Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
OF This and That
BY CHARLES EGAN :

the folks at College Park when they failed Jack
Davis according Joe Blair Maryands busy sports publicity
director Before the disastrous 1856 began the
pound guard from East Rerdae ranked high as an ALL
America prospect along with his co-captain Tackle Mike
Sandusky, who in November Francscos fourth
round choice Fuback Tom Seep picked by Detroit
year ago and other Maryanders drafted
Thursday but Davis either overlooked passed
Yet Davis who used to play for Bladensburg High School
was on last seasons Al-Atantic Conference team
played in the EastWest Shrine game sandusky
already have been invited by Curly Lambeau join the
College A-Stars for the 1857 meeting champion
New York Giants Furthermore Davis wants play pro
football and is exparatrooper with his military
behind him. He may take of Canadian
unless NIL club shows belated interest Jack probably
would be surprised learn that years ago Danny Fomann
OF Colgate alleague guard dozen times after
Delng CHOSEN by the Chicago Bears the 30th round
THE PHILADELPHIA DRAFT furnished another SUNRISE
when Kenny Poen Iowa quarterback and sandou star
the Rose Bowl game didn't get tumble until Brown of
Cleveland took him the 10Th Poen is 6eet2 and
weighs more than 1870, lack size hardly was factor
Maybe the explanation lies Lew Atchisons observation
that Brown was the only coach the draft session who had
an auxiliary desk light The others depended the ceiling
lights
Joe Awad took with him lot of good wishes from Wash
ngtonans when he left for last week TO become
publicity director OF the Reynolds Metal Parts Division
Joe VINO only 81 had been Dave Hermans right bower
ever since he graduated laude Georgetown and
Joined the Herman organization which, among things
handles publicity for the four Maryland harness
who know Awad agree he has bright future
Mickey Nantes in his salary discussions with the
Yankees wasn't hurt the other day Jimmy Jemais
Ine lnqurng Photographer" column in the York Daily
News The question rs Mantle worth 100000 to the
Yankees next season." Five the persons interviewed
gave Mickey rousng support while the other one described
as Madison avenue supervisor said I'm and
cited Nantes troublesome leg.
THE OLD-TIMERS COMMITTEE is meeting in New york
today to elect two basebas Fame these being
the only 1857 choices now that the Baseball Writers Associa
ton votes only every other Connie Mack John
McGraW were early CooperStown choices course but two
other great OF the past still on the outside
Joe Mccarthy nine pennants Including one for the
Cubs and seven world championships the Yankees while
the late Miller Higgins six pennants three World
Series for New York in the s2o They're short of the
Mack-McGraw total in pennans but eclipse them by two
in world championships
Dick Harlow long-ti football coach at Penn State
Western Maryland and Harvard said speech last week
that during his he had loaned his athletes total of
S2OOO All except $l65 has been paid back" said
and that was loaned to boy who died in World War II
woody Hayes OF Ohio State could tell the retired
how much the NCAA frowns such practices NOWADAYS
Steve McNichols. Colorado's Governor is an old
handbal enthusiast who engaged matches with
Eddie LaFond Msgr Robert White Bill Howell and Dave
Bernstein during his law school days at Catholic University
Chris Brasher Brains winner of the Olympic steeple-
chase used the ghtes pair Of running made with
the welt OF kangaroo leather and spikes of tanium which
costs $40 pound The shoes weigh 3 Brasher
figures that in the of the steepechase he lifts so
pounds less than with ordinary Shoes
WILLIE HARTACK, WHO is being crowded by a strong
armed veteran Steve Brooks in the Haea riding
championship lost his chance three winners Thurs
day when he spraned finger his hand in the second
race Sammy Boumetis substituted for Willie on Windsor
King and Lebanon Lad and won with BOTH while Benny
Sorenson scored with Hoop Ring another Harack mount
Meanwhile the 35-yearold Brooks had a hot week and
traed Harack by only at the close of FRIDAYS
racing
When Norb Hecker the Redskins player representative
into Norm Van Brockn, his counterpart on the Los
Angeles Rams at the NIL meeting the other day he got this
greeting from his former teammate Hey Heck after that
voeyball against the Colts in Baltimore which team
are you representing anyhow" 1t painfully clear to
Hecker that the Rams quarterback needing him about
batting Baltimore pass into the Of Jim Mutscheer
Colts end for the winning touchdown in the closing seconds
Of that late December game.
Boosters of high-scorng basketball still trying to
explain away incident that occurred when the Boston
Cecs beat Syracuse by record l40 week or SO ago
About an police got call from who said he had
fallen asleep and locked in Boston Garden He wanted
help In getting out OF but also wanted know who
won the game
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