Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-04
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OF This and That

BALTIMORE, NOV. 3-The echo of the announcement
that Tommy Heinrich would be Giants coach still was in
the air when New York baseball writer's into appoint
ment threat to Bill Rigneys managerial job Doesn't
anybody give Rigney credit for hiring top hand? The
Associated Press al-star major league team looks bit
strange without Stan Musal Maryland supporters are
irked because the NavyNotre Dame football game was
teevised in this region while the Terrapns playing
Kentucky at College Park They have been saying so
the sports departments telephones all week
1t probably will prove costly to the District AAU Golden
Gloves boxing team again. but Armed Forces fighters must
stick to the headguards The National AAU body recently
voted not permit the headgear in next years big
tournament at Boston, and the Golden Gloves Association
along with the AAU both claiming that headgears
more harm than good. What it means is that all of
those good Marine Navy and Army boxers who win medals
in Golden Gloves won't permitted represent
Washington in the finals.
The tip is out that Marylands freshman basketball
squad is the most elongated in the schools history and
more scholarships have been available than before
Gould be the Terrapns looking for the baers
take up where the footbalers left of?
COACH EDDIE ERDELATz Of Navy strapped by
ticket requests for the Noe Dame game that correspond
ent asked where all Of his friends had been hiding.
demands on you" The Worth Quoting Dept Bud Will
kinson in Lite ITO mind good coach is good teacher
There isn't badly trained team in the country But there
are many coaches who should be better teachers"
Unless the colt goes wrong Barbizons price-3to1
in the Aqua Caente future book for the Kentucky Derby
sounds completely logical Johnny Aesso the big wheel
at Caiente admitted after Barbzon victory in the worlds
richest at Garden State however that Derby prices Of
the moment mythical" Aessia says Actually
haven't posted first line But If ready might
be Barbzon at ST. Bold Ruler at ST., King Harlan 61,
Federal Hill at 10-1 ETC."
1t took only AZ days for Barbzon to win five races
and $182985 for Calumet Farm but admirers of the
2yearod winner of the Garden Stakes are wrong
when they that Barizon hafbroher of Native
Dancer. Both sired by Poynesian true but colt
be sister only when the two have the
DAM
GUS WEIGH, THE OLD CARLISLE INDIAN so well
known in these parts has introduced game at Mont
vale, Va, Roanoke called honor ball The goal is
three proiectat the bottom goal above
basketball hoop and atop both crossbars It's played
ordinary football field and scores are registered by
dropkickng the ball the crossbars shooting basket
kicking 1t into the goal by completed forward
pass over the goal tits simple" Gus says You
start with the old center Jump that had in basketball
and ;"
In the 181st anniversary issue of The Leatherneck
Reserve Col Heine Miller USMC is given credit Of
those Twenty Years Ago. columns having brought
ngton its first title fight That's not precisely true" Col
Miller notes Il wish they'd made the point that the Freddie
Mer-Petey sarron fight promoted by the District
ing Commission MAI Ernest W. Brown, chairman.
Just the matchmaker"
The dollar tighter in those days than now but
boxing gates bigger Heinie recalls the financial
Miller the featherweight champion received guar
antee of 100000 Sarron $780, Sarron and the fight
drew nearly $4,000 1t for the benefit of the Metro
potan Ponce Boys Clubs and their second nest
900 going to the clubs Their first egg the Marty
GaagherTony Gaento fight which netted the clubs $4,000
Gallagher 12th-round TKO refereed 1t was
the toughest refereeng job handled Like the Miller
Sarron fight this too, promoted by the D. c. Boxing
Commission"
1T is AUTOMATIC the part of all sports writers
covering the Kentucky Derby recall at least every other
day. that Regret the only ly to win But just
one lly ever the Pmco Special too, which is
topical than the Derby at this time. That Calumet
Farms Twilight Tear who did it in 1914. Chances
her offspring Bardsown, will try to win 1t Thanksgiving
Day. November o. but the old won't be around at the
time. Twilight Tear died last year.
The late Tod Sloans entry into the Jockeys Hall Of
Fame at Pmco recalls that in his autobiography he referred
James Rowe of the greatest of all horse trainers
mpausble but possibly true is the story of how Rowe
once foxed the officials at the old Empire City Track in
Yonkers at the time he in charge Of the Harry Payne
Whitney Stables. One of the Whitney entries was
heavy avorite to win but Rowe detected in the
act Of bisterng the legs off the horse both forefeet in
tub Of boiling hot water.
why that water amt hot" Rowe said whereupon the
Empire City official retorted How would you like stick
your leg into that hot tub" Certainly Rowe said and
forthwith he put his right leg Shoe pants and ALL into the
water and held it there for several minutes The official
satisfied but what he didn't know he cleared Rowe
Of msdemeanor and walked off, that the leg which the
trainer put into the tub wooden!