Evening star., 1963-05-12
SEGH AT LARGE
Marathon Fails
To Reduce Rudy
BY MORRIS sIEGEL

OF ALL THINGS: Chubby Don Rudolph, who sweated
out Don Locks grand-sam for the 13nning, 63 victory
Cleveland the other night apparently didn't sweat
enough He gained pound during the ordeal There
won't be an overlap between baseball and the 1854
Kentucky Derby according to Channel which promises
to televise only one event that day. Which?
Birdie Tebbetts is ready to admit he may be handling
Gene Green wrong Green charged during his 48hour
mutiny After watching Green go hitless in two pinch
appearances here Tebbetts thinks he might be playing
Green too often not too little as Green protested.
George Sekk insists he has personal vendetta against
former Golf Writer Merre Whittesey but the fact re-
mains that Sekirk has broken up Whits old golf gang
with trades and deals dvorcng Harry Bright, Danny
O'Connel and Bob Schmidt from the Senator's. The
areas golf preparing for relentless attack
by Gen. Rosy oDonnell who will make his headquarters
here when his retirement from the Air Force becomes
effective next month.
THIS HAS BEEN A rough season for Yankee an
nouncers well as players First 1t was Phil Rizzuto
who was seriously injured when his hand got stuck in
snow removal machine Now Mel Allen Phis broadcast
ing partner the shelf with the flu The City OF
Palm Springs, winter home Of the Los Angeles Angels
finally decided to recognize its partime residents
The name of the Polo Grounds where the Angels hold
spring practice has been changed to Angels Stadium
Hobie Landrth, the new Senators catcher who sum-
mered briefly with the Nets last year. claims was
rewarding experience mo baplayer If ne can help It,
should 60 through his without playing at least
for Casey stenge truly remarkable man. Landrith
said
When he heard Rosecrofts Johnny Miller boast his
harness track was way ahead of Shenandoah Downs the
night flat track Del Miller suggested an easy way to
rectfy the situation Close down for couple OF nights
and let them catch up he said The man from RoSecrot
pretended not to hear . An attorney for the Senate
Racket Committee says sit is reasonable to assume when
go into the pro football Investigations from all angles
that Carroll Rosenbloom Baltimore Colts presiden will
be called as a witness" Hearings dates will not be
scheduled until the current Tx talkathon has been
completed added the spokesman for the Senate Perma
nent Subcommittee Investigation of the Committee on
Government Operations-the real name.
is THERE A MORE dedicated pro football than
Jack Kent Cooke, of the Redskins? He spent $400 in
plane fare from Los Angeles to collect $00 for
attending the Redskin directors meeting last week.
The Federal Communications Commission has extended
until July the deadline for radio stations which wish
to protest the restrictions governing broadcass Of
horse However the extension is not without its
price Stations must file original and IA copies Of
their disagreement This should discourage most Of them
Nets fans took dim view Of President Kennedy's
Wednesday press conference 1t preempted the Nets
Philles game.
Senator Humphrey Democrat of Minnesota, disturbed
over dwndling attendance at D. c. Stadium, plans a
speech the Senate floor pointing out that the stadium
is the best poced anywhere and that fears Is an unsafe
place to visit are unfounded. Next months National
Open will be contested at the Country Club Brookine,
Mass where Francis Ouimet so years ago became the
first amateur to win. Ouimet 70, is an honorary
entry.