Evening star., 1959-12-20
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAW By FRANCIS STANN
OF This and That

PHILADELPHIA, DEC. 19.-sammy Baugh may be just
the sort of the fedging American Football League
needs-it also has Frank Leahy in a general managers
role at Los Angeles and Steve Sebo at New Yorkbut the
Singers reputation doesn't guarantee that he will be
successful coach As in baseball of the greatest failed
to achieve coaching immortality AS diamond buff put
1t, "Baugh terrific pitcher-but Christy
MathewSon and Walter Johnson Both flopped man.
ayers For that matter Clark Griffith may have been the
only baseball pitcher to make a good manager"
Presumably informed sources from New York say that
Otto Graham not Baugh first choice of Harry WiSmer
to coach the tans Graham the former great quarterback
of the Cleveland Browns needed his wfeS pleas to avoid
bg-tme football coaching and chose to remain at the
Coast Guard Academy. incidentally, Wismer is on
record that Baugh will be paid in full even the
American League fails to get of the ground It's estimated
that SammyS threeyear contract calls for 100000 which
is beevabe in view of the Singers aversion to big city
life Il have never missed any big city," says the rancher
from Rotan, Tex.
Paul Bear Bryant coach of the Alabama team which
played in the first Liberty Bowl against Penn State both
confounded and delighted Philadelphia sports writer's
used to the cautious statements of Army Navy and Ivy
League coaches Alabama'S Million Dollar Band" was
brought along to serenade the spectators Bryant who
likes complete scouting reports asked about the of
the Penn State band When guessed contained
rs members Bryant drawed "ShuckS we got moren
that red shirts" The "red shirts" means
college player whose eligibility is prolonged by artfu
means.
FRED SINGToN, JR, of the old All-Amerca
tackle from Alabama and ne-time outfeder for the
Senators and Dodgers is listed the Bama roster
tackle. Despite his SIZE however young Sngton doesn't
Scrlmmage or participate in other 1-man drills senior
and law student Sngton only practices placement kicks
Ctrom ZOO to 500 day. through goal posts half wide
as the regulation 2Ofoot4inch posts 1t has paid off
too, because Sngtons kicks beat Houston 80 defeated
Georgia Tech 81 enabled the Crimson Tide to come
from behind to tie both Vanderbilt and Tennessee
games.
In the United States it's very possible that Ingemar
that Rrs
Patterson will be recognized as more than merely Fighter
ot-the-year" In Ingys country Sweden, he wasnt
the athlete-of-theyear Agne SmonSson soccer player
was Many swedeS, cued by the government look with
olS1aVor upon the brutality of boxing.
Lonesome George" Weiss charge that interleague
Caolng rs too paSywalSy and that he is opposed to il
only calls attention to Georges lack Of sympathetic con-
nectons with other brass hats American and Nationa
League alike Behind the beef by the Yankees genera
manager that the White sox and Indians improved (Ch
cago landing Gene Freese Cleveland the slick Johnny
Temple) is admission of unpopularty All we'll such
is the price of success.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATORS current story, THE Bah,
Ruh Papers" is recommended reading if only for thu
PROBABLY never-before published documents contracts
etc one line in SIS summation says that Ban johnson
When ne was president Of the American League tabbec
RuthS mind as that of 15year But can today
teen-agerS tell you who Ban Johnson was?" ST asks
4hey know who Ruth just they know who DAME
Boone . . :"
Chicago which boasted the winners of the American
and National Leagues most-valuable awards in Nellie
Fox of the White Sox and Ernie of the Cubs neatly
solved the problem Of honorng Cnicago baseball player
of-the-year" by making Fox and Banks an entry.
Banks, incidentally is quite realist Currently tour
Ing the East and speaking to youth organizations Ernie
CAB homers 143 RBI and best fielding horstops
doesn't lament that he's been buried with a second
division club for six tits the wonderful plac
In the world to play ball. Banks enthuSeS in reference
Wrlgey Field Every player would love to play in Chicago
just to play in the daytime know They talk abou
It, Stan MuSia said he could hit if played 100 da
games year the way Cubs do" To the guys anC
gals visiting from outer space Wrigey Field has lights
Remember Rex Layne, the heavyweight from Utah
Rex had a Sparrng partner, the unremembered Jacl
Nelson and when Rex fought ION top he usually insisted
on preim spot for his Nelson Such thoughtfulnes
apparently paid off, because LaSne for truck
Ing company in Salt Lake City-and the of thu
firm is Jack Nelson.
DURING THE SAME WEEK that Weep Gabe Pau
of Cincinnati alleged to have offered $5OOOOO apiece
for Harmon Kebrew and CamiIo Pascua was reported
that Ed Goeb of the Philadelphia Warriors was askec
If he'd accept ST million for Wilt Chamberlain The maj
said but the dispatch suggested that Gottlieb wore
bemused expression
1t may come as shock to the Yankees but Roge
MariS, the Kansas City outhelder whom the Bomber
acquired with view toward finally filling the leftfeC
spot ct have tried during the 11year reign of Case
StengeD, wants part of it, I don't care to play left
Mar1S is quoted in telephone conversation Eve playe
that position just about month in my seven years il
professional baseball.
I'm rghtfelder. It's not the sun field that bother
me rlghtheld in most parks is the field It's jus
that every time I've played in left always shaky at bat