Evening star. [volume], August 18, 1955, Page C-5, Image 66

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Top Field Will Challenge
Thompson at Marlboro
Br DICK SLAT,
Dr. Dick Thompson, the
Washington dentist who scored
double victories in both the pre
vious sports car events at Marl
boro Motor Raceway this sum
mer, is almost certain to en
gage stiller challenges Sunday.
The Lavender Hill Mob Rac
ing Association will put on a
nine-race card Sunday in its
third and last venture ol 1955 on
the mile asphalt course at Marl
boro.
One of the races will be the
12-lap run for production cars
of over 3,000 cc. engine displace
ment. Doc Thompson doesn’t
figure to have much trouble fin
ishing high up in this one. He
will be driving his Jaguar XK
140 MC against other Jags, plus
a sprinkling of Chevrolet Cor
vettes and Ford Thunderbirds.
But if he qualifies for the
second feature race it is there
that the competition most likely
will converge.
Thompson drove a Mercedes-
Bens 300 SL belonging to Byron
Roudabush to win the feature
for cars above 2,000 cc. on July
10. This time the Mercedes
will be in the hands of rival
Charlie Wallace, the 1964 Jaguar
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point leader in’the Sports Car
Club of America standings.
Returning to Marlboro, also,
will be Dr. M. R. J. Wyllle of
Allison Park, Pa., who all but
overtook Thompson lost month
in his C-type Jaguar.
Duncan Black’s 4.5-liter Fer
rari is another machine that will
push anything on the course.
This is the car with which Big
Bin Spesrwon the 200-mUe main
event at Andrews Air Force Base
in May, 1964, and which was
clocked at 168 miles per hour in
the measured mile at Daytona
Beach last February.
Add to that foursome a late
entry received yesterday. It is
another Mercedes-Benz 300SL,
owned and driven by Fred Sclavl
of Charleston, W. Va. No one
here seems to know the man,
but he is listed as a national
event driver.
If that isn’t enough, include
an Olds-Allard J2K and a modi
fied Austin-Healey 1008 in the
field and you come up with a
sparkling lineup of probables for
the 20-lap feature.
In all, 84 entries had been re
ceived through yesterday for this
i regional event of the Sports Car
Club of America. The show will
begin Sunday at 1 p.m.
»McElhenny May
Stay on Bench
In Giants Game
MORAOA, Calif., Aug. 18 <47.
Norman (Red) Strader, head
coach of the San Francisco
Forty-Niners, says he’s taking no
chances on wto items—Hugh
McElhenny’s physical condition
and the possibility of spies in the
Forty-Niners training camp on
the St. Mary’s College campus.
Strader said McElhenny would
play in Saturday's exhibition ;
against the New York Giants at
Seattle only if ‘‘he’s in 100 per ■
cent perfect condition.”
"I don’t care how badly he !
wants to play, I’m not going to
! pitch him to the wolves,” Strader
said yesterday. “If he can do it, 1
If he’s in shape, he’ll go, but he ]
has to be 100 per cent. I’m not 1
1 going to risk more serious in- *
Jury.”
McElhenny. former University ;
■ of Washington star, wrenched :
' an ankle on a touchdown run
last Saturday night in a game
' with the Pittsburgh Steelers at
| Sacramento.
' On the matter of “spies,”
Strader said he was closing train
ing sessions to the public and
■ posting a guard at the main gate
to enforce the rule.
WESTMINSTER, Md„ Aug.
18 (IP). —Coach Weeb Ewbank of
the Baltimore Colts plans to get
his first personal look at his five
College All-Btars in competition
against Fort Belvolr, Va., Satur
day night.
Ewbank intends to use Full
back Alan Ameche, Halfback L.
G. Dupre, Quarterback George
Shaw, Guard Jack Patera and
Center Dick Szymanski exten
sively against the Soldiers at
Westminster High School's field.
He got an eyeful of Dupre on
television in the All-Star game
with the Cleveland Browns last
Friday night. The halfback was
an offensive star of the victory
over the Browns.
TORONTO, Aug. 18 (A*).—
Manager Harry Sonshine of To
ronto Argonauts says ths Big
Four football club has not made
any offer yet to J. C. Caroline,
Illinois star halfback declared
scholastically ineligible.
Sonshine said last night he
would like to obtain Caroline,
but so far has been unable to
get in touch with him to talk
terms.
He was commenting on a re
port from Champaign, 111., quot
ing Caroline as saying he had
been offered 912.000 to $16,000
to play with the Argos this
season.
Eye Injury Keeping
Evers in Hospital
DETROIT, Aug. 18 (P).—An
eye injury suffered in yester
day’* game with the Tigers pro
mises to keep Hoot Evers, veter
an Cleveland outfielder, in
Detroit Memorial Hospital at
least a day or two.
Dr. Alfred Whittaker, staff
physician, described the Injury
as “fairly severe,” but said that
Evers eyesight will not be im
paired. A spokesman said they
would be able to tell more after
treatment today.
Even suffered the Injury
pinch-hitting for Pitcher Bob
Feller in the sixth inning. A
foul tip struck him in the right
eye.
REDSKINS
Continued From Page C-l
Le Baron on run-out plays beat
us,” Oillman said. “He can
throw on the run real well, and
our deep guys were puzsled
whether to lay back and wait
for the pass or come up and
help out on the running plays.
We simply couldn’t be sure what
the play would be and had to
wait until it developed. Then
it was too late.”
Leßaron went all the way on
the offense, except for a few
minutes near the end of the
first half when a painful but
not serious Injury on the back
of his leg forced him to retire
in favor of Dorow. At the
time, the Redskins were on the
Rams’ 16-yard line and ap
parently headed for another
touchdown and a half-time lead
of 24-14. Eddie didn’t seem
troubled by the Injury in the
second half as the lead see
sawed in a tight game which
wasn’t decided until the last
few minutes.
