Evening star., 1953-09-10

retire. stagg refused He came across the country
syvana co-coach with his 50, at even
smaller SuSquehanna.
he's back as an assistant at Stockton. Some
day. Chicago takes up football again. it would not surprise
if the old gaer returned there fearing Purdue
remarkable man, Amos Alonzo Stagg.
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS only Connie to
be in class with stagg and Mack four months and some
change younger, managing the Philadelphia Ath-
etcS three after half century at the helm Just
out Sagg discovered limp
ing about Susquehanna's practice field.
old age" Stagg denied, although he was
87-plus "I demonstrating offensive technique and
sprained my ankle He was demonstranng II mlgnC oe
added, for the benefit of his 6Oth football squad.
John L. Sullivan had Just dethroned heavyweight
champion by Jim Corbe when Sagg first began coaching.
League not to be founded until eight years
Knute Rockne, who to become coaching mmor-
tai himself, 4-year- old child playing in Norway
When stagg began his 4-year coaching regime at Chi
not single building had been completed at the then
university Shortly after he left Chicago dropped foot
ball. that while other Big Ten schools
gaining students by the thousands Chicago had ex
panded physically possible and cramped
result that passing entrance grade of
eve got the bright boys stagg conceded
at the time. "The other schools got the manpower.
IS SAM SNEAD finished a big golf winner? "You
bet he isl veteran pro telling Witty Cox during the
recent Celebrities tournament at Woodmont.
Witty inclined to disagree SANS just in one of
those cycles suggested the veteran Congressional Country
Club pro- "Everybody's game goes for while"
Not this time said the other who preferred 10 De
unnamed haven't following the tour Witty. That
injury to left hand is serious serious to the
extent that Snead will have that sweet swing
again. 1t isn't there You could it all during
this tournament half others before this one
81 hope you're wrong" Witty said. THAT man has
had, anyway E. the greatest swing ever saw"
Absolutely the greatest" the other pro agreed Hogan
Nelson other real golfers had swings but
body matched Sans I'll make book though that snead
is done kaput big winner"
TO SPORTS FOLLOWERS, at least interesting side
light in the the Chief Justice Vnson his
refusal to the job high commissioner of baseball
Not once the Kentuckan turn down the position
Justice No. choice after the death OF
Judge Land it revealed today by Clark Griffith His
name was prominently the newspapers but few
people completely all club in accord
on Vinson. We offered him three times much
he making public servant. But he only thanked us
said feel that must decline believe that can be
of value to the country in another capacity
"T think offered him $65000 year." Griffith said
aer the job pay But he never took baseball
lightly. Justice at the ball park
twice and during the he had almost much
with helping baseball to carry President Roose
velt"
Happy Chandler finally given the job commissioner
but deposed Justice Wilson's again
peared top the club list And for the
ond time" Griffith said, che turned it down for the
It's then that we elected Ford Frick.
"T wish could have got vnson. He the only poll
tican who loved by both parties Would he
have made all 16 big league club happy? Well, he
might have accomplished that too"