Evening star., 1952-12-17

Browns, who met for the championship year
The Rams couldn't get going and the evidence appeared that
Cleveland's age showing.
Eventually the Rams caught fire. The Browns were in
however and lucky in that the Giants
Eagles chief rivals significant that
they beaten meaning last SundayCleveand cinched
It's portion of the title honors.
THERE WAS TIME and so long ago. either, it
looked the Giants might take it ALL not New York. then
Philadelphia. The latter would have made popular cham
pion The Eagles got their coaching signals mixed last
and went into the campaign with rookie at the helm
Perhaps the ironic development the year that
637 cruSher the Pittsburgh SteeeS put on the Giants Show
ing abysma dsrspect for the geneman record Pittsburgh
wasn't beating the off team The Steel
embarrassing instead Steve Owen the games leading
exponent of defensive play
team just doesn't score So points on Mr. Owen
be licked but often than it's by 1O7 1913 and not
by whopping margin of nearly 60 points 1t doubly
barrassng for Owen First his team had allowed only O7
points previous Secondly Steve had just permit
ted literary work of his hand to become published
book persuaSvey painting the advantages of the granite defense
THIS CLoBBERING KISSED off the Giants who not only
lost ball big but also their two quarerbackS
Charley Coney and Fred via injuries Even when
Conerly in time for this weeks finale who would
have thought the Giants could take the Browns? There's been
comprehensive up to
Meanwhile the Redskins upending the Eagles at
rfth Stadium This was in the nature of an upset. too
although smaller scale The Eagles have been champions
but they not used to winning the Browns who in
of existence in both the AAmerca Conference
the National have failed to less than
divisional title.
1t was expected that the Browns
ball. would rise for the big beat the Giants They
couldn't Here the Eagles less used to under
pressure could have been excused readily They
tight strained after quick lead When the Redskins
refused to quit they got In the second half Philadelphia
not much OF scoring threat.
IT WAS THE EAGLES misfortune to meet the Redskins
their best day. The Redskins had nothing to lose They
hadn't game at home all year and possibly they
fired pointed reminders of the delinquency Aso Sammy
Baugh goodby It's just possible they might have
wanted victory for Sam.
About four coaches ago Redskins thing
for Admiral Bilck Wheche The only Navy trying
coaching after several years Mar
SHALL who had been certain Wheche the to his
problems became dsenchanted in hurry. Wheche wisely
his unsuccessful warriors that he'd like to bow out
winning performance.
granted the WISH Then they carried the old
salt off the field their shoulders There less sentiment
among than big-time colegianS.
The pros the gimmcks. They paste newspaper
clippings of controversial nature bulletin board in hopes
of firing the platoons To this day George Haas OF the
Chicago Bears claims remark by Marshall had lot to do
with that record 1870 humping Of the 1910 Redskins.
EARLIER IN THAT season Redskins had 7-to-3
victory Griffith Stadium. Those two
good the best in the history of the two cities
accepted this loss with something less than phi
losophy and memory Mr. Marshall properly deter
mined that glory be denied his athletes called the Bears
"cry-babies."
carefully preserved quotes of Marshall from the
papers, When next the Bears and Redskins mets time for
the teHaas brought them out for his tigers to read That
Sunday recalled wildly rode from downtown to Grl1h
the Bears bus We'll take 'em, Halas predicted
up and they're not And isn't entirely because of the
cry-baby' clippings"
developed that he also cognizant of certain dis
satisfaction among Redskins who had voted controversiay
how the payo shares to be distributed. He
banking that his teams motive and stronger
than the Redskins financial difference.
Halas right than he reasonably could have
pected to be.