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Evening star., 1940-10-20
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PETERSBURG, Va. Oct. 49,
Two long scoring runs by Cobb fea-
tured a second-half drive that
netted Virginia State three touch
downs and produced a. 300 victory
over Howard this afternoon.
The victors' flashy right half
back took the ball from Glasher on
a reverse midway in the second
period and ankled 81 yards for his
teams second touchdown. after
Savoid had recovered a Howard
tumble. His second run was even
more spectacular-a 62-yard sprint
after the same Savoid had inter-
cepted Howard pass deep in State
territory.
Displaying marked superiority
over the visitors. State rolled up 10
first downs to Howard's 6. putting
a string together early in the first
Evening star., 1940-10-20
By the Associated Press.

PULLMAN. Wash, Oct. 19.-Four
men in white" as hard to catch as
so many straying thoughts, carried
the Rose Bowl hopes of Stanford
one notch nearer the New Year
classic today with a 26-to-14 vic
tory over the Washington State Col
lege Cougars.
The quartet-Southpawed Quar-
terback Frank Albert, Halfback Pete
Kmetovic. Fullback Norm Standlee
and Substitute Halfback Alfred
Cole-ran wild around the wings of
States baffled line, in most cases
picking up huge chunks of yardage
almost without help from their
blockers.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
SaIaminia Shows WAY
In Gallant Fox Can,
Jamaica Feature
Steps Mile, 5 Fur|ones
In 2:45 3-5; Robert L.
Takes Long Island
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19-Hal Price
Headley's Salaminia. paying $3.50 to
50, won the $4,000 Gallant Fox
Handicap. top event on the card at
Jamaica today.
Hash was second and Equitable, a
stablemate of the winner, third.
Only four started. Salaminia stepped
the mile and S furlongsi in 2:453s.
Robert L., owned by the Woolford
Farm, captured the $500 Long
Island Claiming Stakes. The time
for the mile and sixteenth was
1:44ss and Robert LIS price in the
mutuels was $3.50.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Babe Didrikson Takes
Texas Women's Title

FORT WORTH, Tex, Oct. 10
Mrs. George Babe Didrikson) Ia
harias of Los Angeles defeated i'm
perturbable Elizabeth Hicks of Pasa-
dena l up today to win the Texas
Womens Open golf championship.
Babe made a half dozen brilliant
rallies in the gruelling 36-hole
match.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Hamilton Family Scores Slam Sone Riding Academy Horse Pony Show
Aroused Harvard at Foes Goal
As Tilt With Army Ends 6-6;
Mozur, Trapped Scores

wards were awaiting. They took to
the air.
Pass Sets up Touchdown.
Spreyer's passes clicked twice in
a series that ended with the Cadets
holding for downs on their "a. Then.
despite the fact they had only a
touchdown lead, they attempted to
pass and Burgy Ayres, the Grim
sons second-string center. inter-
cepted and lsteraled to Koufman,
who got as far as the scrimmage
line
Spreyer's third consecutive COM
pletion. launched from the 8-yard
line, set up MacKinney's tying
touchdown.
Spreyer's place-kicking effort for
the seventh point was wide.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Stanford Ups Rose Bowl Stock
By Smocking Cougars 26-74

The Sanford passing attack.
stopped cold in midheld by the
charging Cougar line, tightened up
when the chips were down and
brought the high-riding Indians two
of the four touchdowns which
spelled defeat for the Cougars for
the first time in Pacific Coast Con-
ference play this year.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 19-Frank
Socha, sophomore fullback from
Garfield, N. j., kicked a field goal
from the 25-vard line in the last
40 seconds of play to give Wash
ington and Lees Generals a 3-to-0
victory over the University of
Richmond Spiders before $500 rain
soaked spectators in City Stadium
today.
From his place on the bench
where he had watched SO minutes
of the ball game, Socha was trotted
onto the field to play the hero's
role.
Twice the Spiders penetrated the
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Alert Columbia Deals
Georgia 19-13Loss
To Stay Unbeaten
CopitoIizes on Poor Punt
For Winning Touchdown
In lost-Period RoIIy
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Oct. ia savage
collection of Columbia Lions out
fought a heavier Georgia eleven to-
day to snare l9-to-l3 victory that
preserved their undefeated record
and warmed the cookies of a crowd
of $4,000 bundled into little Baker
Field.
The Lions twice capitalized on
poor punts by Jim Todd to score
touchdowns and twice they held
Tor downs IN the shadow of their
own goal. The winning score came
on the third play of the last period
after Todd had booted the ball out
OF bounds on his own 40 in a punt
that travelled only 10 yards.
Paul Governali quickly passed to
Thornley, Wood for yards and on
the next play spiraled the ball to
Len Will. who was surrounded on
the Crackers 80 and flashed a lat
eral to Phil Bayer outside the jam
for an open field run to the goal.
Will placed-kicked the extra point.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Mississippi Stote Victor

