Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-28
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
H. mn eII\ne
Of This and That.
By BILL FUCHS

lytca powers to Casey StengeS handwriting and among
her conclusions Casey Sengel has an appreciation of
hne workmanship" So there! For the statisticallv
minded the major league players swatted $4,000 balls out
OF play this season and between 300 and SIS balls will be
used in the World Series Lou Chacos athletic director
and foba coach at Montgomery Junior College has been
sidelined with illness.
Washington born Fred Purner publicity director at
the Santa Anita Race Track since opened in 1884
making tour of Eastern tracks that will bring him to
Laurel tomorrow and Tuesday He's bringing color films
Of Santa Anita highightS to show. Doctors delivered
Haymaker recently at Providence Hospital He is Louis
Allen Haymaker son of Norman Haymaker, trainer of
Dragon Killer longshot winner of the Arlington Classic
and the Ventnor Handicap at Atlantic City, Louis Allen
came to the post at pounds IL ounces.
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x CHUCK CoNNERS. FORMER big Lacquer now starring
as TV cowboy in THE Rieman" had plenty of compe-
tition for the role. Brookyn-born Corners couldn't
shoot any stragher ride horse any better squint his
eyes realistically order hompre caustcaly
than any of the other candidates But was in front in
the re-spnning department trademark of the hero he
portrays He the big role he says his habit of
spinning bat between pitches.
In this when college football coach doesn't know
from Saturday to Saturday how long he'll be employed
It's nice to report that the University of Illinois believes
IN giving its head coaches fair trial Since 1918 they've
had only two the late Bob zuppke and Ray Eliot During
the same period the school has had eight presidents .
George Tebbetts is 17year- old, 22Opound guard for
former Redleg manager
HERE is A CASE of fellow going to the cleaners
and then to the track Jimmy Johnson apprentice
jockey who figured in tackroom scu1e with Bill Hartack
recently at Atlantic City, presser in dry-ceaning
plant The owner Ralph Holloway raises quarter
hobby, and he got johnson interested in racing
of children of Tennessee farmland johnson rode
his first winner in 1856 at Bowie Rice which had two
choice quarterbacks last year in King Hill and Frank
Sc 6Vdir Nuls
used four in their 1856 opening loss to LSU AL Lujack
Bingo Flynn, Jim Castglia and Tom Walsh, all Touch
down ClubberS have among them total of 81 children
81 The San Francisco Giants had fine party after
recent 1913 trouncing by the Cubs Pitcher Johnny An
one put on the affair complete with fancy foods and
champagne. He does it every year and doesn't have
to read Dale Carnegies book Bob Williams top quar-
terback at Notre Dame also is top student in his pre-
med work. Dutch Schultz former basketball coach at
American University will return to Washington shortly
He has been working San Diego but among other
things there aren't enough children in the neghborhood
the right age to play with the Schultz children.
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sf NAVY COACH EDDIE ERDELATZ lists the psychology
cal aspects of coachplayer relations of the most
important factors in the job "And you can't fool the
players" Erdeatz says hey know when they're looking
terrible" About 5000 Navy and families will
NavyBoston University game Saturday at Blu. Among
those who have their tickets officers and of the
USS Macon and USS Yosemite
81 Question How are the New York Giants keeping Ken
Model t. Ford under their wings without counting him
Oh their roster, which is limited to IS players? He
to the Giants via the Redskins and Canada and though
he won't play until next season. he is working out with
them Here is worthy item-a track that is not
raising prices parking programs That's Marlboro
which will run October 1926.
81
" FRED HUTCHINSON, deposed manager of the Car
Gnals, says he has nothing but sympathy for the
guy who they say will be soy Hemus Lack of offense
says Hutch is going to give the manager tough job
and lot of headaches.
81 Ray Arduin Washington-born jockey, has done we'll
in the money-makng department at Detroit. Ray will
ride next at Laurel, which opens october %. Notre
Dame opened its yesterday with only two opening
losses it's record since 1896 The Irish lost their opener
to Texas TO in 1884 and to Southern Methodist, 1913
. two years ago.