Played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9,[3] it was the first title game for the newly created Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy.

The Giants (8–5) won consecutive division titles, but had lost their final regular season game at Philadelphia.

Early in the fourth, Giants quarterback Ed Danowski threw a touchdown pass to Ike Frankian to close the score to 13–10.

After the game, Abe Cohen promptly returned the sneakers to Manhattan College so the basketball team could practice the next day.

[15] Many of the participants have been interviewed since the game took place, most notably Bronko Nagurski of the Bears and Mel Hein of the Giants.