Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Of This and That


club Bill isn't dead yet When and if the time
veeck his syndicate which failed to buy the Tigers will
bid strongly for the Washington club The PGA tourna
ment is dying much that it begging for 1857
sor 1t can no compete with the Masters and Open
than Preaknes compete with the Kentucky Derby
and Belmont Stakes.
Ruben Gomez teammates calling him Rabbit" in
good vein, according to New York baseball dis
patches The disc Jockey who is heard WAR; at
Morgantown, w. Va nightly for 80 minutes is Hot Rod
Hundley the AAmerica basketball player The Dodgers
uprising" against Manager Walter Aston wasn't great
surprise the beginning of the veterans resented
big Ohoan because he couldn't cut the mustard
player himself One who was quoted cLeave my name out
of this ~ put it this way:
"Weve never had meeting after victory or something
good Never boost All meetings just tear
down. Chuck Dresser often dsked but his knowledge
was respected This (Ason the subject of jokes
And it's known all around the league Could be, but Aston
still the only manager in history to win World Series
for Brooklyn.
FEATHERWEIGHT JIMMY COOPER of Washington just
back from Caracas Venezuela where he lost TKO to
Sonny Leon eephoned George Huber to claim he
jopbed by hometown referee Il my feet and still
smuggling when the bout stopped Cooper reports mot
cut or groggy had Leon down in the sixth round
him again. but in this country Leon ranked No. among
the world feathers, if that means anything.
Roy Campanela could be just about DONE The Brooklyn
hand and because of and weight
does not thrive the bench Yet he voluntarily
himself from the lineup the other night in Cincinnati when
he told Manager Aston "Rube) Walker help you
Sec0nQ
basman conded to his manager Birdie TebbettS that he
was shaking like leaf" when he to bat in the first
inning of the Al-Star here TebbettS coach for
the National League, said later: There ball
player who didn't admit to himself that he scared.
caught American League behind players
fine hitters-and them up shaking in certain
situations in ordinary ball games. Many time found
myself scared at the plate for particular reason"
Latest that Leo Durocher returns to baseball
Qeavng NBC) he will manage the Cleveland Indians Leo
has been budding with General Manager Hank Green
berg in places like ShorS and Greenberg oddly has been
described doing most of the talking IT'S also said the
big brewery which has been cosponorng the Wednesday
night fights TV is threatening to cancel out with the
International Boxing Club Too many of the title fights
scheduled for Fridays which is when razorbade outfit
anteS up.
WHEN SUGAR RAY ROBINSON was asked to pick the
of the Archie MooreJameS j. Parker heavyweight
title fight in Toronto next Wednesday, the mddleweight
champion gby answered. "Jack Kearns The old Doc isn't
old that he doesn't have finger in the pie. Lew Bur-
of the Braves is being called the best pitcher
the National League these days. of his
to former Milwaukee COACH Bucky Walters Now attached
to the Giants whom Burdete beats regularly Walters
calls that he advised Lew to shed weight of his hips and
take off-season job to get in condition. IF he Bur
dee) isn't the best right noW Giants Manager Bill Rgney
grumbed then don't know who is He keeps the ball low
and he hardly walks anybody"
Eddie Machen, who felled Nno Valdes, not only is
shot candidate for the heavyweight title but high
school football college scholar
ships Happy Chandler, the Candidate now says that
getting fired as baseball commissioner break for him.
Everything has been wonderful for since" he's
quoted saying, land I'm that I'm going to win
the nomination next month"
OLD REDSKIN FOLLOWERS know Sammy Baugh chiefly
pass master, but there to hand fancy affair
called THE Sugar Bow-A History and in is contained
report from Bill Keefe veteran critic in 1886 when
he wrote this account:
Sammy Baugh and the Horned Frogs, CTCU) lived up
to all that said of them Only Baugh went out of his
to prove that his brilliant passing but small part
of his stock in trade
playing what probably the greatest game Of hi:
career Baugh Al-Amercan in every Of the
word His passing good-what he did of it. But his
punng mastery his blocking and bal-carryng bril-
liant and better than anything else he did, his defensive
work superb On than occasion Baugh stopped
what looked like Louisiana State touchdownS."
CncnnaS Tebbetts rates Milwaukee the club to beat
CLOSING the Dodgers Final thought: Why donH
those of the Senators TV and radio wise
and ask viewers and listeners docking to 81 whether theyC
rather be enlightened by knowledgeable spokesman
shook by phony hySteria?