Evening star., 1960-12-04
WIN, LOSE OR
ONAW By FRANCIS sIANN
OF This and That

asked, Joe belunO years navy
after graduation next June and couldn't play pro football
baseball even If he chose The A-America, honored
athlete in Annapolis history would be rs before he
could resign his commission, late age for launching
pro athletic The rule put into effect after
many athletes ducked the World War II draft by accepting
appointments to the Naval Academy and then resignng
when the shooting stopped.
Bellino incidentally, has many honors and has
been invited to many banquets that Naval Academy
ofcials will restrict him to four ve awards appear
ance including those to collect the Heisman Maxwell
Look magazine and the Touchdown Club Of Washington
trophies and when the Touchdowners tap Joe for their
big award 81" Bellino were attending civilian college,
Pubcst John Cox of Navy says he'd pack his bag now,
go tour to pick up the hardware and wouldn't see
him again until mid-March"
One Of the most promising linemen on Notre Danes
1860 freshman football squad Nicholas Etten, 220
pound guard from Chicago His dad Nick Etten who
played first base for the Yankees the old Phladepha
Athletics and the Phllies =. Calumet Farm, for many
years the most powerful stable in racing be coming
back strong Trainer Jimmy Jones, who has 81 yearling
colts and lies preppng at Haeah, says, I think this
should be our finest crop in several years"
SO
THE SPORTS FIGURE in our town who is long overdue
for testimonial dinner he rounds out nearly 80 years
Of service at Georgetown University is Jack Hagery He
great halfback, later an outstanding coach and
presently is athletic director The undefeated Hagerty
coached Hoya teams Of 1889 and the powehouSe in 1910
may have been the best c. college eevens ever turned
out. Mark Manders, Iowa guard who was picked on
many first and second A-America teams is the Of
Jack Manders of Minnesota both fubac and later pro
stars There isn't quarterback among the first four
backs named on Looks Al-America squad but Roman
Gabriel of N c. State Jake Gibbs Of Mississippi and John
Had Of Kansas Of the second quartet all quarterbackS
and the fourth man, Bill Klmer Of UCLA is the passing
running, puntng tailback on a single-wng team
The Home Plate Club which donated the marble
monument in memory of Clark Griffith and installed 1t
inside the main entrance of Griffith Stadium, would like
to move the new District Stadium the Hall OF
Fame, although the shipping tab to Cooperstown, N "
would be considerable The Walter johnson plaque
located near the monument will be offered to the Walter
Johnson High School
OFFICIALS OF CARROLL High School. football cham
pon of Washington didn't accept quickly enough for the
promoters of Mams big postseason schooboy grid game
and lost out c. Leo Dorsey Washington tax attorney
and director of the Redskins Dutch Bergman and other
sports figures worked hard in behalf Of Carroll and were
confident of DeOrsey offered to put up the
squad free of charge at the oceanront Kenworh HOTEL
in which he has interest along with Arthur Godfrey
When the upper echelon Of the new Washington
Senators ready to conduct business in the D. c. Stadium
there will be 20 offices from which Pete Quesada, Ed
Doherty & Co, may choose. Another feature OF the
stadium will be detention room" In which gendarmes
may deposit fans who imbibe too freely.
Former Champion Max Schmeling, now S. claims
that Ingemar Johansson could be the greatest heavy
weight champion history he took the sport seriously
Max says that Johansson in perfect condition when
he knocked out Floyd Patterson in their first fight but
didn't train hard enough for the return match which
BILL vEECK when he disallowed draft choice
during the minor league baseball meeting in Louisville,
angriy sad "Te Mr. Ford Frick he go Jump In the
lake." Veeck had uttered anything like that during the
wound up in the lake-Lake Michigan. Competent
racing observers in Florida contend that Jockey Brauo
Baeza has the best seat Of any rider in the sport today
They look for him to challenge Bill Hartack for the riding
title this winter although Hartack rode better than
he's riding now.
The editors Of NewsOeek are properly embarrassed
In the November 20 issue this tip appeared Navy will
definitely play in post-season game If the Mddes beat
Army Don't be surprised they bypass the Rose Bowl
for New Yorks Gotham Bowl" Turned out the Rose Bowl
bypassed Navy and the Gotham Bowl got going.
Among Christmas gadgetry being peddled by golf pro
shops are 13-inch "nub iron" for shots from under
bushes and low trees and pastel coored golf balls for
milady George Cyril Methodius Susce the Senators
bullpen coach, be well qualified for the job but
he wasn't much of catcher. Susce brought up tc
various major league clubs in eight different years. yet
appeared in total Of only 46 games less than full
season.