Evening star., 1955-07-24
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In Case You're Interested

WHEN SIX MORE BASEBALL. topnotchers are installed
in the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown N " tomorrow the
friendly townspeople will onize Dazzy Vance, Ray Schalk
Ted Lyons Home Run Baker, Gabby Hartnett and Joe D
Maggie, but most of them doubt that baseball
conceived in their picturesque little community 1t
in 1907 that special investigating committee headed by
Mills reported that evidence indicated Abner Doubleday
invented the pasme in Coopersown in 1882 but subsequent
historians and librarians have refuted the claim They
point that Doubleday ater fire the Union gun
in defense of Fort Sumter pebe at West Point in 1889
Speaking of Halls OF Fame, Golde Ahearn weighs in
with beef because Benny Leonard and Harry Greb notably
the former have not been elected to boxings
Leonard wasn't only of the two-three greatest
lightweghts of all time" Golde argues "but he the
first world champion to regularly visit the ums and tene
ment dsricts-no matter what townand tell the kids to
get on the streets and play at sports He usa tell how
wonderful to be champion When he did roadwork
Benny didn't into the country He did his running the
city streets that kids could champion in In
my book he saved lot Of them from police records As
for hghtng If the other guy mussed Leonards hair
after 10 rounds. yet, he had heluya good night"
BILL SUMMERS DURING his recent argument the
field at Kansas City, reminded Chuck Dresser that maga
zine had rated him the best umpire In the American League
Whereupon Dresser retorted don't read dime magazines
Actually it's 25-cent magazine and if Dresser doesn't
read it, he has not been above writing for the publication
It's the in which he barred his soul portion
Mrs Dressens famous letter to the Brooklyn front Office
the letter leading to his departure Of the
Dodgers.
The service bureau of the Thoroughbred Racing Asso
Citations up with tdbt apropos the upcomng Swaps
Nashua attraction, concerning the difficulties of bringing
about match race. Seems match was arranged in
NatcheZ Miss in 1885 between Susan Yande and Rodoph
for $500 bales of cotton side which gave 1t value OF
$25000 according to account in the Neo York Sports
which also reported that "a few hours previous to the
time set for the Rodoph took the big head
Yanden had walkover for the rich prize"
JUST BEFORE THE Swaps-Nash announced
for August 81 at Washington Park two New York papers,
at least declared there chance of meeting between
this pair said following up Nashuas unsensational
victory in the Arlington Cassic) "He Nashua) may
hit his peak in the Belmont and Dwyer and is the
other side of the hill One thing is It kills any plans
for a match this summer" Another proclaimed
Nashua and Swaps Are Not to Meet" adding column
. the chances OF its coming of (the match about
bright those for World Series between Baltimore and
Pittsburgh"
Bureau of weights and Sixteen of the "a
fighters in boxings Hall Of Fame heavyweights,
counting Bob Ftzsmmons who the heavyweight
as well the light heavy and middle titles The others
(snce the early 17O0s yeti four ightweghts one
feather and two mddeweights Bucky Harris Dick,
who playing second base for Fort Lee hitting 1854
Good horses generally associated with good rders
suggested by the pangs Of Equipoise Workman Man O.
War Hummer War Admiral Kurtsinger etc. but Sonny Work.
says that's to be expected Good riders
pick" Washngtons most famous jockey points out "espe
caly In my day there lot of contract riders
Today fellows like Arcaro and Shoemaker-but not Atkn-
freeancing. Naturally they'll be offered the
mounts You couldn't hook Arcaro with special horse
because he's ridden great If you said Citation
Arcaro, Eddie probably would give you an argument"
THE SENATOR'S NEW and belated bid to fans is
entitled merits and demerits-mes the family night
rates but nothing for avowed attempts next year to sell
tickets to firms and lobbyists season-ticket basis.
Several clubs have aenated the fans by melting
whole business firms which turn entertain
customers and charge of the income reports
Harold Polk, the Aexandrian who is probably the only
auto dealer with horse track in his back yard well
modest string of horses hher and yon Swaps but
calls Nashua zone of the most durable horses
Of always hear people comment that horses legs
fragile They're not They have to be like steel to prope
about 1000 pounds plus rider and dig into that track
they do And mostly it's the end when horse tuckered
out that his legs take the real beating. Think of
required Of Nashua in the Classic when he that mile
His second furlong lO and then he got increasingly
slow and only did nat IS his eighth Don't think he
leg bones to make It,"