Evening star., 1961-01-08
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OF This and That

=: PETE QUEsADA, according to Harry wsmer was
determined 10 buy into major league sports whether 1t
was football or baseball Il had long talk with Pete
last summer at his home" Wsmer reveals land he def
ney was interested in my Is per cent interest in the
Redskins This was before Quesadas group bought the
baseball franchise for Washington"
Significant perhaps Is that every winner of the four
major bowl games-Orange, Rose, Sugar and Cotton
had an edge in interruptions 1t Missouri
Navy by 40 Washington Minnesota by So Mssis-
sippt over Rice by 40 and Duke Arkansas by 81
Does the Phadephia Eagles refusal to give Norm Van
Brocklin the head coaching job remind anyone of the
time Babe Ruth wanted to manage the Yankees
turned down2 - ... -, ....
Walt Alson must be getting to having aides with
high ambitions looking his shoulder First Chuck
Dresser and now Leo Durocher -. Jack sheehan, chief
scout Of the Senators, remembers that when he was
player-manager at Winnipeg more than 40 years ago.
the home team batboy was Izzy Kline who later CO.
managed Barney Ross lightweight champion of the world
And the batboy Of in the Northern
League was Jack Hurley another fight manager Of note
and notoriety.
WHEN VINCE SCOTT and Ev Cloud appeared in yes
terdays Senior Bowl at Mobile the number Of players
supplied by Maryland in the games 12-year history
reached %. Only Auburn (25) has furnished more
strong contender for Frank Lanes post gen.
eral manager OF the Indians may be Hoot Evers who
Will be remembered chiefly as member Of that once
promising young Detroit outfied of Vic Wertz, Johnny
Groth and Evers. ,a...- =.
American Football League owners irked by National
League ridcule of their teams defensive play point to
Browns and Lions at the close of the season by -13
42-0 and $50 What kind Of defense hat?" they
inquire. The Senators sale Of Second Baseman Leo
Burke to Los Angeles in the mill the day they pucked
the ex-Oriole farmland from the minor league draft
list for $4,000 last month";
Roger Mars Of the Yankees repeatedly will insist on
100 per cent pay increase his salary Of 1860
With Mickey Mantle already signed at rumored SIS
Maris can point to higher batting average more RIBS
more hoers per games played and better sluggng per-
centage than his ilustrous teammate.
IT is NOW DISCLOSED that Marylands Club
WILL wind up with $200-to- $400 profit from its snow
bound basketball promotion December Is between the
Philadelphia Warriors and Detroit Pistons Cole Field
House The M Club escaped loss when Eddie Gott-
eb owner Of the Warriors voluntarily his guarantee
from $4,000 to $1,000.
Gen Bob Neyland, chairman of the Football Rules
Committee. would de-emphasize the field goal by de-
creasng Its point value and adding to the value of the
touchdown. How many pitches be left in Pete
Ramos arm? "Cal Griffiths slender workhorse who
pitched 24 innings for Washington last year. moving
toward the 175nning the Cuban Winter League
hes doing extra duty for Cienfuegos while Camo Pas
cual rests his arm as coach for the club
JACK George, the local boy who made good in pro
basketball before being dropped by the Knckerbockers
nasteo the New York club and blasted In turn by
the management Coach Carl Braun released George
when he put himself the active list said Jack Just
wasn't able to do the Job wanted him: to do knew
tnat could outshoot Jack and since he wasn't making
tne play for us it became apparent that he would
to CO."
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NOT ONLY DID 13 National Football League teams
PICK SO coored players in the college but the
Los Angeles Rams who selected five Negroes claimed Ernie
wright who played the 80 the A. Chargers of
the rivalAFT
The third Patterson Johansson fight scheduled for
March Is on Miami Beach, will be only the fourth in
modern times with 500 top and the first held indoors
IN tne buggy days there 500 seats
Tor the Jim CorbettPer Jackson fight In San Francisco
and front-row space was priced at $100.
george Weiss is quoted admitting that he not
Lane was first choice of Charles Finley head up
he Kansas City Athletics His job would been presi-
dent and general manager but Weiss says "Under my
agreement with Dan Topping and Webb yankee
owners who retired HIM cannot accept Job as general
manager until 1862 However could take club presi
dency" Asked If he had an offer from Cleveland he
replied They have not contacted If they were to
ASK me to succeed Lane would have to decline
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