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for Title ams in, Meet Lions Sunday OF DELlllDLE FIRHG Cbpfgttf br T.H.CoUr. 1944 Sam Baugh Ends Albert Quits, Gives Uniform To S.F. Kids i Stealers Beaten LA. Defense, Passes Football Career Slingin' Sam Set Ail-Time Recdrds AIR CONDITIONING PH. 8-3875 SAN FRANCISCO, UP) Frankie Albert was a hero when he left Kezar Stadium after retiring as San Bernardino Sheet Metal Works 649 Second St.

HEATING COOLING SALES SERVICE REPAIRS COLEMAN PAYNE LENNOX UTILITY 0 quarterback of the San Francisco WASHINGTON (IB Two men shook hands in a steaming dress Lane Sets Record, Van Brocklin Tosses Three Scoring Passes ing room and ended 16 years of PH. 7-9169 AUTO GLASS 49ers but he looked more like the traditional loser at the race track. It started when Albert left the field with only minutes to play after leading the 49ers to a 24-14 football and friendship. One was Sammy Baugh, who played his last game of profession AMERICAN AUTO GLASS 592 Arrowhead OPEN 8 A.M. TO 6 P.

M. THROUGH 6th and ARROWHEAD al football against the Philadelphia LOS ANGELES Propelled by the brilliant three-touchdown passing of Norman Van Brock- WE SOLICIT INSURANCE WORK FREE PICKUP DELIVERY Eagles. The other was Redskin victory over the Green Bay As the crowd gave him a standing ovation, a small boy darted forward and asked for his helmet Owner George Preston Marshall, AUTO MACHINE SHOP PH. 5809 who owes much of his team's suc ilin, the Los Angeles Rams de-jfeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, Vis chinstrap. Frankie gave it to him cess to the lean Texan.

Baugh couldn't reach the dress 28-14. Sunday and climbed into Another boy asked for and re ceived Albert's helmet." STROUT AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY 608 Arrowhead PRECISrON BUILT ENGINES WITH NEW CAR GUARANTEE ASK FOR A "STROUT" ENGINE AT YOUR FAVORITE GARAGE ing room for 35 minutes after the Within seconds he was surround game ended, because he was mobbed by hundreds of youngsters i ed by a pack of souvenir-minded youngsters clamoring for parts of seeking autographs for the last PH. 86-2525 AUTO REPAIR his uniform. time. When he inaDy finished dressing, most of the players and When he finally succeeded EDW.

L. WALL 195 E. BASE LINE newspapermen had left. Marshall reaching the dressing room, he was A IGNITION TUNE UP MOTOR OVERHAUL clad only in an undershirt, football a tie with Detroit for the Na-j itional Conference title in the National Football League. The victory was chalked up be-jfore 74,130 fans in Memorial Coli- seum, with the temperature on the field registering 101 at one stage.

It sends the Rams into a 'playoff with the Lions at Detroit I next week and a crack at their fourth straight divisional title. The winner will play Cleveland for the NFL championship won last year by the Rams. I EIGHT STRAIGHT Sunday's triumph was the eighth was sitting on a trunk saying goodbye to players when Baugh, wear i i pants and sweat sox. ing his ten-gallon hat and cowboy Doots, stepped up to the gray- Fans Fete Bob haired Redskin boss and stuck out BRAKES PH. 87-3203 GENE'S BRAKE SHOP S33 7.

BASE LIKE CARS "OUR BUSINESS IS YOUR BRAKES" TRUCKS his hand. HIRSCH GOES 65 YARDS FOR TD Halfback Elroy Hirsch (40) of Los Angeles Rams "It's Jbeen a good 16 years," he eludes two Pittsburgh Steelers, halfback Claude Hipps (24) and end Jack Butler (80) after taking said quietly. Waterfield in pass from Norman Van Brocklin and racing 65 yards for a touchdown in the Coliseum Sunday be Baugh left 16 all-time National Football League records on the fore nearly 75,000 fans. The Rams won, 28-14. (AP Wirephoto) CLEANERS PH.

