Evening star., 1960-01-10
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Of This and That


about the 85yearod trainers health but the great old
morse conditioner apparently is paying mind Sunny
jim is readying long shot, The IrShman, who could
surprise the likes of Sword Dancer Bald Eagle the
Wdener coming up February 20 Haleah The Irishman
VIII be carrying only 116-pound package.
George Preston MarshaPs stirring ant-expanson
warning to his fellow National Football League cubowners
at Miami was not completely unrehearsed. For weeks
Marshall has been practcng Calvin Griffith president
OF the Senators, telling him: "Cal don't buck the CONT
mental League. If Ghe NFL) had any brains we
wouldn't talk of expansion If football and baseball try
throwing our weight around, we'll get in trouble with
Congress Just we're sitting here"
In Baltimore the Colts still are so hot that post
holiday sales advertisements plugging ashtrays Cthat
can also be used as wall paques) and beer mugs that
proudly faunt the headlines of December 81" On this
mdebe day the Colts attened the New York Giants in
the title game 31-16
THE REDSKINS COACHES apparently survived the
latest in another of series of rough seasons but Kelly
Miller the equipment manager. didn't do well Kelly is
at Georgetown Hospital repeatedly doing okay following
stomach operation due to ulcers At the same time
Staff Casse of American University recuperating at
nome following bout with pneumonia.
All this time and word from H. Gabriel Murphy!
He hasn't sued Cal Griffith for weeks Jack Hennemier
lands hacyon days but who later at Calgary
IN the Canadian League has turned retaurateur just off
Route adjoining UNI Formerly known as Little Ledos"
it's called The Hudde" now.
Bobby Dykes, who was longtime claimant to weter-
weight honorS, now is rated prosperous insurance
salesman in the Miami The tip is out that Jackie
Jensen despite all those retirement stories will be back
with the Red Sox in 1850 Jackie be apprehensve of
air travel but those Boston pay checks in mighty
handy.
IRWIN BROOKE of Washington remarking on recent
column on Gordon Coleman, who figured in the recent
ndCincnnah DEAL writes "I of those old
Sandot fans who sat at Welsh Field in Rockville Nd and
gave hero worship to Benny Coleman Gordons father
and his brothers Willy and Patches They were really
rlo There were always that one of the three
hao oeen tabled by bg-league outfit and it ALWAYS
disappointed and amazed me that not seemed get
IT, so I'm very happy to know that Gordon made the
grade"
Joe FosS is best remembered here devil-may-care
war nero who muSSed up talking non-combat actor
IN uniform in the Canal Zone when times tough The
ACTOR one OF the British renchcoat types of line
ana FoSS Strengthened him ou-with straight right If
this is the wrong the present commissioner of
the American Football League-skip it, please.
Whitley FORD, an of-season customers man in
wan street house denies that he and other Yankee stars
nave had difficulties with Manager Casey Stenge Let
me make 1t very emphatic about those phony yarns about
the Ieeng between our and our PLAYERS
last season. he is quoted Those stories were based on
RIDICULOUS assumptions and suspicious was figured that
II the Yankees couldn't win again had to be on account
of dissension"
Well the Yankees failure based on little more
tnan dissenson Mr.. Ford. Somewhere along the line
Ie" leLoWs named Mantle and McDougald and Turley-
ana Foro-neglected to play up to their potential
Even In the Cuban Winter League where the athletes
are not noted for bearing down, Camo Pascual is so
outstanding that maoreague scouts continue to value
him as the highest.