Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
WIN, LOSE OR
DKAW By FRANCIS srANA
OF This and That

CAL GRIFFITH, PRESIDENT of the Senators, and Gen.
ea Manager George Weiss of the Yankees who getting
no place. have agreed to end trade negotiations for at least
week and to permit their managers Chuck Dresser and
Casey Senge to try their hands at deal the Pacific
Coast. Jim Tatums initial North Carolina may
be the first losing OF his inaSmuch he is
taking team that had only 81 record last and
will be playing Oklahoma Notre Dame, Maryland Duke and
Tennessee plus Virginia North Carolina State Georgia Wake
Forest and South Carolina
Some people must have plenty of money, judging by
betting figures released by the Thoroughbred Racing Ssoc
atoms Garden State Park for instance led all the thorough
bred tracks in the country in capita daily play in 1885,
patrons spinning the wheels the tune of $9066
during the so days of racing Close behind another New
Jersey track Atlantic CITY, where the average capita
wager during so racing days $685. Old timers say
Sam Langford who died the other day. could have licked
Stanley Kechel but in their only fight staged in Phladel
phia) Langord carried" Ketchel sxround draw in
1910. The they say, that Langford wanted
fight with the mddeweight champion the Coast and
longer distance.
Lucy Marowe, the young actress who married Third
Baseman Andy Carey of the Yankees could be inherently
partial to ball players Her uncle Jimmy McAeer managed
the Washington Club in 1910 and 191l giving to Clark
Griffith.
SOME BASEBALL PEOPLE think the Senators over
loading themselves with Latin Americans They have seven
listed their roster and it's 10 to that Joe Cambria
will turn up in spring training camp with at least half
dozen more.
Old-tme Maryland racing fans will recall the Of
Hank Mills who the Selma Stakes at Laurel long
1892 the he and Johnny Gilbert batd it out for the
Jockey championship Mills whose increasing weight forced
him to quit riding is the starter at Turf Paradise the
plush racing plant at Phoenix Ariz. Lions Club of
Silver Spring stages its annual
quiz January H. Chuck DresSens uniform has been mailed
to New York. indicating nothing however than the
Baseball Writers Association will ampoon Charles in Of
the dinner sketches next month.
Bucky Harris spending part of the winter in Washing
ton says he can't recall the Red sox giving much in
trade but he would have sanctioned the the Senators
made-Porterfeld Vernon Schmitz and Umphle for the
five unknowns, Chrisley Brodowsk Olson Clevenger and
Curtis.
THE RECENT SIGNING by Washington of rookie
pitcher named Victor Stuckenschneder reminds that
the Senators and Cincinnati Redlegs will be travelling
companions route north next spring, and what head
ache in store for baseball writer's eegraphers typeetters
and headline writers For instance play might co. Ku
szewsk forced Szeky second when Suckenchneder de-
hected his grounde to Valdvelso who tossed to Davao
You don't need prinkling of Pennsylvanans
to make Southern team winner At North Carolina every
member listed the roster halls the Heel State
the 12-man gymnastics roster that is Ted Williams
less will kick off the annual Stuart Sash Club light tackle
tournament tomorrow going after the acrobac sails while
using ethread line Only the pros try it, and during the
tournament proper January 1920 most contestants will
use TO- 20 and even 30-pound test lines Swaps is
to in the Calene Future Book to win the Santa Anita
Handicap February 25 1t isn't exactly tempting at that
price to bet horse whose soundness is not established
On the basis Of his winnings, Nashua is worth almost
twice his weight in gold which selling for something like
$35 ounce Trainer Sunny Jim Ftzsmmons regards it
too dangerous put the horse the scales but he estimates
the champion weighs in the neghborhood Of 1900 pounds
THE DETROIT TIGERS want Pete Runnels for their 56
second baseman but hold hopes of getting him
Senators Their only chance is to make deal with the
Yankees-when and if Runnels is dealt off to New York
The National Lacquer who hit most frequently pitched
balls last season surprise He Stan Musial
(eght mes followed by Carl Fuo of the Dodgers and Roy
Mcmillan of the Redegs seven times EACH.
Tonights guest the Senator's recently launched TV
show (WTTG at II o'clock will be Bill Werber and the films
to be shown will be those of the 1888 World Series The Sena
tors are running out Of favorable movies having already
shown the 1925 World Series Presumably because they
haven't been used there decent films of the "a Series
the only one Washington Camo Pascual who
lost II in for the Senators last season. chiefly
of faulty control Cuban League and team
mate Pedro Ramos (both with Washington and Cenfuego
is 1914 They are the IL pitchers in the circuit