Evening star., 1962-09-07

In Other Words,
Knock 1t off
By MORRIS sIEeH

's WASHINGTON WON'T MISS much being the losngest
sports town the map, but when it to the talk
INCEST people in sports there's question to the
champions We Wen win the Most Voluble Award
I. regardless of whose larynx meter is used.
Spouting off seems to be communicable disease here
and for mysterious Isn't this the political
capital of the world? Lately however the vocal chord
practitioners the H" have been losing ground to
the lppy characters who sports in the There
ought be sort of coture rule could invoke
this breed of sef-esteemed orators. 49,
Gen Ewood R. Quesada is the latest in. the long line
of unsolicited commentators Hardly day goes by but
what the Generassmo Of the Senators doesn't have
something say One day he's thinking about firing his
general manager and manager the next day he i'm
modesty volunteers to D. C. Stadium More recently
he had the worst news Of al-he has no intention Of
quitting as Senators president, he said.
~ FRANKLY THIS DEPARTMENT couldn't care less
what General plans doesn't plan to do However he
could perform very valuable service by keeping it to him.
SELF If not that he should at least cut down his
They're beginning to sound like those radio
commercials Of Homer and Jehoe who get paid to hustle
corn.
1t is entirely possible in view of the records Of their
teams that sports leaders sound off every hour the
hour to keep distracted from the Of
their product From here would that in their
action could speak forcefuly than words This is
hardly unique suggestion, but it's appropriateness is
unquestoned
Promoters and operators Of sports teams in other
towns have different idea Of what fans like For years
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championship baseball teams; Dodger fans in Brooklyn
Angeles manage to get their kicks out Of champs
contenders in New York, Baltimore Philadelphia and
lately Green Bay, pro football patrons haven't uttered
single protest the successful fbusters Of their teams
w But here all we've been getting for years is oratory,
most of 1t pretty punk, too There Calvin Griffith for
example harangung with his frequent solemn declara
ons that he'd move cross my heart and hope to
die If do" Calvin you know is hveler than he's
been but he's getting his kicks in the Twin Cities after
kicking us in the pants.
70 THERE WE'RE ANY NUMBER Of episodes involving
the late MaSSa Jim Tatum He kept alert by monthly
denias he seeking this that head coaching job.
However MasSa Jms campaigns could be condoned He
fielding winning football teams at Maryland at least
Basketball even got into the act at one stage. A
bounce ball crew calling themselves the Washington
Tapers bivouacked here for spell and when the towns
folk failed to support the double they threatened
promised to leave Fortunately stern protest meet
ngs held and they proved you could take them at
their word They did move to the busting metropolis Of
Comack NJ " where they also failed to disturb existing
attendance records.
Oh yes there's also George Preston Marshall Forget
Georgep How could anyone forget him? He's occupied the
podium here for long he's practically perma
nent speaker the issue and Marshall is usually
in the center Of It, But there's thing you must admit
about garrulous George he's rarely dull.
Maybe most of the stuff uttered by our sports policy
makers around here is done with tongue in cheek 1t would
be appreciated more at least here they adopted another
- practice-tongue in mouth