The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-25
CHICAGO BEARS
AND CLEVELAND
WIN PRO TITLES
Windy City Squad Captures
National League Western
Division Crown
LIONS, BISONS LOSE
Browns Have Simple Task
In Defeating Buffalo In
Ali-American Loop

NEW YORK, Nov. 24-U.D-
Western Division Championships
in the National Football league
and the All-American conferences
were settled Sunday. with the
Chicago Bears taking the NIL
Western Crown and Cleveland
clinching its division title in the
AAC.
The Bears had an easy time.
rambling over the hapless Detroit
lions by AZ to 6, and the Cleve-
land Browns found it almost as
simple a task to drub the Buffalo
Bisons, AZ to II.
In the eastern half Of the NIL,
the race settled into a battle be-
tween the New York Gaints, who
edged the Pittsburgh Steelers by
Z to 0, and the Washington Red
skins, who ousted the Philadelphia
Eagles, q to 10.
The Boston Yanks upset the
Los Angeles Rams, 40 to Fl, and
the Chicago Cardinals trimmed
the Green Bay Packers, IA to 6,
in other NFL games.
Two other AAC contests we're
played-S Francisco's 49ers
beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 80 to
IA, and the Chicago Rockets sur
prised the eastern champion New
York Yankees, 80 to %.
1t was the Bears eighth Western
division title, and they were able
to clinch Los Angeles and Green
Bay, their closest competition,
both fell.
Detroit got off to a 6 to y margin,
but the Bears took the lead on
Hugh Gallarneau's 67-yard run
with a tumble, and pass intercept
tons in the second and third quart
err started the rout.
New York. and Pittsburgh play
ed old-fashioned power football,
and the Giants proved to have
the most power. A 39-yard march,
with the touchdown by Bill Pas
chal on a courtyard plunge, "a
the games only offensive show.
The rest of the game was played
in midfield.
Jim Youe1, subbing for injured
Sam Baugh, led Washington 70
its victory owe Philadelphia. He
scored the first touchdown on a
36-yard run and passed for the
second score. The Eagles played
a slipshod game, and We shinston
took advantage Of every break.
Boston, winless until Sunday,
started on a high note as Soony
Karnofsky ran the kickoff back
81 yards to a touchdown, and the
Yanks kept the pressure on the
Rams all the way.
The Cardinals victory vas their
first over Green Bay in 10 years.
Pat Harder and Paul Christman
led the cards in a three-touchdown
yolurge in the last quarter.
The Browns gave a great UNI
ming show to the fans at Cleve-
land as they whipped the Bisons,
coming up with gallops of As yards,
45 yards, 76 yards, SIS yards and
so yards. Edgar Jones scored
twice and led the Browns on the
ground and Otto Graham pitched
two touchdown passes.
Glenn Dobbs played his usual
magnificent game for the Dodgers,
but the 49ers had too much power
and finesse. frankie Albert's pass
ing and Norm Standlee's running
were too much for the Brooklyn
defence in a game marked by
great punting. Dobbs set an AAC
record with a 78-yard punt, and
Albert one punted out on the
Dodger vineyard line.
The Rockets beat the Yankees
with a rally in the final minutes.
They scored what proved to be the
winning touchdown on a44-yard
pass play from Bob Hoernsche-
meyer to Ralph Haywood, and
clinched it when Walt VILLAINS
intercepted an Ace Parker pass
and ran IS yards to score.