Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
WIN, LOSE OR
DKAW By FRANCIS s1AAA
Of This and That

NAVY FOLKS IN TOWN apparently don't feel that
the end Of the threat Of Coach Eddie Erdeatz and
of his aides to to Texas Ann closes the chapter
Notwithstanding the 81 win Army and the Cotton
Bowl victory. the brass didn't like the maneuver a bit
Even the best of EN- go into sumps Willie Hartacks
feat OF riding % straight mounts without victory
pubhcized widely not long but Willie Shoemakers
bad luck didn't quite command such attention,
California There they booed The Shoe after straight
luckess He finally broke the streak with Round
Table, l-to-4 favorite Then Friday he rode ave
winners and added another yesterday Shoemaker
needs only four trumph to reach 5000 for his
ooldie Ahearn vows again. that he's finished with
heayyweghts and will book the smaller fighters Gin this
case Lightweight Champion Joe Brown and Sonny Boy
Williams in the future. Them heavyweights they're
risky" Golde says Besides none Of EN- can fghtr
An Associated Press copy boy who describes himself
good friend of Pitcher Camo Pascual there Is MOTH
ing wrong with aces blood pressure anything
else He's ready" he reports
FOR TOWN which is supposed to be dead Washing
ton is doing all rightat least this week on TV Harold
Smith, featherweght goes at ST. Nicks January 90
Holly Minis. the mddeweight fights in the top bout
airy % at Miami Beach, and Sonny Boy Williams viii be
in the opposite January "a at Capitol Arena in
non-title lightweight bout against champion Brown
"They all got started Golden Gloves 1t Is pointed
out by Dick OBrien and George Huber who work in the
shop.
In departing from Utah for Stanford Jack Curtice is
leaving behind good passers Grosscup
lea teams was the guy who gave Army fits when the
Cadets, thinking they had soft TOUCH had TO from
behind TO beat Utah. 1898.
Neville Selwood crack Australian jockey who got
Prince CoTtaud home third behind Master Bong and Mis-
ter Gus in the 1856 Washington D. c. International has
been banned for six months by the Australian Jockey
Club. He was charged with misconduct" in New
Years Day
GEORGE wAsHINoToN's COACH, 30 Sherman,
thinks he has the to the 2-pont prob
lem. He is going to make dropkicke out Of of mis-
backs he says and have him available to kick pass
run. This versatile player will make up his mind at the
last second depending the defensive situation at the
time Of the snap from center
Baseball Commissioner Ford Prick and the club own
ers, now favorng plan to have the players PICK the
Al-Star teams, running behind the thinking Of our
Burt Hawkins In the July l. 1856 issue of The Star,
Hawkins wrote:
Every method except the best has been tried in
selecting players for A-Star Games That would be to
have the players pick them with stipulation that no
player could vote for member of his own team"
IN HIS WIN OVER Gil Turner the other night Vince
Martinez acted II he didn't want the weterweght
throne reinquished by Carmen Basilio. He re-
luctant victor be recalled short notice 1t
should have been easy fight but Vince made it tough.
All Of Notre Danes old Four Horsemen-Crowey,
Layden, Stuldreher and Mier-wl speak at the An
napols Touchdown Clubs fourth annual dinner Feb
ruary It's trick getting the entire legendary
backhed because Of individual commitments, but the
Naval Academys John Cox is persuasive guy Is the
towns newest author Leo Dorsey, really buying the
Charles Town track In partnership with Del Webb
Of the Yankees?
The longest batting streak in the National League
last year Wally Moons24 games in a from May
TO May 81. Harold Johnson and Burt Whtehurst
can't fight. Red Auerbach longer is rated the
violent protester in the National Basketball Association
Reds toned down. they say and his is Vince
Boryla OF the New York Knicks.
"Wednesday Night Fights voted fourth in the
top 10 Tv shows by videolex in its national ratings for
December. Charley Goldman, who did such Job on
Rocky Marcano, is starting his 54th year boxing
trainer. Incidentally Charley has just passed 10.