Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS srANN
OF This and That

THAT ROCKY MARCIANo long ago had decided to
retire should have been evident when the heavyweight
champion allowed himself to balloon to nearly 230 pounds
When he fighting, Rocky physical culture addict
who realized full we'll his Stocky build and short
not intended to be eshy IF had my way Marciano said
on occasions I'D fight at 100 pounds Any weight 100 is
no help"
So rich in football personnel is Notre Dame least
Joe Kuharchs opinion. that Bronko Nagurski boy 238
pound tackle may not make rststring this fall "Notre
Danes got other young players who bigger than Nagur
ski says the Redskin COACH who also thinking
will beat both Michigan State and Oklahoma this year.
Silence the part the USGA is dampenng Congressional
Country Clubs hopes of holding the National Open in 1883
It's high time, however, Washington had Open Last
at Columbia in 1921
top S-yearods of 1856 are the cream Of 9O36
registered foals of 49, seventyve per that
went to the races 1900 and LIS did better and
stakes Satche Paige who signed by Bill
Veeck to pitch for the Miami Martins of the International
League now is Sc years old according to friends Friends?
JOE LOUIS WHO MADE 81 million in boxing but who
has been wrestling for coffee and cakes and occasional token
payments the Internal Revenue Service intends quit
grunt and groaner after fulfilling his May commitments
Bad press one reason Marcano gross earnings toaled
only SIT Million but Rocky nursed his share better than
Incidentally Marciano insists that when he fought twice
year he didn't net after taxes more than $4,000 for the
second bout That's lot" Rock used say when
you've got only very few years of fighting and when you
are rsking the heavyweight title
Preakness winners getting faster reminds Charlie
Johnson of Pmico pointing out that whereas Nashua
the classic first mile and three -sixteenths in
1925 Both ast tracks, but to show what off track
do Johnson recalls that in 1916 and 948 the winning
times respectively 2O12 and the record slow of 2O22
The horses? Just Assault and Citation.
Boston fans have taken to boong the Red Sox whom
they counted to battle the Yankees from start to finish
Casey Stengel when asked Detroit would be badly
If Shortsop Harvey Kuenn drafted quipped THE Tigers
might be hurt but the pitching all the league will
improve" Word from New orleans is that the Sugar Bowl
people aiming high and will try to lure the Army
game winner for next January !.
NOMINATED FOR THE MOST annoying fight referee to
appear TV in long time is Roland Brown who pre-
sided during last Wednesdays Milo Joseph
fight out of New Orleans He spent most of his time cappng
his hands The radio and Tv of the Senator's
at it againtoo many commercials
eSSarly restricted to between innings innings
Anywhere else the fourth meeting between Sugar Ray
Robinson and Bobo Olson would be ho-hum since the
posmark Hollywood the press agenry is letterheaded
greatest middleweght match of all time" Although
Needles favored to become the first
win the Kentucky Derby the Sunshine State has long way
to go before it compete with Kentucky breeding
center Florida still has only % stations 26l broodmares
Mai Gen. Garrison Gar Holt Davidson new superin-
endent of the United States Military Academy the first
head coach to be named to the important post
mandng officer at West Point. Gar, who played end for
Army coached from 1888 to 1887 second lieutenant and
was the youngest coach to hold the job Should be break
Tor Red Baik who coached Davidson in his cadet days
$500
1908 MAGAZINE FEATURE, Just exhumed deals with
Rev A. Billy Sundays ALT baseball team and in it
the old ball player ushes his selection Mike Donn as
centerheder by saying Mike ball player every inch
Some players are good after they reach second they
have made their base hit stolen and are satisfied
The evangelist should be today he thinks stealing
second base is lazy mans routine.
Although Ktone Lave of Tonga fattened Don Cocke in
the second round to win the British Empire heavyweight
title for the Friendly Islands the Pacific how can he be
taken seriously as world championship contender if the
Johnny Williams who out of wind here recently could
knock Lave out in round? On thought II Nino
Valdes Bob Sattered and Joey Maxim mentioned
eligible to compete tournament for Marciano crown
hen maybe Lave belongs, too.