Evening star., 1940-02-17
Thot Hostok's in Again
If There Is a Hostok.

Thot Hostok's in Again
II There Is a Hostok.
It's a little-known fact that mys-
ferrous Al Hostak, the private mid
dleweight champion of Seattle,
Wash. {if there is Hostak, once
slipped into New York City all un-
beknownst to the critics, spies and
scouts and Uncle Mike Jacobs. His
family was visiting in the Middle
West and Mysterious AL and his
brother decided to drive the car on
east and take in the Worlds Fair
for day. They did so and slipped
out again the next morning and
Mr.. Jacobs clicked his store teeth in
baffled rage when he heard about
ut. This Hostak is slippery GUS
toner. If there is Hostak.
incidentally, if there is Hostak,
we think he will beat the daylights
out of Tony zale, who licked him
recently, when they meet again in
Seattle. The air is so pure nowadays
among the Pacific Coast colleges
that Lou Zamperini, one of the
worlds greatest runners, had to
leave U. S. G. because he couldn't
pay. his tuition. He's trying to get
back. It's said that Judge Lands
will move out of his usual spring
headquarters in Belleair because Le-
land Stanford MacPhail and the
Dodgers are coming there. The
judge does not care for the unre-
fined conversation of L. S, MacPhail
Joe Di Maggie is ranked No. 8
among the country's 10 best-dressed
men by the Custom Tailors Guild of
America. But if Joe doesn't buy
20 suits this year, watch him drop
out Of there. Syracuse University's
new book of football records and
history is one of the best jobs of
It's kind ever done. We recommend
1t as model for all colleges. Critics
of horse-riding say that Roy Jack
Flinchum, the new jockey sensa-
ton, has everything but sense of
pace. And that can be acquired.
Like many another successful
Jockey, Eddie Arcaro rides "ace-
deuce"-his left stirrup longer than
the right.
If AL Davis beats Lou Ambers in
their over-the- weight bout next
week, Davis VS.. Armstrong should
draw one of the biggest gates for
small men in recent years. Thomas
E. Dewey seems to have failed to
get the goods on Joseph Jacobs so
far, Can Honest Tom run for Presi-
dent with clear conscience with
Yussel the Muscle still at large?
Or, to put it in another way, can he
run for President? Joe Louis is
anxious to quit fighting for good,
and only the iron will of Michael S.
Jacobs blocks his path. Paavo
Nurmi understands more English
than he seems to. The flying Finn
Is a cute character.
Pitt Is Getting Close
To Western Loop.
Pittsburgh University is edging
closer to the Big Ten. 1t will be
admitted formally at the end of
next year, barring unforeseen de-
'velopments at Chicago. Eddie Collins
let out a fearsome beef in behalf
of the Boston Red Sox when the new
rule, giving pitchers full two-way
stride on the mound, was passed.
And that's understandable, for
Eddie's team Is all hitters and no
pitchers. If the rumored Red Sox-
Athletics trade for Bob Johnson and
Frank Hayes goes through, that
Boston batting order will be a
pitchers nightmare. .
Billy Myers holdout is not very
popular with Powell Crosley, owner
of Cincinnati, who figures that Bill
still owes him $4,000 for booting
the last game of the World Series
away. OF course, there are two
ways Of looking at this, and Myers
is on the other end of the glasses.
Would Cincinnati have been in the
World Series without him in the first
place, he asks. And the same ques-
ton Is being asked of Ed Barrow,
Yankee president, by Di Maggie
Dickey, Rolfe, Crosetti, Gordon and
I Dahlgren. They have Mr.. Barrow
outnumbered. But he's the guy who
knows the combination to the safe.