Evening star., 1960-02-28
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCE, s1Apu
Of This and That


thing was pink on Flamingo Day Haleah this bamy
sunny afternoon The big marble fountain spoued pink
water The abeclothS and napkins in the dining
were pink too having been laundered since year ago
The Racing Form and Morning Telegraph pink
and so were the racing programs Most of the
eyebaS pink oo but that counted on confidently
by Eugene Mor and his Hiaeah associates bigger risk
was whether the flamingoeS in the infiedthe pictures
que knobby creatures who must hate this first of
all 100000 for three yearods because of the in
conveniences-would remain pink They did
Naturally, they brought the SeminoleS into the act
Garage attendants and ooweary ladies and little tots
attired in authentic" Seminole garb trudged
chased the amngoeS into Impractical in front
the grandsand The rate of artion pretty high among
the flamngoes who fall get their legs broken
but the SemnoeS manage.
In fact, the they call Chief Osceola" leader of
the tribe that has not yet yielded to Uncle Sam lives
memory because one preSSboX inmate owning powerful
set of field glasses and claiming accomplished lip
reader consistently denounces Osceola.
THE Chief says Howl then leads his parade" the
hpreader says Il have discovered that he second
word which only lip-reader could recognize
1T comes out: How sucker"
ALTHOUGH THE YANKEES no longer are champions
they still rate newspaper space than any other club
in Florida especially in St Petersburg which also has the
ST. Louis Cardinals training. other day. however
Casey stengel was disturbed by newsworthy item
photographer spied leather ball bag inside the
New York dugou 1t stenciled kansas City Yankees"
II thought it gag calling this club the Kansas City
Yankees" cracked the photographer.
Stengel, who has dozen ex-KanSaS City Athletics
his club K c. has appropriate number of exYankeeS
bristled and demanded investigation After due time
the camp detectives came up with this version:
The ball bag originally belonged to New York and it
letered accordingly Yankees 1t sent down to
the Kansas City farm team when the Blues they
called in the American Association There the words
Kansas City stenciled Yankees" The bag
eventually found its way back to the Yankees.
"Scrape off Kansas City throw it out" barked
stenge who sensitive on the matter of so many trades
hlofin AoI ooI
kidding.
TOM YAWKEY ONCE TRIED to win pennant for
his Boston Red sox by buying many American League
stars possible Being the business having
all that mooa, some of the cubowners stuck him-at
pretty good prces-for Lefty Grove Jimmy Foxx, Rube
Waberg and Joe Cronin, among many others who were
the hill.
means Yawkey did win pennant in 1916. Now the
lkabe Red Sox millionaire, freshly crowned dean of all
AL cubowners and second only Wrigey the Cubs
in both majors is trying different tack. He's put
strong National League flavor into his 1860 team
Manager Billy Jurges, while he had been coaching
for Washington at the start of last season. has MI roots
Two of his coaches, Sal Magle and Billy Herman
are old senior looperS, j. G. Taylor Sphinx might say
In addition the Red Sox have picked up Pitcher Dave
Hllman, First BaSeman Jim Marshall and Outfelder
Bobby Thomson all from the Cubs Himan Gil for
the lightly rated Cubs last season, with a 353 ERA
Marshall wasn't much C252l and Thomson has seen his
paniest days Yet it's conceivable that all three will help
the Red Sox, especially Hlman and Thomson. If Bobby
can pull the long ball in Fenway Park he did at the
Polo Grounds when he hot stuff-and the dramatic
payof hero in 1951-he may take up some OF the RBI
slack bound to have been left by Jackie Jensens retirement
At least Bobby has the distinction of being the first
Scotland-born Glasgow player acquired by YaWkey who
has employed just about every other type Before the
season is over Tom may add his collection one
Elmer Valo from the Yankees Valo not only will be 80
week from today making him the games oldest but
he's the only major Lacquer who was born in Ribnik
CZechoslovakia