Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS s7Anu
OF This and That

CAPSULE DESCRIPTION of British HEAVYWEIGHT johnny
Williams against Hurricane Jackson AS confused card
shark in women'S poker game It's hard to remember
when fighter last became discouraged as Williams so
early The po the Brtisher gaspng breath after
the first round, which he handiy Would there
been second round if Rocky Marcano had landing
those shots JackSons body instead of Williams?
The way the Senators haven't been hitting good pitching
suggests the clubs front Office might have been unduy OPP
tmiStic when the leed barrier to the
plate. The shrnkage is likely to backtre Mantle
Kaine Bauer Jensen Powers and other visiting rghthanded
thumperS draw bead on the wall Prediction: Just
as soon young Bill Weroer poshes up his outeldng
Will be called by the Cincinnati Reds possibly mid
The University of Maryland isn't ready to double deck
Byrd Stadium yet but the press box will story
by the time the new football season rolls around Incident
ally the tip that September the Maryland Roads
Commission will tear up University lane key artery to Byrd
Stadium, Laurel and Pmlco. and making four
aner. That's all 1t would take make for a real fouup
JACK CARBERRY, veteran sports editor of the Denver
Post fatty states the Grizzlies NO / farm team OF the
Yankees would finish ahead Washington Kansas City and
Baltimore they played American League Could be
ALT Robertson, OF the Nations top jockeys
retired few years bred himself champion speer in
l2-year-od Mason, his who the County
tGreater Miami spelling championship Young Robertson
survived objection when he spelled trels with
ending but the stewards allowed when spengs
found in the dictionary.
Clay Keene Bernard granddaughter of Heine Miller and
former mascot for the University of Maryland boxing team
we'll the MAS Boxing Glove of 1858 will be mar
red June at Walter Reed Memorial Chapel Ensign Rich
ard Cook OF Alexandria La the day he graduates
the Naval Academy Startling is learn that Moose
SkoWron of the Yankees whose muscles
Ted Kuszewkis is highly skifu table performer
Elmer Ripley who played for the New York Celtics
Palace Laundry and later coached Georgetown and Yale
writes from Te-AVv Israel where teaching basketball
Rip has learned the native language to the that
shout cut shoot cover your man. etc. adding ITS
important since my interpreter can't do those things
However my interpreter officer the Israeli army and
packs AS for which glad 1t gives creepy feeling
to travel late at night through Arab villages and close
border"
THERE ARE ONLY TWO active major league pitchers
with lifetime batting averages better than $50 Don New
combe OF the Dodgers 274 and Maury McDermott the
Yankees 262 But the pitcher with the most hits for his
career is Early Wynn OF the Indians with 264
Carmelo Costa teaherweight contender Brooklyn
recently baWled out by handler who barked You
graph your punches You fight like you Western
Union" Blandy and truthfuly Costa replied 4 do"
Dodger critics beginning to suspect that Pitcher Billy
LoeS tendonitis is not in his but the
Al Kalne, youngest batting champ baseball history,
is making money hand fist testimonials for
soft drinks Some say the Tiger outeder may gross
upward of $4,000 this year When Carl o.
of Pittsburgh says that his Arnie Sowe win both
300 and 1900 meter the Oympics forgetting
John Landy will be in the latter event?
TWO WEEKS AGO it was l-to-2 bet that Whitley Ford
would open the for the Yankees against
day after tomorrow and money that Casey Senge
follow with two other southpaws Tommy Byrne and Maury
McDermott One OF several the opening game
switch to Don Larsen psychological Stenge trying
build up LarSenS se-esteem and impress on the big right
handler his potential importance to the champs
The Hurricane may have mastered Britains Williams but
Willie Mays oudrew Jackson the other night by better than
to despite the fact that Golde Ahean fight may have
been the most publicized in Washington the Louis
Buddy Baer affair back in 1871 OF course TV helped Willie
keep the customers away from Une Arena
II any horse get Jockey Dave Erb his Ken
lucky Derby It will Needles Erb has ridden in the
classic tHcel953 and 1854 and finished 10Th both times
The Official Encyclopedia OF Baseball" almost indispcn-
sable to the sporting press revised years
and will appear In the stalls April 26 "a s. Barnes a. Co.
$685. Since It's inception by the late lily Turkn and S c.
Thompson there have been commissioner new
franchises in the majors and world championship for the
Dodgers major addition to the revised edition lifetime
batting and pitching averages Of all players appear
a major league game