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Evening star., 1953-04-28
Royal Bay Gem Uses
Race as Workout, but
Is Probable Favorife
Dy tho Asseeiassd Dpess

LOUISVILLE. KY. April 28.-
Selection of the complete cast
for the 10th running Of the Ken
lucky Derby is expected to be
virtually completed today after
the running Of the mile Derby
Trial at Churchill Downs.
The Trial, dwarfed by the
Derby itself in both purse and
Importance, attracted q field Of
IS. three or four more than are
expected to start Saturday in
the mile-and-one-quarter run for
a share in the 500. padded
purse and a garland Of red roses.
Post time for Saturdays s.
year-old classic Is 4::30 pm. East
ern Standard Time. CHS will
televise and broadcast the pre-
race festivities. the race itself,
and the crowning Of the cham
pion from 4 to 4:45 pm.
Workout Main Object.
Owners and trainers of at
least six Of the Trial nominees
are more interested IN seeing
their horses get in good work.
out than winning the 100000
added event. OF course, they
would have no objection to
banking the winners share.
For the other nine, however,
the edict is "show something"
or stay in your stall Saturday
when the bands send the strains
of MY Old Kentucky Home"
reverberating over the ancient
Downs before more than 100,-
900 persons.
The six who need not win, or
necessarily be close, in order to
qualify for the big test are head
ed by today's probable favorite,
Royal Bay Gem, the come-from-
behind horse owned by Eugene
Constantin, jr., Dallas oil re-
finery operator.
In fact Trainer Clyde Trout
was outspoken in saying he had
entered the Chesapeake Stakes
winner in the Trial more for the
workout than for the money.
May Be Too Short.
"Of course. we would like to
win," he said, @but the distance
may be too short. Regardless of
what he does today, he'll be in
Saturdays lineup"
The other f1ve who are using
the Trial chiefly as a workout
are the G. & G. Stables Money
Broker. Edward M. Goemans'
Arkansas Derby winner, Curragh
King; Mrs. j. Payson Adams
English-bred Blue Repeater, Mrs.
Ada L. Rice's Mr.. Paradise and
Mrs. u. E. D. Shaffer's Hit the
Spot.
In the group who must prove
themselves are Spy Defense.
Evening star., 1953-04-28

Berseem, Sir Mango, Dark Star,
Red Speed, Ram o War, Thax-
ter, Warless and Blenriam.
If any of today's field steals
the show Saturday from the
leading actors, Alfred Wander
bilt's unbeaten Native Dancer
and Mrs. Gordon Guiberson's
Correspondent. 1t is expected to
be Royal Bay Gem.
AS many of the horsemen on
the backstretch forecast the
race, Correspondent, ridden by
Eddie Arcaro, will break from
the post on top or close to it,
with Ben F. Whitaker's Tahitian
King battling with him for the
lead during the early running.
Eric Guerin will have Native
Dancer within striking distance.
while Royal Bay Gem, piloted
by Jimmy Combest, figures to be
far back.
Some Changes in Stretch.
There'l probably be some
shuffling of positions as the field
swings down the backstretch.
with Native Dancer closer to the
pace but with Royal Bay Gem
still among the trailers.
Once they turn for home,
however. the horsemen predict
the Dancer will challenge Cor
respondent as Tahitian King
calls it quits and Royal Bay
Gem comes driving from be-
hind. From there to the finish,
it will be a question whether
Correspondent can hold of Ma
tive Dancers famed stretch bid
or whether Royal Bay Gem s
closing charge viii be enough
to take it all.
Native Dancer, together with
Social Outcast and Invigorator,
arrived from New York yester-
day. And no horse could have
looked more fit and unconcerned
than the Vanderbilt gray, un-
beaten in nine races as q 2-year-
old and victorious in his two
outings this season.
NEW YORK. April %. (P)-
Laffango. still showing signs of
soreness in his legs, will be rest
ed and then shipped to Garden
State Park instead of going to
Louisville for the Kentucky
Derby, according to Trainer Mer-
ritt Buxton.
The Trio Stable colt, regarded
as one of the East's leading Der
by hopes. missed the Wood Me-
mortal Saturday because Of a
recurrance Of . foot injury.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Williams BeIittIes
Second Brush With
Death Over Korea
By the Asseeiafed Press

WITH U. s. FIRST MARINE
AIR WING. Korea. April 28.--
Capt. Ted williams, former Bos-
ton Rex Sox slugger. belittles his
second brush with death in 21a
months in . Marine Jet In
Korea.
"1t wasn't important" VIII
lial1ls said today.
The right wing tip Of williams
Panther Jet was smashed by Com
munist flax yesterday while he
was flying a mission over Chin
nampo. on the west coast Of
North Korea.
In February Williams plane
was struck by flax and he made
a dead-stick landing. 1t was his
first mission in Korea.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
First Western Swinq
Not Likely 10 Clarity
Pennant Race in AL.
By the Asseeiated RresS

