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 skyways, for thousands of wayfar- ing ducks.
 To band the birds Robl first catches them in wire netting traps into which they are lured by feed. A metal cylinder or band, supplied by the U. s. biological survey, is then fastened on the leg just above the foot On each band is stamped a number with the request that the hunter report his kill to the biologi- cal survey.
 Drakes More Plentiful
 Ducks banded by Robl have been taken in 28 of the United States, Is Mexican states, eight Canadian provinces, Alaska, Cuba and Honduras, Central America, and the Island of Trinidad off the coast of Venezuela. South America. 1922 miles from the Florida mainland.
 Robl's records disclose that in nearly all species of ducks the drakes far outnumber the females, In one year he banded 62 male and 34 female pintails, 296 male ard 8i female blue-w winged teal and AZ male and 10 female green-winged teal. A mallard duck carried one of Robl's bands for the longest time on record six years and eight months. The shortest life after re- lease was five minutes. On March IS, 1881, a mallard was banded and liberated. A prairie eagle swooped down and killed it quarter of a mile from the refuge.
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SKI CLUB TO
 GIVE AFFAIR
 ON SATURDAY
Committees Are Named for First Event of
 Organization

Plans have been completed Tor the First Annual Ski Club dance which lis to be held at the Eiks ballroom next Saturday night.
 Chairman Lu Liston has appoint led the following committees to help him put on the snappiest dance of the season:
 Invitations: c. c. Carter, Miss Ruth Lundell. Mrs. Ernest Par sons.
 Tickets: Dr. w. P. Blanton. pr. |C. c. Carter, Bill Clark, Orrin Kim ball.
 Decorations: Lu Liston, Ted Cow ling, Miss Harriet Barragar, Irw. Noble.
 Entertainment: Lu Liston, Nor man Banfield. Refreshments: Bert Caro, Mrs. Irvine Noble, Mrs c. c. Garter, Miss Mary VanderLeest, Miss Ruth Lun- dell.
 Cloak Room: Frank Foster, Stanley Heisel, Bob Geyer. Floor: Norman Banfield and Irvine Noble. Master of Ceremonies Norman Banfield will have several enter taining features to show during the intermission. There has been con- siderable talk of the ski race which may be pulled to discover the most promising slip artist to represent Juneau at the Olympic Games in Japan in 1940. Clarence Bands has promised something special in the way of mu- sic. There will be numbers for those
 who do not get enough exercise skiing and numbers for those who prefer the good old dreamy waltz. For the benefit of those attending
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TUBES CRASHES 500 AS M. |. I.
 IS SUBM E RCED
Columbia Wins, Syracuse Loses in Final Pin
 Contests at Elks

Columbia, in the person of Miss )alma Hanson, wound up her con- erence bowling season in a blaze
 glory last night by taking the
 dd game in her match with Bow Join, but it fell to Carey Tubbs and his cohorts rom Manhattan to really grab the limelight.
 Not only did Tubbs best par with his cos total, but he had able support from John Walmer and Mrs. Art Bringdale as Manhattan took the deciding game from MT. Mrs Brindgdale was tops for the night among the ladies with her 450.
 But, Syracuse closed its season steeped in gloom, not being able to stand up before Dartmouth as the Hanoverians, led by Dr. A. w. Stewart, captured two of the three games of the opening match. Dr. Stewart not only placed second to Tubbs in the total column with SIP, but rolled up the top single game of the evening, PA, bettering Tubbs best line by three pins.
 Six teams make their last con- ference bowling appearances for the season tonight, when Rutgers meets Knox at 730, Drake ties into Minnesota at 8:30, and Notre Dame opposes Duke at 9:30
 Last nights scores were:
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MEDIA BALKS AT
 CAREER IN MINORS

