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Evening star., 1953-01-24
BY the Assoelossd Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-The
Yankees beat everything In sight
on the diamond last season, but
they are running dead last In the
1853 contract signing sweep
stakes.
Although they corralled
Pitcher Johnny Sain yesterday
the world champions have an
nounced only four players under
contract. The Yanks open spring
training February "a at st.
Petersburg, Fla. At the present
rate they could well advertise
rooms for rent.
Signings among the other clubs
range from 3 dozen up but there
is no serious gloom around the
Yankee Offices. The big men who
haven't signed at least aren't
yelling In agony at what the club
has offered. And III makes very
little difference when q player
signs so long as he Is Id the fold
by the time camp opens.
Out In Cleveland it's d slightly
different story. The Indians
have signed IA players, but their
star pitchlpg trio Of Bob Lemon
u Z
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Soin in FoId, but Yankees Fret
AS Only -Four Players Sign

Early Wynn and Mike Garcia
wants more money. Demands
Of the L-W-G combo run In the
neighborhood Of $4,000, about
$4,000 over what the club wants
to pay. Lemon baked Wednes-
day. Wynn said mo, thanks, =
Thursday and Garcia made 1t
unanimous yesterday.
II was offered . small raise, 7
MIKE said. \ 7 dontA think It's
General Manager Hank Green
berg did make some progress yes
terday. He signed Pitcher Dick
Weik. just out Of the Army. and
Rookie First Baselnan Bin Glynn
In other signings yesterday
Cincinnati got Pitchers Howie
Judson and Lee FOulk plus
Catcher Hohie Landrith; Pitts.
burgh satisfied Calvin Hogue, q
rookie pitcher, and the Chicago
Cubs roped ia Leon Brinkopf
q third baSeman from the Pacific
Coast League.
Brooklyn added three right
handed pitchers today Her
Wade, John Rutherford and Jot
Land3 ,n.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
BY the Assoeiated Pres.

ARCADIA, Calf, Jan. "a
Twelve entries battle it out to de-
eide the Santa Anita champion
ship for flllies and mares today
in the $4,000 Santa Margarita
Handicap with the big question
is A Clean carrying too much
weight?
For this mile-and-1/16 event
the speedy Calumet miss has
been allocated 100 pounds, two
more than her next rival, Span
ish Cream, the $4,000 bargain
buy Of H. w. Collins.
Then there's a substantial
drop down to lis for Special
Touch and 112 for Mab's Choice,
Ruth Lily, Great Dream and
Wandering Ways, the New Zea-
land mare who hasn't done much
Of anything hereabout.
With the big weight advantage,
any Of them could surprise the
two favorites. Should Ruth Lily
do it, Jockey Willie Shoemaker
would rack up his third straight
Santa Margarita victory. He
booted Special Touch home in
1851 and Bed O. Roses last year.
Jimmy Jones, trainer for Cal
umet, let 1t be known he wasn't
too happy about the heavy inn
post on A Clean and says her
record Of i've stakes victories
at Hollywood Park last season
is misleading. She's won one
stakes here this season.
On opening day Spanish
Cream showed the way to the
Calumet star in a sprint feature,
but had a 9-pound weight adj
vantage that day. A Cleans
jockey, Eddie Arcaro, broke a
St1rrup to add to the troubles.
Rounding out the field are
Wild Glory, 100; Seasons Best,
LOG: On Balance. LOG; Blue
Moon, ITO. and Ria Rita. 100.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Bucky Harris Receives Honors
From Home Plate Club 7 Toniqht

Bucky Harris OF the Mats has
been chosen Manager Of the
Year" by the Home Plate Club
and win receive a special award
at the clubs second annual ban
uuet at 7:3O o'clock tonight at
the National Press Club.
Harris surprised the baseball
world In 1924, when as . IT
year-old rookie manager he
brought Washington its first
pennant. The Mats repeated
under Harris In 1925.
Altogether, Bucky has man
aged % Of his SIS years, includ-
ing stints with the Yankees.
Phils. Tigers. Red Sox and Mats.
Harris, who has never man
aged a Iast-place club. brought
the Mats. picked by most Of the
preseason experts TO finish last.
home fifth last year.
Other members Of the Mats
family who win be present to-
night are Mats President Clark
Grinhth. Vice President Calvin
ckifnth. Chuck Stcbbs, newly.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
koVacs and Eyerf Facing
In Clay Court SemifinaI
BY the Assoeiosed Press

