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Show Detroit Holds 1st Place in Pro Grid Play B TOM KII-T.R CHICAGO, Oct. 2 l-Those Detroit Lions are making a smiling smil-ing man out of Coach Gloomy Gut Henderson with their brilliant victory-producing tactics in the National Na-tional pro football league. Henderson, who moved in as Detroit De-troit coach this season after Dutch Clark went to Cleveland, has his aggressive machine riding the crest of the league's western division, the only undefeated and untied team in the circuit? Rookie Johnny Plngel, all-American at Michigan State last fall and looking better all the time, again was the main cog in the Lions' attack last night when they defeated the Chicago Cardinals, 17 to 3, before 10,000 spectators In Soldier field. Dutch Clark's Cleveland outfit Hummed Uicn D.yi taw ysae'e; western division winner, from keeping pace with the Lions. The Rams scored 13 points In the final quarter to whip the Packers, 27 to 24. the letter's first loss of the season. The victors mixed passes and runs adroitly for the game-winning game-winning rally for their first league triumph of the young season. The New York Giants, league champions, and Washington remained re-mained tied for first in the eastern east-ern division by playing to a scoreless score-less tie in Washington before 26,-342 26,-342 fans. Twice the Redskins were held back In the shadow of the Giants' goal and four times the Giants got close enough to try for field goals, but a wet field annulled an-nulled their efforts. The result left each team with one victory and tie In two games. Brooklyn and Philadelphia likewise like-wise fought to a 0-0 draw before 3000 at Philadelphia. The Eagles got 12 first downs to one for the Dodgers, gained 226 yards rushing to 38 by Brooklyn, but bogged down in payoff territory. The Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Pitts-burgh Pirates meet tonight at Pittsburgh. A Bear victory would put the Chicago. ns in a second-place second-place tie with Green Bay In the western division. |