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rK j- JL Jf l- i THE HERALD-NEWSMONDA DECEMBER 28, 1964 iV .1 4H '7S uTowris want: Darataore, 2 7-0, Coled KFL Crown I Wind Was Big Factor, Broke Up Ball Game Ryan, Ccilins, Brown, Standouts By JACK RAND Wwttwl ptf SywrU Writer Shula't Coin Ver. Becked Up In CemtijCSV.f "ll 2 Short Punts Gava Cleveland Momentum'11 to Nnwti Football rtf-tod. ng to myth 1 By GEORGE BOWEN agre you really there rore' mr leans on a Associated Pm Sport Writer, Th tq thrg to Co Uk P. watery Sunday afternoon. CLEVELAND (AP) Your halt.

Frwk Ryan. Gary Col- the coach -and your team ij! Rut tt didst work 4 that Bro and Co. ftn- ramhltrg mer the chocked (Yese to Rereh tCi 27 they had exposed CoS cho to mtive.Mf UtM Moor ttorpHI cold m4 ht a wy nortals, not tuper nth the aid ct a 30-)nwu how ertnd at their Mike Stratton's 230 Pounds Helped Bills Key Man in Two Big Plays That Sparked Buffalo Past San Diego, 20-7, for Title BUFFALO (AP) Mike Stratton, 230-pound Buffalo linebacker, was the key man in two crucial plays that pointed the Bills to a 20-7 victory over San Diego and their first American Football League championship. And on one of them it was all unintentional. Both the losing coach and quarterback, Sid Gillman' and Tobin Rote, named Strattons play as decisive in their reviews of the championship' game -Saturday.

If I hadnt underthrown that pass in the second quarter, we might have gotten some kind Of score and turned the game in a different direction, said Rote, a 36-year-old veteran of three professional leagues who had played his last 4 Buffalo Led, 13-17 He referred to a first down play in the closing minutes of the first half. Buffalo had 0 13-7 lead, but the Chargers, were driving from the Bills 15. Stratton picked off a Rote pass to end the threat. If there was a turning point, Gillman said, that pass interception was it. The loss 1 of Keith Lincoln also hurt us.

I would say, if anything, his loss helped Buffalo a great deal we lost a lot of our football team when Lincoln was injured. Lincoln, who gained 339 yards in all manners of offense in San Colts Went Back Home Unnoticed fi BALTIMORE (AP) The Baltimore Colts slipped back into town virtually unnoticed the wind or kicking and playing hack, rushed In potni In toes tictone in the West and wound up with a brilliant with the wind at your back. thtrd Quarter and went to on a 274 victory. You've got to take the ball. What do you do? Both Blanton Collier of the Cleveland Browns and Don Shu- 12 2 record, the Colt had been installed as solid seven-point said Shula after the gam.

It's chas Browns nr.ttv h.ra i. c.u Lake Ene. hard to But toe were la of the Baltimore Colts, whopretty get it. were In that situation Sunday.lwlnd was a big factor that'gLU-ir "Jf" i.ht v.m Tj supposed to rush Ryi what broke the dives for HEADING FOR YARDAGE Baltimore up ball game.ij,. They got us backed up in a tended yardage as he hurtles over Cleveland.

Browns linebacker Galen yards in second quarter of National FootbalrLeague championship game Sunday at Cleveland. The Browns trampled the favored Colts? 27-0, (AP Wirephoto) ner. ite eta (nd cl the Baltimores 1 1-balanced field and at the same time they Isolated Cameras New Show Tvo YearsTime Has Seen Collier ri ng Champion rowns 20-7-1 Mark the Eastern Division title in New York, one player pointed to Collier and said, we wanted to win it for that man. Surrounded by newsmen 51'10 rou Boston day. Collier fielded their ques- am Fear peared to be on his way an other great game before toe tions on the fly, and, as been his policy this season, Sunday night after dropping a 274 decision to the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League title game.

