Evening star., 1960-06-05
WIN. LOSE OR
GNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
Of This and That

stopping job he's been doing for the Baltimore Orioles
after the catcher starved Senators got him. makes
biting suggestion I'm the box Scores" Scrap Iron asks
why not list the winning catcher we'll the winning
pitcher?" Charley Neary, the old fighter who
defeated Battling Nelson recently celebrated his
SOth birthday here, says Nelson couldn't hit Among
others that Neary took in his day Packey McFa
land Kid Herman and Ad Wolgast
Ron Hansen, youthful Shortstop of the Orioles who
wasn't supposed to be hitter moved to the top of the
American Leagues RBI guys last week, which prompted
Whitley Ford of the Yankees to comment "The way it
used to be- pitching to Hansen I'd throw nine and
count on three strikeouts Now can't get him out and
It's no fun coming to Baltimore anymore"
How many know that Charles Town. w. Va, town
OF 5000 with two tracks, named for brother of
George Washington and that the streets named for
others OF the family? The most versatile of all in the
group must be Bill Malone Not only sought
after as TV huckSter he's also Naval Reserve pilot
head OF publicity for the Potomac Polo Club and-of all
thngs-one of the players along with George Toomey
Frank Stallone and Dick Moran
BILL SULLIVAN president of the Boston Patriots of
the American Football League land making pitch for
nonvong stockholders here last week with the Securities
and Exchange CommiSSion claims his club has signed
not only Ron Burton of Northwestern but seven from
No. Syracuse two from No. ranked Ole Miss and five
from No. ranked LSU "And for experience we've also
signed Is players with National Football League records
and 10 from Canada" Sullivan adds Incidentally Suli-
van contributes the information that Schwartzwalder
OF Syracuse originally offered the coaching job-at
100000 for three But when he wanted four
assistants at $4,000 each plus automobiles we broke off
negotiations" Suly SAYS
The syndicate which purchased Baly Ache for that
nearrecord price of 2500O apparently got just
the wire. Kentucky tax officials say that beginning
July horses claimed bought etc., will be subject to the
States new per cent sales tax When Orioles Coach
Lum Harris warming up to pitch batting practice the
old pitcher boaSted of what he still considered active
curve Young Chuck Estrada of the Baltimore pitchers
Soemnly observed, IF had that curve I'd win 5O-n
about 40 years"
in and SUan in
declined the PreakneSs but if it Venetian Way and
his holders feel any better 10 other Kentucky Derby
winners for the last % haven't been able to win the
famed Maryland classic Some Of the good who didn't
quite make it at Louisvie-but did in the PreakneSs-
were Dauber, Challedon Bmelech Alsab Capot, Hill
Prince Native Dancer Hasy Road, Nashua Fabius and,
of course. Baly Ache.
SOLLY HEMUS GIVES the back of his hand to Roy
Face of the Pirates when he ranks his relief STAR
Indy Mcdaniel zone of the two best reeverS I've
SEEM The other he rates is Glen Labne o five
ago. Casey Stengel has been saying, mournfuy, 1--WE
got to do something about those two fellows He
Mickey Mantle and Bill Skowron two of the strong
crew of the Yankees Both claim to be in top shape but
Skowron hasn't been hitting and Mantle it is suspected
by Stengel can't bend his knee at the plate He runs
okay Casey comedies, "bu don't know about that bat
ting stuff"
Floyd Patterson, who has been anything but vicious"
all during his climb to the heavyweight title and his down.
fall last June. quoted saying he won't become
vicious again until the night of his remach with Ingo-
JohansSen June 90 "Its early to be vicious"
Patterson told interviewer "but I'm getting to that
state of mind"
Truly unwrtten yet is the story of the marriage OF
Jockey Bob Ussery and Baly Ache both making money
like crazy AS the tale is told the unSung hero is Lenny
Goodman, who is USSery's agent man who chased
Trainer Jimmy Pitt and insisted that Ussery could handle
the job that Dave Erb, Sammy Boumetis and the
gifted millionaire, Eddie Arcaro, trying to do.
Goodman 10per CENTER kept following Pitt, trainer
of Baly Ache, and finally caught him Just before the
Garden State in October 1885, which Baly Ache fin
ished second to Warfare by half length That started the
UsseryBay Ache connection and this entry hasn't been
out of the money since. Neither has Goodman.