The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-27

.LUCKMAN PUT ON
GREAT SHOW AS
WIN 41.21
BY BOB MEYER
UNITED Press Stan Correspond,

UNITED Press Stan Correspondent
Chicago, Dec. 27-CUP)-In the
greatest exhibition OF his five-year
professional career, Sid Luckman
ran from scrimmage. Intercepted
passes and threw five touchdown
aerials to spark the Chicago Bears
to their sixth pro football champion
ship yesterday, defeating the Wash
ington Redskins, Al to 81.
But in spite of Luckman'S I'M
questioned supremacy, the decisive
victory left 34,320 fans wondering
what the result would have been if
Sammy Baugh, accurate Redskin
paSSer and Luckman's chief rival,
had not been sidelined during the
first half.
On the fifth play of the title play
off contest, Singing Sammy punted
A yards to Luckman, who returned
"a yards to the Redskin 48, where
Baugh made the tackle. That tackle
possible spelled defeat for Washing
ton. Baugh was helped off the field,
roggy from blow to the head, leav-
ing Luckman to conduct a one-man
passing show for the rest Of the half
Who's Who
But the passing duel between the
two rivals came off as advertised
when the RedSkin mainStay bounced
back into action late in the game
to complete seven of II passes, in
Guiding two touchdown losses.
A comparison of the Baugh-Juck-
man conflict reads like a recommen-
dation to footballs who's Who"
Luckman:
l. Completed 16 of 26 passes for
276 yards. He threw five times for
touchdowns, breaking the playoff
game record of three set by Baugh
in 1887, and shattered Baugh's all
time playoff mark of four scoring
passes.
2. Gained "a yards from scrim-
mage. In the second period, he
gaInbled on fourth down and made
first down on quarterback sneak
to extend 65-yard drive to the ty-
ing score. He set up the touchdown,
running "a and Is yards to the three,
from where Bronko Nagurski
punched across.
3. He intercepted George Cafego's
pass in the third period, returning
81 yards to Sc tup his 36-yard touch
down pass to Dante Magnani on the
next play, and less than two min
utes later snagged Baugh's pass to
return ID yards and set up another
pass to Magnani ON the next play,
and less than two minutes later
snagged Baugh's pass to return 18
yards and set up another pass to
Magnani, this time for &C yards and
touchdown.
Baugh:
Completed three of four passes in
the third quarter rf55 yards, throw
ing II yards to Andy Farkas for the
touchdown and in the final minute
of the game gained IS yards on
three throws, scoring with 25-yard
heave to Joe Aguirre.
The Redskins drew first blood on
the first play of the second period
when Farkas plunged inches for the
opening score, climaXing a 59-yard
drive.
Skins Outclassed
The Bears completely outclassed
the Redskins in total yardage, 444
to 299, taking a 1853 to IS advantage
IN rushing and 276 to IA in passing.
But despite the color of the Baugh-
Luckman duel, the brilliant general
ship of Cafeo in Baugh's absence,
the bruising drives of Nagurski and
the many knock down drag-out pile
ups, the chief quirk of the game
came when George Preston Marshall
owner of the Redskins, was ushered
off the field at the behest of Ralph
Brizzolara, acting president of the
Bears, who objected to the coonskin-
coated parsonage from the opposi-
ton sitting ON the Bear bench.
The gate crossed $12O5OO.05, a
new record for playoff contests.
neutrality-suspicious.