Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
WIN, LOSE OR
0NAV By FRANCIS STANN
OF This and Thot

SAL MAGLE SAYS ONE of the reasons he was not more
successful during his brief with the Cleveland Indians
was that American League umpires wouldn't give him the
low strike "A low pitch by Bob Lemon would strike
imagine explains but the same one by me would be ball.
The umpires just didn't know my style"
Walter Pate, nonpay1ng captain of two United States
Davis Cup teams is deuding himself claims there is
nothing wrong with American tennis "Is Just in tempo
rary slump Pate entirely overlooking fact that
whenever we do develop topight promptly
grabbed on by the pros Betty Hicks, who has
prominent amateur pro golfer years. has quit the
womens tour six players take all the money Betty claims
land the repetition dus interest We need more coorf and
competent players"
The Touchdown Clubs annual dinner and the cele-
hrating that followed touched off some near fist fights nyov
ing quite Few sports noabes For the first time in
years. All Vanderbilt will confne racing by his stable
California and skip New York entirely Afys is not the
big stable 1t was in the past. .st
WHEN DON perfect GAME LARSEN pleads his con-
tract case with the Yankees he could reminded that Man
ager Casey stengel said of him. Hes got rubber
ARMAND sometimes rubber head to go with it," A
dispatch from the Coast reveals that Archie Moore
scales well 200 pounds can't make the light
heavyweight limit regardless Of his known gifts shedding
weight
Despite reports that Jerry Snyders broken wrist is
petely healed the Senators front chiefly concerned
with the 57 shortsopping Privately Chuck Dresser thinks
Jose Valdveso is bush and that Snyder something less
than Peewee Reese, whom Dresser used to manage
infant will mark boom spots-car racing in the
United States, if anybody else is interested If you have
noticed the record number night games scheduled in both
the American and National Leagues plain to see that
protests of players have not influenced cubowner great
deal.
Most basketball writer's roofing for North Carolina
finish the No. team in Nation mainly because of the
popularity OF Frank Mcclure the coach who ranspaned
New Yorker In this of 7oot scorers Chef Forte of
Columbia almost alone 5-foot-9 sharpshooter
scored O8 points in three week. Second only to
Wilt Chamberlain in national scoring Forte
record OF SO in row. racked points against Rutgers
"a against Princeton
HANS BALTIS GERMAN PUBLISHER and editor of
World Basketball News ncoseS copy of his magazine and
writes 81 would appreciate if you would bring the attention
OF your readers to this magazine you would like to
ask why put out this kind publication the answer is
very easy-baskeba is my greatest love- If should
meet at an international sports don't repeat this
before my wife"
Not Mel OFT Jimmy hit more home runs before
the of 25 but Eddie Mathews of Milwaukee Braves
who couted 1870 before his 2th birthday last October
hit 76 and Foxx I'll at the stage Babe Ruth had only
40 but he started pitcher and didn't play every day until
ne was "a years Connie Simmons the pro basketbaer
who admits that he hates officials, wants to become
career referee.
Hialeah has crack horoughbreds grounds
that Pubct Ev Clay inspired do some research CLAY
figures the top 80 have aggregate Of $6l456 and
nave won 214 races And to make it the remarkable
IL of the horses have campagned only season. he adds
Appropriately Foridas own Needles the top money winner
with $570655.
AL EsP1NosA WHO DIED recently used to look back
on the 1929 National open the worst thing that ever
happened to me- He tied Bobby but in the payo the
next day ne was beaten by % strokes bitter when he
was criticized for being bad golfer Dick Calgaro the
football star of Our Lady Queen who was honored
by the touchdown Club, anxious get an early start
toward climbing into the unfamiliar jacket last Satur-
day. but his basketball team had game His coach John
Reilly told Calgaro he could leave early the team built up
good lead Cagaro scored 6 points in the first eight min
ues and permitted to depart with Our Lady Queen Of
Peace ahead, 25-2.
Jack DreeS reveals that the average age of ring cham
pons is 20 years. 0 months Archie Moore brings up the
average Four men--wo New Workers., Belgian and
Dutchman--are gambling 100000 revival Of sx-day
bicycle racing next week in Cleveland In New York similar
plans for revival being discussed which prompts Roger
Douens to write Il suggest that these be brought to
washington sponsored by the Touchdown Club" However
the late Harry Mende whose true was bike racing nut
1t this way: Its dead in any cy-and that includes New
YORK now-hat doesn't have large oregnspeak popu-
lation, especially German, italian and Belgian"