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iti Has * Skins in as MONDAY. November 1, 1943—A—14 Baugh Soaring East West Faces Crisis f -- Pass Record Lose or Draw Scoring Bear-Packer Struggle Win, Sam Makes By BURTON HAWKINS. Easily Sunday May Settle All But Shaughnessy Enjoy Offensive Football Downs Clark Shaughnessy's suggestion that collegiate football de-emphasize Dodgers Sector Title Race offense by increasing first down requirements from 10 to 15 vards should Bv WALTER McCALLLM. By the Associated Prena. be a shot in the arm to professional football, which blithely ignores the eastern defense and Riding atop division The Chicago Bears and Green Bay concentrates on satisfying the customers. of the National Football League long the of Shaughnessy s theme revolved around the idea Packers, powers the that touchdowns are with a cushion over 2-game the National Football League s Western becoming cheap, that sizable scores reflect the trend toward offensive second place Philadelphia-Pitts- division, have shared the emphasis and that something should be done about It spotlight it. may be signifi- team, the Redskins were back cant that he is burgh in the pro football fraternity, with making the suggestion to aid defense in a season when in town today with a winning their Sunday struggle to settle his Pittsburgh team is no offense likely displaying against any sort of sturdy streak of four straight games to the opposition. sectional championship and send I carry against the Philpitts in Phil- the winner against the Eastern di- Strangely, Shaughnessy suddenly has awakened to the need of de- adelphia next Sunday. vision the fensive measures in a champion in title scrap. season which has seen his team walloped, 40-0, by Possessor of a new Green a 35-21 victor over viiea! leases a no <11-11 ov Notre Dame. league passing Bay, tha record made in 48-10 New York Giants yesterday before When Shaughnessy’s teams at Stan- Lions and Chicago Cardinals yesterday's win over the 46,208 fans at New York, could create ford were steamrolling the opposi- struggled futilely in 1940. pitiful Brooklyn Dodgers at Brooklyn is a tie in the Western division by tion Mr. Shaughnessy was making Those Cardinals, incidentally, have Sammy Baugh, Mr. Redskin himself. Sam- beating the Bears, and should they no surh suggestions. | compiled a strange record in that my shattered the league mark as do that the Packers will be favored There Is no indication that in- department. The Cards have fig- terest is the Skins ran rougshod over the to annex the sectional crown, what slumping either on the col- ured in 9 of the league's 15 score- Dodgers before 11,471 people at Eb- with facing an easier schedule than legiate or professional front, at least less tiffs and on 5 occasions their bets Field, tossing six touchdown the Bears in remaining games. when outstanding teams collide. foe was the Bears. The point is, j passes for a total of 376 yards. That The only blot on the Bears' record The Notre Dame-Navy engagement though, that in pro football the w'as only 86 yards short of the total is a 21-21 tie placed there by the was the bait that drew 82.000 cus- chances of seeing a scoreless tie are yardage gained by the Redskins. Packers in their first collision this tomers at Cleveland on Saturday negligible, which is all right with season. Green Bay still is and on the same day 71,000 fans sat the fans. Sixteen of Sammy's 28 passes hanging were as the former on as a threat to the Bears and through a downpour at Philadelphia Yesterday’s pro games saw some Completed Texas Christian star when they battle Sunday at Chicago to view the Army-Pennsylvania whopping scores, what with Wash- threw' scoring heaves twice each to Wilbur Moore the Bears will be impressed with the game. ington mauling Brooklyn. 48-10; and Joe once necessity of winning. Green Bay thumping New' York. 35- Aguirre and each to Farkas Should Green Bay beat the Bears Fans Not 21; the Chicago Bears crushing De- Andy and Bob Seymour. Complaining Farkas scored the they will have identical records of troit's Lions, 35-14. and the Steagles other Redskin tf there is re- over from the five triumphs, one defeat and a tie, any danger being walloping the Card's, 34-13. Despite touchdown, sliding flected in that sort, of interest we'd line. but the Packers then will have a the di aft-created uneven distribu- 2-yard it is in the comparatively easy slate, say ticket sellers, who tion of outstanding players, however, For 27 minutes Brooklyn made it meeting may be crushed in the rush. And the winless Cardinals, the likewise pro football this season