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Evening star., 1943-05-09
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Pin1|ico Classic
Mark Pressed
By Hertz Colt
Victor Gets $43,190;
Blue Swords Next,
Vincentive Third
Continued From Page Ally

overran the finish by three e-eighths
of mile before dropping anchor.
All in all, it was about the classiest
job OF flying on the ground the Count
has demonstrated In a series of
high-class jobs since he zoomed
into the racing spotlight last fall.
And in doing 1t he picked up 81, 100
for today's triumph so easily it was
like finding the bankroll on street
corner.
Despite the fact this was the
smallest Preakness paycheck since
the Maryland Jockey Club boosted
this turf special to its $50. 600 added
status seven years ago, the fancy
purse upped the Fleets earnings to
$202 ,26O for what actually amounts
to less than a year of racing.
AS a horse race. however, this
strictly was a conga line. From
the time the field followed the Count
into the stretch, 3/16 of a. mile from
home, until they paraded across the
finish line, there was no question
about where any oat burner in the
field of four would finish.
Naturally, long before that every
one on the track and those looking
at the classic from the long distance
viewpoint of homes nearby, knew
who was going to be first to the
pay-off window. Even Longden, a
little, quiet 33-year-old fellow, said
he never was worried. What's more.
he added that he thought the Count
sis a helluva hoss"-which prac-
tically made it unanimous.
New Moon Outclassed.
For few yards rounding the
stretch turn. Vincentive, w. l..
Branns local boy who couldn't make
good. ranged up alongside of Blue
Swords under George Woolff's whip
ping ride, but as they Strengthened
out. Johnny Adams, the pudgy little
Kansan. whacked the Akron amber
once with the bat and he pulled
away to take the $4,000 second
money by AZ lengths. ~.
Vincentive weakened through the
final furlong, but he probably could
have taken nap and started all
over again and still held the $1,000
third money safe.
For New Moon, the $3.50 stopper
from the barn OF Henry L. Straus,
the Reisterstown. tMdD race-track
totalizator manufacturer. had alb
solutelv nothing after trying to run
with the Count for the first few
yards. He definitely was In the
wrong league, and he picked up the
$4,000 fourth money simply because
all he had to do was roll around the
race track for it.
At $3.50 for 50, the Chicago owned
Count was the shortest priced fav-
orite to grab the Preakness since
Buddhist had to beat only one horse
at l to 80 back in 1889. At that,
Buddhist didn't have a thing on
Count Fleet, because after the first
three eights of a mile, the Count
didn't even have one to beat. He'd
knocked them all off by then.
$147,356 Wagered on Race.
He returned the absolute mini
(See PREAKNESS, Page C-20
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Southwest Would Use
Army, Navy Trainees
Services O. K. Is Needed
To Put Them on Teams
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, May 8.-Stu-
dents in specialized Army and naval
training will be eligible for par
ticipation in Southwest Conference
athletics, it was decided today by
the Faculty Committee. which voted
to continue intercollegiate sports
on the present scale
Where such students have had
professional experience. have fin
ished college or have finished ath-
letic eligibility. although not yet
graduates, it will be up to the Army
and Navy whether they are allowed
to participate.
Dean J. S. Waterman of the
University of Arkansas, president
of the conference, said the Army
and Navy would be asked for their
attitude along this line.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

Gov Herbert r. oConor Of
Maryland was in I box as was
Mai. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commanding general Of the Third
Service Co m m and. william
woodward, president Of the
Jockey Club Of New York. came
/. over from his nearby Belair farm,
and George Weiss, vice president
Of the New York Yankees, made
the trip from New York.
Others from Washington In
cluded John PeIley. Victor EN-
manuel and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Gridley. Mayor Howard w. Jack
son Of Baltimore. accompanied
by his son. 1t. Jackson, were
present, Is were Judge r. T.
Walker, Jerry Louchheim and
Wallace La1ahan.
The screen stars and stage ce-
lebrities Of former years were
notably absent, but there were Z
number of blue and khaki uni-
forms h evidence, With 8 plend-
ful supply e gold braid.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 8.-Starting with
genuine all-America thrill a IS
yard runback of the opening kick
off for a touchdown, two Army
elevens today showed $4,000 baffled
Britishers how American football
is played.
The initial touchdown, tailed by
Pvt. Clifford Herstrom of Calumet,
Mich, was the only score for the
Fighting Irish," representing the
engineers, however, and they were
beaten, 10 to 6, by the Crimson
Tide" representing the field ar
tillery.
The Tide" scored all their points
in the last quarter with touchdowns
by Corpl. Robert D. HOPPER of
Buffalo, N. Y. Sergt. Paul Dennis
of Harrisburg. Pa, and Sergt. Anton
S. Verbeck of Gilbert, MINI.
Before the game, Maj. Gen. w. S.
Key took a salute from big parade
of members of British and Canadian
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Artillery Defeats E Engineers
In Yunk Grid Tilt in Britain
Herstrom Of 1877 Losers TruveIs IS Yards
On Kickoff to Score; q, 900 See Game

