Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-07
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
Of This and That
By BILL FUcHs

MINNEAPOLIS AND ST PAUL, feuding now over a
major league franchise have arguing over the
sruction Of bridge for 83 AT that rate by the
time the American League gets franchise in that area
the National League will have couple of clubs on Mars
Booton Herndon in the current issue of True writes
of the Tiny Titan of the To- Who else but Eddie LeBaron
OF the Redskins? Once asked he didn't think he'd be
better quarterback If he were taller Eddie answered
according to Herndon: How would know? I've never
been any taller"
That Navy has come a long way in football since
Eddie Erdeaz took over head in 1850 is pointed
by the preseason ticket activity The game with Maryland
in Baltimore figures to be sellout The last time the two
teams met in Baltimore only $4,000 fans turned out The
stadium seats 5777S Clifton Fuller Maryland quarter
bacNof 1892 who died at his home in Cumberland last
week, went to all Of Maryands home football games
When Illinois plays at Duke october it win mark the
first football trip below the MasonDixon line for
Illni team. #
1T is THAT SILLY time again when all the experts"
publish their predictions the college football season.
Stanley Woodward in his own publication picks Notre
Dame as the No team. Fred Russell of the Nashville
Banner writing in the Saturday Evening Post likes Okla
noma nrst and Notre Dame second, while Looks Tim
Conane picks Ohio State as the mythical champ and
Notre Dame no better than ninth. Pittsburgh which
doesn't get call from the other two is Cohanes seventh
ranked team and North Carolina is eighth Both win beat
Notre Dame Cohane predicts But while the Irish will
lose to Pitt they'll beat Navy and Army and Army will beat
Pitt. What's that again?
Head Coach 30 Sherman of George washington says
his team definitely will go after the points after touch
down. No matter what you hear read, it's hard to
find anybody who likes the rule This corner thinks
the extra point always was silly There those who will
disagree, but settling otherwise football game
seems here like deciding draw in boxing with race
to get the gloves of.
SAILORS GUIDE WINNER of $4,000 (almost $15oOoo,
in Australia almost got dumped in the drink while being
unoaded on the West Coast The son of Lighthouse made
the 21-day voyage without incident never missing
meal He's here for the Washington D. c. International
November II at LAUREL =. Australian horses celebrate
their birthdays July /, not January they do here
Harness racing in Maryland, a bonanza when first
begun IL years ago. is in danger than officials care
to admit All tracks well off their 1857 figures in
betting Rosecroft the leader with average nightly
handle of $4,000 Compare that with the New York
plants which average nearly 81 million night and you
wonder If the harness people here aren't considering
moving their franchise"
AMONG 10 CANDIDATES for the National Jockeys
Hall OF Fame at Pimco is who wouldn't ring bell
with many horse fans He is Jimmy Mclaughlin and he
was the No. rider of his day Trouble is his day was
so long Born in 1851 he became racing first hero of
the sports pages six Belmont Stakes in seven
and pioneer in campaigning for clean racing One
who does remember him is Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons ga
year-od trainer who says he would get his first
There is no official title such, but Bob Goaby who
won II letters at Beeville Gill; High School, is being
doomed pro COLTS Freshman of the Year" He has won
would be Tony Lena, exMarine who has $500 to his
credit. The University of North Carolina football
brochure includes pictures of former Maryland staff
members-Head Coach Jim Tatum, Assistants Emmett
Cheek Ed Kensr George Barclay Fred Tulla Trainer
John Lacey and Assistant Trainer Warren Morris.
RED BLAIK, NOW entering his 18th season as head
football coach at Army has compiled sparkling record
Included are winning Streaks of 80 and % games five
unbeaten seasons total mark of 113 wins SO losses and
ties, and he has produced Is genuine Al-America
players. Jim Post, sophomore halfback at the Uni
Versity OF Detroit cousin of Waly Post Philes' OUT
fielder. The name Walter Johnson came into the
news when gentleman of the name of the great
Washington pitcher Of bygone years temporarily blocked
Minneapolis plans for stadium expansion. The name will
come up again. It belongs to of Mchigans top ends
and the Wolverines play Navy October II Michigan
Morgan Wootten, football coach at DeMatha High
had some able assistance in training his quarterbacks
Marylands Bob Rusevlyan helped out . /. The Maryland
squad is in the best shape of any to report in
Pubcist Joe Blars time at College Park And Joe was
there throughout the successful Tatum era. . Jimmy
Motley former Princeton and George Washington High
quarterback is backeld coach under brother Chuck at
ST. Chrisophers High Of Richmond which is looking for
Washington area opponent fol-, September 2s q.