Sport: Praying Professionals

Anyone who says that professional football lacks the old college try will get an argument out of Paul Brown, coach of Cleveland's pro Browns. He has made it his business to see that his men enjoy the game as much as the paycheck. "The greatest professionals play for pleasure," he insists. "I have probably the most amateur professional team in captivity."

In the new All-America Conference, which in one year has gained the respect though not the recognition of its rival 26-year-old National Football League, Brown's amateur-professional Browns* last season won 12 out of 14 games. This week they edged out the...

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