MINNEAPOLIS, Mlnn., Jan. 19.- Mike Nicola, right pitcher recently turned over to the Minne- apolis American Association Millers by the Boston Red Sox, has inform ed President Mike Keller that he will not hurl in the minor leagues, asserting it would be a waste of time for me"
 Nicola believes he still can make the grade in the majors and main tains that it is the "big show or nothing" Kelley informed Mike that he was free to make deal for himself with any major league club that he desires.
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DIMACCIO TO
 ASK S25,OOO

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 19 the baseball stars wait until just before spring practice tc start talking about salaries.
 But not Joe DiMaggio, the sensa- tional New York Yankees recruit from the Pacific Coast.
 Joe sat by the fireside of his mothers home in the North Beach Italian colony here and predicted he would have great season next summer at the bat because he intends to study ev- cry American League pitcher during the winter.
 And, incidentally, the young Ital- ian will seek $20,000 or $25,000 fol his services next season.
 I'm going to wait 'em out this year." said Joe.
 That statement goes for the treas urer of the Yankee purse strings and also the American League pitch CTS.
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BANFF SKI COURSE
 BEING REMODELED

BANFF, Jan. 19-More than sixty men, including engineers, are en- gagged in transforming the face of 8,0O0-foot Mount Norquay at Banff, Alberta, into one of the worlds greatest ski courses. This is being done in preparation for the domin- ion meet of the Canadian Amateur Ski Association and the Ski Run ners of the Canadian Rockies at Norquay, March to 8, inclusive.
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PAIR HANGS UP QUITE
 UNIQUE RECORD

PORTLAND, Oregon. Jan. 19.-- One of the most effective battery combinations in the Pacific Coast League last fall was Bill Posedel. the blond pitcher. and Earl Brucker, the energetic iron man catcher, both of whom were important cogs Tn the Beaver pennant victory.
 Not only do both Of them get
 big league trial-Posedel with
 Cincinnati and Brucker with the
 Athletics-but they did pair of real baseball comebacks.
 Brucker, WHO had a trial with
 Seattle ten years back, was
 nearly ruined when hit by bean ball. Sent to the Western
 League, he stayed in that Class
 B circuit for a decade until Portland brought him back to
 the Pacific Coast League. And
 what year he hadl
 Posedel was with the Beavers sev- eral years ago and was shunted to the Western League where he lin- gered for time and also spent a year or so in the Texas loop. Then brought back, he won twenty
 games for the Beavers.
 Smart baseball men expect both comebacks to have better than an even chance of sticking in the big show.
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TANKS ONLY BIG LEAGUE CLUB IN GOOD SHAPE NOW
Many More Player Deals Due to Round Out Major
 Ball A ggre g a tons

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The stove league season is well under way with fans trying to figure how their pet teams have been strengthened if at all
 There must be more trades for some clubs simply dare not start a new season w,th what they have In fact, the Yankees is the only club which can afford to stand pat and they are holding the status quo only because no other club wants to deal with them.
 The Giants plugged hole at third base when they landed Chiozza from the Phillies but they need a catcher ard another first string pitcher and may need a first base man.
 Lonnie Frey will be help to the Cubs but they still are in the mar ket for a right hand hitter in the outfield and another pitcher.
 Add InfieiderS
 The Cards mus come up with at least two more infielders of rec ognized class and an outfielder
 The Pirates added strength by landing Dutch Brandt and Lee Handley but their outfield hollers for right hand hitter. They also could use a good pitcher.
 The Reds could use more punch in their outfield and they could use a third baseman.
 The Dodgers strengthened second base by s11aring Lavagetto and Eng fish and may have helped their pitching by getting Henshaw and Birkofer Grimes will do all right with his pitching but he needs three classy outfielders and reserve in fielder. He probably will make good deal for Van Mungo.
 The Braves and Phils have little and something less than that to offer in trade. They must build with whatever young fellows they can pick up
 In the other league, the Tanks need only some second base insur- ance in case Tony Lazzeri is un- able to go the route.
 Needs A Catcher
 The Indians must have a catcher They want to get rid of Vosmik and are willing to part with Pylak and Hildebrand If they can land Hemsley they will be set.
 Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox has been trying to peddle White head. The Tigers also need pitcher and perhaps an outfielder.
 The Red Sox need pitching and punch in the outfield They gave Werber for Higgins but it is prob- able this trade added more tenn perament than more strength to a club already overstocked with it.. The Senators need very little to put them right in the pennant pie ture. Another topnotch pitcher and a star outfielder could turn the trick
 The As and Browns are sure to be better if only because they could hardly be worse.
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ANDREWS WILL
 JOIN ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, Jan 19.-Nathan An drews, twenty-three-year-old right handed pitcher has been acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Sacramento Club of the Pacific Coast League, Branch Hickey, vice. president and general manager of the Cardinals announced.
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The altitude flight of Squadron Leader F. R. D. Swain, Royal Air Force, September 28. 1886, in Eng land, has been recognized by the Federal Aeronautique Internationale as world height record in heavier than-air craft. Height recorded was 49,944 feet.
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ALASKA JUNEAU EMPLOYEES

