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Evening star., 1937-05-07

Otherwise you'd never guess the
Derby town had experienced worst
marine disaster in its history or
that Churchill Downs itself had
been completely under water
Hollywood's film colony is we'll
represented among visiting celebri-
ties but isn't giving Raoul Walsh's
Sunset Trail, I'd, anything more
than complimentary support in
Derby Jack Dempsey said he
liked the colts name but preferred
to wager ON Melodist, the 100-to-l
Winter book shot that dropped out
Of the clouds to become a serious
contender after winning Wood
Memorial at Jamaica Melodist
was 10 to ! among bookmakers to-
day, getting stronger, and picked
to win by no less an authority than
Bill Keefe, the New Orleans expert
who picked 'em 1928 last year
ALI M. Landon, loser of the big
political race last November. will
see the Derby with Daughter Peggy
Evening star., 1937-05-07
May Be Pennant Spark.

May Be Pennant Spark.
THAT wasn't the only last chance"
that Walker got Newsom re-
minded of another. "It was right
after that SERIES" recalled Buck, that
he pulled the same stunt against the
Browns. I was with the Browns, v
know
We'll, this Andrews is a great guy
to pick runners off second base Next
to Jack Knott, he's the tops. Anyway.
one day in St. Louey he picked Walker
off second twice-AndreWs and Alan
Strange-and Cochrane thumbed Gee
out of the game. fined him Sl00 and
sent him back to Detroit.
Il think that would have been
the end of Walker, as far as
Detroit was concerned. But the
next day Knott pitched for the
Browns and Cochrane got on
second. And guess what hap
pened? Knott picked Cochrane
off second, haw, haw, haw."
Maybe Walker owes Knott a vote
of thanks. Anyway, Walkers base
running now seems to have reached a
steadier level and Mickey is tickled
that he didn't let the wild man get
away. If Cochrane gets any kind Of
pitching, Walker may be the spark
plug to propel the Tigers to another
pennant.
Evening star., 1937-05-07

more power than Travis. He just hits,
that's all Just natural hitter
wouldn't want to pitch all season to
Walker"
There are more than 140 games
remaining on the schedule, and Mr..
Walker may fold like an accordion
long before the season is over. 1t is,
nevertheless, interesting to dwell upon
the guy as a potential candidate for
batting titles.
RasDed wasn't the only base
ball person who liked him when
he was just another ball player.
Bucky Harris tried hard to get him,
and for time in 1885 it looked as if
he could trade Fred Schultz for Ger
aid Walker. But something came up
Griff probably wanted Auker, Green
berg, Rowe and Bridges, in addition
to Walker, and it never went through.
Rogers Hornsby wanted Walker, too,
and he also came within an ace of
getting him. At any rate, both Harris
and Hornsby wanted the guy in the
face Of his growing reputation as one
Of the most complete screwballs in the
business.
He's Dizzy. All Right.
HES dizzy, all right" conceded
Cascarella. Il remember once
he gave me the biggest laugh of my
| life. I was with the AS and it was
1884. Detroit was playing in Phila-
delphia and Sugar Cain was pitching
We'll. Walker gets a single the first
time up, and no sooner do the infeld-
erS give Cain the ball when Walker
lights out for second base. Cain turns
around and throws the ball and the
whole infleld tries to run him down.
Finally. with one Of those crazy dives
Walker reaches second safely.
"Cochrane comes out Of the dugout
and you can see his neck swellin' up
until 1t was almost black He yells
to Walker, but no sooner does Cain
get the ball again when of goes the
goof and the chase begins all over
again.
Damn If he doesn't reach third,
after another dizzy dive for the bag
Higgins fumbled when he dove and by
then Cochrane was ready to burst.
ICY Perkins, who was coach
ing, threw up his hands and
left the coaching box.
well, Walker doesn't wait a second
Cain is given the ball again and he
starts for home. The whole park j;
laughing and I never heard such 8
racket. BY this time the outhelders
had come in and were taking part ir
the chase. Anyway, the AS finally
got him at the plate and you should've
seen the guy. He was covered with
dust from head to foot and his tongue
was hanging out, he was so tired.
That night was when the clu
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Sh-h-h! Bet on Reaping Reward
Mars Horse Only Foolin' Around When He Lost
to Dellor and Will Win Derby.