7-9516 straight in the Rams champion-Jship quest, the longest winning books Sunday when he completed Last Home Game streak in league play this year his career with the Redskins. The records: Most passes completed 1,709. 6 II. CLEANERS 650 E. BASE LINE (R texture Finish and the high mark of a cotieback "starting after they lost three of BVL0NG Most passes completed in one sea LOS ANGELES Wlt was Bob son 210.

Most passes attempted 3,016. Waterfield Day at Memorial Coli Most passes attempted in one sea their first four games. The day was earmarked as farewell day for veteran quarter- back Bob Waterfield, and "Water- seum Sunday, but it def mitely REC. CTR. CITY Teams W.

sqn 354. Most passes intercepted 205. wasn't Bob Waterfield's day. Luring Pines Mt. Club 22 Hebron Bricklayers 21 Most yards gained on passes 22,085 CONCRETE BLOCKS PH.

83-7403 ELLIOTT PRECISION BLOCK CO. 157 RANCO AVE. Precision Made Commercial and Residential Blocks Delivery Service Concrete or Lightweight Natural Volcanic Red Cinder Blocks Waterfield is retiring at the end Most yards gained passing on sea Culligan Zeolite 20 'i buckets" 'was duly honored. But it was his alternate, the "Flying of this pro football season and son Most touchdown passes 187. UK MfiXL -Dutchman" from Oregon, and his this was his last home game.

A crowd just short of 75,000 turned bevy of pass-catchers, plus a fight Fooshee Furnitura 20 Sun Co 18 Allied Sheet Metal 18 Hank Bush Plumbing 16 Team 10 15 Team 8 15 Valley Transit 15 High: Fred Fisher 550. 215. REC. CTR. COMMERCIAL out.

ELECT. CONTRACTOR PH. 85-6190 5-5291 ing Ram defense that stopped the 49ERS WIN, 24-14; ALBERT A sports lover off the football field as well as on, the veteran -Steeler running attack cold and 'sent the tremendous crowd home Olson's Ranchers 24 12 MEL DENNETT (Formerly McAdoms Electric) 376 ST. WIRING FIXTURES APPLIANCES CALL ME FOR ANYTHING ELECTRICAL Los Angeles Ram quarterback got Best passing efficiency (500 or more attempts) .567. Best passing efficiency in one season .703.

Most punts in one game 14. Best punlng average in one season (1942) 48.7. Most years active In NFL 16. Championship game records: Longest punt 85 yards. Most years participated Most yards gained on passes in one game 335.

Machine Age Upsets happy. -THROWS TO HIRSCH McDaniel's Dairy 23 13 Pirates Den 23 13 a lot of gifts before the game de SPARKLES IN FINAL GAME Antler's Hotel 21 15 Ousley Chevron Ser 18 18 Van Brocklin decorate the signed to help him enjoy his well-merited retirement a fishing boat mounted on a trailer, the motor Mel Coburn 17 19 PH. 8-2781 FEEBS GRAINS 'scoreboard with two 6 point 'throws to left end Tom Fears, SAN FRANCISCO UPy Quarterback Frankie Albert bowed for the boat, a shotgun, a rifle out of professional football in a blaze of glory Sunday when he S. i. W.

Sport Lettering 17 19 Acme Milling Co 14 22 7 Up Bottling Co 12 24 Herz Hot Stuff 11 25 High: Johnny Hoffknecht 555. Cy brisk tosses that flew only 5 and 10 telescope lens, a glass fishing rod passed and engineered the San Francisco 49ers fib a 24-14 victory Favorite at Caliente yards apiece, but his masterpiece CLAYPOOL CO. 736 COLTON AYE. MANUFACTURERS OF "BIG BRAND POULTRY FEEDS FOR COMMERCIAL POULTRYMEN field glasses, a golf bag and balls over the Green Bay Packers in the windup game here of the Na 'was one that went for 65 yards to plus a television set for when tional League season. Elroy (Crazy Legs) Hirsch.

