Evening star., 1960-10-30
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCIS s1Aup
OF This and That

BILL wERBER, left at the post in the bidding for the
new Senators franchise, might have been of to better
start had he needed an Eighth Grade tip from Holton
Arms School, where his daughter Susie attends. Two
weeks before Calvin Griffith dropped his bomb his own
12-yearod daughter, Clare Grifth, told classmates
Daddy is going to his ball club real soon" When
this was repeated to Werber by little Susie he scofed
Nonsense" Bill replied 1.-THE mans given his word
that he'll stay Now he adds, $50 caught completely
off base"
Al Dorow, who couldn't make the grade with the Red
skins ago. is being hailed by his COACH Sammy Baugh
Of the New York TanS Hes the best running Tquarter
back I've ever seen" Baugh says Ive played the game
Tor many years and I've watched lot Of others but
never quarterback who could like this fellow
Sure I'd trade Dorow for Layne Untas because they're
passerS and history shows that professional team
won championship without top passer. But Dorow
Is the best we have and If he win for by running
it's okay by Maybe he'll turn out to be the exception"
When Casey Stengel fired as manager Of the
Yankees presumably because he 70 of his vocal
defenders was the noted horse trainer Sunny Jim F1tz
simmons. Old and bent at 86 but still of the best
Mr.. Ftz laShed out at Yankee management by saying
"He Casey did win the championship Of his league didn't
he? And nothing but bad racing luck beat him In the
final game Of the World Series. Why it would be like
my people (he Wheatley Stabe) firing me after winning
the Kentucky Derby for them"
WHEN WILL THE SPORTS promoters tap out Los
Angeles or have they begun to already? The new un-
requested American League team gives LA two baseball
clubs two pro football teams UCLA and Southern Cal
and the basketball Lakers vyng for the sports dollar
The LakerS who left Minneapolis for lack Of patronage
drew only 1000 customers for their first two home games
against the New York Kncks Since the LA arena seats
1887 it was like playing in haunted house.
Cal Grifhths boasts about the exceptional arrange
ment offered by Minneapols-St. Paul, including million
customers annm for five years. plus $5OOO for radio
TV rights are apt to put him spot when he sends
out contracts to his troops notably Jim Lemon Harmon
Klebrew, Earl Battey and Pete Ramos As one Senator
put It, e's always pleaded poverty in Washington Now
he admits he's got plenty Well why not spread of
that stun around?" CAL by the way isn't the only Griffith
who Is moving His son Clark former scholastic athlete
here who attended Dartmouth and American University
is headed for the Army.
The awarding of that Corvette to Bobby Richardson
OF the Yankees the outstanding player of the World
Series must have set minor vices years back because Bobby
doesn't drink nor smoke. "But he'll murder pitchers"
Pittsburgh Manager Danny Murtaugh says. "At least
our pitchers. That alleged $125o00 offer to Paul
Fender to defend his small claim to the middleweight
title against Jose Tore is suspect How could the ex-
fireman with no more Skils than Pender turn down this
kind Of money, even against puncher like Tore?
NEARLY EVERYBODY dates the "Grihith regime" in
Washington from 1920 when the late Clark Grifth ac-
qured control Of the Senator's until 1860 when Cal blew the
town. Technically the "Grfith regime" ended with the
old mans death in 1855 because foserson Cal has admit
ted on more than one occasion that he never legally
changed his name from Robertson to Griffith If the
Yankees put Gil McDougald and Joe DeMaestri in the
expansion grab bag the had best consult these
players Both are considering retirement, especially if
they are traded or otherwise transferred.
DeMaestri never much of big league player
except when wearing glove and had he not traded
to New York by Kansas City in the Roger Maris deal he
would have Joined his father in the beer distributing
business in California McDougald apparently has just
about had it, The irony Of the World Series was that
Cets Boyer was put in Stenges doghoue in the
inning of the opening game with the veteran Gil replacing
him. At the end it Boyer who out of the doghouse
and McDougad, one-game goat because of an error,
moved in.
THE CINCINNATI REDS will miss Gabe Paul who
departed general manager and vice president in favor
OF running the new Houston team. With Owner Powell
Crosey taking such small active part in the Reds Paul
pore the burden and, while he pennant he
master minded some pretty interesting teams
Coach George Wilson of the Detroit Lions who broke
up MS championship team of 1857 because Of our
players are getting too old" has reason to wonder il he
hasn't learned few things