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Evening star., 1953-05-12
cinderella Kids of Rutgers
Face Long Odds on Potomac

ward. fifth. and unSeeded Boston
u, Pennsylvania and Syracuse.
The preliminaries will be run
off at Commute intervals, start
ing at 8 am, with freshmen,
junior varsity and varsity COM
peting in that order.
The first freshman heat will
pit Cornell, Navy. Boston u,
NIT and Yale and the second
heat, Columbia, Syracuse. Penn,
Princeton, Dartmouth and Har-
ward. Seeded are Cornell, Prince
ton, Harvard, Yale, Navy and
Syracuse in that order.
In the junior varsity opening
preliminary will be Princeton,
Syracuse. Navy and Harvard and
in the second, Cornell, NIT,
Yale. Columbia and Penn.
Seeded are, in order. Navy, Cor
nell. Yale. Harvard. Princeton
and Columbia.
First Final at 3:45.
Ihree crews in each heat will
qualify for the finals, to be held
in the afternoon. The freshmen
race at 3:45, the Junior varsity
at AIS and the varsity at 4:45.
At 3 o'clock, a special race will
pit George Washington High of
Alexandria and Washington-Lee
of Arlington for the schoolboy
championship of Northern Vir-
ginia.
The 2,O00-meter course was
examined yesterday by Tom
Bolles, Harvard athletic director
and president of the Eastern AS
ISOLATION Of Rowing Colleges;
Clifford T. Goes of Syracuse,
regatta referee. and Admiral
w. L. Ainsworth, u. S. N. (ret.),
honorary referee. who was a row.
ing and football star at the Naval
Academy.
"This," Bolles said, sis a beau
tiful layout"
you're not exaggerating."
Goes said.
Barrett Crandall, directing the
regatta arrangements, beamed.
Evening star., 1953-05-12

isn't so deep as to joys of backing
opinion at the par-mutue windows. Now Mr. Miller has
gold mine of sort his farm that's going to see
something like 81 million poured into the tote machines with
kind of break the weather during the 2onght meeting
opening next Monday
THERE HAD BEEN SOME BAD RACES at Rosecroft in
its pioneering days. Some of the horses wouldn't have been
bigger older track Not enough schooling But
days RoSecroft and owners shipped
their good to other tracks and the culs and beetles
often went to the Maryland oval
No more according Rosecrott people. We've got
than in the barns Racing Secretary
Jim Lynch says say there 300 From now
horse that can't trot mile in 215 or less isn't
going to appear on the track
Honest Herman, who is charged with seeing to 1t
that nice things said for Rosecroft swears this no
publicity stunt which cynic might suspect inasmuch as
the meeting just around the corner I'VE simply followed
the lead of Roosevelt and Yonkers Raceway Honest Dave
says Their got to do mile in 213 better
We're allowing two seconds this year, anyway"
An important by-product of time trials is the wedding
chronic breakers" The theory is that horse
good enough to do 2:15 less, he knows how to
trot pace without breaking.
TINE WILL TELL ON this score but the evidence is
that people accepting the harness horses Americans are
going bet something approaching 4OO million the trots
year the guess that Maryand four trackRose
croft Laurel Baltimore and Ocean Downs-wl exceed the
$20,7375 $40 wagered at them last year.
at Rosecroft aren't better this they'll
at paid The $500 has by the boards
Now the 5000 for overnight race, with some
at $4,000. There's $500 trot June and $4,000
Memorial Day stakes with some % PAGERS nominated
Including" Herman points OUT "the first four horses
In last years Little Brown Jug"
This too, is line with Yonkers Drivers and owners
couldn't ignore the growing mutue play which reached an
ae national high of 34S last Saturday night They
held out their hands and asked for 80 per cent increase
In purses ...'
THEY FINALLY GOT IT last night the Grand Circuit
meeting began at Yonkes fantastic betting
almost certain Regardless Of what people the
entertainment dollar shy-as long the entertain
ment is racing, at least
Warren Giles probably was the last authority
on the shortage buck THAT and bad
weather attendance the president Of the
improve"
Meanwhile attendance at the running horse tracks is
something like "a per cent and the veyear climb to
lary of the harness horses is slightly incredible There's no
struggling those crowds of better than $4,000 at
Yonkers Raceway week apart Churchill Downs in Louis
vile old but only day
year the people Derby Day. naturally!
Evening star., 1953-05-12
Ward Says His Game Is Ready
To Defend British Golf Title

