Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-10
WIN, LOSE OR
ENAV BY FRANCIS sTANN
OF This and That

MRS HARMON KILLEBREW bride of the Senator'S
smuggling sensation, explains the spasenesS of furnishings
in their suburban Virginia apartment I'VE didn't think
Harmon would be up with the Washington club than
month" As soon as the Yankees hit the skids
New York newspaper began Whats-Wrong- With the
Yankees series opening with broad hints that Casey STEM
gel is being second guessed by his troops who
poredy still smartng from the "payboys" tag that
was slapped them last year by the Genius
Pimlico officials longer reSentful toward Fred
Turner jr of Derby winner Tony Lee for taking
his colt out Of the Preaknes and shipping him to Cali
forna. AT first we didn't like it bit" Charlie Johnson
of the publicity staff admits but after talking to several
trainers discovered that Tony Lee out of the
humping match at Louisville in pretty bad shape He's
real 'dinky' now and needs rest"
Meanwhile, back in the barn at Pimico, little Sword
Dancer looks At enough to kick down his STALL Only
S5Opounder Sword Dancer out of his rough duel
with Tony Lee in fine shape The Derby runnerup, If
he wins, will be the smallest PreaknesS champion since
Assault.
GEORGE KIRKSEY the old sportswriter who now is
professional Houston booster, writes Of the Texas me-
tropos the next major league city" in the current
Baseball Digest and quite few points For instance
referring to the $40 million bond passed in July 1885,
for construction stadium Kirksey reveals that the
average Of big league parks mot considering Los
Angeles which has permanent home and San Francisco
which won't be in its playground until late this season.
approximately S8 years Nine Of the present parks
built before 1917 and II of them % years old older
Interest in the Senators during their highly successful
western swing wasn't confined to town by any MEANS it
develops ham radio operator from Clark NJ j. relayed
best wishes to the Washington club from the United States
Weather Bureau staff at the AmundSen Scott international
Geophysca Year Station South Pole where the Senator'S
games heard via Armed Forces radio And from Mos
COW came request for four box seats for the Red Sox
Senator's game of May 90 by Kane Washington
on vacation in Russia.
WHEN TED WILLIAMS was taking batting practice
in Boston during the Red sox western trip of his
pitchers Ken McAfee star paSscachng end of the
New York Giants. Is it true that Jimmy Dykes
win make major decision and transfer Harvey Kuenn,
the centereder who already converted shortstop to
first base permanent basis?
The for the verbal outburst in Indianapolis
recently by Gus DAmato against his fellow conspraor
Weil the showing of European film footage by
the latter formerly Rocky Marcianos DAmato
who the genius behind Floyd Patterson distressed
because Well allowed select few newspapermen to
movies of Heavyweight Challenger Ingemar Johanson of
Sweden in action against Joe ErSkine. DAmato would
much prefer that Johansson not be unveiled in any form
in America until the title fight with Patterson. Against
Erskne the Swede looked prohbvely crude awkward
in stopping the Brsher in 10 aborious rounds whereas
it took the aging Nino VadeS only heat to accomplish
the feat.
SIX FEET, 61a INCHES is the average height of the
1859 Catholic High School An-Amerca basketball team
picked by The New World and the 245pound Tom Hoover
Of our towns Archbishop Carroll High does his share
toward making it the biggest mythical squad history
Hoover is bound for Vlanova, it's reported the
fifth team Terminate George Leftwch who is rated
better prospect by scholastic here
you're sitting in the stands and think that Pitcher
Ned Carver giving you the eye could be you're right
when things get tough bases and all that"
Carver relates pressure is the worst thing for pitcher.
At times like that try to pick out in the stands
and myself questions about him. Where did come
from? How did he get to the game today? Things like
that 1t gets my mind of the task for the moment and
helps relax"
The way Gene Conley is pitching for the Philles
short notice after playing pro basketball all winter may be
proving that pitcher at least doesn't long spring
training if he keeps in shape Col Red Baik Eddie
Erdeatz who wouldn't give another the time of day,
much less game films, might be interested to know that
their at Army and Navy will exchange movies
for the first time in the history of the service academies
"Dale) Hall and figured it better to exchange
films freely than slip around the back door trying get
them elsewhere explains Wayne Hardin, Navy coach.