Evening star., 1961-02-02
ATCHISON'S
ANGLE
Man at Work-Promotinq
By LEWIS z. ATcHlSoN

WE'RE DRIVING THROUGH the jungle in rain
that makes Niagara Falls look like eaky Spgot and one
of the guys in the says My God joe can't play in
this Call the promoter and tell him the games off,
Il say Sure I'll call the guy. Stop at the next banana
tree and If anybodys using the line How in the devil
can l call anybody out here in this junge?'"
This Joe Tubioo Washngton's youngest and
probably least known sports promoter talking about
episode in his baseball transforming adventures in Mexico
Baseball is his dish although Joe Is the guiding hand
behind the National Capital Football Coaching Clinic
coming up in March and is negotiating for couple Of
TV promotions.
Another tme" Tubiolo continued I'VE went to
church in little Texas town and the first thing hear is
Let pray for rain almost fpped They hadn't had
any rain there for long everything drying BY
gosh, when came out of church it was raining"
A oNE-TIME MoNTGoI ERY County and District
school teacher Tubioo got into promoting almost by
accident Almost, but not quite. Chatting with Ted
Lpco then with the Boston Red Sox Joe found out that
his old Seton Hall roomie signed up for barn
storming trip
you ought to promote game like that" Ted told him
With visions of robins egg blue Cadillacs 50-cent
cigars etc. whirling in his BRAIN Joe took the plunge
II got two teams to play game at Buffalo" he said
"and darned If it didn't rain that day I'll say one thing
about professional promoters though they're not as cold
hearted as people think rented the stadium through
the Jacobs Brothers, the concessionares and after the
game one of them asked how made out.
"'I1l drop about 1,50o, told him.
Don't charge the kid any rent he said, turning to
assistant. 1t real break because to be honest
with had to borrow the money to put the game on
ONCE BITTEN JOE didn't recover from the urge to
promote Eventually he landed in dusty Texas towns en-
route to Mexico with allsar" teams Harmon Killebrew
Ken Aspromonte Clint Courtney, Gil McDougad, Clint
Hartung, Willie Mays Willard Nixon and Tom Brewer
few Of the players who participated.
Driving through Texas night" Joe recalled, I'VE
lost Les Moss and Courtney who in the behind
turned around and went back They used to amuse
themselves shooting at jackrabbtS along the road and
they'd hit But this time Mrs Moss was with them,
and she cried until Les got out of the car and buried It,
Speaking of animals reminded Joe Of the time his
team which usually played team of coored al-stars,
was the bus ready for the trip to the ball park when
he spotted Mexican with a brilliantly colored bird
under his
Hey, Poncho," Joe called to him. Lets see what
you've got there"
Sensing an easy American buck, the native hoped
aboard and unraveled baby boa constructor.
II never saw bus empty so fast in my life" Tubioo
said with laugh land the first through the window
was me- I can't stand snakes"
ON ONE OF HIS Mexican tours, which were arranged
by Senor Canavat of the Monterrey team and a
wealthy clothing manufacturer the players invited
to Canavas fabulous home in the hills outside the city
Harry Redd former Washington scout and Curtis Leak
a player, were in the group.
"You never saw such home" Tubolo said. Il couldn't
really describe for you but Canava told us he'd been
offered $65OOO for chandelier You've never seen
anything like it-at least hadn't.
Man Leak said, we got some players who'd like to
live here. Redd took another look around the place
MAN. he said we got who'd like to work here
Tubolo? He liked it, too, but it'll be a long time
before he home worth that much, let alone q
chandelier.