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Show He's Ace in Hole for Redskins J; . ,. , ' f . K. ' ' Lw. r. i .t &f T I " p I ' ".-!, , ,.- , I ' -a'o -m - - uvr-- -7 ? ' - - - V t , . '! v. .rv ,..,T, . ' " v f r a - -'a l ' 1 v.irii'A'' ..'',' 4 -' " - :r- ' I ' ' - 4; K ' ' . : r - - 4 t . i- 1' . ' ,T ?' f. . ' . ' . r - ' : ' r, - - " ... i 'J-J . i . r. - i - -i , , j IVisliI i.t af--t-iirr -r -- i '-a., t - y --, , -fj Sammy Baugh, kicker, passer and runner tie lux ... In his first year of professional football, this former Texai Chriitian triple-threat ha become the most feared forward passer In the pre league. He plays against the Chicago Bears Sunday for th championship. i 1 Chicago Bears Favored to Annex Pro Title in Redskin Encounter CHICAGO, Dec. 11 (UP) Stepping gingerly over the froren turf st Wrigley field, the Washington Redskins and Chicago'! burly Bears ran through one last hurry-up drill today before they square away in pro football's world series Sunday. Battles. Battles Is the league's lesd-ing lesd-ing ground-gainer and Edwards has been declared without a peer among the league's tackles. Th odds ranged from 2 to 1 to ( to S that the Redskins would lose becauss of th near-sero weather and th Bears' stubborn defense. Approximately 44.000, a sellout crowd, will hav their ticket for the world championship playoff but there msy be plenty of empty seats unless th bitter cold breaks by Sundsy. "That field I hard as cement." commented Coach Ray Flaherty of Washington. "It may b tougher on us that th Bears. We re lighter and need good footing to spring loos our fast backs." Flaherty neglected to mention th cold likely will slow down his chief offensiv threat. Siingin' Sammy Sam-my Baugh. Ths rookie star saw his first snow only a few weeks ago and liks most southerners shies away from winter. Owner-Coach George Ha las of th Basra probably will stand by his pet power attack built around the quick thrusts of Ray Noltlng and Bronko Naguraki's deadly lungea. "Th Nag" ha seen his best daya on th gridiron h aya It' beginning begin-ning to hurt but he still la the best In th businsxs at picking up yards where might and muscle alons must blast holes in th de- fense. Bill Karr and Edgar (Egga) Mansk likely will start at th nds for Chicago, Ruaa Thompson and Joa- Stydahar at th tackles, George Muiao and Danny Fortmann at th guards, Frank Bausch at center. Bern! Masteraon, NolUng, Jack Menders and Nagurakl in th backfield. back-field. Flaherty indicated h will start Wayne Miller and Charles (Tea) Malone at th ends, Turk Edwards and Jim Barber at th tackles; Jim Karcher and Lea Olaaon at the guards. Ed Kawal at center, and in th backfield Riley Smith. Sammy Baugh, Ernie Plnckert and CUM f ' |