The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
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Giants Unbeaten in IS Games !; Bears Just Short
 With Closing Rush
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Staff Correspondent)

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 New York, Oct. 23.-(UP) One plot having failed to knock the New York Giants from their unbeaten pedestal, the Chicago Bears limped home today vowing to make the professional champions pay dearly for the heart-rending 16-13 defeat the westerners' suffered in the Polo Grounds Sunday.
 "That defeat made our ball club" said George Halas, coach of the Bears. "They won't lick us again. We'll go on to the western title and get another crack at the Giants in the playoff game in Chicago in December"
 In one of the most bruising foot- ball games ever played, the Giants extended their streak of no defeats through IS games when they licked the rip-roaring Bears by capitaliz- ing on the breaks. Six times in the first three periods the Bears were stalled inside the New York 30-yard line and they came down to the last six minutes of play trailing, 16-0.
 Great Finish
 With cyclonic attack which had 58,693 persons-second largest crowd in pro football history-cheering like maniacs, the Bears swept to two touchdowns that covered 68 and "A yards. And they might have put over the winning margin in those last minutes if they could have wrested the ball from the Gi- ants.
 The Giants margin of victory was supplied by three field goals by Ward Cuff, who booted one from the 43-yard line in the first period and two (one from the 40 and one from the 24) in the final period. The Giants lone touchdown resulted from a 63-yard march in the second period, with Len Barnum smashing 13 yards for the score.
 It just wasn't the Bears day. They lost an apparent touchdown in the second period when the officials ruled Bill Osmanski hadn't gone over, leaving the ball on the 1-2 inch line. Fumbles, intercepted passes and other bad breaks halted their own threats. But when the Bears did get going they were terrific. Sid Luckman hurled Q 30-yard pass to Dick Plasman who ran 40 more to score. Then Luckman hurled a 53-yard aerial to Bob Macleod fol- lowed by 17-yarder to Bob Swish- CT. Joe Maniaci plunged over for the touchdown. Two minutes re- mained but the Bears couldn't get their hands on the ball again before time ran out on them.
 The Giants triumph kept them at the otp of the Eastern division along with the Washington Red- skins, each with four victories and one tie. The Redskins, scoring two quick touchdowns in the first period on passes by Frank Filchock, tri- umphed over the Pittsburgh Pir- ates, 21-14, before 8,700 at Pittsburgh, the days smallest crowd.
 Lions Gagged
 The aerial-minded Green Bay Packers smashed the hitehrto un- beaten Detroit Lions, 26-7, before a throng of 22,559 second largest crowd ever to see game at Green Bay. The triumph enabled the Packers to tie the Lions for the western lead, each with four wins and one loss. The Bears are half a game behind. having lost two games and won four. Arnie Herber's long aerials to Andy Uram and Don Hutson strafed the Lions defense, and gave Green Bay . l7-7 half-time lead. In the final period Cecil Isbell cut loose with . 51-yeard pas to Hutson.
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