Evening star., 1962-08-17

RozeIIe Checkino
Davis Contract
By MORRIS SIEGEL

OF ALL THINGS: NFL Commissioner Pete RozelIe on
his visit to Cleveland for pro footballs double
Saturday also will check into Ernie Davis contract to
determine the Browns have anything except moral
obligation to pay their critically aing halack There
are so many amendments to Davis contract Rozee said
mere last night there could be legal complications
Davis is suffering from blood disorder Bo Belinsky's
86 wonlot record for the Angels entirely
1t fails to include decision 33year-old divorce
who suing the screwba efthander for $15oOO charging
he beat her.
The Redskins thrive on adversely Their record single
day season ticket sale followed 48 hours after the 1910
whoppng by the Chicago Bears in 194O The unbelievable
irony repeated Monday after the cobberng by the
Rams when they enjoy their biggest oneday sale for last
nights Colts exhibition. Bill Veeck doesn't think his
ouSpoken criticism of basebaS general staff from Com
missioner Ford Frck down will hurt his chances of
turning to the game Il persona graa before the
book, haven't lost any ground" he philosophers
Heartess vandas who obviously don't think Mickey
having enough trouble without their help compounded
his msere the other night when they looted his station
wagon of hub caps and the spare tire
AT AGE % AND AFTER migratory 11-year college
pro football which included stops at Maryland,
Vancouver and with the Redskins Halfback Ed Vereb is
still rookie He has been accepted freshman dental
student at Georgetown in the September class Vereb
who captained the 1855 Terps and performed with
uncharacterstc medocry for the Redskins in 1859 and
196O finally received BIS. degree from Maryland after
pursuit of II years. Latest sports figure to turn author
is Jack Doc KearnS, who once managed Jack Dempsey
and Mickey Walker. His autobiography Larceny is a
Kearns is self-acknowledged authority the subject
When the Senator'S overhaul their administrative seup
they have chance to atone for grevous General
O. made in assembling his original sta-not hiring Bucky
Harris the best talent judge connected with Wash
ingon ball club director Of player personnel Press
notices from the staging the New York Giants boast
that Ralph Gugemi is "acting like rookie" However
Giant coaches hopeful their quarterback doesn't
play like BY the third football Saturday of the
college schedule North Carolina could be leading
tender for the Big Ten championship The Heels play
Ohio State and Michigan State in two of their first three
games.
CALVIN GRIFFITH WITH the dollars pouring in at
a even the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce never
envSoned is sharing little of his newfound wealth with
his bapayrS He played host to the wives the athletes
recent Twin trip to Los Angeles . c. Leo DeOrsey
Twins sockholder Redskins director voluntary con-
sutant in general making good progress recovering
recent heart attack. He's still confined New Haven
hospital but his rapid improvement may enable to
continue his recuperaon at his Pine Orchard j.
mer home Rookie skipper Mel McGaha prime cand-
date for manager of the year honos when Cleveland
leading the league several weeks ago prime cand
date to lose his job when the His
openly critical of the he's handled the Indian pitching
staff
The Dodgers and Giants have no stronger boosters
than Gov. Pat Brown and Richard Nixon who both are
roofing for either team to wrap up the pennant quickly
AS long as the dogfight continues Brown and Nixon,
opponents for the California governorShp, finding it
difficult getting newspaper space for their scrap
Galen Hail. the Redskins "unwanted" quarterback from
Penn State must be amused at the references to him
the little quarterback" At 217, the baldng passer is
heavier than Norman Snead and George OBJ rivals
They UNDERSTANDABLE unpopular in Washington but
the Athletics rate high with AT&T nevertheless Their
owner Chuck Finley doesn't listen to radio accounts of
road games but instead gets paybypay account via
longdStance telephone from the teams travelling secre-
tary who reports every pitch to his zany boss.