Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16
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By LEO MACDONELL

DR.. Harvey A. Brown, the Lions
club physician who sent Sinkwich
to the hospital after the game
said that although he will be dis
charged tomorrow an operation
will be advisable when the season
Is completed. The halfback's all
ment was diagnosed as chronic
appendicitis.
The young halfback star was
seemingly all right when the game
started but suffered distress late
in the second period and was
taken out of the lineup. Later he
returned 10 the contest but obvi.
ously was in discomfort which
later led to his disqualification.
COMPLAINED EARLIER
"He complained OF pains ear
Her In the week." Coach Charles =
f. (Gus) Dorais recalled, "but
the pains eased off and were
believed to have been nothing
moro than minor gas pains.
"The difference In Sinkwich's
play early In the game and
later WAS the difference In the
winner and loser"
The Lions play the Bears In
Chicago next Sunday.
With Sinkwich at his : best, a
crowd of II, $50 paid fans saw the
Lions take what looked like a
comfortable lead. II 10 O, early
in the contest only TO dissipate il
as the visiting Rams came on
with a rush later in the affair.
THIRD RAM VICTORY
While Il was the surprising
Cleveland clubs third triumph in
as many starts. il was the second
setback for the Lions in three
games thus far this fall. The
Detroiters had previously beaten
the Brooklyn Tigers and lost tc
the Green Bay Packers.
Before their victory over the
Lions, the Rams had turned back
the Pitt-CardS and the Bears.
The versatile Sinkwich figured
in all of his teams II points
passing 10 Art Van Tone for one
of the two touchdownS. SCORING
the other himself on a solo, kick,
ing a field goal and booting two
points after touchdowns. The
Youngstown boy, who came to the
Lions via University of Georgis
and the Marines, netted "a yards
in Ia attempts at rushing anC
completed seven out of is passe.
for 1T yards.
PRITKO, REISZ STAR
Steve Pritko, 2l0-pound enc
from Villanova. and Able Reisz
product Of Southeastern Louisi
ana, were outstanding in ball toss
ing and carrying for the Rams
The forward lines of both teams
held evenly, with the Lions max
ing only eight first downs for 10
yards and the, Rams six for I,
yards.
While there were a few brillian
spots, notably the play OF Sink
wich. the play on the whole wa
pretty terrible and a far cry from
what is supposed 10 be big League
stuff on the gridiron. Notwith
standing ideal football weather
fumbles were frequent and set IN,
stage for most Of the days scoring
The Lions first touchdown
came within five minutes of tn,
starting gun. 1t was set W
when Van Tone recovered
Cleveland tumble which gave IN,
Lions the ball on their opponents
59-yard line. Seconds later a IS
yard pass, Sinkwich 10 Van Tone
provided the touchdown. Sink
witch converted the extra point.
SLNKWICH SCORES
Later Luke LindoS, a tackle
recovered another Cleveland FUN
bic and again set up the pictur,
for touchdown when Sinkwicl
faded back to pass, failed to flint
a receiver open and dashed
through an open hole in the cen
ter Of the line and across the goa
line to score. Again Frank kickeC
the extra point.
Sinkwich added three points L
the Detroit total with a goal kicl
from the 17-yard stripe midwa,
in the second period. Later il
the heat Pritko took Reisz's q
yard pass for ClevelandS frs
touchdown. In the third perioC
came another marker for tn,
Rams, again on a pass. and tn,
Lions lead was trimmed TO l.
to Is.
Then came the clincher in tn,
fourth period-a beautiful scorinI
pass which covered overall AZ
yards II was hurled by Refs.
and caught by Pritko on Detroit,
5-yard line and carried over fol
the touchdown.
STATISTICS
r-,, .ow,, Lien, Ram
Yards rushing 1ol II
Yards passing 19e los