Elaborate security plans were in effect at Friendship International Airport, where an unruly crowd met the Colts in 1958 after they whipped the New York Giants in Sudden-death overtime to capture the NFL championships 1 70' Plofce Ready About 70 police were ready to handle a crowd that never developed bus met toe Colt plane on toe runway, and left by a back road en route to Memorial, Stadium, where toe players were reunited with their friends and families. The Colts hadbeen pleading; with the fans for several, days not to gather at the airport, and n- thua: bring the 1964 football San Dtego sparked J-season to a safe conclusion." coin, swept 80 yardi on a touch- Rajny weather also may have 1., 'dampened the enthusiasm of toe uled all year, he said. hand went into this thing determined ball. Lincoln accounted for toe to show people and they cer- 84 yards, including 4'38- yard run, and Rotq.hit Dave Kocourek with -a 26-yafd touch down pass. It jarred us quick," said Buffalo Coach Lou Saban.

jarred us to our senses it didnt single out anyone for special praise. I cant think of anyone who didnt have a good day, he said. Quarterback Frank Ryan certainly did, and it was Collier who tutored the ex-Los Angeles Ram when Ryan came to Cleveland in 1662. He made Ryan a starter last season, and Frank refers to him as the most complete coach Ive ever known." New Contract Collier signed to a new three-year contract last week always has had a special love for specialist teams and defensive units. The Browns defense allowed more rushing yardage this season than any NFL club, and Collier feels they answered the critics Sunday.

Theyve been unjustly ridic- Richardson Net -Winner NEW ORLEANS (AP) Brown' asked. Collier to come back in 1962 sfnd he That year the Brqwhs had their second worst sedSon (74-11 in '18 years of professional' football. Art Modell, who bought the club in 1961, decided to change coaches. He named, Collier and it was typical of (lie man that he didnt accept untij he first talked to Brown his friend for 15 years. Cpllier kept the assistant coaches, adding Dub Jones to replace DidC Evans, who went to Philadelphia.

'This season he added to whom Copier giyqfr.much of the credit for improving the Browns defensive Bug on Detail Collier ifc a bug on detail, strategy and' execution. During a chalk-talk he can diagram a play as fast as two-nimble minfs playing tjp-ac-toe. Tie can quote the odds on how many times a team wifi (core when they get toe ball and how often it can be xpecte. to lose the. ball on fumbles, and interceptions'.

He alo gave the team something observers missing the lastlcouple years a pride in itself. After the Browns won got momentum." They got the momentum from two punts by Tom Gilburg into the wind that traveled only 25 and 27 yards ami made the Browns job easier. Collier agreed with Shula that you have to take the ban and pointed out that when the Browns had won the toss to start the game, they also elected to receive. In pro football, you have to take the ball if you have the choice, he said emphatically. Most of the other discussion in the dressing room was over the shutout with the Colts bitter and the Browns proud.

We shut them out, thats the best part," yelled defensive tackle Dick Modzelewski of the Browns. It was our best defensive game of the year," shouted captain Galen Fiss. "We had to count on our front four and knew that had to do if What about the Colts failure to score? The worst came out 'in us and none of the best," said Alex Hawkins, the leader of the specialty teams, 'in as good a sum-up as was made in the quiet Baltimore dressing room. "It makes you sick to your stomach so that you want to get out and play 'em again for Johnny Unitas, the Colts passing wizard who gained only 95 yards in the air, refused to take refuge behind the wind. "It Was Tough" "It was tough," he admitted, but tt didnt really bother me except on some of those sideline passes Shula had foth words about the Browns and the Colts.

They did a heck of a job, he said, but when you say that you also bave to mention our lack' of offense. We ruined drives by giving up the ball on fumbles and Interceptions. We knew they had a fine ofTense, but teams had moved on their defense. Then Shula commented on his offense, We had zero 'points on the scoreboard. I wasnt satisfied with anyone." I can't think of anyone who didnt have a good game," said Collier.

CLEVELAND (AP) The isolated camera that enables television viewers to get a second look at a key play in a football game is a comparatively recent innovation the art of covering a sports event We had two special cameras working on that phase alone, said BUI MacPhail, vice president for sports of the Columbia Broadcasting System. Normally we use only one isolated camera. But we doubled up for the Baltimore-Cleveland game Sunday. Used 11 Times I think we used It about 16 times on the air. Tony Verna, who was our director at the game, calls ths shots on the ad vice of our play-by-play commentators and our color man.

Chuck Thompson, regular Baltimore TV man, and Ken Coleman, Cleveland regular, were aided by Frank Gifford, New York Giant flanker, in the telecast of the game, try to anticipate what Is going to happen In a certain situation, said MacPhafl. For Instance, on third down and six, we probably would have a earner! follow Paul Warfield (Cleveland split end) all the way. We probably would cover another receiver, too If either got the ball, we would have the play on camera. We caught Galen Fiss one time when he came in to tackle Johnny Unitas. It made a very interesting shot of an important play.