is display- a ball game and Coach Pete if there is out of line in winless Brooklyn Dodgers and ths anything ing an attendance increase in a year Cawthon had high hopes of a first the it still is due to a dif- Steagles. scoring when baseball patronage slumped. league win as the Skins trailed at ference Bears Must Curb Hutson. in talent, for there have Virtually all interest in the East- the end of the first quarter 10-7. been no when Remaining for the Bears would be complaints evenly ern division championship of the Then Baugh wheeled into action. matched teams games with the improved New York get together. pro league has evaporated, w'hat He threw the ball from every angle Giants, Washington and the Cards. There were no complaints when with the Redskins romping away and for various distances to Aguirre. The Bears will concentrate on Navy heat Duke. 14-13, in a whale with honors, but 46,208 spectators Moore. Seymour and Farkas and stopping the amazing Don Hutson, of a struggle and there apparently witnessed the Green Bay-New York I Cawthon s jaw dropped by the of course, and in so doing will at- was considerable action in that 13-13 game yesterday. That would be an second. tempt to succeed where the Giants tiff Army and Pennsylvania pro- indication that when pros tangle ac- hv Fight Over Half Time. tailed. Against the Giants Hutson duced. There is nothing wrong tion is guaranteed. By half time the game was as tossed a 38-yard touchdown pass— wi'h football that peace won't cure. | Customers Like [good as over for Washington led. the first of his career—scored two There have been some mountain- Scoring The of- 21-10. and Brooklyn never threat- touchdowns and booted five extra ous scores on the collegiate front pros admittedly emphasize fense. Their on ened thereafter. Baugh was the as the Packers scored two this season because there has been goal posts are the points hero as he stood far back of the —.... five goal line, where they belong, and so touchdowns in the final minutes. a tremendous variance in talent. The ATTENTION, BERGMAN! Come alter when those field goals and points after stalwart Redskin line, calmly pick- Sunday next Lions tupper left), getting off a 15-yard pass to Harry Hopp He's the league's leading scorer wntn strictly civilian teams are getting receivers and touchdowns come easier. Their ing tossing payoff Detroit's Lions invade Griffith Stadium, here's a maneuver that (lower left). 53 points. kicked around, as expected, but pass- Grounded, near Sinkwich, is Tackle Bill Stein- ing restrictions are less passes. be with Meanwhile the Bears displayed come the armistice and talent will stringent might guarded against profit to the Redskins. Snapped kemper of the Bears '35' and at the right is Center Alex than collegiate rules, they run with Midway of the final quarter Red-: ! their big gun still is firing accurately. be distributed more evenly. yesterday at Chicago it shows Halfback Frankie Sinkwieh of the Wojciehowicz of the Lions. —A. P. fumbles and doesn't cease when skin Coach Dutch Bergman yanked Wirephoto. Sid Luckman fired three touchdown Such scores as 45-0 and 50-0 are play a ball carrier’s touches the Sammy after he had played 53 passes to match Sammy Baugh's regrettable, of course, but. we can finger turf. minutes and soon sent in his second ; output of 14 for the season as the see no cause for with a complaint Bears mauled the Detroit The pros are out to give Ihe cus- team. That outfit scored the final Tech Clash Odell's Lions, 21-20 or 35-28 score. If Georgia Mothershead games along touchdown with Farkas, Big Day Against Felix, 35-14. before 25.187 at Detroit. tomers some and the cus- only reg- Army that line indicate touchdowns are scoring tomers aren't complaining. The ular backfield man in action, going The philadelphia-Pittsburgh entry, being cheapened, we'd say continue won't either, if col- over for the score. as which will battle the Redskins Sun- the trend. The customers aren't pros complain, To Test L. S. U. Starts All-America Chatter Win Club Golf Titles at moved into ser- legiate moguls adopt Shaughnessy s Two minutes and 14 seconds day Philadelphia, objecting. By CHARLES WELSH, the touchdown bv to offense. It after the kickoff fell tying by snatching : ond place in the Eastern division plan de-emphasize opening Baugh Assoria pd Prrs* Sports Wnter Joe the Cardinals, 34-13. The would mean more fans would turn back and tossed a pass from his Michaels’ pass from the hands beating Touchdowns Pros Bowl PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 1 Robust three touchdowns Help to to be assured of action.