Until Tuesday, January 26. there will be no meeting held in the Moose Hall for the employees of the Alaska Juneau.
 MARTIN BLOXHAM, adv. Juneau Mine Workers Assn.
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the numerous parties that have been planned for the evening pre- ceding the dance, the committee in charge wishes to announce that
 dancing will start at 9.30 o'clock.
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Ten of the eleven players named on The Associated Press 1886 Big Six conference all-star team were seniors.
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RUNYON GETS
 MAYORS POST

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. 19.-Henceforth it is Hizzoner Da- mon Runyon, mayor of the borough of Sunny Isles, North Miami Beach.
 The famous sporting writer has been unanimously elected co that high office by the North Miami Beach City Council.
 All this became known when
 Mayor Runyan became conspic-
 uous by his absence from his
 usual haunts.
 The august body adopted resolu- tions creating the post and by &C., clamation chose MT Runyon to fill
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NOTICE

Martha Society food sale is to be held Saturday, Jan. g, at the Sani- tary Grocery. Starts at 10:30.
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Tc Be On Job

Overwhelmed by the distinction conferred on him, Mayor Runyon was in seclusion but high official spokesman announced that MT. Runyon would accept and get on the job ''pronto."
 An army of job-seekers is already threatening to descend upon the new mayor, but hizzoner is said to be of the opinion that the only pat ronage he will have to dispense will consist of one cop and street. sweeper.
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Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire office.
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c. D. A. CARD PARTY

Wednesday, January 20. Second party of series. Parish Hall at 8 pm. Contract, whist, pinochle and Admission soc. adv.
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Totals ............,. 533 528 524-1585 Average score. Did not bowl.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
Made to Order for Straiges.

CINCE Joey is we'll versed in the
manner of planting crisp punches
to the noggins of such fighters, the
local gambling gentry virtually is
forced to pass up the bout because it
seems nobody is willing to risk a
gander on Frankie's chances. His
aggressive style, coupled with de-
fense which has offered no puzzle to
boxers of less ability than Straiges,
should prove just what the manager
ordered for joey
Terranova does pack a punch, how
ever, and may alter Joey's finely CHS
eled features if he connects. He
doesn't land so often, but occasionally
frankie rams home an authoritative
blow, as evidenced by his recent knock
out of Lew Feldman. Lew was pune
turing Terranova's defense monoto-
nously for six rounds, but in the
seventh Frankie clipped him with a
chilling right and Lew toppled
Unless straiges shows a complete
reversal Of form, however, frankie
figures to absorb a shellacking joey
has done nothing here to disturb the
fact he is one of fistiana's most prom
lslng youngsters and Terranova is
not slated to mess the pattern of
his rosy future unless joey becomes
careless.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
RECEIVE ENTRIES
FOR AUTO CLASSIC
Late Applications Will Swell
Indianapolis Fie|d-OnIy
80 Will Qualify.
BY the Associated Press.


