Evening star., 1960-12-27
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCE, ,rA~~
One for the Money

PHILADELPHIA Dec. 27.-"Yes, the turning point
Lawrence Buck Shaw mused, a small smile playing OF
his face. Il guess it when the pistol went off,"
: The Packers the Eagles 9-yard line, frs
down. when the richest payon in National Football League
history ended. One play might have changed th
story, but it wound up, 17-13, Philadelphia.
- With his unrufied men, his silver hair horn-rimm
glasses and neat black suit Shaw doesn't look like foot
ball coach More like l-year-old manufacturer o.
corrugated boxes Actually, Shaw was both until about
2:S5 yesterday afternoon. Now he's just box-maker.
1T simply great he said softly, referring thu
biggest win sof his 39year career "but I've had it,
smiled at visitors to the dressing room. Thank goodness
for those old pros"
You mean Van Brocklin :" asked man whose
voice trailed of.
Van Brockin and Bednarik and Brookshier" Buck
said "Oh all the boys played fine ball But those old p
great"
a.. QUARTERBACK NORM VAN BROCKLIN playing hi.
Ahal game the field was magnificent as passer CHUCK
Bdnark played both offensive center and defensive line
packer at IS Tom Brookshier g. held the secondary
defense together.
- The Dutchman, Dutch as Van Brocklin affection
Aey is called here chatting amiably in adjon
ing Shaws He was like man who's just returned from
walk in the park
80 "They played pretty much the way we expected
Dutch said. They're Lot like the Giants although
were surprised by two things. One, Green Bay hadn't
passed much to Jim Taylor all season All of sudden he
became a swing
- "The other thing that surprised that could
run on the Packers If could have gotten that third
period touchdown Wan Brocklns in the end zone
Was intercepted by John Syma could have spent the
rest of the day punching holes in their line"
- AS it was, Green Bay back to take 1910 lead
and the Eagles had to win the hard way coming from
behind for the second time
n&z
~ ARE YOU SURE you're finished payng2" an inter-
viewer asked Van Brockln, 34 and veteran Of IL
paigns grinned Sure I'm and what nice way to
years ago we got the hell kicked out Of and finished
last. Now we're on top"
- "Oh sweetheart" yelled rabbit-eared Philadelphia
back, Jim Carr, from another locker F1fyone hundred
bills and change!"
- The Dutchman looked at Carr and grinned again
Then returning to the reporters he said I'D like to
coach No college coaching though That's sort Of hdeous
Who wants to put his bread and butter in the hands
an 18- -year-old hoy?"
- "Have you told the front ONCE that you're ofcially
fenring?" Van Brocklin asked.
&' "Oh had to let the bosses know first thing
they could guide themselves in the college draft tomorrow
u they think they need another quarterback"
-" What about Sonny Jurgensen?" reference to the
Qntchman's scarcely used understudy
~ Hes got good arm. He'll be good one some day.
r. OLD PRO VAN BROCKLN never steadier, never
more deadly than in the showdown He and the Eagles
were on to horrendous start. Van BrockinS first play
iaera pass slthered of the fingers of Billy Barnes and
grabbed in the air by Bill Qunan Phladephias IA
On the Eagles third running play Ted Dean fumbed
Hway the ball on his %.
-. Getting of with only field goal charged against
them amazingly cheap price for the Eagles to pay
a lesser team, lacking such cataystic agents Var
Hrockn, Bednark and Brooksher, might have panicked
The Eagles brushed off those adverse twists.
- We've become accustomed to such things" Shaw SAID
then he asked he could detect any signs of uneas
eSs not apparent from the stands II don't know how
many times had to from behind in the last quar-
ter to win.
q. "Ths team had pleased all year with the way II
bounced back. We were walloped by Cleveland in oul
0pener. Then won nine in a That's good ir
high school ball We had etdown after cinching the
title and confess little worried about whether
the fellows could bounce back. But they did"
BEDNARIK, AN OLD PENN hero who, like Van Brock
lin has been dozen years. nched his way along r
the crowded dressing room, towelng himself after
shower
you quit once" reminded him, referring tc
Bednarks retirement" before the season. Would yol
change your mind again" .
II came back because expecting again." Chucl
laughed We've got four already you know Now it NIGH
be five or six If have twins again. Man. that v
grand looks good"
1t was Bednark whose jarrng tackle of Paul Hornuni
put the NILS al-tme scoring champion out of actor
Except for an extra point kick early in the third quarter
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