Evening star., 1957-12-22
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DUKE sPEEDBoY DAVE SINE. it's heard. is spurning
bonus from big league club in order to concentrate on
winning berth the 1860 Olympic team. Slime will run
in The Star Games. In anticipation OF an exodus Of
football San Francisco today Renos three major
hotels agreed to weekend reduction in double-room
rates from SIS to $2 Because the San Francisco is
backed out Tv than $4,000 cketess fans will go
out of watch the Forty Miners and Lions play for
the Western Division title This the sixth time this
Kezar Stadium has been sold out
Could it be that roundbal is headed the pop
ularty at Maryland that it has at North Carolina?
Carroll Hail. who lost an eye week ago when struck by
hockey puck of the athletic of Washington
sports writersa pretty fair hand in baseball football and
basketball While the handle at Tropical Park in Miami
is about the in 1885, ai alai and the dog
tracks 30 per cent last year. The Archer
Kerwin fight Friday in Madison Square Garden was only
the nth of 1857 in place originally built for boxing
THE BASEBALL GIANTS already have signed for 80.
fights next covering % SIS miles You're missing
treat If never spent day with Sunny Jim Fftzsim-
at his Florida home At 49, Mr. Fftz stl rises at
am cooks breakfast for the family without glasses
drives his own car TO the morning works at Haeah returns
for the afternoon racing works his books at night tops
it OF by watching few avorite Tv shows and boasts of
making Americas best Bacardi cocktail.
The Cotton Bowl which may have the best New Years
Day attraction in Navy and Rice the branchld of
to Of Aabamas appearances in the Rose Bowl Later
he staged the first Cotton Bowl January l. 1887 when
Sammy Baugh Of TCU and Art Guepe of Marquette
the stars Incidentally in the 2l games played the
score for the host Southwestern Conference is l5G
points as against l42 for the visitors.
NOW THAT RALPH HoUK has been named Yankee
coach to fill the vacancy left by Bill Dickey New York
sports pages guessing that Houk may Casey STEM
gels eventual successor manager Of the Yankees.
Belmont Park st is Americas largest racing oval but
no longer measures mile and half plus feet inches
The home turn cut about SO feet to help the park
ing problem. Bob Guowski. the premier pole vaulter
won't be seen in action in the January and February
meets He broke an arm playing basketball.
Although Frank Lane has seen young Roger
Maris play the Indians general manager lists Mars
Herb Score as trade untouchabes.
so many clubs ask about him that don't dare get
rid of him. Lane Which is approximately way the
Yankees kept Yogi Berra Branch Hickey who book"
on the awkward young man in sailor suit offered $4,000
for Yogs contract Larry MacPhai although he hadn't
seen Berra, figured that if he worth that kind of
money to Brooklyn he worth keeping.
THREE OF THE FOUR coaches whose teams took
part in the University of Kentucky Invitatonal Tourn
menOzze Cowles of Minnesota Frank MCGUIRE of North
Carolina Fred Schaus Of West Virginia and Adoph Rupp
OF Kentucky-thnk that college basketball should have
"a or 80 second rule All except Cowes feel the coegans
should ape the pros who have role requiring team TO
shoot within "a seconds after gaining possession
render the ball II think it makes teams take shots they
shouldn't take Cowles argued but MCGUIRE said 1t would
eliminate the defense which is running college
game" Rupp commented "The next olympics will be
played under the 30-second rule We might we'll get
used TO it,"
The Santa Claus of the Arlington County Department
OF Recreation and Parks who talks the telephone to
youngsters during certain hours each day JA 7743O is
Bill King, senior at George Washington University who
played for several years in the Cleveland Indians chain
wilt Chamberlain, rated the most exciting Of basketball
players claims he loses seven eight pounds per game
although he weighs 220.