Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
OF This and That
BY CHARLES N. EGAN

FROM CHAPEL HILL word that Jim Tatum really
clicked with his North Carolina football hopefus at the first
squad meeting recently One of young Heels reported
that before the gettogehe the boys little apprehen-
sive their first contact with the highly pubczed coach
but that they came away liking him very much.
Judging by what this youngster said Big Jim must have
had his tongue in his cheek he proclaimed You play
Oklahoma in the game and after that you
shouldn't another you'll learn football
that afternoon than you have in all the time you've been
playing the game. Perhaps you know played Oklahoma
twice when at Maryland Both the boys and learned
lot each time"
This should provide interesting reading for Terry Bren
nan, whose Notre team plays Taums Tar Heels at
South Bend November IT, To compcats matters for Jm the
Irish also will get chance to learn something from Okla
three weeks before that after absorbing some fudmen-
tary stuff against Michigan State the previous Saturday
+ ONE OF TATUMS sophomore prospects for 1856 is a
washington boy Dick Reston hafback at st. Adams
in 195354 Dick whose father James tscotty) Reston is
of the New York Times Washington bureau did very
well with the North Carolina Freshmen last fall until he was
hurt late in the real lightweight at St Adams IN
the days when he spent his summers as copy boy for The
Star Young Reston is 1865 FOUNDER If Dick stays
healthy he and Dan Droze, former AMetropoitan back
from Anacoa High, both may play good bit for the Tar
Heels.
Buckv Harris happy over the Tigers outlook thanks to
AT Kane. Harvey Kuenn and Billy Hoe has authored
Saturday Evening Post piece for publication next week end In
the article Bucky takes the position that current baseball
players are every bit good the old timers Gil
Coan getting ready for another oued whr with the Giants
is wearing glasses he informed Burt Hawkins in recent
letter Gil left the Orioles for the Giants late last season.
Springfield Mass of all places has treesS admirer OF
George Welsh and he in the throes of
beated writing campaign demanding from sports
editors explanation why the Navy wasn't chosen
A-American quarterback If it helps any, Welsh prob
ably be the admit that Paul Hornung outpayed
him in the Notre Dame game And since millions saw 1t
TV Hornung should concede that Earl Morra outdd
him when the Irish played Michigan State Voila Moral
got the call
WITH DUKE SNYDER likely to ask at least $45 600 when
talks turkey with the Dodgers this week. New York sports
writer's doing arithmetic guessing that the
worlds champions will have to out about $270OO for
the services eight name" stars next And that
provide for their World Series hero Johnny Podres
who may pitching the Army The big already
signed Campanela Robinson Hodges, Reese, Furillo
Newcombe Erskine Snider New York from Cali
fona to receive the Sid Mercer award at onght baseball
writers dinner.
Speaking of baseball salaries nearly all figures quoted
guesses bit they're often good In the
of Yogi Berra however writer insists that the estimates
low and that the Yankees actually will pay their
colorful catcher $4,000 in Sc
The Joseph Proctor who promoted to captain in the
Metropolitan Police Department recently remembered
by many as opnotch amateur heavyweight fighter during
the 1920s His winning SUGGEST against Herman Weiner
eft-hook artist from Baltimore the South Atlantic
championship in 1928 at the Jewish Community Center
rated among the ame amateur battles here He's brother
Of Nap Proctor of the OF the Capitol formerly
Turner's Arena.
THE CHRISTMAS FAMILY of Maryland train
arg SetluS w DC HAVING IOESi ledSL
Happy and his Uncle Yancey though several
thousand miles apart Shortly after word received
that HappyS left leg broken when 2year od fell and
pinned him at Santa Anita learned that Yancey
some hgamens in his right shoulder when he fell of the
stable lead pony at Hialeah the other morning.
Frank Mcclure gets the job head coach of the New
either Ben Carnevale of Navy Bud Mkan of Maryland
York Knicks and he is said be seeking it, it be that
will succeed to the North Carolina basketball post Carnevae
coached the Tar Heels to Southern titles when
in the VIZ program there while Milkan would be the
choice OF Jim Tatum whose word should carry weight
The United States olympic basketball team, which will
be chosen at elimination tournaments involving college,
service and AAU teams. will stop of in Washington on its
way TO Australia and play exhibition game against
ali-star OUTFIT The allsars will top players not
selected for the Olympic team The game probably will be
played october 20 at place stiI TO be determined.