Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

washington He never did much for the
New Workers during the regular Yet ~ "
in two straight World Series 1851 and 81 1t was he who
in there pitching at the close of the final when
the Yankees triumphed the Giants and Dodgers.
Against the Giants in 81 Kuzava have been just
plain lucky for great by his outeder
to him in the ninth inning But later, in the
seventh at Brooklyn he pitched courageousy in the
late innings answering detacto who had doubted his clutch
abilities them the Dodgers might have but for
diving catch by Martin of fly with the bases
filled in the seventh inning.
Martin another Yankee always played better than
he knew how the World Series gone too So is
DR. Brown so-so infeder who seemed specialize iii
October hitting 1t could be if the Yanks manage
to get in the big series again.
WITH EACH PASSING DAY it seems more likeiv that
Ted Williams will top the American League hitters when
the ends September g. But with only games
CO. hardly figures have the required 400 times at bat
He may not have enough atbats to be saved by
special rule designed Under this rule Ted
batted $50 times hit safely say
his present pace20 at-bats would be added and he still
would have .343 average. Through yesterdays play,
Williams had been 215 times and had rs hits for 1853
average Hv Noren Is points behind in second place
It would be ironical If Williams who has missed 80
games played only parts Of others, wound leading
the league in home yet denied the batting
championship that wasn't in effect when Ty
Cobb led in 1914 with only 1925 atbats The Red Sox sugge
20 homers only i've behind Larry Dolby and
Mickey Mantle. They're the only American
Leaguers ahead of him. Williams already has batted in 81
certain barring further injuries to make
100 That's than batting champions drove IN
Probably it isn't superstition, but unspoken tribute
to Yogi Berras hitting Nevertheless sengel makes
his batting order nowadays by writing Berra IN the
fourth slot and working and down from that point
1T SEEMED STRANGE not to find Benny Leonard's
among the few moderns chosen for Bookings Hall
Fame Only Jack Dempsey Joe Louis and Henry Armstrong
voted the fighters active since 1919 Nnetyone
boxing writer's participated in the poll for the modernS
get at least SO votes rs per cent Dempsey
and Louis made easily, while Armstrong holder Of the
featherweight lightweight and welterweght titles stimuli
thir duyfo
Sugar Ray Robinson, who held the weter and middle
weight titles and nearly Joey Maxms Heavyweight
crown by only three votes with &c. three ahead Of
Leonard Hardly fight veterans would put Robinson In
Stanley Ketchels class as a mddleweght many would
rank Mickey Walker ahead Of Sugar Ray welterweght
hand only the great Cans is bracketed
with among ghtweights the last hacentury
and the Baltimore Negro champion of nearly SO years
high the list chosen for the Hall of Fame by an
d-timers committee. Like Armstrong and Robinson,
Leonard active in than division When Johnny
Klbane opnoch featherweight champion, got ambitious
Benny kayoed him in three rounds Later Leonard became
ambitious too and took Jack Bro perhaps the ceveest
all weterweight champions lost foul in the
18th round That's the round in which the heat and
Maxim finished Robinson
LARRY MacPHAII4 who hasn't been heard of much
since he bowed out at Bowie in the spring S. may get
in the little this the yearlngs he's
bred at his Glenangus Bel Air Md, bring as
much expected at the Saratoga Sales. MacPhairs
consignment of 20 includes ashonaby bred youngsters
by the likes of Roman Eight Thirty Case Ace Moor Jet
mogul has his star General Staff standing
at his Maryland farm.
Babe Connaughton ALL America guard for Georgetown
192O professional dog breeder at Braham
Mimi The first full hedged book duckpn bowling
recently completed by Jack Weinberg 49, of the
Plaza Sports Shop and is due for early publication.
Weinberg, whose duckpn average is a modest 1902
came here from Poland in 1929. graduated from
Tech High and attended George Washington University
series of four articles televsng football Ted
Sm executive sports editor the Associated Press writes
General Motors repeatedly ready to finance the
NCAA-TV program given latitude to show three teams
twice during Notre Dame Michigan State and
Michigan were said to be teams NCAA