Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
WIN, LOSE OR
DKAW By FRANCIS s7ANA
Of This and That

RED AUERBACH, STRICTLY contending that Bob
Cousy Of his Boston CecS the greatest basketball per-
former of all time also comedies CouSy two more years
OF stardom. Hes been up nine years with the pros
Red stated at the Touchdown Clubs luncheon in his honor
and guess the coach has got something to do with
players longevity If CouSy played for Detroit or any
OF those slower moving clubs he might last longer But
my ball clubs have got to and it's tough veteran
like Cousy"
Holly Minis our towns outstanding boxing contender
at the age of 80 is throwback to the old pros in his
boxing and training Joe Holman that Holly does
seven and half miles of roadwork every afternoon around
Hams Point Minis who boxes Joey Giardelo at Capitol
Arena May insists his roadwcrk whether he's fighting
or not. When Joe Clair of Philadelphia ran a sos
seconds quartermile in dual meet the other day at
Dickinson College, he broke mark that had stood for
years The holder of the record Russell Yates now
prominent Washington lawyer, who ST seconds flat
in 1915.
Because of the foreign representation in the Boston
marathon the interpreters had the working press at
their mercy again last week. especially when reporters
wanted to know why Oksanen, the winner and Karvonen
who finished fourth gloves during the grind 1t took
three minutes Of discussion among four interpreters and
the two runners but finally the complete answer:
ITO keep their hands warm"
THE REASON WHY Vada Pinson of the Cincinnati Reds
and Barry Latman of the White Sox can't possibly win
rookie-of-the-year awards is that both ineligible
PnSon yearod outfelder batted SO times last season
and rookie is defined who has not been to bat
more than 80 times Latham pitched 4S innings last year
and disqualified himself
Lew Hoad was pulling punches the other night
when he declared that if he doesn't whip Pancho Gonzales
in the otenns tour he'll quit the business Further
more he sad our tour might be the last Jack KramerS
enterprises Next year think Jack hopes to sign up Alex
Omedo but he can't throw him against the champion
Gonzales or mySefon tour He's not ready for it, And
the tour wouldn't draw Omedo kept losing every night"
Keith Eynon who has been selected to be the instructor
of the Washington areas Sam Snead School of Golf that
opens next Friday in the Fig Building Silver Spring. is the
grandson of the late Edward Eynon r for many years
secretary of the Washington Baseball Club and of the
good golfers around town. Keith was neder at Wilson
High School and eammate of Dick Harris son of Bucky
He also star member of the Wake Forest golf team
that the Atlantic Coast Conference championship
unit that coached by Horace Bones Mckinney ex
Washington Cap basketball and now an ordained
minister.
cause OF financial difficulties Auerbach who recruited the
team says that they wouldn't be in class with his present
CelticS, who the world champs They wouldn't big
enough to play with the Celtics" Auerbach says bob
Feerick and that little Freddie Scoar were real great but
they'd be outmatched. The fans of Washington don't
realize how great basketball has become They didn't
when they had the Caps Now doubt if Washington ever
will have big league basketball team"
Neither Johnny Cox sports publcist of the Naval
Academy nor Capt Slade Cutter athletic director will play
serious golf with the head football COACH Wayne
Hardin 1--WE shoot in the 9Os" Cox reports Hardin
usually is about TAI They play the tough hilly Annapo
lis course and in IA on that going is good golf.
Remember Fats Cornell, who used to promote fights
at and other spots during the early 1905? WE'LL
he's hale and hearty STILL and is well regarded as gentle
man-farmer around Manassas Va