The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
REDSKINS EARN CHAMPIONSHIP
 60 WITH BEARS
Pro Football StandOuts Not to Meet Until Dec. l3;
 Dodgers, Lions Routed
BY PAUL sCHEFTELs United Press stan Correspondent)

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 (uudateO -- The Washington Redskins faced footballs most difii. cult task today--A job that called for stepping up their offense and tightening their defense to meet the Chicago Bears for the championship of the National Professional League on December iS,
 The Redskins clinched the East ern Division crown Sunday by whip ping the Brooklyn Dodgers, 2S.s, while the Bears won the western title by beating Detroit. A2-0, as Green Bay was automatically elim- mated by deadlocking with the New York Giants, 2l-2l,
 Victories for the Redskins and Bears provided this years titular clash with the same setup that pre- vailed in l940 when the two teams met for the crown in Washington on December 8 and Chicago won, ,7S-0, The Bears will bring an i'm. preSsive record to Washington for the ls42 tussle, The nine-yea record between the two teams since 1882 and including the championship playoH gives the Bears 25A points and seven victories, The Redskins have won four of their meetings and scored a total of 94 points. one contest ended in a tie,
 One Sided
 The Bears scored almost at will as they handed the Lions their 10th successive setback at Detroit before the l7,S4S spectators. It was Chieago'S ninth win without de- feat this season and their 22nd straight against all competition.
 Halfback Harry Clark swept % yards around end to give Chicago its first touchdown before the game was five minutes old and 1t was the Bears game thereafter, With Sid Luckman and Charley O'Rourke do- ing the passing, the Bears added three more touchdowns by half. time. and clicked for a score in each of the last two periods. The Lions never got inside the Bears l5.
 Outclassed
 A crowd of S4.445 fans at Wash- ington watched the Redskins rack up their ninth victory in 10 games. The Redskins, after leading at the mid-wdy mark, 6-3. completely out claSSed the Dodgers in the second half, Merlyn Condit accounted for the only Brooklyn score with a field goal from the 38 in the first period. sammy Baugh passed to Cecil Hare for the Redskins first score in the secoad quarter and then scored his first pro touchdown in the third peri when he ran from the Brook lyn is after failing to locate pass receiver.
 Dick Pollion booted a field goal from the S2 early In the fourth and Hare wound yup the scoring when he picked up tumble on the Dod- gers 10 and raced for a touchdown.
 A free-for-all featured the game in teh third quarter when Bob Mas terson of Washington and Perry Schwartz of Brooklyn began slug ging each other. Both teams joined the melee and 1t took police five minutes to break 1t up. Both players were banished. Baugh completed 10 out of 2l passes for l15 yards.
 All Even
 Tiffy Leemans, Sidelined for five weeks with injuries, returned to spark the Giants in their tie with the Packers before 30,246 at New York. Leemans tallied two of the Giants touchdowns while Don Hut son hung up pair for Green Bay Hutsons conversion. with three min utes of the game to go, deadlocked the count.
 Two touchdown runs paced Pitts burgh to i9-S triumph over the Chicago Cardinals. A crowd of 20,- I'll at Pittsburgh watched Bill Dad dio give the Cards a brief lead with a 38-yard field goal in the first period. Dick Riffle put Pittsburgh into the lead later in the period by racing 49 yards for touchdown on a reverse from Bill Dudley. Armand Niccolai added three more points in the second with field goal from the g and George Gonda's 28-yard dash accounted for six more in the fourth.