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LOUIS The StSt. Louis Cardinals are playing Gilliam pagespassespa c John Weve been awfully inconsistentnt this year i o I lm on the Cleveland head coach Blanton Collier said after the so poorly lately that even their public relations The Cardinals put together 39 yards man is calling the season disappointing ground totn the BrownsBrowns' and passed the Packer game when he receivedreceived- the game ball had good games'gamesgam and games goadgood Public relations men are usually the most prupru- BrOBrowns out Weve sandss' bad ti A fit dent providers of optimism When things arcare going But ilit stems the Browns have improved since the quarters and bad quarters bad halves We'veWeve hadhad- a of ve F f- downhill their smiling faces are supposed to turn SiSl lollisLouis isilvisit to Cleveland at least in the eyes of lot rookies playing and they'vethey veryplayedvery f everyone into a Pollyana with the magical words Packer conch Phil Bengston whose Pack lost well for us But maybe that's the reason we'veweve theres no where to go but up theirtheil lust regular season game with the Browns changed so much frfromm week to week look like im- CollierComer a soft of years L Joe Pollack the Cardinals'Cardinals PR man is nnno exex- sintsince The1111 Brn they're imim- spoken man 63 with ception but even he could not ignore the showing proving 1m-i-y w ek They seem to want to win the rimless glassessoftand impaired hearing said he feels hwing ln u of the next I- a 11 y11 mOle than the one before improvement in his club is necessary if the club S Cardinals going into their last home game nfof lIlIaIinlinegams' eY nl of- hopes to i the season today against the Cleveland Browns Bengston was particularly impressed with the ofof- do well in the Eastern Conference chamcham- Channel 13 3 pmp.m. LL- fensive r nful the BloBrowns I think Cleveland pionship game Dec 26 Well play to win in the 01 hn goodgoad set ol as anybody in- two After the Cardinals'Cardinals G49 defeat bvby New York has as a it receivers in remaining games As far as substituting goes Pollack couldn't deny the facts Plagued with the the Ila PIPaul has the best moves inin- wellwe'll see how things go The players cantcan't get inability to win or even score on the road the hetheI ItaleaguelIt and iaryGaryary Collins is the toughest man inin- sharp sitting on the bench So there wontwon't bee any CardinalsCardin ls are away from Busch Stadium the hauntIt-aniio tntoIf cover wholesale substituting Pollack wrote 41in his weekly statement TilETHE BROWNSBROWNS'SS' running geniegame also was praised The Cardinals may be substituting but it will be which is becoming byhyi v Ben h n. 1iparticularlyt dot IY the yards gained bbyY for different reasons Injuriescries and looking ahead to more an apologetic note with n arlu each week Leroy Kelly lIt wawas the largest chunk of individual next year THE CARDINALS'CARDINALS only success on the road yardage for notone game in the NFL this year Kelly COACH CHARLEY Winner who has been the came in Pittsburgh a win and against today's opop- is a gleatgreat runner Bengston said No make thatthat- subject of a lot of print in the two StSt. Louis papers position the Browns with a 212121 tie The ai gnatgreat player lieMe does everything wellwen He runs this week regarding his control of the players and Browns have clinched the Century Division chamcham- catches passespa s and blocksblacks his general personality has not indicated his exact pionship and are coming off a win over Green Bay In the sometimes irrational world of comparing plans for today's game but his starting roster last week football games the Clevland offense stands putout possibly will be without four regulars The Cardinals'Cardinals tie with the Browns was one ofo fheThe Browns scored hentwo touchdowns and two field Defensive tackles Fred Heron suffered a knee inin- few Bro goals against the PackersPackets whereas the rampaging jury against NewNe York offensive KehKen Gray CHARLEY WINNER the highlights of the StSt. Louis season The guard LEROY KELLEY game marked the first time in the easonseason that theHie Minnesota Vikings couldn't get across the goal line his leg andarid safety Jerry Stovall and corcor- a What a Runner What Misnomer Cardinal offensive machine showed powelpower