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Evening star., 1941-05-03
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ensed lighted this
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reading Git Derby eggs
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yhen a along.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Shell Games and Wry-Fuced Trainers

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Evening star., 1941-05-03
FereIrs Fine Hitting Helps Mats Get on Winning Way
10th Come Row Home Fons shu Browns

evaporated in the ninth when
Chet Laabs singled with two out
to score Pinch-hitter Roy Gull
lenbine, who had singled before
Harlond Cliff famed and moved
to third on Pip Radcliffe's infield
out.
Hudson checked the Browns
until the Mats arose against Bill
Trotter, who had replaced Elden
Auker in the 10th. That came
about in the 18th when Rick Fer
rell singled to left when the bases
were loaded to score two runs.
Hudson added insurance when he
doubled to produce two more
runs and Walter Judnich whit
tied the score to it's final pro-
portions when he rammed a
homer over the right-field stands
in the Browns half of the inning.
Sid distributed 10 hits neatly,
while Washington hammered
Auker and Trotter for II hits.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
EVERYTHING Is Dropped When the BueIe Sounds

guers creakeu
haVk injected fresh serious
The heame operators turned on the nea
for the Derby by exercising
tickets They were hn-
ishing 2 at S. per plate
geldng Saretor-Were brought
trainers Groom walked en
around the them the paddock where they could
the public lucky enough 10 escape
adamant keepers, know Col Wlnn
the rest of nearly 100000 people suooe
leps other means OF dis
they knew that few oands were going 10
that another Kentucky Derry he
normally think about
the Derby the world still possesses that
what you're doing long enough TO
wat it.
Evening star., 1941-05-03

game series starting at Cleveland
tomorrow.
The Browns aren't very attrac-
tive to local citizens. The cellar
dwellers drew a paid attendance
of only 1853 yesterday.
st. Louis rapidly is becoming
Sid Hudson's favorite village. Sid
started six game winning
streak with a one-hit victory here
last year after losing 9 of his
first II games and he was forced
to wait until yesterday to win
his first decision of 1941.
Buddy dropped a soft toss from
Shortstop Cecil Travis with
certain double-play looming and
St. Louis carried on to tie the
score, but in the eighth Myer
presented the Mats with a 80
lead when he singled to score
Buddy Lewis, who had singled
and streaked to third on Travis
crisp single to center. That lead
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Worst Slump at BAT
Has Case HitIess
Last II Turns
to staff corr.spondent of Tn. Star.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
ST. LOUIS. May George Case,
the Mats feet outfielder, who usually
is a strong spring hitter, isn't OBJ
tanning many opportunities to dis
play his ase-stealing technique,
simply because he is in the most
prolonged slump of his major league
career.
Entering today's game with the
Browns. Case had travelled plate
ward II successive times without
obtaining a hit. More distressing
he isn't meeting the ball solidly. as
evidenced by the fact he has nit
only two balls out of the infield over
that span.
George was the only Nat who
didn't collect at least one hit yes
terday. In his last II attempts he
hasn't lifted a ball out of the in
field. His batting average has
Shrunk to a modest 216 and the
leading base stealer of the ma lor
leagues for the last two years thus
far hasn't negotiated one of his
5pecialties.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
East's College Crews
Get Season. S First
Major Tests
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, MAY 3.-The first
major tests" of the Eastern rowing
season coincide with the seasonal
debut of Cornell's big crew today.
The Blackwell Cup regatta at
Philadelphia and the Compton Cup
race at Cambridge, Mass, both tri-
angular affairs. bring together crews
that already have won some dis
tinction. Cornell starts against
Navy, which hasn't won in two out
ings, but has made its rivals realize
they were in a race
Harvard Slight Favorite.
The Blackwell Cup varsity race
sends Columbia, a two-time winner
against Rutgers and Navy, against
Yale and Pennsylvania. It's ex-
pected to be a two-crew test be-
tween sophomore -stroked eights
Columbia is relying upon James
Common, who paced the Lions to a
2-foot victory over Navy last week,
and Yale upon Eliot Macy, who set
the beat as the Ellis rallied to whip
Syracuse their first time out. Penn,
third contestant in the race, was
beaten by Rutgers last week and
hardly looks to be a threat.
At Cambridge, Harvard's fine crew.
with the advantage of rowing on the
familiar Charles River course, is a
slight favorite over Princeton and
M. I. T. Harvard had little trouble
beating Tech and Boston University
last Monday. Princeton, after dis
posing of Rutgers and Navy, has had
two weeks of nothing but practice.
Cornell Believed Strong.
Cornell remains an unknown"
until after today's test against Navy
at Annapolis, but the Red varsity is
reported to be big and strong and
well able to make up for the handi-
cap Of late starting.
Wisconsin, the only Mid-WeStern
college which sends a crew to the
Poughkeepsie Regatta, faces its
opening Sest today against Marietta,
which does the rest of its rowing in
small" college circles. Two others
of rowing's minor leagues. Trinity
and Springfield, clash on the Con-
necticut River today. Springfield
made the earliest start of any East
ern rowing college this year, visiting
Winter Park, Fla, for couple of
tits with Southern rivals. But the
Gymnasts didn't show it when they
lost to Dartmouth two weeks ago.
Trinity is newcomer of unknown
ability.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
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beginning to fill The races are
Behind the stalls the
boiled peanuts and the Old he game
other wealthy nu1 lesser
ro who will 100000 until the Deroy
when Col Winn says wagering beyond million
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Sturs Yesterday
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Rick Ferrell and Sid Hudson. Sen
ators.-Former singled with bases load
ed and latter followed with double for
four runs in 10th 10 beat Browns.
Whitlow Wyatt, DodgerS.-Held Cubs
to four hits.
Charley Gehringer and Schoolboy
Rowe, Tigers.-Former led l7-hit at
tack with four Safeties and latter held
Athletics to seven hits.
Nal Trosky Indians.-Made three
hits. including home run, TO lead Of
fensive against Red Sox.
Howard Krist Cardinsls.-Pitched
hve-hitter TO beat Phils.
Ted Lyons. White Sox-Stopped
Yankees on hve hits.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Victory Streaks
Setting Mark
For Majors
indians and Cardinals
Threaten to Surposs
Dodgers 9 in Row
By JUDSON BAILEY,

