Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-05
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS s1Aun
Of This and That


superiority over the American the basis of World Series
and AStar Game competition it is confusing that
two Cleveland rejects Magie and Dale Mitchell have
catapulted Brooklyn right back into the N
dans who don't look like winners in the American
couldn't use Magle or Mitchell and waived both.
Jimmy Powers hucksters blades better than he
predicts trends in fights In the ninth round of the Joey
Giambra- Rocky Castelani battle Friday TV
marked "Giambra trying pull this OUT The three
officials apparently watching different fight. Two
voted for Giambra by 73 and the other
sal Giambra Although Casteani foored Bobo Olson and
Ray Robinson, he can't punch hard If he could, Rocky
would have stopped Giambra AS is Castellani merely
heavier Willie Pep
The late Harry Mendel onetime sx-day bike impresa-
rio highly popular IBC pubcst was assigned by the
Newark Evening Star the Jack Dempseyed Fulton
fight and file blowbybl for the afternoon
edition Harrys account read: Dempsey led with left
Flash! Dempsey kayo winner" The Stars copy desk
chuckled. Same old Mende always kidding the deskmen
remarked That was the fight Dempsey in 10 seconds
IF JOHN QUINN is FIRED general manager of the
Braves, which is rumored to be his fate Milwaukee doesn't
wn most Of the writing boys could say Itoldyouso Last
winter they fingered the front-oce malconen Executive
Vice President Joe Cairne predicted Charley Grimm
and Quinn both would lose their Jobs If Quinn is canned
the general manager would be- naturally Joe Cairnes
No United States Olympic woman has won running
event since Helen Stephens captured the O0meer dash at
Berlin in 1886 Nevertheless Kaszubsk chair
man OF the WomenS track and field committee predicts the
SO gals will make Uncle Sans best showing since 1882 when
side four gold medals at Los Angeles On the basis
of Olympic development meets Mrs Kaszubsk says Amer
lean girls capable of cracking all national records
the AAU championships August 10 in Philadelphia.
The Home Plate Club which sponsored the raising
funds for the Clark Griffith Memorial need not be ELUSIVE
their thanks Will Harridges American League office
for the 81 900 check which put the drive the top The
American League owed Griffith 1000 times that amount
BIJZZY RAVASI IF MEMORY serves estimated that
owing to the failure of many prospects costs about
100000 to produce bonus boy in the majors Credence
given the Brooklyn veep estimate when Bruce swango
pitcher whom the Orioles $4,000 was released by the
McAester Rockets of the Glass Sooner State League after
he also tried in the outfield.
reader writes: Hasn't it been overlooked that Ruben
Gomez created baseball history in that incident with Joe
Adcock? Wasn't that the first pitch and-run play in the
books?" It's all well and good to be gracious winner
and good loser but in England the other night confusion
regned result British Middleweight Champ Pat
McAteer handed Billy Ellaway thorough pastng in 10
At the McAteer skated the ring
sole the rival manager Eaway crossed to the opposite
to congratulate McAter pilot The referee absorbed
in totang the points, failed to notice the switch and
walked to McAeers and raised ElawayS hand not
noticing that he had the fighter McAteer collapsed
in tears, but it all Strengthened out
Marshall wv Va College, known for its comparatively
short fast basketball stars will feature who is 6foot8
this season Herb Jacobsen of Silver Spring Md The
George London Dream tournament satisticans there
element of luck in 800 perect game of ten pins
personal history OF 6U DOWlerS compete sep
TENDER TO in Chicago provided the basis for the opinion
Incidentally it's worth winning this tournament which
$4,000 jackpot plus trip to Europe for four and auto
mobile additional rewards to the champ.
THOSE RED-HOT CINCINNATI REDS are making con-
vers ticket agency nearby Dayton points up with this
telephoned and requested two tickets
game of August Between home and third, home and
rs?" asked the agency "Oh, don't anything
about the streets down there the reply 81 just
two tickets for the game"
Jim Braddock will be in top referee assignments
this fall in New York and elsewhere. High time the
York Athletic Commission began appointing pros in
stead of brush statesmen the like with pull at Albany
When Bobby Bragan named Willie Mays Bob Friend, Ken
Boyer Ernie Banks and Duke Snder the five players
in the National League the Pirates brave If
unwse Does he to snub all Of the Braves and Reegs
plus Musial, or did he just forget them?
If the Braves win, many ou-of-town fans will have to
commute from Chicago. convention has reserved almost
all available hotel space in Milwaukee World
Harry Glmer, ne-time Redskn with the Detroit
Lions ordered to report to rookie camp Ypslant
Mich Gimer sighed Every I've been football
since is4S-Iye been asked to early drills Just call
nine-year rookie"