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Aside. Lions Brush ears Packers to Keen Pace Monday, December 8, 1952 A Rams Beat Bears Foiled Layne Hits Box for 3 Touchdowns Detroit's 8 Victories Best Since 1936 Los Angeles Wins 7th in Row, 45-27 3-Point Half time Lead Quicgly Expanded statistics is i if if i I jrT'. 1 i I A I i III J. 4v l9t fr -1 yt I Majors Turn To Plight Of Minors Inter-League Waiver Rule Also Passed BY LYALL SMITH fttt PrM ports Editor PHOENIX Big league baseball made a polite bow from the waist to its hard-pressed "little brothers," the minors as the Mid -Winter business meetings came to a close In this resort city. It was a bow which recognized that the minor leagues were having a rugged time keeping their books from being written in red ink because of dropping Interest by the smaller-town cash customers.

The 16 major league clubs passed a handful of amendments designed to lend a more helpful hand to the minors, and then swung out on its own to adopt two proposals of direct Interest to bigtlme ball. THE CONTROVERSIAL bonus and inter-league waiver rules were written into baseball law in this condensed fashion. Any time a major league club pays more than 4,000 to any youngster to sign a baseball contract, that player becomes a bonus baby. Unless he is kept on the roster of the big league club, he must be cut loose and be made available for draft by the other 15 teams. THIS RULE IS designed to put a stop to the costly sums shelled out in recent years to sign prospects.

While it will not prevent the Tigers, for instance, from duplicating the payment of the $67,500 they paid Catcher Frank House to sign a Detroit contract, it will mske the gamble too risky to be seriously considered. The Inter-league waiver role was passed to stop teams In one league from reaching Into the other one after the June 15 trading deadline and picking up player to help It win a pennant. In the past. If a player was turned down by all the clubs In 1 4 5 I 1 t' if yi I I fe 1 ft O. BAY I- A.

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a resounding 45-27 triumph over the Green Bay Packers, to remain tied with Detroit for the division lead in the National Football League title battle. Lou Aneeles. defending lea rue chamnlons. held a slim 17-14 lead after a bitterly fought first half. But the Rams Droke out witn a scoring barrage in the last two Quarters to decorate the score board with four touchdowns and a total of six touchdowns and one field goal for the entire contest.

MOST OF THE 49,822 fans en joyed the affair immensely. Veteran Bob Waterfield, who says he is playing his last season with the Rams, was the key man in the rout. It was a brilliant 19- yard run by the Ram captain in the second period that sent the club ahead to a lead it never re linquished. Green Bay, trailing, 10 to 0, scored two touchdowns In the A 64-yard pass by Babe Parilli to Star Rookie End Bill Howton set the scene on the Ram two-yard Une for one score, Floyd Reld driving over from the Quarterback Tobln Rote scored the other from the one, ending a 52-yard march starring Rote in most of the seven plays. Halfback V.

T. Smith took the Packer kickoff and raced up field 55 yards to the Packer 39. Dan Towler, Smith and Tank Younger hammered the ball up to the 19, and Waterfield fooled the foe with Turn to Page 89, Column wi LION CHRISTIANSEN (24) TAKES OFF ON A 56-YARD PUNT RETURN AGAINST BEARS Linebacker Dick Flanagan (60) lumbers along in his wake as speed merchant sets up touchdown SHARE LEAD WITH HAWKS Wings Tie On Kelly's BY MARSHALL DANN You would think that the Red Wings and Bruins would have been at least satisfied, if not downright pleased, about playing Fro Prow Photo by WALJ.Y STEIQER BIG, BAD BEAR Bill McColl grimaces as he falls to the turf of Briggs Stadium after a futile attempt to grab George Blanda pass. Back doing the fine defensive job for the Lions are Bob Smith (40) and Yale Lary. i mi, wflKvww( 1 Bruins Late Goal Hockey 12 7 12 9 11 8 11 11 8 8 3 14 GGA 6 30 79 65 6 30 70 70 5 27 53 46 6 27 72 79 DETROIT Chicago Boston Toronto Montreal New York 8 24 68 53 8 14 64 83 SATURDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 2, Chicago 0.

Boston 2, Montreal 1. New York 2, Toronto 2. SUNDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 1, Boston 1. Montreal 2, New York 2. Toronto 2, Chicago 0.

WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Montreal at Toronto. Boston at New York. Pro Football NATIONAL CONFERENCE DETROIT 8 Pet. TP OP 0 .727 SOS 186 0 .727 S21 220 0 .545 261 207 0 .545 281 288 0 .864 235 S19 Los Angeles 8 S. Francisco 6 Green Bay 6 Chic.

