Show I I u R T Tp COp Spot By Beating By Orlo Orbo Robertson NEW NEV YORK Dec 10 LR The rn-The The battle batUe for to represent the National Conference against the Cleveland Browns in the National National National Na Na- Football League play off comes down to the wire Sunday with three teams still in the thick of the fight And a fourth has an outside chance of breaking into the picture While the Browns were defeating defeating defeating defeat defeat- ing the Pittsburgh 28 0 Sunday for their second successive successive successive sive American Conference title the Detroit Lions moved back into first place in the National division by edging Los Angeles' Angeles Rams 24 At the same time the Chicago Bears remained a strong contender contender contender con con- tender with a n 45 21 decision over the New York Yanks San Francisco's Francisco's Francisco's Fran Fran- cisco's stood ready to move into at least a tie if the leaders I slip by turning back Green Bays Bay's Packers 31 19 Half Game Lead So as the leagues go into the final week of regular competition tion the standings show the Lions leading the National Conference Conference Con Con- ference fence by a half game with a 7 3 record The Rams and Bears each have won seven and lost four for second place The have a 1 6 record Next Sunday the Lions meet the at San Francisco with witha a victory necessary for the conference conference conference con con- ference crown Only a week ago the beat the Lions 20 10 at Detroit I Meantime l the Rams and Bears meet what figures to be easy competition Los Angeles will be beat beat II at home to Green Bay and the Bears meet the lowly Chicago Cardinals I Bob did his best to send the Rams home victorious over o the Lions as he lie kicked five field goals for a league record The kicks varied in length from 17 to 40 yards Pay off Touchdown But the combination of Bobby Layne and Doak Valker Walker teamed up with Leon Hart for the pay-off pay touchdown punch in in the waning minutes Hart took a a yard 22 aerial from Walker Talker for the winning winning win winning win win- ning tally after Laynes Layne's passes had moved the ball within striking striking striking ing distance Johnny Lujack was the big gun gunin gunin gunin in the Bears' Bears attack lIe He scored three touchdowns and pitched to toEd toEd toEd Ed Sprinkle for another But the Yanks pulled off the games game's most spectacular play It was ryas a lateral and pass from George Taliaferro to Bob Celeri to Dan Garza good for 69 yards and a touchdown |