STATE COLLEGE. Miss. Oct. 19
P).-Scoring twice in the first three
minutes and thereafter in every pc
riod, Mississippi State ran rough
shod over Howard College for 4O-7
victory before 5000 fans today.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
OberIin Wins Another

OBERLIN, Ohio. Oct. 10 (FD.-Ob-
erin College cnalked up its third
straight football victory Of the sea-
son today. defeating Hamilton, 1912.
It was Hamiltons third loss.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Sworthmore Whips EurIhum

RICHMOND. Ind, Oct. 19 CP).-
Svarthmores running paid of bet
ter than Earlham's passing as the
Philadelphia team won, 13 to 6,
football game between two Quaker
colleges today.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Generals Top Richmond, 80,
On Subs Lost-Minute Kick

Generals 20-yard line-once in the
first period and again in the third
and both times they we're repulsed.
Tho 1inp.IInS'
Evening star., 1940-10-20

TevsS Christian scoring: Touchdown
Brumbaugh tpass from Baeley). Points
from try after touchdown. Roach iplace-
ment)
Texas Acgie scoring: Touchdowns,
ThomaSon co.. (paSses from Pugh and
Klmbrough) Simmons pass from Pughl.
Points from try after touchdown, Pugh (3.
(placemenD.
Referee. Harry Viner Missouri: umpire.
MaXey Hart Texas: head hnesman, Jack
(Austin)
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Howard Is Unable to Halt Cobb
As Virginia State Cops 200

period on a 65-yard march that
eliminated with Whitlocks plunge
for the games first score.
Evening star., 1940-10-20

w and L.4 3-3
Richmond n o 90
Socha (sub. for Bishop. Oficials-Ref-
cree, K c. Gerard 1llD Umpire-Walter
Hoffman PENN; Head Linesman-F. G.
Heath IN. c.: Field Judge-Georse S.
Proctor
Evening star., 1940-10-20

Georsla aa scoring: Touchdoun0L. DAVIS
(sub for Blanton. - Point after touch
down-Costa tsub for Guesr. Columbia
scoring: Touchdowns-Will, Wood Bayer
tsub for De Augustinis). Point after touch
down-Will
Georsis substitutions-Ends. v. Davis.
Malone. Crate. Hawk; tackles. Jameson.
man: center, Will; backs, Kimsey, Allen,
Dudisn. Novel; L. Davis. Columbia sub
stitutions - Tackle Makofske guards,
Demartini. MacMichael; backs. Bayer,
S.anczyk Germann. Balchunas, MacIlven-
nan Oficials: Referee-L. S. Erwin.
Drake Umpire-R. B. Goodwin. W. and
J. Linesman-F. o. Waddey. Tenn. Tech.
Field iudge-A. w. Palmer. Colby.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
II World Records Sc
In Presidents S Cup
Event Approved
CuntreII Is Credited
With Two; Outboords
Hang Up Only One

