Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • Page 33

Lions Beat Rams, 31-21, to Gain NFL Title Playoff Fog-Filled Stadium Holds No Gloom for Lions 'Old Pros' Make Good In Clutch Harder Scores 19; Late LA Rally Halted STATISTICS 10S AM.KI.KS DETROIT IS IX Flnt litmn lis UN 18 I ao.s Kiiftliinc jmrilaice PAkhlnic rurdare Panes allemittrd Prtftftea entnplrted Pae Intercepted Tuntttis average FumMea nmt lards penalized IT.i IR7 2.1 It 1 4.1.1 0 as 11 st 7 ill 14 10 l.o Anelea (I Detroit .7 jSV- nnrirfi-S-Tl 1 hMmi .1 .1 mitwin 111 111.1 I.m Anrelel rorlnit: Tnnrhdnwn Feara. Towler, Smith. CunverBloni -Hater-field Detroit woHmk: Tonehriowna Harder (S. Mart. Horrnnehrnirvrr.

('(inversions Harder (I). Flfldjmil Harder. BY BOB LATSHAVV As great an exhibition of clutch football as has ever been seen in Detroit earned the Lions a berth in the National League championship playoff for the second time in the club's history. It was a brilliant, hard-hitting Lion team which handed the Los Angeles Rams a 31-21 setback in the murky fog of Briggs Stadium to qualify for the NFL championship berth against the Cleve-" land Browns next Sunday. Fittingly, it was the Old Pros Pat Harder, Bob Hoernsche-meyer and Bobby Layne who paced this triumph, the ninth in 10 games for Detroit.

But the victory must be classed as a team accomplishment. ALTHOUGH THE final margin was 10 points, the Lions had to score a touchdown in the final minute to clinch the victory. They refuced to fold after they saw a 21-7 margin shrink to a mere three points, 24-21, with just two minutes and 45 seconds left in the game. Much of the credit for the Linns' victory, which snapped an eight-game Log Angeles winning streak, must go to the Unerarn. Both the offensive and defensive lines outplayed the Rams.

The defense kept the explosive Ram offense bottled up except for a brief period in the fourth period when they scored 14 points. One of those touchdowns came on a break and the other on a brilliant 57-yard punt return. IF ONE MAN could be credited with a major portion of the Lion victory, it would have to be the veteran Harder. Pat scored a pair of touchdowns and kicked a 43-yard field goal and four points after touchdown for 19 points. He also was one of the key figures in the Lion pass protection free Prn Tboto bj WALL? STEIGEB With Briggs Stadium lights cutting through the fog, Lion FuIIba ck Tat Harder (inset) bursts into Kara end zone for touchdown pattern that enabled Layne to have a great afternoon.

Harder found time to run eight times for "in Beliveau's 2 Goals Help Canadiens BOSTON iff) Big Jean-M a Beliveau finished his three-game "trial" stand with Hanover Square 10 -1 Monday, December 22, 1952 33 we have Montreal Sunday night by WINGS BOP RANGERS, 5-2 scoring two goals as the Canadiens whipped Boston's Bruins, 4 to 3. Embassy 1 2.50 just about every style The victory enabled Montreal to take undisputed possession of of second place in the National DOBBS Hockey League. The biggest Boston Garden 72 yards to lead the ballcarriers of both teams. Layne, who in the opinion of veteran observers called a brilliant game for Detroit, outfoxed the Ram defenders. It was obvious that the Rams feared the, Layne-to-Cloyce Box passing punch.

They put two and sometimes three men on Box. That was all Layne needed. He switched to Leon Hart, who had one of his best days, and Doak Walker as pass receivers and utilized the running of Harder and Hunchy. HOW THIS strategy worked is told in the statistics. Harder ran for two touchdowns, Hunchy for one.

