Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
WIN, LOSE OR
SGNAVV By FRANCIS STANN
Of This and That

MIAMI Feb 15.-One of the hot tips in town stems
from recent socialzing of Mr.. and Mrs Gene Markey
(she owns fabulous Calumet FARM Leslie Combs H.
Huor mas 1t that Calumet long and happily dependent
on the Bull Lea strain interested in bringing new blood
into its line OF future runners-and Combs as you know
heads the syndicate that controls Nashua
Rocky Marcano. who has been operating out of Miami
invested heavily in potato raising in Florida and friends
are worried lest he dropped bundle due the three big
freezes They're afraid he might try ring comeback
The is that Harrison Diliard longtime great
hurdler and 1913 Olympic 10O-meter dash champion who
has been working in the publicity Office the Cleveland
Indians for quite few years. is not considered precisely
essential by Frank Lane new general manager It's said
that in particular Lane doesn't agree with Manager Bobby
Bragan that billiard should teach the Indians how rum
so POPULAR IS GENE BRITo in Miami where the
Redskins games elecaS that his signing contract
for 1858 warranted headline. Gene Mori president
OF the Hiaeah Race Track puts the Florida depression
another way. We're up Is per cent" Mort figures
Whereas other businessmen in the Miami say they
are down 20 cent Hiaeah of less than per cent
SO that puts us ahead of the Others"
Mddleweight Champion Carmen Baslio who is train
ing here for his return bout next month with Sugar Ray
Robinson, admits he's been hitting the banquet circuit
pretty good for several months. But I've got it licked
Carmen Il usually have dinner with my wife about
4SO o'clock. Then, when 60 to dinner, skip the
entree and just drink coffee"
Just to show how silly badge-wearers in control of
amateur athletics can get 15-year-old girl swimmer
named Barbara Chesneau Olympic material, yeti has
been declared ineligible to compete for Coral Gables High
School because last September represented the United
States at Tel Avv Israel committee slapped one-year
ban the youngser because she did give required
As days notice before leaving for Israel She was invited
only 10 days before the Tel Aviv meet took place
State Senator is taking up the matter.
THERE'S BEEN so MUCH talk of playing pro football
games in Miami-particulary playofs-that the Uni
versy of Miami is taking steps to ban the pros before
iOnn naw fOr If The
year the University of Miami paid the city Sill 200 in
rental plus assuming the payment of ticket sellers and
ushers The university wants 1O-year contract
with the provision that no may play in the Orange
Bowl
Howard Grant. hot race rider as there is right
now, claims citybred youngsters make the best Jockeys
"They admit they don't know anything about horses
Howard Some country boys think they know every
thing about EN-" Grant. who born in Cincinnati
never sat horse until less than three years ago.
Dick Yevington, the good tackle for the New York
Giants, is deep diving for sunken treasure of the
Florida coast. Warren Spahn who is 81 years old
now plans to develop slider in spring training Braden-
ton. That's pitch learned to throw" the Mil
waukee Braves southpaw says land it's about time
looked into the matter"
MICKEY MANTLE HAS an ardent booster in Golfer
Cary Middecof Some guys are happy about what has
happened to them, but then they begin to swell and get
petty about small attentions" Middleton says Not
Mantle. He's naturally about the most shy player in
sports"
Bob Friend, star pitcher Of the Pirates. claims Lew
Burdete OF the Braves doesn't have to throw splitter
"His sinker is good why does he have to use that
spitter?" Friend says.
wizened raibird, cockng the horses in the early
morning at Sunshine Park the other day almost dropped
his watch horse sped past That exercise boy" he
exclaimed, wasn't boy-he girl" Some GIRL tool
Blond petite and bueeyed Lauretta Dyer Hanson In 1851
was runnerup in the Mrs. America contest When she
isn't flying plane. hunting, fishing water skiing,
Lauretta working horses She's just purchased acres
near Sunshine Park and stables and trains her horses