women's services who circled a
gridiron laid out in White City
stadium on soil normally used for
British sports only.
Besides the uniformed "co-eds, ("
there was United States Army
Band as we'll as cheer leaders and
cheering sections to give the British
crowd q sample of American COL
lege spirit. Among the spectators
was Clement r. Attlee, Deputy
Prime Minister.
The British were baffled by the
huddles, the running with the ball
instead OF kicking it, the frequent
substitutions and the inconclusive
scrimmages, but they yelled never
theleSs.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Won't Drop Novikoff,
Declares Cub Chief
Gallagher Spikes Rumor
Of Holdout's Transfer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 8.-If Lou Novi-
koff plays baseball this season it will
be for the Chicago Cubs and nobody
else. said General Manager Jim Gal
lagher today.
so far Novikoff hasn't been what
you'd call a bowling success as a
big Lacquer" observed Gallagher.
He has chance to make q name
for himself and, If SO, he'll make 1t
with the Cubs, not for anybody else. !"
Gallagher's latest communique on
Holdout Novikoff, who has been
placed on baseball's ineligible list,
squelched rumors that the Mad Rus
sian may be traded.
Its simply q matter of If and
when he reports to the Cubs" he
emphasized.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Fox S Hit Counts
After Bad Toss
Made by Early .
Scarborough Yields
Single, but Rookie
Mertz Is Loser
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Washington's first division lease
expired yesterday at Griffith Sta
dium, 10th-inning single by Pete
Fox at time when the bases were
loaded serving to nudge the Mats
into the more familiar surroundings
of the second division as the Bos-
ton Red Sox snatched a 81 vic-.
tory. e
The Mats thus were wedged out
of select society and into fifth place
as pesky little losing streak ex-
tended to three games. It was
Washington's sixth loss in its last
eight games and marked the fifth
time this season the Mats have
been defeated by a margin of one
run.
st. Louis spanked Cleveland to
take over the Mats previous fourth
place tenancy, position Washing
ton deserted despite the splendid
pitching of young Jim Mertz, a
rookie right-hander making his
major league debut as starter.
Mr.. Mertz pitched brilliant sort
OF game and his defeat wasn't
strictly his own product.
For nine innings MertZ, drafted
from Atlanta last fall, restricted
the Red Sox to four hits, and he
retired Ford Garrison to launch
the 10th. He invited disaster by
walking Roy Partee and Catcher
Jake Early then betrayed him.
Early's Wide Throw Hurts.
Pitcher Joe Dobson deposited a.
bunt in front of the plate and
Early scooped up the ball and fired
it toward second in the hope Of
forcing Partee. The idea was ex-
cellent, but the execution was faulty
as Jake's throw pulled Shortstop
Johnny Sullivan off second and
both runners were safe.
Mertz then walked Eddie Lake to
fill the bases and Manager Ossie
Bluege invited Rae Scarborough to
the mound, much to the displeasure
Of ladies day crowd of 5000. Fox
wasted no time welcoming Rae. He
whacked his first pitch into left field
for a single, scoring Partee. and
leaving the bases filled, but further
damage was averted when Ulysses
Lupien flied to Bob Johnson in short
left and Gerald Priddy tossed cut
Joe Cronin.
That damage. 1t developed, was
considerable, for Dobson proceeded
to dispose of George Case, Stan
Spence and Johnson in order in the
Mats portion of the 10th.
The Mats weren't chipping any
paint of Mr. Griffith's fences. They
collected only six hits off Dobson,
who was registering his first triumph
of the season, and they scored their
only run In the fourth when Johnson
singled to left, shifted to second on
Mickey Vernon's sacrifice, stole
third and scored after Priddy flied
to Garrison in left.
Bosox Tally at Outset.
Boston had constructed a 10 lead
In the first inning due to tempo
,, rary spell of wildness by Mertz. He
walked Lake and Fox to start the
game and they advanced on Lupien's
sacrifice. Cronin dropped a high
fly among johnson. Spence and Sui
livan, scoring Lake and moving Fox
to third, but Mertz pulled out of
further trouble.
Ellis Clary grabbed Bobby Doerr's
grounder and threw to Early, nip
ping Fox attempting to score, and
Tom Mcbride flied to johnson. In
the third inning, Fox tripled to the
center field corner. butea spiffy relay
caught him at the plate when he
(See BASEBALL, Page C-2D
Evening star., 1943-05-09
BY CLELAND ANDERSON.


