Evening star., 1955-01-31


sitting with the Rams officials carefully measuring his future
opponents and showing unabaed interest in Paul Browns
selections for Cleveland But knew he had to have some
thing ball induce Dan Reeves to pick him Tor the
Rams when virtually everybody else wanted Buck Shaw
recently deposed by the San Francisco Forty-Niners
In effect Reeves marked big black and put himself
1t in choosing Gilman when would have been safer to
pick like Shaw well versed in knowledge OF pro coaches
clubs individual players Standing for this newcomer
admits his unfamary with the game could invite
trouble.
BUT REEVES HAD A PURPOSE in taking Gilman and
hucking public sentiment He wanted man who knew as
much football as Hampton Pool the Rams last coach, whom
Dan still of the smartest in the business And
he didn't get that in Gilman, Reeves at least got
driver paonatey devoted to the game as Pool and pos
sbly little smarter.
The Rams squad dsked Pool for his performance chart
which seemingly noted every time they bent to tie shoe
lace Gilman has copyrighted more rigid version of the
same thing Sids chart will note which shoe laced first
Pool slept and hreathed football Those close to Gilman
say Hamp comparatively dnterested compared to this
new boy
"Ths guy" our informant said, fuses fast-deveoping
film for game pictures heard he has shown them be-
halves of game and know he and his staff start
studying the pictures the same night Of the game
He's stcker for details and he'll run em over and over
again until he's got the work of every man tabbed'
THE ONE MAJOR DIFFERENCE between the methods of
Pool Gilman friend said is that Pool publicly crit
cized players squad meetings while Gilman takes them
aside and gives them private uelashing But don't
think he doesn't blister their hides.
Gilman plays the piano and gofs in the 70s when he has
time but usually he deyoeS most of his waking hours
coaching or studying football films Pictures of all the Rams
1854 games Cincinnati this week and Gllmans
supporters say that when he them he'll be
with every player it is humanity possible to be from
watching a strip of celuloid
Gilman his entire staff, three of whom going to
California with him, visited the Cleveland Browns camp
each wrinkle in Paul Browns tactics
Gilman lectured Browns Clinics and vice versa there
isn't much they don't know about each others styles and
methods Some Brown the greatest OF modern football
taccans Others say Clark Shaughnessy with his books full
plays the honor Gman supporters concede
nothing when their mans name comes up.
GILMAN WANTED TO BE football coach from the
time he big enough to play the game He end
for three years the North High School team in his native
St Paul. MINI, his father operated movie house
When not playing football he part-me usher at the
movie theater later the pianist in amateur jazz
band
Gilman a regular end three years at Ohio State
then returned to Columbus assistant coach before
branching out his own Later he coached at Miami OF
Ohio and Dennson and assisted Red Bak at West Point
before going to Cincinnati He left his mark at each school,
Giman record for the last five years. 1916, is better
than fair recommendation He's not the back-slapping
type does he to have great of humor He
listens politely funny stories and laughs at the right me
but doesn't tell any himself Sds idea of memorable event
in the time Ohio State creamed Michigan back
the opening kickoff, causing tumble that recovered
by the Buckeyes.
1t seems that the Rams have gotten calculating,
methodica to guide them 1885 could become the
Paul Brown of the West Coast which will make Mr. Reeves
an astute Judge of coaches, and might make the Rams
wealthy 1t will be interesting to watch developments.