Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-29

Redskins Owe
Fans q Break
By MORRIS SIEGEL

OF ALL THINGS: Pebians unable to afford So for
football game may be given long overdue break by the
Redskins Two directors pushing to make several thou
sand unreServed land unused seats available at So apiece
D. c. School Superintendent Carl Hansen speaking on
pre-recorded WWDC radio program last night, admitted
he would give thought to the possibility of continuing
the Thanksgiving Day high school championship, If the
Catholic League is interested Don't hold your breath
waiting for NFLAFL payoff game National Leaguers
feel their worst would cobber the best ALL entry
If Milwaukee fans up modern baseball history
they will review with understandable alarm the Braves
recent statement discaimng any intention to move Only
three years ago Calvin Griffith promised to keep his team
in Washington "for the rest OF my life" The ST
Giants silently happy the National League batting title
appears slipping away from Orlando Cepeda 1t Will
make his almost certain less unpopular with Bay City
fans The Nets and Colts, with hats and money in
hands, will beg for player help at special meeting OF
National League owners in Los Angeles Friday However
they are not counting on getting It,
ONLY A HERO'S ROLE in the World Series will pre-
vent the Dodgers from trading slump-shacked Bill
Showroom who is already that he might become
Senator Larry Sherry pitching star of the 1859 Series is
in the same boat . . While players are talking about
$4,000 share series announcers look forward only
to prestige They paid scale rate, $500 game.
The Redskins who favored to whip the Dallas
Cowboys here last year and didn't are the oddSmakers
choice again today by three points Elsewhere it's the
Giants by Philadelphia the Browns by 10 over win
less Los Angeles Pittsburgh by over the Cardinals Green
Bay 10 over Baltimore Bears over Detroit and surprising
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IN HIS SCOUTING NOTES the Dodgers, Mayo
Smith suggested here is only way to keep Maury Wills
and Willie Davis from stealing the Series from the
Yankees Hit the leg when they leave the dugout
the Yankee sleuth advised Manager Ralph Houk. NBC,
the first network carry boxing back in business on
temporary local basis october Is 1t will pick up most
of the tab for Godie Ahearns show featuring D. C. Light
heavy Bobby Foster. Fosters fight will be filmed Tor
showing on future David Brnkey documentary devoted
to the fiSt-fghting business.
Reader Frank Albus has an ingenious suggestion to
neuraize the advantage todayS basketball goonS enjoy
sized players Two baskets each end Of the
court feet higher than the other for the giants and
regulation size hoop for the regulation human being
Nays invasion of Michigan next Saturday is unlikely to
unfortunate the MddeS first trip to Ann Arbor
in 1925 When it $40, Michigan. Maryland fans
gain consolation from the knowledge that N G. States
rout of the Terrapns produced the best Sngeday ticket
sale in States history on the following Monday
WGAY-FM BOASTS ITS recreation Of the showdown
series between the Dodgers and Cardinals broke all records
for an FIN audience in Washington" Now the station
apparently back TO battling the police radio in the rating
polls Only the late Max Baer who lost the first time
he put his heavyweight championship the line has
record for defending titles than National League
pennant winners In the last 80 years, only eight have
repeated.
Jim Kerr dropped by the Redskins has hired lawyer
and threatens to claiming he released while still
injured The Redskins deny 1t. Newspapermen covering
the National Open next year at Congressional will be look
ing down host pro Witty Cox The press tent will be
constructed above Coxs golf shop Milton Kron-
helm will interrupt his 43year pitching long enough
to be feted by host of friends including Jack Dempsey
at the Mayfower Wednesday night He definitely will not
miss his regular pitching turn before after the party
An ailng George Marshall will leave Georgetown Hospital
today to maintain 26year record of having been
truant from Redskins home game