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upon, will piu-y OWWUII vrcunur day of next week.—S«c Your Tin Can*—Former GopherIs Leading ProPass SnatcherWilbur Moore♦Once Decoy, Now DemonBy Charles Chamberlain.CHICAGO, (/lb— From decoy to demon—thul’s Wilbur Moore,Playing his fifth season for the Washington Redskins, the former Minnesota quarterback has been cut in on Sammy Baugh’s hookup to become the lending pass receiver in the National football league.Moore was just another man inuniform lust year, being used mostly as a decoy while Baugh snapped his arm In the direction of Dick Todd nntr Bob Masterson. Mastcrson still is with Washington and undoubtedly will become another important battery male for Baugh, but Todd has joined the Iowa Seahawks and even Sling in’ Sammy can’t throw the ball that far.Becomes Key Man.Under the Notre Dame system installed this season by Washington’s new coach, Arthur ’’Dutch” Bergman, Moore has blossomed into a key man, gaining 200 yards in two games on 12 receptions, four of which were good for scores.Eddie Rucinski, the Chicago Cardinal’s pitckup from Brooklyn, is the second best receiver with 12 catches for a gain o'f 168 yards, while Green Bay’s Don Hutson, shown up by Moore last week in the Indians’ stunning victory, finds himself going into receivership with only nine catches good for 1-11 yards and two markers In four games. Hutson broke records in 1942.Linkman on Beam.The Bears’ Sid Luckmnn stayed on the passing beam this week with n total of 36 connections in f8 attempts for 719 yards and nine touchdowns. But Baugh in two games lias hit on 29 out of 52 for 357 yards and seven touchdowns to move into second place over the Cardinal Rookie, RonnieCahill.Tony Canadco of Green Bay kept his ball carrying honors with 209 rushing yards in 34 trips, but Harry Clark of the Benrn closed in with 383 yards and Phil-Pitt’s Johnny Butler was a step behind with 179. Butler’s average gain of 0.9 was tops.Dean McAdams of Brooklyn has punted 17 times and averaged 40.9 yards to keep his lead, while Detroit's Harry Hopp, the league's best scorer with seven touchdowns, has booted 21 times t/ average 37.1,•— Snvn Vmtr Tin t
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Council Bluffs Iowa Nonpareil
Council Bluffs, Iowa, US
Wed, Oct 20, 1943
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