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Evening star., 1950-12-31
New Orleans Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, 81 900; claiming
3,.-,year-olds and up; lii miles
Wise Policy tshoemaker5 7.40 4.2o s.6t
My Jam !Mullins' so
"A Also rsn--Land Sea, Count Paul
Yorkhelds. Whosis, Scarlet Rhode, CasS
Leets Gal, Moston and Fair Start,
SECOND RAcE-Purse. 81 600: claim
Flint Heart 5shoemaket5 e $40 p'i9ns6 a,fo e.s,
SILVER Tray 5Borsemenke, '' So
Cola Proxy HSfook MS Mss Ns6 M Eedds 9deis
Brown Clipper, Miss. Dixieland, Mis-
Russell sia,d and Belfast Lass,
DAILY Double, S152OD
THIRD RAcE-Purse. 81 600; claimins
I Free Crown tzehr) 1920 400 40,
Oh ita Our ns1 FTeedom dassnSs tsnoemakep 400 81 -
oh Dasha (Ferraiuolo) 81
=. Also 6a ranmf m, SHOW OF, Ring True a
| Field. oh Dead heat for third.
FOURTH RACE-Purse, 81 900; claim
| ing, 3-year-olds and up, 11s miles
Novelty tshoemaker) 4.ao $40 80
snsSif senaddi tcook} Coo ''e"A'hS' ''oo 81 a,
Also ran-f Texas Jack, Uncle Mac
singular, Edsseiake, TWilisht' Train st tni' an,
RockW99d E,s19 Mary,
FIFTH RAcE-Purse 81. 200; claiming
3-year-olds and M up; 8 furlongs,, - =,
Camp Rymer (Andersonj 174o 64t
Pl&E fime Asain l!19N' ikNeene' a'6'
Also. ran-Bedrock + Dim View. Kapi
stan. Marse Robert. Barb Foot. Renick
| Locks and Pebbles Hour.
SIXTH .RACE-Purse. 81 800; claiming
open Way tMeore5 1880 ago 1874
Telegraph Cook 6.2(
Also ranSoatburner swisher. Marymi
You Dance and Punks.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, S5 900; handi
cap; 2-year-olds; furlongs
q Bugledrums Bailey 7.40 .3.6t
Dydamic lShoemaker) Asst
p'erhs Time !eiaYsHHh'' i:YsHs
Also ran@A Royal Mustang, whirlin.
Bat tn Eitlsuie % and Atomic Fire.
EIGHTH RACE-:Purse,. 81 200; claim
Roses Are Red tEv'rs'le) $3.50 1900 500
haSulns lii Piisnt asyss 9ssoemasep lO4o s9t s9t
Also oe' ran-Brown Brutus. spanaqua
Remoriel. Venture On and Big Muddy
NINTH RACE-Purse. ST 600; claiming
Beth's Bomb sNe Gcoiej de 1855 WnsS $50 $50
AppIejack JAKE {shoemaker> 24t
Also ran-ssutton Place. Alibi Ike
Ballas, t Thornita. Atomic Cloud, wise
Tiger. Chump Trick. B. Eye and Ir
Field.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
By Cuspor Names

The provisional rankings re-
Gently issued by the United States
Lawn Tennis Associations Rank
ing Committee emphasize once
more the radical change that, over
the years, has taken place in the
game.
This change, particularly in the
mems division, points up sharply
the inroads professional tennis has
made. Before the play-for-pay al
lure appeared there were few and
slow changes in the top ratings.
Now every few years new faces
are in the favored spots. To many
followers of tennis the question
arises as to what effect this rapid
turnover has had upon the quality
of championship play.
In the past, it has been pointed
out, new champions were crowned
through the arduous process of
defeating the defending titlehold-
ers. From 1900 to 1880, with per-
haps one or two exceptions, the
defending champion either lost
directly to the new titleholder or
was in the tournament in which
the championship was decided.
Things have been somewhat diff
ferent since then.
Tennis Giants of Old.
From 1898 to 1880 there were
only 10 champions: Malcolm D..
