Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21


Let the promoters get somebody else" tn'' eh
Harry Mehre one-time Notre Dame football star who
became head coach at Georgia at the of 26 and
widely followed sports analyst for Atlanta paper is
unpeurbed the youth Of 25yearod Terry Brennan
who succeeding Frank Leahy head coach Of the Irish
long since found out that those priests at South Bend
know little something religion" Mehre says and
then he recalls meeting in New York with Father
OConne then president of Notre Dame and distinguished
English teacher,
"Hunk Anderson personal friend succeeded Knute
Rockne after that tragic plane crash Naturally when met
Father OConne inquired how things going and he
said Harry, like to relax in movie once In while and
lot of newsreels showing Notre Dame starting spring
practice and become disturbed When Mere asked why
Father OConne replied Well they start with The Notre
Victory March show shots of players racing onto
the field There's lot fanfare and commentator heralds
the approach Of the who has succeeded Rockne And
then Hunk Anderson appears and barks All right boys bend
them knees"
TAMPA AND ST. PETERSBURG groups which for some
reason interested in the event. euding
Pete has wresed the annual Baseball Banquet
q dozen big league clubs and of minor
Tampa where city officials and the press charging pol
itics" 1t is small loss since the affair chiefly
an excuse for nobaseba wndbags to monopoze the micro
phone. but Al Lang has justifable beef. Lang,
time Mayor of St. Pete father baseball training
Florida. was under the impression the switch made
because he to be honored Nowhere the program,
however is mention of the old gaer who to Florida
nearly As expecting to die within six months
Maryland'S Jim Tatum the coach, has namesake, for
the University football candidates
practice this week. Of the leading end prospects will be
Jim Tatum Odtimers are trying to recall the last
time mother and daughter horse combinations raced the
program rarity which occurred last week at Haeah
RoxyS Rocket 2year-od, for the first time in the
opener and Puff 7yearold appeared in the seventh
race.
Speaking Of racing, Native Dancer may have been the
biggest box Office attraction tracks had In many day,
but twobuck bettors couldn't get rich by backing him in
1883 Despite the fact that Ally vanderbts gray
out Of 10 last well going undefeated in nine
2yearold in So 50 wager the Dancer would
have netted only $13 in SO.
in 1853 it had balance Tom Swope
writer OF the Cincinnati Post, points out.
Eastern and Western clubs played each other
tie in ntersectiona competition In Short Eastern
SO and lost 70 Of 176 played in the while
Western clubs compiled exactly the record in the
Pitcher Ray Herbert Of the Tigers pulled twist
during his argument with the front Office pay
big leaguers rated heaviest eater
latest sleeper best dancer Herbert pulled clipping
General Manager Muddy Ruel and sad you to
be proud of your players I should think you would do
everything in your power to get my of this
1954-and you can't do by cutting my salary" The
survey listed Herbert the Tigers worst dresser.
It is difficult to believe Bucky Harris actually said that
he plans to play Mary McDermott in the outed first
base he doesn't have good pitching season, although
such statement appeared in public print While
than-average hitter for pitcher 18-game-
McDemott has not actually had experience at either position
and he is pushing g. Babe Ruth who made his switch
pitching the outeld Except
the mound) only % and, in addition Babe had
been used part time aS/or outelder and first
since his rookie year in 1915 when he boy Of 90