Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-08
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAH By FRANCIS STANN
OF This and That

IF EVER A FIGHTER had an opponent pegged right,
Virgil Atkins had the word Vince Martinez He won't
last the third round" Atkins predicted land he's got
weakness that let me hit him any time want to hit"
Martinez wasn't kayoed until the fourth but Atkins proved
himself prophet Incidentally the welterweight
champ, &c. gave up boxing three times and ran
through eight managers Managers good less
they're real good" Atkins says. George Ganford who
manages Sugar Ray Robinson had me in 1883 That
my worst year. He tried to fancy up like Robinson
1t didn't work"
The mother of Sid Keener, director of the Baseball
Hall of Fame at CooperStown N. Y. passed away the
other day at the age of 104 Szuzina the middle
weight from Bremen Germany, who will fight Joey Giar
delo Of Brooklyn in Gode Ahearns blacktie presentation
at the Shoreham Wednesday considered of the
most muscular fighters in his division Lifts weights to
keep the biceps popping etc. but probably will get licked
by Gardello who is cutey type
Jim Luckett of Alexandria is among many who are
favoring the Jack Tuock Memorial Auditorium in Alex
andria honoring the late newSpaperman who did much
for so many. Florence Chadwick only woman to swim
the English Channel both ways is the yearround
aquatcs director at GroSsingers
WARREN " REED of GOT jefferson street NV. was
reminded by the Georgetown Hall of Fame story of the
death Of Shorty Bahen who killed in the Thanks
giving Day game between Georgetown and the Columbia
A. c. in 1888 Every time think of football that same
old comes up Mr. Reed reports. Il had just been
introduced to Shorty Then both teams piled up him
and his neck broken The sight haunted me. didn't
another football game until the 19S0s.
They really played 1t rough back In the OLD days
Mr. Reed says 81 shut my eyes and see big Mike
Mahoney running hard he could and with blood
dripping from his chin to his mdsectionhis blood"
Nobody to know what happened to Mike after he
played two in the National League but Jim Ruby
president of the Georgetown Athletic Association is run
ming down report that he became member of the
New York police force.
Willie Call Me Bill Hartack is supposedly angry
at Calumet because he didn't get the mount Tim Tam
that he's walking out. II got royal pushing around.
I've had it." Willie pouts. Nils Brekke of Alexandria,
who operates out of the Washington Sailing Marina just
south the National Airport is trying to promote junior
sailing program. Were going to stress sailing,
Ship safety and craftsmanship and the classes will be
limited to boys and girls between the ages of and a."
Brekke says There is practically cos-just SITS for
the privately owned racing pram.
HEINIE MILLER living in pleasant retirement at
Mount Vernon Park finds that Godie Ahearns upcomng
back-te fight stirs memories. ION June a. 1884, writes
the old Marine, James j. Corbett the bank clerk and
in San Francisco Both evening clothes and boxed
on stage San Francisco theater Corbett looked so
good that local sportsmen raised $4,000 side bet for
the title match which Corbett incidentally, used
to referee back in 1886 and required to
tuxedo"
Tim Holland the Rockville Centre, NJ Y, golfer who
was beaten the SeminalS of the British Amateur
theess achieved distinction While putting Holland
complained annoyed by busy little train running
on spur track between ST. Andrews and LeucharS juno
ton OicalS directed the engineer of the train Ito be
especially considerae of the American playing in red
sweater" Holland after getting beat promised to return
for another try year. His newest complaint Il wish
greenskeepers had cut all the the same height