The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
RECORD BROKEN
IN WINNING FLAG
Chicago Finds Beating Wash
ington Like Taking Candy
From A Baby
By SID

WASHINGTON, Dec. s. Up -
lChicago's bruising Bears took candy
from a baby today in winning pro-
lfessional footballs "World Series.
The big fellows from the Windy
City had no more trouble than that
in smashing all kinds of scoring and
sround-gaining records to crush a
completely o~utclassed tribe of Wash
lington Redskins, 70 to 0, and take
the championship Of the National
Professional Football league. 1t was
the worst beating ever handed out
in league history.
About the only thing the Red
skins had to smile about, if there
was anything at all, was that the
crowd of 36,O34 contributed to the
biggest playoff melon the players
ever have sliced. The net gate was
s1O2, 28O, of which the players pool
amounted to s~54,562.SO, with the
Bears taking sS73.99 each. The Red
skins received scoops each for their
cutting.
The Bears, beaten in Griffith
stadium 7-3 last month by the Red
skins, wasted no time today show
ing this one, with the chips down,
was a different game. They scored
on their second play from scrim'
mage, about one minute after the
kickoff. They scored the next two
times they had their hands on the
ball, and from there on it was
simply a slaughter.
Before they finished they easily
eclipsed the old play-off record OF
80 points which the New York
Giants piled up against the Bears
of '34. From there they went on to
shatter the leagues all-time high
scoring mark of Ga points which,
Philadelphia rolled up against Gin
cinnati six years ago.
Before the first half had enoeo
these big bruisers from the west
had shattered the playoff record
for most yards gained rushing-17e
by the "a Giants. Their total yard
age was way in front of the AL
record the 1897 Redskins piled ul
against the Bears.
There was no particular stand
out among the Bears. They were
all good. Sid Luckman, the ole
columbia quarterback, directed the
team from the difficult "T' lorna
ton in smart style; Clyde Turner,
the rugged center from Hardin
Simmons playing his first year In
pro ball, spear-headed d line that
never stopped. The b~all-carrying
backs-George McAfee, ex-Duke
Ray Noting, from Cincinnati; Bill
Osmanski, from Holy Cross, and Joe
Maniaci, late Of Fordham-made the
P >dskins look like papooses.
For Washington the most heroic
figure was Bob McChesney, big end
from U. C. L. A, who played a good
portion of the game although his
right hand wore a cast. By all odds
the standout Washington performer
was "Wee Willie Wilkin, who
learned his football at st. Mary's of
California and played a whale of
a game at tackle all afternoon.
AS far as the scoring was con-
cerned-well, it had the experts
in the press box writing with both
hands trying to keep up. The Bears
scored three touchdowns in each of
two periods, four in the third, and
took it easy only in the second quar-
ter when they counted but once.
They rolled up only II first downs
while the Redskins counted 10, but
that was because the Bears scored in
almost every way possible-passing,
running, intercepting passes and
what have you. They even scored
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by a for
ward pass. The Chicago outfit gain
ed 492 yards, 372 by rushing, for a
couple of new playoff records. The
Redskins rushed forward a net of
only three yards.
The Redskins made several
threats but had the Bears in real
trouble only once, when a Sammy
Charlie Malone pass reach
ed the Chicago two, but Osmanski
intercepted a pass there to end it.
So diversified was the Chicago
attack, as Coach George HAAS
used every player on the bench,
that Harry Clark was the only
player scoring more than once. He
counted two touchdowns.
Here is the Bears score:
First period: Osmanski around
his W left end SO yards for a
touchdown, with George Wilson
blocking three men out at once
to clear the way; Luckman hitting
the middle for one foot, topping of
an 80-yard drive; Maniaci sweep
ing his left side for AZ yards.
Second period: Luckman pass
ing to end Ken Kavanaugh, form
er Louisiana State All-American,
for 80 yards.
Third period: Third-string end
Hampton Pool, from Stanford, in
Lineups with players college,
Chicago Bears (73) P
Nowaskey, George Washington l
Stydahar, West Virginia ......
Fortmann, Colgate ............
Turner, Hardin-Simmons ......
Musso, Millikin GILL .-...... F
Artoe, California ............ F
Wilson Mathematician I