Walker, who also played a great game, passed to Hart for the other tally. Box He caught two passes for 20 yards but made the other fellows look good while leading the defenders around the field. Defensively, Jim Doran, La-Verne Torgeson and Fum Mc-Graw were the standouts, but there it would be unfair to single out any one player. Lou Creekmur, for example, stopped Dan Towler less than a yard from the goal line to end a Ram threat. Bob Smith, Jim David, Don Doll and Yale Lary did a masterful job Ted Hits 200 Mark; Prystai Bags 100th Siwial to the Free Presg NEW YORK Capt.

Ted Lindsay scored his 200th goal in the National Hockey League and Metro Prystai his 100th in leading the Red Wings to a 5-2 victory over New York Sunday crowd of the season 12,984 turned out to watch the talented 21-year-old star up from the Que bee Aces of the Quebec Senior and they're priced from no to 100 Hockey League. BELIVEAU, a 205-pound 21 Exscutivs (IS night. They got the "milestone" tallies 'l year-old who scored a three-goal hat trick last week in the first his three NHL games, twice put the Canadiens into the lead Hockey with his second-period goals. On as the first-place Detroiters extended their unbeaten streak through the 12th straight game. Those counters came in the second period after the last-place Rangers gave early hope to 11,383 Madison Square Garden fans by each occasion, he skated calmly laiiiirt.Miii mm, nii in 1 1 1 Arch Crown $20 into the Boston zone on the heels of a Montreal attack, then struck suddenly as the Boston defense was decoyed aside by his team GA GA 13 7 9 39 99 61 IS 9 9 35 79 67 IS 11 7 33 73 74 DETROIT Montreal Boston jumping to a 2-0 lead.

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Elroy i was blanked in the TD department for the fourth straight time, by the Lions, who have won four straight mates. Veteran Center Ken Mosdell tallied the winning goal his first of the season in the final period with a powder-puff shot that slipped lazily under the outstretched stick of Boston Goalie Jim Henry. Veteran Montreal Center Bill Reay suffered a fractured cheek bone in the second period when checked viciously into the boards by Boston's Jack Mclntyre. Beliveau was able to play with the Canadiens under the hockey rule which allows an amateur to from Los Angeles. Gay Prince $20 and Prystai on their tallies, Pronovost scored two more of his own.

Glen Skov got the other. While they were getting the goals, Terry Sawihuk gave a marvelous net-tending exhibition to check the Ranger. Sawchuk has permitted only seven goals in his last eight games, and he came up with 31 saves, 14 In the final stanza. The triumph enabled the Wings to maintain their four-point lead in the NHL over second-place, Montreal, which also was a winner STATISTICALLY, the Lions beat the Rams, but not by as great a margin as they actually SATURDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 1, New York 1. Boston 6, Montreal 3.

Toronto 4, Chicago 1. SUNDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 5. New York 2. Montreal 4, Boston S. 'Chicago 4, Toronto 2.

WEDNESDAY'S GAME Montreal at Toronto. THURSDAY'S GAMES Chicago at DETROIT. New York at Boston. SATURDAY'S GAMES DETROIT at Montreal. Boston at Toronto.

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Less than two minutes later Lindsay started the rally. He Lions Put Playoff Tickets on Sale Tickets for next Sunday's title battle at Cleveland between the Lions and Browns of them go on sale at 9 a. m. Tuesday at the Lions' office, 140 Michigan Ave. An additional 2,000 tickets will be distributed by the fun-loving Crisis Club which will nirr three special trains to Cleveland for the showdown battle.

Martin, second baseman and World Series hero for the New York Yankees was a proud father Sunday. The new arrival was a seven pound, eight-ounce girl, born at Herrick Memorial Hospital. ONLY 47,645 uraved the fog yid rain to see the Libns win their first divisional championship In 17 years. They saw Turn to Page 14, Column 1 banged a pass from Gordte Howe into an unprotected corner of the net and became the 25th player in NHL history and the first Turn to Page S3, Column 2.