Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-11
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The Case for Jim Brown

HAVING SLIT THE GIzzARDS of the Baltimore Colts
called the best team in fooba-it falls to the
lot of the Redskins this Sunday to meet up with Jim
Brown called the best individual performer in the
business
The big breaking ullback to town at the
head of the Cleveland Browns who like the Colts last
Sunday will be fighting to stay alive in their division.
Baltimore running second to the San Francisco Forty
Miners in the Western Division Cleveland is chasing the
New Giants in the Eastern could be another
Illuminating afternoon
81 will say this for the Redskins" quoh Harold Sauer-
brei advance of the Browns they stop Jim Brown
better than any other club in the National League Why
this is so don't know, but it happens to be true"
It naturally behooves Sauerbre to build up the Red
skins but he happens to have statistics his side when
he talks of Washington's defense against Brown Once
last the Redskins pausiby held Brown to net
of IL yards rushing, all time low for the exSyracuse
Brown has done better in two subsequent engage
ments-One this season-pickng up 152 and 1913 yards
But he recently gained 178 against the Colts Sauer
bret reminded land nobody is supposed to run through
the Baltimore line"
THE BROWNS WITH A So RECORD, move into Sun
days affair needing win. The Giants who killed the
Browns last with three straight wins also defeated
Cleveland in their only meeting this year. and in front
with 6-1 record.
Brown has got to have good day or we're in trouble"
Sauerbre admitting today Lets face it, Jims our
butter guy He the greatest football player
in the world, maybe of all-time :"
Hold i'll" Harold cautioned wasn't there some
talk-inside the family to speak-that the Browns
would be beholden to Jim if he would play little
without the ball? That u.s. if he would carry out the block
ing assignments with more authority and enthusiasm?
"Well heard any criticism inside the family
you put it, Sauerbrei said II heard Coach Paul
Brown criticize Jim for blocking lack of it. grant
he's Marion Motley when to blocking, but Jim
is working it. Anyway fullbacks aren't asked to block
exactly like when Motley was playing"
pretty close to being the best aaround athlete in the
United States.
How can you seriously fault him in football?" he
asked From the day he played his first in 1857
he led all ground gamers. He rooke-ofthe-year in
ST and you know what he did in 58-ganed 1527 yards
for all time record and scored Is touchdownS.
This year, if he keeps his present pace he'll gain
little 400 yards That put him No. among hstorys
biggest ground gamers and Jim playing only his third
season"
Harolds admiration Brown is boundless his memory
hawless "He was an AAmerca at lacrosse, too, while
at Syracuse He good enough pitcher to draw aten-
ton from major league scouts And he was pretty valuable
in track, too.
1--WE have a fan in Cleveland who makes private
award to the Browns player ofthe-year. He gave Jim
of golf clubs Brown had played golf Just before
started training camp he came off one of Clevelands
toughest courses-Highland Park-with TIL"
funny keep hearing of those overnight 7Opus
shooters but it never happens to you. -.
THE REAL FORGOTTEN MAN OF the Browns is their
other fulback Ed Modzeewsk Mighty Mo, from the Uni
versity of Maryland Cleveands No. fulback for two
years and led the league in rushing in 1885, when the
Browns the title
Mighty broke his leg in the eighth game of the 1855
season. and Jim Brown came up rookie the following
year.
"Modzelewsk could play fullback for just about any
club" Sauerbre says but he doesn't have chance with
Not with the roster It's hard to believe, but
Mo hasntcarred the ball this season from scrim-
mage. feel sorry for the guy because he's nice.
Not long ago went with Brown on a speaking en-
gagement Jim told how it when he joined the Ceve
land team. way behind because on the ALL
Star squad in Chicago he told his audience. had to
battle ModzelewSki for the fulback job Well day after
day Mo coached assignments That's the kind Of a
guy he is"
This is much the hearts and-howers SIDE More
believabe the story of how MQzeewsk showed up
day wearing of these cutdown Ivy League caps They
look ridiculous anybody but 22O-pound fubacks
Brown one" Mighty Mo explained IF you can't
beat him. join him. That's my motto"
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