Evening star., 1947-11-22
Upset Tribe Triumph
Might Confuse Race;
New York a Hot Spot
by Lewis F. Atchison

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Cast in the role Of spoilers the
Redskins have their last chance
to play q hand in the National Foot
ball Leagues ls47 championship
race tomorrow when they bump
heads with the high-powered Chi
cago Cardinals at Grifnth Stadium.
A washington victory would be
one Of the seasons biggest upsets
and could be q paralyzing blow to
the Cards title hopes. It might
start q trafhc jam for Western Di-
vision honors with the Bears and
Green Bay trying to nose into the
top parking space. Needless to say,
q win would be q terrific boost for
the Tribes 194s aspirations.
The pro spotlight, however, will
be concentrated on New York where
the battle of box Offices reaches the
boiling point with all three New
York teams scheduled on their home
lots the first time this season. The
big attraction is the All-America
Conference clash between Ray
Flaherty's Yankees and Paul
Browns Cleveland athletes.
This originally was scheduled as
a counterattraction to the Giant
Green Bay National League fracas,
but the Giants complete collapse
has removed most of the competi-
tive element. Only the most faith
ful Giant fans are expected to turn
out to watch them, while the A.-A.
has genuine three-star show that
should sell any place. It amounts
to preview Of the A.-A. champion
ship playoff as the Browns already
have clinched the Western division
nag and the Yankees lead in the
East.
Yankees on Nettle.
Flaherty's team also is on the
spot. having already dropped one
game to the Browns. Another
Cleveland win would make the play
of rather meaningless.
Across the river in Brooklyn, the
hapless and apparently hopeless
Brooklyn Dodgers tackle the Los
Angeles Dons. The Associated
Press estimated a total of some
100000 fans would see the three
games and Brooklyn undoubtedly
will have the lowest attendance.
The Dons will be directed by Mel
Helm and Ted Shipkey, who took
over when Dud De Groot resigned
several days ago. It also will mark
Glenn Dobbs' first appearance at
Brooklyn since he went to L. A. In
the trade that brought Bob Hoern-
schemeyer to the Dodgers.
Chief interest in the National
League will be centered on Pitts
burgh's invasion of the Chicago
Bears den. Te surprising Steelers
are clinging tenaciously to the East
ern division lead while the ram.
paging Bears have made a surprising
comeback to take leading part In
the Western division race. This
could be pre-view of the senior
circuit playoff. although the race
probably will not be decided in
either division until the final game.
Bears Lose Matheson.
The Bears will be without Jack
Matheson, star end, who was sus-
pended yesterday for his part in a
dressing room fracas which followed
the Bears-Rams game at Los An
geles last Sunday. A $50 fine also
was levied by Commissioner Bert
Bell against Matheson, Ends Allen
Smith, Ed Sprinkle and Ed Cifers,
the latter a former Redskin. A
similar amount was assessed two
Ram backs, Mel Bleeker and Dante
Magnani.
Pittsburgh's great comeback against
the Giants last week, when it scored
three touchdowns in l minute and
48 seconds Of play to win 2s-7 de-
cision. was the tipon on how hot the
Southerland-coached team Is.
Elsewhere in the National League
the Philadelphia Eagles. breathing
down Pittsburgh,s neck but facing a
much sterner home stretch test, 70
to Boston for a duel with Clipper
Smiths Yankees, while Detroit visits
Los Angeles.
The All-America's only other game
brings the Buffalo Bills, still nursing
an outside chance OF tying New
York for Eastern honors, to Balti-
more for q visit with the Colts.
In an A. A. game last night ut Chi
caso the Rockets, with only one
victory In IL games this season,
closed out their home schedule at
Soldier Field before 5000 fans by
losing to San Francisco 49'ers. Al to
ll6.