Evening star., 1951-10-29
Giants Title Chances
Hurt by Failure 10
kick Extra Point
BY the Assoeiofed Press

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point after touchdown, something
seldom seen among the profess
sionals, could prove mighty costly
for the New York Giants in their
quest of the American Conference
title in the National Football
League.
The missed point permitted the
Cleveland Browns to pass the
Giants in the division standings
as the National League champions
won, 14-13, yesterday for their
fourth victory in five games. 1t
was the Giants first setback after
winning three straight following
a tie in the opener with Pitts
burgh.
While Ray Poole missed the try
for the extra point after the
Giants second touchdown, Lou
Groza converted twice for the
Browns for the margin Of victory.
Bears Take Over Lead.
The Chicago Bears took undis-
Iputed possession of first place in
the National Conference. beating
1.-THE Detroit Lions, 1928. A game
back of the Bears, tied for runner
lup honors with 3-2-0 records, are
Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Green Bay.
The three-way deadlock came
about when San Francisco wall
loped Los Angeles. 44-17. and
Green Bay edged the winless New
York Yanks. 1927, on three last
quarter touchdowns, climaxed by
Fred Cones field goal with only
II seconds left to play.
The Washington Redskins, by
nosing out Philadelphia. 27-23.
went into a tie with the Eagles
for third place in the American
Conference. The Pittsburg h
Steelers defeated the Chicago
Cardinals. 28-l4, in the other
American Conference game.
\ All of the Cleveland New York
scoring was confined to the first
half as the Browns scored one
more touchdown than they did in
all three games against the
Giants last season.
| Otto Graham tossed to Dub
Jones for the first touchdown
with the game less than a minute
old. The play covered 81 yards.
Then, after the Giants had tied
it up on Tom Landry's 19-yard
return of an intercepted pass, the
Browns struck through the air
again after recovering Emlen
Tunnels tumble. This time Gra-
hams 26-yard pitch went to
Dante Lavelli.
Bad Pass From Center.
i A Charley Conerly-to-Bob Nc
Chesney pass produced the
Giants second touchdown in the
second period. but Poole missed
I the conversion, on which there
was a bad pass from center. Poole
) also missed a 33-yard place kick
in the final minute of play.
Big Ed Sprinkle and Bill Wight
kin combined to give the Bears a
fourth-period touchdown-a tally
that broke 21-21 deadlock and
boosted George Halas' boys to the
top of their division standings.
Sprinkle blocked a Detroit punt
and Wlghtkin fell on the ball in
!, the end zone.
, JOHNNY Dottley hit pay dirt for
two of the Bears other scores and
George Gulyanics went over for
the other. Bobby Layne was on
) the throwing end of all three De-
troit tallies.
q Gordon Soltau caught three
passes for touchdowns, kicked q
! 23-yard field goal, and added five
extra points in pacing the Forty
. Miners to their one-sided upset
? of Los Angeles.
Packers Pull One Out.
The Yanks. only Winless team
j in the league, apparently had the
: Packers beaten going into the
fourth period with 21-6 margin
: Then. Bob Thomason tossed three
5 touchdown passes to send Green
Bay out in front. But with only
"a minute and IL seconds to 60
Bob Celeri pitched a 10-yard scor.
ling pass to Dan Cara to put the
Yanks back in the lead by one
point. That's the way it remained
until Cones successful placement
5 in the dying seconds.
4 The Steelers put together their
first victory of the season with a
, touchdown in the second quarter
Iand three in the final session on
passes from Lynn Chandnois ia
Joe Geri and Chuck Ortmann to
| Elbie Nickel. and Rookie Jack But
,ler's 52-yard gallop. Billy Gross
tailed both of the Cards touch