European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                49ers on a Roll bears 52-14 loss gives Lions title 1 St round Bye the stars and stripes december 25/26,1991 a Page 28 by Dennis Georgatos san Francisco a in 10 years As the Chicago bears coach Mike Ditka had never taken a beating this bad. All he could do was watch Grimace and work his wad of gum As the san Francisco 49crs rolled to a 52-14 win monday night that handed the pfc Central division title and a first round Bye in the playoffs to Detroit 12-4. A i done to know How much longer ill coach but i have a great memory a said Ditka Chicago a coach since 1981, miffed Over what he considered overkill by the 49ers. A life goes on a Ditka added. A we play sunday against Dallas. We either resurrect ourselves or get creamed in the  Steve Young did most of the damage. He threw three touchdown passes two to Jerr Rice and ran for another score As san Francisco matched the club s scoring High. The bears who came in with the third ranked defense allowed More Points than they had in 26 years a including a late score when the 49ers passed their Way Down the Field. A i think everybody understands Bill Musgrave is a backup quarterback who was in there just trying to get some throws in Quot san Francisco coach George Seifert said. A prior to that i done to think there was any evidence to support us running up the  Musgrave a Rookie making his nil debut threw a 15-Yard touchdown pass to Mike scr Rord with 2 07 remaining the games final score. The loss by the bears 11-5 in the inside sports Barkley not sorry for punch a Page 22 the College bowl picture a Page 22 cars overcome jazz at Buzzer a Page 25 Thomas Sanders head All pro team a Page 26 leagues regular season finale prevented them from gaining a seventh division title in eight years. Chicago held a tie breaking Edge Over Detroit but needed to win monday night to match the Lions record. Instead the bears must play Host to Dallas in a wild card game sunday. Young starting after a six week absence due to torn left knee ligaments had touchdown passes of 3 and 69 Yards to Rice and a 2-yarder to Jamie Williams As the 49ers rocketed to a 24-0 halftime Lead. Young added a 2-Yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth Quarter. In the previous nine games the defense minded bears held the opposition to 17 Points or less. San Francisco 10-6 finished the year with six straight wins but missed the playoffs for the first time since 1982 despite the surge. The 49crs were eliminated a week ago when new Orleans beat the los Angeles raiders to Clinch the final pfc playoff spot. A i can to imagine we re not going to the playoffs with the Way we be playing a said Young who completed 21 of 32 for 338 Yards and wound up winning the leagues passer rating title. He overhauled Washington a Mark Rypien and Buffalo s Jim Kelly with his performance monday night his first Start since suffering torn left knee ligaments nov. 3 at Atlanta. The bears who lost 52-24 at san Francisco a the 49crs�?T regular season club record for scoring a on sept. 19, 1965, continued their recent history of futility at candlestick Park falling to 1-4 since 1984. They have been outscored 152-40 in those games which include one in the postseason. A a it a no fun to lose like that any time Quot said Chicago quarterback Jim Harbaugh whose 26-Yard touchdown pass to Neal Anderson Midway through the third period helped avoid what could have been a fourth shutout in the bears past five games at candlestick Park. As for the bears momentum heading into the playoffs Harbaugh said a i d say it came to a screeching  Chicago whose club record for Points allowed in a game was 53 in 1955, was out gained 355-134 in the first half. 49ers�?T Jerry Rice dashes past bears Donnell Woolford in route to a 34-Yard reception gain. The world series is on by Thomas j. Site Evan Cleveland apr the Cleveland indians Haven t won the world series since the Truman admins ration so a local radio station is giving fans a special present for Christmas a re broadcast of the 1948 world series. Winram an All sports station will broadcast one game a Day from Christmas through monday. A that was a great team Quot said Hank Peters who retires next week As president of the indians. They were both great teams. It was  Peters 67. Was in his second year of Iro baseball when the indians beat the Joston braves behind the pitching of Job Lemon. A i watched with fascination All the things that went on in Cleveland Quot Peters said. A the huge crowds and dramatic Way in which they won the  Peters does t recall hearing the Mutual radio broadcast by Mel Allen and Jim Britt from oct. 6-11, 1948, but had a Chance to hear about it in detail from Lou Boudreau the indians Hall of Fame shortstop. He later managed Peters at Kansas City. A it was one of those things that left a great impression on me in my tender baseball age Quot Peters said. It was Only Cleveland a second appearance in the world series and third Overall. The indians beat the Brooklyn dodgers 5-2 in a Best of nine series in 1920. The indians last won the Al Pennant in 1954, but were swept by the new York giants. In 1948, the indians and braves split in Boston and the series moved to Cleveland stadium where games 3-5today in Drew crowds averaging 79.497, Cleveland won two at Home and won the sixth game at Boston. Martin Tucker. 48, is president of the Wahoo club the indians Booster group he s Loo Young to remember the 1948 series. Quot a a it a too bad we have to go that far Back to get some  Tucker said. Quot to be a True indians fan you have to be a baseball Purist and love baseball. Obviously it s More fun when your team  Peters who never had a winning season As president of the indians said he regularly heard from fans about their frustrations. A i get letters from fans a do you realize in a 30 years old and the indians have never won Are we Ever going to in my lifetime Quot a Quot Cleveland at such times Peters said he sometimes Felt like responding with the question a How Long Are you going to live Quot Here s How the 1948 world series went game i future Hull of Famor Bob Feller threw a two hitter but Boston won 1-0 on Johnny saints four hitter. Game 2 Lemons eight hitter beats Warren Spahn 4-1. Game 3 Gene Bearden pitched a live hitter and had two hits As Cleveland won 2-0. Game 4 Cleveland s Steve Gromek heat Sain 2-1. Larry Doby hit a 410-foot 1 Home run for the indians. Game 5 Bob Elliot Home red twice As Spahn heat the indians and Feller 11-5. Game 6 Lemon won again As the indians took the series with a 4-3 Victory