lost a mile to Dellor the other
day, but you know how the big
fellow loves to fool around. Or
don't you?
Well, he always is fooling around,
always clowning, like big kid,
and it must have struck him as
comical to blow race to Dellor,
just for the devil Of it. hope he
will leave his sense Of humor at
home on Derby day.
would not advise anybody to
switch from Opium to Reaping Re-
ward. or vice versa, just for the
change. If you are an Opium
guy, stick to Opium, and if you
are Reaping Reward guy, stick to
Mrs. Mars horse.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Three Big Sports Events Mark Weekend Program
Invade Giants OnGthm Backs War Admiral

surgeons have the base ball situa-
ton well under control.
New York orld-Telegram says
q penny ante poker game is the
real reason Hank Leiber OF the
Giants went to a hospital for OBJ
servation Hank, playing with
some friends, lay down a hand
which he thought held four tens
One of the cards was the eight
of clubs Hank then admitted
his eyes have been bothering him
ever since he was beaned by Bob
Feller April 4.
If it rains at Louisville today,
Military is the best horse in the
Derby field in this book You
can write your own ticket If the
track is fast. We still think Col.
Bradley's Billionaire Is going to
run better than . lot Of people
think.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
C2nNHSff.
mbHS.

that one punch flush on the button
will drain the speed from Ambers'
nimble legs and let Tony come In
for the kill.
The feeling persists that it will be
Ambers' fight. Never 4 knockout
hitter, Lou substitutes quantity for
quality and he can pepper his op-
ponent with the speed and facility Of
q cooper going around barrel Even
tually the barrage takes its toll and his
opponent folds
The length of the bout-15 rounds
should be strongly in Louis favor
Canzoneri's legs are feeling the weary
heavjness Of time Unless he can tag
Lou early he faces the prospect of
chasing an armed and dangerous
shadow,
Evening star., 1937-05-07

along LAe LQe. But now IL Oe8lnS 10
look as If Jack Russell knew some
thing. Walker regained the American
League batting lead yesterday when
he got double that helped move the
Tigers into tie with the Yankees at
the head Of the nag race. He now is
batting $40.
Walker always was popular in
Detroit, but now 1t is a case of
downright idolatry. The dizzy
press here has forgotten to
dub Charley Gehrinser the
Silent Knisht" in every other '@-, e.
line Of type. 1t isn't calling the
Tfgef oaensM the "fyingtatroi"
any more.
But Walker has become "Col. Gee
Walker" whatever that means, anc
all Of q sudden fellows like Mickey
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Customers Made Bitter.

4
COX and Conheld worked up neat
hate among the customers, both
inviting the patrons into the ring
when not engaged In booting their
respective opponents. Cox won in
ASA minutes, while Coffield was
pinned by Meske in asa minutes.
Dusek wasn't 50 ily-white himself,
however, the veteran villain cradle
rocking Barber into defeat In 20
minutes. There was only one hitch,
which revolved about BARRIERS leg
being snagged in the ropes at the
time. Hank was right, Referee Benny
Bortnick was wrong, but Rudy won
anyway.
Other matches saw Abe Coleman
dispose of Ed Cook in l3 minutes
through the medium of a kangaroo
kick and Bill Sledge toll to 30-minute
draw with Reb Russell.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Kentucky Derby
#F'Nf~-' 5tTA sFN'sf 49, o.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
The sun shines bright on my old Ken
tucEu home


The sun shines bright on my old Ken
tucky home
~ you stumble on the Dinner)
The blue grass is ,Dauino in q sUirl OF
s,Ddyino foam
III you stumble on the winner).
But il you pick the Dronq one
And overlook the strong one,
II you blotD in all your money,
Then the ansDer's far from tunny-
It's my old Kentucky home
Goodnight.
I'ue seen the blue grass UdUino from,
long and long ago
Through I came from Tennessee).
I must admit Kentucky gaze bigger,
better shoD,
With the juleps fowing free.
There's big sho1U in Kentucky
II you happen to be lucky,
When the sun is shining bright.
But il you blo1D the Uinner
And your bank rolls getting thinner
It's my old Kentucky home
Goodnight.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
BY ALAN GOULD.
Associated Press Sports Editor.

