Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS s1ANN
Of This and That

AT THE RATE THAT PITCHERS were getting the
hook during the first week of the season, there will be
precious few with distinguished complete game records
Although the Cubs beat the Cards day by 40 Manager
Bob Scheffing used four pitchers-Jm Brosnan Dolan
Nichols, Ed Mayer and Don Eston In shutout against
the Senator's, also 40 Manager Paul Richards used Mt
Pappas and Jack HarShman-and during the late innings
had four pitchers warming up in the buIlpen
Twenty years ago, memory serves Yves Terrell
started an opener for Washington against the Philadelphia
AS Bucky Harris who was managing the Senators,
obviously felt that lamearmed Terrell better than
anybody he had in the bupen because he allowed Yves TO
go the distance although the AS combed him II hits
Washington won, 1913.
Tennis Promoter Jack Kramer who accepted half
interest in five Australian yearngs instead of money
during his troupeS Down Under expects the arrival
OF his horses this week in San Kramer hasn't
decided whether to sell or race the horses 2yearods
but right they the property Racquet Stables
as Kramer calls his embryo racing empire While
Carmen Basio is deciding whether try again for the
mddeweight title, drop back down to the weterweght
division retire he's been keeping shape by bowling
in an Abe tournament in Syracuse
WALTER OMALLEY is scker than most people realize
Insiders report Right the heels of his daddys new
book, THE New York Yankees" Frank Graham r is out
with opus titled Casey Stenge" Noticeable is lack
of Endorsement either by the Yankees or Stengel who
recently set price of $4,000 for magazine story of his
life James Reilly fearing the transfer the Wash
ngon hockey Presidents bameS lack of attendance largely
what he calls the shoddy treatment by local news
papers, He adds: Had the Milwaukee Braves that type
OF newspaper support they probably would be playing in
Orange N. J., today
How many know that Man o. War had at least one son
or daughter win each from 1924 through 1883
span OF 80 years? few but many big eaguers
are Of former big leaguers golf the offspring do
better. Five Of today's bgmoney wnners-Arnod Palmer
Doug Ford Ken Ventura Billy Maxwell Fred Hawkins
are sons Of pros
IN THE CASE Of the famed Greentree Stable the horse
came before the stable H p Whitney started horse
named Greenree in the Kentucky Derby Later his sister,
in-aw Mrs Payne Whitney adopted it for the stable name
An excerpt from Jimmy Cannons the spot report
the crowd at the Los Angeles Dodgers opening game
1T was the largest the exest the dumbet the oudes
the most remote the handsomest least clothed and
the most impressed opening thong in all the ages
baseball"
Mel Helm, ir, of the former Giant center and an
al-me football great, is Pasadena High School
in Caornaat pole vaultng He's already cleared II feet
ga inches The usually reticent Mike Higgins rates
Mickey Nantes potential sky high but is quoted 1T
Mantle had Ted Williams BRAIN he'd be absolute tops"
THE JOCKEYS SECRET OF riding. against Willie
Hartack is to crowd him from the left down the stretch
that he has to put away his whip Harack they say
awkward switching the stick and that your sister can hit
harder righthanded than Willie Why don't they try it
often, then? Red Blaik who has been trying to
manufacture quarerbacks at West Point 1880 will be
at it again this His leading candidate for SO seems
to be Joe Caldwell 2Oyear Foridan who weighs only
100. Pete Vann is considered the quarterback Of
superior natural ability that Army has had in the last
seven years.
Billy Loes who raises objection to his rating as the
No pitcher for the Orioles says that he'd rather be
journeyman the Yankees staff LoeS who had 1877
record last told reporter "A pitcher doesn't have
chance Of being traded to the Yankees If has good
year. Maybe ought to have bad one Look at Bobby
Shantz He had bad year at Kansas City and winds up
with the Yankees Won-ost records LoeS insists mean
nothing "Whitey Ford wins games than do" Billy
points out Does that make him better pitcher than
am? Certainly not It's just that he pitches for the Yanks
and don't"
Satch Paige, pitching again for Miami of the Inter-
national League, his this spring 49-for the
thrd straight Birdie TebbettS who plans to keep
Syear-od Vada Pnson in the Cincinnati lineup, chortes,
his talent overcome his youth This fellows going to
great he Is SO fast that he'll away from any mistakes
he makes in the field He's my regular ghtfelder period
Inc combined age Of Leftfelder Frank Robinson and
Fightnelder Pnson is 4l--or a year less than Enos
Slaughter Of the Yankees