Evening star., 1958-09-21
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
OF This and That
By BILL FUCHS

II SAYS HERK tnere Is nothing wrong with major
league baseball in Washington anywhere ese that
little less greed and little common wouldn't
Some sort of ratonng of talent in order In the National
Football League, where each season brand sunlit
morning even years cellar occupants things were
good total of 250OOO tickets has been
sold by the IL clubs which 100000 game tickets
Back in 1945 total attendance for the league 27O0OO
The plane carrying the Pittsburgh football team to its
date yesterday at UCLA developed engine trouble and had
to set down Albuquerque you say the athletes
exactly shook up Nicholson is going back to the
single wing player cracked in the direction Coach
John Nicholson as the engine died down. Another said:
The offense is sputtering already the
hasn't even begun"
If you think you would like to own race horse first
consider that of the $4,000 thoroughbreds in training in
North America this year fewer than 800 will win stakes
Combined government agencies picked up $160
million in taxes last year from racing while the combined
purses totaled only SIT million The premature side
lining of Tim Tam through injury and the retirement of
Bold Ruler leaves only PreaknesS winner in action
for the first time in memory That would be Calumet
Farms Fabius, 1856 winner
WHEN THE YANKEES sent Lew Burdette and $4,000
to the Boston Braves for Johnny San in 1884, the Boston
writer's cracked that Burdete sent along to carry the
money If Burdette shuts out the Yankees his first six
innings, he'll break the series pitching record of 2925
consecutive scoreess innings Who set the mak The
guy that went on to set major league record OF 60
homers in season, and that's all the clue you get.
Sometime late this the 10 mionth fan will watch
the University of Michigan at home Since 1927 when
the stadium opened the wolverines have drawn 959Ol
and cnch to reach the next plateau in their six
game home schedule this fall.
Bo Sherman is now in his seventh year as head foot
ball coach at George Washington University. Only Jim
Pixee tl929-3D has more time at the post GW's big
tackle, Ed Rutsch, reduced to slim" 27O pounds by
wrestling steers in Texas this summer
JOCKEY AT cranwood Park near Cleveland has
announced he has giving up riding at least for while
Billy Gummow was thrown from mount June "a and
continued to ride until few days ago. But it wasn't
delayed fear reaction from the home front
that brought his temporary retirement He discovered
he had been riding all this time with broken back
Red Barlund 2lO-pound tackle with the Maryland
FroSh is the of the old heavyweight Gunner Barund
= Another old heavyweights is backfield candi-
date at Howard His name is Vincent Cream and his
father was known as Jersey Joe Wacott Ralph Kiner
general manager of the San Diego Padres said
done very capable job sporscaster the televSed
games of his club the past season.
Four who are in thick battle for two-year-old racing
honors are expected to help settle the issue in the Cham
pagne Stakes at Belmont October H. First Landing,
Watch Your STEP Restless Wind and Tony Lee all are
likely starters. Unhapply for this areas fans,
neither First Landing Restless Wind is eligible for the
Pimlico Futurity November 90 but Intentionally, upset
winner First Landing in yesterdays Belmont Futury
is due to start.
COACH TERRY BRENNAN of Notre Dame is be-
moaning the loss of Jim Colosmo the teams top pass
catching end who has suffered dslocaed shoulder and
has dropped out of school for the semester to undergo
surgery The sons of Stan Musia and Sid Luckman
are fellow freshmen at Notre Dame
Dan Jones, 2OO-pound senior guard for Vanderbilt,
Tv yesterday against Missouri was an Al-stae
guard at George Washington High and his twin brothers
Arnie, hafback, and Ronne, end playing first
string for Hammond -. Two who nothing monotonous
in the Yankee pennan successes Yogi Berra and
Hank Bauer Bera has pocketed s57S62 in World Series
earnings and Bauer has earned $52032 Yogi needs
four times at bat three hits eight and 10 runs bated
m to set series records in all those departments
George Washington High Schools end Miller, is called
Red for the Obvious reason but why they also call him
Dick is mystery His real handle is not Richard but
Homer Alexander Charles. On second thought wonder
they call him Dick Washington boys playing Ivy League
football this year include Back John Webster Of Wilson
Cornell senior Tackle Ken Nelson Of Bulls Harvard
sophomore and Tackle Gene Focone Of Landon Princeton
senior.