The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-13
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 Greatest One.llan Exhi- bitiOn of l037
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

Chicago, Dec, 13-(UP)-All the great one-naan football feats of the past faded into hay obscurity to- day in the wake of Sammy Baugh's exhibition of courage and passing in leading the Washington Redskins to the National Professional Foot ball Championship.
 The achievements of Jim Thorpe, Ernie Meyers, Red Grange, Brick Muller, George Gipp, Elmer Oli- phant and other gridiron irnmortals were forgotten this day, at least, as the football world paid homage to Baugh. t,}s,G
 In a passing exhibition al- most unparalleled on any gridiron with the stakes SO high, Baugh led the Redskins to 28-2l triumph over the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field Sunday before 15.878 shivering spectators. When Baugh lilnped off the field bruised and battered in the last 2 minutes of play, the crowd rose almost as one to pay tribute to perhaps the greatest one- man football exhibition of the 1887 season.
 Thrills Galore
 Players of both teams wore rub- ber-soled basketball shoes to give them better traction on the frozen field. Thrill on thrill piled up dur ing the dazzling offensive game, which was enlivened by a near free -for-all fight when Dick Plas- man, Bears end run into the Wash ington bench taking 8 pass in the fourth period. During this bitterly fought final period the Redskins had to halt two vicious Bear drives one on the 22-yard line and again on the 7-yard line, before they finally emerged victorious.
 Baugh, and Baugh alone, anni- Inflated the Bears. The 785-pound Texan, (only two men who played were smaller than him) pitched 34 passes and completed 17 of them for a total of 325 yards, four more than the entire Bears team gained. He had one intercepted and his team mates dropped several they couldn't hold because of icy fingers.
 Baugh's arm sent Washington winging away in front with a touch- down fin the first nine minutes of the opening period. Cliff Battles slithered 2 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 orle- half minutes to lead, 14-7, at the end of the first period and also the first half. Jack Manders, Bears halfback who played a heroic game in defeat, scored both touchdowns, the first on a 1l-yard plunge and the second on a pass from Bernie Mastcrson 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 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.
 Marvel
 Limping perceptibly on his right leg and plainly suffering from cold weather. Baugh came back to start the third period. Ill l3 and one-half minutes, Baugh wrecked the Bears, split their defense asllnder and pitched three touchdown, passes.
 In two minutes a Baugh.to-Wayne Millner pass netted 55 yards and a touchdown, tying the score, l4-l4. Then the Bears regained the lead, .2l-l4, on a Award pass over the line Masterson to Ed ManSke. On the first play after the kickoff Baugh tossed a 15-yard pass over the line to Millner who raced 63 yards to touchdown. The play netted "a yards and tied the score, 2l-2l.
 The winning play came five min utes later when Baugh faxed a short pass to Malone, faded back and riiled to halfback Ed Justice for 35-yard gain. The pass was IS yards and the run 20. Riley smith, whose quarterbacking was outstanding, kicked all extra points for the Redskins.