Evening star., 1955-07-17
WIN, LOSE OR
1NAVV By FRANCIS STANN
In Case You re Interested i.

CLARK GRIFFITH is TAKING the collapse OF his Sen
ators so hard his family is worried In Paramount
picture titled Were No Angels supporting played
by Deacon Dan Towler the crashing fuback the Los
Angeles Rams. There must be lot of ham the Rams
for previously both Bob Watered and Crazyegs Hrsch
made 1t in the movies Russia may compete for the Davis
Cup in 1857 sad the expected apply
for membership at next Julys meeting in Copenhagen
Because of the injury that sidened him last winter
Sammy Boumetis isn't pushing the WilesShoemaker
Hartackin the national jockey race but right
hot rider 81 winners in just 80 days Monmouth
Park The Baltimore born jockey attributes
his to the that natural and
doesn't have to diet and live in sweatbox "By time
get down to that hoestrech for the drive to the wre
feel just strong did when the started he says
II know that can't be with those poor guys whove got
to knock off couple of pounds day and can't eat"
When Ezzard Charles good his zest for lighting
questioned Now that he's obviously not the warrior he
is his the critics applaud his d
minshing boxing skill and punch. 1t will surprise If he
gets third bout with Rocky Marciano although
now Charles looks if he could handle Rockys oppo-
nent Don Cockel
BEFORE FERRIS FAIN crashed the Cleveland line
up, the gmpY first baseman given assist by the
Indians HE brought of my slump" AL RoSen said
after leading the Tribe to 54 win the Yankees
Thursday keep your head STILL Fan told me- that
the whole secret Fain asked to embelsh tin
to Rosen, explained @osen unging forward with his
body In batting practice your body is ahead Of your
swing, you've lost your power learned long time ago
if you don't your head you can't your body"
H. X. Dreman of Kalorama weighs in with different
sort of squawk against the Washington Baseball Club
he writes How far is it to the wall in center and efted
in Griffith Stadium? Apparently nobody knows although
the distances plainly marked times between the
rghed foul line and the flag pole at that point the
got tired quit for from there around to the efteld
line the wall is blank paint? If so be glad
nsh enough to finish the job The next time Mickey Mantle
hits homer into the bleachers I'd like to know how far it
travelled"
should have field day for newspaper sports and
feature writers when those 80 notable athletes
bed last week to lunch with President Eisenhower but it
and either didn't know withheld the stopping places
that the whole cast fled town without yielding
single decent interview.
PRICES GOING UP? Not in Atlanta this September
when Georgia Tech will play Miami in afternoon football
game and Georgia and Mississippi will meet under the
lights-a double-header for admission Bob (Shoo-
Shoo) Shemonsk who the ends for Maryland few
has been signed by the Ottawa Rough Riders of
the Canadian Big Four League When his contract
signed it that Shemonsk weighed $780, which
is considerably than he scaled at College Park.
Whatever became of the big pitch Morris Fox and Are
He making for National Basketball Association fran
chise Washington Lots of noise for whie-uddenly
quiet. Willie Mays early-season disappointment
might be hitting at approximately his leagueleadng S45
pace Of last year 1t not for the Cubs He's been hit
ting less than 100 against Chicago but something like 342
against the rest of the clubs.
WITH HIS 80 RUNS batted in Duke Snder brought
the AStar game last week the largest total But
Hank Greenberg had 1O4-and wasn't picked as an
ASar! Nat Fleischer of Ring Magazine polling sports
writer's again the top 10 selections of who
competed within the last IS years who have been
in retirement for minimum Of two years It's for boxngs
Hall of Fame established in 1854 presently
the headquarters of Madison Square Garden Editor
Feischer obiquey admits may be unworthy IF,
future time, other facilities offered the Hall Of Fame
shall be this favorable locale" Feischer
announces.
Would the recent lack of Chuck Dresser quotes indicate
that Little Dynamo mite discouraged? Those Senators
far cry from the lineup he used to submit to umpres
Hodges Reese Robinson, Cox ampanela, snider Furio
ct al.-in behalf Of Brooklyn