The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-27
Harry Crayson's
ScOrebOard
John Jones Finally Makes Team;
Finds Sports Serve One
Purpose Now
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

NEW YORK April - Okays Baseball" the head
carry the approach
ing induction of all e-bodied between 10 and 80
a John o II Jones, telling me that
he finally completed four weeks OF
Fort Eus Va the worlds largest replacement training
center for ani-aircraft
Army life isn't so bad one gets accustomed to pes
yanked out of stack NJ pushed around all day chang
clothes oener than chorus gal and gupns chow like a
starving dog not to be late for the next formation writes
Pvt Johnny Jones.
excellent What with scrubbng barracks kitchen
odd Jobs should be big help to Mrs
Jones grab the duke in the big
Its EASY TO SEE that Washington the Army All es-
cesson Of oD CT CO KIP ADG1 DIT UNI IDN FM and
That last the abbrevaton for agge Drawers They lily
when we miss the target on the rifle range
popular the post Get the BALI
meaning Give it 100 per
ITS amazing what change in attitude the Army given
Strangely which much to
will have racing this summer means nothing don't care
make good soldier
Last sped about the golf ball shortage s, Now
fonde mask made by Achushnet the largest ball manu-
facturer realize where the rubber going and what fool
was for complaining
Giles of Cincinnati that maybe the
used groundup Bologna instead of baata and
the for the baseball Whatever they used
THERE ARE MEN here from all the country At Camp
post homesick turned 8 and
soft business barely under 49, struggling to get IN condition
they won't fall down on the obstacle course
like these he doesn't worry about
whether healthy major Lacquer protected from the draft by
family, gets $4,000 for six months of baseball
anyone tell differently the biggest morale
builder soldier have OF victories by the United
Johnny kept you posted horses and such
sports editor of The Saraogian
that the only sports is
ditoning for the main event
COUNT FLEET which easily could be the swifes horse you
has gained 81 pounds since he away and hid in the
Pmco Futury last autumn The Kentucky Derby
favore in history comes in at 1898 pounds
Fleet is built high off the ground His neck has filled
his still leaves considerable to be
He look like colt No horse of his
confirmation did what he has accomplished
like athletes beyond Honus
Wagner wasn't precisely Adons but he fairly well
Fleet horse and freak There is account
ing for the Of Reign Count Quickly by Haste All we know
that he fast and far and those happen to be
the principal requirements.
THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE alarm when Count Fleet was
Vncentve fmbled of the barrier for the
rade that he to lead earning The Wood Memorial
AS the older trainer Alex Gordon remarked however Mrs
John D. Hertz brown charger could the Derby three legs
fast track or through powed field
Count Fleets is superficial, and nothing to worry
about inasmuch it is hind leg
A thoroughbreds legs break the front
legs, much more fragile, that give
Modest Lad in the second STALL swerved against incentive
the right fore hoof which struck Fleets left
knocking out of the band above the hoo and
affecting of about three inches.
1t first believed Count Fleet corked himself He
grabbed himself his first outing this which he down
himself means a fore hoof striking hind leg.
The secret of Count Fleets speed and staying quality is his
beautiful action rhythm Yet he full of
that he can't his hoofs where he them
JOHNNY LONGDEN had armfu of horse all the along
the mile and sixteenth of The Wood Count Fleets 43
only woths of second off the record for old jamaica
AS someone remarked Longden looked like traffic cop
leading parade.
Count Fleet went to the in The Wood at to Those
wagering him will be fortunate to get to in the Derby May
when he will be the shortest priced choice the long
history of the Run for the Roses.
that second the big number Churchill Downs The
better owners and trainers dislike to second.
The poff on Count Fleet was jim Fizsmmons scratching
Bossuet and TipToe from The Wood
Sunny Jim Fzsmmons has been long have his
horses chase fellow like Count Fleet.