Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
Of This and That
BY CHARLES EGAN

IF THE TIGERS are tough bunch to handle-and |
even mid-mannered Jack Tghe, their deposed manager
once said perhaps okngy that there are quite Few
heels on this cub"-Wills Patrick Norman new Detroit
skipper certainly qualities in one respect He's o-loot-o
and weighs 235 What he may need more than size,
however is the knack getting the teams glamour boys
to put big years backto-back AL Kane at 20, led the
league in batting in 1855, year in which Frank Larry
pitched q victories and Ray Boone led in RIBS Last
season Jim Burning 20, not counting the Al-Star
Game None has repeated his cover-boy HEROES
Loyal Washington fans aren't the only ones aware
that relief pitchers Dick Hyde and Truman CeVense'
contributed much to the Senator'S surprising sow
ing American League statisticians now are pointing
out that Hyde with Al innings worked, ana C4eVesel
with As TOP the believers service Between them they
have an 85 record Bud Byery another enecVe
reIiever has 20 mark for 81 innings.
Don thinner, real gamester currently playing snois
stop for the Dodgers quarterback canoloaCe
at Kentucky while Paul Bryant coaching there ne
didn't make the grade Don couldn't have been 1Jureo
much worse or oftener III football than ne mas peel IL
baseball 1t the way with Ace Parker e olu
Duke quarterback He escaped unscathed IN pro
but broke his leg couple of times on the diamond anu
failed to stick with the 1878 Athletics -s,~
SHOULD BUDDY PARKER Pittsburgh Steeers coach,
and Kuharich of the Redskins come up with trade
soon it wouldn't too surprising Parker, who used to
win championships for the Detroit Lions, luncheon
guest at Redskins headquarters the other day.
Somebody thinks Dan Nolan Little All America quarter
back from Lehigh is going to click with the Redskins
even with Eddie LeBaron and Ralph Gugnelm on hand
Dan wrote the Redskins recently asking if it was all right
to sign two-year contract with the Rawlings sports
goods outfit for Endorsements goodwill appearances ETC.
The Redskins, who start training less than SIX weeks
hence may have up with real good pass-catchng
end in Hanfan according to General Manager DICK
McCann However, Dick may be preJudced by some Oh
the background of the University of California graouaT
who recently concluded couple of years of military
service For instance, Hanifan'S father was born IN
County Kerry Ireland while his mother-nee Bridget
OGorman-came from County Clare Hanltan ST. uSeo
aAlaotO fhaI TniU itU Of
Mackie Prickett star quarterback for Rex Enrght!
South Carolina football teams of few years back, is only
% but already clicked trainer of his fathers race
horses at the New England tracks MacEe says iooVoa
is tougher than training horoughbreds but he still hasn
figured out way to make the stables fleet y ace MIS-
HELEN maintain her speed for the full turlongS
stakes competition She has led at the hallway marx
all of her last 10 races Last summer Mrs. HELEN wo
four straight races including MonmouthS Miss Wooo1or
Stakes
IF CAVAN STARTS in next weeks Leonard Richard
Stakes as now seems likely it will be the first time sine
l949 that Delaware Park has corralled Belmont otake
victor Greentrees Capo who earlier that year won VI
Preakness after running second to Ponder IN the hei
tucky Derby easily finished first in the mle-ano-di
eighth Leonard Richards but disqualified because
a foul committed by his stabemate, Wine LSt Inc
paid off on Sun Bahram.
Winning 100000 race was no new experience II
Trainer Tom Barry who saddled the lriSh-oreo CaVS
for his Belmont triumph the Inflated Tim ram Bar
in 1854 trained Errard King his surprising victories
the Arlington Classic and American Derby over such
names as High Gun, Helioscope and Hasty ROAD. -
Jockey Joe Snyder who died Thursday night OF ola
injury suffered in spill at Charles Town. rode SIX Stak
winners as a steeplechase rider in 1861 He won
Foxcatcher National Cup the rugged Fair Hill coul
and the Tom Roby at Delaware Park. Joe later SerV
three years in the Marines and not only lost ehou
weight to resume riding the fat but also earned
high school diploma in the service
IT'S NO CONSOLATION to Jack Tighe to be remind
that five big league managers lost their jobs during
1852 season. Red Rolfe, Rogers Hornsby, Luke Sew
Eddie SAWYER and Tommy Holmes all got the ak tt
wear But Hornsby fired by the ST. Louis Browns June
caught on as Cincinnati manager after the Redlegs
Sewell resign" on July 20.
George Grant, who pitched for Cleveland and the
louis Browns in the 1920S and later umpred IN
Southern Association is the new sheriff OF Auta'
County Ala First he the Democratic nominal
in runof primary. Then, last week. Gov. Folsom
nointed him to serve out the uneXpired term OF
sheriff who had died in March
For a garrison finish it would be impossible TO
Ed SHAY of Chester Pa, who rolled perfect 300 IN
last game to win the singles championship of the Amerl
Bowling Congress Burt Shipley, MarylandS Vete
baseball coach, is recovering in Baltimores umver
HOSPITAL from mild stroke. He is making good prog
and expects to be home
Francis Siam is vacation. His Win, Lose or l.
column will resume July S.