Evening star., 1952-01-25

recommendation wellington Mara OF the Giants He re-
thankyou note from Mara who assured Leeman the
Giants would claim Davis high up.
The Redskins pretty good pipeline They knew
of the Giants intentions They that Cleveland also
was interested Andy they all knew that Davis already
hitch in the Army and has wife and two kids
piled to Vanderbts criticism that the California showpace
track is geared speed and not enough to safety
slightly suspect MethnkS the santa Anans
doth protest too much
Speaking as the head Thoroughbred Racing Asso-
Citations Inc vandeband later Jockey Ted Akinsonalso
complained the part Of officials in enforcing
racing stewards Vanderbilt specified not strict
enough foul riding.
But there's many horse owner and with racing
connections who add that charge In California
they've complaining record times taken SO seriously
rking horses soundness to run him on the hard West
Coast strips
Not long ago racing Florida saying, admittedly
with prejudice: they're proud of those fast
at Your Host couple OF years ago. He looked
like the 3yearold bred On his times lot OF
money Host in the Kentucky Derby And what
did he do? finished NINTH just ahead of that Haeboy
that vanned down state OF collapse from Rhode lsano
cope of DAYS before Derby Later Host went back
to Cafonia-back the hard breakdown strps-and sure
enough did break down. And could name dozen more
victims, too"
THE STORY OUT of Dallas that Sammy Baugh
among those consideration head coach OF the new
Rangers must have provided chucke Tor those OF
teammates exeammates who think Baugh is something
less superb srategs Last fall for instance group
of football people, mostly coaches shooting the breeze
before big game Baltimore and BaughS name came up
puv who'd played with Baugh for several seasons said
"There the greatest And Tor my money tne
greatest punter quarterback-no Sam lacks mag
nation Anybody who'd played with Sam, or played
against him. watched him from the stands Tor any
length of time call his plays ahead of time In fact
they call his whole series OF plays never
changed And Sam stubborn too> No matter who was
coacng-athough doubt this was true in the days OF Ray
often disagreed with the coach and tried TO
do it his way"
Sans critic is coaching 1t would be embarrassing
end would lack point But he concluded: Baugh
as head would be like Walter Johnson as manager
both were superb players but Johnson manager appar
entv fell short and would develop into head
coach ANYWAY isn't real at Baugh I'm virtually
certain that his ranch in Texas and business ueups ne
has no coaching ambitions"
CRITIC COULD go off tangent after Gene Smiths
Corky Gonzales the other night at
Une Gonzales really good as he'd been toued
Is Smith much of hitter he appeared? was irving
Cohen his manager he said that when Local
Boy Smith fought Featherweight Champion Sandy Sadder II
would be right here in Genes home town?
What brings the subject OF Gonzales tougnneSs IN part
was the fiat by Hodges TV that Smith
scored his Knockout with punch right between the eyes
Good fighters it's said don't get knocked stiff thataway
You've got hit them the Jaw or maybe In the bread
basket For Hodges there corroboraton from the
working press that Gonzales hit between the Iwas
almost unanimous that good belt to the chin that laid
out the Mexican from Denver.
For knfok Referee Ray Bowen too must have come
as something that Hodges called him Ray
Barnes" throughout the evening. Ray Bowen fancy
boxer in his day pretty good referee But
The accoade the Touchdown Club Brother Hodges earlier
day prime hero OF the networks must have been
pretty upsettng to the young man. i