A certain amount of guess work is involved. Some times you get the play. Sometimes you dont Follow Receiver The isolated camera often Is able to follow a receiver through all the moves he makes, running his pattern, before he makes the catch. MacPhail said his network used the Isolated camera first In the 1963 Army-Navy game and also had great success with It in the last two Playoff Bowl pro games in Miami Rangers Lose Twice Over Weekend; Hawks By LOU MIO Associated Press Writer CLEVELAND (AP) His close friends call him George and he shakes hands with his left hand "because its the one closer to my heart" Hes Blanton Collier, head coach of toe National Football League champion Cleveland Browns and he shook lots of hands Sunday after the Browns beat the Baltimore Colts 274 for the NFL title, their first since 1955. Crammed Locker Room Friends and Well-wishers crammed the Browns locke room to congratulate the pectacled 58-year-old grand father who was named head coach two seasons ago.

In a sometimes clipped Kentucky accent Collier said, "I know its corny, but it really was a magnificent team effort. The defense was just great and youve got to give them a lot of In two years. Coflier has skippered the Browns to a 20-7-1 record and a championship. He is no stranger to Cleveland, however. This is his 11th season with to Browns and 36th year in coaching.

Pm just a football nut, he said. Collier's coaching thread winds -back to Paris, Ky. High School, where he began studying pro football tactics by watching the Philadelphia Eagles work on the T-formation at nearby Bain-bridge. He devoured football knowhow. As an athletic specialist at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in World War n.

Collier used to hang around the practice field watching a coach named Paul Brown. Brown wondered about toe curious observer taking notes and it was the (tart of a long friendship. Collier was on toe ground floor as an assistant coach when the Browns broke into toe All-American Conference In 1946, Brown gave him a specific job devise a system of grading players by studying their per formances on film. Three months later the report was done. It dwarfed anything done previously along similar lines and became a model for other NFL teams.

Collier stayed with the Browns until 1954, then returned to his home state as head coach to succeed Paul Bryant at the University of Kentucky. During his eight-year stay with the Wildcats, Collier had young assistant who, he said, had the makings of a fine pro football coach. He was Don Shuts, head coach of the Baltimore Colts. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS! Rookie Fred Stanfield broke a Thref jWeeks ago today the 2 2 tie early in the second period Chicago Black Hawks were run- woke us up. Gogolak 12-yd.

FG Pete Gogolak got the Bills back In stride with a. 12-yard field goaL Carlton slammed over ifor toe go-ahead touchdown a few minutes later and toe Bills, were ahead.1 to stay. -J Jackie Kemp, who completed 10 of 20 passes for. 1S8 yards, sneaked over from the one for the other Buffalo touch down and Gogolak added another Held goal from the 11. Buffalo fullback Cookie.

Gilchrist, who carried 18 times for 122 yards and took two passe for 22 more, was non-committal over reports that he may retire. "I cant make a statement like that," the 250-pounder said. But Td be happy to coma hack 1I1C ulo on the rijthUerms.1 which! has lifted them within I Rangers five points behind the. The victory was worth 12,668 two points of the league-leading! Maple Leafs. I to each of the Buffalo players Montreal Canadiens, began) and 81,738 to each Charger, when Bobby Hull finally got Breaks Deadlock some iljrip in the goal-scoring! Smith's goal, while one team-column.

While the Blond Jet haslmate and two Rangers were ning a bewildered fifth in the National Hockey League race following a 4-1 setback to the visiting New York Rangers. Neither club has been the en same sihee and the Rangers-wish toe tale of two cities never had begun, In 10 subsequent starts, Chicago has tied one and won the rest, including Sunday nights 6-3 romp over Boston. New York, beaten 3-1 by Detroit in Sundays other game has managed NBA Standings, -Herb Fitzgibbon of Garden City, NX; has the hot seat Jn todays round, of toe Sugar Bowl Tennis Tourney. Fitzgibbon faced defending champion Ham Richardson of Dallas, the No. 1 seed again this toe quarter-finals.

Fitzgibbon barely made the quarter-finals. He defeated New Orleans Frank Lamothe 84, -4 in the opening round Sundaiy. Richardson meanwhile, breezed to a 6-2, 84 triumph over Australias Graham a student at Mississippi State! The major upset came when teen-aged Jim- Bests of Baton Route; dumped No. 4 Seed Marty Riessen of Chicago 8-J, 7-5. -x- 1 Beste took, on Andy Lloyd of Shreveport, And Trinity University today.

