The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-18
|FRITSCH SCORES
TWO T0UCHD0WNS
FOR GREEN BAY
Record Crowd Attends An.
nual Professional
Title Contest
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN

I'VE 1Ohh, Lee. IL. - w -
Ted Fritsch, a young footba,
player from tiny Stevens Point
college, was the big man in the
Polo Grounds today as the Green
Bay Packers defeated the New
York Giants, IA to 7, and became
the 1914 champions of the National
league.
Fritsch, squat 21O FOUNDER,
found the Giant line no hindrance
at all to pleasant afternoon and
scored both touchdowps the ives
tern division leaders needed to
bring their loop title to their Wis
consin city for a sixth time.
Previous titles were won in 1929,
1880, 1881, 1886 and in 1889, when
they also defeated the Giants in
the playoffs.
Four weeks ago the Giants
blanked the Packers, "a to 0, in
one OF the major surprises of the
season and that verdict may have
cost the Giants their chances to.
day. ~~
The metropolitan Blueshirts
made the fatal mistake of not start
ing to play football until the second
half.
BY that time the Wisconsin club
hammering at the Giant five-mar
line, had counted twice and ever
the most rapid spectators in the
audience of 46,016 knew that the
flag was returning to Wisconsin.
The crowd PAID a record $146,
205.15 to see the fray and the win
ming team will split a pool of SAL,
1864 while the losers will divide
$27, 1881. The athletics booty al
SO set records.
Joe Laws, veteran Packer quar-
terback who played at right hal
today because of Lou Brooks Les
injury, actually was the leading
ground gamer for the winners ane
also intercepted a trio of Clan
passes but every time a telling
yard was needed it was Mr.
/ Fritsch who provided it.
The second period was hardl.
started when Laws shot Is yards t.
the New Workers. II. On the mex
play Fritsch went over right tackle
to the one and finally smacked i
over from there on the fourth
try. Don Hutson, who caught only
two passes all day, added the extra
point from placement.
One of the Hutson receptions
netted "A yards and helped set w
the second marked. 1t was anoth
er aerial. From Irv Camp II
Fritsch, that produced the si1
points. Comp fired from the q ane
Fritsch, standing alone as thu
Giants covered Hutson, captured
| it on the IL and strolled over.
The New York touchdown came
! in the first three seconds OF the
final session after Arnie Herber
former Packer, flung Al yard:
: to Frank Liebel just before the
gun halted action in the third. Ware
Cuff plunged over from the one
on the first play.
The Giants were forced to play
without Bill Paschal, ace fullbacl
and the leagues leading grouns
gamer for the past two seasons
| Paschal was in three plays the
first half and only one after thu
rest.
His absence reduced the Giant!
to virtual impotency the first half
While the Packers were getting
their two touchdowns, the New
Workers chalked up a total gair
of "a yards but lost 80 yards by
penalties for excessive times out
The eastern champions didn'1
make a first down until the thirc
/ chapter.
Len Younce, all-league guard fol-
the Giants, dropped back to helE
cover Hutson and the Packers
sent either Laws or Fritsch through
! the gap as their best ground gain
ing play.