Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
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DKAW By FRANCIS s1Aun
Of This and That
BY FRANCIS sTANN

JOHNNY JACHrM, who once fabbergasted the late
Clark Griffith by marching into the Washington Ball Clubs
front office with 40 per of the stock in his hand
reported behind the baseball scene again This time
Jachym who sold out to H. Gabriel Murphy is said to be
fronting fo Bin Week in attempt to buy Mrs Dorothy
ComiSkey Rgneys stock the White Sox Week. show
man in the image George Preston Marshall wants back
in baseball He has told this listener than he'd
rather be able to buy the Senators than any other club
A lot of people in town wish he could
Tom Bell of TwA says that his airlines will begin
accepting reservations this week from Baltimore Colts
fans planning their excursion to California to see
the Colts play the Fory-Nners and the Rams More than
so BamoreanS made the aexpense trip last year and
Bell is counting on twice that number for the trip
next December. Rand Dixon chief counsel for the
Kefauver subcommittee studying antitrust exemption for
baseball football basketball and hockey asked the most
leading questions during the baseball portion of the hear
ings This week. when football people called Dixon
really will be familiar ground because he was Van
derbt quarterback years age, as well coach at the
University OF Florida.
HARRY CRAFT, manager of the Kansas City Athletics
doesn't feel that he is barring golf during the for
his athletes They may play" Harry dryy says 81 Just
boost the green's fee to $50 whatever the club charges
The gifted Frank Graham writing the autobiography
of Ruby Goldstein, the boxing referee Who profess
sonal fighter had singular record Ruby had s. bouts
and lost only fve-al by knockous! This does not in
cude sixth kayo in the rnghe time the heat foored
him late In the Ray Robnson-Joey Maxim fight and Ray
Miller had to substitute as referee
Is 1t true that Leo De orsey reluctantly fingered by
Cal Griffith as the Senator's director in favor of trans
ferring the franchise resgnng that he viii be asked
to resign? If Roy Harris dethrones Floyd Patterson
in Los Angeles next month he literally will put Cut and
Shoot Texas, on the map because it isn't now. 80.
VADA PINSON, who was brought to the Cincinnati
training camp Tampa because Manager Birdie Tebbets
curious but who showed enough to stick until mid
May can't miss the next time Pacific Coast Leaguers say.
The 2Oyear-od speedster been hitting about 34 for
fans vuithh iS hasa
fielding. Money is cheap and a recent h-furlong
dash for maiden 2yearoldS at Monmouth Park proved It,
There 10 in the field and had purchased
in the open market yearlings bringing total of
Sl463OO Yet they still were seeking their initial victory
Maury McDermott, being used chiefly as an out
fielder for the Miami Martins, probably never pitched
better than when he returned to the against
Richmond few days ago McDermott tossed 3-hitter-
and lost by 10 to another ex-senator Bob Chakales It
was the third time McDermot and Chakales had faced
in organized bal-and in the other two McDermott pre-
vailed by 10 scores Now n and fighting cancer Big
Ed Walsh is staying with friends Mr. and Mrs Henry j.
MacAeer at 24l6 NE 18th terrace at Pompano Beach,
The man who broke half dozen records for the White
Sox in 1908 Is afraid that people may forget him and the
MacAeers, via the Pompano Chamber of Commerce,
inviting friends and fans to visit him. BEST medicine he
can have, vow the MacAleers.
New York which doesn't stage many title fights now
could have hosted the PaterSonHarrs affair." according
to reports, If Willie Pep could have fought in the semi
final That's the stipulation supposedly made by Lou Wis.,
cusi, who manages both Harris and Pep but there
way of getting around the New York Athletic Com
missions suspension of Pep former world featherweigh
champion with perhaps the best a-time -and-lost
record.
FANS ARE FAMILIAR with quite few versatile big
leaguers but how many know that Tommy LaSorda Of
the Montreal Royals of the International League fill
more than one job? Not only LaSorda road secretary
and pitching coach Of the Royals but in his spare time he
also pitches His 10th victory of the year. incidentally
was Shit, SO win Columbus-Tommy's fourth
shutout
Rocky Bridges, who won't make the Senator'S western
trip orders from Dr. George Resta who supervising
Rockys recovery from broken Jaw is pretty quick with
quip Before the Al-Star game in Batmore-Rocky,
while he didn't play, the only Senator chosen the
American League Squad-was saying his wife expect
ing and he was douby lucky I'm an A-star they say
and I'm not far from home he put it. you've got boy
and girl haven't you?" Cy Burick of the Dayton News
asked YEAH what else you have?" Rocky demanded
How does feel to be regular last and batting against
fast-baller like Bob Turley?" Bridges was asked Like
one-egged guy in rear-end kicking contest" replied
Rocky, who is humble enough even for Godfrey
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