Associated Press Sports writer.
This spring is setting some kind
of record in winning streaks in
the major leagues-if not in length,
then certainly in breadth.
The Brooklyn Dodgers daZzled
the baseball world for a while by
running their string to nine games.
Now, before the shine has worn of
this feat, it is endangered by both
the Cleveland Indians and st. Louis
Cardinals.
The Indians. American League
leaders, have won eight in a row
and the National League pace-set-
ting Cards have taken seven straight.
These glittering streaks show how
fast the races are at the moment
and why teams with records good
enough to be in first place most years
are back in the pack.
Third Straight for Harder.
Cleveland, considered a light-hit-
ting combination at the start of the
season, has blossomed out as an
array of hitters and uncorked 56
SdlCJlES III lLo ldSb lOOl ShlllCO-
This power helped the veteran Mel
Harder get credit for his third
straight victory yesterday. 7-3,
against the Boston Red Sox. jeff
Heath hit a triple with the bases
loaded, Hal Trosky made three hits,
including a home run, and Ken
Keltner smackeo three for extra
bases.
The Cardinals punched out 4-2
triumph over the Phillies yesterday
with another of their young pitchers,
Howard Krist. turning in f1ve-hit
performance. He had shutout
until the ninth, when the Phils put
together single, triple and a long
fly.
The Dodgers showed no signs of
a letdown after Cincinnati's inter-
ruption of their winning streak, as
they crushed the Chicago Cubs, 7-3
Whitlcw Wyatt hurled four-hit ball
for his fourth straight victory
against one defeat and Dolph Camilli
clouted his seventh home run.
UIdnlS anu Dues kP.
The New York Giants and Pitts
burgh Pirates played the seasons
first tie game, TT, yielding to dark
ness after 13 innings. Gabby Hart
nett. time Cub star and man
ager. made his first start as a
catcher for the Giants and got two
hits, his double scoring two runs in
a four-run third inning Mel OFT
drove in three runs, two on his fifth
homer Of the spring. The Pirates
tied the score with a four-run
splurge in the eighth.
The Chicago White SoX cooled off
the New York Yankees. who had
made 81 hits in their previous two
games. Ted Lyons held them to
five and the Sox ambushed Red
Ruffng for five runs in the sixth
inning after he shad held them to
one single in the first five frames.
Joe Kuhels double featured this
uprising and another by the same
slugger figured in three-run
splurge against Charley Stanceu in
the next inning. The 81 victory
lifted the SoX into second again.
The Detroit Tigers kept their ar
tillery white hot by reeling off II
hits to beat the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, ISL, behind the seven-hit
hurting of Schoolboy Rowe. He held
the AS to four hits and no runs
until the ninth.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Biggest Crowd Derby History Bankro Bng Keyed Wide Race
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS G. STAN.
Down in the Bluegrass Country
By FRANCIS {. STAN.
Star Stan Correspondent.

