Evening star., 1960-10-02
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCIS ,7Auu
OF This and That

-- EVEN WHEN TOM NUGENTS football teams at
Maryland don't scorewhich is rarehey remain inter-
esting. If you haven't caught Nugents Sunday TV
SHOW he's smoothly professional. The awards by the
Grandstand Managers of Aexandra-avish silver tea
SetS-may have been decided upon bit early. Camilo
PaScua hauling away his second straight load of loot
"the best pitcher in baseball" wasn't quite AS for Don
Lee as rookie pitcher of the year. the GrandstandeS might
have given longer look at Jack Kralck
The Las Vegas colony is adjusting the odds more
IN favor of the Yankees in the World Series as result
of Mickey Mante spurge and the sheIlackng
that Milwaukee handed Vern Law, the Pirates probable
opening game man, on Friday The last time the
Yankees and Pirates met in World SerieS-back in 27-
Lou Gehrg was 373 hitter but not close Harry
Helmann the American League leader who averaged 398
Bill Rgney fired perhaps too quickly as manager of
the disappointing San Francisco Giants rips back at
Owner Horace Stoneham when he says, They have too
much talent not to be back up there in year So"
In San Francisco the feeling of lot of folks is that
Tom Sheehan the interim manager is not the answer
The problems go much deeper.
2 OTTO GRAHAM, THE OLD pass master who now
coaches the Coast Guard Academy surprises quite few
people when he that taking the part of quarter
back "is the least important asset of ALL" Ahead of
taking Graham rates ability to throw the ball. natural
instincts, natural leadership, ability to run and play-
calling, although this isn't as important as everybody
seems to think Otto should know All during his salad
days as CeveandS star quarterback he informed by
Coach Paul Brown via those messenger guards.
Speaking of calling football plays Coach Bill Elias of
George Washington does his share week ago yesterday
winning his first game head coach over The Citadel
Elias used 167 SubStitutons many of them the wild
card variety who carried instructions for the next play
In the ColoniaS winning drive in the last minutes
Elias called the play-hitng at weakness at The
CltadelS left SdeSX times in much to the beWder-
ment OF his own co-captainS.
N Walter Alston who used to have Chuck Dresser on
his staff reprmands his former coach for saying that
ne DresSen had the Los Angeles bull pen staff the Braves
would have won the pennant "If I'd had Del Crandail
catching Aston retorts referring to DreSen backstop
I'D have won it,"
IT'S GETTING TOUGH now to join the National
Jockeys Hall OF Fame at Pinco, what with the new rule
that only one rider will be admitted per year. Of the
ve noted jockeys of past years who have been nominated
Albert Johnson Johnny LOTUS Pony McAtee Joe Noter
and Fred TaraJohnSon Lotus and McAtee active
during perhaps the most gamorous and competitive era
in the American history of riding They had to make
their marks when the likes of Sande and the Fator
and Garner boys were riding in the anything goes"
school,
Lloyd waner the Little Poison" of the last Pittsburgh
pennan winner, debunks the story that he and other
Bucs were awed by batting display by the Yankees before
the 27 SERIES Il wasn't there Lloyd says referring
TO the time that Ruth, Gehrig and MeuSe put on their
hitting show at Forbes Field.
How is 1t the Yankees always up with an i'm
probable saver at World Series tme this year meaning
Luis Arroyo but in the past such Johnny Mize and
Johnny San?
Bucky Harris unavailable for comment after he
was sacked general manager of the Red Farm
director Johnny Murphy, the old relief pitcher made it
plain that he wasn't happy when he too, canned
Yet in view of the Reds record during recent years.
what else was there to expect?