Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-14
SPOTLIGHT
ON
( SPORTS
OF This and Thot
By BILL FUCHS

CALVIN GRIFFTTHS vacilating attitude concerning
the Senators franchise in the last few weeks threw
fright into the ball clubs publicist Herb Heft
and his assistant Charley Botman, of all people Each
has just purchased new home in the Washington area
and both feared their jobs about to be moved
Minneapolis 1t just shows that the publicity department
of the Senator's is sometimes the last to know Cable
stories claim Herb Elliott Australian miller, eats oats
Well what's wrong with that? Another Australian runner
Sailors Guide eats them and he'll be highly regarded in
the Washington c. International at Laurel November IL
Francis Siam, who usually occupies this space with
his VIM Lose Draw column is recovering after surgery
at Georgetown Hospital and should be at the
Old stand soon. Another of this departments writer's
Bob Hanson also has been stricken with illness and Is
undergoing series of tests. The Milwaukee County
Fark Commission has recommended million-dollar I'M
provement program that viii raise the seating capacity
Of County Stadium home Of the Braves by 5000 to almost
Ak Ed (Moosel Krause athletic director at Notre
Dame has been named vice chairman Of the organizing
committee for the Pan American Games Of 1882 scheduled
for Chicago
s GUESS THE OCCUPATION of the young man who
made these remarks about rock N roll at hasn't any
melody It makes no sense and has no beauty Why you
could find rhythm and real beat listening to the
noises in shipyard Music? It's downright ridiculous"
Answer Karl Korte 23year-od jockey who ranks among
the top six winners at Atlantic City He gave his opinion
to Tom oReilly Morning Telegraph columnist "Arcaro
for riding" he said, "and Wagner for music" /. They
saying Sam Horner of V could be the cassest back
in the Southern Conference this The of
Army colonel this product of Hill School in Pennsylvania
now calls Alexandria home
On the same day that Gene FflipSki, kickoff return
specialist of the New York Giants, quit and went home
Roosevelt Grier reported back from the Army Grier
25year-old tackle, stands feet So and weighs 279
pounds The loss of Flipsh and the return of Grier
Melted the Giants for the day. years. inches and 94
pounds. Il. Grier weighs 1851 pounds more than a
Chinese hafback at Carnegie Tech named Gordon Yee
At 1913 pounds Yee is the ghest player in the schools
history Bill Malezky who weighed 24O pounds as the
middle guard for Maryland six years ago and baooned to
265 in the Army is down to 2O5 assistant coach at
South Hagerstown (Md9 High.
THAT THE DODGERS have to start all over if they
are to regain the stature they enjoyed before leaving
Brooklyn evidenced by their Starting lineups of late
which lists these names Lils Fairly Larker, Howard
Robinson and Pignatano That's Earl Robinson rookie
not Jackie, and Frank, another rookie, not Elston
They're saying that rookie Howard could be the one to
break Babe Ruths homer mark He hit one in his major
league debut last Wednesday this 6foot-6 giant can
hit, he'll give bad dreams to opposing pitchers.
Aside to Navy, which plays Michigan at Ann Arbor
October H. Coach Benne Oosterbaan held recent scrm
mage and the weights of his frststng line read 2lO
220 $780, 205 230 200 and 1885, and the baced weights
were EOS, 215, 1872 and 1876.
Steve Douglass very popular sportscaster here sew
eral years ago who is working in Canada is in Phia
depha today to do the of the Canadian pro
league football game between Hamilton and Ottawa
Casey Stengel will try Billy Richardson at shortstop and
centeeld after the Yankees cnch the pennant Remem
Der how many positions Tony Kubek played before settling
at shortstop? with like that" Casey says you
carry extra pitcher"
.MERRELL WHITTLESEY Of this department reports
back from his tour of Atlantic Conference schools
that the safest place for Charley Carpenter on foot
ball field The Wake Forest quarterback is out with
broken wrist suffered in outeld collision in softbaI
game He never has been injured playing football through
high school and college, but he had Al stitches taken ia
his hand when he cut it on water fountain and suffered
ruptured disc when lifting tables as wake Forest moved
to Winston Salem.
Jim Tatum says that he would not have voted for the
new points, touchdown rule but now that it is in
he rather likes it Paul Amen Of Wake Forest said he
saved 20 minutes day last week by practicng cko
returns for the opener with Maryland Saturday Tales
that Maryands Vince Scott boots hckofs through the
goalposts with consistency have reached Amens ears
Dick Voris Vrginias coach former assistant at
Army says he would welcome Of Armys schedules
with the scattered breathers instead Of the present vr
ginia schedule packed with ACC games