Evening star., 1957-12-29
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Of This and Thot

WILLIE PEP STILL is going strong and now has an
ambition to become 2O-year man in boxing Can you
name the last one? He Johnny Dundee The New
York Rangers should applauded for coming to Wash
ingon January and playing the Presidents in the Carroll
Hall benefit game
Joe Louis is down fighting weight Now if he could
take on 20 years There doom threaded into each
preDavs Cup dispatch from Australia and Vic seixas
says this his last effort IF had and the
Davis Cup to be played in the United States next
year. Vic is quoted II might try to play But as soon as
home I'm going in the stockbrokng business in Pha-
delphia and will be able to make trip like this
again."
Red Blaks Christmas card was warming SO
wire from the Stuart F1aJ Saifsh Club asking If one
might like to line in the fourth annual sailsh light
tackle tournament January 1912 You should the line
Ted williams in that affair. It's not heavy enough to
mend sock.
STEVE JUNKER THE BRAwNY END who blocks every
bit well he catches passes for the Detroit Lions was
picked the Associated Press Little Ml-Amefica second
team in 1885, along with Jim Podoley the Redskins versa
tile back Junker played with Xavier University in Gin
cinnati Podoeys alma mater lttle-known Central
Michigan Prediction Navy will beat Rice in the Cot
ton Bowl Having Larry Dolby in the outfeld and Jack
Harshman to pitch will make the Baltimore Orioles too
tough for the Senators to beat in 1858
Pro gridders did all right when they picked Johnny
Unas. quarterback Of the Colts winner Of the Jim
Thorpe Trophy presented annually to the most valuable
player Of the National Football League. Maryland
Is sending out footbatype releases its basketball team
the Plum Hollow Golf Club in Detroit is new plaque,
reading buffers Take Heart On this the fourth hole at
Plum Hollow June a. 1887 in the Western Open, Sam
Snead took 10 strokes In spite Of this disaster he finished
with $780, stroke behind Doug Ford, the winner"
THE LATE JUDGE KENESAw MOUNTAIN LANDIs
when he was baseball commissioner wouldn't allow any
associated with the game TO be track 1t
didn't always work out because John McGraw, for one
frequented the horse parks but Lands probably would
turn in his grave he knew that Gene Freese third
baseman Of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has been appointed
member Of the press box staff at the Fair Grounds In New
Orleans and at the track five days every week all winter
George Preston Marshal's quarterbacking boy,
Dan played only briefly last he scored 07 points
and grabbed Ill rebounds As sophomore he scored 14
points and picked of 152 rebounds.
1t sounds very much as II the Redlegs will depart Gin
cinat and grab OF that New York territory left vacant by
the Giants and Dodgers But it's the old story-no
parking facilities in Cincinnati either.
MR. AND MRS. ALLIE REUBENS Hasty House Farm
stable Is at Haleah again with real international string
OF thoroughbreds from six nations and four continents
England Ireland, Australia Chile Argentina and the
United States. Cartoonist Willard Mullins cartoon OF
Pop Knickerbocker is classic Shows the old boy sitting
down and screaming, Il told you there wasn't any Santa
Claus don't what Virginia says Look what got for
Christmas On his feet roller skates 1t that
Jim Farley, r, is reviving the roller derby.
The Kansas City Athletics, promoting their season
ticket sale are promising preferential World
Series ducats In 49, The Senators could do the same
thing. Herb Score, readying himself for a comeback
doesn't think the injury he suffered when struck by
liner of Gil McDougalds bat will make him gun shy 'Ive
ben hit before-I expect to be hitGgan," Herb says.