Evening star., 1960-02-07
SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
OF This and That
By BURTON S. HAWKINS

INTERNAL REVENUE HAS filed its unrevealed esti-
mate of the value of the Washington Baseball Club in
order to determine taxes stock property inherited
by Cal Griffith and Thelma Griffith Haynes However,
Cal the situation won't be pressing enough
them to sell the Senator's regardless of the figure finally
agreed on by attorneys.
Clark Griffith, Gals sturdy son who was an outstand-
ing athlete at Friends is attending American Uni
verSity but transfer student from Dartmouth won't
be able to play baseball with the Eagles this spring
1t may be at Bowes coming meeting that Hrsch Jacobs
will saddle his 3000th winner No other American
horse trainer, not 85yearold Sunny jim F1tzsim
mons or the 79yearod Max Hrsch is close to the 1885
winners the expigeon fancier from Brooklyn had going
into this month
There have been surprises in banoting for Hall of
Fame eigbles, but none to match the original voting
In that election four ounces failed to Ty Cobb while
Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner passed up by II Of
the 226 voters. Don't risk the rent money that Bob
Feller will make it into that select company when he
becomes eligible the next time around. Joe DMaggio
didn't make it his first time at bat.
MANY UNUSUAL LETTERS find their way to sports
departments but sort Of was set one day
last week at The Star writer desired the records
OF all players who have appeared in the major leagues
since 1854 in addition to the current whereabouts of
swarm Of former Senator's Another merely desired horse
must be geldng and at least 16 hands high-for a
coast forecast trek.
Carl Yastrzemski 20year-o Boston infelder
who lead the Carolina League with BIT batting average
for Raleigh last played the sandot team
cracked homers Yastrzemsh signed out of
Notre Dame freshman is continuing his studies there
Writers shudder at the prospect but there's possibility
of a future double play involving Yasrzemski Monbou-
quette apd Pagliaroni.
Among other items available to members of the United
States Olympic team will be ITS athletes foot
remedy, which seems enough to terminate all itching in
the world Many college football teams will have
played four next fall before the World Series
over.
UMPIRE BILL SUMMERS, retiring after 27 years. de-
clareS Joe DMaggio the greatest player he
Manager Joe Gordon of the Indians says Getting
Johnny Temple Tin the Billy Martin trade is the great
est deal in the history of the Cleveland club Maybe
but the Indians weren't exactly embarrassed when they
landed Early Wynn and Mickey Vernon from the sena-
tors for Ed Klieman Joe Haynes and Eddie Robinson.
Vernon, incidentally, will be the guest speaker Thurs
day at the Alexandria Grandstand Managers Club dinner
at the George Mason Hotel Now coach with the Pirates
goodguy Mickey earned the devotion of that when
he gave much of his time helping to organize the Little
Leagues OF that community several years ago.
The American Football League plans to televise two,
possibly three games weekly national basis Clear
ing network time for games week nights will be the
prime problem If the AFL and baseballs Continental
League ever get going sports editors will have little room
for the news after amming all the box and sum-
maries into the paper.
HOMES FOR RENT at Squaw Valley, site of the Winter
olympics are priced high $4,000 month Admis-
sion TO the ice will be $25 for each of the first
hve days. SIS for the next three and $25 for the final
three 1t might be added that plenty of tickets are
available And there in the Sc $7-a-day class
Bill Mckinley, American League umpire, says he has
appeared in 2O0 consecutive games in the majors
1916 Before Willie Mays bowed out of the TV home
run competition, to be shown film next summer, he
picked up $4,000 Mays whipped by Gil Hodges, de-
leated Harmon Klebrew among Others but not before
the Senator's sugger collected 1000 at Los Angeles
Engineers attempting to formulate final plans for
WashingtonS new stadium would relish eliminating the
press oox Still photographers television film
ole
cameramen and sportswriters all insisting they must
De penind home plate all be in the first and
all must have enough elbow room to accommodate an
elephant