is a former Georgia Tech golf
star who won the British Anna
teur in 1888.
Despite his success in Eng
land. the handsome ex-collegi-
ate star at North Carolina Uni
versity has never won the United
States Amateur.
The closest he ever came to
winning was in 1948 when he
reached the quarterfinals.
His victory over Stranahan in
the British Amateur last year
was a continuation of a rivalry
that bloSsomed in 1948 when
Harvie nipped Stranahan, / up.
in the North and South Amateur.
Stranahan came back to lick
Ward in the 1949 North and
South, and in last summers
Western Amateur. Then. Harvie
knotted the count at % in the
British Amateur. In the recent
Masters tournament at Augusta,
Ca. the pair deadlocked in the
amateur bracket.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
Major. League Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Batting - Kell; Boston. ;s95: Rosenn.
Philiey. PhiisdelDhia. .S51; Mantle,
Runs-Mantle, New York; %; .Minoso.
Chicago. 21; Fox and Fain. Chicago;
Joost. Philadelphia and Yost. Wash
Runs batted in-Dropo, Detroit, 81; Ell
lott, st. Louis, Is; Wertz. St; Louis
II; Nieman. Detroit and Mantle. New
HitsWkuenn. Detroit, s5; Philley, Phila-
delphia. SO; Nieman. Detroit. 80;
Busby. Washington. 81; Kell, Boston,
poDbles-Kell, Boston. II: Nieman. De-
troit. 10; Fox Chicago: Dropo, De-
troit and Terwilliger. Jensen and Bus
by, Washington. Z.
Triples-Jensen. washington. 4; Good
man. Boston; Fox. Chicago; Boone;
Cleveland; Philley. Philadelphia: Wertz,
ST. Louis. and Runnels. Washington.
Home runs-oernert. Boston,, Mantle:
New York and Wertz. St. Louis, o.;
six players tied with 4 each.
Stolen bases-Rivera, Chicago. =; Mi
noso, Chicago. 5; Philley. Philadel-
phia, 4; Mantle. New York; Michaels.
Philadelphia and Groth. St. Louis. 3.
pitching-Parnell, Boston. 40 1000;
30. 900; Pierce. Chicago. 81. 1913:
Reynolds, New York. 81. .750.
etrikeouts Trucks. st. Louis and
Pierce, Chicago, 81; Shantz, Philadel-
phia. %; Dobson. Chicago. "a; Mas
terson, washington, %.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
Wilhelm Still 10 Yield
First Earned Rum;
Ford Tops American
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. May 12.-Hoyt
Wilhelm, the Giants ace relief
pitcher, is bucking baseball's sec
ond-year jinx, but he's having
even better success than he did
in his rookie season.
Earned-run averages compiled
by the Associated Press revealed
today that Wilhelm, who topped
the National League in that de-
partment in 1852 with 2.43, has
yet to yield an earned run in the
q innings he's worked. The
29-year-old knuckleball ace has
won two games and lost one.
In the American League,
Whitley Ford of the Yankees
shows the lowest earned-run
mark. The young southpaw. dis
charged from the Army last win
ter, has permitted only four in
80 innings for a 1.20 average.
His record is 20.
Wunelm, IN IA games, actually
has given up three runs, but all
were unearned. He suffered his
only defeat April 20 when errors
by Shortstop Alvin Dark and
Catcher Sam Calderone ac-
counted for Milwaukee's go VIC
tory over the Giants.
Curt Simmons of the Phillies
is runnerup to Wilhelm. The
brilliant left-hander, who has
posted five victories against a
lone setback, has a 1.67 mark.
Gene Bearden of the White
Sox Is second in the American
League at 2.16.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
Redskins Line Up BuksaI
Much Earlier This Year

