The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-06
Uncle Sam 10
Draft Eight
Squad Scores 18th
Victory in 20 Tits

NEW YORk Webster once va
riously defined hear IS ID
large, heavy mammal with shaggy
hair and plantigrsde feet. ~ an
uncouth, surly or morose person.
and 81 a portable punch press.
Pick any description you like or
take all three combined and you
have the picture Of the greatest
professional football team ever
assembled.
Sports fans call them the Chi
cago Bears and although they
were Just 80 young men headed IN
different directions TO-DAY. this
community will always remember
them Just as the dictionary says.
For yesterday they blasted
the strongest rival they could
he sent against-the National
leagues All-Stars - and foot
halls loss will he the army's
gain.
The world professional champs
won their 18th game in 20 starts.
1924, in the fourth annual pro +.
bowl game contest shifted from
Los Angeles To the snow-covered
Polo Grounds and the 17.T2s per-
sons who paid ISL .05a67 to watch
them got $1,000. 900 worth If
thrills for the money. The game
had everything football can pro-
vide.
GRAND FAREWELL
The Bears bsde grand farewell
IN the game that marked the
teams last appearance as unit.
Today at least eight Of the PLAYERS
Norm Standlee. Hugh Caller
neau, George McAfee. Joe Maniaci,
Young Bussey. Bill Hughes. Ken
kavanaugh, Dick Plasman. and.
possibly Lee Artoe were destined
Tor some sort of military service,
but they left plenty Of memories
behind.
They sent Don Hutson and
Frank Filchok of the stars ont
Of the game with broken ribs
and they inflicted a four-stitch
cut on Sammy Baugh's face.
They threw punches and they
were penalized plenty for
rough tactics, but they strung
together three touchdowns in
the second period and two
more In the third and fourth
To top Baugh's sensa tional
throwing OF three touchdown
passes. .
The Stars, thanks to an inter-
cepted pass, got off to 30 lead
in the first period when Ward Cuff
arched 1a-yard field goal. The
Stars dominated the period but the
Bears really rolled when they
warmed up in the second.
HICKMAN. McAFEE
First Sid Luckman pitched them
To the Star IL and a few plavs
later McAfee climaxed the 3s-vard
thrust by skipping to score from
the four. A few minutes later the
same elusive McAfee picked IN a
star punt on his 32-yard line and
gamboled SIS yards for another
score. Before the period ended
Bill Osmanski raced an intercepted
star pass to the Star six and Bob
Swisher scored on the second play.
The half-time score was Bears u.
Stars 3.
II looked a. II the rout were
on, hut the fans reekoned
without Baugh. Sammy tossed
Is Yards TO Perry Schwartz in
The end zone for one score and
five minutes later rifled
long pass 10 Bill DeuelI over
The goal for another 10 climax
os-yard drive in ! plays and
bring the score 10 2I-I7.
Lnckman pitched a pass of his
own. IS yards to Ray Mclean. and
tne Bears score mounted another
seven points. Then in the fourth
period, after being held AT the end
Of 7e-ysrd march, the Bears
struck again. This touchdown also
came on a pass. Young Bussey to
Ken Kavanaugh.
With two minutes to 90. the
Stars moved from their 30 10 the
final touchdown. The Baueh 10
Schwartz combination was good
for the score. The Stars have vet
To win one of these pro bowl
games.