Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-15

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team Cleveland 1t secret that line National Laguers
would hate to the Browns themselves to be the best
team in football
If it not for Steve Owen of the Giants would
been embarrassing to the old National Leaguers this
for other coach except Owen has devised of beating
only champions defunc Conference ever knew In
addition winning all of their exhibitions Cleveland whipped
the 9484s champion Eagles twice. Seeers twice Cards twice.
Redskins twice and the Colts and also Conference
refugees once apiece.
SO AAC GAMES Cleveland has lost only four and tied
three and they away wnging the National League
victories over the Eagles and Colts And then Owen who may
be pretty close to the top coach all football upset them in
Cleveland on october l.
devised perfect defense against the
passing of Otto Graham, starting the Giants ella formation
and when the Browns oense committed having his
drop back to 416 defense The Giants to and
not until too late in the that Paul Brown revised his
oense to with Owens strategy Graham went 0for0 in
the first half and three of his aerials intercepted
Three weeks later Owens Giants dark horse early in the
season. beat the Browns again. II to 49, This time Stout Steve
used different defense sending his nemen crashing after
Graham ping up Motley other
carriers effectively that only IL yards gained by rushing
against 200 for the Giants.
Cleveland resorted to goals to score One touch
down the crock" pulled by osendarp who
watched kickoff (Which of free bal dance
his yard line The Browns and sneak
the next play After that Lou Little of Columbia said n
all 80 years coaching defensive strategy
so well conceived and operated"
BUT 1T MAY BE that the veteran Browns most OF whom
together since 1916 are better now than they
early in the year Older require
tanly Cleveland looked peak last Sunday Griffith
dunn To observers seemed If the officials unduy
harsh the former Conference club taking touchdown
and penang them occasions but the Browns still
had the class and power to win, As to 81.
Ironically neither the Bears are point
that the Browns and Rams Angeles Sunday
the Bears will be facing team that has gained record 52o
yards and scored 466 points This @ yards and
29 points the the other hand have yielded
102 fewer points this than Los Angeles.
Although the Giants have been explosive OCCASION Ceve
land the better with $40 for the 268 But
defense not oense figures to determine this battle with both
ranking top in this department Only IA points
have been yielded the Browns and only $50 the Giants
1T MAY BE SIGNIFICANT that three of the four fnass
Sunday blessed with quarterbacks Whether this nd
Gates that than Tfoaton passer necessary these
days of ghpowered football anybodys guess but there
The Bears have Johnny Luack and Sid Luckma the latter
heavyooted with but still dangerous for couple periods
The Giants have aternaed Travis Tdwe Chuck Conery
all with splendid results and the Rams possibly best
off of all with the veteran Bob Waterfeld and Norm Van
Brockln, leading passer of the year.
Only the Browns lack this depth duarerbacks with only
the small leused Cliff Lewis behind Graham five years
the Browns haven't needed anybody else besides Otto who
has taken good of himself but there's first time for
everything Without Graham couldn't get excited the
Browns prospects