the Red
skins But Glotzbach entitled to his beef which reads as
follows:
Who are you trying to kid about the Redskns2 One
day you say they going to fight for the title all the
way and the you tell how doomed to defeat
by the Colts
Before every preseason game thus far we have had
to listen to excuses week in advance about why will
lose valantly would rather win luckily, if need be- but
win nevertheless. Will there be club which can
at least think of beating?
COME ON LEW" the letter goes on, "level with us
Do we have decent club? How much can we expect
from Gugemi this year? Is Nolan real pro prospect
What the future of Hecker and Scudero Can Sommer
sve ends so badly? Where's John Miller?
get tired of these half newsmen-haf publicity
agents of the Redskins Let's remember we're newsmen
FIRST and give us the facts-good bad
Most sincerely, Joe Gotzbach"
JOE'S LETTER WAS written the day before the Red
skins upended the Colts 277 which may have answered
some of his questions The Redskins were four-point
underdogs We don't make the odds, but that seemed
to be fair appraisal of the difference between the teams
The Colts just missed winning the Chicago Cardinals
and Philadelphia Eagles, while the Redskins still
cropping and trying different combinations after excel
lent showing against the Forty Miners
We mention odds only because most readers want
idea to which team is supposed to be better
q particular day. and how much better. The men who
make the line, who forecast the outcome in all sports,
shrewd and sometimes guess right But anybody who
bets football game doesn't need bookie He needs
psychiatrist.
THE COLTS HAD big, veteran line, made bigger
and better by the addition of Washngtons Ray Krouse
They had two sound quarerbacks in Johnny Unitas and
George Shaw, who almost well they pass. The
Redskins had one, Eddie LeBaron Ralph Gugiemi could
have been used in pinch, with So could
Dan Nolan But using Nolan would have been like having
a freshman architecture student draw plans for sky
scraper overnight Dan is doing well enough, but takes
time for rookie quarterback to learn where every player
must be on every play Coach Kuharich wanted
to test rookesyoungsers who could foul every
thing one bad play
FOUR POINTS SOUNDED good especially when news
got to the pressbox that Hafback Bert zagers had been
smitten with tonslitis and wouldn't play. Jim Podoley
who was supposed to be resting aihng leg took his
place and was one of the Redskins stars The Colts
unlucky Some of the passes they dropped Unitas in
the first half dsgracefu The Redskins as Kuharich
said, "got lucky at the right time"
Could anybody have figured out that script in adj
vance? And don't overlook the important point that the
Colts were playing their field before FREEDOM
inanty home town crowd
NO ONE CAN say yet how Guglielmi fits into Kuhar-
ichs plans especially with or if Norb Heckers
knee will withstand another season of hard football
Nobody has beaten out Joe Scudero for defensive job
and while Mike ommer is behind the veterans in every
thing but spirit he's got month to catch up.
1t should be good team to watch joe As Bill McPeak
of the Pittsburgh Steelers said Kuharch has of the
leagues best conditioned teams and gets as much mileage
out of it as any coach could
If YOU think I'm Redskins rooter, you're right. I'd
like to see the championship game at Griffith Stadium
December &c. How about you?