Evening star., 1955-05-22
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
In Case You're Interested
By FRANCIS STANN

ONLY 81 DAYS ARE LEFT for the Washington Baseball
Club to decide how badly help needed with midnight of
June II the trading deadne All of that bad publicity the
fight racket getting these days. especially that concerning
Frankie Carbo livelihood may have been responsible
for the IBC burb emphasizing that Carmen Baso who cha
enges for Tony DeMarco wrweigh title at Syracuse June
TO- is assistant ScoumaSer in his home town of Cana
stota, N. Y.
Not so many visit by famous golfer always
touched of two three feature of photos
in the local newspapers Last week three big
namesGene SaraZen, Ben Hogan and Snead-slipped
into town and barely got mention. Sarazen Hogan
played Burning Tree with President Eisenhower
toured Army Navy with Pro Allan Burton news per-
haps for other American League clubs that at their good
Denver farm the Yankees featuring neld that
ages only 211a years of age.
four-sports athlete who is gifted in each field not
common Jim Bubba) Heay crack football guard at St.
Johns is something special basketball star Healy took
second place in the shotput in the Catholic League track
championships Friday while wearing his baseball uniform
then rushed across town to catch for St. Johns in rain
shortened game with DeMaha Incidentally the knights Of
Columbus to be congratulated for sponsoring the track
meet, first held in the history of the Catholic League.
3 DoDGER IS A DoDGER, and so it was not surprising
that Ouelder George Shuba returned from western swing
to find his plastered overtime parking tickets
He'd left for the trip apparently forgetting his car was
occupying about 100 inches of space one of Brookyns
busiest streets right next to Ebbets Field. &*~$
The word is that when the final figures computed
the IBC will have lost approximately $4,000 on the Rocky
MarcianoDon Cock fight Those exravagant April claims OF
possible miondoar gate boiled down to actual gross
of $19620 in San Francisco and perhaps now the 1BC Will
restrict its big title fights to New York Three years ago the
MarcianoHary Matthews fight which ended in less than two
rounds and did have the benefit Of the international angle
drew $215,70O at the box Office.
AS these lines written, Mickey Mantle the only
Yankee hit at least homer against each of the other
American League cubsand all except batted
lefthanded! Yet it rghthanded hitter that Mantle
hit that record ou the efeld beachers
at Griffith Stadium.
MOOSE SKOWRON IS READY, almost to resume his
coutng the Yankees and he's good he before
hurting himself drumming triple while leading the league
in hng may trouble ahead for the Indians
and White Incidentally 10 of Skowrons old teammates
at Purdue pro football but is likely to
match Skowro financial potential regardless of what George
Preston Marshall may have to say on the subject
bespectacled first baseman undetermined age who
leading the American Association in batted in while
playing Charleston Luke Easter less which reminds
that five years the Cleveland Indians thought much Of
they practically Mickey Vernon back to the Sena
tors. Now they want Vernon again-at the age of 81.
Socaled smart money backing the Giants and Yankees
these days reasoning that Brookyn and relief
pitchers below par flag and that Cleveland
has eaky spots for that good pitching to
If Bobo Olson even sharp puncher for middle
weight he might qualify future contender for the big
title but Bobo slapper and it might be more OF mis-
match than Dempsey VS.. Carpenter
EASTERN NEwsPAPERMEN SAY THAT only "a hours
after Phog Allen conceded the signing of Wilt Chamberlain
Indiana the 7foot basketball sensation from Philadelphia
was committed Phog and Kansas socaed experts who
picked the Milwaukee Braves to win wishing they
could pick again. doing any better than
Senator's Mike Souchak the golfer, says he didn't
playing we'll until he teed off with George Bayer the long
hitter who draft choice tackle of the Redskins
81 knew couldn't outdrive him. Soucak says $50 drove
Just to keep the ball in play"
Ted Williams return American League Bureau Man.
ager Earl Hgan the files where he busted off this sats-
tical rarity which may have forgotten In 1912 when
williams the batting title his 522 at bats and 1876 hits in
$50 games exactly $3.50 between home and the
road. Came out to 1856 average