December 21, 1947Weather-27 degrees, 5 mph SE
San Francisco brought their running game to Comiskey Park and pounded out a tough 20-3 victory. Running back Johnny Strzykalski ran for 193 yards on just 14 carries, including an electrifying 62-yard dash straight up the middle to give the 49ers a 10-0 third quarter lead and firm control of the game. On the afternoon, the Niners would run for 283 yards, as the Cardinals struggled to stay on the field offensively. Chicago QB Paul Christman could only complete 9 of his 24 passes, and the Cardinals could only convert 3 of 16 third down attempts.
San Francisco advances to the NFL Semifinals, where they will face the defending champion Cleveland Browns in the late game next Sunday.
San Francisco 49ers.(9-4-2)-3-0-7-10-20
Chicago Cardinals.......(9-4)-0-0-3-0-3
SF-Vetrano 19 FG
SF-Strzykalski 62 run (Vetrano Kick)
Chc-Harder 36 FG
SF-Vetrano 13 FG
SF-Standlee 3 run (Vetrano Kick)
Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
SF-Strzykalski-14-193-1 (157-1,099-6), Eshmont-10-53-0 (94-434-0), Standlee-13-30-1 (158-615-9), Albert-4-5-0 (50-184-5), Beals-1-2-0 (6-50-0)
Chc-Angsman-11-34-0 (121-446-7), Trippi-13-25-0 (96-426-2), Harder-4-14-0 (117-385-7), Dimancheff-5-12-0 (35-128-0)
Passing
SF-Albert-18-11-163-0-1 (260-139-1,855-18-16)
Chc-Christman-24-9-180-0-0 (325-147-2,371-17-22)
Receiving
SF-Beals-4-55-0 (51-710-10), Susoeff-3-25-0 (27-248-2), Strzykalski-2-23-0 (17-281-3), Horne-1-54-0 (4-123-0), Fisk-1-6-0 (6-45-0)
Chc-Kutner-4-83-0 (47-1,027-7), Dewell-2-19-0 (44-595-4), Doolan-1-43-0 (2-60-0), Burkett-1-20-0 (3-64-1), Trippi-1-15-0 (24-255-0)
This is weird! In 1947 the Cardinals were in the NFL, while the Niners were part of the AAFC. The Cardinals won the NFL championship that year, defeating the Eagles on 12/28. Meanwhile in the AAFC, the Cleveland Browns defeated the Yankees on 12/14 to finish that league's season.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the Archive, it appears that this is a fantasy!