Beers 4 Dallas 1 10 0 .091 176 S86 AMERICAN CONFERENCE Pet. TP OP Cleveland 8 Philadelphia 7 New York Pittsburgh 6 Chic. Cards. 4 0 .727 276 176 0 .636 231 244 0 .645 197 197 0 .455 286 245 0 .364 165 211 0 .273 213 266 Washington SUNDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 43, Chicago Bears 21. Cleveland 10, Chi.

Cardinals 0. Philadelphia 38, Dallas 21. Los Angeles 45, Green Bay 27. Washington 27, New York 17. THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE SATURDAY Dallas at DETROIT.

SUNDAY Chi. Cardinals at Chicago Bears. Cleveland at New York. Green Bay at San Francisco. Philadelphia at Washington.

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles. Basketball COLLEGE St. Bonaventure 59, Ithaca 54. St Benedicts 64, McPherson 47. St.

Joseph's 70, St. Nobert 68. Gannon 61, Alliance 44. IHGH SCHOOL St. Cecilia 45, St Alphonsus 56.

St Ambrose 4S, St Martin 40. Billy Meyer In Hospital PHOENIX (JFl Billv Mever. 60, recently released as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, suffered a heart attack in his Adams Hotel room Sunday and was rushed to Memorial Hospital. The hospital reported his condition as "serious but not STATISTICS Ftr dawns Ktishmc yard ace FaNHM attrmntrd Pmmo enmolpterl Phkhm Interrupted riint'nir average Fiimhlr lout Yar1 penalized Chlraco Bears Detroit il Chlravo srorlnct Tone down Rtnnr, McColl, Morrison, Convrrtiiont Hlnnri 3. IMrnlt worin: Touchdowns Box 3, Dftran, Rallrv.

ChrMlannen. CoaTcriiona Harder 6. teld oal -Harder. BY BOB LATSHAW Blond Bobby Layne ended a seven-year jinx in Briggs Stadium Sunday afternoor He pitched four touchdown passes to lead the Detroit Lions to a 45-21 decision over the Chicago Bears the first in Detroit since 1945. This was the seventh triumph in the last eight games for Detroit and put the Lions just one victory away from at least a share of the National Conference title.

A CROWD OF 50,410 sat in per-pect football weather to watch Layne combine with Cloyce Box to roll up a 14-point lead in the first five minutes of the game. The Layne-Box combination accounted for the first t.ree Detroit tallies, a blow from which the Bears never recovered. The Lions scored 11 points In the first Quarter, seven In th second and then added 10 and 14 In the last two sessions. The Rears scored single markers In th first, second and fourth periods. By grabbing the three touch down passes, Box tied the club season record for touchdowns scored.

He now has 12 TDs with another game to play. Leon Hart set the mark last ye-r. PAT HARDER, who booted his ninth field goal in the third quarter, set a record in that de partment. Doak Walker kicked eight for the best previous per formance In 1950. While Walker didn't score any points Sunday, he indicated that ha was ready to take over his regular left halfback post again.

He came Into the game when Jug Glrard was Injured In the first quarter and played the rest of the way. This was his first full appearance since Oct. 8. Detroit unveiled a brilliant run' ner in the game, too. He's Jack Christiansen, who previously was limited to kickoff and punt re turns.

He and Byron Bailey filled in for the injured Bob Hoernsche meyer. Both Christiansen and Bailey scored a touchdown running. CHRISTIANSEN'S touchdown came in the final quarter on a flashy 18-yard cutback that saw him thread his way through the entire Bear team. He went from the center of the field to the east side and then returned all the way to the west side to tally. All told, Christiansen carried the ball six times for 54 yards a nine-yard average.

However, Layne, pitching from behind perfect protection when he needed It, was the bg difference. He picked up 296 yards on 22 completions In 35 attempts. The four touchdown passes boosted hit season production to 17. The Lion victory, eighth in 11 games, marks the first time since 1936 that the club has had that many triumphs in the standings. WHILE THE offense produced the points, the defensive unit figured largely in this triumph.

The Bears made only 37 yards rushing against the Detroit line. The defensive platoon gave up 171 yards on passing, but it also intercepted six Bear tosses. Statistically the Bears were routed fust as badlv as the score would indicate. The Lions picked up 428 yards net on running and passing while the Bears were held to 208. The victory squared a defeat suffered at the hands of the Bears two weeks ago when they scored a 24-23 triumph in Chicago.

There never was any doubt that the Lions were in the mood to meet Jie Bears Sunday. With Christiansen returning a punt 56 yards to set up the score, the Lions tallied just three minutes and 56 seconds after the game got underway. The payoff pitch came two plays later and waa from Layne to Box for 29 yards. THE FIRST PLAY after the kickoff the Lions got set for another marker. This time Laverne Torgeson tipped a George Blanda pass that Dick Flanagan intercepted and returned to the Bears' 29.