INDIANAPOLIS, May 3.-Officials Of
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
awaited the postman's arrival today
to find out how many racing cars
will be entered in the twenty-fifth
annual running of the classic May 81.
A total of 81 entries had been re-
ceived last night, but speedway lead
ers said they expected a few more
to arrive today. All entry blanks
in letters postmarked up to midnight
Saturday will be accepted.
Sixty cars were entered last year.
The 33 cars making the fastest
time in qualifying trials starting May
Is will make up the starting field
for the race
At least two former winners, Lou
Meyer of Huntington Park, Calf, and
wild Bill'' Cummings of Indianapolis,
are definitely slated to drive this year.
Fred Frame of Los Angeles and Kelly
Petillo, also Of California, both former
winners, also are expected to pilot
cars.
Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis turned
in the best performance at the speed
way yesterday when he turned one
lap in 12112 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
W|SEACRES
NOW M0AN|N' LOW
Pompoon, Brooklyn Failures
Pinch as Followers of
Other Nags GIoat.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

n 1EW YORK, May 3.-The most
N baffled crop of supporters we
" have run across lately are
4 those looking for the next
Derby winner at Louisville. We are
referring especially to those who were
hot on Bradleys Brooklyn and on
Pompoon.
There was time when these sup
porters wouldn't give War Admiral or
Reaping Reward an outside chance.
But when Brooklyn fell twice and
Pompoon ran fifth at Jamaica over
the week end large element of doubt
broke through.
Smart students who know the racing
game-as much as any one can know
the racing game-Were confident
Pompoon was a great horse-not just
a good one. He still may be a great
horse. But no one is so sure about
this today.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
They Gave Up on Him.

Riddle from Indianapolis. Gee, that
was the toughest release I ever gave.
Damn this part of managers job"
In Hogans eyes finally appeared an
expression. "GeeZ" he repeated,
they gave up on me in two weeks.
That's what they did. Gave up on me
in two weeks! Cause I wasn't hit
ting, wasn't it? Well, I've hit in every
league I've played in and Id have hit
in this one, too"
Then it passed as quickly as
it came. He turned his back, did
the giant who needed that big
body to cover his heart one
that was broken now.
From his locker he began to dig out
catcher's gloves, a rubber jacket, a
bottle of liniment, two frayed sponges.
Somebody thoughtfully placed piece
of wrapping paper on the floor. He
began to bundle up his belongings.
A Rubber Jacket and Memories.
\ N ARM Of the rubber jacket hung
out Of the clumsily wrapped
bundle. 1t reminded you Of things
that had happened. No wonder
Shanty's heart was broken.
He had no rubber jacket when you
first saw him. That was in Septem-
ber of last year. Cliff Bolton had gone
home and Griff put through an emer-
gency call to Albany for catcher
Hogan, weighing all of 290 or 300
pounds, appeared.
Griff fumed. "He's all right
to fill in," said the Old Fox,
"but when the seasons over he'll
60. 1 don't want q man who
belongs in the circus"
But Shanty batted 1925 during the
final month, and his expert handling
Of pitchers helped Washington to fin
ish in the first division. Griff said
that if he came down to 23O pounds
he could have the catching Job in
1887.
Nobody thought he could do it.
After all, hadn't he eaten and drank
himself off the Giants-and even
the Braves? He was a great catcher,
yes, but McGraw, who traded Hornsby
for him, couldn't put up with the
monkeyshines of this big, likable
Peter Pan OF base ball.
Feared His Nerves Would Crack.
RUT all last Winter shanty wore
rubber jacket. That swell
mother Of Shanty's. who thought she
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been optioned to Newark {.
Business Manager Ray Kennedy
hustled him through the Holland
Tube in time to get into the game
with the Buffalo Bisons.
Hymie Caplan. the fight mana
ger, worked in Jack Torrance's
corner the other night When
the 255-pound giant lay prone on
the floor after being polished off
by Abe Simon, his manager, Herb
Brodie, said: 60 out there and
pick him up, Hymie", Not me-"
said Hymie with his hands, I'm
ruptured" The ears of Prof.
Percy Beard (Florida track coach)
must be blazing For all his
haranging at Clearwater. those
Dodgers haven't stolen a base in
nine tries.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
BOXER VS.. HITTER
At ARENA TONIGHT
Straiges to Pit His Skill
Against Chance Blow by
TerranoVa in Bout.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
4 MINIATURE edition Of Hobo
\ Williams, minus the tattooinp.