Uoyd pulled off Sundays other upset, defeating', Juan Tasarell of Puerto Rico, 31, 14, 13. 1 Frank' FroehUng, the 3 seed, won In straight sets, bumping" off. Lester Sack of Clarksdale, 64, 6-3 while third seeded Gene Scott of St. James, N.Y. made short work of Mike Belkin of Miami, Fla 6-L l-L offense was expected to shatter the Browns defense, poorest to the league in the season statistics, and expose their pass defenders as inept pretenders.

Only One toss To the contrary, Ryan was thrown for a loss only once. The three touchdown passes and outplayed the great Unitas. Collins set a playoff record by grabbing three" scoring passes and Brown -bulldozed the Colts league-leading defense for 114 yards on 27 carries and also caught three passes for 37 additional yards. Just to rub 'it In, 40-year-old Lou Groza kicked two more field goals and ran his point total to a record 49 in eight championship games. All Of this was a delight to most of the 79,544 fans in the vast wind-swept stadium on toe lake front In toe final seconds, they demolished toe goal posts at one end of the field while toe officials let toe final 26 seconds tick away.

The West had won six of toe last seven title games and had humiliated the East by running up a 194 score in inter-conference play during the regular the aroused Browns ended the string, the only Eastern triumph since 1956 had been Philadelphias 17-13 squeaker over Green Bay in 1960. Detroit Baltimore, Green Bay and Chicago all had taken turns, deflowering the pride of the East. Both Coach Blanton Collier of the Browns and Don Shula of the Colts, a unique teacher-student combination, had based their game plans on ball con-trot Each tried to establish to use a coaching word their ground game. Collier succeeded and Shula didnt It was as simple as that Struck Quickly After a sorceless first half, the Browns struck quickly for 17 points in toe third quarter with the help of two short punts of 25 and 27 yards by toe Colts Tom Gilburg against a 20-mile-an-hnfir wind. Grozas 43-yard field goal was the first blow.

Then came Ryans '18-yard scoring toss to Collins, toe 6-foot4 flanker from Maryland, and Ryans 42-yard TD pass to the same powerful receiver. When the Colts dug in and stopped toe Browns on the goal line early in the final period, Cleveland had to settle for a nine-yard field goal by Groza. Ryans 51-yard Pitch to Collins, who made a most remarkable catch in heavy traffic, con eluded the scoring. It was the Browns first title since 1935 and the first since Jim Brown joined the club as a rookie in 1957. They were beaten by Detroit in that 57 game.

In fact, the West still holds a lopsided 20-12 edge in the annual championship game series, thanks largely to the Bears and Tackers. Ryans abilities as a quarter back had been questioned by many, Including some Cleveland I fans, during several ln-and-out performances. No more. Ryan with 11 of 18 for 206 yards, Unitas with 12 of 20 for 95 yards. They just couldnt stop Jimmy (Brown) and that slowed up their rushing on me," said Ryan.

If Jimmy wasnt human, 1 would have run him on every play." "As Ive said before, theres no team in the NFL that can defense the Cleveland Browns. When we lose, we beat ourselves." The Browns, who had smarted undr the lash of their many critic, broke Into the dressing room yelling, hows that for laugh champs?" An unnamed NFL coach allrccdty had made such a disparaging remark about the Browns earlier in the season. "Ever) body picked us to lose, said Dick Modzelewskt. ho had known title before when he played with the New York Giants. We hut them out.

That's the best part." Moe had figured as a swing man in pre season planning Ji rteas Toro to Tag 46, Col. 3 AT Hicks Third OBSERSDORF, Ger. (UPI)-Dave Hicks, 19-year old United States star, finished third in the Obsersdorf International ski jumping meet Sunday with leaps of 371 and 231 feet Tor-geir Brandtzaeg of Norway won the event with jumps of 233 and 246 feet CLIFTON, N. Sunday's Results; By United Press International serving penalties, broke a 1-1 deadlock. UUmans 14th goal provided the clincer after New York had replaced goalie Jacques Plante with a sixth skater In a last-minute bid for a tie.

brilliant in defeat, Eastern Division w. Boston continued his record pace he caged his 29th goal in Chicagos 5-3 decison over Toronto Saturday might his teammates have the range too. Hull didn't score against the BruiOs settling for three assists land a league-leading point totalf of 50 but a trio of rookies, including Hobbys brother. Dennis, gave Chicago goalie Denis DeJory all the offensive help he needed. stopped 41 shots, including a Cincinnati 29 22 ,18 10 OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT TODAY halfdozen breakaways.

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Sar Difgn's Bud Whitehead (47 makra tit lark! with teammnt Jim Warren (49) moving in to help. Buffalo won, 70 7. (AP Wirephoto) 1 LJ.