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- f . t • ^ rVK. (UP) - The un- •*|J«i« spoiled theDfcltta Items’ boms town bow Friday, n to 14, but maybe the falls didn’t mind too much. Doak Walkerkey himself, who sparkpluggedateeod-haif comeback withtto same sort of Just plain bril-Kaace ha nsed-tp show at Southern Msthodist University.Detroit second-stringers let the hraad-new Dallas outfit take a 14-0lead at the halfway mark of thr National Football League exhibition game, hold In the Cbtton Bowlbefore SMIO Cans.The' crowd came to its feet witha roar as the' Doaker trotted onto the field in the second half. Hedidn’t disappoint them.The former All-American really took over, setting up all three tswehdowns with brilliant runs, and (string to BQl Swiacki for the winning marker with three minutes to spare.For good measure. Walker also kicked all three poiats-after-touch-down.The winning marker was a hold-ao-to-your Stetsons affair. Walkerftembied a pitchout from Jim Hardy end the hall rolled back to the IS-yard line. With a posse of Texans almost on top of him, Doak scooped up die bell end rifled a perfect pen to Swiacki, who wasail alone in the end zone.1 It was Detroit’s fifth exhibition , %{ victory without a defeat I dBob Celeri’s sharpshooting was too mnch for the Lions in the first half. Celeri threw a 34-yard scoring pas* to Buddy Young in the first period. In the next quarter he connected with Dan Edwards on!45-yard pass for thetouchdown.I
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Marshall Evening Chronicle
Marshall, Michigan, US
Sat, Sep 13, 1952
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