Evening star., 1959-11-29
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Of This and That

PHILADELPHIA NOV. 28-Going into todays 6Oth
fracas Army listed 81 rst-team A-America choices in
its history and Navy only 2 although in earlier days West
Point playing stars from other colleges Then during
the war years of l9445 Army hit the jackpot with the
Davis Blanchard teams.
Navy could counter by claiming to have created the
original football suit in 879 when BELLS" Annapolis
tailor, outtted the Mddes with sleeveless jackets of
canvas Also, it was Navy tackle named Joe Reeves
Qater Rear Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves who in 1894
invented the first football helmet. Both claims may
be disputed but the late Walter Camp them credence
For the first time in a decade, COL Red Baik and
Eddie Erdelaz not the rival coaches although Blak
present in his role of newspaper commentator
Erdelaz reportedly closely following the fortunes of
the Los Angeles Rams said to be in the East chiefly
for tomorrows game Baltimore between the Rams and
Colts. The old rumor that Eddie would accept head
coaching job with West Coast college, and later
that he headed for Illinois, has been supplanted by
fresher speculation that Erdeatz will replace Sid Gilman
next season as boss of the Rams.
PERHAPS IF THE PRO football officials chewed more
bubble gum they would have known there is penalty
for wearing illegal equipment (They didn't know appar-
emily when the Cleveland Browns metal-tipped
bubble gum football cards-the pcturing Ralph
,Gugielm of the Redskins-is the following question:
what is the penalty for wearing illegal equipment?"
When the edge of coin is rubbed the card the
appears: Give yards"
Before Sword Dancer began his ascent to racing
heights his DAM Highland Fling sold for $4,000 by
Brookmeade Stable But when the little Dancer had all
but cinched his triple tite-3year- handicap horse
and horse of the year-the 9yearold mare, otherwise
undistinguished, reSold for $4,000.
If Pitcher Russ Kemmerer is traded, as possible, he
will be among the first to know. As sporcaSter Of WEEL
in Fairfax Va, Russ will have access to wire service
THE LATE CHILLY DOYLE who covered the Pitts
burgh Pirates for AZ years for the Telegraph
star in minstrel shows in his early years He died Novem
Der IS at rs. Manager Bill Jurges Of the Red Sox
-uho Sit Christmas
business, opening stand at Wisconsin avenue and Gar
rson street in Washington His stock supplied by Fred
Farmhouse an exbig league pitcher who will sell $4,000
trees in the coming month.
When Frank Clifford took 37-yard pass from Charley
Conerly last week. he scored the New York Giants first
touchdown in nearly II periods Clifford also passed Ward
Cuff and became the Giants secondeading point scorer
of all time with 322clong the gap between the record
35 for Strong The Baltimore Orioles might claim
the most improved prospect in baseball when AL Nage
reports for spring training.
Dave Charnley the southpaw who is conceded good
chance dethronng Joe Brown in Houston next Wednes
day would be the first British lightweight champion since
Freddie Welsh if successful Welsh the title in London
in 1914 by getting decision over Willie Ritchie
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE of how pro football has grown:
More people saw the Detroit Lions play their first three
1859 games Briggs Stadium than watched all IL games
of the 1885 season. when Detroit its first world cham
ponship. The attendance average didn't fall any on
THANKSGIVING Day. either when nearly $4,000 turned out
in freezing weather to watch the Lions and Green Bay
. Packers.
One more Max Baer story: When Max was training at
Speculator NJ Y for Louis in 1885, Professor Billy
Mccartney up to keep Baer in good humor at
salary of 5000 week plus board and room. McCarney
who had managed promoted and done about everything
else in boxing kept his head until Jack Dempsey arrived
to give Baer his final pep talk Max, who was lying on
the rubbing table, stirred by Dempseys exhorta-
tons that he leaped to his feet and Snarled I'll kill the
bum! I'll murder him!' Mccartney, impressed, rushed
to telephone and bet his entire earnings on Baer
Unfortunately Max left his savagery the training room
floor and quit the fourth round leaving Mccartney with
SRphing to show for his weeks of effort