Evening star., 1952-07-20

Redskins said to considering deal
whereby they would get Ray Krouse Maryland tackle
from the New York Giants Krouse Washington boy who
starred Western High School, job
and reported the fence about playing football If he
has to leave home.
George Trafton long player assistant coach
National Football League has come up with suggestion de-
signed to end Canadas player raids Trafon coaching
in the Canadian League simply "send the of
players up on waivers and we'll 60 for them. OF all the
Redskins and exedskns selling automobiles in the Capital
perhaps the most successful Steve Bagaus gazeleke half
back Of the 194546 Curtis Roosevelt High grad
ua was the student sports pblcst for the Wilkes College
football team last But such shortage OF players
at the WkeBarre Pa, school that Coach George Raon
has drafted him for hafback job in the fall
MANY TRACK FANS this generation little moth
ing of Norman Taber but his death brought
memories to oldmers Taber Phi Beta Kappa
at Brown and Rhodes scholar Oxford shattered the world
record for the mile in 1915 and his 4126 mark stood for
until the great Num along in the period following World
War Tabers record set at Harvard Stadium,
ton at the time for he broke the previous mark of 44 by
nearly two seconds
Earlier Olympic Games at Stockholm, Taber
OF four American who seemed to have the
classic 1500meter locked for Uncle SAM The vet
Mel Sheppard had both the 800 and $500 at London
in 1908 the mile holder
then Kvat Staten schooboy sensation
the Eastern tryouts in record time What happened
IN the finals still tops the list Of American Olympic disappont-
mentS. ..-...
Only yards from the nish Taber Kvat and
running abreast in front and looked though the might
end in threeway all American dead heat Then long
legged Englishman past the
hyphenated and ALL and in record time. Photo
graphs examined possibly for the drSt time In the Oy
pics before Kvt placed second Taber third and Jones
fourth
THAT WAS 40 YEARS AGO and the United States hasn't
made much progress in reganing the lost in the
metric mile. matter Of fact the Americans probably
won't have nsher in the first i've in the $500 at Helsnk
this weekend Word from Finland is that Bob McMlen
Duetzer and Javr Monies not likely to succeed
where such Joey Ray, Lloyd Ham, Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Roman and Gehrmann failed in the past
Cunningham last TV from Chicago where he
delegate at the Republican convention gave great
try Berlin in 1885, The Kansan broke the world record but
second four yards behind Jack Loveock the New
Cunningham wound fourth at Los Angeles
in 1882.
The cause of international amity doesn't figure
from election Avery Brundage head OF the Interna
tional Olympic Committee. thing the European
policy paying athletes while they from their jobs
has long pet target Of the s-necked Chicagoan.
the finger Eleanor Holm Babe Didrikson
and Barbara Scott isn't likely to get the wholehearted
support American sports writer's either After ALL Brun
dage the past has urged editors to sports news
the entertainment page Incidentally Brundage moved
up fifth in the 1912 pentatlon after Jim Thorpe was dis
qualified for professionalism
BILLY MARTIN the Yankees hst-swnging second base
that return bout he and Clint Courtney staged
at Yankee Stadium week ago. Billy reveals that he and
the Browns catcher first tangled in Arizona 1s47 when he
with Phoenix and Courtney with Bbee Yankee farm
club Courtney roughed up Arky Biggs, at
second base Martin told Jack Hand Of the AP the other day.
Spiked him and broke his when fighting for
pennant Clint and tangled but good" Then Billy added
snapper hated to fight him again because we're friends
He's good guy and always huStling"
Most fight around Stllmans gym in New York
seem convinced that Harry Matthews will be soft touch for
Rocky Marano week from tomorrow night at Yankee Sta
How they tell is mystery, for no one appears
whether either really Tight Jack Hurley
Matthews clever manager he spends between $4,000 and
$4,000 year buying copies of newspapers He argues that