The majors swing into the
first intersectional lap Of the
long grind today, but the initial
swing will not be a true test Of
pennant contenders in the
American League, at least.
BY some schedule-making
quirk. the leading Cleveland In
dians have only seven games
with invading Eastern clubs, and
just one with the Yankees.
National League Western clubs
coming East are expected to aim
for the pace-making Phillies.
who are riding an eight game
winning streak. With Western
and Eastern clubs alternating in
the standings for the next couple
Of places, the flag race could be
a real intersectional battle this
year.
The Phillies begin an 11-game
stand at home against the Cardi-
mails.
EvaluatiOn Of Trades.
The experts also will get a
better evaluation of winter trades
as the long campaign begins to
unfold. The much-discussed
deal involving First Basemen
Ferris Fain of the Chicago White
Sox and Philadelphia's Eddie
Robinson is particularly inter-
esting. They have identical 1862
batting averages for II games,
but the long-ball blasting Rob-
inson has hit one homer and
batted in eight runs. while Fain
has no round-trippers and only
two runs batted in.
Other slow starters are Vern
Stephens. acquired from the
White Sox by Boston; Owen
Friend, who went to Detroit
from st. Louis. and Johnny
Groth. who went from the Tigers
to the Browns. A crack at new
opponents may change their out
look.
Earl Torgeson Of the Phillies,
who batted a puny .230 for the
Braves last year. is slugging the
ball at a 1857 clip and giving the
Phils the left-hand punch they
missed at the plate last year. His
15-hit collection includes four
doubles and a homer and seven
runs batted in.
Others Start Slowly.
Several other players traded
since last season have failed to
hit their stride. These include
Andy Pafko to Milwaukee from
Brooklyn. Joe Adcock to Mil
waukee from Cincinnati and Cal
Abrams from Brooklyn to Pitts
burgh.
More deals may be shaping UP.
General Manager Hank Green
berg of Cleveland and Charlie
Gehringer of Detroit, and Man
ager Freddy Hutchinson Of the
Tigers got together in Detroit
yesterday to discuss q, possible
trade. Greenberg is reported to
be seeking o. pitcher, possibly
Art Houtten1an. for an outfielder
who could be Dale Mitchell.
None would comment when
the session broke up.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
| Showers Predicted
By Weather Bureau
For Derry Saturday
by NJ Asse.,,e.iafed ). Prsss

LOUISVILLE, KY. April
E2a.-Three Kentucky Derby
enominees stretched their
legs at Churchill Downs to-
day a few hours before the
Weather Bureau forecast
probable showers for Derby
- Wigh prospects Of a damp
track Saturday, the handlers
of Native Dancer. Corre-
spondent and Ace Destroyer
had reason to be thankful
they used an "off" track to
work their charges today.
Native Dancer walked
once around the Downs
strip and then logged once
around. He wasn't timed.
Correspondent breezed six
furlongs in lis As.
Ace Destroyer worked a
mile and an eighth and
Trainer Lewis Finley said he
would start in the Derby.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Washington May Get
MiIwaukee's Team,
In Pro Cage League

The Milwaukee Hawks Of the
National Basketball Association
may transfer their franchise to
Washington and set up business
at Uline Arena.
The Uline Arena people them
selves. who once took a good
shot at pro basketball here with
the Caps, are not interested in
going back int the business. but
are willing to rent the plant to
some one with an established
NBA team.
Jack Riley, manager of Uline's.
said nothing definite has been
done about transferring the Mil
waukee franchise to Washington.
but that it is being considered by
Ben Kerner, owner-manager Of
the team.
TV Endorser Interested.
Riley said there Is Q television
sponsor willing to pay q pretty
good sum" for television rights to
NBA games. and that other con-
siderations might make 1t worth
while to bring in one Of the
Western NBA teams.
The Indianapolis club is ex-
pected to fold and that would
leave only Milwaukee, Minneap-
oils and Fort Wayne on the
Western edge of NBA territory.
If one Of those clubs transferred
East, travel expenses would be
much less.
"A team coming here would
be able to go to most of its out
of-town games by comparative
short train rides instead Of long
plane hops" Riley pointed out.
With that saving in travel ex-
pense-and those long trips
really cost you-plus what they
can get for television. an estab-
llshed team will have q good
chance of making a go of pro
basketball in Washington.
Would Mean Realignment.
1T might not be worthwhile
for us, or someone else, to buy q
franchise and gather a new team
of players, but for some one who
already has franchise and play
ers it is worth considering" Ri
ley added.
If the MilwaukeeS should trans
fer to Washington and Indianap-
oils folds, realignment of the
NBA divisions would be needed.
Minneapolis. Fort Wayne and
Rochester might join Syracuse
in the Western division. leaving
Washington. New York. Boston.
Baltimore and Philadelphia in
the East for a nine-team league.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Redskins Get HoIfbock Barry
And Guard Longe From Rams