HOLLYWOOD, Fla, Jan. "a
Top-rated Frank Kovacs Of Oak
land, Calf. faced Jerry Evert
Of Fort Lauderdale, Fla, today
in the semiflnals Of the Ma
tional Professional Clay Courts
tennis championships.
Second-Seede Bobby Riggs OF
Miami Beach. met Jason Morton
of Corpus Christi. Tex, in the
other Semiflnal.
Evert knocked out Joe Fish
back Of New York City yester-
day; quarterfinals, 6-3. O-6, Ga,
KovacS defeated Robert Stubbs
Of Miami, 1-6, 81, 6-2 in yes
terday's only other singles COM
petition.
Yvon Petra Of Paris and Fish
back defeated Riggs and Rogers
O-6, 6-2, ga, In b doubles semi
final match. Kovacs and Martin
Buxby Of Hollywood eliminated
Morton and Ralph Woods Of Fort
Lauderdale, In q Quarterfnal
contest, Ga, 6-1.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Top Horses in HioIeoh Field;
Filies Compete at Santa Anita
BY the Assoeio,ed Pres.

MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 24.-Three
Of Americas leading stakes
horses-One Count, Battlefield
and Charlie McAdam - make
their 1858 racing debuts today
on a classy Hialeah program.
Mrs. Walter Jeffords' One
Count, the 1852 3-year -old cham
pion. will have his coming-out
party in the featured $4,000
Royal Palm Handicap, a mile
and-a-furlong test.
But One Count and other
Royal Palm contenders will have
to share the spotlight with the
sixth race, a 6-furlong allowance
in which George D. Widener's
Battlefield, biggest money win
ner still racing. and John G.
Clark's Charlie McAdam, will
launch their 1853 campaigns.
Battlefield and Charlie Nc
Adam nave, been training well
but are pointed for the later
100000 Widener and $50, ,O00
McIennan and aren't expected
to be at their peaks.
One Count faces q tough as
signment In the Royal Palm. He
must carry 124 pounds and take
on such q formidable foe as
Crafty Admiral, biggest money
winner Of 1852. Dave German
will handle One Count and Ken
Church will ride Crafty Admiral.
Also In the Royal Palm viii
be Mrs. e. L. Hopkins Three
Rings, seeking to equal Externi-
nator's record of winning one
stake on the fiat four times.
Rounding out the field for the
Royal Palm, EIialeah's first
major distance test for horses
aiming at the Widener, will be
Golden Gloves, Libba, Big
Stretch. Ancestor, LaFourche
Topside and Gushing Oil.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
DiMaggio Asks Court
For Custody Of Son
BY the Assoeioted Press

Los ANGELES, Jan. 24.-Joe
DiMaggio wants full custody Of
his 11-year-old son or at least
more opportunity to visit the boy.
The former New York Yankee
outfielder has filed q Superior
Court custody action seeking
modification Of the divorce decree
granted Actress Dorothy Arnold
DiMaggio in 1914.
Attorney Lloyd Wright. jr.. rep
resenting the hall player. said
Miss Arnold has been unco-oper-
ative In arranging visits between
DiMaggio and his son. Joseph
Paul DiMaggio III. The boy att.
tends q Hollywood military acad-
emy.
Last November Miss Arnold
sought q change In the divorce
order to increase the $3.50
monthly support for The boy to
$1,000 q month. DiMaggio put
into the record yesterday q 1949
agreement signed In New York
by which he has been paying
$3.50 q month besides educa-
tional expenses. Her action is
pending.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
BY the Asseeiated Press

