Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
OF This and That
By BURTON HAWKINS

If ARTICLES LEFT in PhiladelphiaS vast Municipal
Stadium after the ArmyNavy football game Saturday
follow the usual pattern it'll be leading by wide
margin Last year 81 overshoes found only
pairs And if you're inclined toward irritation
is always dropping earring it's universal
plant They rank No the debris list again running
in singetons rather than pairs At the 1850 game
filled hve-gallon gasoline found stands
after the They never claimed and thus their
presence explained
The Cincinnati Redlegs front Office is inviting fresh
source of booing with the installation Of snazzy
board They'll flash the batting averages of players they
to bat Nobody going to cheer 1902 average
instance but when the 200 hters bushngy amble the
plate they'll be targets for abuse than they'd normally
receive with their deficiencies glarng at them in lights
Cal Griffith is doubtful at the moment If the
will pluck player from the draft list at the minor
meetings in Jacksonville early next month The pckings
are exceedingly slim The Senators most
lions from that Pitcher Connie Grob Shortstop
Bob Kline and Catcher Les Peden all departed The clubs
contingent at the minor meetings will include Griffith
Manager Chuck Dressen Buege Haynes Sherry
Robertson Howard Fox and possibly Treasurer
Murphy
PORTER sHREvE one of the more talented schooIboy
athletes developed here in says he hasn't made his
mind where he'll to college, but that it probably will be
Ivy League university small New England college
crack aiback at st Adams where he also basketball
star Shreve third baSeman pitcher attracted
the attention Of the Senators, Pirates and Giants If he
plays baseball professionally, though he says it will be
after ne acquires college education His buddy Billy
Gray fine quarterback and also three-sports standou
is receiving nibbes from several colleges
Ron Kline Pirates pitcher in position to get tough
with the boss He's selling automobiles in Pittsburgh for
Billy Conn., the former fighter Jim Brown Syracuse half
back averaged shade short of yards every time he
got his hands the ball this He accounted
1870 yards via rushing receiving competitions and
runbacks of interruptions.
Arthur Godfreys eight dressage performances at the
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Horse Show in Toronto
recently captvated Canadians Attendance up 81
cent last year. with seouts every night the
lOOOO-seat coliseum being attributed by the Toronto Star
to Godreys presence Godfrey committed between New
York and Toronto in his own DC-S and imported his
Palomino, Godie, all at his expense The grateful
Canadians presented him prize hereford heifer
IT'S NEARLY five months until Opening Day but the
Senators already have sold go per many
tickets as they pedded last Helping to spur sales
have been than so appearances at civic meetings
luncheons etc. by Jim Lemon Bill urges Walter Maserson
and Chuck sobbs The backing prominent businessmen
is giving the campaign big boost
Len Kanthal former Golden Gloves heavyweight cham
pon who recently made successful pro debut at Capitol
Arena has transferred his base of operations New York
He's expected make his first at ST. Nicholas
Arena in several weeks
Certain influential Hardin Simmons alumni are reported
ready to ditch Sammy Baugh head football coach
favor of Wayne Mlner his assistant Redskins
teammate They like Sammys work rodeo class
instructor, though That's popular in many
Southwestern schools
& Twelve days after he set Sportsmans
Park in winning the Arch Ward Memorial Handicap w. Hal
Bishops Key Biscayne fractured foot in six places
Thanksgiving Day Handicap at the Fair Grounds
Orleans and destroyed Fortythree brood Mares
foa to some of the finest stations here and abroad will
sold by Larry MacPha master of Glen Angus Farms
Air Md, in sale starting at pm tomorrow MacPhail
former rambunctiouS baseball figure sold interest
in the Yankees in 947 recently had six of the flown
from ireland and England The auction will end Larrys
a horse trader
A TENPIN BOWLER in Kansas City recently rolled 81
games to celebrate his 62d birthday averaging about
II hours OF continuous action But for stamina plus skill
our Rod Thomas cites Washingtons Harry Krauss who
In 1908 bowled tenpns for "a hours continuously
aged 1885, sparkling average under any condition.
acknowledgements activity at the ArmyNavy football
game necesates checko list of 1913 items covering such
matters who has the keys the Municipal Stadium gates
and what protocol about seating Air Force generals
who are not alumni Of either West Point the Naval
Academy Each school nets S250O00 from ticket
sales and another 100000 for radio and evison rights
plus income from food and parking concessions
When the Senator's open their 1857 campaign they could
have Pete Runnes former shorstop and baseman
at first base; Jerry Snyder who has playing
at shortstop second base Herb Plews-a second
baseman last seasonal third base That's assuming
Ed Yost will be traded which certain.