George 224. REC. CTR. HIGHLAND AVE. LADIES SCRATCH No.

7 Lloyd's Grill 23 10 No. 4 New Hilbig's Pharmacy 22 11 No. 2 E. M. Lash Insurance.

20 13 The 49ers scored touchdowns in he's home with wife Jane Russell. It would be nice to chronicle Rounding out the Ram scoring 'was touchdown by Dick (Night Pro Grid Standings NATIONAL DIVISION W. L. Pet. Pet each of the first three periods and Gordon Soltau kicked a 26-yard AGUA CALIENTE, UP The former California thoroughbred Machine Age upset favored Coiner and then fetched up lame after the mile and one-sixteenth feature race here Sunday.

Machine Age ran the distance in 1:44 25 but No. 1 Fooshee 17 16 'Train) Lane, who took one or nis that the day was a big success for Waterfield on the field too, but the No. 5 Babette's 15 18 FISHING TACKLE -GUNS PH. 7-6262 BASE LINE SPORTING GOODS 1097 W. Base Lint Opm Wtek Day 9 to 7 ZK GREEN STAMPS Ope Sundays 9 to Noo GUNS.

RODS. REELS. OUTBOARD MOTORS BOAT RENTALS field goal in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Rams 9 3 0 .750 No. 6 Jeanette's 13 20 I three interceptions of the day 42 yards to put the Rams in "front at this stage, 14-0, in the Green Bay scored a touchdown No.

3 Harley's Sporting Goods 12 21 .750 .583 right arm that beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28-14, belonged to No. 8 Jimmy Diamonds 10 23 in the second quarter and another High Fern Goodbar 513, Vivian Port the other quarterback, Norman .500 .417 .083 limped back to the winner's circle. in the third when Bill Howton, "second period. er 205, Van Brocklin, who threw three Lane's three thefts brought his right end, raced 53 yards to com 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit Lions 9 3 x-San Francisco 5 x-Green Bay Packers ..6 6 x-Chicago Bears 5 7 x-Dallas Texans 1 11 AMERICAN DIVISION x-Cleveland Browns ....8 4 x-Philadelphia Eagles ..7 5 x-New York Giants 7 5 x-Pittsburgh Steelers ...5 7 x-Washington Redskins 4 8 x-Chicago Cardinals ....4 8 touchdown tosses. Waterfield com PHONE 5-454? .667 GARBAGE DISPOSERS I season's total to 14 for a new NFL plete a 90-yard touchdown pass.

.583 pleted seven of 15 tries for 69 yards; Vito Parilli, rookie quarterback BURKE WINS MIAMI OPEN GOLF PLAYOFF Van Brocklin 17 of 28 for 289 yards record, previously held by Dan Sandifer of Washington and Spec Sanders of the old New York for the Packers, threw the ball .583 .417 .333 .333 ALL MAKES SOLD SERVICED REPAIRED "THE BEST DEAL IN TOWN" RINSEAWAY SALIS SERVICE 460 HtftHLAND AVI. And one of Waterfield's passes from his own 10-yard line. ALBERT SHINES was intercepted for a Steeler OPEN EVENINGS i STEELERS SCORE touchdown. On the other hand, he The game was witnessed by 18, 086. kicked four conversions.

The Steelers, gunning for their third straight upset, made life miserable for the Rams but three Albert, who announced his retire He played less than five minutes ment from pro ball this week, of the second half, but he wasn' GENERAL CONTRACTOR ESTT GORDON FIELDS 1555 ST. REAL ESTATE completed passes to his teammates forgotten at the finish. Scores of in unerring fashion to move the Complete season. SUNDAY'S RESULTS Los Angeles 28, Pittsburgh 14. San Francisco 24, Green Bay 14.