T oU1sVILLE, Ky, May L.
For at least two reasons,
horsemen see little chance
- that Twenty -Grand's Ken
tucky Derby record of 2:Ol4s. made
in 1881, will be touched in tomor-
rows big race first is that no
entry appears to have class or
speed of record holder Second
reason is that by cutting 40 feet
from starting mark field will have
only 20 feet to get in motion before
passing quarter pole, where drop
of red flag signals timers to click
their stop watches In former
years, with starting stalls placed
so feet back of quarter pole, the
field was flying by time it hit the
timing mark, but also subject to
more jams.
One Of downtown hotels has
plate over doorway indicating high
water in last Winters flood
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Two Horse Race Forecast.

THE consensus of the experts is
that the winner will come from
either Mrs. Ethel V. Mars Milky Way
stable or Samuel Riddles barn, with
the latter sending out the favorite in
the dininutive War Admiral, q son
of Man O. War.
War Admiral will enter the race the
only unbeaten horse in the field. Be-
fore coming to Kentucky to make his
owners first bid for the classic, the
offspring Of "Old Red" scored two
easy triumphs in Maryland. He is
expected to 60 to the post at odds
close to 8 to S.
In meeting Mrs. Mars Reaping Re
ward and Military, however, War Ad-
miral will be asked to match strides
with one horse seasoned by Winter
racing and another that showed his
class as 2-year-old.
Military has made great strides for
ward in the opinion of Trainer Bob
McGarvey since placing second in the
Santa Anita Derby. Stable connec-
tions figure Reaping Reward to be at
tops as the result of the race in which
he ran second to J. w Parrishs Dellor
in the Derby trial" earlier this week.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
good home cooking when the In
dams are 1T home.

Only four Dodger pitchers have
gone the route this season and
Van Mungo is all four Of 'em .
Here is one for the book in the way
of long distance releases Nah
NUT Blaza, since 1919 a regular on
the Sing Sing base ball team, has
been sent to Albania (naw, not
Albany Of the Me- York-Penn
League) but Albania of the League
OF Nations Gov. Lehman par.
doned him on condition he be de-
ported Immediately.
Blaza was 10-year man at Sing
Sing, but that didn't keep him
from leaving for Albania tn charge
Of . Federal immigration oficer
-. begins 10 look - t13push ths
Evening star., 1937-05-07
VILLAINS HAILED
BY MAT MADD|ES
Coffie|d, Cox Earn Favor
in Bouts Here-Referee
Aids Rudy Dusek.

TWO outstanding preliminary
villains today were in line for
feature booking here, with Jim
L Cof1ield and Joe Cox bidding
for the graphing fans disiavor and
headline matches.
Cox, who was featured here almost
weekly last year, rapidly is returning
to the sore spot in the hearts Of the
twisting colony, while Cofdeld ap-
parently has arrived following his
loss to Ed Meske last night at Turner s
Arena.
The match in which Rudy Desek
tipped Hank Barber was supposed to
be the cards tid-bit. but was tame
when stacked up against the perform
ance of Cox in squashing Jack Hader
and the unorthodox tactics OF Co1ield
before being flattened by Meske. a-
Evening star., 1937-05-07
JOE JACKSON IS PILOT.