Whitman, 1S98-19O0; William A.
Larned, 1901-03 and 1907-11;
Holcombe Ward, 1904; Beals c..
Wright, 1905; William j. Clothier,
1906; Maurice Mclaughlin, 1912
IA; William M. Johnston, 1915
1919; r. Norris Williams, II, 1916:
r. Lindley Murray, 1918, and Will
liam T. Tilden, 1920-29.
Larned, considered by many the
equal of all later champions ex-
cept Tilden, retired after his 1911
victory. The following year the
challenge round-allowing the
champion to stand out and meet
the All-Comers Tournament win
ner for the title-was abolished.
From then on the champion had
to play through the tournament.
1t may be of interest to note that
Larned was in the first 10, 10
times between 1892 and 1911, eight
at No. l and five at No. 2. Of the
others, Johnston was in the
charmed group II times between
1913 and 1926, Williams II times
between 1912 and 1925, McLough-
lin seven times between 1909 and
1915, and Tilden II times between
1918 and 1929, 10 at No. l and
twice at No. 2.
Aces Battled Aces.
Keeping in mind that on many
occasions several former cham
pionS were fighting it out for the
title in some one event during the
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Tropical Park Owners Offer
ToSeURuce Track to Horsemen

horSemen's demand for a $54 900
increase in purse distribution "un-
reasonable"
Herzfeld issued his statement
after the racing commission met
with representatives of the HBPA
and then went out to the track to
continue efforts to settle the
strike.
The strike would take the form
of a wholesale withdrawal Of
horses entered by the HBPA.
Brady said fatty that 1--WE have
no intention of quitting. We will
operate even if only four horses
are entered in a race"
THE entry boxes will be open
on Monday for Tuesdays card at
the three tracks" he said. If
necessary, I shall personally be
at Gulfstream Park, Francis
Dunno, our racing secretary, will
be at Hialeah Park and Duke
Dahlstrom will be at Tropical Park
to receive any entries that are
fled"
The Gables Racing Association,
which operates Tropical Park. is
sued this notice:
There are approximately 900
horses quartered on the grounds
of Tropical Park. 1t is the earnest
desire of Gables Racing Associa-
ton, Inc. to continue racing to
January 16. The cooperation of
the horSemen stabbed on the
grounds is necessary and those
entering their horses in the daily
cards will be welcome to remain:
those not entering their horses
will be requested to leave Trop-
ical Park after a reasonable pe-
riod."
Horsemen doubted they could
be forced to leave the track and
cited a Florida racing rule which
says that "all horse tracks within
a radius of so miles of each other
shall open their stables and rae
ing strips by November Is of each
year and remain open until April
20 of the following year."
, The horsemen are asking Trop-
ical to increase each purse $500
for all races with purses under
$4,000, retroactive to December %.
Brady offered to increase purses
to minimum of $4,000 a day for
the final IA days of racing COM
pared to the present minimum
of $1,000 and suggested appoint
ment of three member arbitra-
ton board to settle the dispute.
It is estimated that the FfBPA
represents about IS to 80 per cent
Of the horse owners in the area.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Patch Runs Second
In Rich Race For
California-Breds
BY the Assoeioted Press

ARCADIA, Calf. Dec. 30.-Mrs
Nat Goldstone's favored Gold Cap
itol ushered in the lavish holiday
week end at Santa Anita today
with an easy victory in the $780,
900 California Breeders Chamion
Stakes.
The handsome son of Alibhai
beat IL rival two-year-olds, win
ming by Az lengths, and pulled
down $49,370 net for the Beverly
Hills matron.
A throng of $4,000 witnessed
the mile-and-one- sixteenth fea-
ture and an even larger turnout
is expected Monday when the
$4,000 San Carlos Handicap is
unreeled.
Pace-Setter Second.
j. T. Taylor's Patch ran second
and Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Jeppson's
Hindu Star, a long shot, was third
The time was 1:4325 and the
winner paid $4.7o $500 and $3.50
Patch paid $3.50 and $3.50. and
Hindu Star $3.50.
