Evening star., 1954-12-17


AAC detractors conended he winning
league But when the inevitable fodup followed Ceve
land survived to join the NFL Brown almost
His club handled the socaed g leaguer proper fashion
PAUL BROWN IS NOT the easiest person know. He is
small wry individual who is keyed up it appears
like fox terrier In dressing ROOM after winning
game Brown say hello and let it drop there On the
other hand he may call long distance from Cleveland
wherever he may be, and talk your Off Depends
his mood.
But If Brown not precisely personality kid he must
be pretty close to the best coach in pro ball Nicely paid
too reports true They collects between 100000
and $4,000 year and this beleveabe The fellow does
nothing except win If he doesn't the important agates
he gets of the marbles year after year.
There have been many indications that Browns big team
is disinegrating Otto Graham this is his year.
and Dub Jones probably will make his retirement stick
When the roll called at the beginning of the season.
Cleveands were, indeed old outfit only Graham,
but Groza, Gillom Gatski Lave feeling
their And when the lost three
games Browns rivals happily chortled, can't wn"
He not only could but did Coming up Sunday joke
game freak of scheduling but the week after we'll,
Browns and Lions alike should wind up with whatever
takes to pay for Christmas.
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SO WILLIE MAYS the National Leagues most valuable
player? This could not have big surprise The
star of the Giants has the magic touch may
the best co-ordinated athletes of all time.
Wies virtues pretty much in evidence 1851
when he first up to the Giants after extremely brief
minor league career He was spectacular IN the field but
the pitching at first varsity He up with 274
although sparkling the Giants pennant everybody
seemed to that Mays, if not great hitter just
about the best .274 batSman In the business.
His 343 average last season-tops in the league-came
as surprise however because not his ardent
admirers felt that he that good Additionally topped
the circuit in triples with 49, sased out SO doubles hit
homers and drove home 110
And top of everything Willie made catches throws
that hard to believe Not only in the World Series
which he well have swung to the Giants from the
Indians with that catch off Vic Wertz opening game
but all
AFTER THE WORLD SERIES had run its two-day course
at the Polo Grounds and the had shifted Cleveland
there occasion to talk to iris Speaker before
and next olast iris standing behind batting
cage, watching the Giants hit He
a siege in hospital.
How good Mays?" the who generally
the greatest center fielder history asked Spoke spoke
both with his bat and glove.
The catch he made in New York the greatest"
replied Here is the thing about Willie Mays however that
people may not know about Wertz hit that ball to
center so high and deep that Mays actually moving
faster than the ball when he caught it. think that Busby
Washington might have caught up with that ball. but
can't think of many Others"
And Speaker? II doubt It," Iris grinned mays runs
faster than did,"
fielding Mays has long way go before he matches
Speaker. But it characteristic of the old give
Willie the best of it, even if nobody believed it.