Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS s1ANN
OF This and Thot

TAMPA, FLA. MAR. 23.-Obvl0uSly the right hand OF
the White Sox doesn't know what the left doing Despite
what Vice President Chuck Comiskey has saying Man
ager AL Lopez insists that Minnie Mnoso con-
sdered trading material to Washington. "MnoSo and
Nellie Fox the CUTS of the White Sox" Lopez says
WELLS interest in the March 90 benefit for Joe Louis
at Uine Arena stems from genuine liking and feeling
of gratitude toward the old Brown Bomber. WE'LL felt he
indebted to Louis when Ambers world
champ under WELLS banner, trying to get pension
from the Veterans Administration of his
tour of duty Louis and Jack Dempsey Ambers aid
Then in 1851 longer champion but winner of Is straight
fights in comeback Louis agreed against his better udg
ment to fight Rocky Marciano, whose knockout victory
made" Wells tiger
The reason the Red Sox are joining Jackie Jensen in
San Francisco instead of Jensens reporting the club in
Florida the onetme ALI America fulbacks refusal to
step into arplane. "He won't fly and that's it," Manager
Pinky Higgins explained before explaining Thursday why
should Jensen lose three four days each travelling
between California and Florida by train when work
with the Francisco Seals train
by himself at Hot Springs Ark but that didn't prevent him
from hitting two homers opening day for the
Athletics"
GULFSTREAM PARK FEELS it has something to offer
the public in its Florida Derby today and is
pulling out all stops to pubIcze the classic In addition
to chartered airner departing from New York. another
flying junket has arranged for sports writers head
quarteng Foridas west coast and anxious to switch
from baseball, which up to has been uneventful
survey indicates that only racing pro football and basket
ball. National League hockey and TVS baby, wrestling
picked up in attendance last year. Biggest l04
shown by the thoroughbreds and harness horses.
When Manager Walt Aston calls out Don, there are
half dozen players in the Dodger camp at vero Beach
ready to respond meaning Newcombe Drysdale thinner,
Bessent, Eston and Demeter Two Dons with fancy
minor league records the to the parent club
49,. Richmond Va, man, Robert A. McGrath, owns the
pocket watch with sweep second hand that timed Arsdes
he the first Kentucky Derby May IT, 1875 Still
keeping good time it bought by McGrathian Stud for
$500 and has PLATINUM and gold chain valued at $3.50
Jim Piersal whose life story running in movie houses
the country has book coming out shortly titled
How to Play the Oueld Better" If anybody can give
lessons it's Persa the secondhighest saared OF the
Red Sox. When Judge Lands commissioner he would
permit people with racing connections TO stock in
baseball Now there quite fewJohn Gabreath Bing
Crosby ct aand the other day Sunshine Park crtter
named Dropo presumably named after Walt Dropo White
Sox first baseman) second.
PIRATE ROOKIE DICK STUART, who either hits over
the fences strikes out canddly admits he popular
at Lincoln Nebr last year that had
alleys and sneak into motion picture houses Kids mobbed
the young who hit 60 home for Lincoln. Jack
Dittmer, who acquired by Detroit on waivers from
Milwaukee is claiming the Braves gave him no chance to
make good.
Track still are talking Of Jumbo Jim Elotts little
Vanova squad that just about swept the boards the
Chicago Daily News recent carnival carbon of The Stars
Elliott claimed the "best squad in the world"
and proved prophet when Phil Reavs the high
jump Bragg beat Doc Richards the pole vault Charley
Jenkins the $780, Ron Delany the mile (4038, and
the relay team set Daily News meet record with 1915
Sarasota natives and winter tourists burned up at
the Red Sox and Ted Williams because of the star htter
absence from exhibition game lineups until week ago.
They claim they pay to Williams and don't, but that
Humping Theodore played in Miami to help the gate and
that he will play the l2day California Arizona Louisiana
tour for the reason
So
GEORGE SUSCE, FORMER big league catcher who has
pitching for the Red Sox is not quite bitter
that his boy Paul. has been signed by the Pirates
for their Columbus farm club George upset because
several major league clubs passed the boy because Of his
poio-stricken left leg The leg is shrveed" George
cedes but it's strong He's got better and stuff
than 30 cent OF the big league pitchers Besides he
swish that bat For two years Paul voted the most
valuable player in the Southeastern Conference Paul. 81
starred at Auburn and evauated by clubs ncud
ing the Senators.
This is the time Of year for such Sports Illustrators
golf lessons by Ben Hogan, writing in five consecutive issues
Familiar reases repeating swings" and grps" but
Hogan may enighten few booktaught golfers when he
recommends drinking ginger ale of its effect
Kidneys and carrying in cold weather These
warmers Ben writes, ALSO to keep the golf
balls In your pocket nice and warm ball. you know
flies farther than a cold one.
Dave Sine, Duke sprint who might challenge Olympic
Star Bobby Morrow the worlds fastest human would like
TO be Yankee and well secuted because Of his CENTER
fielding. The report Great speed good field, hit"