Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11

KuIine Appears
Most Valuable
By NORRIS sIEeEL

OF ALL THINGS Nothing is dirt cheap in baseball
any The special Delaware River mud used to rub
up basebals before the game has just jumped $25 It
sells for SIS for pound can. With both Mickey
Mantle and Roger Mars out of the running AL Kaline
currently rates top consideration the American Leagues
most valuable player. George Marshall is more hopeful
than his doctors he'll be able to leave Georgetown Hospital
to watch the Redskins play the Bears here Thursday
However his appearance is unlikely The latest former
major Lacquer to become playbyplay broadcaster is
Mickey Vernon the voice of the Chester Pa) Little
League"
Dale Long, assistant bullpen catcher, has been as
signed additional duties by the Yankees his
long experience In aer-hour areas Long also has been
appointed curfew coach. Ed Roebuck's chief gripe
against Walt Aston the Dodger managers indifference
toward the Senators pitcher HE spoke to me so in
frequently was beginning to think had eprosy" Roe
buck complained The financial status of today's pro
football player best shown in the Redskins parking lot
where Caddies and Coryettes outnumber other makes
ERNIE TERRELL, young Chicagoan mentioned as
December opponent for Sonny Lston says he would win
III the fight went is rounds" Floyd Patterson had the
same idea, but twice fell IA rounds short Of his goal
The Redskns-Rams September 81 Saturday night game
viii be teevised back to Washington at cost of $1,000
which WTOP passes along to the various sponsors
The visit of Gene Fmer has been the best thing
our relations in Nigeria according to the United States
ambassador there.
The Senators have threatened to return Lefthander
Moeller hasn't thrown a ball in a game since he was
purchased from Hawaii July o. 1t takes something be-
sides great speed to be pro football player The Eagles
recently dropped Frank Budd picked up by the Redskins
who sped the 100yard dash in 90 for Villanova An
other recent casualty was Ray Norton the 22O flash
waived by San Francisco The San Diego Chargers re-
Gently set pro football record unlikely to be equaled
They killed six ratesnakes which also headquartered
at the Boulevard (Calf) training base.
THERE'S NEW BOY at the Tom Cheney house. The
Senator'S pitcher bought Mike German Shepherd reject
from the D. G. K9 corps The Audubon Society is pro-
testing any continuation of the special hunting season on
whStling swans in Utah, which is OK, suppose The
Redskins will have Friday and Saturday off in Washington
to hunt for apartments Many Of the borderne PLAYERS
interested only in leases The Presidents
Cup Regatta committee is in tizzy For the first time
since Coolidges days. the White House SO far has re-
fused to honor winners Of the Hams Point hydropane races
The Nets who beat the Yankees in an exhibition last
month"; scored another victory their Bronx rivals the
other day. Their writer's whipped Yankee scribes at the
annual Bear Mountain ball game for the New York press
New York reporters switched from the Nets to the
Yankees are eager to return TO Stengeve The Yankees
are SO good they are monoonous they complain River
Road Country Club Poolesvle Md, has dropped nitia-
ton and entrance charges for q limited time Call the
club for details The Chicago Bears will not lack from
coaching experience George Haas has quarterbacked his
team for 434 NFL games.
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PAUL BROWN, WHO for 10 years occupied two pages
IN Tic CieVenu looCpa procnure mas been trimmed down
to one line IN the 1858 edition The only reference 10 the
ousted coach notes he Is the payroll vice president
-. Tom Nugent Is the headner on WTOP Radios For
Your Information" program Friday at 3 PM Since
the show lasts only As minutes Nugent will be the only
guest The convertible used to bring Senators relief
pitchers in from the bupen has logged so miles without
ever leaving D. G. Stadium Les Bngaman assistant
coach Of the Detroit Lions has lost 70 pounds since April
AT his present rate OF evaporation one observer COM
mented, Bngaman could disappear completely by April
1866.
When Tommy Brown tailspinned into another slump
Senators General Manager George sek hurried to York
Pa, to help him relocate the strike zone . The only
break the Nets got during their aosng road streak
came In Milwaukee when Warren SPAIN injured his
warming up and was unable to pitch Norman snead
stepped from s22 week Job into an $4,000 year salary
when he discharged from the National Guard and re.
Joined the Redskins.