Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-12
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Of This and That

that the ex-heavyweght champion didn't know how to
get up when he hurt and the canvas Gus DAmato
is doing the with his unbeaten middleweight Jose
Torres who has defeated all Is of the StS carefully
selected by Little Caesar Il thought maybe Pattersons
quick finish might have taught DAmato lesson" Match
maker Teddy Brenner of Madison Square Garden says
and that Gus might be ready to send Torres against
somebody who could fight back. offered $780,
TV money and per of gate for Torres to fight
Tiger Jones, Rory Calhoun Randy Sandy Vic Zalazar
Benny Peret or Lazo Papp the Hungarian who beat
Torres in the 1856 Ompcs DAmato used the same tired
excuse: I won't let my fighter work for the IBC-and
you're an IBC man."
Gene Tunney who doesn't think Floyd Patterson can
hope to recapture his title without reshapng his STYLE
also believes that Rocky Marciano will not attempt
comeback Most people don't know this" Tunney said
last week, "but was largely responsible for Rockys
retiring when he did, While he still fighting he
suited with privately, and urged him to make the
move at the time he did For that seriously
doubt that he means to come back"
Max Baer, so, celebrated the 25th anniversary of
his kayo of Primo Camera for the heavyweight title with
party at his Sacramento home, and the guest list fea
tured Ancn Hoffman, who managed Max and Dolph
Thomas, his old trainer. Del Webb, co-owner of the
Yankees SCOTS at reports he will sell his interest and
buy into West Coast club 81 very happy with my
partnership with Dan Topping" said says, land might
add it's been a very profitable Notwithstanding nine
remnants in 10 years and of nine World Series"
TRAINER GEORGE LENTZ of the Senators land
RedSknS has decided that he personally is not in favor
of the Al-Star Game break in the schedule Il never
spent such a busy afternoon all season when the
players back after three-day vacation" Lentz
reports 81 don't know what they doing during the
break but there a lot of ailments"
Monmouth Park, which came up with novel gim-
mick in jockey Standn, forced to look for stand
in last week Edward j. Brennan general manager of the
track hired George Stdham at $40 day to be available
in the Jockeys in rider becomes sick Just
before Scratching horse costs the track money"
Brennan explained because it cuts down the field Boys
sometimes get sick late in the day. Stdham who could
get mount of his by FORGETTING days pay, took
15-to-1 shot named HomeSteader and with it, only
to be disqualified Then he suspended from July to
July IT, sending Brennan in search of standin No. g.
In the regular weekend duckpin tournament at
White Oak, reenry affair." Bill Black rolled 1885, 112 and
13. In second fling, he duplicated these exactly
and in the order for what must be the outstanding
oddly of the summer bowling season.
AFTER TWO FALSE STARTS the fabulous Cheeky
Charlie" Smrke the English jockey who won the 1853
Laurel International with the French horse Worden H.
finally is going to retire from the saddle, Bill Jaeger
reports Smirke unlike most Jockeys intends to become
owner not trainer.
A full page ad in The Sporting News calls attention
to A. g. Spaldngs feat of hurting Boston to four straight
remnants Q87275) and pitching almost every game In
IA, for example, Bostons record So won Is lost So
Spaldings. He pitched every game! If Cal Grit
fifth could have his choice of single bapayer in the
the logical choice be Ernie Banks of the Cubs? Not only
would Banks plug that gap at shorstop but Murderers
Row of Allison, Kilebrew, Sievers, Lemon and Banks
would be something to see
WHITLEY FORD WHO invariably is soft touch for
Willie Mays in AlStar Games asked after the Pitts
burgh spectacle if he what Mays hits II know what
he can hit" Ford replied disconsoately, "but don't
know what he can't hit" lingo JohansSonS new "ad
wiser" in this country, Attorney William Kelly of Fort
Lauderda Fa denies that he'll have much to say about
the heavyweight champions future plans I'm negotiating
for fights, Ingemar will deal directly for himself
before" Kelly says explaining that his task will be to
study and approve the legal language of contracts Kelly
specialist in such matters for unbeaten champions
having handled Rocky Marcianos business affairs for
some time.
Bob Feller onetime president of the now nonexstent
Major League Baseball Players Association is blasting
player delegates for firing j. Norman Lewis tentatively
last March and finally at the recent A-Star Came 1.-THE
players paid Lewis something like $4,000 for his services
and in return he gave them about $40 million" claims
Feer, who hints the cubowners permitted the second
An-Star Game to be scheduled in Los Angeles as
reward to the players for sacking Lewis.