The against thefile PackersPackets winning 997 on three field Roger Wehrli havhave severe ariaarm brinesbrumes Pro Standings Bears Still Seek al QuarterbackJ TV NFL Today's Games I CLEVELAND BROWNS STST. LOUIS CARDINALS East New Orleans at Washington Century Division Atlanta at Philadelphia Experiments to Highlight NFL Play NO NAME POS NO NAME POS w 1 pk 8 Wilson 7 s Los 4 t petpct Angeles at Detroit 12 Cockroft Clevelandx-Cleveland 9 2 1 San Francisco at Minnesota With all the divisional titles points Carter passed for triumph over previously unun- 16 Nelsen 12 Johnson StSt. Louis 4 7 1 Green Bay at Chicago decided last week the final yards and was captured bebe- beatenbeaten Los Angeles last week 17 Rhome 15 Hill q New York 4 8 0 Cleveland at StSt. Louis two weekends in the National hind the line only once that Vince LombardiLombard has a promprom- 20 Summers cs-s 17 Hart a- Stovall Pittsburgh 11III1 11 0 JewNew York at Pittsburgh Football League will see a for a yardone-yard loss ise to keep to himself and his 21 Brown srb 21 s Capitol Division lot of experimentation partic- S 10 fans so he probably wontwon't be 24 Kellermann s 22 Wehrli cb Dallas 9 2 1 East ularly among the clubs which Dick Butkus was one of the doing too much experimenting 26 Morrison rb 23 Roland rb 24 Brown Washington 6 4 2 w 1 t pet had below par records this reasons for the fall of the dede- yet He said he would like the 29 Sumner s-cb s 25 Bakken Philadelphia 4 7 1 xNewx-Newew York 9 4 0 year He sat on the sidelines Redskins to be winners in his 30 Johnson srb k 27 Shivers New Orleans 4 8 0 Houston 5 6 2 Take the Chicago Bears with an injury Butkus isis a first year as Washington coach 34 Howell s rb 31 West Boston 4 9 0 They were out of the race doubtful starter againstthe He needs one win in the last 35 Scott rb Daanen wr 33 Central Division Buffalo 4 9 0 after the first month of play Packers Even more doubtful two games to make his dreamream 3638 Davis rb Crenshaw rb ision 40 cb 34 Rosema lbIb Minnesota 11 1 0 Miami 3 9 1 droppingdlOpping their first four is end Jerry Simmons who come true LombardLombardi has a Barnes WI 36 Lane Detroit 7 4 1 West games It was then that head fractured his ankle against the good chance ttodayay against the 41 Jones wr rb wr 39 Edwards Green Bay 6 6 0 w i t pctpc coach Jim Dooley decided Saints The Redskins face DalDal- 42 Warfield WI rb 1 11 wit 43 Hooker wrWI 41 Wright cb Chicago 0 Oaklandy-Oakland Ii11 1 1 Jack Concannon was not thethe- The Packers are not at full las next week x 44 Kelly rhrb 44 Gilliam wr Coastal Division y-Kansas City 11 2 0 man at quarterback He startstart- strength either Bart Starr is Pittsburgh andNew York Kansas 49 Mitchell 48 Atkins ebcb w I1 t petpct San Diego 7 6 0 ed alternating Concannon withwilh still sitting out with Don Horn the last two teams in the CenCen- cb 50 Garlington lb 50 Mulligan c Losx-Los Angeles 11 1 0 Denver 4 8 1 Kansas rookie left-hander BobBob- handling the quarterbacking tury Division take on each 51 Lindsey lbIb 51 lb y-Baltimore 7 4 1 Cincinnati 4 8 1 by Douglass left uta rheThe Packers lost their first other in Pittsburgh The Giants 52 Andrews lbIb 53 Rivers lb Atlanta 4 8 0 x-Clinched div title regular-season game to the had their second best day of season 54 Hoaglin c 55 Goode g San Francisco 3 7 2 Kansasy-Kansas City at Oakland Douglass gradually took ovov- Browns in 13 years last week the seasonse Son in beating the CarCar- y JIM DOOLEY r oo- 55 Reynolds cot 56 Healy lb Clinched div title Saturday gameg me not included er most of the quarterbackquarterback- dinals last week Their best 56 Matheson lbIb 60 y-Baltimore at Dallas SaturSatur- xLast WeeksWeek's Results ing chores but the Bears concOn-con- Hang Down Your Head The San Francisco day was their first day when t lb 59 Meylan lbIb 61 DeMarco ec day game not included Oakland 37 Cincinnati 17 tinued to lose Dooley tried anan- journey up to Minnesota to they beat the Vikings in the 60 Jenkins t 63 Williams t xLast WeeksWeek's Results Miami 27 Denver 24 other signal callercaBer against San take on the flying VikVik- season opener high 62 64 Gray y with- 8 9 RII t g Cleveland 20 Green Bay 7 City 22 Buffalo 19 Francisco last week a softsoft- Well use both quarterbacks ingsfogs The may be withwith- Ba Kansas 64 Copeland g 66 g New York 49 StSt.