LOUISVILLE 3-Derby Ike all
country spring
their workouts
Louisville awake Indeed Louisville bed
suddenly expensive bedecked the special
rbbonng sdeacks people talked louder than usual drank
Whrlaway
Americas story-book
Churchill
the dawn early light They looked
Col Matt
of 100000
the stands however there action Back
in hundreds of
maf would shake himself and growl
and trainers appeared
with
loome in
Evening star., 1941-05-03

mouth in protest of a decision.
Cecil says one reason he is hit
by pitched balls so frequently is
because he waits for the ball to
get right on top of him before he
swings. The leagues leading
hitter says the hardest ball he
ever has hit was a liner caught
by Joe Di Maggie last week at
New York. The ball wavered en-
route to Di Maggie, who was
forced to make a leaping catch as
it freakishly scared upward just
before reaching him.
Travis spectacular hitting has
overshadowed another fine bat
ting feat, the .353 average OF
Catcher Rick Ferrell. Rick
merely swatted across four runs
yesterday.
1t will be Walter Masterson,
Ken Chase and Dutch Leonard
against the Indians in the three
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Track Too Hard,
Market Wise
May Be Out
Our Boots Rated at FL,
Porter's Cop 81 and
WhirIowoy at 81
BY ORLO ROBERTSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May g.
Months of minute preparations
ended for the pick of the Nations g.
year-old thoroughbreds today as
they brought their $4,000 argument
to Churchill Downs classic mile and
quarter for the 67th running of the
Kentucky Derby.
Eleven horses-l0 colts and a lone
gelding-Were named overnight for
the richest Derby since the little
red horse, AriStides, started this
growing American madness in 1875.
There was possibility, however,
that only 10 would parade to the
barrier at 5:45 pm. Eastern Stand
ard Time, as the combined bands Of
a hall dozen schools strike up MY
Old Kentucky Home"
Lou Tufano, Jamaica, N. Y. paw
ing contractor, said that he planned
to scratch Market Wise, Wood Me-
mortal winner. unless rain Softened
the racing strip. as he feared the
hard, paste board track would cause
permanent injury to his colts al
LV1 ~ bOO EOOb lOOls AlllElC
was little likelihood of rain).
Meanwhile. the grooms at the
track threatened to strike unless
the management agreed to pay $40
for leading winning horse over to
the paddock. Downs officials said
they had heard of the threatened
strike. but had not been approached
by any spokesman of the group.
Winn Sees Record Crowd.
It's far cry from the days when
Aristides showed the way home TO
the best of his day. COL Matt
Winn. president of the Downs, was
| one of the few thousand who saw
that race. For today he predicted
a record smashing attendance Of
close to 100 1000 with $4,000 900 pour-
ing through the mutuel machines
! for the first time since S2.096 613
was wagered in 1926. the year E. r.
Bradley's horses ran one, two for
the second time.
| Aristides won only S2.650. If all
II start today. the owner of the
l winner will receive a check for S61.-
275. more than 81 900 in excess Of
the amount Gallahadion earned last
year when the purse was boosted to
$4,000.
There probably is no other sport
ing event that so completely takes
over city as does the Derby. Last
night and today it was almost inn
possible to move through the main
streets or hotel lobbies except at
snail pace. Everybody seemed bent
on two things-having good time
and picking the right horse.
From far and near came a cross
section of American life TO pay
homage to King Thoroughbred
Prices in hotels and restaurants
skyrocketed, taXis charged 81 for
Accent ride to the Downs but that
made no difference. 1t was a free
spending crowd, apparently with
more money than at any time in re-
! cent years.
The race itself was so wide open
that one mans opinion was as good
as another.
Our Boots Fights Jinx.
