Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-10
SEGH AT LARGE
Brown Resented
Being Bossed
BY MORRIS SIEGEL

THE BACHELOR PRESIDENT of the Cleveland Browns
Art Model, is not a likely candidate for immediate
matrmony Last night he saddled himself with stiff
amony by dvorcing Paul Brown from his coaching staff
Unless Brown remarres into another football family
he will collect in the neighborhood of 900 year for
the next six years for not coaching the Browns This is
not bad neighborood and address Brown apparently
intends to keep.
Although the last several seasons have not been
particularly productive for Brown he really made only
critical mistake in his long tenure undiSputed
leader of the Brownson and off the field He failed to
the team.
His record is more successful than George Halas and
certainly fruitful than Connie Macks but Haas and
Mack burdened with the worry of job security
They owned the teams they coached and managed the
only guaranteed way Of becoming ineligible for unempoy
ment benefits
IN HIS FIRST IS YEARS with the Browns, Paul Brown
had only boss himself The last two Model
has been in charge The bouncy former packager Of day
time TV serials did not cotton to the idea Of being
nonpaying president his two predecessors were For
81 million investment he figured he had right to know
what was going on.
The estrangement Of Brown and Model began hours
after Model took office He walked into his coachS head
quarters hopeful of launching the regime with
smile He told Brown joke Brown reacted as If he'd
just flunked a lie detector test.
II knew then and there from that very first moment"
Model recalled later 81 might have trouble with this man.
Events clmaxed last night, proved Model percepve.
Brown wasn't opposed to Model personally but
silently rebelled against the idea of anyone being In
charge of him. He had been left to his devices for
years could adjust to what he considered ntu
sion on Models part.
MODEL is Guilty. little guy who already has won
the respect many his peers for the vitality he brought
into the NIL. Firing Paul Brown will not diminish his
popularity Brown not popular not with league Officials
players former players.
He is crisp often biting removed tart rebellious,
stubborn and convinced there is only way-hiS way
His players feared him than they respected him.
His knowledge and organzational talents seldom were
doubted. But you couldn't get close to the man,"
former player living in the area said last night HE
regarded himself as kind of god"
Regardless OF his peculiar personality, Browns record
is one the best Model recognized his contributions to
the team and to pro football when he announced last
night the team still would be called the Browns, name
Brown rendered his brain child when he organized the
original skul-busters in 1916.
THE SPECTACULAR SUCCESS of the NFL can be
traced directly to entrance of Browns team into the
league in 1885, following the merger with the old ALI
America Conference. The Browns had won everything
there was to win in the old league and came into the
NIL as suspect entry which had bowed over inferior
opposition The skeptcs were certain Paul would prove
very easy for the longer established NIL teams
Brown accepted the personal challenge His team made
its debut in the NIL against the Eagles, tremendous
collision between the powers of the old and new Cleveland
overwhelmed the Eagles $751; and from that moment on
there never was much doubt as to Browns talents.
Model claims he nterfered with Browns loo
as head football coach However he did take more than
casual interest in Browns performance general manager
Model says he was not consulted on trades.
Bitter feelings arose between the two when doctors
cleared eukemia victim Ernie Davis for play but Brown
overruled his and refused to suit up the Heisman
Trophy winer from Syracuse There also was talk OF
multi thousand dollar ticket shortage Model felt this
was in Browns domain general manager and when
the coach failed to act Art took over
This game Of emotions" Model said here In NO
vember when accompanied the Browns to washington
I am convinced Paul Brown is incapable or unwilling to
become emotional"