On the first play Layne again hit Box for the tally. When Harder kicked the second of six points after touchdown, the Lions were out In Turn to Page 58, Column 1 CHICAGO DETROIT IS 2 10 14 IS V. Mi 0 i ry -w Steelers Kill Last 49er Hope Jim Finks Is Star In 24-7 NFL Upset STATISTICS PITT. 16 It 3 133 27 1t 38.3 10 s.r. 13 70 SS'J 8 First downs Rush I nit yardare Passing Tarda Ke Passes attempted Pfisses completed l''tk)Re Interrentrd Punting average Fumble lottt Yard pcnalUed Plttflhtirffh San Francisco 41.7 I 15 024 It 0 Pittsburgh: Touehdnwnii Rneel, Fink.

Chadnol. Conversions Kerkorlan 3. Field goal Kerkorian. Han FraneNen: Vonchdowa Soltau. Con version ftoltao, SAN FRANCISCO The resurgent Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterbacked by former Tulsa star Jim Finks, pulled their second upset in as many veeks Sunday as they blasted the failing 49ers of San Francisco, 24 to 7, at Kezar Stadium.

Finks, the lanky, six-foot Texan, waa the 49ers' downfall as he scored one touchdown personally, passed to set up two- others and had a hand in a field goal. THE PITTSBURGH victory knocked San Francisco completely out of the running for the National Professional League champion ship, but came too. late in the season to do the rejuvenated Steelers any good. A crowd of 14,386, held down by a threatening weather forecast which failed to materialize, saw the burly Steelers smash over a touchdown in the first period and add two more in the third. A field goal in the second period added three points more.

SAN FRANCISCO tallied its touchdown and converted to tie the visitors temporarily in the opening quarter. Pittsburgh's Lynn Chandois turned In the game's most spectacular play. The former Michigan State star ran 50 yards for a touchdown In the third quarter after taking a screen pass from Finks. San Francisco end Gordon Sol tau, best all-round player in the team, and its kickoff and place- kick specialist, suffered a fractured bone in his ankle in the second period. Leafs Blank Hawks, 2-0 CHICAGO (U.R The Toronto Maple Leafs notched two third-period goals Sunday night as Harry Lumley shut out the Chicago Black Hawks, 2 to 0, and dropped the Hawks into a first-place tie with Detroit PIKST FF.RIOD: No wnrlnf.

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Evelyn Woods had a 595 series. The Whittier Recreation team bowled three successive games of 813. the league in which he played, he could be sold to any club in the opposite league. It was this rule which made It possible in 1945 for the Chicago Cubs to buy pitcher Hank Borowy from the New York Yankees for Turn to Page S8, Column 8 i 1 i i i 1 i At to their 1-1 tie Sunday night After all, they were the two hottest teams in the league with sizable winning streaks. And they played ohe of the finest games staged at Olympia this season.

A stalemate was no disgrace to either side, and the 10,982 customers got plenty of clean, crisp action. Even a tie was enough to give Detroit a share of the National League lead for the first time since Oct. 24. The Wings pulled abreast of Chicago since the Black Hawks bowed to Toronto, 2 to 0. Boston is third, only three points back of Chicago, Boston, the early leader, had a goal by Leo LaBine.

And although it was offset, the Bruins still were able to hold the Wings, who are noted for their rallies, to just one. AND DETROIT almost was blanked for the first time in 63 games on home Ice. The Wings didn't escape that fate until Red Kelly netted the equalizer with less than eight minutes left. But were they satisfied? No, not on either side. Both camps were grumbling when it was all over.

The Wings were agitated because a goal had been taken away from them. Referee Red Storey nullified a second-period tally by Gordie Howe, ruling that Ted Lindsay had batted the puck to Gordie with his hand. That, of course, Is Illegal. But the Detroiters claimed that Lindsay's handball effort had bounced off Goalie Jim Henry first. In which case, Howe's goal would have been legal.

STOREY ALSO caught the heat from the other side. The Bruins didn't like the way Storey called five penalties against Boston and none against Detroit. The fact that the Wings were unable to cash in on power plays didn't ease the complaints any. The fact that both teams have such fighting spirits may be one reason why they're the two rising clubs in the NHL at present. Neither has lost in the last aix games, and Sunday's tie snapped a five-game winning streak for Boston and a four-game streak for Detroit.

The goal-tending was excellent Henry had more work 35 saves to Terry Sawchuk's 19 and neither could be blamed for the one which got by. LaBIN'E'S TALLY, his fourth of the season, was on a goal-mouth deflection of Bob Armstrong's 55-footer. It came midway In the second period. Kelly's goal came on a 20-foot blast of Alex Delvecchio'a pa, after Alex had captured Kelly's rebound which started the play. Henry was partially screened and couldn't move faat enough to block the straight-on liner.

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