Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-06
WIN, LOSE OR
UkAW By FRANCIS sTANN
OF This and That
APPARENTLY GEl

APPARENTLY GENE FULLMER looked worse to tele-
viewers than to rngSders Such rapS The Mormons take
roughly $4,000 just cleared expenses but this by
record low Tommy Gibbons stood up to Jack Dempsey
Shelby Mont for is rounds for nothing Gibbons
received 80 per cent OF what was left after Dempsey skinned
off the initial 100000 The gate nearly 100000 shy
making even the Manassa MaulerS guarantee
Sandy Sadder settled for 10 per for his first title go
with Willie Pep but won by KO. Although Joe Louis
longer champion, Rocky Marcano agreed 45-15 split
He too scored Knockout letter dated December 81
reads Il have positive information that Sugar Ray is simply
in to get the purse without getting hurt not make
battle of it would be oohardy to take bad batterng
and then lose So he will take dive and walk out without
getting his hair mussed This the scoop you ever
had. Signed) ]. Jackson Washington, D. c."
If it is true that Willie Mays signed his 81 contract
the Giants for S35000 then Owner Horace Soneham
be most persuasive Virtually every National League manager
rates Willie tops Birdie Tebbetts says Mays better than
Mickey Mantle because he beat you ways than
Mantle can"
SPIKE BRIGGS WHOSE oratory last summer helped
the sds for Bucky Harris and his Tigers coaching
stafJoe Gordon quit in hu-s hitting low if AL Kalne
really did say he thinks he's good Mickey Mantle
Hardly way to keep Detroits best balpayer happy.
Walter Beck much better known Boom Boom in his
pitching days the newest Washington coach his
follows that OF 00year-od Nick Atrock the Senators
roster made public today The addition of Beck
some weeks ago. full-hedged surprise Aren't
of the Senators pitchers apt to raise eyebrows when they
tutored by Beck who in Is years the majors
total of 38 games-less than three season? Among
the New Years resolutions of Coach Phil Watson of the
York hockey Rangers to mete SOS for indifferent
play training rues-no beer in bed by
midnight, etc.
picking Ned Oldham as their 1857 football captain
Navy also choosing the guy with the highest
academic standings on the squad with @ which real good
Perfect In Navy ratings 40 but Oldham beters this
when he packs the ball In the last years Cuyahoga
Falls Ohio, product has averaged as yards per carry
$50
WHEN HAS MORE EXCITING fighter burst out of the
blue than sdro Martinez Panama who knocked down and
decsvely whipped the high-ranking feaherweight Ike
Chestnut at Capitol Arena Friday night? It was far more
exciting than the weeks big fight Fume Robinson
The resonant announcing of Jimmy Lake the work of
Referee Charley Reynolds paed the efforts York
oppostes Even the stronger they break
The Cincinnati Redegs who could very we'll win the
National League pennant this year. average years age
with the weight at 100 and the height at feet The Senator'S
who could not well win the League average
25 years and 1t follows they can't match the Redegs weight
and height statistics. No Kluszewski!
Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary Agriculture was one of
the first to be admitted to Gene Fumers dressing after
his win over Robinson Match Ezra is from Utah. An old
buddy Sports Editor John Carmichael the Chicago Daily
News made the best pick Of the week when he took the
attractive Kay Naughton his bride and honeymoon
ing to New York where the not only saw her first
prize fight but learned how newspapemans mind works
This fight controversial" Uncle John apologized 81
have to write piece. You wait here"
IF THE NAACP FAULTS George Marshall of the Redskins
for not employing Negro players his teams there must be
rap too against the Detroit Lions But Marshall quite
correct perhaps when he insists that never exploited
race etc. If memory George made quite point
the fact that his COACH Lone Star Detz edged
Indian, when the Redskins represented Boston.
Bill Meek who served as assistant to jim Taum
at Maryland apparently picked up his itchy technique
from the After turning the Southern Methodist
Job to remain at Houston Meek let it known he was un-
decided whether to accept offer at SMU "They SM
definitely want me to have security Ne quoted saying
Late last night Bill accepted 0year contract the
Mustangs.