Evening star., 1957-12-31
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A Real Picture Show

The ASSOCIATED PRESS Is out with walloping book
The Year in Sports" prentice $12 500 that must
contain the finest collection athletic pictures ever put
between II there's weakness 1t Is because the
events only from October 1885, to October 1857
Is called the 1858 edition.
Consequently one is not reminded that Bold Ruler
won is57s most important horse race beating Gallant
Man and Round Table in the sS2350 Trenton Handicap
Nor is it recorded that oklahomas football winning streak
finally was stopped by Notre Dame But the photos . .
they sdperbi
hockey athletes and round ball giants ghtng Consider
ing the shape of boxing perhaps they generally did as
well as the pros In that field.
There spectacuarly gruesome shot of Herb Score,
the young Cleveland pitcher lying the after he
was struck in the by line drive of Gil McDougalds
bat Oh the book offers further evidence that Hank
Aaron Of the Braves did miss long ny by McDougald
In the third game Of the World Series
THERE IS SEQUENCE Of four pictures showing
Aaron his knees and the ball the ground McDougad
was called out but the Yankees the game l23 and
all it proved was that good photographers aren't
sarily umpre's best friend
There is ong-lens shot of Willie Shoemaker riding
Gallant Man. Just starting to rise up from his saddle when
there was sixteenth Of a mile to 1t probably cost
him the Kentucky Derby, which Iron Lege by q
nose.
The Robinson -Baso pictures attested to the grueng
night and then there is shot Of Baso kneeling in the
ring at Yankee Stadium and offering prayer Of thanks
for winning the middleweight championship
Inere Is AItnea GlDS0nS ticker tape parade IN New
York after she became the FIRST Negro to win at Wmble
don And dandy Of Enos Slaughter, his shirt torn and
his cap turned backwards walking on the field In Chi
detected and elected" after free-fora between
the White Sox and Yankees
There Is almost no end TO outstanding pictures re-
minding that 957-rather October 1885, to October
ls57-was whale Of year in sports And when all the
photos studied and the the read the Associated
Press nrst Of series Of ANIMALS will make wonderful
bedboard.
IT is TOO BAD about Frank Leahy, nrst that his
physician advised him against accepting the Texas AIM
coaching job and secondly that won't know what The
Master could have done with the Aggies
AIM was coming all undone toward the end Of the
Paul Bryans guys led by John Crow and Charlie
Kruger reeled OF eight straight and then blew the last
three. including the Gator Bowl. We just didn't have
good football players Bryant explained People had
rated too high in the first place"
Bryant who is moving to Alabama, may not be leaving
whole lot Of material behind him, Crow gone already
signed by the Chicago Cardinals and that most Of his
backed ofense and defense Trying to mend the fences
would have been challenge to Leahy, who must be con-
dered one Of the great coaches Of all time doesn't
show l07139 record simply by trying to be liked and
occasionally failing
Much as he wants It, Leahy apparently has no chance
Of Just becoming athletic director at AIM while his old
aide at Notre Dame Bob Mcbride coaches The way the
brass In Texas has been talking, all that's wanted Is
head coach not athletic director That Job be filled
anytime, and cheaper.
ONCE UPON TIME, when Leahy quit at Notre Dame
In February 1884, at only as 1t reported that pro-
fessonal football team offered him 100000 year for
10 years II 1t legitimate, Leahy refused the hand
soonest offer In history Now four years later he wants
back In coaching.
Leahy may not have punished himself any more than
say Jim Tatum but Frank had Tatums nexhausti-
BILE stamina He q worrer, content only with per-
fecon He demanded and caoled for something like l6
hours day over stretch. while he coaching at
Nore Dame, he was at home only six nights out Of co.
II there a two-buck word for a nickel word Leahy
had because he worked at having It, II occa-
sion he couldn't remember the Of person matter
fretted
His intensity expressed to his players He wasn't
Chesterfeldan the field Off He told his centers
ut least once:
when you snap the ball back TO the quarterback,
want 10 see the blood on his hands"
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