The gross worth of the race was
$81 ,028 in added money, one of
the richest in history for Cali
fornia-foaled horses.
Gold Capitol indicated his
sharpness as soon as the gate was
sprung. He broke on top. but
Jockey Ralph Neves applied re
straint and kept the youngster
rolling along evenly but within
striking distance of the pace
setting Patch.
The Goldstone colt struck when
Neves decided, and took complete
command of the stretch. He was
galloping unchallenged at the
finish.
Gold Capitol established him
self as q strong threat when he
won the Starlet Stakes at Holly
wood Park December 13. Mrs
Goldstone paid $4,000 for the
youngster in a deal with the
breeder, Webb Everett, who is the
racing Secretary at Santa Anita.
! Today's victory boosted Gold
Capitors earnings in IA trips to
the post to $91,799 and marked
his fourth visit to the winners
circle.
Coaltown is Withdrawn.
Speed horses take the top spot
New Years Day when William
Goetz' Your Host, Abe Hirsch-
berg'S Bolero and II others GO
postward in the seven-furlong
San Carlos.
The Calumet FARMS Coaltown
was entered in the race but was
Withdrawn following the death of
the owner, Warren Wright.
There will be a memorial just
before the feature race in respect
to Mr.. Wright. Stewards and
track officials will stand at atten-
ton while Taps" is played in
the memory of the wealthy turf
man.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Santa Anitu Results
BY the Associated Press
Clear apd FoSt

FIRST RAGEMpurse. Gear nne ss'5oo: ssJt claiming
Adversary A1!as' cBoland5 anft0hss' 1890 1890 600
Grandpa Sam ,tColanerD 500 400
My Jean tRichardsl 1850
co Also Ms4eus s ery Ssts Gpper Rsk RPske
SECOND RAcE-purse. $500; allow
Roaad stsss SsvsI and up
Lights hts. Out :. .zaufeit' go
sistsT; sun Ride. Pop on. owing Breess
Pal Pennance and Perilant.
Time. 1:242as.
THIRD RAcE-Purse. $4,000: claiming;
331year-oids 3iaHn, and and up; One mile. On %
shsnsy lsns5 Man AndsrsDn, aAresro, so sS eS 6 $6
Grog Swizzle (Slender) 4S0
Tine. i:s71s n,.. o r
JEANNE. Phippi. Night Command. sai seaus
Crop and Jades Empress.
FOURTH RACE-Purse, $4,000: Handi-
cap. 3-year-olds and up; 8 furlonss.
a,I'n Imper!iup aGlisson, 1910 $50 3.2266
Sun Irene tWalD 3.70
Also ran .Bernbrook. a-Master Gunner
Delman and Pinesan entry.
FIFTH RACE-Purse, $4,000; claiming;
3-year-oldS and up: 6 furlongs.
a Procession tWestrope) $40 $50 900
Grandfather york. 900 400
Be Fleet tColanerD 4.6U
Also ran-Bie Cert, okey Smokey, wood
side View, Feudal King. Quihi, a Gustai
and Top Turrett.
Naylor. Cornell and Cate entry.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $4,000 allowances;
3-year-olds and upwards: one mile.
War Poppy tGlisson) 1910 $40 $50
Mad Moment (Moreno> ~ $50
Also ran0Miisnomer, Doctrine, Terry
Bargello. Barsard, Hidden Moon. Ohsodry,
Iron Duke II
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, 100000 added;
stakes; two-year-olds; / til miles.
Gold Capitol (Neves) 40 $50 $50
Patch Iongden) $50 4.5u
Hindu Star tWestrope1 7,30
Time, ABS.
Also ran-Mr. Cupcakes. French Dandy,
Mucho HoSso. a Profit, Aegean, a Spin
around Interpretation, Worn Out, Owners
Venture.
q VIM. Goetz Entry.
aafIfa EIGHTH II RACE 4s.ao 1910 10 O,
East Went Went 1890 1876
Also ran-Fly Atom. a Preyaricator
Flash Burn. Redigal Hobie B., a Stice--
LY1tr
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Cravath Becomes Official
Al Santa Anita Park
By the Associoted Press

ARCADIA, Calf, Dec. 30.-Jeff
Cravath, former University of
Southern California football coach,
today became a horse racing Of
flcial at Santa Anita Park.