~ Williams, minus the tattooing,
~ will be presented to local ring
4 4 worms tonight at Turner s
Arena when frankie Terranova, a
rather ordinary New York lightweight,
clashes with joey Straiges, talented
Camden scrapper, in a 10-round fea-
ture bout.
The Italian American Terranova,
making his debut here, strictly is a
club fighter, who relies mainly on
slugging. He has defeated some guys
named Al and Billy and lost to some
named Joe and George. The record
book reveals his boring-in tactics are
effective only about so per cent.
Evening star., 1937-05-03

). Well, they did He's 10
to l now and you can have him
Giant batting slump ended
the day Al Schacht served 'em up
in hitting practice Al hopes
the Jints will remember this II
they get into into the world series.
Time marches on and 50 does
Tommy Heinrich :. Saturday aft
ernoon Tommy guest-columned in
a New York newspaper that he
was getting real thrill out of be-
ing with the Yankees Later
the same afternoon he was across
the Hudson pinch-hitting for the
Newark Bears (who are not in the
American League) >. Tommy was
taking batting practice with the
Yankees when hs learned hs had
Evening star., 1937-05-03
Murphy, Yank Hurler, Reported Open to Mats Bid
Even Under Ether Campbell Must GfIIech

ness =. 81 says you can sue him
If the story isn't true.
Casey Stengel still roots for the
Dodgers .. (And why not, at
$4,000 for Summers yelling?)
Attention, Washington: Reports
list Johnny Murphy, Jake Powell
and Bump Hadley as Yankee trad
@ing material (Stan Harris has
been keen on Murphy for some
time).
Sing Sing will increase its major
sports curriculum to four next
Winter, adding ice hockey to foot
ball, base ball and basket ball
(P. S.: There is no recruiting).
After Pompoon's flop in the Wood
Memorial Saturday, you'd natural
ly expect his Derby odds to soar
Evening star., 1937-05-03
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

"A YEW YORK, May 3.-Si Bur-
n dick, sports editor of the
" Dayton News, is in town
4 y with the best golf story Of
the year Seems Aley Camp
bell, veteran Dayton golf pro- was
paying his first visit to Florida
Two days after he arrived at Sara
sofa, he went down with appendi-
citis . >. They rushed Alex to a hos
pital and poured the ether to him
Count to 100,' ordered the
medico, as the drug began to take
effect =. Alex obligingly began,
but stopped when he got to AZ
"Forty-two-what a hell Of
a score to go out in" he murmured
as he lapsed into unconscious
Evening star., 1937-05-03
IUIdIS ----------- 30 IU tt II
'Batted for De ShonR in fourth.

Werber ca Cissen -(2), Chapman 1O
kuhel 90; Stone l2l, Lewis Two-base hits
Smith. Lewis, Kuhel. Stone. Home run
Bile ,plays-Williams to Brucker to Dean:
williams, to Newsome to Dean Cisseu to
philadelphia. 8. Bases on balls-Of VIII
liams; 9; off De Shong. 6: on Smith 4;
Of Linke, 2; of Cohen. /. Struck out
4; by Smith. J. Hts-Of De Shong. 4 in
3 innings; off Williams, 6 in 5, innings
tnone out in SIXTH; of Smith . in 81,
innings; of Fink 4 in q inning; on
Linke, 4 In 5a5 innings; OF Cohen. 0 in
"a inning Wild pitch-Smith. Winning
pltcher-Linke. Losing pticher-Smith.
umpiFes-Messrs. Quinn. Moriarty and
MCGOWAN. Time
Evening star., 1937-05-03
POPPING ;r1'S
Oftf"~JtGt onzzzzs&'ey s.: :
Clay Pipes and a Broken Heart.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