BALTIMORE, May "a gay,
perspiring mob Of 1881 fans
packed the grandstands and club
house Of historic old Pimlico to-
day for the SD running Of the
Preakness Stakes.
It was q perfect racing day and
nearly half the milling throng
on the lawn In front Of the
grandstand was in shirt sleeves.
There was a plentiful scattering
Of open collars in the reserved
seat section.
The crowd. filled with the car-
nival spirit OF the occasion,
started Ming In early In the
morning and the bulk Of It was
on the grounds ct noon, post
time for the first race.
The unreseEved sections were
packed ~ II O'Clock ana the hig
crowd staxtod over1loWine into
- 1nasld Nh1E0t spoc1al ual,fuel
Evening star., 1943-05-09
47,000!| . See B|ackpoo|
Annex Soccer Title
. Beots Sheffield, z to |;
Brituin and Wales Tie
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. May ga crowd Of
47.000 turned out at Sheffield today
and saw Blackpool win the League
North Cup by defeating Sheffield,
81. and taking the two-game total
goal series, four goals to three. It
was the final match of the British
major football season.
Wales and England battled to a
IL draw in an international match
before crowd of 1000 at Cardiff.
The Glasgow Rangers. after play
ing IL tie with Falkirk at Hamp-
den Park, were awarded the Scottish
Southern League Cup. Extra time
had been agreed on in event of a
draw, but this was Cancelled and the
result decided by corners, the Rang
ers getting IL to Falkirk's 3.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Texas Ags ToppIe Texas
On Southwest Track
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. s-
HOUSTON, Tex, May 8.-Texas
A. & M. won the Southwest Confer
enc1 track and field meet by II
points today, thus spelling a perfect
year in sports for the Texas Long
horns.
The Aggies dethroned Texas, SO
points to 81.
Rice was third with 43 and South
ern Methodist was last with 4.
One record was bettered. Pete
Watkins Of the Aggies high jumped
feet 77s inches.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
BY the Associated Press.

0S tue ASSUciNteu FleSS.
MILWAUKEE, May 8.-President
Bill Veeck Of the Milwaukee Ameri-
can Association club inaugurated
his morning game" idea today by
treating $500 fans to frse breakfast,
two hours Of live swing band music
and topped It on by reflinding ticket
money to 1000 war workers. because
the other team was lAte.
The seven-piece swing band turned
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Fans Fed at AN. Ball Come
Milwaukee Prey Also Dishes Out Music;
Invaders Late, Refunds Ticket Money

out in nightgowns and stocking caps
at 10, while the crowd consumed
breakfast food and milk.
The st. Paul club, which missed
train connections at Kansas City
last night, showed up at noon, when
1,t2S customers were left. Veeck
was satisfied. however. His Brewers
pulverized st. Paul. 80. With the
loop home run king, hin Norman,
clouting three rusrnd-tl1pperS Ii I
perfect day at thu plAte.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

game, won the American League
batting championship in 1880 and
81, was the leagues most valuable
player in 1929 and was named to
six all-star teams, but none of those
items is listed by Simmons when he
names the biggest thrill he's re-
ceived out of baseball.
Haas Provided Top Thrill
Mule Haas gave me my biggest
thrill" reminisces Al. THAT was
when he hit a ninth inning home
run off Pat Malone with Max
Bishop on base in the fifth game of
the 1929 World Series with the Cubs.
1t gave us the series, our first, and
everything that has followed has
been an anti-climax.
1--WE always been proud of some
thing I did against Washington on
Memorial Day in 1890. I broke a
blood vessel in my ankle in the
first game of a double header and
when the doctor taped it up he
said I couldn't play, but maybe I
could pinch-hit if I felt like it. I
pinch hit a home run with the bases
full in that second game.
"I never tried to hit home runs,
though. I set goal for myself
each season of 200 hits and 100
runs batted in. I never tried to
pull fast pitching into left field.
I was content just to meet the ball
squarely, figuring the long hits
would take care of themselves if
I did" AL made 200 hits in six sea-
sons, incidentally, and missed an
other 200-hit year by one hit.
One of baseballs great hitters in
his younger days, Simmons as a
bench warmer still is explosive, en-
thusiastic and eager for action. He
still has the spark that made him
a great competitor at his peak.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Hoegg, Ready for Trip to U.S.,
Is Eager to Race in Benefits
Sensational Swede Denies Contrary Reports;
AAU Program Would Keep Him on Move

probably including San Francisco,
Cleveland, New Orleans and Pitts
burgh among others. The AAU
championship program has been
arranged in such a way that Haegg,
if he so wishes, could run in the
1.50G meters on June 10 and in the
5000 meters June 20. In the lat
ter race, he probably would be called
upon to face Greg Rice, world in
door record holder at two miles,
ano Americas leading distance run
mere ss4S3
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Browns Form Seinsoth

