Evening star., 1953-11-08

Dresser
stuck around New York, he might have
observed that "hockey dead" Bucky Francis s'ann
Harris to celebrate his 57th birthday look forward
to 5 as manager of the Senator'S whereas Jimmy Dykes born
within few days of Bucky, got fired this Not
for nothing is 81 a number associated with variety
Ted atkinson the arculate jockey who shared speaking
honor with " Whitney at the National Club
day. has abandoned hope that his 8yearod will become
rider. He weighs 81 pounds right now Ted reports
only weighed IS when entered high school, won't have
him start riding at early and being forced to quit
after year because of weight That's what makes
buns of lot of kids who brief taste of the high
life and wind up as toutS Atkinson incidentally,
a horses back until he 20 and never rode in
until he %.
JIM MAGNER the popular restaurateur who rugged
halfback at North Carolina years is fresh from odd
experience. His Jn1 r, is student at Chapel Hill
and Magner drove there the boy and help him root for
the Tar Heels against Maryland When it came time to
drive home Magner discovered that his license plates MARY
land tags had been twisted into knots by North Carolina
students And here heart had been bleeding for those
kids" Jim laments
Boxngs No "impostor" is Teddy (Red Top Davis,
feaherweight contender whose real name Murray CAIN
alias Sugar Cain One of his managers dyed his hair
red and another made him adopt the of aunt Davis
Most bigme college teams literally sprnkled with
Pennsyvanans but Notre Danes starting lineup today had
only one Center Jim Schrader from Carnegie
The Cleveland Indians beating other clubs by months,
already have mailed out their 1854 roster and it looks like no
winning collection Too many castoHs Tor one
thing including Brse Hooper, Houteman, Wight Upton,
Dente, Friend Majesk, Nelson, Strickland and Westake
Reinstatement of the sacrifice fly rule recalls that Ted
Williams is the only player to hit better than 400 without
benefit of the rule
Ex-CINCINNATI OUTFIELDER Harry Craft
aging Kansas City, reported to be first in line Casey
Senges eventual with the Yankees and his newest
assignment would bear this out Craft will manage
San Juan in the Puerto Rico League this winter and will be
responsible the further development of three OF the
valuable chaels-Pitcher Bill Miller Oueder
Bill and First Baseman Frank Leja first bonus baby
in Yankee history Vic Power, who may become the first
Negro with the Yankees also will be under Crafts
supervision Puerto Rico although he will play for another
club.
Wives are handy at times Golfer Charlie Ward
Baking at the caddy fee of 80 shings
while competing in the $4,000 Geneages tournament
Ward got his bags at Is shngs. This is
hard believe what with most boxing shows drawing little
hockey the dodums and attendance on at other sport
events 1851 persons paid $126550 to watch Verne
Gagne pin Mighty Atlas in rassng exhibition this week IN
the Garden . Gagne, former Minnesota and Green Bay
Packer football player quit his $60Oayear pro job to reap
about 100000 annually rassler
It's not hard to believe that Mickey Vernon who beat
out AL Rosen for the American League batting title
doggone crime Rosen wasn't voted the most
valuable player award. One of baseballs thoroughly
nice guys Vernon will remembered always by the gang at
Griffith Stadium the Washington player from out
attended the funeral of frankie Baxter club
house custodian few years Mickey drove from
Marcus Hook Pa in binding snowsorm to pay tribute
THE FIRST WORDS of Birdie Tebbetts, Cincinnati
manager o job bring intense desire to win
want aggressive players This is precisely what Rogers
Hornsby said year ago he hired Bob Matthias
two-tme Olympic decathon champion and of the latest
of footballs boys Jef Cravath, Ted Hazewood
al the AAU
type magazine article. Now Matthias scheduled
teevson film shows before entering the Marines
in July.
Baseball losing pretty good umpire in Art Passarela
who resigned American League few days ago. and
probably his from the 1852 World Series
when he called Johnny out at first base Photographs
clearly that Passarela was wrong altnough
it had no bearing the final result Bench Jockeys
however wouldn't permit Art forget and undoubtedly they
drove him to calling it quits. 1naSmuch as it's highly
unlikely that replaced by umpire as good, ball
players will themselves to blame next season II the
boy boots few.
Speaking of Sain. his retirement reminds that
baseball lost three of the players
of modern tmes-San, Johnny Mize and Bill Nicholson OF
the Now bubble kids are taking over, ana
did you know since photographer took that long
range shot of Mickey Mantle in center field the youthful
Yankee has received letters kids tipping him off how
to blow bigger bubbles?