George Buksar, last Redskins
veteran to sign up a year ago,
is the first of the old hands in
line for 1853, General Manager
Dick McCann announced today.
Buksar's signed contract was re-
ceived yesterday.
This will be the 26-year-old
linebacker's fourth season in the
league. A Purdue graduate. Buk-
sar played with the Chicago
Hornets and Baltimore Colts in
the All-America Conference be-
fore coming into the National
Football League.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Batting-Wyrostek, Philadelphia. 400:
Campanella, Brooklyn, .309: Abrams.
Pittsburgh. .373: Repulski. st. Louis.
.352: Ryan. Philadelphia. .351.
Runs-Robinson. Brooklyn, 21: Snider.
BROOKLYN. 20: Ryan, Philadelphia, 10:
Gillian and Campanella.s Brooklyn, II.
Runs batted in-Campanella, Brooklyn,
3S: Ennis, Philadelphia, 21: Hammer,
Philadelphia, 1S: Snider. Brooklyn.
II; Mathews. Milwaukee. 16.
Brooklyn. 80: 9nider.
Brooklyn. and Thomson, New York.
2S: Ryan, Philadelphia. and Schoen-
dienst. st. Louis, 81.
Doubles-Snider. Brooklyn: Dark, New
York and Schoendienst. st. Louis. Z:
Torgeson and Hammer. Philadelphia. 6.
Triples-Bernier. Pittsburgh. 4: Bruton.
Milwaukee, 3: nine players tied with
9 each.
Home runs-Campanella, Brooklyn. 10;
Mathews, Milwaukee. 6: Snider. Brook
lyn: Kluszewski and Bell. Cincinnati
and Ennis. Philadelphia. 5.
Stolen bases-Gilliam, Brooklyn and
Bruton, Milwaukee. 6: snider. Brook
PLAYERS tied with 3 each.
Pitching - Surkont. Milwaukee, 40
1000: Erskine. Brooklyn. $50. 1000:
BROOKLYN. Al. 500: Maglie. New York
and Staley. st. Louis, 81. $50.
Strikeouts-Simmons Philadelphia, 33
Erskine; BROOKLYN and Maslie, New
HaddiX, st. Louis, "a.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
Charles Held So Favorite
To Beat Gillian Toniuht
BY the Asseeioted Press

TOLEDO. Ohio. May H.
With television and radio barred.
Promoter Sid Goldberg predicts
a crowd of 5000 for tonight's
bout between former Heavy
weight Champion Ezzard Charles
and Bill Gillian.
Charles. after his eighth
straight victory on a promising
comeback trail, is a 5-to-2 IA
vorite to whip the Orange IN.
j. boxer. The 31-year-old Gin
cinnati battler wants a title fight
against the victor Of Friday
nights Rocky Marciano-Jersey
Joe Walcott championship bout.
At 1873 pounds. he enters to-
nights scheduled 10-rounder 20
pounds lighter than Gillian.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 12.-
Harvie Ward. fellow who looks
more like a movie star than a
golf player. says he has his game
all set for defense of the British
Amateur championship he won
last summer.
But of course" the 28-year-
old North Carolinian said, I'm
pretty certain I'll have a tough
er time or it this year than last. "
Wards 1852 triumph came as
surprise, doubly so considering
he was ignored when the United
States named its Walker Cup
team.
However, Harvie won easy vic
tories over three Scottish play
ers, beat Walker Cupper Jim Nc
Hale of Philadelphia in the quar-
terminals. then cut down Joe
Carr, veteran Irish golfer. in
the semiflnals.
In the final match. he
swamped Frank Stranahan of
Toledo, Ohio, 6. and 5-the most
decisive victory in the British
Amateur In 18 years.
This years British Amateur
gets under way May Is and will
be played over the course at
Liverpool. Ward plans to leave
by plane for England next Tues
day. He was cornered by news
men on a visit to Richmond.
my games been real good
lately" he said. MY tee shots
have been fine and so has my
putting"
Harvie confessed he doesn't
know a thing about the Liver
pool course but what he's heard.
Charley Yates says it's long
and I'll like It," he said. Yates
Evening star., 1953-05-12
Determined Indians
rGef Chance 10 Turn
Tables on Yankees
BY the Assoeioisd Press