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Jan. a.
"I've finally broken the jinx!"
Exulted Australia's Ken Nc
Gregor after beating willy Pancho
Segura for the first time in their
cross-country professional tennis
tour.
McGregor took Segura 4-6.
6-3, Ga last night at North
western University's McGaw Me-
mortal Hall. It's the only time
he's been able to beat Pancho
since their tour started. Segura
won all IL previous matches.
Meantime, Frank Sedgman,
McCsregor's former Davis Cup
teammate from Down Under.
went two matches up on Jack
Kramer in their series rivalry
with an 11-9, 3-6, 6-1 tri-
umph. Sedgman now has won
seven matches, Kramer five.
The Australians also are lead
ing In doubles. A Us victory
over Kramer and Segura last
night gave them a 7-6 edge in
that part of the transforming
exhibition tour.
Hopes to Win More Often.
McGregor, 23-year-old Aus
tralian champion, obviously was
pleased and confident after A.
nally beating the brilliant Sc
gura, whose smashing two-hand-
ed game has been far too much
for him in earlier appearances
throughout the country.
"I expect I'll start winning
more often," McGregor declared
to reporters after the match.
"I've been practicing right
along as we've toured the coun-
Evening star., 1953-01-24
No. Is Is Lucky for McGregor
As He Snaps Seguro's Streak

try and 7 think I'm improving.
After all, both Frank and I have
had trouble getting used to the
canvas courts"
McGregor wouldn't say that
he expected eventually to even
the score with Segura, the Ecua-
dorian who was three times ma
tional intercollegiate champion
before turning pro. However. he
wouldn't discount the possibility
of pulling up, either.
First Set Tires Kramer.
I'm sure I'll be doing better
now that the jinx has been
broken" he said.
Kramer, 81, appeared tired
after losing the long first set
to the 25-year-old Sedgman last
night and spent himself in a
victory rally in the second set
After taking the opening game
of the final set, he was an easy
victim of the Australians power
full game.
The Segura-McGre match
started as though Pancho would
have no trouble at all in run
ming his victory string to Is
The f1ashy Ecuadorian won the
first four games but then lost
his touch, erring frequently with
smashes that wouldn't clear the
net and base drives that were
just out OF bounds. McGregol
controlled the match the rest
Of the way.
The series continues tonight
on the Northwestern courts, then
hops to Milwaukee for matches
tomorrow.
Last nights program drew
'7,126 paying fans.
Evening star., 1953-01-24

acquired southpaw pitcher, and
Pitcher Walter Masterson.
Bill Werber. former major,
league star now residing here,
will be master Of ceremonies,
while Lou Fonseca, head OF the
Motion Picture Promotion for
both major leagues. win be guest
speaker.
Other honored guests viii In
clude Senator Edwin johnson Of
Colorado. president Of the West
ern Baseball League: Cal John.
son. former Congressman from
Maryland: George Preston Mar
shall, president Of the Washing.
ton Redskins pro football team:
Joe Judge and George McQuinn,
ex-major leaguers. and q host Of
Washington newspapermen and
sportscasters.
Home Plate Club awards viii
be made to the Military District
Of Washington, 1852 armed serv-
Ices champion: the He1rich
Brewers, washington sandlot
champions. and the washington
Boys Club, champion Of the Ma
tipnal Capital City League. Y
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Continued From First Page.)

