Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS ,7Auu
Of This and That


result of the big co fight belonged to Dr. Vincent Nareo
the State Athletic Commissions dapper DOCTOR hustled
into Floyd Pattersons dressing after the bout
into both of the winners eyes and told Hes
great shape Not mark him. Great shape"
Patterson, meanwhile chatted amiably with the press
for another 20 minutes until another commission phy-
cian Dr. Alexander Sch informed the unsuspectng fighter
OF fractured fourth metacarpa of the right hand Harry
Markson managing director OF the international Boxing
Club who had long since left the dressing room after an
nouncing plans for Archie Patterson fight in
September didn't much the physicians report when
caught with him. I'D like to those X-rayS Monday
MarkSon commented dryly
Whatever else Patterson and Jackson may have lacked
wasn't lack of close followers Patterson of chauffeur
is one of IL children and Jackson eight Before the
fight Mrs Georgia Jackson mother of Hurricane disclosed
that she not only handles her sons finances but bets
him. too Asked how much she had riding the Patterson
match, Mrs jackson would only reply: Tommy know That's
why he don't lose.'
LOU BOUDREAUS weird shift when Mickey Mantle is
at bat is invitation hunters in the game
to fatten his The Yankees only objection that
Mantle runs so fast and hard for big that his legs
break down when he buntS Since the Pirates started
go crazy they have boosted their pulse rating from
81 to 49, Signs of the times: Hank Bauer finally going
soft and wearing hard hat when he to the plate
1t has been long time since racing fans have heard
of him. but Pierre Werthemer of Lavandere, the
Epson Derby winner also owned Epinard
country 80 years ago for series of three Hpinard
which means spinach" in French colt he ran
second to Wise Counsellor Ladkn and sarazen respectively
at Belmont, Aqueduct and Latona puzzler Why does
perfumer (Chanel No. 81 horse spinach?
Mantle and Yogi Berra a great one-two punch but
don't forget that Ruth and Gehrig in 1881 drove BAT
runs between em Let Mickey Yogi try to match that
mark. Oddly When the Cards got Bobby Del Greco
from Pittsburgh in trade that involved their
heder Bill Virdon they started batting him in the No
spot Now the Pirates often have vrdon 1855 rookie
year. in the SLOT The tip is out to the
sity OF Pittsburgh in football this fall
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT five weeks ago that Walt
Aston would have benched Furio Hodges and Robinson
and undersudy RUDE Walker had healthy would have
replaced Campanela we'll Aside to Joe Gordon Silver
SPRING You were correct Mr. Hurley the umpire did think
the matchmaking by pitchers during the last Red Sox-
Senator series too deliberate . Dick Wakefield the
original bonus baby who didn't last long in baseball
wants the voters of Michigan to send him Congress- Which
reminds me, whatever happened to Harry Wsmer designs
in the same drection9 Gabe Murphy beat the bid?
E. Harry Alexander, 1912 street Sc, writes: Reading
your review of Ty Cobbs biography wonder if you would
be good enough to tell your any mention
OF the anecdoe about Cobb warning Walter Johnson keep
clear of the rS-base path while fielding bunts? Ty
warned Johnson that while Walter the American
League and seemed like nice guy he intended to beat
any bun he laid down and heaven help pitcher who got
IN the way johnson nodded then said feel is only fair
to warn you my control is little off today" NOTE No.
there quite few items interest left out of THE
Tiger Wore Spikes including the real circumstances of his
departure as the Detroit and the he got into
ana out or along with Iris Speaker regarding betting
STRANGE TO HEAR little of Willie Mays in New York
these days AS one of Nat Feische vast panel to select
Boxing Hall of Fame members predicted that Tony
Canzoner and Barney Ross will enter the haowed gate but
that Lew jenkins and Bunny Davis won't make it, AS the
Olympic Games nearer of the boys pulling
in them necks Carl Olson, who coaches Pitt and Arne
Sowe his great runner both spoke confidently of Sowes
chances of winning twice in Australia Now the
that Arne will shoot for the 800 and forget all running
in the $500 meters.
Enos Slaughter, who has been playing as if he didn't
realize how old he is weighs lss Over 1000 games
years ago. he broke into baseball weighing lsS which may
be the answer Clark Griffith attributed his longevity
diet After you hit 40 he always said every pound
mortal enemy Yet to confuse everybody invariably
ate boiled potato at lunch and dinner
After impeuousy snorting, Il wouldn't trade Bob Rush
Tor six Carl Furos Personnel Director Wild Mathews OF
the Cubs sent the Brooklyn outeder note Of apology
You may recall Wild the little centerneder spanked
the 1924 Senators for half then slumped Some
slump he said recently. Washington shipped me to the
minors and bought Earl McNeely at time when was
hitting 800 $40 guy hits for that average today he
sHd for years"