Word: baugh
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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They went even crazier when the Redskins scored first in the first quarter after "Slingin' Sam" Baugh had whipped a pass to the Chicago 7-yd. line and Cliff Battles had gone around right end on a fake pass. Then the Bears warmed up and scored two quick touchdowns, both by Jack Manders, the league's leading scorer. The quarter ended with the Bears leading 14-to-7. The second quarter was scoreless, and Redskin rooters moaned when Sam Baugh was pulled out from under four of the larger Bears and was led off the field...
...refer to TIME, Nov. 1 about "Slingin' Sam" Baugh in which you accuse a "particularly idiotic sportswriter" of hanging that moniker on Washington's chunker...
This Year's Hero. Another reason for the Redskins' current popularity is a young man named Sammy Baugh. Last year, a senior at Texas Christian, he was named All-America quarterback. Somewhere in his career a particularly idiotic sportswriter named him "Slingin' Sam" because he threw a football as easily and as accurately as a baseballer throws a baseball. Slingin' Sam's nickname has this year been a double asset. Not only does it fit snugly into headlines, but sports-reading opponents, who always expect a pass whenever Sam Baugh has the ball, are disconcerted...
...crowd of 68,000, anxious to see what Texas Christian could do without their phenomenal passer, Sam Baugh, saw a 150-lb. quarterback named Dave O'Brien complete six forward passes, but fail to score against an aggressive Ohio State team...
...Baugh's rifle-shot passes brought the first touchdown, set the stage for the second that put Texas Christian in a deadlock with Arkansas for the Southwest Conference title, 13-to-0 against Rice...