Sport: Washington Massacre

There were more red feathers in downtown Washington last Sunday than had been seen all fall at Harvard, Cornell and Stanford put together. Not since the World Series of 1924 had there been so much excitement in the U. S. Capital. Louisville might have its Derby, Indianapolis its auto race, but this year Washington had the show of shows: their beloved Redskins were playing the Chicago Bears for the professional football championship of the world.

Into Griffith Park Washingtonians poured, chanting the Redskin battle cry:

Scalp 'em, swamp 'em,

We will take 'em big score,...

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