Evening star., 1949-11-21
Browns Bag AAC Title
Fourth Year in Row.; =.
Eagles Win, Rams Tie
by the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Football
fans are the benefactors in the
pro grid war, but they would like
to see the conflicting factions
smoke the peace pipe for just one
game-the Cleveland Browns VS..
the National League champions.
The Browns have won the ALL
America Conference title for the
fourth successive season. The
Clevelanders retained the crown
yesterday while the Philadelphia
Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams
went about their business of win
ming the Nationals Eastern and
Western division championships,
respectively.
Ever since the Browns picked
up the marbles In 1e46, the AAC's
first year of operation, "the GUS
toners have been wondering what
they would do against the Ma
tionals finest"
According to rumors, the two
leagues will arrive at some sort
of an agreement during the win
ter, perhaps after the owners re-
ceive their year-end bank state
mentS.
Otto Graham directed Cleve-
land to it's clinching triumph by
passing the Browns to . $40 win
over the New York Yankees.
Browns Win in First Half.
The Browns scored all of their
points in the first half. The
Yanks gave the Brownies a hard
time in the. second session, but
four scoring bids were nipped
within the 1.
Graham threw "a passes good
for 1872 yards and was a prime
factor in every scoring drive. Mac
Speedie caught II passes, which
he carried for 228 yards. both loop
records for a single game.
The defeat dumped the Yanks
out of second into third place.
The idle San Francisco 49ers
moved into the runnerup slot.
Buffalo defeated the Chicago
Hornets, 100, to replace the Hor-
nets in fourth place, the last play
off slot. Former Hornet Bobby
Livingstone scored the only touch
down when he sloshed 80 yards
through the mud in the second
period.
The Hornets fell into q fifth
place tie with the Los Angeles
Dons, who whipped the Baltimore
Colts, 21-10. George Taliaferre
steered the Dons home by scoring
twice and aiding in the other pay
off drive.
Philadelphia pounded New
York's hapless Bulldogs, 42-o, with
Steve Van Buren eating up yard
age as kid does ice cream.
Van Buren scored twice and
rambled 174 yards on IS sorties.
The Eagles need only one more
victory to clinch their third
straight title.
Lions Upset Giants.
The Eagles path was eased by
the Detroit Lions, who upset Steve
Owens New York Giants, 45-21,l
before blinking New YorkerAA The |
form reversal dumped the New
Workers from second into third
place with the Pittsburgh Steelers
stepping up by knocking OF the
Green Bay Packers, 30-7.
Frank Tripucka and Bullet Bill
Dudley were Detroit's Giant
killers. Tripucka shot three |
touchdown passes and Dudley
scored Is points on a touchdown.
field goal and six conversions.
The victory was Detroit's sec
ond and the As points were the
highest scored by the Lions in
their league history.
Pittsburgh had no trouble in
disposing Of Green Bay, tied with
Detroit for the Western half
cellar. The passing Of rookie
backs Bobby Gage and Joe Geri
featured the triumph.
The Los Angeles Rams fought
the Chicago Cardinals to. 1928
standof to protect their Western
half lead over the Chicago Bears.
who dubbed the Redskins, 31-21.
Los Angeles scored IA points
In the last period and missed a
triumph when End Tom Wham
blocked Bob Waterf1eld's at
tempted 11-yard field goal on
the last play of the game.