Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW !, FRANCE, ,1.~r
OF This and Thot

IF NOTHING ELSE, the Basiio-DeMarco thriller ought
to and for all that 6ounce gloves aren't necessary
to make for blood and thunder in the prize ring Because
Massachusetts, alone among the States stands firm this
both weterweights 8ounce gloves Furthermore
Massachusetts, refused to waive the mandatory 8count
after knockdown in title fight which didn't hurt anybody
and might have prevented serious injury.
Army which wound up in blaze of glory with left
handed quarterback in Don Holeder is almost certain to
open the 1855 with another souhpaw field general
With both Hoeder and Undersudy Russ Merice graduating
in June pbe quarterbacks will fight out for No. l.
and both Pete Dawkins and Chuck Darby efhanded
It's laugh when those knee-length stockings being
by half the teams In the National Basketball Associa
ton termed new" fashion trend Long hose about
the crank handle and the tool kit the running
board in automobile.
That daily double of nearly $1,000 the other day at
Pimlico prompts Pubics Everett Clay to recall that at
Haeah the longest priced mutuel payo winner
but the horse, Baal which finished second in
February 1882 and paid $s711o to finish in that slot
GEORGE NJ TRAUTNdANs plea to big league clubowners
to forget selfish interests and the minors sound
logical and farseeng that undoubtedly will be ignored
On the that Trautman addressed the
in Columbus Harry Elliott who led the Pacific Coast League
in 1854 with $50 sold to San Diego after Hopping with
the Cards 256 hitter II the TpleA leagues in
such bad shape that major team interested In draft
ing Rocky Nelson the International League batting cham
pion with 3s4 what kind Of shape must the lower minors
be in?
Jim Norris Of boxing, not only has shifted his
ing farm from Paris KY, to South Miami but has intro
duced silks purple and white probably because they
traditional coors by fighters. BeVo Francis who
is playing his second with of the Harlem Globe
Trotters Stooge teams called the Boston Whrlwnds finally
will eligible play in the MIA year. which is when
his college class graduates
Ray Robnson's memory is conveniently short he
discusses Bobo Osons lack Of stamina after winning the
middleweght title from Randy Turpn "Olson half dead
at the Of the fight" Sugar is quoted II went into his
dressing when the fight congratulate him
and almost half hour before he got his breath
and could anyone" That's precisely how Robinson
finished in his fight with Turpn at the Polo Grounds
AS ONE WHO ATTENDED little Colorado A. g. M, John
Lopstra surprised the Pittsburgh seeers selected Gary
Click their bonus player in the draft "a & M is very
small school from rather unimportant conference far
football goes Skyline Conference and good players
quite often passed up because their don't play the
likes of Maryland Notre Army" he said II wouldn't
be surprised Click shows good better than other
pros from little A. g. M such Dodrll Of the steeers and
Christensen, David and McGraw of the Lions"
Kid Gavlan, who was decorated by Peron prefers to
live in Buenos rather than United States
indicating the Kid has survived the change Of Argentine
administrations Some people charged with simply
impossible responsibilities and If Publcist Duncan Miller
of WTTG-Tv to be believed Mfcent Waldron one
night Seems Miss Waldron named Victory Weather
Queen" by the Redskins faretched bid for stick of type
at best, and then WTTGs amprhed: Miss Waldron
charged with the responsibility OF providing victory weather
the Redskins when they meet the New York Giants
Saturday December 81 AS Dune ought to be forced
to do 20 laps around the field at Griffith Stadium between
the halves of the Redskins Giants game TODAY.
In the next so-caed important TV fight, Nno Valdes
Baker, It's reasonable to expect the heavyweight
wearing the white trunks will be Valdes who black
eight occasions and lost every time Baker and Vades will
weigh approximately 430 pounds between them in Cleveland
Wednesday
LIFE MAGAZINE AND Frank Leahy gambled and lost
in last Wednesdays issue when the exNotre Dame coach
picked the five small college football players likely to be most
sought after by the pros On the day that Pittsburgh
named Gary Click of Colorado A. 81 M. its bonus pick
and SO other coegans drafted Leahy put the finger
scka of Trinity Cox of California Poly Jankans OF
Arizona State Berzns of Lacrosse and Wolf of Louisville
press KICKOFF for the Prospect Hill golf and country
club at Glenn Dale Md is scheduled for Tuesday at Ted
Lewis training table Rumors that the Senators are
seeking Dropo of the White Sox spread chiefly by
those who forget Cal suffered along with his late foster
father Griffith when Zeke Bonura was at hrst base
here Even with the fences shortened Dropo would be
liability on the bases and of dubious value in the field
Pollard former Army and National League back who
shifted pro football operations to Canada has turned sports
writer for a Dominion newspaper. AT the same time
that Woody Hayes calling Hopaong Cassidy the
greatest player of the century reporters suggested to the
Ohio State star that Detroit drafted him to replace Doak
walker who thinking Of retirement ME replace Waker'
Cassidy said don't think 1 good enough to do that yet