Eleven world records for 1-mile
straightaway course established in
the recent Presidents Cup Regatta
here have been approved by the
American Power Boat Association,
it was announced yesterday by
Aubrey Bogley, regatta race chair
man.
Oficial sanction came from
Charles F. Chapman of New York.
secretary of the American Power
Boat Association Racing Commis-
sion, which otherwise is comprised
of j. S. Y. Tyson of Chestnut Hill,
Pa, and Arthur L. Bobrick OF Los
Angeles.
Herb Mendelsons Notre Dame,
winner of the Presidents Cup with
young Dan Arena at the wheel, set
new mark for Gold Cup super
charged boats with an average speed
of 98227 miles per hour.
w. E. Cantrell of Louisville re-
ceived credit for his two trial spins.
His Why Worry broke the world rec
ord for Gold Cup non-super boats
with speed of 97.168 on the first
effort and Cantreu snapped his own
mark the following day with a 98.-
1853 performance
Jack Cooper, veteran Kansas City
pilot, whose Tops III spilled in the
225-cubicinch hydroplane races,
was credited with a world record of
57.793 for 9l-cubic-inch hydroplanes
with the Scoundrel.
Ten of the records were made in
lnboards. The lone outboard mark
was set by Don Whitfeld's Annihil-
ator with an average speed of 40 958.
Records approved follow:
Cupboard.
Boat Name Glass. Driver
Annihilator Midget
ou,o9aId ,Dhn,l,, ID. Littleheld.
One Desisn VIM. Delano.
Senorlta - Inboard
jim jam saf1hs inho,rd ---L Burke
Racing HT Johnson
JOAN II - D Inboard
Racing Rav RIeder
Sea Flea -P Pacific
One Design We Orem.
Scoundrel ---Hl Gu. in.
Hydroplane j. Cooper
Hi-Ho III ---E Inboard
Why Worry Gold Cup
Non-Super w e Cantrel
Notre Dame Gold Cup IL
- Super-ched. Dan Arena
why Worry Gold Cup
Non-super w E Cantrell
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Doshes by Texas Ags' Blocker
Stun 7. c. H., 21-to-7 Victim

gain of only II yards on rushin
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Oakland
In Lead
By UNITED PRESS

The Pacific Coast league pennant
race-now in its fifth week-haSnt
got the oomph and glamour of
the National league probably be-
cause no team can be just like the
Dodgers. Trouble also seems to be
the clubs change places faster than
woman changes her mind while
surveying the new crop of spring
bonnetS.
Oakland resumed its league lead
ership with a 1 to , win over the
Seals behind the siX-hit pitching
OF Milo Canolm of Manteca. He
should copyright that handle.
Although the Coast league hasn't
club like Brooklyn. it still has
Babe Herman. the one-time trollv-
dodger. Herman scored the run for
Hollywood that overcame a Los
Angeles lead when Rupert Thomp-
son homered in the sixth inning.
The Stars won. 10 >. in a tight
pitching duel between Fred Cav
OF the TWinks and JACK Fallon of
Los Angeles.
Sacramento assisted San Diego
down into second place with a 8
to , walloping featured by young
George Munger'S SiX-hit pitching.
Seattle clouted Portland 5 to 8.
mainly because of Joe OrrellS early
inning wild pitching.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Spdrfdns Loom as
Serious Menace to
Bulldog Hopes

El Centro high schools varsity
I baseball team, the only serious OBJ
Stacle in the path of the pennant
bound Calexico Bulldogs, prepared
Thursday for next Tuesdays en-
gagement with Holtville high school
on Viking field.
The SpartanS. in the event they
survive the Holtville battle. must
be regarded as serious menace
to the hopes of the Bulldogs be-
cause of El Centros go victory over
the CaleXico nine in the first meet
ing between the two teams.
Ell Centro. an in and out team
at best. looked like champions in
the triumph over Calexico and like
cellarlteS in their 25-3 loss to Braw-
ley last week.
Brawley high. defeated 60 by
CaleXlco last week, meanwhile pre-
pared for its meeting with Holt
VILE one week from Friday. still
hoping that El Centro would again
be able to upset the Defending
Champion CaleXicanS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Dodgers
Bow, %

NEW YORK. May >. ,UPD-Thc
sleeping giant rose in all his might
and smashed Brookiyhs dream of
perfect season.
Not far from the spot where he
sprawled last october while Yankee
runners raced across the plate in
the fatal fourth world series game
Ernie Lombardi came out of his
coma yesterday and dealt a crush
ing blow 10 the DOdger juggernaut
The big Cincinnati catcher Slugged
out a home run with the bases
loaded. stroke which popped
Brooklyn's bubble of lnyincibility.
and pared the Reds to 4 o. victory.
The Boston Red SoX power elev-
ated them back into a first place
tie with the Cleveland Indians
when Joe Cronin'S club Slugged out
a 1874 victory over the White SoX.
Nelson Potter pitched the Phila-
delphia Athletics to 4 81 triumph
over the Indians.
Monte Pearson got the YankS
back on the winning track with a
5 hit. 5-3 victory over the ST. Louis
Browns
Detroit staged a 3 run rally in
the eighth TO beat washington, lO-7
and regain undisputed possession
of third place.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Sport Shots

