The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-17
CHICAGO BEARS VS REDSKINS TOP PRO GAME

! SAAANo6Op GNOhs NOPSNAe~A| ~~@N National Football league enters the last month of its championship race tomorrow with two spendid oppor- | tunities to increase the long list of upsets which have produced the best season in its history. Chicago's Bears, beaten six times, move into Washington where the Redskins, improving with each start, are headed toward the east ern division title. Washington de- l feated the Bears, IA to ' in pre- season championship game, and by all other indications 1t should repeat tomorrow. But the Bears came up out of nowhere to start the champion Green Bay Packers on the skids two weeks and nearly upset Detroit, co-holder of the western division lead last Sunday. They are beginning to relish their roles as spoileds, and outside of the Packers, the team want most to beat is the Redskins.
 This will be another Baugh- Luckman duel, and on the outcome may depend the passing champion ship. Luckman moved up into a | first place tie with Baugh in the individual standings last week, catching the Redskin wonder man by outscoring him and outgaining him, although Baugh leads in com- pletions and efficiency.
 While these two issues are being fought to a conclusion in Wash ington the Chicago Cardinals, more dangerous tail-enders, tie into the rampant Cleveland Rams, who share the western division lead with Detroit A week ago, while the Rams were eliminating the Packers from the race, the Cardinals staged three touchdown rally against the Redskins, only to lose, out on & field goal in the final seconds of play.
 On And Of
 The Cardinals, figuring the Rams are ready for an upset, get addi- tional encouragement from the per- formances of their star passer, Paul Christman. Christman's brief major league career has been a series of alternately hot and cold days. Last week against Washington, he was of, He's due to be on tomorrow, say the Cardinals.
 A prediction by Luke Johnsos, CO., coach of the Bears, didn't do much to curb the Cardinals enthusiasm. One Chicago team is going to win tomorrow said the astute Johnsos, cryptically, and the Cardinals are just naive enough to believe he meant them.
 Victories for the Chicago teams will tie up the eastern division and in all probability leave Detroit alone in first place in the west. The Lions tackle the Giants tomorrow in New York and are not expected to be too rudely handled, especially in view of reports that Marion Pugh, the Giants baekfield star, is bench ed with injuries. Moreover, Detroit gave its first evidence of offensive strength last week when, lead by Cotton Price and his passing, 1t whipped the Bears 35 to 26. Only the passing Of Arnie Herber and Steve Filipowicz looms es threat to the Lions, whose huge line was stopped every running attack 1t has encountered this year including that of the Yaunted Philadelphia Eagles.
 Philadelphia continues its struggle to overhaul the Redskins by play- ing host to the Pittsburgh steelers and Bill Dudley, Dudley. recently returned from fighter pilot duty in the Pacific, returned to the Steelers lineup in the mud against the Cardinals last week Despite the worst footing he has ever en- eountered, the one time All-League half back and ground gaining champion appeared to have lost none Of his cunning and Ire, Phil. adelphia will be without halfbaek, Jack Santa, who is injured, but the loss Of 2 half back at Philadelphia is Ike the loss 0f banana on a bunch, There are plenty left,
 Packers At Hub
 Green Bay makes It's first ap- peafaDee iD Boston to meet the fanks in the filth game on the days schedule This will be q oon- solatlon contest for both, They were well up in their respective races until last week, but while the Pack CTS were being snbdued by the Rams, the Tanks had the misfor- tune of running Into Baugh and Company Green Bay defeated the Yanks in Milwaukee, 3e to i4, earlier in the season,
 T0moFTow's Games
 Chicago Bears Rt Washington,
 Cleveland at Chicago Cardinals. 1 Detroit at New York.
 Green Bay vs. Yanks in Boston.
 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia,
 Last Weeks Results
 Cleveland, 20: Green Bay, [. MaaMa