Royce Martins Our Boots. battling
the jinx that has kept any Belmont
futurity winner from capturing the
1 Derby; Charles S. Lucky How
ards Porter'S Cap, and Warren
Wright's whacky Whirlaway came in
(See DERBY. Page A-l7D
Evening star., 1941-05-03
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 3.-To-
DAYS 67th Kentucky Derby goes
down in the book as the bargain
Derby" so far as the horses in it are
concerned.
Eight of the II 3-vear-olds entered
in the Blue Grass classic are grad
yates" from the Saratoga yearling
sales, bid in for prices ranging from
$500 to $500. Only two, Warren
Wright's WhirlaWay and Emerson F.
Woodward's Valdina Paul are home
breds." products of their owners
breeding farms.
Except for these the field is made
up of bargain counter" colts. yet
each has more than doubled in
earnings his original investment
Topping the lot as a money winner
is Lucky Charley Howard's Porter's
Cap, who cost $1,000 and already has
earned s95.7O5.
All Kinds Are Included.
There are all kinds of colts in the
lot. Mild-mannered. wild, and even
slightly whacky. like Whirlaway.
Step up and meet 'em folks. They
only run the race,
Our Boots, by Bull Dog-Maid of
Arches: bought by Roy Martin at
Saratoga sales for $500; won s72 551
as 2-year-old,. taking Belmont Fu-
turity and defeating Whirlaway
three of four times they met: this
year earned s11,106. Father. Bull
Dog, never sired either distance
runner nor mud-goer, yet Our Boots
is both.
Porter's Cap. by The Porter-The
Blonde; leading money winner
among 3-year-olds right now, with
total of s95,705 for 2 years; won
three of seven juvenile starts. in
cluding Washington Park Futurity.
This year, won three of six, among
them Santa Anita Derby and Chesa-
peake. Born with crooked hind leg,
but it doesn't bother him.
Whirlaway, by Blenheim II-Dust-
whirl; has lost any number of races
because of tendency to bear out
coming into stretch; nevertheless,
was leading juvenile money winner
in 1910 with S77,275; among victories
we're Saratoga Special, Hopeful,
Keeneland Breeders Futurity. This
year has earned only about $1,000.
Sire was English Derby winner.
Robert Morris, by Jacopo-Arch
Evening star., 1941-05-03
By g staff Correspondent of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ST. LOUIS, May 3.-Cecil
Travis prolonged his hitting string
to 10 straight games by the grace
of a single to center in the eighth
inning. Cecil, in explaining his
gentlemanly conduct while play
ing, says "Ah just can't see no
point in getting mad. Nine times
out of 10 it don't do you no good.
All guess some fellows just have
to let off steam, but ah amt like
that"
Since Joining the Mats in 1888,
Travis has been known to be
aroused only once, that when an
Umpire oviously missed a close
play at third base in Cleveland
last year. Cecil, who had put the
ball on the runner, Strengthened
up and unleashed a harsh look at
the offending umpire. The UNI
pires, though, worship Travis. He
never has been known to open his
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Detroit's Mayor Asks
Army 10 LET Hank
See Flag Raised
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, May 3-This city's
baseball fans, thinks Acting Mayor
John Smith, would like to see big
Hank Greenberg. Detroit Tiger out
fielder, present at the raising of the
American League pennant May at
Briggs Stadium.
On that day, Hammerin' Hank,
whose big bat aided the Tigers in
capturing the flag last year, is to
be inducted into the Army.
Accordingly, Smith sent a tele-
gram to Maj. Gen. Charles H Bone
steel, commanding the 9Th Corps
Area, asking that Greenberg be per-
mitted to attend the ceremony.
Your favorable consideration of
this request on behalf of Detroit
will be appreciated" Smith said.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Slab Brace by Leonard, Hudson
Promises to Make Mats Hard
To Handle Rest of Way

