Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-12-15 | Page 14 | Bears Hand Green Bay Sharp Loss

Bears Ha Hand d Green Bay Sharp Loss LossI I By DAVE HOFF I I CHICAGO Dec 15 UP The UP-The The schedule makers of the National I Football league disappointed folI fol- fol I lowers of the New York Giants in innot innot innot not pitting their favorite team against the champion Chicago Bears but everything is all right now The leagues league's representatives Inthe in inthe inthe the nations nation's two largest cities f finished finished fin fin- in- in the seasons season's play by winning their respective division titles automatically automatically au au- au- au placing them as finalists finalists finalists final final- for the championship en en- counter The title game will win be played next Sunday in Chicago's Wrigley field Take 33 33 14 14 lla Playoff orr The Giants knew they were one of the finalists a couple of weeks ago jut but ut the Bears only yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day captured the western section honors by humbling the Green GreenBay GreenBay GreenBay Bay Packers ers 33 14 in a a- a playoff The Giants were among the 43 fans at yesterdays yesterday's third Bear- Bear Packer clash They learned what some of the leagues league's other clubs discovered by the trial and error method this year year that that the Bears often are vulnerable sometimes for 10 minutes sometimes for one or even two periods and once this season for the whole 60 minutes the Packers beat them 16 14 on November 2 Yesterday the Bears were open to attack for a full 15 minutes during which time the Packers slipped over a surprise touchdown and then held on tight for a 7 6 lead at the end of the first period Then the Bears passed out the lumps in rapid order First a afield afield afield field goal then a touchdown and point a second touchdown and point a third touchdown and I point And at half time t the e Packers Pack Pack Pack-I ers era were wobbling under a 7 30 handicap from which they never recovered Pass Out Sudden Death As a visiting writer put it They didn't need that sudden death overtime period the period the sudden death was passed out right there in the second period True the Packers held their heads up in the second half producing producing producing pro pro- their famed passing game for a minute 60 total of yards gained via aerials And they made madea a lot more headway on Bear penalties penalties penalties pen pen- the Chicagoans marching backward yards as a result of 12 cases of misbehavior So for the second straight year the Bears are the western entry in the leagues league's championship game and will seek their second consecutive consecutive consecutive con con- title in the game against the well groomed Giants