Evening star., 1953-04-05


If the International Boxing Club distressed by
Rocky Marcianos injury and the subsequent post
ponement of Walcott fight, Ezzard Charles coooerhg
of Rex Layne must have removed some OF the sung
On the televon SCREEN least Ez looked real good ana
the head of the line of those waiting o crack
at Marcano when and if he dsposes OF Walcott on
of his good nights come to tnlnK OF H. oAalAeS s
it very rough for Rocky.
VERN STEPHENS whom the White sox hope will play
lot he refuses become exercised when
sports describe him creaking venerable athlete
Atncgh he just turned 32 Stephens puts it this way
playing pro baseball half my lfe starting at 49,
! guess I've got a right to ache once in a WHILE
While Clark Griffith spending the last couple of
Orlando Fa his office force quietly supervised
construction of elevator to transport the 85yearod boss
of the Mats to his Office flight of steps approximately
20 feet above ground level Gri plays with the self
operated elevator child might with new toy OF
special satisfaction to many thoroughbred breeders is the
prominent the production of stakes winners played
by lines of Domino Ben Brush and Fair
Play Thirty the 80 juvenile stakes winners OF
1852 traceable to the American lines.
There's nothing like modeSty Abe SaperSten'S life
story depicting and fortune by the forma
ton of Globe Trotters will be filmed in Hollywood
with Marion Brando playing the lead (sapersein) The
guy bankrong the project is reported also Sapersten
many pedestrians, especially in New York, realize
how many athletes have been hung from the
pits out of high windows? Among the Jim Thorpe
anecdotes which followed which concerned
Indians demand drink from his 1919 Boston Braves
roommate Rabbit Maranvie Denied he dangled Maran-
vile from 14thsory window until his request was granted
Once according Georgetown Coach Joe Judge, husky
Heine Manush similarly danged Paul Waner from
higher level-ust for the HI OF It,
NOW 1T COMES TO LIGHT that Washington lost the
World Series to the Giants because bunt by Catcher
MancuSo At recent dinner in Tampa, Mancuso Bill
Terry Schumacher of the Giants plus Whitehi
of the Mats rehahng the SereS which the New Workers
won, games to l. Zone play beat Washington" Mancuso
sad land it bunt by in the second game with
first and third bases. 1t little bunt that
spun hit the ground. scored moved
up I safe at first don't think Washington
recovered from that play" Terry who managed the
Giants Whiteh who the Mats only choruSed:
"By gosh, Gus is right. That the turning point
Phyllis Phillips who plays the lead in the play Our Town
at the Arena Theater is really Mrs. Warren GeSe While
bride performs the stage Maryands handsome young
coach putters about at home Clark Griffith angry
-agan-at Durocher, reneged dinner speaking
engagement in Denver last week. He just turned his back
the best baseball town in the country CAPITA r
says "They Shoveled the off the field and 10000
people turned to the Giants But Durocher hasn't
got enough brains to make talk as he promised"
THE MILWAUKEE, (formerly Boston, Braves will fulfill
commitment to play "cty series" with the Red Sox.
The games originally scheduled for Braves Field
will be held in Milwaukee but of special interest
may reception the Braves receive when they play in
Boston. It's apt to be tumultuouS.
Lew reports that the Dan Bucceroni-Da Davey
fight halted after Dr. Vincent Nardeo hoped into the
ring eighth round asked the spattered
"Who You're Doctor Schif replied Davey, where
upon Nardeo turned to Referee Ray Miller and sad stop
this fight. The mans incoherent."
Sidney Lust addition to throwing his annual opening
day party April 13 at Frank and Bernes restaurant
row for 5000 eggs will be hidden in the woods
Magruder Park, HyattSvlle To the lucky little hunters
the eggs may be worth from five cents to five bucks.