Chicago Bears 10, Chicago Cardinals New York Giants 37, Cleveland Browns 34. Washington 27, Philadelphia 21. solTaujops nfl scorers youngsters, to whom he will always be a hero, crowded around ball down field in the three touchdown drives. him as he trudged off to the dress MIAMI, Fla. an-Jack with the pressure heavy on his broad shoulders, calmly rammed down a 10-foot putt to defeat youthful Dick Mayer in a "sudden death" playoff for the championship of the $10,000 Miami Open Golf Tournament Sunday.

A gallery of 7,000 saw the decision come on the fifth hole of the whicli climaxed a wild last-day scramble in which Doug Ford of Harrjion, N.Y., the leader for three consecutive rounds, wilted wicx the terrific closing pace. The 49ers went 74 yards to go ing room. comer to the golf circuit from St. Petersburg; completed the 72-hole tournament drive in a first place deadlock with two 73's, seven under par. They locked up in a tight battle in the playoff, splitting the first four holes with pars as darkness approached.

The victory gave Burke the first prize to run his 1952 winnings to The only Californian to break into the top 20 money winners was Jim Ferrier. Ferrier, a San Franciscan, ended one stroke behind the leaders at 274 and carted off 51,000 prize money. HARDWARE 83-7392 into a first quarter lead. Fullback Joe Perry, who also turned in bril liant performances in the running Card, Banning BASE LINE HARDWARE 865 E. BASE LINE POST OFFICI SUE STATION GENERAL PAINTS OPEN SUNDAYS times were balked inside the 6-yard line on scoring drives.

They finally tallied in the third when a pass by Waterfield, standing on his own goal line, was snapped up by a guard, Darrell Hogan, who lumbered 15 yards across the goal. In the final period, with the Steelers trailing 28-7, the dangerous passing of quarterback Jim Finks whose' aerial high jinx had netted 19 touchdowns this year-paid off with a 13-yard, fourth-down throw to his best receiver, Elbie Nickel. It ended an 80-yard series, the highlight of which was a 25-yard completion to NickeL RAMS SCORE department, went over from the 3-yard line to give the 49ers an ad PHILADELPHIA (-Gordon Sol tau of the San Francisco 49ers vantage they never relinquished. SCORE AGAIN B's to Clash picked up six points by way of a Burke, the handsome, 29-year- The 49ers scored again in the field goal and three conversions old Texan, and Mayer, 27, a new second quarter after recovering Sunday to capture the 1952 National "HOT GEORGE HERZ CO. W.

BASE LINE AT LYTLE CREEK PHONE Z-2JU "PAYING BY EXPERTS" By BOB SPECK Football League scoring crown. Coach Paul Taylor's unbeaten fumble by Green Bay's defensive back, Billy Grimes. They went 51 Statistics released here showed San Bernardino High School 'B' yards in four plays. The drive was Soltau wound up the NFL season basketballers will attempt to make FOB '53 NEW it five in a row Monday when they The first Ram touchdown march with a total of 94 points, just four better than End Cloyce Box of the Detroit Lions. Box nosed out travel to Banning for a 6 p.m.

lasted for 95 yards. The Steelers clash. The other part of the bill LAUNDRY-SELF SERVICE PH. 5-2154 BLUE FRONT SELF SERVICE LAUNDRY 244 E. Base Urn 28 IEND1X WASHERS FREE PARKINS DRYER SERVICI GOLD BOND STAMPS highlighted by Perry's dash of 44 yards.

Rookie halfback star Hugh McElhenny went -over from the 1-yard line. In the third quarter, the San Franciscans drove 73 yards with Albert passing to halfback Joe Cleveland's Lou Groza, who has will pit the Card JV's against Ban a season total of 89. had intercepted a pass on the Ram 29 and had pounded down to the four. But here fullback Frank iRogel fumbled and Larry Brink ning. Philadelphia's Bobby Walston To date, the SBHS five has mas tered Covina, Bonita, Barstow and and Bob Waterfield, Los Angeles Rams great, tied for 4th place with Arenas from the 6-yard line into 'recovered on the five.

