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welcome final match Aug. Cricket place match Italy meet The to true, Monday. European workouts team national Sirola the 17 25 14 18 15 12 21 18 .304 23 23 21 20 19 19 83 80 72 68 P.c. .478 .443 .422 .379 Buffalo: Richmond: Pet. .519 .417 .410 .398 on single in Pittsburgh Star End Awaits 12th NFL Season By JOHN DELL Inquirer Reporter RENSSELAER, Aug. 3. - The sole active survivor of the wrecking crew that gave George Halas' Chicago Bears their record seventh National Football League championship in 1946 is o getting ready for his 12th season of demolition work. Ed Sprinkle is a particularly soft-spoken gentlemanly industrial engineer- off the field. In action he's killer, whose treatment of the o opposition once caused Buddy Parker, Detroit Lions' coach, to come out flatly and strongly for his banishment 3 from the sport. 16 'MEANEST MAN' Halas, of course, more tolerant view fensive right end. ball's "meanest still is as good rushing the passer. "Sprinkle's got has a much of his star deHe sees footman." Sprinkle as they come on to break through Ed Sprinkle Age-32; Size-6-1; 210. Position- end Home Town-Born Tuscola. Lives in Enid, Okla. College- -Hardin-Simmons. Family---Married, three children. Experience 12th season with Bears. Honors--All-League three times. those blockers in four or five seconds, before pass receivers get open," Halas says "He has to go in high, with his arms up, so he can slap at the ball or tackle around the shoulders. He's got to push and shove and claw his way past those blockers and if somebody gets an unintentional whack in the nose now and then--well, that's football." OLD SCHOOL PRODUCT This enlightened view makes Halas see Sprinkle as a rough, hard, clean player of the old Bears' school. In fact, Halas deems him worthy of wearing No. 7, which has a strong sentimental value to an ex-Bear end named Halas, who wore it 10 years. Of course, Sprinkle will be wearing that numeral when the Bears come into Philadelphia for the last time with Halas as head coach, to play the Eagles in the 18th annual Inquirer Classic the night of Friday, Aug. 26, at Municipal Stadium. When the Bears go on defense that night you'll be able to observe what a tremendous advantage Sprinkle has a left handed right end. Slashing in from the right side, Sprinkle's strong left arm is toward the passer, in perfect position to hit him. DEADLY ON RECEIVERS When Sprinkle isn't charging all-out-or "red dogging," as the Bears say-he often is harassing potential receivers. He is said to employ illegal, but virtually undetectable methods- tripping, chucking and spinning. "Tripping's the easiest," he confesses, discussing the maneuver in a hypothetical sense. "You just sort of put out your foot and let the other guy fall over. "In chucking you'd put out your hands as though you're pushing, but actually you grab his shirt and hold for a one-two count, just long enough to disrupt his timing and throw him off stride. "Sprinkle is harder. You grab his shirt as he is running by and yank. If you've got the strong grip, and get him just right, he'll spin himself right out of the play."
Article from 04 Aug 1955The Philadelphia Inquirer(Philadelphia, PA)
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