Evening star., 1960-12-11
WIN, LOSE OR
HNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
Of This and That

BURT HAWKINS CREDENTIALS public relations
specialist and road secretary-the twin jobs The Stars
baseball writer with the Senators-became
valid as long 1s4s Bob Feler then the greatest
pitcher in the game, selected Hawkins advance
for his astar squad and the result the
full transforming tour in history Feler alone netted
$55OO despite the heavy payroll for the supporting cast
which included Stan Musia Charley Keller Mickey Vernon
Phil Rizzuto and Johnny Sain
Word from Texas suggests the Cotton Bowl promoters
are less than completely happy with the DukeArkansas
match January Not only the Blue Devils thrice
beaten during the 80 but the last three times they
were nationally televised they cobbered for all to
see. In the Orange Bowl in SO Duke walloped by
Oklahoma, 1921. On Thanksgiving Day in SO North
Carolina romped, 500, and week ago yesterday UCLA
easily, 27-6.
It's hard to believe the Kansas City Athletics stole
only Is bases last 1O6 fewer than the White Sox
Luis Aparacio alone stole ST. while Jim Lands Of the
White Sox Lenny Green of the Senator's AL Kane Of the
Tigers, Jim Piersal of the Indians Minnie Mnoso of
Chicago also topped the Kansas City output themselves
ALTHOUGH HIS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES wrapped up
the Eastern Division title in the National Football League
early with 81 record Coach Buck Shaw says the team
isn't the best he has coached my Francisco
OF 1858 and 1854 better Buck states but they
too injury prone" Eddie Robinson, the time first
baSeman for the Indians Senators and Orioles has
partner in his restaurant business in Baltimore He's
Brooks Robinson, relation the best third baseman
In the American League.
Them what has gets Bing Crosby and Dan Topping,
VINO originally backed Ben Hogan In his Forth Worth golf
factory received 6for1 their investment And Hogans
capital gains sale of the plant reputedly yielded him
million dollar profit plus $5OOOOayear job for 10 years
as consutant to the owners.
The Sporting News which picks an annual An-Star
fielding team apparently has system all its own. For
the fourth straight year. Bobby shanz Yankees
been selected as the top fielding pitcher with Tom Brewer
of the Red Sox the runner-up. The real No. fielding
IN hp Ram uhncn
accomplishments starting the leagues only triple play
last Here's how they stacked up Ramos put
outs, A assists, so total chances double plays triple
play no errors; Shantz, putoutS Is assists II total
chances DIP errors; Brewer IS putouts As assists
62 total chances, errors, double plays.
NAME BOWL-almost any bowl-and Coach Paul
Bryant either has played in it coached team in it.
The ex-Maryand, Kentucky Texas A&M and current
Alabama COACH played in the Rose Bowl, coached teams
in the Orange Cotton, Sugar. Gator Liberty and Great
Lakes Bowls and is readyng the Crimson Tide for
the Buebonnet Bowl against Texas Houston next Sat-
urday. incidentally, the 48-player Alabama roster
reveals that 81 hail from that State with only Yankees
one from Pennsylvania and the other from New jersey
The Kefauver subcommittee let us down in quizzing
jim Norris the exboxng 1t didn't succeed in wiring
ing out OF Norris explanation to why man with
all his wealth ever despoled himself by going into the
ring racket in the first place.
When CIV Coach Bill Elias was the main speaker at
the Rockville Lions Club banquet for the unbeaten united
Richard Montgomery High School football team he con-
cluded by declaring he had door prize He invited Mont
gomery Coach Roy Lester to reach in his pocket and
announce the winner The lucky person turned out to
be the Rockets Mike Curtis all-Metropoltan fuback
the last two years and the prize four-year scholar
ship to George Washington. Elias had the contract in
another pocket too but unfortunately about 30 other
schools seeking Curtis too
SO SWAMPED ARE the Philadelphia Eagles for the
NFL title with the Western Division champions that
it's extremely doubtful that there will be gate sale of
any kind. Harry Gimer, assistant coach of the
Pittsburgh Steeers and former Redskn Quarterback
reporteoy Is in line to become head coach of the Min
neapols Vikings, who will join the NFI next year and
share Cal Grifhth'S ball park
The Charles Town Track, which Bill Hartack and
howard Grant used as sprngboard to big time riding
Iame is touting another In 8-year-od Barry De-
Spro who will ride at the meeting opening Friday He's
the Kid brother of Tony DeSpirito 1852 national riding
champion.