Evening star., 1959-12-27
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
OF This and That

THE P1XIE1SH MIKE BARRY, editor of the Kentucky
1rShAmecan which published in Louisville and written
almost exclusively by Barry claims that in Louisville
where Johnny Unitas played his college football there
virtually support for the Baltimore Colts in their play
off struggle today against the New York Giants
I've asked some 20 guys, maybe more who they like 4"
Barry writes posing sports column while reading
a Racing Form, and exposing hole in his shoe IA la
AdlaD and modeSty billing himself Worlds Greatest
Handicapped at Work" THE response has been the
strangeSt thing I've seen-not single guy likes
Baltimore. The guys who bet and the guys who don't
all the They say the Giants If this indication
of how fans feel all how the Colts be the betting
favorite?"
the tendency of coaches to regard Richie Lucas
Of Penn State as primarily defensive material whether
in pro ball post-season bowl games) seemed asinne
view Of RICHES school offensive records which include
total oense, rushing passing etc On the other hand
Lucas tackles during the Nany Lions regular
by far outdSanced Guard Earl Kohlhaas (aso drafted
by the RedSkins) who had 40 tackles addition Lucas
led Penn States defenders in pass interruptions with
five for ia yards. ....
RUBE MARQUAFD who may have sold you a ticket
at Pimlco during the meeting recently ended, rates
Chrsty Mathewson the greatest balplayer he's
seen, with Grover Cleveland Alexander Honus Wagner
Johnny EverS Joe Tinker, Roger Bresnahan Art Devin
the ex-Georgetown fulback, Bugs Raymond and Rabbit
Maranvle in pursuit Having been National League
himself it is expected that Marquards eanings would be
toward the old lodge.
The wel-iked Goldie Ahearn who celebrated his seth
birthday Christmas Day. turns out to have been in
uniform in two wars the Mexican affair when Pancho
Villa was chased and WWI So when Golde states that
he's never had amateur fight it is easy to believe
Morris Moose) Lao the 5foot-s pound defenseman
OF the washington Presidents hockey team becom
ing legendary figure in the Eastern League says that he
wasn't always that round I used to be rounder when
weighed 225, but that 20 years ago. when first
broke in"
The Harlem Globetrotters and their sideine GIN
micks remain of the best of sports shows. All
kinds Of rumorS keep popping up with the apparent
formation OF the football and baseball leagues One
Otto Graham to coach ahead of Sammy Baugh also tried
to land Lou Little his general manager of Steve
sebo. Lou turned it down, sebo needed a job.
MAYBE HE CAN'T fight but Paul Pender, who chal-
lengeS for Ray Robnsons world mddeweight champion
ships of New York and Massachusetts, is making readable
copy. Imagne-underworld characters connected with
boxng Washington ball fans will be happy to know
that Bert Shepard, who made a noble try at playing
big league ball after losing leg in fighter plane during
WW1I is safety engineer at Hughes Aircraft in Los
Angeles.
The best bowling editor in the country (who is
recuperatng from operation may have neglected
to mention that Colts Lanes Inc, is new Baltimore
corporation with one Johnny Unitas president and
L. 6. Dupre as executive vice president. One of the
conditions that Chuck Dresser wanted just before he
nred at Brooklyn as winning manager expense
account. This is to report that Chucks got it now as
new manager of the Milwaukee Braves
OF all the major league managers Dresser was perhaps
the most lavish in the matter of posgame refreshments
In addition to the traditional soft drinks plus the booze
Dresser supplied amount of select Wisconsin
cheeses, crab fingers ETC. One Brooklyn baseball writer
apprecatng that Chuck spending his own money on
the decaceS remarked II guess it the 'only way
Dresser figured he could hold the writers until o'clock
In the morning"
BATTING CHAMPION Harvey Kuenn Of the Tigers
who hit 1853 for the season. compiled an amazing 524
average in night ball against the Red Sox. Syracuse
Is sending its preCoton Bowl propaganda in trpncate
which seems not only to be waste of postage but a
singular Of drawing attention to the Oranges record
in past bowls
Syracuse is going to play Texas January land
probably will wn-but in rplicate the publicity depart
ment notes that bowl appearances nothing new.
The orange will take part in bowl game for the fourth
time since 1883 Alabama rounced Syracuse 61-6 in the
SO Orange Bowl TCU by 1927 in the 1857 Cotton
Bowl and Oklahoma won by 2O6 in the SO Orange Bowl
in other words Syracuse be pretty close to being
the Nations worst bowl team Only this year the Orange
will be ranked as No. in the land This too has been
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