Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-18
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ), FRANCE, SIAM
OF This and. That

IF YOU LIKE heavyweight Champion Floyd Patter-
sons chances Of beating Amateur Pete Rademacher
Thursday night don't bother looking up bookmaker to
bet because he isn't having any This is the frs time in
IS that recall where there price at
all heavyweight title nght" leading bookie says
There's not even line on knockout round"
Fred Hutchinson who has a low boiling point is
disguised with his Cardinals who have all but chucked
the National League pennan When three straight hers
s-Hobie Landrith Wally Moon and Keno Boyer-struck
out against Rookie Dick Drott Of the Cubs the acid
tongued manager snared I'D be willing to bet he
couldn't strike out right now. We've rot some hters
who act as though it's Illegal to swing at breaking ball"
Just because the Senate looks kindly on national
memorial stadium on East Capitol street doesn't
the baseball Senator's they stay in Washington will play
there This is not news, merely reminder Cal 0rifnth
consistently has opposed site in that section claiming
with logic that it makes for prohibitive distance
for Bethesda-chevy Chase and Virginia fans
SOME OF YOGI BERRAS supporters noting his 200
plus batting average beginning think that's the
kind Of hitter he will be from They feel he's
been catching too many games but they defend Yogs
presence in the lineup because Of his defensive and mental
ability. SWITCH you might call it. . . An adventure
romance to be released by United Artists will star Bob
Matthias twice Olympic decathIon champion in starring
role and in Chinese setting. Nays new football
brochure, produced by John Cox is a beaut as usual
From the pen Of Col Harvey Miller: 1T is noted that
sports writer's continue mention that Hurricane Jackson
and Floyd Patterson sparrng partners So what2
1t was About fight Locally often wonder how often
George Abrams and Steve Mamakos worked together
In q training ring.
"A lad named Norman selby was sparrng partner for
Weterweight Champion Tommy Ryan for several years"
Col. Miller goes on. Stepping out on his own, Seby
assumed the name Of Kid Mccoy and begged Ryan for
title eight for old times sake Ryan accommodated him
and Mccoy belted Tommy out in IS rounds won the
title. Jim Corbet training for his title fight with Bob
FzSmmons urged sports writer's over his sparng
partner, Jim Jeies who later knocked both Fz and
Corbett"
SAMMY BAUGH HAS BEEN appointed again to the
United Press football coaches rating board for 1857 and
win vote for the 10 top collegiate teams each week. .
Very few hot pro golfers driver of the tee-just
brassie Charley Goldman, the little man who trained
Rocky Marciano contends that fighter who has passed
81 or 80 has to train only half much younger
fighter Hence he likes Sugar Ray Robinson 37 to lick
Carmen Basilio, the IBC hucksters say when the
middleweght king defends against the welter champ
September % at Yankee Stadium
Second money in the worlds richest race, meaning
the Garden State Stakes coming up october &C. worth
more than first prize In most Federal HILL second
last year. $50 842 although losing photo Barbzon
Paul Richards Of the Orioles, who may be the best
manager in the business The trouble with most ball
players that they don't know the difference between an
ache and pain One needs and the other needs rest
%*%%
MARYLAND WILL WIND UP tn 81 football season
with SIS record, according to that intrepid forecaser
Francis Wallace now prognoscatng in Payboy Magazine
After 271 collapse every bit shocking as Notre
Danes Maryland will be back with 20 lettermen who have
had year to brood injuries and other sings and
arrows says Wallace who picks Duke to win the Atlantic
Coast Conference championship
Navy Wallace predicts will be the top team in the East
this fall and Of the top 10 elevens the country
will play in the Cotton Bowl. Remember Joe (Ducky)
Medw1ck, Of the real good bad-ba hitters? His son.
Joe IT, is 6foot3 weighs 1875 and is out for football
Southern Methodist.
why is everybody screaming about this hght?" Pro-
oer Jack Hurley demands he talks Of Patterson
Rademacher. I'VE not invading anybodys living room
or even single beer saloon. The fight will not be elecast
People not being hit the head and made to buy
tickets We staging 1t strictly for Rademachers friends
and relations in the Pacific Northwest" Some friends and
relations.