The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
LIONS, DODGERS PROVIDE ACTION
 ON SUNDAY LIST
Green Bay Packers to Meet Chicago Cards; 1; Detroit
 Desperate

Chicago. Nov. 9Th National Football League heads into the final month of its regular 1940 champion ship schedule tomorrow, with . full schedule of five games-three in the East and two in the West.
 The Detroit Lions return to their home base, after disasterous inva- sion of Cleveland, to meet the nightly Chicago Bears, leaders in the scramble for the Western Divi- sion title. Washington, the only re- maining undefeated team in the cir- cult, with 8 record of seven success sive victories, and the eastern divi- sion pacemaker, will invade Brook lyn to tackle Dan Topping's Dodg- CTS. These games are the most i'm portant of the day for two reasons.
 The Bears and the Redskins can practically clinch the champion ships of their respective divisions by winning. But, curious:y enough, their opponents, the Lions and the Dodgers, are confronted with the absolute necessity of winning to re- tain even mathematical title chance. Thus, the divisional leaders are quite likely to confront desper- ate opposition, the sort which gen. crates upsets.
 The Packers, beaten by the Bears last Sunday, IA to 2. return to Chi cago to battle the Cardinals in an encore engagement at Comiskey Park. New oYrk and Cleveland, re- bounding from earlier reverses, will meet in the Polo Grounds, New York, and Pittsburgh and Philadel- phia will tangle in Philadelphia.
 Danger Ahead
 The Bears figure to beat the Lions. However. this kane looms as the danger point in their dramatic drive towards the championship. m their previous contest this season, the Chicago juggernaut was only able to defe7 the Lions by the slim margin of . The Bears scored earlt In IT., and spent the greater par , afternoon peat ing of Lior .lengeS.
 The real danger, however, lies in the possibility of a letdown. The Bears have been riding high for the last few weeks. Now with the title practically nailed to the mast and 1 one victory already achieved over the Lions, 1t would be a natural re- action for them tod become snug. Although Detroit does not figure to win from a team with the power l eNa nf thA pnarC 1t is no club to be trifled with, par ticularly when Fred Vanzo gets back into the lineup. Zanzo was held out fthe Ram game to nurse an injured heel He will be ready to- morrow
 Brooklyn, gunning for the Red- skins since Sammy Baugh and as- sociateS ruined Dr. John Bain (Jock) Sutherland's debut as a. coach ir the National Football league by eEing out 24 to l7 yic- 1 tory. had hoped to meet tra ,n- beaten division leader under more suspicious circumstances. If not only will be under the pressure of a last ditch fight to remair in tl;e race. but was severely shaken by the Giants last week when 1t not only lost the game. 10 to T. but nearly lost its star rookie. Banks McFadden. The former Clemson college All-American came out Of the game with a badly bruised hip. Washington must be given an edge in this contest.
 May Surprise
 The Packers. hoping for some miracle to lift them into the play off. meet Cardinal team which has rested for two weeks since beat ing Cleveland. The Cardinals have been a fortnight club, coming up with spectacular performance every two weeks. Victory over the Packers would make Jimmy Con- zslman's first year as the aCrdinal coach an unqualified success.
 New York expects to have the in- comparable Tuffy Leemans back in it's backfield after two weeks ab- sence because of an injury. Both the Giants and Cleveland are bouyed by important victories in their last start and this game sheould be one of the better contests of the day