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The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 77

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1 Ed0 An ml PART 4 SPORTS a Read The Times for latest Sports MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1952 VOL IXXII CKin nc i iKic IN THE LLtAK -tI L-iV -1--: if. i -rTTTf HiiJ i Pitt's Claude Hipps. Down kovitz's grasp (2), eludes Pittsburgh's Jack Butler (3), again zips out.of Sinkovitz's reach (4)' and (5) runs into elusive Skeets Quinlan, who makes catch behind own scrimmage line. Skeets wriggles out of Steeler Frank Sin- tripped up by Hipps with Times QUINLAN ON LOOSE A gain of 18 yards come for Rams on this play os (1) Norman Van Brocklin throws to SPORTS PARADE By RAVEN DYER Browns Upset Rams Top Steelers on Waterfield Day BY FRANK FINCH It was Bob Waterfield Day before 74,130 Coliseum customers yesterday, but the brilliant Ram star's supporting cast completely stole the show. Norm Van Brocklin passed his I way, Deacon Dan Towler ran his way and Night Train Lane stole his way to individual NFL titles as Los Angeles tied Detroit for the National Conference crown with a pulsating 28-to-14 decision over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Stage Set Thus, the stage is set for a play-off next Sunday in Detroit between the Rams and Lions for the dubious honor of meeting the' American Conference kingpins, the Browns, in Cleveland on Dec. 28. As a sobering thought, it would not be amiss to mention that Detroit beat the Ranis twice in league play, 17-14 and 24-16. However, Hampton Pool's comeback kids haven't lost a game since. That defeat in Briggs Stadi SPRAINED ANKLE i 'J JrAiis' Irs- Vr $Kt, e- -(v "fusses' 1 I V.

-x 1 1'" i -i 1 V' I on Steeler 15 goes Quinlan, Sinkovitz still on the chase. Mlracl Ej photo or Julian Rotnnjon um on Oct. 19 was the third in four games and just about reduced Los Angeles' hopes of retaining at least a piece of their fourth consec.utive divisional championship to nil. Back in Business But the glorious Rams came home and beat the Bears. Then they drubbed Dallas twice and took the Bears in a rematch.

They were back in business. The pale glimmer of hope became a bright flame when the Rams swept their home-and-home series with San Francisco. Then Green Bay and a powerful Pittsburgh team were met and subdued and theRams had a skein of eight victories and a tie for the title. The temperature reading on the field at kickoff time was 101 deg. Van Brocklin was Turn to Page 2, Column 2 bad sprain.

An ray will be taken today. Lane, who limped into the dressing quarters after the game on the shoulders of two teammates, grinned through it all. "Shake It off, Night Train," Turn to Page Column TODAY IN SPORTS BASKETBAIX Loyola vs. Arizona State (Flagstaff), Loyola gym, 8 p.m.; NIBL, Kirby's Shoes vs. Texas Ada Oilers, LACC gym, 8:30 p.m.

WRESTLING -Hollywood Legion Stadium, 8:30 p.m. AMATEUR BOXIXG Wil- i mington Bowl, 8:30 p.m. safcsisiS4Sii by wants, but Win Title NEW YORK, Dec. 14 UP) Charley Conerly threw four touchdown passes as the New York Giants handed Cleveland a 37-34 defeat today at the Polo Grounds, but the Browns backed into the championship of the National Football League's American Conference as the Washington Redskins turned back the Philadelphia Eagles. It was the most points ever run up against Cleveland since they joined the National League, but it was the seventh straight time that Coach Paul Brown's club has figured in a profession-ai-football championship.

They won four titles in the defunct All-America Conference, and have won the title in the NFL's American Conference three times. But a crowd of 41,610 gave most of the cheers to the battling Giants, who lost all hope for a Turn to Page 3, Column 5 FINAL PRO STANDINGS NATIONAL CONFERENCE I.OS ANGELES 3 Detroit 8 3 0 Pet. TP Op. 730 S4 Z34 .750 344 192 .583 285 221 J500 295 312 .417 245 326 .083 182 427 San Francltco 7 5 0 Oreen Bav 6 Chicago Bear 5 7 0 Dallas 1 11 0 AMERICAN CONFERENCE WL Prt. TP On.

Clevland 8 4 0 310 213 Philadelphia 7 5 0 -583 252 271 New York 7 5 .0 A83 234 231 Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 300 273 Chicago Cards 4 8 0 .333 172 221 Washington ..4 8 0 .333 240 287 Satarrfajr'a Rnralta Detroit, 41; Dallai. Yeaterdajr'a Rf-sulla IjOS ANftELKS. 28; Pittsburgh. 1. New York.

37: Cleveland. 34. Washington. 27j Philadelphia, 21. Chicago Bears, 10; Chicago Cardinals.

7. San Francisco, 34; Green Bay, 14. Next Sunday's Aehedal LOS ANGELES at. Detroit (National Conference play-offs). Now that the Trojans are In the Rose Bowl for the 11th time, which is a record, some of my devoted followers' have been asking, "Which was the greatest thriller played by SC at Pasadena?" My choice is the 1932 contest when Howard Jones best-ed Bemie Bierman's Tulane troupe, 21-12.

