Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-13
REDSKINS WHIP BEARS, 28 II
Baugh Passes
Team to Win;
II

CHICAGO, Dec. 13 CUP)- All
the great one-man football feats
of the past faded into hazy obscur-
ity today in the wake of Sammy
Baugh's dynamic exhibition of
courage and passing in leading the
Washington Redskins to the ma
tional professional football cham
iopnship.
The mighty achievements of Jim
Thorpe. Ernie NeverS, Red Grange,
Brick Muller, George Gipp. Elmer
Oliphant and other gridiron i'm
mortals were forgotten this day
at least, as the football world paid
homage to the tall Texas boy with
the mighty right shoulder
Baugh lee the Redskins to 28-
81 triumph over the Chicago Bears
at Wrigley Field Sunday before
1873 Shiyering spectators. When
Baugh limped off the field bruised
and battered in the last 2 minutes
of play, the crowd rose to cheer
him.
Players of both teams wore rub
ber-soled basketball shoes to give
them better traction on the frozen
field. Thrill on thrill piled up
during the dazzling offensive game,
which was enlivened by a near
free -for-all fight when Dick Plas-
man, Bears end ran into the
Washington bench after taking a
pass in the fourth period During
this bitterly fought final period
the Redskins had to halt two VIC
ious Bear drives, once at the %
yard line and again on the 7-yard
line. u .=ts
Baugh alone annihiliated the
Bears. The l85-pound Texan. conly
two men who played were smaller
than he) pitched "a passes with his
deadly right arm, and completed
II of them for total of 352 yards,
four more than the entire Bears
team gained. He had one inter-
cepted and his teammates dropped
several they couldn't hold bacuse
of icy fingers.
Baughs sling-shot arm sent
Washington Winging away in front
with a touchdown in the first nine
minutes of the opening period.
Cliff Battles slithered yards off
tackle and for the score after
Baugh's passes had accounted for
38 yards in a 52-yard march.
Then the Bears surged back with
two touchdowns in five and one
half minutes to lead, AT, at the
end of the first period and also the
first half. Jack Manders, Bears
halfback who played heroic game
in defeat, scored both touchdowns,
the first on 11-yard power plunge
and the second on pass from
Bernie Masterson which netted 38
yards.
Baugh, who had the heel of his
right hand skinned raw in the first
period, left the game in the second
period after a savage tackle which
severely bruised his right hip. With
Baugh gone the Bears were easily
masters of the situation and were
close enough to attempt two field
goals in the second period, but
both fell short.
Limping perceptibly on his right
leg and plainly suffering from the
cold weather, Baugh came back to
start the third period. In 13 and
one half minutes, Baugh wrecked
the Bears, split their defense asun-
der and pitched three touchdown
passes.
In two minutes Baugh-to-
Wayne Millner pass netted 55 yards
and a touchdown, tying the score
14-l4. Then the Bears regained the
lead, 21-14. on a, 4-yard pass ovel
the line, MastersOn to Ed Manske
On the first play after the kickoff
Baugh tossed a 15-yard pass ovel
the line to Millner who raced 8;
yards to a touchdown. The play
netted 78 yards and tied the score
21-21.
The winning play came five min
utes later when Baugh faxed a
short pass to Malone, faded bacl
and rifled to halfback Ed Justic
for a 35-yard gain. The pass was II
yards and the run 20. Riley Smith
whose quarterbacking was out
standing, kicked all extra points
for the Redskins.