Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16
WIN, LOSE OR
DpAW
GNAV By FRANCIS STANN
OF This and That

NEW YORK, SEPT. 15.-Whether or not it's widely
realized Johnny Antone of the owy Giants playing at
least big part in deciding the National League
Newcombe Magie of the Dodgers, Burdette, Bull
SPAIN of the Braves and Nuxha Kppsein of the Reds
The onetme bonus kid, pretty close being the No
pitcher in the league these last few weeks licked Brooklyn
three times running beat the Reds with twohit shutout
in his last start and rates better than money to throttle
the Braves here tomorrow.
The third and rubber match between Carmen Basilio
and Johnny Saxton probably will lack the fireworks of the
Syracuse thriller because Saxon cnch to mount his
bike from the opening bell But Basio undoubtedly will
be able to borrow the philosophy of Joe Louis who said
of an opponent He run but he can't hide" - From
McClymond High in Oakland Calf the school that
produced rookie sensation Frank Robinson the Reds have
plucked 1s-year-od phenom named Curtis Flood,
centerieder who pro with High Point, N C., hit 20
homers drove in 1913 runs and stole % bases.
The Presidents Cup boat that catches the of most
spectators is Edgar Kaser Hawaii Kai H. which coored
tropical and coral mist In addition to having
played varsity football and been speed swimmer at Wash
ngton State, 1t Col Scheeh, USAF jet pilot who
drives Shanty ettered in football basketball. track and
swimming in high school.
RUMOR MONGERS SAY that some of the Pirates who
managed Fred aney the last three years roofing
for Haneys Braves to blow the pennant Johnny Longdn
has ridden winning horses than any jockey in history
but his record nearly 5000 victories may well
say, Babe RuthS home mark. Not until Longdens
18th year of riding did he the 1000 winner mark
whereas Willie Shoemaker had 2351 frss in
through 1855 and Willie Harack rode 1925 in his first four
seasons, excluding this
Henry Thomas Washington fight manager, is beefng
about the paid here to preliminary boxers Claims
$3 been standard years more
whereas it's $3.50 in New York For eightround fight
it's SIS in Washington and 81 900 New York. Thomas
His old undersudy, jim Tatum, won't agree, but Carl
Snavely calls the spitT formation overrated scoring
punch Using 148 college teams basis the Washington
University coach compiled average scoring figures for 1855
and found that three other formations the spT
Snavely himself is sngewing man.
CINCINNATI MAY OR MAY NOT break the Giants
al-me home record of 221 1947l the Reds
are the only club in history with five batters who have hit
Is out of the park What the Reds might have
done If they had atched Sal Mage instead of Brooklyn
when the Barber waived of the American League
Baseball school neraureJack Rossiters from Cocoa,
Fla and Bill Virdons from Tampaalready is flooding the
country proving that January and February not far off,
Stan Musial and his wife Lillian are heading up 35day
European tour beginning october 10 in conjunction with
TWA. Jim Pixee, who was the coach when George
Washington its abortive drive national
football power in the 930s recuperatng in hospital
at Excelsior Springs Mo- following automobile accident
His condition not described critical at this time.
Roger Bannister Britains 4-minue- miller who is
practcng medicine will the Olympic Games for Sports
Illustrated which makes than William Faukners
assignment to the Kentucky Derby The Pulitzer Prize
novelist got wrapped in Dan Boone lore the magazine
had to run companion piece naming the winner, Swaps.
ON THE TV SCREEN it looked as if wifi Greaves was
lucky to last the 10 rounds with Tiger Jones last night
Washington and the judges and Referee Marty Gallagher
were surprisingly apprecative of the young effort
hough ne LOST spit decision GreaVes actually scored
more pon2s2-than Jones on all three cards and Jake
Mnz somersaut in the ring born of Illustration
but of joy Jake had complain Washington
officiating Jones incidentally acted as If he had trained
for the fight by getting haircut.
The Dodgers, beaten eight times this season by Bob
Buh Of the Braves that Bob Friend Of has
better stun-if that means anything Althea Gibson.
only Negro tennis player to reach the final has
given up her schoo, teaching job She'll Australia
next month for tour under State Department auspices
Basebals hard luck kid Don thinner Of the Dodgers
nno beyond 80 feet without blur result Of severe
banning He might have been Peeyee Reeses successor.