Van Brocklin completed five oJt of seven Chino. Leader of the attack PH. 8-7800 LINOLEUM the end zone. The series was fea 82 points. throws for 73 yards, tossing to tured by a 42-yard pass from Al Dan Towler of the Los Angeles Fears, Hirsch and Skeet Quinlan ACTION FLOOR COVERINGS 424 BASE LINE Deacon Dan Towler banged out 17 bert to J.

R. Boone, 49er halfback playing end. PACKERS FAVORITES Rams finished the season with 894 yards gained on 156 carries to take top honors in that depart-j LINOLEUM ASPHALT TILE RUBBER TILE CORK TILE FREE ESTIMATES ON INSTALLATIONS Gabriel Gayou, who has scored 68 points in the four tiffs. Gayou and Elias Gamboa, another returnee, get the starting nods at forwards. Either Dave En-gelman or Pete Nelson open at center, while John (Buck) Schaub and Jimmy Ewers open at the guard.

yards in three lunges, a penalty cost Pittsburgh 5 and the Rams went ahead, 7-0, on a 10-yard toss Soltau neatly converted after all ment. Eddie Price of the New three touchdowns. LUBRICATION York Giants did not see action today but held on to second 'place to Fears. Wendell Bailey The Packers, entering the game as one-point favorites, scored in with a total of 748 yards gained. Pittsburgh had its quota of bad luck.

Finks passed to Ray Mathews for 71 yards and a supposed score, the second quarter on a 76-yard SAFETY FAST MIDGET Gamboa has been injured a great BASE LINE St PHONE 8-9245 Green Stamps TEXACO PRODUCTS march. Quarterback Tobin Rote pitched to Howton in the end zone deal of the time, but showed signs AZTECS KEEP TOP' VALLEY WINTER from 4-yards out for the score. of regaining past form against Chino Friday. Schaub leads all teammates on gaining rebounds TJ. SERIES Previously Rote had connected with halfback Floyd Reid a screen pass good for 52 yards.

but his backfield was in illegal motion. Again Finks took them to the 5, but four straight passes to Nickel were incomplete in the end zone. Again, a Waterfield field goal try from the 12 was blocked and 210-pound guard Dale Dodrill ran and is also the club's second top scorer with 22, nosing out fellow MOVING STORAGE PH. 2-4103 HEAP A HSAP VAN STORAGE CO. 361 Fourth Street Night Phone 3-3238 or 81-9284 MOVING LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONWIDE Storage Packing Crating Shipping LEAGUE POSITION Now Ready for Delivery Fullback Bill Rekhardt place- guard Ewers who has scored 21 kicked after both Packer touch times.

East Highlands Aztecs retained downs, but missed four field goal In the other tilt, varsity Coach attempts, of 48, 40, and 42 yards their top Valley Winter Baseball League standing by edging a strong The game ended San Francisco's Dick Adair unveils his junior varsity team, a new installation on PH. 86-3127 ROOFING Tombs Black Sox team 6-5 Sunday. season with a 7-5 on-loss record, The Black Sox outhit the Aztecs and Green Bay's with a 6-6. San Francisco 7 7 7 3 24 the SBHS campus. It will be the first of ten tilts and offers the chance for any of them to advance to the varsity five.

13-10, but four Tombs errors let in crucial runs. Tombs staged a ninth- Green Bay 0 7 7 014 BEST ROOF INSULATION 1208 W. Lin ANY OP R00FIN9 OR REPAIRS EASY TERMS FREE ESTIMATES Touchdowns i Perry, McElhenny, Arenas, Howton PAT: Soltau 3, inning rally when Bob Baskett hit neicnarat z. neift goai: soitau Both the JVs and B's" were a home run following Ron St Cyr's it back 83 yards before Towler grounded him on the Ram nine. One rush and three incomplete passes later the Rams took over on the.

six. Lo.Anoelw 0 14 7-28 Pittsburgh 0 0 7 7-14 Touchdown: Lo Angeles Fear 2, Lane, Hirch. PitUburgh Hogan, Nickel. PAT: Lo Angeles Waterfield 4. Pittsburgh Kerkorian 2.

