The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12
CHICAGO BEARS
 1922 POINTS
 OVER REDSKINS
Chicago Club 5 to 1 Favor ties; Over 3O,OOO to See
 Football Title Game
By LEO HI. PETERSEN Limited Press Shorts EditOr)

Washington, Dec. 12.-(UP)-The Washington Redskins get the chance they have been waiting for for two years tomorrow but unless all the dope is wrong-as 1t often is-ft may prove embarrassing.
 For instead of getting revenge for the 73 to o beating they took in the 1940 playoff the odds are to l that the Redskins aren't going to crack the aura of invincibility that has been built up around the Chi cago Bears when they meet at Grif- filth Stadium for the professional football championship.
 The Redskins won the right-if you can call it that-to meet the Bears for the title by going through their 10-gan1e schedule with nine victories. They didn't have to meet the Bears along the way and so far as the other National league clubs are concerned they are welcome to their shot at the team that hasn't lost 8 game since early in the 194l season when the Green Bay Packers turned the trick.
 But it may not be as bad as the dope indicates for so long as a team has Sammy Baugh throwing, 1t has 8 chance. Besides, this time the Redskins are going to go all out and. as Coach Ray Flaherty said, ''This is one ball club they are going to have to beat on the field we aren't afraid of them"
 Little to Choose?
 Despite the proEibitive odds. a lot of pro people give Washington a good chance. They hold that so far as first teams are concerned there is little to choose between them. As a matter of fact, most pro coaches concede that the starting Washing ton lineup Is the closest thing there is to the Bear varsity, unless it's the Chicago second team. The Washington second line will do. too, but otherwise the Redskins don't compare to the Bears in depth. There also is the law of averages, which is due to catch up with Bears one of these days.
 It will ke Baugh's passing against Chicago's running and passing. The Washington ground attack isn't too formidable and that's one depart ment in which the Bears have no superiors. The Bears have their passing, too, with Sid Luckman and Charley ORourke throwing. They aren't Baughs when 1t comes to passing, but any club would wel- come their singing ability.
 Flaherty said his team was in the best condition of the season and "has what I consider the right amount of confidence"
 The Bears were scheduled to ar- rive early today. They will have 32 of their complement of B players in uniform, including Fullback Bill Osmanski who has been out with injuries since the opening game of the season. The Redskins will have 31 players, including l9 who saw action in that 73 to 0 rout-the most decisive score in the history of pro football.
 The Bears will go into the battle with a record of 24 consecutive tri- umphs, 1S of them in league com- petition. The streak started on Nov. g, 1941. when the Bears de- featsd Cleveland after losing to Green Bay, 16 to IA, the week be- fore.
 Wagers on Points
 The 36,026 tickets for the game were sold out lorg ago and Redskin owner George Preston Marshall esti- mated that he has had to turn back more than $lO0,0O0 to fans who could not be accommodated. That gate means a record playof melon. The previous high was the 1940 playoff here in which the Bears drew $873.99 each.
 Little betting was reported except on a point basis. The current uuo- tations are 1s and 9 points. A Chi- cago better must give 9 points and a Redskin supporter gets only 19.