Cravath, eased out of his coach
ing job 10 days ago by alumni
pressure after one of uses most
disastrous seasons, will go to work
Immediately in his new job.
He will become placing judge
during Santa Anita's meeting
which got under way yesterday.
II feel highly complimented.
realize it is a new endeavor for
me and I intend to apply myself, y
Cravath said.
His salary was not disclosed. His
use contract, which had two
years to run, was bought up for a
reported $4,000.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Tropical Park Results
Rx the Assoeiated Press

FIRST RAcE5pnrssb bos,. 81 soc; CLAIM eIaimins'
Htah Peak (Batcheler) 40 $50
Aicho (Madden) Age
Also ran~Preceder, Chance Voyage
i .asy Hour. Darby poodit. Big Wheel
Mickey Ladd, Dizzy, stants Vixen and
M25nlerized.
SECOND RAcE-Purse, os1.soo; claim
Rf W5y aEfs5Gd' Ms5e and up o6o fuFlooSS 1913 $40
Con Merchant (Pederson) $40 4.4o .44oo
0h SKY Chilla tMadden) 1890
Also rapaBosgond AIds AristoegF aRirt stefan ssns
Hasty Sun and Tiger Watch,
u' -ef DAILY Double Paid s4e.9o)
THIRD RAcE-Purse. $1,000, claiming
Frenchtoyn Sc9ulmone) 2l6o s.ss88 4'$o 4$o
Monies Ace Layton' $50
AISo nne' rannBrownstown Birdie Lulley.
Cadet Dan, Gallalad. pr. DAVID, Hill. Wide
Wins Jai Alai, Tipstaff and Cockofthewak
FOURTH RACE-Purse, $1,000; claim
ing. 2-year-olds:. g furlongs ,.o
Gssc Night rtt51 Church 1920 esS9 s59 % 5o 90
Tesleck Flash. tSchmidD 3lo
SO ran.Fleeterthan. coynes Edgar,
IL
sc, Hoosier Relic, Our Yonkela and Mottin.
18TH RAcE-Purse, 81 ZOO; allow
ances; 2-year-olds; fuglongs.., +, ,c
Maze tCulmone) $50 3.d0 2ag
Roadstown tFernandezl 800 26S
Ti-perary Tim {Renick) 3.4C
Aiso Ia5ei iranEFieeting BY. Miss Margo, ,Ra-
diant Night War Work and The Gink,
Sixth RACE-Purse, $4,000. allow.
snees; yeHMTo!fdS and npo l9riosas s4l
Dsl1hy tBurrl 4.40 3.0t
DC actiye tCulmone) 2,ot
Time, 1:l0+s.
Bl!as3do. iisu fSJys'qs Judys Runner, FLAP Not: Z
Memo, Bee King. The Peer and Mis'
Triumph
SEVENTH RAcE-Purse, Sc. 900; al
Iowa noes; 3-year-olds and UP; hs miles
Blue Hills nynch( 400 2.39 2.lt
Free Strider (Picou) 3-lo 2.at
Monte (Mehrtens) 3.6(
Also ran@a Set Free; Equinox II
crgsa BrooE%eads s1es sna ata6fs SG0efa entrS Mke
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse. s2.1oo; claim
in7 51yeaE0lds sS ssS1e and up; p5o5 Iss6 miIeS 2,
Z 5ty 5iJo Sea 1Barrow) '- $50 $50 3.4( 34((
S ;Tday (culmone) 81
iso iH5e' ranWGillie Young. Hard Held
n 'ssus. Jetsam. Marine CHARGER Ted
son. l Forgot and Damayend.
