Evening star., 1952-03-09

BreckonS barely leading Lois Cook,
fellow KentuckianS But whereas
winners 80 for Acaro he rode 267 only 7 for old
Banana Nose And Cook 2Os times to return with
In the March issue of Cosmopolitan Johnny Branca brother
of the Dodger pitcher who threw the famous ball
Bobby Thomson to give the Giants last years pennant tells
what happened in his home that evening
"a woman phoned" Johnny says. "and said why don't
you tell Mrs. Branca teach her how pch? Mother
upstairs She crying. She asked the
phone and told her about it. Mother said hope that lady
whoever she soe day has son in the major leagues"
STANLEY WOODWARD one of the top sports editors and
writers of the generation takes next week of
the Miami Daily News sports shop Tim McCauliffe of
Boston, known the cap King" of baseball sells
lids to IL Of the 6 major league clubs reveals that his biggest
customers the Giants and Red Sox who order approximately
600 "The sale is between $50 and
800 to club Tim The Mats for instance buy about
300 year."
Tins caps "a apiece except those bought by the
Chicago White Sox because they have "S-oX" hand
embroidered colors the pay IS per cap
You count Eddie stankey being play manager
If only because his boss Fred Sagh is telling he wants
it that stankey will the at second base
and other position will be found for Red Schoendens
Funny how people after violence witness the early
testimony of Commissioner Ford Frick and Whitney Martin,
at Bradenton with Ed Mathews husky rookie who chasing
fungo This eyewitness 20 feet away both Frck and
Martin fly of in different directions and wind flat their
backs yet each declared his fall And Bill
Sullivan Braves publicity director out Of Inconsistencies
the Mathews knocked cold) his first words
I get that roster for you" Nobody had asked him
for aroster.
TOMMY HOLMES, manager Of the Braves works as hard
of his players but he he'll the in
inactive capacity But can be put the active list"
Tommy says s Penis idea to manage from the bench
but If anything goes wrong with my outield If find myself
out job I'll be ready play I'm only S3 and
I've got couple Of years left in my system"
Bob Consdnes series the crime syndicate called the
Hoodum EMPIRE has been made into what critics calling
frstrate movie Even the author hometown guy who
made good after surviving stretches tennis player land
baseball writer covering the Mats likes what Hollywood did
his work II think it says something darn important
the amentabe influence which lot OF wenscrdbbed
buns have been able to exert law and ORDER Bob
MONTE PEARSON who did lot Of pitching for the
Indians and Yankees getting the political bug Monte
sanitaran for the Fresno Calf, Health Department.
candidate the County Board Supervisors from the
Second District .
If the Chicago Cubs don't improve, the tip is out that
Phil Cavarea will be- too In which Stan Hack is
very likely to from the Los Angeles farm But old
baseball isn't Cavaetta predecessor who's
fault Phil Wrgley, they think, should devote more
attention to his club sell it to somebody who will
Shanty Hogan will be long remembered for his appetite
Che himself out of basebalD but Tom Meany writing of
Carl Hubb in the March issue Of the Catholic Digest reveals
that it Hogan who had the courage to call for Hubs
screwba the of Manager John Mcraws signals and
indirectly make him the great pitcher he became It's
good reading