NNO4L1uuSO 4IOx1 TUot 6dS6J
with Joe Louis, but with Tex
Rickard. the glamorous figure Of
the 1920s who promoted fights
in the grand manner.
Just as Mr.. Richards death in
1929 marked the end of one era
In boxing. SO did the retirement
of Uncle Mike" close another
chapter in pugilistic history.
Name known Later.
Mixes name did not become
known to the boxing public until
five or six years after Mr.. Rick
ards death, but the two had
been closely associated as far
back as 1921. when Mr.. Rickard
promoted the famed title bout
between Jack Dempsey and
Georges Carpenter at Boyles 80
Acres in New Jersey.
The story Is told that Mr..
Rickard suddenly discovered he
needed another 100000 for ex-
penseS and didn't know where it
was coming from. He made
known his plight to Mr.. Jacobs,
then one of Broadway's biggest
ticket brokers. BY promising
choice seats to other brokers, MIR.
Jacobs came up with the re-
quired cash. From then on he
and Tex apparently worked
closely.
When Mike entered the box
ing promotional field in 1884 he
brought with him this broker
age know-how and a willingness
to throw his money around to tie
up the key figures he needed to
control the fight game. He did
this by making advances" to i'm
portant fighters and managers, a
method that brought him much
criticism.
Mr.. Jacobs staged many cham
pionship bouts. but perhaps the
biggest was the return bout be-
tween Louis and challenger Billy
Conn at Yankee Stadium. June
10, 1946. Ringside seats for that
scrap sold at $100. A crowd of
1926 turned out and contrib
uted to a gross gate of 81 1926, ,564.
the second largest in boxing an
nails.
Got Tickets as NewsbOy.
One night back in the '90s
when Mike was just that
Jacobs kid" selling papers on
the sidewalks of New York and
peddling sandwiches in Tam
many Hall, a newspaper circula-
ton manager gave him two free
tickets to boxing match.
An acquaintance offered 81
for the tickets and Mike, some
what amazed, sold them prompt
ly. That transaction gave him
the germ of an idea which re-
suited eventually in bringing him
sports fame and fortune.
Roses and Tulips.
Yet he preferred the prize
winning roses and tulips he grew
on his estate at Rumson, N. j.,
to the power he welded in the
sporting world. He would rather
have his friends praise his cook
ing than to swing a Million
dollar championship show. He
was extremely proud Of the clam
sauce he concocted for spa
ghetti and the sizzling steaks he
loved to prepare for friends at
his estate.
Uncle Mike" was full of con-
tradictions. When the advance
sale for a big f1stic venture was
"golng good" he argued and
snarled at any one within range;
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Lesser Lights Lead,
Stars Trailing Field
In Phoenix Tourney
ey the Associated Pres.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. a.
The history Of the $4,000
Phoenix Open tournament is
studded with names Of famous
golfers. but you won't find any
Of the stars atop the field going
into the second round Of the
1858 event today.
Past winners have included
some great names in golf-Ben
Hogan. Byron Nelson, Bobby
Locke, and further back, KY
Laffoon and others.
Then there are Lloyd Man
grum, the 1852 winner; Lew
Worsham, the 1851 victor, and
Jimmy Demaret. winner in
1880. ,
The Hogans and Nelson's are
not competing here, but Man
grum teed or with q par II
behind him, which gave him q
tie for Goth place.
Worsham had q II, too, and
Demaret was trailing at "a. Cary
Middlecof had a first round ~:
Jim Turnesa a 73: Tommy Bolt
and Amateur Frank Stranahan
were listed at "a, and the 75's
included Ed Oliver, Jack Burke
and Lawson Little.
Leading the procession into
the second round was Jimmy
Clark of Laguna Beach, Calf ;,
with a 81.
Clark won the Wilmington, N.
c., and Fort Wayne, Ind, opens
last year. and was 18th in money
winnings with $4,000. He is
rated a promising younger
player after four years as a pro.
-Four lS-foot puts aided his
cause immeasurably.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
BY the Associu,ed Press

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 24.-Mary
Lena Faulk Of Thomasville, Ca,
the defending champion. meets
20-year-old vonnie Colby Of
Dania. Fla, today in the l8-hole
semifinal round of the Helen Lee
Doherty golf tournament.
In the other bracket Claire
Doran of Cleveland faced Bar
bara Romack of Sacramento,
Calf.
Miss Faulk reached the semi
finals yesterday with victories
over Mary Ann Downey Of At
lanta and Pat Garner Of Mid
land. Tex, both by the one-sided
score OF 5 and 4.
Miss Colby downed Dorothy
Kirby Of ATLANTA. 2 and |. in
The norI ing Yound and came
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Mike Jacobs, Fabulous Ruler
OF Boxing, Dies in Retirement

