Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-08
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
OF This and That

AUGUSTA, GA APRIL Jimmy Demaret rarely at
loss for bon mot exercising his blade the putting
at the Augusta National Golf Club the other day when
word flashed that Ken Ventura at that time
ttleknown San Francisco amateur had opened his first
round with four consecutive brides.
Without taking his eye of the ball he was Srokng
Dearet quipped Wonder who'll be low pro this year?"
There literally II different ways to wange an
invitation to play in Augustus Masters ranging from having
been champion of the classic National Open winner
to being the home professional venuris means of
entrance was No 10 and atterng it to the young
man, too.
No 10 reads: lone player amateur or profess
sonaD not the invitation list selected by ballot by the
Masters tournament champions"
In other words the Masters champs went looking
trouble
BEFORE TURNING OVER the floor to Kefauver and
Stevenson in Florida Casey stengel delivered few farewell
words, to wit:
Il figured Chuck Dresser would take Lou Skizas
of club the fellow to complete the McDermott deal
being Skizas hit maybe so points higher than Whey
Hezog for the club DENVER last year
more runs even if he hurt the last part of the
But that is all right with me- although will say wasn't
too anxious to give Herzog who hear play first base
pretty we'll"
you the player Dresser really wanted?" Stenge
asked AT least of his three top choicest"
NO. tell me-" Casey prodded.
Norm Sebern," was the reply
I'm pigs eye" stenge yeped. Look wouldn't have
traded that fellow for McDermott up Until he
into wall he left fielder Maybe he will open yet"
YOU COULDN'T ASK for nicer neighbors in St Peters,
burg than the Al Hrshbergs 1t share-and alike
(share the Hirshbergs' car and larder, that Isl.
Al, reformed Boston baseball writer the magazine
author who wrote that touching Jim Piersa
Red Sox called Fear Strikes Out"
Il first intended it to be magazine piece" Hrshberg
revealed Then the magazine wanted substantiaon that
Piersa actually lost his memory and couldn't remember
playing season of ball. So figured If it that impau-
sby interesting to the editors might well go all the
way and do book Piersall"
Hollywood bought the rights Hrshberg and Piersa
and is making movie the Red Sox outeders life Il
have nothing to do with the movie AL disclosed ut having
got my fingers crossed"
The picture people got off to colossal beginning
they selected the leading young fellow who not
only had played ball but is natural lefthander
assign California player to teach the movie Pesa
to throw lefthanded
Know who wound up with the job2 AL asked night
Tommy Holmes the old Boston Braves outeder He not
only lefthanded himself but he could throw"
EVEN AS HE SEEKS to wiring dribets of informa-
his cohorts scattered about the land his 18th
annual football preview for Golfers Francis Wallace
Three of my first four teams finished exactly picked
Them writes the of Belaire Ohio referring to Okla
homa, No. L. Maryland No. g. and UCLA No A. Add Georgia
Tech and Ohio State and five of my first finished
among the top-ranked seven"
The old master of the crystal ball pretty good at
that He predicted Oklahomas 100 record UCAs 81, Ole
Miss 81 and Notre Danes 80 He made eight bowl picks
and five of the teams played in the spots popheed
Michigan didn't make the Rose Bowl but UCLA did Army
didn't go to the Sugar Bowl but Georgia Tech rescued
Wallace In the Cotton Bowl Ole Miss played as assigned
although Rice didn't AS for the orange Bowl the mystic
hit that right on the nose-Maryland Oklahoma, with
the Sooners the winners
I'm connection with Maryland" Francis appends mod
esy II goofed TO this extent picked Maryland to beat
UCLA but to lose to Baylor"
Probably Just trying to prove himself humanl