The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-03
GIANTS TACKLE ]. REDSKINS FOR TITLE SUNDAY
Mob of 5O,OOO Pro Foot ball Fans Assured in
 New York
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY


 United Press Staff CorespOndent)
 New York, Dec. 3-(UP)-A dizzy finish to the most successful pro- fesSional football season in history is expected tomorrow when the final three games of the regular 55-game schedule are played in New York, Detroit and New Orleans.
 The championship of the eastern and western divisions will be at stake. The New York Giants, east ern leaders, will battle the second- place Washington Redskins before throng of 50.000 at the Polo grounds, New York, for a place in the championship playoffs. The Giants have won seven games. lost two and tied one. The Redskins have six triuInphs, two defeats and two ties. A victory or a tie will give the Giants the title but the Red- skins must win to retain their tile.
 The Deroit Lions tangle with the Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit and need a victory to tie the, Green Bay Packers for the western division crown. The Lions have won seven and lost three and can deadlock the Packers for the title by taking over the Eagles. If the Eagles win the title will automatically go to Green Bay, which already has completed its schedule with eight victories and three losses. In the event of a De- troit triumph, the Lions and Pack CTS will engage in a sectional play off Dec. II, with the site to be de- cided by a flip of a coin. If a sec tional playoff is necessary the vest ern-Eastern championship game will be moved to Dec. IS.
 Pirates Meet Rams
 The Pittsburgh Pirates will meet the Cleveland Rams at New Or leans. This game originally was scheduled for Pittsburgh but was postponed. All other teams have finished their schedules.
 The Giants Redskins game Is expected to produce plenty of fire works. The Giants haven't forgot ten the 49-14 defeat they suffered at the hands of the Redskins in the final game last year which sent Washington on to the league title.
 One of the features of the game will be the passing duel between Sammy Baugh of the Redskins and Ed Danowski of the Giants. Baugh, although out of two games and not at his best physically, has completed 59 passes in 116 attempts for a 50 per cent average. DanowSki has completed 68 in 124 attempts for 54 per cent average.
 The Giants are slight favorites because of their fine play at home all season and the fact that they beat the Redskins, 10-7, in their first meeting at Washington.
 The Giants have the best de- fenSive record in the league. hav- ing allowed only 79 points. The Red- skins have gained more ground than the Giants but haven't scored as many points with 158 for New York and 148 for Washington. The Red- skins have yielded 118 points. Their WO1ob OCACdG Wdo O 4AOAAA4AocAAAS OA7s thrashing by the Chicago Bears two weeks ago. The Bears, who were beaten by the Redskins for the pro title last year, 28-21, poured it on the crippled Washington team to gain some measure of revenge for thed efeat which cost them the crown. The Giants have similar ideas.
 Sammy Baugh Ready
 Washington will be at full strength for the first time this year. All of the Redskins fancy backs Don Irwin, Max Krause, Handy Andy Farkas, automatic Karamatic, Bill Hartman, Frank Filchock. Riley Smith, Ed Justice and Baugh-are set to go.
 In rebuttal the Giants offer Tuf- fy Leemans, probably the years greatest running back who in the last four games has gained more than 300 yards. Leemans. who has gained 454 yards, is about 30 yards behind Whizzer White of Pitts burgh, the pros leading ground gainer, and hopes to pass him and regain the title he surrendered last year to Cliff Battles.