when business was slow he wa.
as pleasant as Santa Claus.
] Born on March 10. 1880, ir
lower New York. the third Of
nine children Of Isaac and Re-
becca Jacobs -his father ran q
tailor store-his youth gave little
| promise out Of the ordinary. He
attended school through sixth
grade and had to hawk papers
to help add to the family in
come.
Managed Caruso Tour.
His colorful career stretched
all the way from raising flowers
to operating a river excursion
steamboat line; from "speculat-
ing" tickets to building Q real
estate development near Red
Bank. N. j.; from promoting
all sorts Of prize fights to man
aging a concert tour for Enrico
CaruSc. Once he arranged q
speaking tour for Emily Pank-
hurst, noter British suffragette
There was neighborhood in
midtown New York that was
nicknamed Jacobs Beach" after
him. 1t was first called that be-
cause his ticket Office was To-
Gated there: later it became the
unofficial headquarters Of the
pugilistic prominents who met
to talk shop.
1t was always his boast that
his Office was under my hat" "
Even in later years, when he
occupied a Swank suite in the
heart of Broadway and employed
a large Office staff, he operated
on that principle.
Business Theories.
His chief business theories
were:
/. Always see the head man. i"
2. "Never let yourself be sur
prised."
He had his share of enemies.
They were competitors mostly
and fight managers who believed
he dealt too harshly with them
in percentages" and "gates. -
But he probably was no more
ruthless than other promoters in
a business notorious for cut
throat methods.
It was a legend that he never
saw a fight until 1885. but he
rwaS a familiar figure to ''insid-
erS" Of the sport for two decades
before that.
Successful Promotions.
After Mr.. Richards death, the
promotional business declined for
a while. Then Mr.. Jacobs began
to emerge as a promoter Of Milk
Fund and Christmas Fund bouts
in New York. He staged one
fight in the Bronx coliseum in
1884 which not only was a "sell
out" but 10000 were turned
away. Soon thereafter he or
gani0ed the goth Century Club
When Joe Louis star began to
appear on the horizon the shrewd
Jacobs signed him for his ex-
elusive services. AS the Brown
Bomber's prestige grew with his
knockouts. Mike made money in
proportion.
He still had tough opposition
from Madison Square Garden,
He had an historic legal battle
with 1.-The Garden" when he
signed Louis to fight Jim Brad
dock at Chicago and won.
He finally was called in to take
over, with his goth Century Club,
at the Garden. BY 1941 he
controlled all the fistic titles
from heavyweight down to the
lightweight divisions.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Landy Fails 10 Reach
|4-Minute Goal as He
Runs Mile in 4:O4.2
sy shs Asssciassd Press

PERTH, Australia, Jan. a.
John Landy's heralded try for
the worlds first four minute mile
failed today.
Running on q grass track for
the first time, the 22-year-old
Aussie was timed In 4:O4.2, far
below the world mark Of 4:O1.4
set by Sweden's Gunder Haegg
in 1045.
A record turnout OF $4,000
spectators at the Leederville
oval grass track was disappointed
In the young Aussie's failure to
even approach his own times Of
4:02.2 and 4:O2.8 during the
last month at Melbourne.
Landy outclassed his eight
competitors. winning by 12O
yards.
Extremely Hot, He Says.
II found it extremely hot on
the track" he said. "and went
for the record In the last lap
instead Of the third. Had ! run
the first three laps In three min-
utes, it would have come on"
The race. four times around
the Leederyille track, was run on
a summer day with the humidity
at 68 per cent. The noon tenn
perature was IS. but fell as a
breeze freshened.
Landy's victory gave him the
Australian national mile cham
pionship and q new West Aus
tralian mark for the event.
Before the race. Landy. run
ming from the No. ! lane, did not
think the weather conditions
would greatly affect his effort.
He seemed confident he would
turn in q good time. but did not
promise a spectacular run.
Landy. q student Of agricul-
tural science, first attracted the
attention Of the track world on
December Is when he ran his
4:02.1 mile.
Third Fastest Mile.
This was the third fastest time
ever recorded for the distance
and was only 7/1Oths Of second
slower than Haegg's world rec
ord. However. the mark goes
into the record books as 4:O2.2
since all races above 1000 meters
must be timed in flfths because
of the belief that 10-second
watches become inaccurate after
two minutes.
Three weeks after that run,
which broke the Australian rec
ord OF 400. the curly haired
meteor ran q 4:02.8 mile under
miserable conditions.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
British Boxer Is Killed
By First Round Kayo
By shs Associdssd Press

