Evening star., 1960-11-13
WIN, LOSE OR
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OF This and That

. AMERICAN RACEGOERS, WHO are accustomed to
uniformly fair starts of electric gates
batied by John Schapro's nssence using the New
market-ype starting tape in the International The tape
is outmoded electoral college, claim, and
Schapro is doing the foreign horses special favor
anyway by using it in his "good-neighbor" policy.
At Laurel Friday the top American horse, Bald Eagle
the best behaved in the field at the start although
he was much more accustomed to electric gates. Con-
trastngly the French horse Puissant Chef veteran of
sorts at Newmarketype starts, wheeled threw his rider
and blew his chance. 1t would have been interesting
perhaps to have this ST. Leger and Arc de Tomphe
winner ridden by Maxine Garcia Frances leading rider
this year, at their best Garcia, who cultivates
in his spare time is noted a -from-behnd rider
but this time it was hopeless.
IS scout who watched George Washington trim VPI
Friday night VOWS that team in this area-meaning
Maryland and even Navy-would have easy time with
the CoonalS, tribute to Coach Bill Elias. CIV Is
aging only about 5000 spectators but Elias with Purdue
background assistant coach says he doesn't miss the
big crowds "once the whistle blows"
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1T SEEMS LIKELY that the testimonial luncheon for
retired Deputy Police Chief John j. Agnew at Goldie
AhearnS bstro next Saturday will be sellout. Agnew
has been police representative the District Boxing
Commission since 194 and rates high praise for his work
Things move with bewderng swifness in that Yankee
organization it's set up Latest word that Babe
Herman long with the old Brooklyn Dodgers, will be
added to the Yankees coaching staff by the general
manager Roy Hamey. How important press clip
pings? Bob White, widely acclaimed ALI America
fuback at Ohio State last year, can't break into the
Houston Oilers lineup because the little known Dave Smith
Of Ripon College has the job clnched.
This is a nostalgia time of the year, they say if
you've been member of Sigma Deta-he only fraternity
with membership from all of the big Five" high schools
OF days by-Central Business Western, Eastern and
Tech-and that reunion should really stir memories
Among the Sigma Deltas are J. Edgar Hoover, Admiral
Yves Byng Pete Quesada luke Supplee B JONES' George
Brandt Forest Burgess, Ham Adams Brad Edelbert and
host of others who played prominent parts in scholastic
athletics, although many played years ago.
THE YOGI BERRA of the National Football League is
Johnny Sample crack defensive back of the Baltimore
Colts Whereas Berra talks necessarily to the hitters
dstracting them with YogismS Sample last year nearly
drove everybody to distraction by his shr squawks to
opponents woud-be pass receivers
Il don't say much any more" Sample says now, but
If we get in jam might resort to Cabling again. My
coach at Maryland State, Skip McCain wanted all of
his defensive backs to talk to pass receivers Charlie
Winner defensive backed coach of the Colts says he's
done nothing to discourage Sample "Its bound to harass
wouldbe receiver Winner says. His voice alone could
be source OF irritation Even the Colts bothered
at practice when he works our receivers"
Did any former world boxing champion make less
money than the late George Chip? His biggest purse
land he was mddleweght champion at the time)
$4,000 Here's stray thought How those talented
Cubans chiefly Camilo PaSqua and Pete Ramos .
May and September? Those are hot-weather Birds un-
used to northern clmes However, that's Cal Grfths
problem You can't say he didn't ask for it.