Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-24
SPOTLIGHT
ON
\ SPORTS
BY CHARLES EGAN
Of This and That

CALVIN GRIFFITH, who in the past has taken
umbrage at Washington sports writer's should try reading
the Cleveland newspapers for change Jim Doye Plain
Dealer sports columns led off with this item Just the other
day: WELL we won't have to worry about the Indians'
moving to Minneapolis any It's the Washington
Mats who'll move there and if that makes MINNEAPOLIS
bg-league town, what about Mngo Junction Ohio?"
Wonder how many FANS inclined to blame Walter
Oaey and his move to Los Angeles for many of
balls Ills, realize what shambes Milwaukee would have
made out Of the National League pennan race if it
for the Dodgers As of yesterday the Dodgers had 1877
margin over the Braves in their seasons SERIES yet trailed
secondplace San Francisco 31O and the third-place
Pirates, 7-13
Leslie A. Bush-much better known as Bullet Joe"
Bush star pitcher for the old Philadelphia Athletics and
later the Red Sox and Yankees-has shaken off the
OF 1857 heart attack and back Job at the Atlantic
City Race Course punching out $40 par-mutue tickets
IN the clubhouse 1t will be As years October since
BSh then 20year-old rookie went all the way to beat
John McGraw's Giants on hve-hitter in key World
Series game Despite his white hair Joe doesn't look S.
DURING HIS LONG SERVICE with the Redskins,
Center AL Demao always ranked the top or whereabouts
among the teams trenchermen. But AL wants it known
that he not in Rocky Marcano class as welding
knife and fork is concerned. seems that shortly
before Monday nights Patterson-Harrs fight the re-
tired heavyweight champion Milton Kronhems dinner
guest at Duke zeberS restaurant and Demao was the
party. Al held his at that sitting but when Rocky
called for food and started on pzza and few
other Italian morses after the group had the fight
according to his account of it,
incidentally, Demao fears that even if Red Stephens
and Dick Stanfel get back into action the end
the exhibition season. their injuries will reard the Red
skins considerably because it will take time for them
get into condition Ts hard for folks to appreciate what
the loss of couple of great guards like them mean
to team" AL said.
Harold Outten, the former George Washington High
School guard who's battling for job with the Detroit
Lions isn't likely to overseep again The Alexandria
boy and three other rockies missed the Lions charter
plane the morning after the A-Star Game in Chicago
and had to pay their airline transportation back
the Michigan training camp.
NAVY STARTS FOOTBALL practice this week amid
reports that Joe Beno sensational hafback Plebe
might give Coach Eddie Erdelatz lot of happy moments
this fall The chunky Belno 5-foot-8, 1856 FOUNDER
from Winchester, Mass averaged phenomenal ia yards
for 90 carries and scored 81 points for the PebeS
Cox, Navy pubciSt also passes along word that Capt
Dick Dagampat, who is being shifted from fuback to
hafback is listed in the 1858 handbook as Californian
Hawaiian Filipino Dick was born in California and his
father is native of Manila, there complaints
when the press referred to him Hawaiian his mothers
nationality
A copy of the 1858 Notre Dame football dope sheet
is at hand and it isn't hard to get the impression that
Terry Brennan starting his fifth as head coach
of the Irsh is nearly cautious about his predictions
Frank Leahy Brennan comedies he will start the
with much more experienced personnel. Reports
from others indicate Terry might get mileage
of two speedy sophomore halfbackS william CRed) Mack
of Allison Park Pa and Ray RatkowSk Splinter from
Queens N. Y.
Art Rooney, who operates the Shamrock Stable as
we'll the Pittsburgh Seelers reports first foa by Lou
Ea the horse Art named for the New York Times sports
writer Joe Schmidt the Detroit Lions defensive ace
has his picture hanging the Brussels Worlds Fair The
photo of the exPitt star making goalne tackle is part
of display depicting "the American way of life"
WORD FROM BILL JAEGER, Laurel publcist, is that
Sailors Guide first foreign horse to accept invitation
to the washington, D. c. International November H. will
arrive the West Coast today from Australia The Aussie
champion is to be shipped to New York and may be
taken by Hirsch JocobS until his regular trainer
arrives in this country Cheeky Charley" Smirke the
Cockney jockey who the 1858 International Wor-
near the Newmarket track in England. He promptly
blamed two women drivers for the mishap.
Lou Pondfeld Pimico bgwig, wishes nothing but the
best of luck to Mrs Liz Lunns Restless Wind who
the Arlington Futury and has just been made supple
mentary entry-at cost of $75OO-for next Saturdays
Washington Park Futurity But Ponded isn't happy
about the fact that the Vrgina-owned colt wasn't nomi
mated for the Pimlco Futurity That rich has no
provision for late-developing 2-year-olds.
Bill RoSensohn the irsttry promoter of the Patterson
Harris fight at Angeles wrigey Field stands to lose
$1,000 bet to George PsrnaSSus, felow-promoer, II
the Carmen Basilo-Art Aragon bout September out
draws the heavyweight match Next weeks welterweight
fight also win be staged at the abandoned baseball park