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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1942
Redskins Stun Pro Grid World With 1 4-6 Triumph Over Chicago
WASHINGTON LINE
DECISIVE FACTOR
IN HALTING BEARS
New Champs Stave Off Two
Last-Period Thrusts
Biggest Upset in History.
By Leo H. Petersen
" United Press Sports Editor
. Washington, Dec. 14 (U.R
The wartime fate of professional
football may be decided here to
day. If It should fall a victim of the
manpower shortage, the cham
pions for the duratiqn will be
the Washington Redskins and
the 14 to 6 triumph over the
Chicago Bears which gave them
the title yesterday probably will
go down in the record books as
the biggest upset the sport ever
has known.
There was a feeling of pessi
mism as the owners and coaches
went Into their annual business
meeting to settle the question of
what to do about next year, but
nothing they decide can over
shadow what the Redskins did
In breaking the best winning
streak In professional football
history.
' The Bears have been a super
ball club for so long it was hard
for the 38,008 fans who Jammed
Griffith stadium tj believe that
they finally had been beaten.
But beaten they were and by a
team that on yesterday, at least,
was probably as good as any that
ever ran onto a gridiron.
For Washington, in avenging
the 73 to 0 defeat they suffered
. at the hands of the Bears in
the 1940 playoff game, out
fought, out-played and out
smarted the 8 to 1 favorites.
Winners Tougher
It was a battle of lines and
the Washington forwards came
off with the laurels. They not
onl j outplayed the vaunted Bear
line but they outroughed them,
too. This Is something that hasn't
happened to Bear team In a
long tune.
Behind that fighting Redskin
Una the Washington backs did
yeoman work. Not even the
playing of Slingin' Sammy
Baufh overshadowed that of his
other teammates. There weren't
any Individual stars on this
Washington club for It v
strictly a team proposition.
Tot a while It looked like the
Bears might make it a repetition
of that 1940 rout. Lee Artoe
cooped up a Dick Todd fumble
early In the second quarter and
ran 80 yards for a touchdown.
But Instead of discouraging the
Redskins It only served to make
them fight harder.
They came right back and
Baugh threw k long pass to Wil
bur Moor on the goal line and
when Bob Masterson converted
the Redskins went ahead 7 to 8
for Artoe had missed the con
version after his score.
That would have been enough
dui me nectsKins added seven
mora points In the third period
when Andy Farkas personally
conducting the scoring march
He carried the ball nine times
and on his ninth trip went over
with Masterson again convert
ing.
Twice In the fourth period the
Bears arove deep into Washing
ton territory, once to the 10
yard line and again to the one-
foot line. But each time the Red
akin Una was equal to the oc-
easion and hurled the Bears
back.
Hew Money Record
The crowd set a new playoff
receipts record with the winning
Redskins receiving about $1,000
each and the Bears $3! 12.
There was no indication of
what may come out of today's
meeting. One element was re
ported in favor of announcing
the suspension of h: league for
the duration on the ground that
not enough players would be
available to carry on.
The other element was report
ed In favor of withholding any
definite action until the sltua
tion was more clearly defined.
Ost MlU Tribune Wiut a t
Coast May Share Rose Bowl
Dough With Service Relief
By Dan McGuire
United Press Staff Correspondent
San Francisco, Dec. 14 (U P.) Coaches, graduate managers
and faculty representatives of Pacific Coast conference schools
gathered here today to discuss problems Involved in the con
tinuance of athletics during wartime.
Aside from expected consider-1
ation of the freshman eligibility
rule and tightening of transpor
tation restrictions, most pre
mceting speculation revolved
around possible introduction of
a resolution to share profits of
the Rose Bawl game with army
and navy relief organizations.
In recent weeks, the confer
ence has undergone a barrage of
criticism from the press and
public because of college foot
ball's seeming lack of Interest lu
diverting proceeds to benefit
funds. All P.C.C. schools share
In the 1 100.000 Rose. Bowl
"plum."
The colleges may reply that
football profits support huge
athletic programs which have
sent thousands of well-conditioned
young men Into the armed
forces and that diversion of
funds to benefit funds would
cripple an essential program.
Along transportation lines, the
University of California Indi
cated In which way the wind
was blowing by cancelling all
trips outside the San Francisco
Bay area for spring sports and
reportedly is In favor of apply
ing the same policy to football
next fall. Such a move would
cut considerably into the plans
of northwest conference mem
bers who depend largely on
"gates" from games with south
ern institutions,
California also has unofficially
suggested a football schedule for
bay area teams alone, which
would include Stanford, St.
Mary's, Santa Clara, St. Mary's
navy pre-llght and San Jose
State.
Stanford Is prepared to go
alona with California, accormng
to Graduate Manager Al Mas
ters, but the Indians did noi ioi
inai lha Beara In cancelling bas
ic el hall iimei slated for Los
Angeles with southern Califor
nia and U.C.L.A.
Granting freshmen permission
to compete in varsity sports
seems almost Inevitable. Cali
fornia blocked the move last
Anomt but It Is doubtful If the
Berkeley Institution could mus
ter enough support now II
still wants to steer a no-frosh
course.