ST. LOUIS, May 8 R.-The
Browns have sent Bill Seinsoth, left
handed rookie pitcher. to Toledo
on a 24-hour recall option.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
AlI-Stor Tilt in PhiIIy

The 1919 American ! National
League All-Star rams h schednled
1or rhiladslphia tuesday. July =,
IS ohabo l1lk ~
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Count Fleet Far Oue Rivals 8ensh esnes Win Before 381
dmen Given 2 Beating Red Sox Score 0 Fall Fifth Place
Win, Lose or Draw
By BURTON HAWKINS.
Simmons, at 40, Finds Wrists Check Batting

SImmons, at 40, Finds Wrsts Check Betting
AL Simmons YEARLY a limp Sox
dressing at Gfth Stadium pued eagerly cigarette
TITS wrist legs
right that pitching
still think hit but like
isn't there"
In two weeks Simmons will be 40 old Cronn
the
into the
has vanished. life of a
the biggest
manager
Evening star., 1943-05-09

HHns--Welal. l2I, White, Mayo (2), Es-
Johnson, t2). Dickey. Errors - Turner,
s,es sM,esstherly Runs batted in-Dickey (2).
SrSan Sienere (5?: sTder; Hall, Mayo. Estalella,
suder: .Three-base hit-Lindeil. Home
run.,Diekey. Stolen bases-Siebert. White.
double play-Gorton to Etten Left on
delphia. 8; New York. 6. Bases
on balls-on Donald, !: : of christopher. ;. ).
struck out-By Donald. 3; by CHRISTOPHER.
=: Hits-On Donald, z in 22s innings: OF
Turner. in 61s innings. Losing pitcher
Donald. Umpires-Messrs. Hubbard and
Berry. Time-2:15. Attendance-s,347 7
Evening star., 1943-05-09

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Chi. at Cinci. t2). New York at Phila.
Bkl. at Bost. t2l,
NJ Y. at Phtla. (2).
St. L. at Pitts (2).
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Rates Great As at Top

AL was asked to name the pitcher
who gave him the most trouble when
he was at his peak. It'll surprise
you because he isn't we'll known" "
said Simmons. ''It was Sam Gibson,
a Detroit right-hander. never
could do anything with him. The
best pitcher ever saw, though, was
Lefty Grove. Maybe I'm biased be-
cause I played with him, but I've
never seen the pitcher who was as
good.
I'D have to rate the 1927 Yankees
as the greatest one-year team of
my time, but I'd say over span of
three years that the Athletics of
1929, 80 and 81 were the best. We
had Grove, George Earnshaw, Rube
Walberg, Jimmy Dykes, Mickey
Cochrane, Jimmy FoXX, Max Bishop
Mule Haas, Joe Boley. Bing Miller
and myself. We had a lot of men
rated stars. but actually there
wasn't a star in the bunch, or at
least a fellow who thought he was
It was the greatest team, from the
standpoint of teamwork, that I've
ever seen"
Simmons hit 1903 his first year
with the AS, in 1924. In 1925 he
was a 1874 nltter and in successive
seasons his batting averages were
.343, 1892. BEL, 1865. 1881 and .390
For II years he batted in 100 or more
runs.
He hit three home runs in one
Evening star., 1943-05-09
StandinR of Clubs

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Bos. at Wash. (2). 1:30. None scheduled
Det at Chi. (2).
Clev. at st. l.. (2).
Phila. at N. Y. t2).
Evening star., 1943-05-09

NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Boston, 8; Brooklyn, 2.
New York. z: Philadelphia, B.
Cincinnati. 6: Chicago, s.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh, postponed.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Major Statistics

SUNDAY. MAY Q, 1943.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
Boston. g Washineton. / 90 innings.
Philadelphia, 9: New York, 4.
st. Louis, 81 Cleveland. 2.
Detroit at Chicago, postponed.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Cleveland
st, Louis
6So 6So 9dd Sdd 69o- 69o

