Evening star., 1962-12-31

A Cold Day
In December
BY MORRIS SIEGEL

NEW YORK. DEC. 31-In the third quarter of yester-
days freezeba classic the meteorological division of the
National Football Leagues statistical bureau got into the
act Since the Kickoff pressbox refugees told the
temperature had dropped three degrees and the hermom-
eters minus pool now stood at II.
Down on the field the chances of the Giants whipping
the Packers had dropped more They started their
last filtration with victory with first down the Green
Bay 10, trailing only 1877 at the time.
Four plays later, in bizarre series of misfortunes
that should only happen to your worst the Giants
had fourth down and SO yards to their own 4O If
New York's ogStcs corps couldn't understand the un-
strategic retreat the officials had the explanation.
Twice the Giants were penalzed for holding during
their steady march backwards On both penalties they
had completed passes but of their nemen embraced
Packer illegally each time and foiled the whole thing
FINALLY DON CHANDLER had to come in and punt
the ball to the Packers 1t 32yard kick the only
forward progress the Giants made that stood up during
the implausibe to-the-rear-march drive
When they surrendered the football they aSo yielded
their last fling at winning I'VE just hit SnagS and couldn't
finish what started said Allie Sherman their coach
II thought both clubs played great under the conditions
This is the heartache of It, 1t the kind Of day
you wanted to see guys get reward but =" His
voice trailed off.
Somebody asked Sherman If he thought Jerry
Kramers 26yard field goal in the first quarter good
Several Giants notably Tackle Dick Modzeewsk and End
Andy Robuste protested that 1t "at least yard
wide"
whats the difference nowP" Sherman sighed"
"You can't recapture anything"
THIS WAS SHERMAN'S second try at whipping the
Packers His record is O2 for the efforts Apparently
what the Giants need to beat the Packers hot day in
December They've shown they can't do 1t on normal
late December date
VA Title didn't appear to be taking the defeat too
hard He supplied what little humor there in the
Giant quarters Those damn Packers" the Bald Eagle
oot oil sofO Whe
you look"
Title didn't think this was the toughest physical
grind he'd endured in Is years of pro football. Nav
can't say so" the S6-year-od Louisianian drawed II
don't think I'm hurt unless find something after thaw
out You forget played for Baltimore Over there,
always just step out of the hospital Nav,
this wasn't nothing mean at all"
1t wasn't the cold much the wind that bothered
the paSSer There swilng gusts up to 80 miles an
hour Title and Bart Starr the Packers Alabamaborn
quarterback tried to throw the ball. "It wasn't
place for two Southern boys to be out there today
little added concluding his interview.
OVER IN THE PACKER LODGE Vince Lombardi
greeted callers dressed in thermal drawers That field
he grumbled in the moment Of great triumph 1T was
damn shame the shape it in Ours is better, guar
antee you That place out there wasn't fair to anybody
The Packers we're UNDERSTANDABLE happy over their
grind--out victory but If anyone expected New Years
Eve type of celebration he disappointed They acted
If they knew they'd win all the time. They had and
wondered what the big fuss was all about
Willie Wood their Washington-born safety man, was
probably happier than anybody the Green Bay side
Willie tossed out of the game for coiding with Field
Judge Tom Keeher Wood under the impression that
the disqualification would cost him automatic 500 fine
The rap, Commissioner Pete Rozele said, was only
$50 Man" Willie exuded when he was told what his mis-
behavior would cost him. "this is my uckiest day Fifty
eight hundred for winning I've Just found another
so bucks How lucky can you get in one day?"
Meanwhile back on the losers side, the Giants
were trying console themselves with praise for their
defensive team The only touchdown they've scored In
eight quarters of violence with the Packers was made by
the defenders who blocked a punt yesterday
The offensive unit still doesn't know what the Packer
end zone looks like