Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-29
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be early this year. almost certainly by next will be
to the Cotton Bowl It's unofficial but if the Orange Bowl
didn't have that eup with the Atlantic Coast Conference and
the Big Seven the Mddes also might taking
their business to Miami in the future They've already
to the Rose Bowl 1924 and the Sugar 955 and tip
is out that the Sc plebe squad is the best
When young Pat McMurty licked Ezzard Charles in his
first teSt" against so-caled heavyweight he was
beating the old Charles not the Charles of old There's
difference It's hard to believe that Roy Campanella
spends $50 for sweatshrt Must be mink trimmed AL
HirShberg who did such tremendous job Jimmy PerSa
Fear Strikes OUT has been signed by Coward Mccain
do the book story Sammy Aaronson fighter
manager who has been responsible for Strengthening
Brooklyn and Manhattan bad boys You don't hear
much about Aaronson and kindred souls you do about
Blinky Palmero and frankie Carlo
In the wake the Sporting Ne1DS' selection of Stan
Musia ball player of the decade the slick publication
Sports Illustrated picks Ted Williams in baseball, George
Mkan in basketball and Rocky Marciano in boxing More
interesting perhaps will be the appraisal of National League
managers by ball players Next Birdie Tebbetts the pilot
who most plaudtS is Mayo Smith of the Phies Fred
Haney? He plays too close to the ves 81 reports.
GUS BERLITz OF DEALE, MD, commodore of the big
gest fleet Chesapeake Bay genuine humorist
distressed when clients return with undersze Norfolk spot
when the little in such number Gus says jumbos
invariably follow year all catching cells
and toads, and for a period afraid we'd out of
those Arnie Burdck of the top sports publicists
belonging in class with John Cox of Navy and Joe Blair
Maryland retiring after nine years at Syracuse become
executive sports editor of the HeraldJourna in the
city Mickey Mantle tells Yankee writer's that his ambition
this year to bat about $780, drive in lbs and hit so
home Then navey he asks do you think I'm aiming
too high?"
Ronnie Rhodes who crack middleweight boxer
Maryland and second lieutenant in the Air Force
stationed at Big SPRING Tex will be time recovering
but he macuousy escaped death when struck by lightning
not long ago Rhodes who pitching in softball game
received the bolt directly according reports and all
players were knocked down.
"Ronne thought be Dead Dub Rhodes his father
wrote to COL Heinie Miller HE was unconscious for the
greater part of four days The bolt dsnegrated all of his
cothngeven his shoes One of the doctors said that if
Ronnie hadn't been young athlete in excellent condition he
would have been killed instantly"
PHIL RIZZUTO, WHO SAYS he can't see why Casey
stengel should keep him because wealth
shortsops openly admits that he'd like to try his hand
managing and he might just get his wish Chuck Dressens
contract is not renewed by Cal Griffith the little Scooter is
almost certain to be approached Another possibility is
Detroit perhaps with Bucky Harris moving into ront-oce
job The Dresser situation is nearing showdown. If the
Senators don't sign him again. it's possible that Chuck will
replace Bill Rgney as boss of the Giants Chuck rappng
of his players like he won't be managing them much
longer
Jake Mintz who used manage Charles faint in
front of the TV cameras is bombardng portSwrters
with praise of his boy Wifi Greaves "He lives my
home and have adopted him Jake reveals
he is the only fighter today that has two mothers and
fathers He is call promoters fight fans dream
You heard of 20 o'clock htters" back in the days when
played in the daytime, but how about Sunday
hitter? statistical-minded gent has figured that Stan
MuSlal bats for a .4lO average on Sundays
Roger Craig who can't lose for winning when he pitches
for the Dodgers Brooklyn stands 6feet4 and yet the
shortest the North Carolina state freshman basket
ball team while in college.
STREET g. SMITHS Football Yearbook rates Mary
land Duke and Clemson in order in the Atlantic Coast
ference and West Virginia vPI and George Washington
tops in the Southern Conference The early line the
National Football League favors the Cleveland Browns
without otto Graham and the Chicago Bears
Mel OFT, a broadcaser with home base in Detroit
lamentS that he wasn't permitted to be switch hitter
Although he swatted 5 homers in % for the Giants
and just about rewrote the record book in the National
League OFT thinks he could have done better If Roger
Bresnahan-who Giant coach when Mel reported at
l5-hadnt banned Mels batting rghthanded. Roger
said to DO you what this efthanded Babe Ruth
doing for the Yankees? OFT recalls He pulling the ball
the righthed stands want you to forget that you
batted righthanded'"
When Rogers Hornsby called the Giants the club
I've SEEM he obviously hasn't been following the
tors closely. Or Kansas City, either for that matter
Whatever happened to the theory that Cincinnati would
like crazy after the AStar heroics by key Redlegs?
Regrefuly Navy that in shifting its press
ferences Wednesdays to Tuesdays 1t will conflict with
Maryland But in the long We think we will benefit,