GREENVILLE, S. c., May Z R.-
Joe Jackson, famous 20 years ago as
one Of the American Leagues leading
hitters and outfielderss, Is back in
base ball, having been signed to man
age the Woodside team in the King
Cotton League, = Greenville textile
circuit.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
AMBERS FAVORED
TO RETAIN CROWN
Canzoneri's Sole Chance in
Fight Tonight Seen in
Landing Early Blow.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, May 7.-Battle-
M SCARED and weary, Tony Can
v zoneri will bring his ancient
armament into the Madison
Square Garden ring tonight for one
last fling with destiny and Lou AM
bers' lightweight title
If he wins, Tony will defend the
title he has held twice. II he loses
great fighter ends his career and
goes back to his Marlboro farm and
life among the COWS and chickens.
Ambers, young, fast and confident,
is l2-to-5 favorite over the man
he once served IS sparring partner.
He lost to Tony in their first bout
and then whipped him for the title.
The wise ones say he will be a 3-to-l
choice by the time the fighters enter
the ring.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
BY JOHN LARDNER.

r OUISV1LLE, May From
a guy who is the second
cousin of bloke who knows
IL a man who has shaken
hands with a fellow who sold 4
dog to a stable hand, I learn-and
this is strictly between us-that the
Kentucky Derby this year will be .
Wide-open race.
would not like that nforma-
ton TO go any farther. Once in
formation gets to circulating
around it goes very far at a very
fast clip, like Reaping Reward,
which will win the Derby.
I understand Reaping Reward
Evening star., 1937-05-07
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, May 7.-Looks
N like a large week end,
IN mates mates - Today, Today: a:s
Grounds =. i. Tonight: Ambers vs..
Canzoneri Tomorrow: Kentucky
Derby The New York race mob
is off to Louisville in full force
ready to 60 up or down with War
Admiral With little co-opera-
ton from Jupiter Pluvius, they
can't see how this colt can miss.
What's this abou: Burleigh
Grimes having his picture taken
with an umpire? :. Eddie O'Brien,
the Syracuse runner, whose mother
is seriously i'll, rushed home to At.
lantic City for blood transfusion
Speaking Of the Rsds, tha
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Fighting Facts
OF fLightweights

NEW YORK, May 7 (P.-Meas-
urements Of Tony Cansoneri
and Lou Anbers, who meet for the
world lightweight championship at
Madison Square Garden tonight:
Evening star., 1937-05-07
POPPING III
OfFf"~JtGt .]SzI
Wild Man From Detroit.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


EIRo1r Mich May 6-1he amazing batting streak Of Gerald
Walker Of Detroit recalls Of all things little
boiled Pitcher
- for the Washington base firm.
peeng
Lakeland when suddenly pull
Walker to lead the American
You didn't think much about Your
thing
might spike himself
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Cincinnati Times-star eight col
umned: Eighteen thousand mourn
era in Sunday wake 1T Redland
Field"


80 exact are the specifications
Of tennis ball today that II
ball is dropped from . height Of
100 inches onto q concrete base
in room where the temperature
is so degrees the perfect ball will
bounce between So and So inches
-. II the temperature is raised
10, degrees the ball will bounce
or inches higher
Joe Di Mays lay-of doesn't seem
to have impaired his batting eye
-. Bob Feller, Roy Weatherly and
Geohrey Heath, the three Cleve-
land juveniles, have rented . house
and live together with . house,
keeper on hand 70 ~ t1ey set
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Tony Longs for One WALTON.

TONY hangs his hope of victory on
punching power and spirit. His
manager, Sammy Goldman, argues
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Jacks Prophecy Okay With Mats.

Jacks Prophecy Okay With Mats.
WITH Jack Russell's words in the
back of your mind you stumbled
across a bag-punching affair in the
hotel lobby here today and Joe Casca-
Kella was regaling the bunch with
stories of the japanese tour made by
an American League crew few years
ago. After q while you asked, "How
about this Walker and his hitting
streak?"
He figures to be up among the
leaders," said Cascarella, the Miffln
street tenor. "As q matter Of fact
Walker was overdue. He's the most
dangerous right-handed hitter in the
league"
Surely there would be dis
seniors. But. no. Johnny Stone
said nothing. Fred Sington Of
fered no opinion. Buck Newsom
nodded at Cascarella's speech.
Ossie Bluege also nodded and
added:
Hes a real hitter, that guy said
Oss. When I play third base hate
to see him come to bat. Power, he's
really got it. He rams that ball down
the left field line so fast you don't
know how to play him. I figured he
ought to be shaded toward the line
Then, bang, there went the ball be-
tween me and the shortstop. He's
the hardest hitter in the league for q
third baseman to play.
Cecil Hit Anything.
ISN'T there some way Of pitching to
him? This was addressed to Cas-
carella, the only pitcher in the gath
ering.
mot any more" answered Joe. 1--WE
used to waste couple of fast ones
and then toss him change Of pace
That fooled him for while. But now
he'll knock that slow ball down your
! throat
You wanted to know what kind OF
a hitter he was. Anything like Travis
who doesn't make up his mind until
the last minute?
Nav" said Joe. "Hes got lot
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Race Again GlamOrous.