imperial Valleys fastest rising
sport. the ancient game of bowling.
received another shot in the arm
Today with the announcement that
new 1900 alley would be opened
ir Caaexico Saturday Les Ro-
gers, he of golfing fame. is the
owner, Floyd Rogers and Tufie
Hashem will manage the new bowl
ing palace C. Opening ceremonies
are set for Saturday night and all
OF Mexicalis governors and assist
ants will be on hand
IT will be interesting to watch
Coaches John Mcintyre of Brawlcv
and Larry Hanson of E1 Centre Fri
DAY when they watch their track
and field teams from the bleachers.
rather than the field of activity -.
League coaches voted to keep all
track team mentors off the field
for this years championship meet
=. The rule was mapped, appar-
emily, to forestall any and all rule
cuibbiing between coaches .
Seems bit unnecessary from this
corner. however
There's the feeling in valley high
school league baseball circles that
FL Centre high might again upset
Calexico in the meeting scheduled
next week >. Tuffie Hester. who
defeated the Bulldogs. 9-6. Will be
on the mound again . And eX-
cept for last weeks Brawlev fiasco.
Hester has always been a capable
performer on the mound -.
Calexico will be ready for this
meeting, however and that the
Bulldogs are improved was demon
strated Tuesday when the border
city lads knocked over Brawlev
60 Armando Valencia. who
blanked the Wildcats. will hurl for
CaleXico in the El Centro game .
Milo Candini. who pitched some
winter league baseball in the valley
three years ago and who was the
best commercial league basketball
guard to play in the valley. is now
q winning pitcher for Oakland of
the Pacific Coast league He is
property of the New York Yankees.
Carl Dumler one OF the promis-
ing hurlerS on the San Diego mound
corps in spring training, has been
given two chances 10 pitch thus far
in the season and was pounded in
both Appearances . More frequent
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
MARKET QUOTATIONS
L. A. PRODUCE
.OS ANGELES. May

Los NGELES. May >. tPJ
Trading was moderate.
Asparagus: Loose choice &c: eX
fey &c; Jumbos 7-7i4c; san Diego
large 5i2 &c.
Cantaloupes: Imperial Jumbos %6s
Ass s4.25; std Ass S3.25-$3.5O; pony
ASS s2.25; pony 54s S1.75-s2. 90; Or
ange pack 72s Sl.25-S1 so; sos S1.25-
$40; flats stds los $50.
squash: white summer Imperial
fair 85-S1. 90; COachella flats 90
Sl.00: SAN Pedro lugS S1.25-Sl So,
Italian Imperial crates fair Sl.oo,
Coachella lugs 90-$1.OD; san pedro
$l.25-Sl.35; san Diego Sl.25-S1.i"
mostly S1.25-S1.4O; yellow crook.
neck Orange $1.O0-$1.25; banana To-
cal ale lb.
Tomatoes: Brawley. FL Centre &
Westmorland stops $500; 12s $l.75-
$500; 16s s1.25-$14O; Holtviile g.
tops S2.25-S2.35; inland 9-tops S1.25.
S1.75; 12s s1.35-S1.50; Coachella Nll
stops s2.25; Coachella Wy flat
5x6s $2.UU-$2.25 Gx7S S1.75-$2.un
WestmOrland flats 5xGs Sl.7j-S2 90
GX7s $1.25-$1.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Favorites Named in
Model Event
AtFairgrounds

