St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-08-22
Ton Sfors Bolster
Cleveland Browns
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Editors Note: This is one Of
a series Of stories dealing with
professional football teams with
tan players).
Chicago (ANP)-The Cleveland
Browns staged a comeback last
season in the National Football
League to win the eastern division
title The player most responsible
for the Browns rebound was jim
my Brown, rated by many OF the
outstanding pro performer in 1857.
Coach Paul Brown says he win
not be satisfied with anything less
than the world pro title this sea-
son, and he is looking for the
former Syracuse back to lead the
way again.
Jimmy Brown is one Of 10 tan
players in the Browns preseason
roster The group includes Harold
Bradley a messenger guard who
sat out last season with a leg
1 injury,
Players from the 1857 squad also
include Milt Campbell, who saw
limited action because Of an in
jury; Fred Robinson, a messenger
guard, and Frank Clarke, an Of
fensive end.
Missing Is Lenny Ford, main
stay with the Browns as a de-
fensive end since 1885, He was
traded to the Green Bay Pack
ers.
| Newcomers include Bob Mitchell,
the former Illinois speedster; Sam
Brown, who was a star tailbaclS
for UCLA; Leroy Bolden, former
Michigan State star; Ed Brown,
ex-Arizona guard, and Willie Davis
who had a tryout with the Browns
three years ago and then entered
military service.
The headliner Brown had an i'm
pressive ball carrying record last
season. He gained 942 yards in 2O2
attempts for a Al average His
nine touchdowns were the most
scored from scrimmage.
In the Browns ninth game.
against the Los Angeles Rams
Jimmy established a new record
for the most yards gained from
scrimmage in one game. He car
ried the ball 81 times and gained
237 yards to eclipse the previous
record of 223 yards made by Tom
Wilson Of the Rams in 1856.
With a season Of NIL exper-
fence under his belt, Brown
should be an even more danger
Gus runner this season.
Bradley will be back to claim
his old assignment as a shuttle
guard under Coach Browns sys-
tenn Of calling the plays from the
sideline. He might team with Rob.
inson in that assignment. Bradley
a 230-pounder, is a former Iowa
star and an adept student in art
Robinson, 242, played college foot.
ball at the University Of Washing,
ton.
Vying for offensive guard slot
also will be Ed Brown, a 220,
pound former Arizona star.
Davis is being given a chance
at defensive end. The 226-pound
former Grambling College stand.
out was a guard when he made his
bid with the Browns in 1855. Coach
Brown thinks that Davis speed
and weight will enable hime to dc
well as a defensibe flanlIman.
Sam Brown, Mitchell, Bolder
and Campbell will be in the midst
Of a hot fight to stick with the
Browns as running backs. Mitchell
was a great runner for the nlini
but had a tendency to tumble.
Sam Brown was a member Of
UCLA's great team in 1855
which was defeated in a squeak
err by Michigan State in the Rose
Bowl He has been in the service.
Bolden, former Michigan State
Iluminary, is making his first bid
an NIL team. When he finished
Michigan State in 1854, Bolden
once called the spartans' bread.
and-butter runner, considered him.
self too light to play pro football
He is a hard runner.
| Campbell passed up a year OF
eligibility at Indiana to play for
the Browns last year. In his in,
frequent action, he showed great
promise as a running halfback.
Clarke saw action as a pass
catching end in 1857 Coach Brown
is giving him a trial as thanking
halfback this season, hoping Ia
capitalize more on his receiving
ability and his speed