This may sound like heresy to those who remember that my boy, Doyle Nave, won the 1939 battle with Duke, 7-3, on four completed passes to Antelope Al Krueger. Yes, the last two or three minutes of that hard-fought 'struggle were as thrilling as any ever enacted on the gridiron. But during much of the remaining two hours it was a pretty dull afternoon. RELIED ON DEFENSE The game was scoreless through three periods and Duke relied so much on its rock-ribbed defense (which hadn't allowed a point all season) that the great Eric Tipton often punted on first down. There may be something thrilling for you about a punting duel, but not me, brother.

So even though a poll of "experts," conducted by a national magazine several years ago, rated the Duke-Trojan tussle an the most thrilling of all bowl games, it does not get my vote. It isn't, in my book, the most thrilling of all the Trojan bowl games. But Tulane in 1932 there, men, was a real pulse quickener. The Green Wave had washed over everything in eight, 338 points to 33 in 11 games. The Trojans, after a losing start to St.

Mary's, had clobbered everything on the Tacific Coast and upset Notre Dame, 16-14, at South Bend. THANKS. TO PINCKERT Thanks to Erny Pinckert, th Trojans won, but only after a fierce struggle which found the boys from Dixie fighting back to score two touchdowns after their foes had built up a 21-0 lead in the third quarter. Where other bowl rivals had folded before Troy's devastating power and epeed, Tulane stayed in there and fought it out to the bitter end. There have been a lot of great runs in Rose Bowl history but I doubt if any provided more thrills than that by Wop Glover as he raced 59 yards to the Trojan 36-yard line.

This happened on the first play of the second quarter, with Pinckert pulling the fleeing Glover dowp from behind. Wop's blazing run made the Trojans so mad they threw Tulane ball carriers for losses on the next two plays and then went on to score their first touchdown. That made it 7-0 at halftime and then Pinckert took charge. The younger generation may not remember but large Erny was a blocking back. And under Howard Jones a blocking back got to carry the ball about as often as the average golfer makes a hole in one.

FINAL GAME 7 But this was Pinckert's final game, and somebody persuaded Mr. Jones that he could fool Tulane by using the bombastic Erny as a ball carrier. So Howard put in one play for the big boy, a reverse to the right side of the opposing line, Erny ran 30 yards for the first touchdown and 23 for the second. Nobody laid a hand on him either time, so well did the Trojan blockers do their The leftovers of this Rose Bowl team went through the 1932 season without defeat, and were so rugged defensively that only 13 points were scored against them. There were six All-Ameri-cans on that Rose Bowl club Pinckert, Ernie Smith, Baker, Rosenberg, Mohler and' Shaver not to mention such stalwarts as Erskine, Tay Brown, Hall, Sparling, Stevens, Musick, Palmer, Ar-belbide and Williamson.

Tulane had its great stars, too Dalrymple, Glover, Scafide, Zimmerman, Haynes and Red Dawson, now coach-, ing at Pittsburgh. SC had to be great that day Tulane outdowned the Trojans, 17 to 7, and outgained em, 319 to 211. SI i rti rtfc if) ntfTuTu ii Lane's Injury Dims Ram Victory Party CATCHING THE NIGHT TRAIN Dick (Night Train) Lane of Rams scampers to Steeler 36 after intercepting pass. Pittsburgh's Lynn Chandnois, left, and Big John Schweder boom in for tackle. Only the maslt saves Schweder from getting straight arm in face.

Ttm phote by Phil Bth BY CAIj AYHORTOX Our' Los Angeles Rams celebrated Bob Waterfield Day and their eighth straight pro triumph yesterday afternoon before 74,130 Coliseum onlookers, but all the hoopla ended on a sour, note when it was disclosed that Dick (Night Train) Lane, sensational rookie defensive half back, probably will miss next week's play-off game against the Lions in Detroit-Lane, who Detroit Scout Russ Thomas called ihe best defensive halfback in the league, injured his left ankle just after setting a new NFL record by intercepting his. 14th pass in the -third period. Ram Doctor Danny Fortmann diagnosed Lane's injury as a TRIBUTE TO ALBERT FANS PAY SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14 (JP) More than 18,000 fans gave Frankie Albert a tremendous standing ovation today as he walked off the field after playing his last gam as quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers.

The game wasnt quite over, but Albert had led the 49ers to a 24-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers, and the crowd forgot the action on the field to cheer the T-formation wizard. One small hoy darted from the stands and asked Albert for his helmet chin strap. Frankie gave it to him. Another asked for, and received, the helmet. Within seconds Albert was engulfed by a throng of clamor ing youngsters.

He finally made it to the dress ing room wearing an undershirt, football pants and sweat SOX. iA ift A ii rmfcn ift 0 a fi jfcsi lari giiO 11 f-n A A A A ii.ft,1 i A Ai ft 'ii- Ani, if ii if A ri 11 mtiJrVi riiiAnA ti.

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