Evening star., 1963-01-13
HEGH AT LARGE
Suit and CIoukers
Roofing for AAU
By MORRIS SIEGEE

OF ALL THINGS: Tuxedo manufacturers have large
stake in the cutthroa feud for power control ranging
between the AAU and NCAA. Next to headwaiters,
Washington party goers, British movie actors and NOR
cans AAU track officials the largest users OF evening
clothes
The new coach of the Cleveland Browns has been
selected but Owner Art Model is purposey holding off
the announcement in hopes the Cleveland newspaper
strike will be settled shortly George Izo who ended
lS-game Sit-in by playing in the final Redskins game
last year. has secret ambition. He wants to be pro
football player
Jersey Joe Wacotts $3.50 fee for refereeng wrestling
show here the other night twice as much as the
combined purses of the two principals. Commissioner
Walter Tobriner while not opposed to placing wrestling
under the jurisdiction of the D. c. Boxing Commission,
thinks the Fine Arts Commission is more suitable
oyerseer.
JOHN DAILY WHO repeatedly earns $4,000 program
emceeing whats My Line?" got considerably less for
calling the shots at last nights Touchdown Club amboree
Nothing. DAILY did the honors favor for his old
pal, Jimmy Johnson, general chairman of the dinner
Will the real Jimmy Piersall please stand up? Two
days he told The Stars Merrell Whttesey Il had
lousy year. and offered Yet in the current
issue of Sport Magazine PerSa exonerates himself for
his 244 average by blaming injuries the weather and the
condition of the D. c. Stadium diamond.
Bill McPeak, commenting a report Green Bay has
gotten up $25OOOO trust fund to keep Winnie lombard
smiled and said the Redskins had started trust fund
for him. I'VE trust you win more games next year
or you won't be here much longer is WashngonS
to the Lombard jackpot, according to McPeak
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THE HOLLYWOOD BEACH HOTEL which hosted NIL
players former players press and executives for the cut
rate fee of $50 week recently is revising its guest list
for next year. Among those who took advantage Of
the bargain Cevelander who claimed he qualified
because he bought 20 tickets to the Browns
He placed in the executive division of the golf
tournament.
Former Senator Irv Noren, who managed Hawaii last
year. has been signed for 1863 but Noren insisted one
change in his agreement Last season. he Hdded,
"they said I'd have to swim back to Los Angeles if
didn't win the pennant made 'em remove that clause
in the new contract"
Paul Brown and his former assistant, Weeb Ewbank,
obviously well versed financially they are about
football Between them the two recently deposed coaches
will receive estimated $36OOOO for not coaching the
Browns and Colts for the next eight years.
SEVERAL LOCALLY based AAU officials contend the
White House may be getting only the NCAA version of
the big sports Spa Bud wilkinson the Presidents phys
ical fitness chiefa is being fingered the unofficial
spokesman for the NCAA cause.
If the regulars at the Touchdown Club blast were
eating but enjoying it less their appetite is
easily explained They remember the original party 26
years ago when the conbeef and cabbage and
the price SITS Last night the flet mgnon dinner was
slightly higher: $25 a ticket.
The Redskins already have sold 1000 tickets
for 1963 double the number they had peddled this
time last year This brought prediction of final
ticket countdown of more than 10000 for next fall
according to Ticket Commissioner Bill Lalley.
Their 1862 boxoffce performance big it enabled
Marvin johnson to afford hree-month winter vacation
in Florida. . Johnson is George MarSharS chauffeur
The fact Marshall who doesn't drive is also in Miami
Beach for three-month hitch is pure coincidence.