Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14
SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
Of This and That
BY CHARLES EGAN

SOME PERSONS CLOSE to the radio-TV business are
inclined to blame Madison Avenue for that baseball signs
hokum which made watching the Al-Star Game on
vision bit of ordeal Their theory that agency
bigwig dreamed up the idea and Announcers AL Heller
and Mel Allen stuck with it, along with Joe Garagola
the excacher who seemed to be the end in the cast
It's true that Allen and Helfer ex-oobaer from Wash
ngton and Jefferson College, didn't to have their
hearts in all the prate about the alleged signals but
they couldn't have been bored their audience.
Speaking of sports signs, Mike Nixon, the Redskins
backeld COACH tells good story about the cooked
by the Eastern Divisions slick Negro defensive backs
Emlen Tunnel of the Giants and Night Train Lane of the
Chicago Cardinals for in the last Pro Bowl football
game at Los Angeles Whenever the veteran Tunne who
helped make the Giants umbrella defense famous few
years ago. Sensed long coming he would cup his
hand over his mouth and shout Atlantic City" at Lane
Night Train would echo the call and drop back When
short pass was anticipated the signal was Manhattan
Beach" and Lane would up. For those who don't
know about such things, Manhattan Beach is Los
Angeles and Atlantic City good 5000 miles away.
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WHEN CURLY LAMBEAU starts work with the College
A-Stars wednesday at Northwestern University he'll
assistant in otto Graham of footballs all-tme
great quarterbacks with the Cleveland Browns Grahams
job will be to help Lambeau get the ex-coegans offensive
ready for the game with the pro champion Giants at
Chcago's Soldier Field Friday August g. Homeward
bound after touring Europe bicycle Hafback Billy
Wells Of the Redskins reports unusual sights" in
Paris Quarterback Eddie LeBaron who entered the
George Washington Law School last fall continued his
studies at the University of California this in
order to give his family vacation "back home"
Archie Moores letter-writng to sports editors-they
used to in daily-helped get him his heavyweight
title bout with Rocky Marciano Now former Moore
opponent and sparring partner Clint Bacon has picked
up the technique and is flooding sports departments with
word Of his willingness to fight any of the 10 top light
heavyweights on winner -take-all basis.
Maybe it's good for Alex Miteff who will box
Julio Mederos Capitol Arena July 26 in teevised 10
rounder, that he twice here in preliminary bouts
Marcano did likewise before going to the heavyweight
championship Golde Ahearn points out.
$3.50
HARRY SHEER WHO handles publicity for the Airing
ton and Washington Park tracks, sends word that Chicago
racing fans pretty worked up about Wednesdays
meeting of Bardstown and swoons Son in the $4,000
Equpoise Mile at Arlington AT this distance the fleet
Swoon Son would to have good chance to beat the
Calumet handicap But of The Doge his
ability is still suspect despite his victory
over Needles in the American Derby Swoon's Son has
earned $6S063O by winning 81 Of his 80 starts but has
raced in the East.
Bill Jaeger the Laurel pubicist who dreams about the
Washington, d. c., International in hot weather,
reports that w. Rae tombstone famed Australia
jockey is quitting the saddle at ST. tombstone known to
racing fans throughout the world THE Crocodile"
because Of his "chew em-up" finishes rode Northern
Clean and Pcounda, respectively, in the 1854 and IS
Laurel Internatonal tombstone 80 classic in
France and the British Isles and twice the EPSON
Derby victor
Haskell Clark. the Washington marathoner, thought
he had gotten rid Of the running bug quite time ago.
put the oLner DAY suddenly Dt MIN again. He reeled OIL
10 miles in So minutes-o celebrate his seth birthday
IF BALTIMORE FANS have the energy left after the
fever they're running over the Orioles those who are we'll
heeled can take ALL of five package tours arranged
for the Colts road games by TWA Today junket to
the West Coast for $840S is the feature provides all
transportation, hotels and sightseeing trips including
Hollywood Studios, Dsneyland. Grand Canyon and Las
Vegas and tickets OF course to the football with
the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco Miners
Whatever became Of the poll to determine whether
Georgetown alumni would press for revival Of footba2
In this connection another Jesuit school, the University
Detroit is said to have lost $4,000 football last
despite $4,000 in contributions from alumni Whereas
there doubt whether Baker would the
grade with the Redskins at this time last year. he now is
being advertised coming attraction" by rival clubs
Golfers who hadn't forgotten Cary Nnddlecons troubles
over alleged dlaory tactics in the recent British Open
couldn't help chucklng the other day when he warned
about takng too much time puts" in his "Docsorng
Your Golf" column in The Star.