The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-05
GIANTS PRIMED FOR GRID CROWN
 CAME SUNDAY
Redskins Shut Out 36-O as Cuff, Soar Star;
 Packers Next
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

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 United Press Staff Correspondent) New York, Dec. 5.-(UP)-The New York Giants, who can turn an opponents mistake into a touch- down quicker than you can say Jack Robinson" and the Green Bay Pack CTS, powerful on land and through the air, meet for the national pro- fessional football championship at the Polo Grounds next Sunday be- fore a probable crowd of 60,O00.
 Sweet revenge and the eastern ti- tie came to the Giants yesterday when they licked the Washington Redskins, 36-0, before 58,0O0, largest professional crowd this season and the second biggest of all time. Capi- talizing on Washington's fumbles and misguided forward passes, the Giants atoned for the 47-14 thrash ing they suffered at the hands of the Redskins in the game which decided the eastern title year ago.
 Four of the five New York toueh- downs followed on the heels of Red- skin mistakes. and the Giants field goal came after a Redskin tumble. Although the score indicates a rout, the statistics reveal that the Red skins actually gained more ground than the Giants. They made B first down to the Giants five and gained POT yards to the winners 160. On the ground the Giants made 109 yards to the Redskins 68 but in the air Washington completed IS out of 34 passes for 139 yards as against the Giants four out of 10 completions for 51 yards.
 Green Bay came into the western division championship when the Philadelphia Eagles played an in spired game to trim the Detroit Lions 21-7, at Detroit before a crowd of 1S,000. The Lions chance to tie the Packers and force a division playoff was knocked into cooked hat by the brilliant passing of Dave Smuk- Ter and the kicking of Emmett Mortell.
 In game between the Giants and Packers two weeks ago New York won, 15-3, and, as in its triumph over Washington, capitalized on Green Bays faulty passes and other mistakes.
 The Giants intercepted four Wash ington passes and recovered four Redskin fumbles. It seemed that every time Washington made a mis- take the Giants took it as their cue to score.
 The first such cue came just four minutes after the opening kickoff Ward Cuff, Giants great back from Marquette. intercepted one of Sam my Baugh's passes on his own 24 yard line and ran g yards. On the next play Hank Soar sliced of tackle and broke away for A yards and a touchdown. Cuff kicked the extra point. A little later George Kara matic fumbled and Jim Howell, Giant end. recovered on Washing tons 39. The Giants scored in six plays with Bull Karcis ripping over from the six-inch line.
 Cuff made it 17-0 with a 36-y-rd field goal early in the third period after Orville Futile had recovered Frank Filchock's tumble.
 After the next kickoff Washington showed it's only concerted offensive. driving to the Giants 10. On fourth down. Cuff intercepted Filchock's pass in the fiat, dodged one tackler after another as he raced 96 yards for the touchdown.
 The Giants touchdown which didn't originate from a Washington mistake came in the fourth period. Washington punted to Kink Rich ards, who raced 30 yards to the Red skins 35. fluffy Leemans then passed 35 yards to Chuck Gelatka in the end zone. Gelatka intercepted a desperate pass by Filchock on the Washington four-yard line and took couple of steps for the Giants fifth and final score.
 Byron (Whizzer) White, who soon sails for England to enter Oxford, closed his professional football ca reer with brilliant 46 yard run as the Cleveland Rams beat his Pitts burgh Pirates, 13-7, before 5000 fans at New Orleans. Whites run clinched the leagues ground gaining title for him and led to Pittsburgh's lone touchdown. White passed to Sortet for the touchdown. Two passes from Snyder to Benton, one for 28 yards and the other for II. netted Cleve.