Evening star., 1953-08-02

greatest eight of all time. Since the MidShpmen
lost they would be solid ground; they cham
ponS all the and what's only two of them gradu
ated in June. week from today it may be announced
that Virginia joined the Atlantic Coast Conference
which would make the loop one of the most interesting in
the country
Conveniently perhaps Washington Park has discovered
the its opening that it, Aqueduct has the long
est home stretch in the land . The New York tracks
stretch officially 1920 had been considered
the longest with the Chicago track ranking No. with 1872
feet But remeaSuring showed that whoever did the
original job stopped at the judges stand at Washington and
not the actual finish line y feet thereby making
it 1530-foot stretch.
THE INTERNATIONAL BOXING CLUB is pulling out all
publicity stops attempt to stir interest in the forth
coming Rocky Roland Lasarza meeting up
it's been go with the public Lastarza, with his
defensive style lack of punch the
until 1941 when Calumet horses earned that
a leading stable money Native alone
has this Ally Vanderbs colt January
has earned $428075 The record for earnings single
season belongs to Calumets Citation, $70947O in 1948
At three of the four yearng sales at Keeneand
hes brought the top prices which $5sOOO $5oOO and
$4,000, Delaware officials thinking
Castle Handicap for hllies mares,
100000 of the for interest in the dsaf
division The top price for colt at Keeneland $S000
After all these years. Helms Athletic Foundation has
discovered that Minnesota cannot claim Bronko Nagur
native It's been discovered by Helms at least that
Bronko born in Rainy River Ontario Canada. Duke
snider not Roy Campanella Gil Hodges, wind
the Dodgers home-run king. The Duke is gaining
WALTER HAGEN, BUSY writing his memoirs invariably
is asked by visitors about the time he clobbered Bobby
in Florida when both fronting for rival estate enter
prSes It is typical of Hagen to say why doesn't
body ask about the time got clobbered? Archie Compton,
Briisher beat 18 and II and that's the
ing golfer get" Joey Maxims co-managers, Jack
Kearns Tom Walsh, mailing their beats these
in bright yellow envelope which printed Attention!
All Law Enforcing Agences Apprehend and Question the
CulprS Who Robbed Joe Maxim of the Light Heavyweight
Title in Ogden Utah. June "a 195 at $3.50 pm Can eOoooooo
televSon fans Wrong? Liberal reward"
Two hundred thousand football ticket applications already
have been mailed by Notr Dame and the annual pub
sale the greatest in history interest opponents
Navy and Southern Methodist.
THIS IS AN EISENHOWER year in golf and politics but
1t also promises to be Esenauer difference in SPELL
ng in football too Steven Gke) Bsenhauer of the
Naval Academy getting tremendous play the national
magazines off his All America in so. -.
Speaking of Navy football Eddie quoted
saying Our final Scrimmage of the spring workouts
players it. like that way Now they will come back
the club, and they show the they
year."
Adios Betty, 2-year-od pacing fly who set world
record recently Roosevelt Raceway by Hugh
Grant jr of Bradford Pa may remembered as
wealthy young Georgetown graduate who backed Johnny
Jachym when he bought into the Washington
few years ago. If memory Grant flubbed
chance to buy the good running horse Crafty Admiral
handicap champion.