Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-16
WIN, LOSE OR
HNAV BY FRANCIS sTANN
OF This and That


THE ANNUAL ROUNDUP Of Dell Sports Magazine.
which has st-cass star Of experts headed by Stanley
woodward veteran sports editor, picks four Big Ten
schools to rank in the Nations top On the other hand
seven OF the II preseason A-Amerca positions have
been awarded to players from the South and East.
If Bill Week is serious about air-conditoning Coms
key Park 1t outlay Of cool 100000 Chuck
Drazenovich who just passed 80 and will be starting his
10th season with the Redskins Marion Motley Steve
Van Buren,, Jim Brown Tank Younger and Alan Ameche
is the Understanding runners he's faced The veteran line
hacker, who was quarterback in college, says ne Is
happy about playing only on defense.
& Herb Score of the Indians who has been accused Of
throwing too many balls this season. answers the
charge this way eve thrown % home run balls this year
and al have been fast balls just can't reach back and
get that little extra when I'm in JAM The Tigers made
it ~ with two more yesterday When old Zach Wheat
was presented with wrist watch at the Yankees recent
Old Timers reunion it was his first one Zach always car
RED fat pocket watch, like . railroad conductor
$500 sssSs
II GEORGE DuFFY WHO acted as general manager Of
the washington hockey Presidents last year. still has his
nrs lovehe four-man sofba team he calls THE King
and His Court" The King is the fabulous rghthand
pitcher Ed Feigner, who is supported afed BY only
catcher first baseman and shostop The quartet opposes
nine-inan combinations and starting in l946, has won
1850 games lost 126 and tied 49,
Nick Atrock, looking At after his recent operation,
turns So on September L. while Jimmy Lake. another spy
one win be 80 on November q trend? Fort Myer has
and Eglin Air Force Base
Vice President Moons knowledge Of the game
prised members of the Football Writers Association, whom
he smarty addressed the morning Of the Star game
in Chicago The Weep dehnitve, and humorous too.
when he called George Marshall owner of the Redskins
the best quarterback he because who else could
sit up there yards and yards above the field and call the
plays the way he does Mr. Nixon should know He's been
in Marshall's private box If memory serves.
NrrvUcp pEpNFrN arr TyTtJNe vvhnflner coverinp
political conventions presidential campaign tours sports
events won't find their paths made easier by Dave Rush
any longer Dave wire coordnator for Western Union.
has resigned after "a years to join the stan Of Mobile
Homes Manufacturers Association public relations and
promotional consutant . Ernie Seller executive vice
president Of the Orange Bowl, sends out memo which
denies that towners must have connections to
obtain tickets to Mamis New Years Day event. 1T has
been thoroughly pubczed but for years the Orange
Bowl committee has set aside tickets Seller writes This
year we now have Is, 900 tickets available.
Several years ago Charley Powell Of the San Francisco
Forty Miners (and the boxing ring) got into hasse with
the Philadelphia Eagles who charged that he was knock
ing out teeth and breaking jaws But all win be forgiven,
probably, If young Art Powell, 200-pound brother Of
Charley makes the grade with the Eagles The young
ster 22 repeatedly high jumps feet inches runs the
100 in Oo averages IS points per basketball game plays
baseball and is being groomed for three postonsohen-
sive end Tanker and defensive halfback.
FRANK SHAUGHNESSY and George Trautman, the
two big men Of minor league baseball aren't seeing eye
to eye Shaughnessy, president OF the international
League thinks his league and the American Association
should merge If the Continental League gets on the
ground Trautman head Of all the minors, obviously dis
agrees and shaughnessy Is accusing him Of painting
false picture of prosperity he has these
seizures Of optimism don't know why George does It,
Abraham Walter Lafferty, who was member Of the
62d Congress from Oregon, amens the skipping Of the
annual Congressional bali game this year. Mr. Laerty 4
lawyer here from Portland legal business and
O. He captained the Republican team in the Congressional
game a. years ago.. e4s .1
The former Representative says he has vital statistics
to prove that those who participate in the game live longer
than those who do pointing out that he can remember
Just six living en of the 62d Congress Five Of the sx
took part in the 1911 game played at Georgetown Univer
sity-James Francis Byrnes of South Carolina; Edwin
webb. North Carolina; Eugene Kincad, New Jersey;
Joseph n. Knowland, California, and himself. KS