Evening star., 1948-10-25
Pro Grid Attendance
Is Down in Spite Of
Tight Flag Races
ky the Asseeiotsd Press


NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Although
the pennant races in the All-Amer-
ica Conference and the National
Football League are extremely
tight, the attendance at the games
continues to be disappointing.
Only 106,717 fans turned out for
five National League scraps yester-
day and 107,672 for four Conference
games.
The Nationals biggest crowd, 36,-
227 fans, showed up at Philadelphia
and watched the Eagles beat the
Chicago Bears, 1877, In driving
rain. The victory was Philadelphia's
first over the Bears in history and
1t dumped the Bears from the un-
beaten ranks and into a first-place
Western division tie with the de-
Tending champion Chicago Car
dinals. The Cards crushed the Bos-
ton Yanks, 1927.
Cleveiand's defending champion
Browns drew the largest All-America
gathering, 1912. The Browns re-
warded the home turnout by beat
ing the New York Yankees, 35-7, to
remain q half game behind the San
Francisco 49ers in their Western
Division flag battle.
The 49ers, at home for the first
time In five games, nipped the Balti-
more Colts, 21-10, with rally to
run their unbeaten streak to nine
games. The Browns have won eight
without q loss. Only 27,978 fans
welcomed the 49ers home.
Eagle Kicks 3s-yard Goal.
Gin Patton's 38-yard field goal
In the last period and safety gave
the Eagles their margin of triumph
over the Bears, who dropped their
first game in five starts.
The powerful Cardinals, before
z3,423 spectators at Chicago, spotted
the Yanks q 60 lead and then
blasted across IA points in the Sec
ond period and IS more in the third
to win going away.
San Francisco wiped out a 100
half time deficit in beating Balti-
more, Eastern half conference lead
ers. The 49ers posted 7 points in
the third period and IA more in the
fnal. Joe Perry and Nick Susoef
Tailed the 4sers' two last-period
touchdowns.
Otto Graham was the star in
Cleveland's victory over the Yanks.
The great quarterback pitched four
touchdown passes and scored once
In completing q out Of 80 passes
tor $40 yards.
The loss dropped the Yanks into
O last-place tie with the Brooklyn
Dodgers. The Dodgers humbled the
lowly Chicago Rockets, 34-14, be-
fore the smallest crowd of the day,
b,S64 fans at Chicago.
Ratterman PAGES Buffalo.
Buffalo's Bills pulled to within a
game of Baltimore by beating the
Dons, 1921, before 26,s18 customers
at Los Angeles. George Ratterman
was the big gun in the Buffalo tri-
umph. Ratterman passed for a
total Of $40 yards and set up all but
UalU VI I4S GCdIl tOuCA4OOWllS III
outpitching Glen Dobbss Dobbs
threw all three Of Los Angeles six
pointers.
The Washington Redskins downed
the Green Bay Packers, 23-7. to re-
main q half-game behind Philadel-
phia In the Nationals Eastern sec
tor pennant scramble.
The New York Giants edged the
Pittsburgh Steeiers, 1927, 10 tie the
steelers for third place. one game
back Of Washington. Charley
Conerly spanked the Giant drive
with two touchdown heaves, before
31.44S fans at the Polo Grounds.
Led by Jim Hardy, who completed
Al out of "a passes for 241 yards,
the Los Angeles Rams overcame a
21-0 halftime deficit and beat the
Lions, 34-27, before 2o,191 fans at
Detroit.
Hardy tossed two touchdown
passes and set up the others. Clyde
Leforce passed for all three Lion
six pointers,