Evening star., 1955-07-03
SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
A Little Bit of Everything
By CHARLES M. EGAN

THERE MAY BE SOME TALK about brides when Jack
Feck the National Open golf champion calls Pres
dent Eisenhower at the White House week from tomorrow
few days ago at Burning Tree the President brded the
seventh and eighth holes then just missed sinking 15foot
putt for another one on the ninth was learned later
that this would have been the first time Mr. Eisenhower ever
put together three straight brides As he had 80
for the first nine holes playing the last three in 1925
Giants and others who have been bemoaning the
Brooklyn runaway in the National League pennan
ought to feel grateful to exDodger president Larry
MacPhai for having pioneered night baseball. Not In
cluding yesterdays game the Dodgers had 366 record
for afternoon play but only 1914 after dark It's
hardly matter for the United Nations but three foreign
teams-Toronto Montreal and Havana-have the Inter-
national League strictly to themselves. Columbus
Ohio which switched from the American Association is
the only United States entry over the 500 mark.
Even before the match was announced for September
20 at Yankee Stadium, Jack Dempsey was record as
picking Rocky Marciano Archie Moore The former
champion just co. isn't shilling" for the bout either
his opinion only after Gene Ward of the New
York Daily News visited him to put the question.
Paradoxicay Jack said he believed Moore would have
kayoed Don cocke quickly than the rusty Marciano
did. 94#@
MRS RICHARD LUNN the former Liz Whitney, who has
had than her share Of racing dsappontmens has
joined forces with the fabulously lucky Rex Ellsworth
of Swaps in the purchase of couple of Abha broodmare
After the Virginia sportswoman paid $162200 for six
at recent dispersal sale in California it learned
that she Ellsworth have $3.50 partnership in two Of
the costly Gold Salute and Jana, whose half-brohe
Hill Gail, won the 1852 Kentucky Derby
Joe Cascarella, the old Washington pitcher who is
executive vice president of the Laurel Race Course
flying Europe this look Itays candidates
for fourth Washington D. c. International One of
these, Bottice to against Phil Drake the EPSON
Derby winner and other European in the King George
and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Ascot July 49,
John Schapiro Laurel president lined up Phil Drake
the International on a recent visit to France.
It sounds like lot of money but they say the gold
cigarette given the winning Jockey in yesterdays $780,
600 Delaware Handicap retas for $780, while the winning
got supposed to cost ST., 400.
THE LATE HARRY AGGANIs turned down an auto
mobile and other gifts offered by committee OF his friends
in 1882 they started scholarship fund in the exBoson
u athletes About 81 900 raised and the first
scholarship to Aggans university awarded recently
girl of the Greek Orthodox faith Those boy scouts
from LaJunta Coo who performed at the Red Cross benefit
game at Griffith Stadium, the real Mccoy the Indian
dances, though there Indians in the troupe 1--WE
do better than the Indians themselves of the youngsters
conded because they've gotten away from 1t over the
years"
Pat Harder former Wisconsin ullback who played pro
football for the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions is
in charge and for business at the Green Bay Packers
new ticket office in Milwaukee. Paul Lpscomb exRed-
skin tackle really lost his shirt at the in California
not long ago. On the last day at Santa Anita,
broke into his parked and stole six
shirts
FRANK CRoNIN, Maryland's boxing coach, intimates
that several of the Terps best ringmen considering
utilizing The Stars Golden Gloves tournament next
as springboard into the Olympic trials All Golden
Gloves winners in this next will be eligible for the
trials which decide berths the 1856 American Olympic
boxing squad.
Jocko Miller, chairman of the District Boxing Commits
sion completion of working agreement with
the Massachusetts, commission. Henry Lamar Western
High School football star in the 1920s acted for the Bay
State in his role as chairman of its boxing board.
Freddie Scolari, of the most popular of all pro
basketball players about ready to call career accord
ing to Red Auerbach coach of the Boston Celts
Freddie as of his stars when he coached the old Wash
ngton Caps right after World War H. . Scolari played
with the Cetcs last season. but angling for coach
ing job Auerbach says