NTH RAcE-Purse. s1.Soo; claim
in. :i-year-oids and up: u miles
suffazon (BoulmetisJ 2S 90 1850 7OG
Slampiop Liar Clark $40 4.Qt
Bold Lady tPicoW 5.st
Also ran-3,Dorigen. Red Dawn CASTLE
Boy and Mon Torch.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
BY the Associoied Press

MIAMI. Fla, Dec. 30.-Nathan
E. Herzfeld, president of Tropical
Park race track, announced today
that he and directors of the
Gables Association are ready tc
sell the track to the Horsemen's
Benevolent and Protective Asso-
citation for $1.500,000.
| The announcement came while
the Florida State Racing Com
mission was making an "all out
effort to avert a strike at the
track called for Tuesday by the
HBPA last night.
/ Herzfeld said in a statement
! that "W. E. Charles, jr., of the
HBPA, at the meeting of that
membership last night is reported
to have said that an offer of the
horsemen to buy Tropical Park
for $1,000. 900 had been refused.
II hereby advise Mr.. Charles
and his associates that I, after
consultation with the directors
this morning, make Tropical Park
available to them for the sum OF
| 81 100000 which. it is said, they
unsuccessfully bid for Tropical
Park.
Il am authorized to state fur
ther that if this deal is consum-
mated we shall donate $250,00C
of this sum to the University OF
Miami for its proposed medical
school," he added.
Meeting Slated Today.
The HBPA's 10-man Executive
Committee agreed during a
lengthy meeting with Herzfeld and
three track officials to call gen.
eral meeting of the membership
for 2 pm. (EST) tomorrow to
hear "Tropical's side of the
controversy.
Herzfeld, Director of Racing
Gerald Brady. Vice President
Jerry O'Grady and Racing Sec
retary Francis Dunno will repre-
sent the track at the meeting, to
to be held in Hialeah City Hall.
1t was expected that Herzfelo
would ask the horsemen to accept
his $4,000 compromise offer or
if they refused, to reiterate his
suggestion they buy the track for
SIS million.
Herzfeld and his associates
purchased Tropical Park for ST.
$50 900 last summer.
The Tropical president said
that his compromise offer of $685.
900 in increased purses for the
final IA days of the meeting still
stood.
He added he considered the
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Three Champions Bow
In AII-Army Boxing
Finals at Fl. Meade
By George Huber
Stor Sfoff CORRESPONDENT

FORT MEADE, Dec. 30.-Three
defending champions, including
Sergt Larry Jones of Washington.
were unseated last night in the
finals of the All-Army Boxing
Championship Tournament.
Jones, middleweight represent
ing the 3rd Army, lost on a split
decision to Ret. Harold Coles of
the 1st Army. 1t was the first
defeat for the Washington Negro
in three years. Jones won the
Army 160-pound title two years
ago at Fort Myer and repeated
last year at Fort Bragg, N. C.
Other champions to go down
were Corpl. Pete Carabito of the
End Army, bantamweight, and Pfc.
Robert Bickle of the 5th Army,
lightweight. Bickle was unable to
defend because of a cut eye re-
ceived in the previous nights semi
final and forfeited to Corpl. Willie
Hunter of the 3rd Army, while
Garabito dropped his title in a
hot slugging session with Pct.
Isaac Chestnut of the 1st Army.
MDW Has One Champ.
The Military District of Wash
ington had one champion, Sergt.
Bob Graves of Fort Belvoir who
won the heavyweight crown over
Pvt. Steve Dejewski of the 4th
Army.
There were no knockouts or
even a knockdown, but for the
most part the fights were hard
fought and close.
The European Command sue
ceeded the 3rd Army as team
champion. running up IA points
to the Is by the 3rd Army and the
lst Army, tied for second.
Other team scores were I'd
Army, IL; 5th Army. 9; Caribbean
Command, 6; MDW, 5; 4th Army
4; 9th Army, 8. and Alaskan Com
mand, /.
Cole Wins Trophy.
From boxing standpoint the
mlddleWeight fight in which Jones
lost his title was the nights best.
with the man who defeated him
Cole, winning a trophy as the
tournaments outstanding fighter.
Jones tried a body attack but
Cole was able to keep away most
OF the time and used a left lab
TO good advantage in winning
his split decision.
