Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
WIN LOSE OR
6NAV By FRANCIS sTANN
In Ironion 1t Means Lucky Man

BARRING AN UNEXPECTED decision to turn pro-
James Abol Hassen Bakhtiar will be on display in
football suit for the last time in this tomorrow
at College Park.
The sheik of Iran leads Virginia against Maryland in
Byrd Stadium in overdue resumption of a colorful
series. The odds that if you present. you will
agree that Bakhtar is the best college fuback you have
in these parts.
Back home" (hes been American citizen since 53)
Jim is called khan" (Iranian for sheik) and villagers
bow before him. this country on Saturday afternoon
his opponents have other for him and get knocked
down. The Cavaliers haven't been much of a football
team during Bakhtars three varsity years. but it wasn't
his fault.
The big, 22-year-od goes into the game with
record Of 1859 yards gained by rushing Not
the great Bill Dudley matched this mark at Virginia
Only Johnny Papit, briefly Redskin, tops Jim with
3,047 yards.
VIRGINIA MAY NOT have been hot stuff in the
late 40s when Papt was carrying the ball, but the
Cavaliers better then than in 195567 Despite his
outstanding individual record Bakhtiar has been the
winning side only six times.
Mostly against smaller schools" Publcist Dick
Turner adds, mournfuly I'VE just haven't able to
give Jim great deal of help It's too bad but Jim will
do all right have it from good that Bakhtar will
be the All-America fullback."
If the ranian is Al-America fullback two things
will have been proven:
l. You play for a loser team always outcassed,
and still make Al-America.
the playpen
THOSE WHO CHOOSE Al-America football players
never lost sight of Bakhitar even while Jim and the
Cavaliers being beaten by Duke Clemson Army VMl
and South Carolina In these lost causes Jims eats
weighed in proper perspective.
Only outstanding ball carrier could have gained
1893 yards sophomore for team that lost nine
games and one. Jim gained $40 yards with the
Cavaliers Of last 81 team This season. he has
rushed 757 yards with the Maryland and North Carolina
games still to be played.
Jamshid Abol has come a long way since he arrived
in this country at the age of IL, dark-eyed kid who
never saw football game until he went out for the
12O-pound team at the Boys Club of Washington.
He learned to play After one trip back to Iran the
youngser retuped to Washington and played for Western
High and Bulls Prep Before entering Virginia to study
medicine, Bakhtar had played some the lne-at CEN
ter-as well fullback. 1t Fred Muvey, one-time
George Washington star, coaching at Western who
suggested Bakhtiar be kept at fullback.
LIKE ALL OF vIRGINIAS opponents, Maryland has
been printing its defenses for Bakhtiar
1t isn't of how Bakhtar goes, goes Virginia.
He can be hot pistol and still the Cavaliers can, and
do lose But it makes it if Jim be contained bit
"He takes pretty good beating" Coach Ben Martin
Of Virginia admits. Every team play puts two
three men him. They know Jim is about all we've
got He's really better than his record shows"
The sheik of Abadan doesn't bear many battle
marks as might be expected He is large, wellbuilt
handsome guy. For time he worked in Charlottesville
supermarke after school hours At first he checker
80 many of lady customers lined up his counter"
the manager said I'VE had to put Jim in the stock ROOM
Bakhar doesn't regret having played his football with
loser II think I'm lucky" he says.
incidentally, Bakhtiar in Iranan means lucky man."