The Model r Ford. almost extinct
as a mode of travel. will stage a
comeback Sunday afternoon at the
Imperial fairgrounds in l00-mile
race for the tin can" racing cham
pionship of the valley. The event
starts at 2:30.
Thirty-sfx of the vintage
Model rs will compete in Sunday S
event. an event which is expected
TO establish new speed records for
Model T races.
AS the cars were put through the
final preparation PAGES on impro-
vised tracks from here TO inland,
Bob Douthitt. Angelo Vinfrido. Le-
roy Jones and Y. Uchimiya shaped
up as the favorltes. Vinfndo. Dou-
thitt. and Uchlmiya havr been past
winners. Jones has always been IN
the money.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. May >. tPJ The
stock market staged a cautious Hd-
vance in slow dealings today, re
gaining about all of yesterday ; ]
To point setback.
Continued uncertainty over the
European political outlook tended
to restrict trading interest.
Prices held well around their
highs in the late session when
Curtiss- Wright deN eloped activity
and moved ahead. The aircraft
group generally was firm.
DOW Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: industrial, l47.7s,
up 0.65. rail. 30.G5. up O.l3: utility
"a 80. up O1U; 90 stocks 1881, up
0.21.
Stock sales were 61V,oOo shdFts
stock volume amounted to $4,000
against $4,000 yesterday. turh
shares compared with 213,nuo IN
the previous session.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

! its bid Tor the meet crown. Braw-
ley, on the other hand. will be
forced to depend upon heavy scor-
ing in the varsity competition.
Holtville and Douglass will fight
for fourth and fifth places in the
final standings. according to the
dopesters, and will pick up suffi-
cient points TO cut down BraWey
and e. CCLt.G t)tals.
Recor,iS Werr scheduled to fall in
1t least twelve ev'nts. judging from
the shoUinG OF track and field
athletes = previous meets this
season. kozo Sanbonmatsu. Holt
vile hurdler was expected to head
the parade by setting new marks in
both the B low hurdles and high
hurdles.
Coaches of the schools track
teams will be kept off the field Fri
day night. according to a list OF
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

lOulAliCo OClOIt iIlt dllIludl IuIllllIlS
of the meet at the El Centre track
Friday night. Night events start at
7 O'Clock. Glass B and c field eYenS
will be run off in the afternoon.
starting at 3 O'Clock
DopeSters. who figure out the
winners before the meet IS run.
have emerged with a confusing list
of figures. some showing FL Cen
tro the winner by a few points.
others favoring BraWley.
AS a result upsotS IN a few key
events will decide the ultimate Wln-
ner and champion of the valley
cinder paths.
Unusual interest has been CEN
tered on the B division. where the
Imperial Tigers are expected to
make a bid for that individual title.
A good deal of interest has also
been shifted to the c division where
El Centro high Is expected to make
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
BENCHW WARMING
by Burdette Kline
-Posf-Press S ports Editor
-Post-Press Sports Editor
assignments might help him

t assignments might help him
! Occasional relief performances are
sufficient 10 keep a pitcher or
edge ...
Detroit might do all right if IYn-
wood Rowe could only get it into
his head that there is nothing wrong
with his arm.
There have been times the past
two wears when the Schoolboy look
&c as fast and as capable as he was
when he pitched the Tigers to two
pennantS ard a world championship
and went on to win 10 more games
in 1896.
But after bearing down for a
spell. Rowe lets up appears to
be trying to shove the ball up to
the plate seems content to just
go along.
That's the trouble with too MANY
ball players. They are satisfied with
getting by.
But Schoolboy Rove only % now.
presents an unusual case
pitcher as great as he was appar-
emily content 10 just go along.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
ScaIzo Recognized
As Feather Champ

WASHINGTON, May ?. CUP)-
The National Boxing association
listed Petey Scalzo of New York
today as the new world feather
weight champion, replacing joey
Archibald OF Providence, R. l.. from
whom the title was recently taken
for failure to defend it within six
months.
President Harvey L. Miller issued
the MIA edict which pointed out
that titles are won in the ring
but that ScalzoS case presented
the peculiar picture of various
leading conttnders declining to
meet hum.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, May ,. tPJ--
Hogs saleable supply. 200, mostly
steady to strong but top 10 cent :
higher at 715 ON choice 100 ID.
california butchers, practical Imlt
: 90: most 17U-23O lb. weights 6,15-
100. lot 100 Ib. G.iu. few WelshtH
ana medium sows 45o-4.6u;
cattle saleable 400: little change,
n, good slaughter cattle offered
ftw grassy slaughter steers to s.l3'
pari load fleshy $40 ID. feeders $40;
common stock steers down to To :
few plain grass heifers 7-125; com ?
mon 10 medium range cows 5.s5-
csc: odd fat dairy cows to q: can
ners and cutters 1850: good sau-
sage bulls TO Z; calves saleable
goo, firm bulk vealers and slaughter
good yeaiers I1.75: few common
calves i0.25-1l.2b package strictly
calves 4.
sheep saieable 275. nothing done
early, supply limited ofeeder lambs
aud slaughter ewes. Good TO choice
spring lambs quoted to $50; shorn
ewes 4 down.
l.. A. BANKS
LOS ANGELES. May = UP)-
Transamerica ,.,........... 80 .
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Todays Sports Parade