The bantamweight fight in
which Chestnut took the title
from Garabito was a terrific brawl
widest of the night. Neither
brought any science into the ring
but just failed away at each
other from bell to bell. The split
decision favoring Chestnut was
booed loud and long and from
the press bench it appeared Cara
blto had earned the victory by
wearing down Chestnut in the
final round.
@-pounu cIaSS-Corpi. George Davis
iEno ARMY decisioned Pfc. Carlo Fuscc
+, llS-pound class-Pvt Isaac Chestnut
si.st sist ARMY decisioned Corpl Pete Cara
:, 1ae-pound class-Pvt. Frank McLaush-
IN tCaribbeanl decisioned Rct. Manuel
Carrasco 18th ARMY
f.d .ddoo-noond class-Corpl Willie Hunter
siok,a I;io army nv won forfeit over Pfc. Robert
l47-pound class-Corpl. William Fulton
tEuroDe) decisloned Corpl. Walter wise
(1st ARMY "iSe
1b0-pound class--Rct. Harold Coles dst
ARM, oecisioned Sergt. Larry Jones cd
1Io-pound class-Corpl. Austin Jones
tEuropeI decisioned Pfc. Earl Churity cd
Heavyweight-Sst. Bob Graves tMDW)
declsioned Pvt. Steve DejeWski (4th
Army.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Tennis Rankings Emphasize Sharp Inroods by Pro Game

first 10, the question is left to the
reader as TO which ones would be
included and which left out. But
the point we are making is that
being rated in a historic group
composed of all the above would
be more of an achievement than
it now is. And since the achieve
|nent would be greater, the
chances are strong that the play
would be BETTER.
Take a case in point. Kramer,
when he turned pro after the
1947 season, dominated the anna
teur scene completely. The fol-
lowing year Gonzales came along.
and by 1949 was in comparable
position. Yet in the tour that
followed with Kramer, Gonzales
was badly beaten. It is conceiv-
able that if Gonzales. had played
much against Kramer and Riggs
during the two years before turn
ing professional. he would have
ironed out the weaknesses Kram-
er exposed. But Pancho could
not do so during the tour.
This competitive lack cannot be
adequately solved by practice
matches between professionals
and amateurs. These contests do
not have the pressure that, tour
nament play applies. Many play
ers are like gymnasium fighters,
champions in the gym but sec
ond-raters in the ring.
Numbers Don't Beget Glass.
The contention that more
people are playing tennis and
that therefore the top quality
must be better is fallacious,
Genius-and players like Tilden
and Henri Cochet had just that
does not depend on numbers
But its highest development does
depend on opposition equally
gifted. or nearly so. Numbers may
produce a general raising of
standards, but great champions
may appear without this requisite.
Critics who have witnessed q
games unfolding for several dec
AIDES must beware of the tendency
to attribute qualities to earlier
stars they may not have pos
Sessed. That is pitfalI OBJ
servers must acknowledge. But
time as well as distance has a way
of separating the great from the
near-great. When we are at the
foothills of high peaks, they all
appear equally altitudinous. But
distance. in time as in miles, also
brings proper perspectives and
evaluations. In this light and con-
Sidering the above handicaps, it
appears today that the 1850 first
10 is not quite the equal of many
earlier ones.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Jim Konstanty Honored.
Curtis Stone 10 Compete
In BraziI's Midniqht Run
BY the Associated Press

SAC PAULO, Brazil, Dec. 30
Curtis Stone, former national AAU
cross-country champion of the
United States, will make another
bid tomorrow night in Brazil's
midnight cross-country run.
The former Penn State track
star from Brooklyn, Pa, finished
second last year-just seven-tenthS
of a second behind Finland's Billie
Heino. The Finn isn't defending
The race. covering approx
mately five miles, is run through
the streets of Sac Paulo.
Nineteen foreign track stars
and more than 1000 Brazilians
will compete in the event, the 26th
annual st. Sylvester cross coun-
try.
The race will start one minute
before midnight. .