ST. PETER PORT, Isle Of
Guernsey, Jan. 24.-Len Lorier.
80. who was this Channel is
lands amateur light heavy
weight boxing champion In 194S.
was knocked out and killed in
the first round Of d. bout last
night.
Hit In the jaw by his opponent,
John Veron. in 3 match for the
championship. he fell against
the ropes and slid to the canvas.
He was dead when q doctor
reached his side.
Fourteen boxers have died
after British ring contests since
the war. four Of them last year.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
FIGHTS Last NIGHT

NEW YORK (St. Nicholas Arena -
pointed Bobby Jones. 162. Oakland,
WALLx. WALLA. wash.--Ted .srieer..
lowry l6z, Boise. Idaho. knocked out
al SpauldinR, 220, Eureka, Calf, g..
CAEN France Charles Humez, Paris.
knocked out Widmef Milnndri, Italy, q.
(AKiddleWeiGhts. but exact WEIGHTS not
avAilabIe.I
Johnson 1341 ". England, stopped frank
F1anneYEs 1894, Australia, 10. kFcK
8ritish empire NehtWaight titl9.l
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Crowd Boos Decision
Giving Bout 10 Troy
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 24--Willie
Troy. unbeaten Washington ID.
Co. youngster. probably Is the
only middleweight who wants
no part Of the championship
elimination tournament.
"We'n fight all the guys In
the tournament" said AL Well,
co-manager, 'ebut the boy isn't
ready to go more than 10 rounds
yet. He'd have to 90 Is II he
ever got to the tournament finals.
He's only 90. There's lots OF
time"
Well isn't alone in his ideas
about Troy. Many Of the 2.100
customers who paid $3,420 to see
him win a split decision over
Bobby Jones of Oakland last
night at st. Nicholas Arena also
think Troy doesn't belong in the
tournament. And they aren't
worrying about his tender age.
Hoots and feet-stomping
greeted the GA votes Of Referee
Mark Conn and Judge America
Schiavone for Troy. Cheers
greeted Judge Art Aidala's 5-4-1
ballot for the 3-to-1 underdog
from California. The A. p. card
gave Troy a slim 5-4-1 edge. It
was the 18th straight win for the
20-year-old Golden Gloves grad
uate who hadn't fought since
October %.
Jones, q clever bobbing veteran
with a feather-duster punch,
made Troy look bad at times.
Often Willie's punches whistled
through thin air while Jones
slammed right-hand leads to the
chin. But nothing happened.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Is to Broadcast
All Mats Comes Auuin

Station WWDC, which has
broadcast the Mats games since
1912, again win be the radio OUT
let for all of Washington's 154
American League games this
year. Arch McD Donald, Bob Wolff
and Bailey Goss viii handle the
description.
The broadcasts will be CO.
sponsored by the National Brew
ing Co. and Phillips Radio and
Television Co., who also plan to
broadcast some Of the preseason
exhibition games.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Helen Doherty Journey Reaches Seminal

back in the afternoon to elm
mate Mrs. Charles Harting Of
Miami, 5 and 4.
Miss Doran, q former Doherty
champion, defeated Polly Riley
Of Fort Worth, Tex. 2 and !,
then disposed of Edean Ander-
son of Helena, Mont, 4 and 8.
Miss Romack ousted Mrs. Mau-
rice Click of Baltimore. 2 and l,
and Marge Mason Of Ridgewood,
N. j.. by the same score.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Stroud Leuyinc Service

TOKYO, Jan. "a (FJ. First 1t.
Jack Stroud, 1850 Tennessee
football captain, IS scheduled 10
leave Camp Drake shortly for
discharge III the United States.
He plans to play fooothall with
the NOV York Giants next fail.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Boiling Bows Aouin

SAMPSON AIR FORCE BASE,
N. Y. Jan. "a Rl Simpsons
crack basketball team posted It's
second win In two nights over
Boiling Air Force Base, 98-78.
last night to run its victory
J streak to games.