Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-01
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PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 3O-Navys football SQUAD was
given to understand before game time that tie with Army
would eliminate the Midshpmen from the bowl picture
as far Academy officials The step
taken to prevent any bitter feeling such of the
Mddies felt ago when they played the Cadets to
TT stalemae and wanted to accept Cotton Bowl bid
Just about every competent baseball man who has
seen Bob Malkmus the BraveS-owned second haseman
who be claimed in the draft Cal orh at Colorado
Springs on Monday. Is high the young Most
agree that Milwaukee hadn't obtained Red Schoendienst
from the Giants last the 26-year-old Malkmus
would have been the Braves regular second baSeman II
he joins the Washington Club Malkmus will be the best
baserunner on the roster
Coach Eddie Erdelatz last warning to the Navy squad
sbefore the kickoff: when you ind halfbacks
making lot Of tackles of Anderson Barta and Dawkins
watch for the bomb He referring Of course
Anderson and Pete Dawkins can throw. Now that Al
Roen has decided to stay retired look for General Man
Frank Lane of the Indians make pitch for Reno
Bertoa Of the Tigers or Eddie Yost of the Senators
BOOK DEPT: Barney Ross in mo Man Stands Alone"
-diScloses that while he addicted narcotics he
attempted to slash his throat night Ross you may
remember. voluntarily entered the Federal Hospital at
Lexington. KY for the Arthur Mann whose
new literary effort is called Branch Rckey-Amercan In
action" illustrates in the opening sentence the
=believabe scope Of the difficulties he tRickey)
encounter without trying" Mann's in point
that when Hickey applied for birth certificate in his
18th year. he wound up in rhubarb with the custodian
cf vital records at the scoto oho County Courthouse
Bill Jurges contends that college baseball demand
such large bonuses d they to play at ALI because
ndustrys scouts skimming OF the Of the
academic crop Big business has scouts like ours and
college kid shows promise he is apt to land $1,000
a-year job right on the bat" says the oneme slick
$helding urges No minors $4,000 minimum.
kgambe great of insecurity Baseball can't match
what industry has to offer"
Don Newcombe and his wife have adopted their third
Child. boy who II weeks old at the time. There
is bad for American tennis Bluffs, according
ito Australia's Maharaiah Of the net Harry Hopman
l7-year-old named Ken Fletcher is being hailed by
i5opman as the Ausses' next court ruler.
ARMYs sTlR CENTER, Jim Herman not only Is
captain Of the football squad but Cadet captain too
He's the deans list and is the second-ranking man in
the Corps at West Point Another pretty versatile sort
Of Cadet Dennis Niche, who in 1890 captain
COACH trainer and business Of Armys first foot
ball team. Niche also used influence to break down
stout official prejudice at the Point against athletics In
general and football in particular The he influenced
was his dad. "Old Pete" Niche who dean OF the
academic hoard.
u Horace Ashenfelter who had become favorite Of
THE Star Games customers before winning the
Oympc steepechase title will do all Of his future running
for the FBI Mick Atrock, preparing TO head for
Sarasota for the winter recalls that when he teamed with
Big Ed Walsh and Doc white to give the "Htless Wonder"
White Sox unbeatable three-man pitching stan,
Charlie Comskey was paying them only $4,000. 81 got
$780, Walsh paid $1,000 and Doc says he got $1,000
Arock says 1T wasn't much but at least you could put
In your pocket and call 1t your own"
The January issue Of Sport Magazine features Margie
Foster Of the University of Maryland campus queen Of
the month. Marge runnerup in the Miss Washington
test last summer will compete against four other
queens from the Nation for Campus Queen of the
Year AS II the Cincinnati Redlegs didn't already have
baseballs biggest first baseman In Ted Kluszewsk 1887
pounds) they'll have still beef available for the posi-
ton this year. At 49, Steve Bko (235 pounds will try to
make the big leagues again.
Rocky Marcano has failed in an attempt TO buy the
Brockton Mass shoe factory where his dad worked for
many years.
Remember Paul Petit, whom the Pirates handed
100000 bonus few years ago because he rated such
hot pitching prospect His price next week II he's
drafted from the Coast League will be mere $4,000
Petit is making like an outhelder these days
Lou Little who has been writing for The Star and
other newspapers this fall had contract during his
rs years coach at Columbia Pete Jokanovich Nays
star pass-receyine end mnghng with the pros 10
ago Pete member Of the late AL Josons Sonny
Boys kid team that played between halves OF the Los
Angeles Rams games