Leßaron tossed an 8-yard
pass to Ralph Thomas for the
first score midway in the second
quarter. He hit the same small,
but elusive, end from San Fran
cisco University for another 6-
pointer near the end of the half
to give the Redskins a 17-14
lead. Eddie took the team 86
yards for the third touchdown,
passing to Carson, ex-Georgia
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end, for the last 13 yards, in
the third period.
But Leßaron saved his best
for the last—a 81-yard scoring
pan to Carson that stretched
the Redskins’ margin to 31-21,
almost locking up the bail game
with three and one-half minutes
to go.
That was the one Kuharich
raved about.
“He kept pulling ’em in, draw
ing them closer,” the coach said,
beaming, “and then he pulled
the string. Eddie really showed
’em he can throw deep.”
Leßaron outpitched Norm Van
Brocklin, the Rams’ league
leading passer, by completing
eight of 15 tosses for 155 yard*.
Van Brocklin had 7 completions
in 19 attempts for 137 yards.
Eddie had no interceptions,
while two of Van Brocklln’s fell
into Redskins hands, and the
little Washington quarterback
outscored his rival, four to two.
Co-stars with Leßaron to a
lesser degree were Ralph Felton,
Bert Zagers of Michigan State,
Chuck Drazenovich, Gene Brito,
Lavem Torgeson, Jim Mona
chino, Janowicz and Scooter
Scudero. Pictures of the game
undoubtedly will turn up others
whose work was lost sight of in
the pile-ups, for it was a good
supporting cast Leßaron nad
last night.
Interceptions Help
Drazenovich Intercepted a
Van Brocklin pass on the Rams’
20 to set up the Redskins’ first
touchdown. Brito recovered a
fumble by Ron Waller of Mary
land to set the stage for Jano
wicz’s field goal, and Torgeson
intercepted another Van Brock
lin pitch on the Ram’s 43 for a
scoring opportunity which the
Redskins failed to make good on
in the second period.
Zagers launched the Redskins'
i final scoring drive with a 22-
yard punt return, after seem
-1 ingly being trapped, that put the
[ ball on his own 46-yard line.
I Leßaron cagtly sent big Bob
, Goode crashing into the line be
t fore cutting loose with a perfect
i peg to Carson for the touchdown.
The Rams were explosive, too,
i and their Woody Lewis turned in
ahe game’s best and longest run
—a 76-yard kickoff return to
, the Washington 26, following
i Janowicz’s field goal. It set the
i stage for Van Brocklin’s 12-yard
pass to Tom Fears for Los An
; geles' first score.
With only 55 seconds to go
in ths first half, the Rams went
61 yards on three plays, with
i Van Brocklin tossing to speedy
Bob Boyd for the last 30 yards.
Tharp Goes 29 Yards
The Rams’ next outburst gave
them a 21-17 lead early in the
third period, when Corky Tharp,
rookie from Alabama, churned
around left end with a pltchout
for 29 yards and a touchdown
after Les Richter recovered
Monachino’s fumble.
Richter later tried a 49-yard
field goal that was wide.
Hie Rams’ last touchdown
followed a 66-yard advance, with
Dan Towler rumbling around
end for the last 10 yards.
Leßaron, who took the Red
skins 81 yards on 11 plays for
their second touchdown in the
second period, outsmarted the
Rams on a daring play that pre
vented them from getting one
more scoring chance with less
than a minute to play.
On fourth down, with about
7 yards to go for the Redskins,
the Rams sent in their punt
return specialists. But Leßaron
called for an end run by Jano
wicz, and Vic went around right
end for 16 yards to the Los An
geles 18. It was a simple matter
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
THUmSDAY, AUGUST IS. I95S<
■ for Eddie to run out the clock
■ from that point.
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. Wert, Pournet.
Center—Wett, OrlOn. Morrl*. Richter.
, Bight guard—Thompson. Jock. B»»re.
Right tackle—Toogood. Haueer. Upa
| C °Su*rterback—Van MM&,..
I Lett halfback—McCormick. Tharp,
. Waller. Rughee, Stelle. Sherman.
1 _ Right halfback—Boyd. Baynea. Don
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Pullback—Youngar^Towlar.
Lett end—Carton. Brito. Raaach.
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' °Rtght tackle—Miller, Klmmel, Barith.
Right and—R. Thomas, Xeeker. Jon eg,
, Oatrowakl. OtUl*.
| Quarterback—Leßaron, Dorow, Ougll-
Left halfback—Janowlci. Scudero,
~Rlght halfback—Mooachlno, Zagcra.
Pullback—Goods, Atkeaon, Draaeno
' rich, Felton.
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Thomas (2). Carton (2). Point* after ‘
touchdown—Janowica (4). Plaid goal— .
janowlci. Ramtacorlnt —Touchdown*— .
' Peart, Boyd. Tharp. Towler. Points- ,
alter-touchdown—Richter (4).
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Walter Reed Girls
TopU.S. in Canada
MONTREAL, Aug. 18 (IP). —A
field of 40 United States swim*
men and divers, led by the girls
from the powerful Walter Reed
Swim Club in Washington, D. C.,
were favorites to dominate ths
Canadian championships open
ing today.
The meet is made ui of 36
men's and women’s events in
swimming and diving. Shelley
Mann, Mary Jane Sean, Dougie
Gray and Wanda Werner will
team for Walter Reed and the
United States in the 400-yard
medley relay, where they hold
the world record of 4134.1.
That foursome also will split
up to compete in the senior
women’s individual swimming
events.
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