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New York, Dec. 14 U.R
Frederick R. Schroeder, Jr, of
Glendale, Calif., winner of the
men's singles crown and the
national intercollegiate singles
title, ranked as the country's
top male singles player today
according to the latest listings
of the United States Lawn Ten
nis association.
Schroeder, who also was semi-
finalist with Sidney B. Wood
Jr., of New York In the national
doubles at Forest Hills, N. Y..
heads a group of five Pacific
coast stars who won two top
places In the men's singles and
three In the women s ratings.
The rankings:
Man's Singles
1. Frederick R. Schroeder, Jr.,
Glendale, Calif.
2. Frank A. Parker, Los An
geles, Calif.
3. Francisco Segura, Coral Ga
bles, Fla.
4. Gardnar Mulloy, Coral Ga
bles.
S. William Talbert. Cincinnati.
6. Sidney B. Wood, Jr.; New
York.
7. Seymour Greenberg, Chi
cago. .
8. George Richards, Montebel-
10, Calif.
9. E. Victor Selxas, Jr.. Phila
delphia.
10. Ladlslav Hecht, New York.
Women's Singles
1, Pauline Betz. Los Angeles,
2. Louis Brough, Beverly Hills,
Calif.
3, Margaret Osborne, San
Francisco.
4. Helen I. Bemhard, New
York.
8. Mary Arnold, Los Angeles.
8. Doris Hart, Miami.
7. Patricia Canning Todd, New
York.
8. Mrs. Helen Pedersen Rlh-
bany. New York.
9. Mrs. Marjorie Hashaw V os
iers, Pansdowne, Pa.
10. Katharine Winthrop, Bos
ton, Mass.
Norm Worthier, Junior high
school athletic coach, has re
ceived a chief petty officer's rat
ing In the U. S. Navy's physical
education program headed by Lt.
Cmdr. James J. Tunney, former
world's heavyweight boxing
champjon, and will leave here
Dec. 30 for Norfolk, Va., for his
six weeks training period.
Worthier, whose 1942 football
team captured the - Southern
Oregon Junior high school con
ference championship, was In
Portland Thursday and Friday of
last week passing his physical
examination and receiving his
commission. He is scheduled to
report at Norfolk Jan. 13. Fol
lowing his training period he
will be stationed either In the
United States or aboard war
ship.
Mrs. Worthier, he said, will
reside In Portland during the
training period and will join him
later if his station la In the
country.
Worthier earn to Medford
from McMinnvlUe Junior high
Chicago, Dec. 14. (U.R) Con
nie Schwoegler of Madison, Wis.,
reigned as world's match game
bowling champion today after
defeating the nation s best pin
topplcrs In a three-day rouna
robin tournament.
Schwoegler became the favor
ite in the meeting after skyrock
eting into the lead In Friday's
first round match. Me averagea
aver 217 nlns for 72 games and
at the close of the firing shortly
after midnight this morning, he
led Runner-Up Frank Benkovic
of Milwaukee, 368.37 points to
332 00 in the Peterson system
by which the tournament was
scored.
Schwoegler's triumph netted
him J1.S00 while Benkovic re
ceived $750.
Ned Day of West Allls, Wis.,
and Santa Monica, Cel.. defend
ing champion, finished eighth.
Bruins Retain Grip
On Ice Hcckey Lead
By Unittd Press
The Boston Bruins battled to
a 1-1 tie ith the Red Wings be
fore 10.653 fans at Detroit Sun
day night but managed to hold
a one-point first-place lead in
the National Hockey League
over the Toronto Maple Leafs
who lost to the Chicago Black
Hawks, 5-2.
The Montreal Canadians
trounced the Rangers, 7-3, be
fore a crowd of 14,331 at New
York.
BASEBALL LEADS
New York. Dec. 14. (U.R) -Contributions
totalling $612
550.09 have been made to the
USO war fund by the sports
world since May 11, 1942, Rob
ert F. Kelly, chairman of the
USO special events committee
announced today.
That amount, Kelley said,
will provide USO services for
some 900,000 service men for
one month.
Largest contribution came
from baseball through the dona
tion of $362,926.63 from the
world scries.
Racing gave $139,622.70, of
which $132,833.10 came from
special meetings and $26,787.80
in individual contributions.
Bowlers have contributed
$50,210 and golf, $13,179.14.
Boxing gave $20,000 from the
Golden Gloves tournament and
$4,612.30 from a special bout
promoted by Mike Jacobs.
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club during the last days of the
Oregon California league pen
nant race, won by Medford.
Philadelphia, Dec. 14 (U.R)
Sugar Ray Robinson, the unde-
tested welterweight swatter,'
meets Al Nettlow, of Detroit, In
the feature 10-round bout at Con
vention hall tonight. Robinson,
seeking his 40th straight profes
sional victory, has been made a
10 to 1 choice.
Nettlow. first class petty of
ficer at the Jacksonville naval
air base, has been working out
here for ten days under the
direction of Manager Al Weill
and Marty Servo, a fighter who
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