o
and blown into bits like clay shooting gallery There
Z
stumbled into the bterous shbe
typical dressing
appng other the
They the AS
except Bucky Harris who
When big
shower
want 20 %
bedlam continued
a and his
Evening star., 1937-05-03
He Thought Worst Was Over.

He Thought Worst Was Over.
RUT he didn't crack. One day, in
Orlando, he said to you: well,
the worst is over. I'm down to 235 and
nobody thought could do it. But its
just that realized the only place to
play ball is in the majors. I'm going
to stick this time. No more minor
league ball for me. Along about the
middle of May I'm going to eat little
heavier, too, because III be catching
every day and I'll get stronger without
getting heavier
The season opened and Shanty was
behind the bat. The pitchers loved
him. All the fellows thought he was a
great guy. A kid brother, almost as
big as Shanty, followed him around in
sheer idolatry.
Somerville. Mass, his home
town, raved about him to
Mamma Hogan. Just the other
day the mayor of Somerville
visited Washington to congratu-
late him.
Yes, that was two days before yes
terday before the heart of this
big, kind-hearted, jolly giant was
broken in a locker room. Indianapolis
:. bus rides instead of Pullmans
blue plate luncheons second-rate
hotels wild pitchers >. bumpy
diamonds.
I wish hadn't seen it. Then I could
write something stereotyped like:
Catcher Shanty Hogan was sent to
indianapolis for Catcher John Riddle
and cash, it was announced, etc.
Oh! nuts.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
Semi final Is Promising.

STRA1GES, who dropped a decision
to Irish Eddie Dunno, Benny
Leonard's lightweight protege, in his
last appearance here, is expected to
be rematched with the polished red
head in the near future should he
hurdle Terranova impressively.
Joe Archibald, bantamweight sta
blemate of Lou Ambers, world light
weight champion, will collide with
Buddy Grimes, Norfolk 1l8-pounder,
in an eight-round semi-fnal which
may rival the main event in pleasing
the customers.
Two six-rounders the first of which
will get under way at 8:30 o'clock, list
Doug SWetman swapping swats with
Frankie De Angelo in a strictly local
featherweight argument, and Bob
Anderson, Leonardtown lightweight,
meeting Bill Temes, chunky local lad.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
JOIN POWER BOAT BODY.

Officials of the American Power Boat
Association have announced the re-
ceipt Of paid-up membership appli-
cations from the New Zealand Power
Boat Association Of Auckland, New
Zealand, and from the Royal Canadian
Yacht Club OF Toronto, Ontario.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
Di Maggie Relaxing Champ.

THERE'S one certain angle about
Joe Di Maggie. The young YAM
kee outfielder refuses to tie himself
up in any knots. no matter what the
occasion. He can outrelax any young
ball player ever saw.
He was some weeks late opening
both SeaSons-1936 and 1937-but
each debut was noisy with base hits.
No one has to guess any longer just
how good the California kid will be
from now on including his chance to
lead the league this season.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
Picking Still Tough.

WE HAVE had a leaning toward
War Admiral and Reaping Re-
ward for some time back. We still
feel that way about it.
War Admiral has a lot Of the stuff
that lifted Man O. War, his dad, to
remembered fame. Not all Of it-but
quite bit.
Reaping Reward can do his share
OF running all the way through the
stretch.
1t is a tough pick here if you don't
happen to be in back Of Brooklyn,
Pompoon or some outsider. Derby
day odds will have more than trife
to do with the final choice.