Evening star., 1937-11-17
PACKERS HOLD KEY
/. TO EAST GRID LEAD
Redskins Seen Favored in
Meeting Green Bay After
Latter Plays Giants.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

By BILL DlSMER, Jr.
~ REEN BAYS PACKERS, ha-
4 bitually a symbol Of profess
\ sional footballs best, hold
~ the fates of the New York
Giants and the Washington Red
skins in their hands-but no more so
than their own fate is in the hands Of
the two Eastern contenders.
For the Packers today are in the
same relative position in the Western
division of the National League as the
Redskins are in the East, a spot in
which they virtually are compelled to
win all their remaining games if they
would have chance for their Sec
tion's championships.
The fact that the Packers only two
remaining games are with the Red
skins and the Giants provides the in
teresting angle.
Because the Packers must win both
il they would catch the Western-lead-
ing Chicago Bears, who are a half q
game ahead of them and who do not
figure to lose more than one-if any
Of their three games left with Detroit,
Cleveland and the Chicago Cardinals.
Standing Up TO Packers.
IF THE Green Bay eleven does beat
both the Giants and the Redskins
the Eastern championship in all like
lihood will be settled on the last day
of the season at New York. where the
Redskins play the Giants on Decem-
Der S. The Redskins figure" to beat
Cleveland this Sunday, which cou-
pied with Giant defeat at the hands
of Green Bay, would put them half a
game ahead. II. as form indicates, the
Packers then should beat the Redskins
here a week from Sunday and the
Giants knock of Brooklyn before the
Washington New York battle the
standings would revert to today's rela-
tive position, with the record showing
NJ. vo v. L T
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One vital circumstance may make
the Packers less formidable for the
Redskins than they will be against
the Giants this week end. Today the
Packers hopes are high, with the odds
favoring their chance to tie the Bears
But the Bears hardest of their three
remaining games is scheduled to be
played on Thanksgiving Day against
the Lions II the Bears should beat
the Lions, they would be almost in. u
with only Cleveland-the Vests weak
sister"-and the Chicago Cardinals
whom they smothered. 34-l4. in an
earlier game. in their way The psy-
Geological viewpoint that another VIC
tory would be futile might work
against the Packers and in favor OF
the Redskins a week from Sunday.
Tie Might Hurt Giants.
THUS, should the Packers beat the
Giants Sunday and lose to the
Redskins week hence and the New
Yorks and Washingtons take their
other game. the Marshallmen would
60 to New York a half game ahead
with the standings
WASHINGTON z
New York & 3
1t would then be necessary for thu
Redskins only to tie that last game II
New York. which would leave tn,
Giants one victory short of the Red
skins record. inasmuch as they have
been tied once. All ties are dis
counted in computing the standings.
The Packers have won seven game
in a row-the longest winning streal
Of the year-but it will avail then
nothing if the Bears fail to lose an
other game. But the Redskins haV
the schedule makers to thank that tn
Giants, and not they, must meet tn
Green Bay eleven while it still is il
the running for the title