The chips are down tonight for
the Cleveland Indians, who are
opening q two-game series in
New York. determined to prove
that they are not suffering from
an incurable case of Yankee
phobia."
After dropping a 81 decision
to Chicago last night. the Indians
need to take both games at
Yankee Stadium to regain the
league lead. Early Wynn. who
has three victories and no de-
feats. will start against Whitley
Ford. who is 20.
A week ago Ford pitched an
ILL win over Cleveland, giving
the Yanks their usual jump in
the seasons series between the
clubs. It has been eight years
since Cleveland won more games
than 1t lost with New York. Last
year the Yankees had a 1910
edge-a margin exactly equal to
its two-game lead over the In
dians in the final standings.
HOllOman Faces AS Again.
All American League teams
are in the East and all National
League clubs are playing in the
West for the first time today.
In addition to Cleveland's sec
ond crack at Ford, there's an
other opportunity for revenge
tonight. The Browns plan to
start Alva (Bobo) Holloman at
Philadelphia tonight, and the
Athletics will be out to prove
that last weeks no-hitter by the
rookie was all a mistake. Detroit
is at Washington and Chicago
plays Boston.
In the National League, Brook
lyn, leader over Philadelphia by
half a game, invades Chicago.
The Phillies are in st. Louis,
Pittsburgh in Cincinnati and
New York in Milwaukee.
Pierce Wins Fifth.
In yesterdays only game, Billy
Pierce of the White Sox turned
in a Seven-hitter against the In
dians to post his fifth victory
against one defeat. Bob Lemon,
who had held Chicago to one hit
on opening day, gave up the
winning run in the eighth inning
when Minnie Minoso and Sher-
man Lollar singled and Chico
Carrasquel doubled home Minoso.
Cleveland's only run was a homer
by Bobby Avila.
Three exhibition games were
played.
The Giants. aided by two
homers by Jim Rhodes. whipped
the Red Sox at the Polo Grounds,
7-3; Pittsburgh scored twice in
the ninth inning to beat the
Browns. 3-2, and Milwaukee
bowed to Toronto, 80.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
By Rod Thomos

All eyes will be on Navy's row.
ing champions when the Eastern
sprint championships are held
Saturday off Hains Point. but
in the Rutgers varsity boat will
be pair Of young men who won
honors at Helsinki more distinc-
tive than the Midshipmen's.
When the Naval Academy crew
prevailed it duplicated a world
triumph by the Midshipmen in
1920. When Chuck Logg and
Tom Price captured the doubles
without-coxswain title they be-
came the first Americans ever
to win this event in the Olym-
pics. They were, in fact, the
first Americans ever to reach the
finals.
Logg, son of the Rutgers coach,
Charles. sr., captains the Scarlet
eight. Price is the stroke. Until
three months before they set out
for the Olympics they never had
rowed together. Logg was a
sophomore and Price a fresh
man.
They arrived at Helsinki un-
heralded. They left with a pair
of gold medals and world fame
as the cinderella Kids" of row.
ing. It might have been Thick
and Thin" Logg's ITO pounds
are spread over a 6-foot-5 frame.
Price stands 6 feet, weighs
nearly 200.
Faces Tough Heat.
In spite of the prowess of
Logg and Price, Rutgers doesn't t
figure to get far in the varsity
event Saturday. The Scarlet
was drawn in the second heat
with Cornell, seeded second;
Princeton, seeded third; Wiscon-
sin, sixth, and unseeded Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology
and Columbia.
Navy, seeded No. /, landed in
the other six-crew preliminary
with Yale, seeded fourth; Har-
Evening star., 1953-05-12
Young Lightweight Dies
After Australian Bout
BY the Associated Press


SYDNEY. Australia, May H.
Johnny Slockie. a 22-year-old
lightweight, died today of in
juries received in a fight at sgd
ney Stadium last night.
Slockie was knocked out by
Dick Lowe with a right to the
jaw in the 18th round. He never
regained consciousness. A brain
operation failed to save his life.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
DeSpirito Back in Saddle

BOSTON, May IL. R.-Jockey
Tony DeSpirito, who set a record
with 800 winners in 1852. is slat-
ed to return to action at Suffolk
Downs today after being set down
for careless riding. Tony drew
a To-day suspension for a care
less ride April %. and missed a
few more days because of a gum
infection.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
Hollywood Boycott
Keeps Track Closed; !;
No Break in Sight
BY the Asseeiaied Press

