Evening star., 1961-12-18
James Memorable Showinq
Reflected in Sons Eyes ~

day as reporters and team
mates crowded around Dick
James to congratulate the Red
skin halfback for his record
smashing performance against
the Cowboys.
The 5-foot-9, lisp d
James scored four touchdowns
and "a points. both Redskin
records, in pacing his team to
a 34-24 victory-its first in *
league games. But during those
wonderful moments after the
final gun, which live long in an
athletes memory, the former
Oregon back looked 7 feet tall
to his son Randy.
Randy is ALL and weighs all
of 81 pounds, a fact that clouds
his vision of a football career
someday. But as he looked at
Pop his saucer-like eyes burned
like l,000-watt bulbs. His chest
would have made muscular An
tonino Rocca seem like a Cas-
per MilktoaSt. He was bursting
with pride.
Dicks Biggest Day
James, who also ended up as
the Redskins leading ground
gamer for the year, smiled
through a mask of mud as he
posed for pictures with Coach
Bill McPeak and Quarterback
Norman Snead.
1t was a red-letter day for
all three-McPeak's first vic
tory as a head coach and
Snead's first as a pro. But l3-
year-old Randy didn't even see
McPeak and Snead. He had
eyes only for Dad. Randy,
along with some $4,000 adults,
knew that his Dad was the
Redskins big guy yesterday.
James said Randy's weight
worries the boy. but shouldn't.
Il wasn't much bigger than
he is, about So, 113 pounds,
when I started playing high
school football" Dick related.
Hell be bigger than am, and
he's got wonderful balance. We
talk about football all the time
and he plays at school every
Saturday. He came home the
other day and told me he's
just discovered he could cut.
He said he found he could
run between boys and make
good gains. I guess he always
outran them before. You've got
to have good balance to be able
to cut we'll. and he's got it. He's
going to be all right"
Award Brings Worries
James, honored Saturday
night by the Redskins Alumni
as the teams outstanding player
Of the year, James confessed
that he was worried about not
having a good day.
Il didn't sleep all week after
being notified that they had
picked me-" he said. II kept
thinking, Won't that be a fine
thing-to get the trophy Satur-
day night and mess up the very
next day. 1t really worried me-"
A glance at Randy was
enough to tell that he didn't
buy that story. His dad mess up
a football game? Not a chance.
Dick said he was we'll aware
that he had broken a club
record when he scored the
fourth touchdown on a we'll
executed 39-yard run in the big
third quarter.
Remember I tied the record
two years ago in st. Louis
when they beat US. 1921. in
the opening game" he said.
so today I knew I broke it
when I got the fourth. I won't
deny that it's a thrill and Il
got a kick out of it, but the
big thing was winning"
Nine Shared Old Record
Nine players shared the old
record Of three touchdowns in
one game. End Bones Taylor
doing it five times and Andy
Farkas three. Farkas also
owned the club record Of 20
points in one game, which
James topped. Andy, now an
insurance executive in Detroit,
scored three touchdowns and
two extra points against the
Cleveland Rams in 1888.
A reporter questioned Snead's
call from the 1-yard line in the
fourth period, on which the
quarterback went over for the
touchdown. James carried six
times on the 45-yard march
for Is yards and some thought
he should have had a chance
to get the last touchdown.
II thought about it," Snead
said, but Dick said Punch it
over so just carried it my
self"
James didn't recall saying it,
but he said it could have been
that way.
THE important thing was to
get the touchdown" he said.
I'VE needed this game"
Carries 27 Times
James carried the ball q
times, seven short of Cliff Bat
ties all-time Redskin one ne-game
record. He gained 146 yards, "A
short of Johnny Olszewski's 1870
against the Browns here two