three games before snatching their
first triumphs. Sid achieved his
long-awaited No. l win here yes
terday with IA shellacking of the
Browns in II innings.
With both Leonard and Hudson
indicating they've struck their stride,
however, the Mats now may be con-
sidered a vastly improved club.
Should they with Sundra retain
their edge and be joined by Chase
and Masterson. the Nate even could
be a dangerous team.
Benched Trio Grumbles.
Not harming the Mats is the de-
termined battle Jim Vernon is wag-
ing to retain the first base Job. The
slender specimen, who has aroused
the enthusiasm of Harris with his
sharp hitting, needs only to keep
near his present pace to bar the door
for rival George Archie.
Archie, Ben Chapman and Jimmy
Bloodworth have been grumbling a
bit about being benched in favor Of
Vernon, Sammy West and Buddy
Myer, but it's significant that the
Mats have resembled a polished team
with Buckys revised lineup and
Harris will be in no msod to revert
to the old order with the opposition
employing right-handed pitchers.
Sundra and the Mats we're to seek
their third straight win here today,
with Vernon. West and Myer slated
to remain in action against the
right-handed Vernon Kennedy.
Sundra spanked the Red Sox and
Yankees in previous starts.
Hudson would have grasped a 81
victory in regulation time yesterday
had not Myer committed an error
in the sixth inning which enabled
the Browns to lock the score at %
with a brace of unearned runs.
Buddy offset his miscue, though. by
obtaining three hits, scoring two
runs and batting across another.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
H. & J. Mines Late Rally
Nips Little Tuyern

H. & ]. Construction baseball team
staged four-run uprising in the
fifth and final inning to score 6-5
victory over Little Tavern yesterday
in the Industrial League feature.
In a Departmental League game,
District Grocery swamped Panama
Canal, IL.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Colts Off Bargain Counter
Dominate Field of IT in
Kentucky Derby Today

Queen: named after one of the men
who financed the American Revolu-
ton and who was ancestor of colt S
owner, J. F. Byers; unimpressive as
2-year-old. but this year has more
than won back the $4,000 he cost as
yearling: so far has collected s9475
/ as 3-year-old; inherited weak legs
/ from sire.
I Blue Pair. by Pairbypair-Eva B
Speed horse which cost c. c. Van
Meter only $500 at yearling sales
sold to Tom Bragg three weeks ago
for sl2,500 and percentage of earn
ings; won six straight at New Eng
land last year and earned S24903
this year won Derby trial this week
/ Dispose. by, Discovery-Swiftly
bought for $500 at yearling sales
and, after only $3.50 2-year-old
campaign, won both Bahamas and
Flamnigo Stakes at Hialeah. earn
ing s25,540 and setting Hialeah track
record of 1925 for 7 furlongs in
Bahamas: very common looking, but
loaded with speed.
Little Beans. by Mirafel-Florhi,
sick at Saratoga sales. so Rocky
Palladino picked him up for $500:
won four straight races in New
England last year; "ornery" horse
With bad manners when visitors look
in STALL
Sire Was Derby Winner.
Market Wise. by Brokers Tip-On
Hand; sire won 1888 Derby: bought
at yearling sales for $4,000 by Mrs.
Isabel Dodge Sloan; as 2-year-old
ran in selling races for $500
platers; Lou Tufano bought him for
1000 and he won Wood Memorial
last Saturday; has earned s2O,15O so
far this year.
Swain, by LadySman-Doubtful
Hours, has inherited all of sire's
undermining ability; bought at
yearling sales for $4,000 and won
s39,845 as 2-year-old, most of it in
Arlington Futurity; has shown little
this year
Staretor, by Messenger-Fair Star;
bred by William du Pont. jr.. in
Delaware and after racing for Du
Pont as 2-year-old was sold to Hugh
Nesbitt for $1,000 last January:
hasn't shown much; only gelding in
race.
Valdina Paul, by Sortie-Belle
Weidel; rank outsider in the field
because was maiden at 2 and has
shown little at 8.