Evening star., 1959-11-16
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS s1Asn
Not the Redskins Sunday
BY FRANCIS STANN

81. ON THE CLEVELAND BROWNS first play from serum
the Redskins threw back jim Brown for 2-yard loss On
the next effort Bobby Mitchell scampered 80 yards for
touchdown and while the home forces eventually
came l40 deficit and looked like they might yet win
the day, Mitchell the difference in 31-17 game
I'VE stopped Brown pretty WE'LL" Mike Nixon admitted
m his coachs office, but Mitchell Just beat hell out of
US. 1t Just wasn't Sunday"
Mike was on safe ground here week before the
3ubation in the Redskins dressing boundless
Last night-or dusk settled Griffith Stadium
things pretty GRIM They blew the ball game maybe
lost Eddie LeBaron for a SPELL and couldn't win
legal decision with the rule book backing them up
EARLIER SITTING AT Cal Griffith's luncheon
table George Marshall remarkng to how far pro
football has in relatively short time Apparently
1t isn't perfect yet Mitchell and other Browns ap
peared on the field in illegal equipment eta-tpped
pylon cleats.
= The book clearly states mo metal" Cleveland
spokesman admitted the Browns playing with the law
BY using the ceats Ony other club protested before
he sighed
The incident of the meal-tpped cleats preserved the
Redskins record of never dull Sunday at home Kelly
Miller the equipment manager of the Marshalmen first
Nnelled the fish.
Il Il noticed it in practice" Kelly said after Nixon gave
him official credit for his detective work
. When did you blow the whistler" Kelly was asked.
AFTER Mitchell ran them so yards" Miller replied
Then told Sam) Giangreco" He was the back Judge
. Weren't you little late?" man asked
e. yeah, about go yards too late" Kelly snapped
-.
- ACTUALLY 1T WAS NOT the metal-tipped cleats
which the Browns five minutes and some change
that defeated the Redskins But the incident did pose
Few interesting questions According the National Foot
ball League rule book, team using illegal equipment is
liable to yardage penalty and suspension all offenders
for one down.
Nobody was penalized in the dizzy first quarter
Three OF the BrownsWlie Davis, Mit Plum and Billy
Howonrotted the field to their dressing room tc
become legal as far footwear concerned Mitchell
and Jim Shofner remained in the open sitting on the
Browns bench, while handlers made them acceptable.
e. The whole business took IL minutes which ap-
parenty was unprecedented in Washington and the Red
skins were pretty about it. "In baseball game" it
was mentioned to Nixon when it over, "a manager
would play under protest Can't you that in footba?"
- NO" Mike answered. "A touchdown is a touchdown
There's no record in football of game being played under
protest Besides those cleats aren't what beat U.S. He
didn't Mitchell score two more touchdowns without emp"
1T WAS AN ODD and yet exciting afternoon. The
Browns tore off to 14O lead all the breaks seemed
go against the Redskins Then suddenly Nixon discovered
Johnny OszewSki
Johnny is like the little girl with the curl When he's
good he's good LeBaron started to give Johnny
the ball and the Redskn line hammering the left
side OF ClevelandS and first thing you knew courier
passing out memo in the press box:
"OSzewski, with III yards has just broken the ali
time ground gaining record in Washington" There still
were four minutes left of the first half
The Redskins were chewing up the Cleveland line
getting the jump and giving Johnny the holes which
with his magnificent leg drive count for yardage They
roared back from 140 deficit to be 144 at the half and
looked as they'd do unto the Browns they did unto
the Baltimore Colts the previous Sunday
I'VE MUST HAVE COOLED OFF real bad during inter-
mission Nixon confessed, ruefully. when out
Tor the second half we just didn't have it."
Maybe the Browns Shored up their line" post
game suggestion.
They didn't change their defense Bit" Mike Snorted
Just left something in the dressing room between the
halves, guess. 1t happens in this game hot for
while and cold the rest of the way"
owner Marshall who in recent times has been treat
ing officials as if they relatives became old time
more familiar Marshall when he arrived at the wake.
obviously he said in acid tones our officials are not
very familiar with the rule book does Cleyeland-
the wrongful party-get 12-mnute intermisson?"
Coach Nixon conceded that MarshalS bleat was gen.
uine But he also Said tredly dressing for the street
Bobby Mitchell killed We had Jim Brown stopped
we didn't do so well against Mitchell"