THE historic race, climaxing turf
arguments that started months
ago, marks the return of the Derby
to all the glamour and much of the
prosperity it enjoyed i'll pre-depres-
sion years. The value of the race
has been restored to $4,000 after
being twice sliced in depression years
to 100000, More than Sl,500,000 may
pass through the mutuel windows for
the greatest play since the days of
Reign Count and Gallant Fox.
The added impetus of a wide-open
race, with at least seven horses rat
ing consideration, figures to draw the
largest crowd in Derby history through
the turnstiles of the historic Downs.
Ofdcials have prepared for a record
attendance by increasing the seating
capacity to 10000. Many others will
strive for standing room on the lawn,
in the infleld or on the backstretch,
where Col. Matt VIM, impressario
OF the race. saw Aristides win the first
Derby in 1875.
Evening star., 1937-05-07

Cochrane and Hank Greenberg and
Schoolboy Rowe have become minor
figures in the Detroit base ball pat
tern.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
AUTO DATE|S CHANGED
Vanderbilt Race Will Be Held on
July 5 Instead of Sd.

NEW YORK, May Z %.-Omcials
Of Roosevelt Raceway have announced
that the 300-mile Vanderbilt Cup auto
race had been shifted from Monday,
July S, to Saturday, July 3.
Last years inaugural was won by
TaZio Nuvolari of Italy.
Evening star., 1937-05-07

held meeting on the train and voted
on whether Cochrane should keep him
or give him the old heave-ho. They
finally decided to give him another
chance"
Evening star., 1937-05-07
of Nations Equine Royalty Awaits Kentucky Derby Bgle
G[AM0R0US RACE
TOATTRACT $1,000
More Than 81, $780, 900 Apt
to Be Wagered at Downs
on Wide Open Event.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON.
OUISVILLE, KY, May 7 R.-

WIN AhA!1., n.y., way W.T.
While thousands of turf fol-
lowers from all parts of Amer
lea mingled with the hard
boots" of old Kentucky today on
gaily decorated streets, where only a
few months ago flood water stood
several feet Deep nearly a score of
the Nations equine royalty awaited
the coronation of the Kentucky Derby
winner as king of the 3-year-olds.
Around 5:45 pm. eastern stand
ard time) tomorrow Starter Bill Ham,
1lton will release the barrier, yell
Come on and the Sixty-third run
ming of the country's most famous
horse race will be under way to the
accompaniment of the cheers of
$4,000 spectators.
A little more than two minutes
later, at the end of the mile-and-a-
quarter whirl, the winner will have a
horseshoe of roses draped around his
neck, the fortunate owner will COL
lect upwards of $4,000 and the
hackers of the victorious horse will
rush to the mutuel windows to collect
on their investment.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Derby Line-Up for Tomorrow

oU1sv1L1E 7-Probable Kentucky Derby
| owners jockeys and probable Odds
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Mars Entry Changed.