Statistics: Ram ste'r First downs Rushing yardage 158 109 Passing yardage 358 Z32 Passes attempted 43 48 Passes completed ZJ Z3 Passes intercepted 4 Dim. 5 5 Statistics 49ers Packers double. 24 18 First downs Rushing yardage scheduled to see action again on Thursday against Beaumont but the game was reset for January. Pitcher Johnny Leedom of the Yucaipa Red Sox turned in one of 193 160 28 17 1 TERMITE CONTROL PH. 4-3333 Serving San Bernardino and Redlands Since 1928 FREE Inspection and Estimates Res.

Phone 2-6391 Licensed to Practice Structural Pest Control FRAZIER TERMITE CONTROL 384 Street 64 324 48 24 1 2 Passing yardage Passes attempted Passes completed Passes intercepted Punts the top pitching performances of The varsity will get its next test the league's season when he shut Wednesday in the Long Beach In 4 47.5 out the Ontario Valencia Market vitational tournament. Punting average 43. Fumbles lost 1 2 20 team with one hit and won 23-0. Yards penalized 40 The San Bernardino Merchants ICC ft.V Punting average 1 2 blanked the San Bernardino Craw- TITLE INSURANCE PH. 4791 Fourth-Place Coach Clark Fumbles ion Yards penalized 45 25 Jaguar Wins Mexico Torrey Pines Race lets 6-0 on another brilliant mound Hbwing by Ray Martinez who Named MVC Coach of Year Of PIONEER T1TL! INSURANCE AND TRUST CO.

struck out 18 Crawlets. Neyland Says Kozar's Loss Not Serious ST. LOUIS (TP) Earl H. SAN DIEGO Cfl It was a repeat victory for Phil Hill of Santa (Dutch) Clare, or Detroit was UPHOLSTERING PH. 84-6400 ATLANTA ttB Tennessee Coach WE Tombs Red Sox accounted for the third shutout of the day by beating Harlow's Servels 19-0.

Chet Ashman hit four for six a single, double, triple and home run. The San Bernardino Centrals named Missouri Valley Conference Monica as he won the Torrey Pines road race here Sunday in his Jaeuar XKL20. Bob Neyland said he doesn't believe the loss of Fullback Andy Ko-zar will "weaken" the Volunteers for their New Year's Day meeting "coach of the in a poll of the football raeirtors. His selection was a surprise, since Detroit won ARROW-WAY DRAPERY UPHOLSTERY STUDIO 2175 SllttA WAY AT HIGHLAND AVENUE CUSTOM DRAPiS UPHOLSTERY SLIP 'COVERS Hill won- the second Torrey Pines only three of its nine games, finish race in July. with Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

ing fourth with a 1-3 record. His time Sunday for the 40 laps outslugged the Cucamorfga Merchants 13-7 in the game of the day. Tombs' Red Sax 000 0C0 000 0 5 4 Harlow's Servels 201 520 72x 19 18 0 Nevland. here for the annual 104 miles was 1 hour, 36 minutes, MOTORS four Deafer in Fine Imported Motor Cart 1000 E. BASE LINE Phaiw M-1421 Southeastern Conference meetin; Detroit defeated Wichita, but lost to Missouri A.

Valley Champion Houston, 'Gator Bowl-bound Tulsa 22.33 seconds. which ended Saturday, described WALLPAPERS PH. 86-6503 VAN OTP'S 1221 ST. Don Parkinson, Los Angeles, and Kozar, who will miss the bowl eame due to injuries, as a "great and Oklahoma Clark suc Sterling Edwards, San Francisco, S.B. Merchant 000 600 0 9 2 S.B.

Crawlets 000 000 00 2 3 Tomb Black Sox 200 100 025 4 Highland Aztecs Oil 204 1k ceeds Buddy Brother as ''coaoh also driving Jaguars, were second football player at times, but he al- i An-umJ I STOCKWia (Escl he Dealer! NANCY WARRfN et the land thBd lespectLveqs. 0 Oof ntB Mn uvjx.

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