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the Packers and Lions In the
last minute.
San Francisco took q 1876
halftime lead yesterday on oil
2-yard plunge BY Gene Babb.
following o pass interference
cail that was good for so yards
and q l5-yard field goal byI
0ordy Soltau. The Colts had
scored on Milt Davis 7b-yard|
return Of an intercepted little
pass. Leo Nomellini blocked
Steve Myhra's attempted con-
version.
An 82-yard scoring pass from
Johnny Unitas. his 23rd Of the
season, TO Lenny Moore sent
Baltimore ahead In the third
period. Then after Nomellini
had blocked q 36-yard field goal
attempt by Bert Rechichar. the
Forty miners marched TO the
Baltimore %, where q 6oltau
field goal effort went awry.
That looked like the end for
San Francisco. but 1t got one
iinal chance and. with Title
directing the team for all but
the last two plays. drove 6S
yards for the winning score.
The Lions were nursing q 80
lead as the result Of q 27-yard
field goal by Jim Martin when
Layne was injured and carried
on the field to the discontinue
Of 55.8l5 fans in Briggs Sta
dunn. But Rote. obtained from
the Packers after the 1856 sea-
son. proved equal TO the oc-
casion.
Rote connected on q 10-year
scoring pass TO Dave Middleton
in the third period and. after
Martin had added another 27-
yard field goal. John Henry
johnson bulled 4 yards for an
insurance touchdown.
Lions Stop Brown
The Browns, with No. !
Quarterback Tommy O'Connell
sidelined with an injury. called
on Rookie Milt Plum from Penn
State. Plum was injured in
the final period and had TO
give way 70 John Borton. but
not before he had clicked on q
ss-yard scoring play to Ray
Renfro In the third period.
The stout Detroit defense
completely bottled UP jim
Brown. the rookie fullback
from Syracuse who leads the
league In ground gaining.
A 67-yard touchdown spurt
by Willie Galimore with the
game only five minutes old and
an e0-yard scoring march "a
seconds before the first half
ended clinched the Bears VIC
tory before q crowd Of 43,733.
A 5-yard pass from Ed Brown
to Jim Dooiey provided the
second score.
The Cardinals got their
touchdown with less than four
minutes left. on q l0-yard pass
from Lamar McHan to Germ
Nagler after McHan had COM
pleted q 4e-yard pitch to Ollie
Matson to the Bear II.
Van Brocklin Hot
Rick Casares Of the Bears
far surpassed Matson in what
was expected to be . duel Of
top ground-gainers. Casares
rushed IS yards in "a carries
while Matson got only 10 yards
on IL tries. Matson had to
have several stitches taken in
q cut over his left eye.
Norm Van Brocklin passed
for four touchdowns to lead
the Rams romp over the Pack
ers as 70.572 looked on in
Memorial Coliseum. His scor-
ing throws were Of 5 yards TO
Elroy Hirsch. 81 yards to Joe
Marconi. 81 yards to Leon
Clarke and 81 yards to Lamar
Lundy as he hit on Is of IS
tosses for 253 yards. Hirsch also
scored on a 35-yard pitch from
Billy Wade and Marconi
plunged 3 yards for a second
touchdown.
Babe Parilli passed 8 yards
to Howie Ferguson. Bart Starr
tossed 13 yards to Max MCGEE
and Fred Cone booted a 29-
yard field goal for Green Bays
points.
The Rams need only l,544
fans at their final home game
with the Colts Sunday to be-
come the first NFL club to
play before q million spectators