Evening star., 1952-01-13

14-feet onto only inches this physical
beating takes its toll
The safety company which snonsors those Frdau
night boxing matches have converted viewers
to electric shaves when followed the Caste
ani-Durand bout was cut off in favor of commercial in
which Singing Sammy Baugh allowed pure
needed shave The postbou fight between Castellanis
manager Tommy Ryan, and Referee Ray Miller, have
been better than the main event.
GIL CoAN, only member of the Mats to hit 800 or
better for two successive wouldn't mind being
Detroit or ST. Louis In rather startling statement the
telephone from Brevard c. Coan said the idea playing
the Browns appealed him Veeck doesn't stand
still and he have pretty good ball club in couple
years." The fleet outhelder mifed
tract received last week. called for pay
because II can't to satisfy Mr.. Griffith good
years in and yet before left for home last September
Mr. Griffith called me into his Office and said he disap
pointed in me-"
AL WE'LL, the 1BC matchmakers telephones long distance
to protest charges that he's freezing Harry d
Matthews out of shot at the heavyweight title held by
Joey Maxim "My last offer to Matthews 20 per cent
of the gate plus 20 cent of from $4,000 to 100000 for
televon WE'LL Ray Robinson took only Is cent
to Jake LaNoas As per year ago in get
crack the middleweight t which the that Rocky
Marciano got fighting Personally
don't think Matthews wants to fight Maxim and that Sena
tor Cain of Washington Matthews home stae) is enjoying
all the publicity he's getting by accusing the Bc of being
monopoly"
All his le apparently Musa will walk in the shad-
ow of Ted Williams his coorfu but less versatile Amer
ican League counterpart On the day last week that
Ma increase for 1851 was being studied by Govern
ment board-and at time when it would have made head
lines for Sympathetic publc-wiam fingered by the
Marine Corps and got the big press play, instead 80.
THERE'S A NEW RUMoR that Dallas may be welcomed
to the National Football League by next When
the National Baseball Congress voted Pitcher Lou Krelow OF
White graduate of the year, turmoil
raised by fans who fully know their sport These
dssenters all for the nomination of AL Reynolds
famed Allie Reynolds double nohit pitcher of the Yam
lost two games for Layden Co.. in his
sandlot Rocky Marcianos next big boxing date
probably will be in late March in Philadelphia. His
lish himself in New York. the washed-up Lee Savold
Now that he's dead, Harry Heimann probably will be
elected basebaIs Hall of Fame honor
the old Detroit sugger deserved long along with Sim
mons j.. The American Basketball League not only
bad luck for Mike Uine who finally has retired from the
circuit bygone days it caused George Preston Mar
shall and Chris Heurich r to give the ghost In the
World Series movie Narrator Lou Fonseca Identifies
himself old ball player by referring to sacrifice n.y.
which went out before prohibition The Robert E.
Ennis seeking seat in Congress in the 5th Maryland
the Bobby Yeoman, who fought IN semi
windups during bootleg boxing days in this Al
though only his early 5s Ennis fought such as Heine
Orchard the old sporand Arena Berwyn
Md.
PITY THE POOR sports desk headline writer's at
City, the day that Ken Rafensperger was fired, For
rest Evashevski hired The local desks are more for
tunate that the No. coachs in the tidy T-at-u
Eisenhower makes it to the White House replacing
horseshoe pitcher he'll be the first football player
in history President Ike not have been
ball of as Point back nearly 40 ago, but
good company playing side by side with fellows
named Bradley and Van Fleet.
Maryand's victory Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl
has making converts to the sptT and it's rumored
that Carl snavey North Carolina, wing diehard,
ready to switch On the theory that he can't help put
improve Lightweight handlers changing Bill
from southpaw to gh-hander. The tip is out that
the Detroit big loser at the gate last year will
sign its first Negro the next few days. And there's
possibility, too that the Mats won't be far behind