Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-22

Francis Cincinnati exhibition game ne SAID JOK-
ingy to Ben CHAPMAN we're in the wrong business
. not" replied Chapman, who divides his time
selling and managing the Tampa Smokers
Were in the greatest of all. The other night
sold $75 600 policy When left the mans house found
myself thinking not of that juicy sale but wondering "nere
I could get pitcher"
PUERTO RICANs after experimenting with three officials
in basketball like the idea Feco M. Torregrosa writes:
Perhaps three referees would
fouls making the less interesting The opposite has
been true With two officials have been averaging AZ
fouls per game, but with three officials only &c."
The thnnes publicity angle to date in connection with
the April 10 meeting between Champion Rocky Marcano
and the ehroned Jersey Joe Walcot has to
light Joes older brother, Cream (Walcotts square
handle Creamy according to Jersey Joe "a great
boxer in his right, but he concentrated on football
basketball and baseball Well you by that how they
keep writing about being older than John L. Sullivan
Everybody my Cream &c. they hear about
Joe Cream, they take it for granted it was me- Every
body knows Walcott'S name was Cream? TSk, tSk.
STATEMENT BY ONE extremely high baseball official
raised the eyebrows Of reporters Just
League showdown when he said with certain bitterness
Bill Veeck didn't take up the ST. transfer
with the proper parties He could stopped by getting
new of the ST. Louis Cardinals)
say they weren't interested IN buying Sportsmans Park
which, of course owned By Veeck, who the money
III admit there aren't enough amusement dollars ST. Louis
10 support TWO Dig league ball Clubs but the way Veeck
operating he stands chance of wreckng four ciies-S
Louis, Boston, Baltimore and Milwaukee,"
UNDER THE truth lest department
may come Branch RckeyS jocular observation the wake
OF President Lou PERMITS successful plea his Braves
TO Milwaukee thereby becoming Western while Rickeys
Pirates heretofore West" become member Eastern
DIVISION His first Is games against the Dodgers
Giants and PhlleS, hickey reminded. Nov they become
the Pirates first Is But what's the difference? You
have to play every club in the league % times
Connie Mack 9Oyear-od president the Athletics still
never misses day at the West Palm Beach ball
changed his diet Whereas for lunch has been sliced
chicken sandwich especially brought out from to
the field it's now apple pie Chicken sandwich apple
pie the washng-down beverage is the same-mk.
Wild Matthew'S the little centerfelder who for half
season spanked the Mats toward their first
world championship in history rates Dee Fondy Chi
Cubs the best first baSeman in the National League
Wd director Of for the Cubs year
hoped to get Gil Hodges from Brooklyn-but as
first baSeman. we'd been successful Gil would have
been behind the plate where he started and belongs
THE KINGFISH RUN off Bradenton, Pass Grille and
ST. Petersburg in the Gulf Of Mexico little on the breath
taking and breaking SIDE -Four neophytes includ-
ing Sports Editor John Carmichael the Chicago Daily
News and Howard Wright who helps make the Tampa Ter
Hotel click pulled in $50 pounds within hours
the other day and decided that ditch digging easier
Of the 70 horoughbreds nominated three of the
traditional racing Derby Preakness and
Belmont Sake-even have been sired by previous Triple
Crown winners. Count Fleet O94S) will be represented
by Count Nnnble, Lord jeffrey Feeton, Kris Krnge
Counterfeit while Whiraway Q94 has Bob Away
K While he may win the Derby and Preakness Straight
Face of Flaningo Stakes glory can't become Triple Crown
winner because geldng he ineligible for the Belmont