Evening star., 1955-06-19
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS srANN
In Case You're Interested

NEW YORK. JUNE 18.-Archie Moore, the hght-heavy
king who lays the line Wednesday against
Olson at the Polo Grounds is nothing not refreshingy
honest 81 Olson fight three times-wce teevision-
according my best recollection" Archie admits T didn't
pay particular attention to him. but then, never
counted having to fight middeweight in order to get
shot at Rocky Marciano"
It doesn't necessarily pay to be old Orole, Jack
Bentley and nine others of the alumni thinking after last
weeks "Od Orioles" night in Baltimore. Fritz Maisel Joe
Boey in the middle of the diamond"
Bentley reports when he heard terrific the
crowd You know why? Eddie Fisher pint crooner
wearing baseball cap and warming up the side
lines with Baltimore coach" Birdie Tebbetts rarely
at loss for words high praises Of Souhpaw Johnny
Podres Of the Dodgers recently but has switched his
affections the lefhanded Karl Spooner also of Brooklyn
Il wouldn't be surprised he got faster than Herb Score
says Birdie, who managed Score at indianapolis.
The 1855 National Open golf championship did not quite
set record for entries Q928 in $40 but when the first
held at Newport r. L. in 1885, only II turned out and
the winner yearod Horace Rawlings. Remember
Wilwyn the English horse who the first Washington,
D. c. International at Laurel in 1852? Nanny Mercer who
rode the steed, has named his home in Newmarket
(England) in honor of the horse
CORPL LEONARD KANTHAL, heavyweight champion of
the 1855 Star Golden Gloves tournament has been put
of the swimming pool at the Marine Corps School
at Quantico Meanwhile his red-hot ntracity rival last
year for the heavyweight title Gary Jawish is building him
self by taking sixweek tour of California with the
mssus Gary having just finished his first year at the
University Of Maryland. Both Kanthal and lavish
have their eyes peeled the 56 Olympcs well the
SO Golden Gloves. When the almost forgotten Tony
Manero played Batusrol recently in the National Open
qualifying alleged to be his first tour of that
since he the big there in 1885, scoring what
close to being the all-time upset
Baseball in town trying to recall II other
umpire threw himself out of ball game, Jocko Conlan
did last week in Cincinnati during game between the
Redlegs and Dodgers. When pitch to Jackie Robinson
seemed hit the dirt called third strke) Conan
himself from behind the plate and asked Augie
Donate to take Because of arthrits couldn't bend
over" Jocko explained LATER "and Robinson seemed so
honestly shocked at my call that must have missed it,
didn't want any more like that"
AFTER THAT EGG-LAYING incident, wherein William
Faulkner the Pulitzer winner covered the Kentucky
Derby the mag Sports Illustrated back with Part
the Roger Bannister story called The Joy of Running
Not fancy, Just readable. Benny Friedman, who
visitor and speaker here recently says he paid
$4,000 by the Giants in the id2Os figure said
be unmatched since in spite Of the rising salaries pro
football Speaking of which, there must be thousands
Washington fans who wish Harry Glmer only the best
that he is Detroit Lion As player Gimer made it
big with the Redskins but he purely otherwise
The Mennen Co., which since June has started to pick
up part of the tab for the Wednesday night fights
grabs the other porion) does the assumption
that than 10 million people watch the bouts Anen
proposed Nashua match Eddie Arcaro who
is Nashuas rider but born rea Swaps better
than my colt in the Derby and from what read in the
papers Swaps could be better than he in Louisville
It makes 1t tough"
THE BURNING QUESTION at golf courses in Washington
and the nearby area-whether to permit electric
apparently has burned out The verdict by most boards of
directors is and nearly all of the pros agree with
the decisions. claiming it amt golf.
When 1t was suggested that perhaps gimpy old folks
like Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson might add years their
by riding cars Houghon of Prince Georges snorted
"a couple of years possibly but don't forget that golfers
wrists and hand action go we'll his legs" Witty
Cox Congressional along with Houghton generally by
saying Motor aren't part Of go which is game of
restricted muscle action anyway As for keeping old golfers
top due easy rides from shot to shot, don't think
1t would help
81 only rode In electric once-that the second
nine while playing with President Eisenhower It
like good idea at the tme but don't recall that it improved
our games"
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