The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
TWO GIANTS IN
 HOSPITAL FROM l SUNDAY FRACAS
World Champions Conquer
 Packers Cuff and Dell IsOIa Badly Injured
By HENRY SUPER

Limited Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 New York, Dec. 12-(UP)-Ward cum, q hard-driving back made of concrete and steel, was the toast of the town aS New York hailed its gridiron Giants new world cham piOns of professional football.
 There were heroes aplenty out there on the muddy Polo grounds turf yesterday as the Giants con- quered the Green Bay Packers, 23- IT, in the National Professional Football league championship play of. But it remained for Cuff, 8 ? virtual unknown when he played at Marquette, to cop the wreath with asmashing tackle that saved the game late in the fourth period.
 It was the (Caps) tackle of 8 game so hard-fought that the crowd of 40, 120--largest ever to see this gridiron world series -marvelled that flesh and bone could stand up un- der such pounding. There were times when cool-witted players sav- ed some of their hot tempered mates from swinging their fists in free- fOr-a1ls.
 It was a game in which the boys were leveling all the way--not for Alma Mater but for dollars and cents. And when it was over, Cuff and Johnny Dell ISola, Giant guard, were in 8 hospital with possible fractures, respectively, to a breast bone and the vertebrae.
 FTfra TSfoVafc xfyiy1nnpc fV1 IOQA and first team ever to take the title 8 second time since the playof sys- tenn between the western and east ern division winners was inaugural ed in 1893, were out in front 23-17 when Cuff did his stuff.
 Halted once on the Giant 40, the Packers had the ball on their own s. Arnie Herber pitched two in- complete passes and Fullback Ed Jarkowski could make only yard through the Giant line. Herber faded back and whipped long pass to Waylsnd Becker.
 Gun charged in from his defens- sive halfback position just as Becker leaped into the air on the Giant 20 and caught the ball. Cuff hit him. The impact was heard all over the stadium and Decker fell. The ball bounded from his arms and "Kayo" Luinday, Giant guard, recovered it on his own 32. This break seemed to take the fire out of the Packers.
 It was the same Cuff who started the Giants on their victory march early in the game when he kicked 0eld goal from the IA after Jim LeD Howell had blocked and re- covered Clarke Hinkle's punt.
 A few minutes later another blocked kick. by End Jim Poole, gave the Giants the ball on Green Bays 9. In two plays, the Giants were up to the 19 and then Fluffy" Leemans, cut back through right tackle, once for 13 yards and again for 8 touchdown. The Giants miss ed the conversion.
 Early in the second period, the Packers got back into the game when Herber tossed 39-yard pass to Carl Mulleneaux who had only to step 6 foot for the touchdown. Tiny Engebretsen made it seven by kicking the extra point. A few minutes lated the Giants recovered a tumble at Midfield and passed and battered to the Paeged 20 where Danowski threw an end-zone pass to Hap Barnard. Cuff converted and 1t looked bad for Green Bay.
 Finish was written to that topsy- tuYvy period when the Packers countered again. Backed up to their own IT, they struck quickly and in one playa short over the line pass, Isbell to Becker. It moved them to the Giant IT. ISbell made nine yards and then Kinkle ham, mered the New York line. He hit 1t five times, each time for a gain, and on the last smash scored from the two-fOot line. Engerbretsen kicked the point and 1t was 16-14 at the half.
 Early in the third period, the Packers made one of two mistakes that many claimed cost them the game, even though 1t did put them temporarily out in front.
 Green Bay took the kickoff on its 32 and slashed over the ground to the New York five-yard line where 1t was fourth down and 8 yard to SO. Instead of gambling for that extra yard and possible touch down, the Packers settled for three points when EngebretSen kicked a held goal from the IS.
 That score hardly had been poSt- ed before the Giants wiped 1t out. With Hank Soar, a former Provi- dence star acting as spearhead, the New Workers went from their own 30 to the Packed a. There, Dan- owsii fell back and tossed a beaut- full pass which soar caught on the folir-yard line and carried over for . touchdown. Gun kicked the point and that ended the scoring.
 Very late in the game, after Cuff's historic tackle, the packers made the second mistake. Herber threw 8 1T-yard pass to nnilt Gantenbein, end, on the Giant 43 but the off, cials called the play back, gave the ball to the Giants on the Packer A and ruled that on the shift, Gam tenbein moved out of his ned posi- ton and became an ineligible re- Ceiver.
 The Packers return home today. The Giants will reassemble in Los Angeles on January 3 or to pre- pare for 8 game against a team of all-stars from the Pro league on January IS.
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