Over a glass of Bourbon that
must have dated back to the day
the Colonel saw his first Derby in
l875-and that was the first Derby
he warned me never to believe
that any horse was a sure thing in
the Derby.
Everybody says Bimelech is un-
beatable now" Colonel VIM said.
but I won't believe it till his num-
Der and his price go up on the
board under the official sign. AS
long ago as l889-or 81 full years
l learned that nothing is sure on
race track. Because it was in
1889 that Proctor Knott was thought
to be SO inVinclble that the men,
ton OF any other horse brought
jeers and boots and all the other
standard forms of derision. He was
even more of a Standout than Bime-
lech is today
You must know what happened
A thing called Spokane-on which
l bet Sl00 which is the most I ever
bet on any race-Won it easy. Back
OF the barns, Spokanes trainer had
brought him along. No shouting,
no great times in workouts. no daz-
zllng past performances, in fact. no
advance notice Of any sort. Spo-
kane was just another horse"
AS a Bimelech supporter of the
water before the first water. this
gave me pause. Did Colonel VIM.
l reasoned to myself, have a mys-
terry horse up his sleeve 50 TO
speak?
Being a fortnight soul asked
MIN If he did. AS a matter of fact,
looked up his blue serge sleeve
myself. There was nothing there
except normal sleeve equipment.
So, when l left him, l turned to
the record books to see if Proctor
Knott were the only good thing"
who had missed on Derby day at
The Downs.
IT was amazing to find how many
great horses had failed in the run
for the hOrseshoW of Derby roses.
There we're such great runners as
Granville, Brevity, Head Play, Blue
Larskpur, Osmand, Pompey, Quat-
ram, Enchantment, Tryster, Da-
mask and Eternal--all of them fa-
Vored in these past 20 years and all
Of them beaten badly.
Some had bad racing luck. such
as Granville. His rider. Jimmy
Stout, fell off at the start and
he never had chance to show
what he could do.
There was Blue Larkspur. whose
flying feet we're shackled by a mud
which sent Clyde Van Dusen to
the wire. BreWty was knocked to
his knees, and Head Play was
locked in the stretch as he came
down nose and nose.
There is only one way TO win a
horse race and there are 10000
ways TO lose one.
The way to win it is to be there
| first. The ways to lose II take YOUR
choice: Bad jockey, bad start had
pockets, bad tracks, bad Judgment
of trainers or owners and all the
other badS you can cOnjure up.
So. be careful Of wagering on
Saturdays winner Be careful that
you don't wager on anything but
Bimelech. He is that much the
best.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
BY HENRY McLEMORE

LOUISVILLE Ky. May ,. CUPD
! am no bloodhound of a reporter,
and there are tens of thousands
with better noses for news, but
even 10 me it was obvious that the
best source of information on the
Kentucky Derby was Colonel Matt
Vim.
SO I went to see the colonel sunk
deep in an old leather chair, in
his office in wing of Churchill
Downs that commands a view of
the turn into the stretch. Not for
him box on the finish line, where
the race is over. but a vantage
point where the jockeys really &C
10 work and the class of a thorough
bred begins to tell
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
BimeIech Close
To Sure Thinu

LOUISVILLE. KY, May ,. up
If the skies are fair and the track
is fast on Saturday the only way
Bimelech can lose the Kentucky
Derby is to have a smarter-and a
sharper-jockey steal it from him.
That was generally agreed in
Louisville today as the vanguard of
the 100000 people who are ex-
pected to witness the Blue Grass
classic arrived to be greeted by a
needle like wind, unseasonably low
temperatures and muddy trip at
Churchill Downs.