Show Rookie Paschal P Wins Whis Ground Gaining Title By Bob Meyer CHICAGO Dec Dee 15 UP The UP-The The story tory of Bill Paschal Pascha is the saga of ot a speed merchant who had to toI put a governor on his fleet heels before he could carry a football Inthe in inthe inthe I the approved direction Statistics Statistic showed today oday that after th the New York rork Giant rookie dropped his flaps he became professional footballs football's 1943 ball- ball carrying champion edging out Jack Hinkle of ot Pitt Phil by the total margin of 36 inches Paschal the Georgia Clipper came to the Giants Giant for hI his first I Ithe experience in pro football without the previous benefit of ot collegiate competition He played fres freshman man ball at G Georgia orgia Tech and then entered entered entered en en- the army air corps Eventually Paschal was mustered mustered mustered mus mus- out of service with a medical discharge But Dut while training to tobe tobe be a flier he be learned one thing from the air force cadet manual When landing a plane drop your wing flaps to cut down the speed of your ship But Paschal never cared for tor book so he promptly forgot his lesson when he came to the Giants Coach Steve Owen found him speeding around his football field with throttle wide open The kid got ahead of his Interference Interference interference In in- and the the- players didn't have any time to do any down down- field blocking said Owen So SoWe Sowe We had to slow him down own Once he learned to curb his speed and knew when to turn it on and off he he became becam a great ball carrier Paschal gained 92 yards as the Giants defeated Washington Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day to bring his season total to to yards in attempts for an average of 3 39 9 per crack Paschal Paschalis is the third fullback and the sixth freshman in pro history to gain the carrying ball honors The year old Atlanta boy gained yards December 5 when the Giants upset Washington After playing almost three of the game he returned to the bench in the final period for fora a rest How do you feel Owen asked him Im Tin awful tired Coach he grinned Well SWell youve you've got all winter to rest so 80 get back In there Own Owen said o Paschal returned to the lineup to run 53 yards for the winning touchdown Coming back to the bench he was exuberant but not Oversold on himself I Did you see those guys block for m me Coach 1 Anyone could have run that one Winding up the tightest ground- ground gaining ra rate race e in National football league history Paschal slipped into first place while official scorers rs were watching Ward Cuff of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York try f for far r the title J A A. New NewYork NewYork NewYork York sports writer who who was was keepIng keeping keeping keep- keep Ing score on Paschal noticed that he h had Jad nosed Into the top spot and checked his uig figures res with official scorers They agre agreed d on 92 yards to give t tSe e rookie rOCkie the crown Actually Cuff finished in fourth spot only 49 yards out put with yards Hinkle was wa sec second nd with and Harry Clark of the Chicago Chicago Chi CM- cago Bears was was' third with In other departments final statistics statistics sta sta- gave Sammy Baugh Daugh of Washington the passing title for forth forthe forthe th the third straight year Baugh completed of passes for per cent He also led punters with 45 9 yards average kick and andset andset andset set a new interception record with I 11 Don Hutson of f Green Bay paced pass receivers wI with h 47 catches for yards led total scoring with points and kicked three of five field goal attempts to take honors in three departments depart depart- ments |