Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Redskins Play
Packers Minus
Baker Tonight
Sam SideIined
By Mysterious
Back Injury
BY LEWIS r. ATCHIsON
star star. Writer

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three field goals last year gave
the Redskins a 23-l4 victory
over the Green Bay Packers
will miss tonight's fifth annual
Piedmont Bowl game between
the two teams because Of q
mysterious back injury.
(The game will be televised
by video tape at 10 pm. over
WAdAL-7, an hour after the
game actually starts. The
play-by-play broadcast win be
over WTOP).
Bakers injury. not attributed
to football, might sideline the
Redskins ace kicker for ar
indefinite period. II he fails To
respond to treatment. He wa,
unable to lift his leg more thar
several inches yesterday and
was kept in bed under the care
Of DR.. Charles Moore. CHIEF
surgical resident at Baptist
Hospital here.
Bakers loss is q serious blow
to the Redskins. looking foi
their second victory in five pre-
season games.
Anderson Does Kicking
But Sans injury. which
could have been caused by {
restless twist while sleeping
brought to light unknown
punting talent on the part o.
End Bill Anderson. He stepped
in at Johnny Carson's spot las
season after playing halfbacl
at Tennessee and developed
into a flrst-class pass receiver
Yesterday Anderson kicked TIT
ball high and far in an i'm
promptu exhibition following
the final workout.
Anderson's booting promptet
Eddie LeBaron. who used b
do the Redskins punting, Il
take him in hand for q few
pointers. Coach Mike Nixol
also remarked that he nigh
have stumbled on q discovery
That's the way Sam 90
started" Nixon commented.
Against the Packers, how
ever, Eagle Day will handl
the punting because of hi
greater experience. Bob Tonef
will kick of. and either Ralpl
FELTON, or Carson will attemp
field goals. If the team get
within range.
GugIielmi Goes Well
Quarterback Ralph Guglieln
went through another smoott
drill yesterday. giving Nixo
added hope that he'll 60 mos
OF the distance in the gam,
LeBaron looked tired after hi
llla-hour plane trip from Cal
ifornia, but he'll be ready
needed.
The Redskins apparent
suffered no permanent damag
to morale IN last weeks fear
full 52-14 beating by the Chi
cago Bears. They ran throug
their final drill like q teal
with a four-game winnin
streak instead Of q three-tim
loser.
Pass defense may be the Ike
again tonight. with newcomt
Bill Sits from the San Fran
cisco Forty Miners in q Ike
role. Thus far Sits has meas
ured up to Nixon's expectation
but he can't play all four back
field assignments, and yestel
day the offense picked on Be
Scott again. The game will
a big test for the Marylan
rookie.
Packers PINNED
Green Bay, fresh from
14-0 loss to the New Yor
Giants at Bangor. Me-. is 4
fine fettle. The return of En-
Ron Kramer from militar
service. followed by that 9
Ron Dillon, defensive halfbac
who previously announced hi
retirement. buoyed q team al
ready Jumping with colleg
spirit.
Coach Vince lombard ha
installed the Giants offens
which he directed last year q
New York under Jim Lee How
! ell. and the word around tn
league Is that the Packers ar
J at least so per cent better.
Although lombard has fiy
: pass-minded quarterbacks, tn
Redskins expect to see MOI
running tonight, Bart Starr
slated to open at quarterback
with Paul Hornung and Do
Mcllhenny at the halves, an
Jim Taylor, former Louisian
l. a