Totals 81 724 IL Totals 90 e27 IL
sBatted for Edwards In ninth.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Muck's Advice Helpful

when I reported to the Athletics
I overheard lot of fellows say Id
never make the grade because of
that batting style and it worried me.
went to Connie and told him what
they were saying and asked him if
he believed it and I'll never forget
what he siad.
"'Al,' he told me, I don't care if
you stand on your head to hit-just
so you hit. Don't let these fellows
tell you how to hit-there isn't a
player in the group good enough to
give advice along that line. You go
along with your present stance and
if we see you're not doing too well
then maybe We'll change
II was fortunate in more Ways
than one to break in under Connie" F"
continued Simmons. MY dad died
when I was 9 years old and when I
came up with the Athletics I was
just a punk kid full of steam and
willing to let it off. Connie was a
father to me.
Whenever I had a bad day or
did something I shouldn't have done,
he'd call me up to his room and talk
things over quietly. Or he'd ask me
to have dinner with him. Gosh,
what great man he is. Don let
anybody tell you he's slipping. Yeah,
he's 81 years old, but right now he's
the best in the business at handling
pitchers and he knows men"
Evening star., 1943-05-09

1eI me SWING Wltn my lOOt III the
bucket. When I swing I stick my
left foot in the grandstand and it
appears that I'm afraid of being hit
but that's the way I hit when !
broke into the big leagues and Con-
ME never tried to change my style.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

(See BASEBALL, Page C-2)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-27

is this: That when once the real
offensive begins when millions
of our boys Will face millions of
the enemy on dozen fronts,
then every day we delay the
final victory VIII mean the lives
of thousands of the finest boys
the world has ever turned to
war.
Every man and woman in
America. every dcIcnSrENurkerr
every leader in Washington,
every responsible American,
must have this in mind, that
our own delay our own indispo-
SItlon 10 speed the war effort,
our own pTocraStination in Strik-
ing at Japan with full force,
may cost the precious lives of
our youth and cause untold
agony 10 the bereaved families.
.THERE IS no thought now
Il among our war leaders that
Japan viii win or can win this
conflict. There is only the in
diSputable Ssum ption that
America Will destroy Japan
that we will surely reduce her
TO impotonCy for generations.
All do not agree, however, that
the United States should carry
the war 10 an unconditional VIC
tory. Already, several powerful
organizations are laying the
groundwork to soften the tenn
per of the American people, pre-
liminary TO campaign for a
negotiated peace.
No greater tragedy could be-
fall this nation than compromise
with either of the Axis powers.
a japanese victory would be
unbearable for the American
people.
Nor will negotiated peace
result in a different course. It
merely prolongS Japan'S real
aim to eradicate from the Far
East every vestige of Occidental
ence. Her psychological
campaign under the banner.
Asia for ASiaticS." will 90 on
with increased intensity until a
greater clash comes, a war be-
tween the white and yellow
races.
Only one course is open 10
America. That course is an i'm
mediate, about offensive against
Japan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-27
Hit Japan Right Now

THE main premise of Or John r Lechners Illuminating
l comment on the japanese menace, published else
where this page is psychological in nature and goes
straight to the root OF the trouble;
a general apathy Of the American people a. far
the with Japan is concerned"
That apathy which every tInge of thought from
over-optmstc complacency to what might well be called
the valor of ignorance now, however tenacOusy
held by the American government than by the American
people
The average American who until Pearl Harbor con-
fdently regarded Japan military gna to be brushed
off at leisure has learned and dgested much since then
I IAVING neither the arrogance of position the
obligation 10 sustain strategcal theories he
recognized in Japan the cunning strong and
sourceful of enemies
Recent surveys have indicated that the average
American is Wide-awake to the danger and completely
unconvnced that a distant and harassed Hitler is a
greater threat han nearby and victorious Hrohito
-p Dr. Leehner cites we'll known facts to stress the
probability that Japans position may grow from strength
to impregnabihty.
He also adheres the sound strategca premise that
the time to strike is and that the place to strike
from the north.
This brings to the uncomfortable, not-tobedis-
gsed fact that the pressing and essential task
the American Pacific front is the liberation of Alaska
from the threat of Kiska,
This will require attack in force and with speed
The bitter truth is that until this attack is delivered
successfully the Japanese position in the Aleutians is
immediate serious and increasing menace 10 the western
ceners of continental United States all the way from
Detroit to San Diego
NY failure to recognize this any wifu or stubborn
a persistence in "favorng" the European front the
expense of the American front result in nothing but
proongation of the and the exhorbtant price in
lives, money effort and anguish that such prolongaton
cannot fail but exact
We have learned, to our humiliation and sorrow
many costly lessons from Japan.
But among these lessons there is which, if put
into practice with all power and determination is
worth all the other bitter ones, and that is
Hit Japan with EVERYTHING we've got, and hit
her RIGHT NOW"