The Washington times., 1934-01-19

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chased him home. That was in
1926.
How many other Bradley
Derby winners can you name
without referring to the records?
I believe I can call 'em all
and the years as well. There
was Behave Yourself and Black
Servant in 1921. That was the
Derby in which the coloneps
colts finished first and second
to win him some1Aing like $780,
900 in purse money and bets
and at the same time lost him
that much again.
He had backed Black Servant
off the boards in the futures.
Behave Yourself was supposed
to be only the pace-maker for
the colt with which Idle Hour
had declared to win. But a COM
paratively unknown jockey
named Thompson, up on Be-
have Yourself, either got rat
tied or too smart, or just sud
denly decided he'd like to see
his name in the headlines.
There Was No Hurry
With Black Servant at Behave
Yourself's withers and the other
Jock yelling for him to whoa
up" that there was no hurry,
THOMPSON rode his mount out
to cross the line in front and
lose the small fortune that was
riding on Black Servant in the
Futures. Future bets, of course
90 on a single horse and not an
entry, as do wagers made at the
track on the day Of the race.
It always has been a moot
question whether Thompson
didn't know enough, or knew
enough, or knew too much. l
have meant several times to
ask the colonel his ideas on the
subject, but something always
happened to prevent it, How
ever. it's a good guess that what
he thought wouldn't bear print
ing anyhow, and the reason 1
saw that is that Jockey Thomp-
son has never been seen on a
horse again after that Derby.
In fact, come to think about 1t,
I don't believe he was ever seen
either on or off a horse after
leaving Louisville the hard way.
Butts it's because his horses fin
ished first and second in '21 and
'26 that the colonel is known as
"One-Two Ed" His luck has
run out the last couple Of der
bies. All he could do was win
'em, With Burgoo King in
1882 and Brokers Tip in 1888.
And maybe with the filly Bazaar
in 1884. Who knows? Eds a
Derby man.
Two fights: One sure.
That fight between Lou
Brouillard and Bob Olin in the
Garden this evening should be a
serious, earnest and possibly
thrilling battle. Both boys
throw leather.
Lean Toward Olin
For no particular reason we
rather lean to Olin's chances.
But those southpawS are always
hard to handle and every time
we've ever got q gander at him
that Brouillard has been a
tough young man.
This may be the bout that
will start the boxing game back
on the upswing. Surely the
one that follows it at the Col
iseum next week has got the
town talking. Barney Ross and
Billy PETROL, that is, you can
always tell when the mob starts
calling you up and telling you
how they never miss line you
write. And how'S your health?
And how'S your family? And
when are you going to Florida?
You really ought to take a va
cation for your own sake, you
know. And, by the way, they've
got some dear, dear friends
from Skootchiewootchie who
are going to be in town next
week, and they just must do
right by 'em for this fight. And
what can you do for an old
-walSy.
Yes you can always tell. But
fighting men deserve fighting
folloWings, and Barney the
Bomber and Weelie the Hooker
are fighting men for who wrote
the note to teacher.
Have you turned in that gold
yet?
colunnist, vrites eUery day in