The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-07
CHICAGO BEARS HEAVY CHOICE
 TO WIN GROWN
Pro Football "Game of the Year" Set for Next Sun-
 day; Results Yesterday
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS Limited Press Staff CorrespOndent)

Limited Press Staff CorrespOndentl
 The Chicago Bears and Wash ington Redskins, divisional cham pions of the west and east respoc- lively, were preparing today for their National Professional league championship clash next Sunday at Washington.
 The whip-like right arm of Sammy Baugh will carry most of the Redskins hopes against team of Bears that has gone undefeated in A games-1l this season-and is gunning for its third straight title. Although the former TCU star is almost without 6 peer at passing, early odds have made the Bears heavy favorites to hand Washington its second defeat in 12 games this year.
 The Bears helped bring the leagues first wartime schedule to a close last Sunday by trimming the Chicagon Cardinals, 21-7, in the feature contest of a three-game schedule. The New York Giants blanked the Brooklyn Dodgers, To- 0, and the Green Bay Packers squeezed out 24-21 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
 Fine Record
 The Bears racked up three touch- downs against the Cardinals to wind up the season with tE,, best offensive total-376 points-and the best defensive mark 84 points. Only one of their three tallies was earned. Johnny Martin fumhled an attempted kick for the Cards on the g and after he recovered the Bears took the ball on downs. Hugh Gal- larneau went over in two plays.
 In the third period, Martin again fumbled, this time on the Bears 31, Danny Fortman recovering and racing 69 yards for the Bears sec ond score. A few minutes later, they made thei rthird score on a 70-yard march which eliminated in a 37-yard pass from Sid Luckman to Gallarneau. Monk Maznicki con- verted all three points.
 The Packers, runners-up to the Bears this season, barely weathered a Steeler rally to win at Milwaukee before a crowd of 5,l38. The Steel CTS macIe all of their points ill the last half after spotting Green Bay touchdown and field goal in the first. The clock ran out on surge which garnered Pittsburgh two touchdoWns to match the IA points scored by the Packers in the fourth.
 Two New Marks
 Tffe game marked Cecil 1sbelI S 24th consecutive touchdown pass for Green Bay and the 23d straight game in which he tossed for a tally.
 By connecting with II heaves against the Steelers, he surpassed Baughs season mark of 132 con- pleted passes with l45. His touch down twin. End Don Hutson, broke Jack Manders' record of 3l success full kicks after touchdowns, annex ing three for total of B this sea- son. Tkc Steelers finished second in the east.
 All of the Giants points came in the second quarter as they beat the Dodgers for the first time since l940 before 27,449 fans at the Polo Grounds. Captain Mel EEin ana Back Tuffy Leemans of the Giants ended their careers after l2 and seven years respectively with the New York club.
 Merle Hapes went over standing LID after the Giants had driven to the Brooklyn eight and Leemans had carried to the four in the sec- ond period. After pushing to the IA a short time later, the Giants wound up the days scoring when ward Cuff kicked a field goal.
 The football used during the game was auctioned og for $l50,00O in war bonds to an anonymous bid- der, bringing the Giants total bond sales for three games to $688,275.