INGLEWOOD. Calf, May IL.
Hollywood Parks gala 14th in
augural racing program has been
postponed for a day-or longer
in the face of an all-out boycott
by the horsemen.
Refusing to bow to demands OF
members of the Horsemen's
Benevolent and Protective Asso-
citation for an increase in purse
money based on a nat 40 per
cent Of the tracks share Of the
pari-mutuel handle, the track
called of the opening-day card.
The boycott was so strong that
the track was unable to find
enough horses to fill an eight
race program. The entry box
was open this morning for to-
morrow's racing. but there was
no indication that either side
would bulge from its position.
Board Keeps Hands OF.
The track maintains that its
$2.6 million purse distribution is
the richest in racing history.
A spokesman implied the track
would remain dark until the
horsemen surrender. Robert
o. Read, national president of
the HBPA, said he had received
no word from track officials yes
terday and, obviously pleased
with the success of the boycott
by his members when entries
were opened, declared:
1.-THE men are standing 100 per
cent for 40 per cent"
Apparently, the California
Horse Racing Board will keep
hands off, at least for a few days.
1--WE will give a reasonable
length of time to see if they can
settle it. among themselves"
said Dwight Murphy. board
chairman. IF they cannot. I
will call a Racing Board meeting
and the members will decide
what is to be done"
Murphy said he didn't expect
to call a meeting before Thurs
day or Friday. and not then if
negotiations were in progress and
looked favorable.
Jockeys Back Boycott.
California jockeys also con-
tributed their part to a SYM
pathy boycott. None was listed
as available. The track claimed
1t has 20 or more riders here,
mostly from the East. ready to
ride when called on. It imported
the jockeys. guaranteeing them
5000 a week.
The track felt it could open
on the basis Of its claim that
86 owners or trainers had agreed,
orally or in writing, that they
were accepting stable space with
the understanding that they
would race regardless of any
controversy with the HBPA.
This goes down as a new play
the double-cross reverse" a
track spokesman said when it
became evident the horsemen
were not going to enter their
horses.
Evening star., 1953-05-12
Harris Hopes 10 GET
Stronger Reserves;
AS Sell Allie Clark
By Burton Howkins

The Mats today sold 1nfielder
Floyd Baker to the Boston Red
Sox for an undisclosed sum and
kept their eyes on the waiver
lists as a furry of sales. trades
and releases was expected before
the deadline at midnight tomor-
row for major league clubs to
meet the 25-man player limit.
Two other clubs got in on the
act Immediately as the Athletics
sold Allie Clark. 30-year-old
outflelder, to the White Sox.
Buoyed by four straight VIC
tories at Philadelphia, the Mats
were hoping to strengthen their
bench as they prepared to open
a two-game series with the De-
troit Tigers at Griffith Stadium
tonight.
The sale of Baker fitted in
with Vice President Calvin Grif.
f1th's statement that there would
be no tampering with the regu-
lar lineup but an effort would
be made to acquire stronger
reserves.
Stone Sent Down.
Baker. 34-year-old veteran
from Luray. Va. has been in the
majors for IL years. The Mats
obtained him from the White
Sox as the end of the 1851
season in trade for Infielder
Willie Miranda. Baker batted
.262 last season while splitting
second-base duties with Mel
Hoderlein, but had gone hitless
in seven times at bat this year.
Washington is not worried
about cutting its roster. Left
handler Dean Stone was assigned
to Chattanooga earlier today,
and the club is only one over the
limit. Stone had a 1910 record
with Charlotte last year. but had
seen no action since the Mats
opened the season.
Likely to be denoted are Pitch
ers Jim Pearce and Lou Sleater.
Pearce has pitched only two in
nings and Sleater none. Waivers
would be required on Sleater be-
cause of his previous major
league experience.
Meanwhile the Mats are put
ting in claims for various play.
ers. Manager Bucky Harris is
anxious to land more dangerous
pinch-hitters and his anxiety is
Understandable.
Pinch -hitters Bat 100.
Bucky has called on pinch
hitters frequently in early games
and what he has received is 100
hitting in tight situations.
Harris desires two or three
long-ball hitters. The next ex-
tra-base hit he receives from a
pinch-hitter will be the first.
Meanwhile. the Mats will focus
their attention on the luckless
Tigers. who have lost 19 of their
first Is games. Washington
could climb to the 500 level at
their expense with victories to-
night and tomorrow night.
Carver Against Marrero.
Ned Carver, who has ac-
counted for two of Detroit's wins
one of them an 8-4 conquest
of the NatS-will take the mound
against Chico Marrero, whose
lone triumph was over the
Yankees.
The Mats aren't expecting
early help from Gil Coan, who
suffered broken bone in his
right ankle April S. Gil has been
out five weeks and estimates are
he won't be available for another
two or three weeks.
Gil is working out daily at
Griffith Stadium, but isn't any
where near playing condition.