Evening star., 1953-12-13


1854 leeder with Jim Busby remaining in CENTER it
increasingly likely that Washington will try to deal off Gil
expected OF rghtheder Latest rumor around town
that the Baltimore Colts may wind with Redsn Quarter
back Jack Scarbath, Baltimore boy.
AS minor sports concerned the colleges appar
emily convinced there's nothing like detached view.
Jack Hagery who rarely gof has just been selected
president of the Eastern intercollegiate Association
Some time Jim Tatun who rarely SwimS, named
president of the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming Assoc
alton.
= SPEAKING OF HAGERTY, now athletic director at
Georgetown awuly high with Steve Owen who
retiring head coach of New York's football Giants
Owen who played with Hagerty the Giants in the late
12 the greatest safety player he and
that he Hagerty drop punt 1t is matter OF
that Jack dropped in three years OF varsity
football at Georgetown.
ovens successor as coach the Giants Che bows out
today after % could be the longshot Ed Danows
Fordham It's not considered likely that
Greasy Nea friend of Owen would accept the job
it offered Aside from friendship with Steve coach
ing might interfere with Neaes of backing his judg
men of horseeh with money which recalls story told on
Greasy Seems that the afternoon OF the day Neale
to be married friend saw him at the races Aren't
you cutting little ne? asked the frlend gancng at MS
timepiece "You ought to be heading for the church"
They'll have to wait" Greasy snapped "Im hooked"
of the finest military football stars in the country
former Midwest college who stationed in this area says
that after watching Maryland in several games this fall ne Is
convinced that only but Michigan State and
Illinois could handle the Terrapns
THE LAUREL RACE COURSE people will confuse
the Maryland Racing Commission with Santa Claus after
that low blow 1854 dates After spending fortune 70
establish the Washington c. international as the states
No. Git outdrew the Preakness this year, Laurei
inadvertently discovered with the help OF freak
chat Armistice Day II beats Saturday as
the date for the classic. Now P1mico mas oeen
November 42O next and if this isn't the
main why Delaware and Jersey tracks are hurs
Marylands it's one of them
New honors coming to pair OF the towns AAU
bgwigs Howard Bailey president of the District chap
guiding light of The Star Games and Ed Rosenboom
treasurer of the DCAAU have been appointed TO MEMBER
ship the Foreign Relations Committee OF the National
AAU Seven thousand guineas ($20,58O) seems good
deal to pay for 9year-od named Kirsch but it was
Humphrey Finney who did it at the December sales at
Newmarket England, last week. The vice president OF
Upton operator Of the Saratoga sales should
whereof he bids he using somebody elses
money. . . The purchase made in behalf OF West
Coast breeder whom Finney declined to name
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING new if not particularly
interesting pro basketball The other night Ray Felix
of the Baltimore Bullets forgot to pack his uniform for
game with Philadelphia in Madison Square Garden.
Coach Clair Bee fined him 500 and COSTS which amounted
to extra $33 because that the price of jersey
and pants purchased at nearby store Felix led his
team in scoring that night with II points totally strange
uniform, yet.
If the Dodgers win World Series (theyve
it before), President Walter OMaley 1t will be
he sprngboard public and political approval of ideas
stadium seating $4,000 and costing $7200000)"
This puts lot Of Walter Aston and unframed
Brooklyn manager.
a closing note there's report from Gulfsream Park
north OF Manu. where horSemen have been tranatng the
horses into human equivalent They fully agreed
that foal is young in comparative development
six-month-old baby, that yearling approximates
een-aged boy and that horse at of is mature
and akin to in his late twenties. Thereafter"
conclude the horsemen comparison becomes difficult.
horse natures rapidly than a and maintains
prime of life for propoonatey longer period When old
rapidty."