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ii-:-;. By Jimmy Powers . Sparts Editor Boxing’s New Czar is a Friend of TV O NE of these days we’re going to inter¬ view Bob Christenberry, new boxing czar for N. Y., on the subject: TV and prize I fights. The other night he J told us he has only the I warmest of feelings for I our favorite medium. His I opinion is that some day I every fight will be tele- I vised, which is good news ' for us fight fans. According to latest statistics, baseball box office took a dive during the 1951 season, and we can expect critics to blame it all on TV. They should realize that baseball has recently made more money than ever before because of TV. Fans write us: That they abhor sorehead Dodger fans who wrote those letters to Boston’s Tommy Holmes. . . . That they’d like to see more live football games than are now seen. . . . That Nat Holman really is the best-dressed gent in sports. . . . That they hope the track meets will again be televised from the Garden. How’d you like the opening sessions of the Tenpin Stars bowling program? We thought it was a good thing for local keg- lers. . . . Fans also seem to be enjoying the Friday night football highlights seen on <1). . . . Somebody should give Roy Campanella an award for Most Injured Play^er. Maybe the American Medical As¬ sociation. . . . We never thought the day would come when Bill Terry would pick the Dodgers to win. But that’s what he did on our program one night. TV Guide’s cover dog. Rocky, wall be en¬ tered in the Garden dog show this fall. Now that baseball fans have recovered from the severe heart strain of that rough season, they can move over and let the foot¬ ball addicts take over the Excitement Ward. . . . We’ll pick Yale to beat Cornell this w^eek. Mel Allen plans to do plenty of fishing in the lake on his Bedford Village place. Upside-Down Sports Quiz Q. What bowler has rolled the most 300 games? -SEdeduBA ^ipuy "V