McGARVEY originally had planned
to send out the speedy Case Ace
to set the pace for Mrs. Mars stretch
running combination. He gave up
the idea yesterday, however, deciding
to stake all on some other horse reel
ing of the first mile il fast time. The
entry was the second choice at S to 2.
While War Admiral and Mrs. Mars
entry are expected to battle it out in
the mutuels, there should be plenty
of support for Dellor, the Wheatley
Stables Melodist, Heelfly from the
Waggoner Bros Texas-uwned Three
DIS Stable, Maxwell Howard's Scene
shifter, ace of the pair trained by Earl
Sande, and j. H. Louchheims Pom
poon, the erstWhile favorite.
Dellor indicated he might be a fac
tor, especially if the going is muddy,
by coming from behind to whip Reap
ing Reward and Military in the
trial" Melodist comes to the race
backed by his victory in the Wood
Memorial at Jamaica He is trained
by Sunny jim" Fitzsimmons, who
saddled Gallant Fox to win in 1880
and Omaha five years later
Workouts Are Impressive.
HEELFLY, Pompon and Sceneshift-
er, forged into the picture with
brilliant workouts. The Three DIS
colt, front-running son of Royal
Ford, stepped off the Derby distance
in 2:0625 in his final prep. Pompoon
worked himself back into considera-
ton with an excellent mile and an
eighth trial over muddy course
Sceneshifter, credited with a mile
and an eighth in 1:4825 before leav-
ing Florida, tuned up for the big
affair with speedy furlongs ir
l:132s.
A victory for any of the others, in
cluding Mary Hirsch's owned anc
trained No Sir, would furnish ever
more OF an upset than when Bold
Venture won last year and paid 81;
for each 81 ticket.
Charley Kurtsinger, the Flying
Dutchman' from Louisville, who will
pilot War Admiral, is the. only jockey
in the race with one Derby victory tc
his credit. He scored in record
smashing time with Twenty Grand ir
1881.
Wayne Wright, who just missed out
on Brevity last year, will be ir
Heelfly's saddle. Jimmy Stout, tossed
from Granville at the start of the
1896 race, will throw a leg ovel
Sceneshifter. In Pompoon's saddle
will be Harry Richards, winner of the
Santa Anita Handicap with Rose.
mont. Alfred (Slim) Robertson, q
boy who can ride when the chips art
down, will be aboard Reaping Re.
ward, with Charley Corbett handling
1lilitary's reins.
Evening star., 1937-03-14

He denied assertions Of proponents
Of the Roosevelt plan that there was
any mandate from the electorate at
the last election for the change re-
quested by the President.
Recalling that he was chairman
of the Rules Committee at the last
Democratic National Convention, he
said he advocated adoption of the
party platform which he described as
dictated, every jot and little of it,
by the President.
He quoted the platform language
settlement of the problems for WHICH
the court change has been urged
IF these problems cannot be effec-
lively solved by legislation we
shall seek clarifying amendments
in order to adequately regulate
commerce and safeguard economic Sc
curity. ="
Lauds Presidents Purposes.
OF President Roosevelt he said.
His splendid purposes and his high
ideals do not justify the necessity of
changing the whole fabric of our Gov
ernment to meet a temporary situa-
tion. OF his high ideals I have no
doubt whatever. I believe this
question tranScends all partisanship.
Clark gave this as his definition of
the issue now before the country.
Has the time come when, in our
national life, Congress shall pack the
Supreme Court and by particular leg
islation destroy forever the national
policy of adhering to the Constitution,
with the system Of checks and bal
ances and definite limitations upon
governmental agencies?"
Evening star., 1937-03-14
COLLEGE MEN lNDORSE
SUPREME COURT PLAN
"Model United States Senate"
Representing % Schools
Votes 40 to "a.
By the Associated Press.


PRINCETON, n j., March l3.-
President Roosevelt'S Supreme Court
reorganization proposal was ihdorsed
today by 40-to-34 vote of the model
United States Senate" attended by 80
delegates representing % colleges, at
Princeton University.
The proposal was supported with a
proviso that appointment of alter
nate justices be made within 80 days
of enactment of this bill, and that
alternate justices be appointed in the
future within 80 days after justices
reach the age of 10.
Other Federal bills" enacted at the
final meeting of the tWo-day session
included permanent neutrality law
for the United States, a law to "ex-
pedite the business of the Supreme
Court" and one to fix miximum hours
and minimum wages.