Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-03
WIN, LOSE or
DRAW By FRANCIS srAuu
OF This and That

ROCKY MARCIANo WHO HAD been the No / target Of
national magazines for life story running No.
Mickey Mantle match Jim Finks who occasions may
have been adrot any in the National Football
League probably will help the throwing of Quarterback Paul
Hornung at Notre Dame That's quite collection of former
pros assisting Terry Brennan these Five of EN- all told
The Pirates not only the big surprise of the
season to date but they the ocuSts best friends
the balls clubs Six of em-Foles Mcahan, Cole Roberts,
Virdon and Was-wear specs. Doubleday & Co.'S latest
is book Ring Lardner who may the funniest
man to write sports Donald Elder is the composer
would rather Fabus than Needles who tricky
train.
Until his home hinge, Dale Long perhaps best
known to fans because SIS this spring by
ger Bobby Bragan for making cutoff play when the Pitts
burgh pilot didn't think he should done it. After
nit his eighth home in games, Long received
telegram of congratulations from National League President
Warren Giles i've been kicking around in baseball for 10
years. Long commented waving the wire "and belonged
to different organizations But this only
released me- 1t happened in l947 when Dale played
the Munce Ind farm club owned by the Cincinnati Reds Of
whom Giles then was boss.
STATISTICIAN WHO AGREES with the popular theory
that the 1856 baseball has had rabbit added puts it this
In 1927 when he set his record of go home Babe Ruth
total represented cent of the American League homer
that Last year Willie Mays 81 clouts constituted only
per cent of the National Leagues. Terry Downes the
Brtsh-born Quantico Marine who the outstanding
fighter in the Sc Golden Gloves drew the job stretching
the tape the track for the in the AMarne
championships the other day. Terry has good chance Of
joining of them in Melbourne Australia Oym
pics, but for his hstic prowess.
The Baltimore Colts-and with good reason-are remind
ing fans of their 1856 crop The four known happen
be Billy Vessels Bernie Flowers Buck McPhail Lenny
Moore, joining such Buddy Young, Alan Ameche and
few Others Pittsburgh is steamed about the Pirates
that Christmas spirit to prevail Anyway, rookie
catcher named Danny Kravz hit his first home last
week. fan who claimed he sitting in the righthed
stands at the clubhouse door after the game
planned that he shared Kravitz drive offered him
gift The rookie gratefully accepted the souvenir but
before he had finished dressing fans each extending
basebals established similar claims in the spirit
BILLY DeCHARD, not Heine Miller probably has wit
messed boxing bouts the District Columbia than
other since the sport egazed in 1884 Billy
is the veteran tmekeeper "Counng for the Touchdown
etc., who went duty in the bootleg days of 80 when
presided at the Honeyboy Fnnegan-George Baduc
old Fort Washington Since "a he has missed working only
two boxing shows and included in his assignments have
all of the Golden Gloves tournaments
Larry Boardman 20-year-od Connecticut lightweight
who stopped frankie Ry the other night to up No.
contender for the title fought without his legitimate
for the first time Sam Boardman his dad prevented
from working in Lays corner because OF New York rule
that prohibits close relatives from operating in the ring
Oddly, Mama Boardman has her in action
Looks pictures Joe Louis as rassler strip from him
much of the dignity he enjoyed of the great
weight champions But the taxpressed former boxing
king puts it, ut beats stealing"
WITH ALL OF THEIR TROUBLES tplayers complaining
ABOUT aVe arrangements jackie Robinson hurting charges
etc., it is now to wonder the Dodgers going make
They're no super-team, that's for Looking back
his rs president Of the American League
Will Harrdge says his most difficult decision came shortly
after he took his oath Of office On July 1882 at Grth
Stadium the Yankee catcher Bill Dkey struck and broke
Washington Oueder Carl Reynolds Jaw with fist cenched
around baseball II fined Dickey $1,000 suspended him
for 80 days Hardge says Col Jake Rupert who owned
the Yankees he would speak again but he
reened Even without Dckey for month"; the Yankees won
the pennant with O7 victories and beat the Cubs in the
World Series four straight"
Ev Clay Of Haleah reports that six Of Americas IL most
famous stables include the color blue their silks White
also is used by SIX and red running third $4,000 piano
to church is reported be the gift of Myrt Power the
Buford Ca baseball expergrandmother who once seemed
interesting on TV Did Dataron when 1t deduced that
the Detroit Tigers would win the American League pennan
know that Pitcher Billy Hoeft must report to his draft board
on June Is, after being reject1 in 1882