turned from two years duty with
the Marines.
Lange, the. Rams first-string
offensive right guard for the last
two years, standsh 6-foot-2 and
weighs $50 pounds. He is IS
and lives in Dayton, Ohio. Lange
played with the University of
Dayton from 1947 through 1949.
Lambeau said he was able. 10
make the deal because the Rams
have a number of good men re-
turning from military service. He
added that the Rams held up the
trade for while by demanding
the Redskins No. / draft choice.
The Redskins are hoping that
Barry will be the combination
ball carrier blocking back that
Lambeau wants at left half.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Muureen in Italian Tennis

ROME, April % (R.-Maureen
Connolly, United States National
women's tennis champion, and
Julia Sampson, United States
junior champion, arrived here by
air from New York. The two
girls will remain in italy three
weeks and play some tourna-
mentS.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Pockers Sign Billy Hair

GREEN BAY, Wis, April %.
(P).-Billy Hair, Clemson half
back, signed today to play pro-
fessional football for the Green
Bay Packers. Hair. 178-pound-
er, was drafted by the Packers
q year ago for 1858 delivery after
sensational seasons at Clemson
as a sophomore and junior.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Minor Leagues
Nv TIA Assae;n1aA Bras.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
springfield, 80; Buffalo, SIS.
(only yx,ffasFTcAS ,ffsFRTscs AsshssssS|sdii hHsssS|sddii1.r1os.
IKndianapol,S. K.n:s. ptS. 3; TolsSo,, s;!s,,I. /;
st.. Paul s.: Minneapolis. 1.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville 8; Atlanta, 5.
New Orleans, 5; Little Rock, 1.
Birmingham, Z; Mobile, 8.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
mo games scheduled)
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Dallas, z; Houston. 4.
Fort Worth, IL: San Antonio, z.
Shreveport. 3; Oklahoma City. o.
Tulsa, 4: Beaumont, O.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Williamsport at Albany, 2, postponed,
schenecsady at Scranton, postponed.
wiikes-Barre at Elmira. 2, postponed
BinEhamton at Reading, postponed,
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Sioux City. 8; Colorado SPRINGS. o.
Pueblo, 8; pes Moines. o.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Jaeksonville, 8; Charleston, 8.
Macon, 10. Columbus, 2.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Edmonton Hockey Chump

EDMONTON. April 20 (P.-
Bud POLES Edmonton Flyers won
the Western Hockey League
championship last night by rout-
ing the Saskatoon Quakers, ga.
before the seasons best crowd Of
5000 fans.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Richards Picks Mats,
Hungry for a Streak,
As Test for Rookie
By Burton Hawkins
Stor SfufF correspendens


CHICAGO. April 2e.-Man-
ager Paul Richards is seeking
help for q White Sox pitching
staff which thus far hasn't
pleased him and accordingly will
send Rookie Connie johnson to
the mound against the Mats to-
day when the clubs open a two
game series.
Richards wants to determine
If johnson, a towering Negro
schooled at Colorado Springs last
season, is likely to bolster his
staff. He regards the Mats, with
their 3-8 record, as likely guinea
pigs.
Despite the best White Sox
start IN the three-year regime
Of Richards, the lean manager
isn't satisfied with the pitching
he has been receiving. Tommy
Byrne is of to a shaky start
and Saul Rogovin has been
pounded twice.
Masterson Seeks Win. No. 2.
Bucky Harris, who would set
tie for Richards problems and
Chicago'S IA record, will coun-
ter by sending Walter Master
son out for his second win. Mas
terson blanked Boston on flve
hits in his first start, but per-
mitted a four-run lead to van
ish and lost a 6-5 decision to
Philadelphia in his last effort.
Harris is hoping the Mats Sd
conquest of the Yankees Sunday
in New York, which snapped a
four-game losing streak, will pro-
mote a string Of victories in the
West. where the Mats will play
nine games.
The Mats would like to create
the same sort of splash they
achieved in 1949, when they won
a game at Philadelphia, then
carried on to win eight more
before the dream was smashed.
That club ultimately landed in
the basement, of course, but the
Mats prefer to limit their recol-
lections to that pleasant first
Western trip.
Hopes to Get Hot.
Maybe we can get hot out
here" Harris said. I'VE have a
few fellows on the club capable
Of betting home runs and these
parks in the West offer better
targets than we get at home. If
we start to hit a little better we
can close ground"
Bucky has been buoyed by the
terrific batting display put on by
Jim Busby Sunday. when the
speedy centerfielder crashed two
home runs, a double and a
single. Harris is looking for Pete
Runnels. batting .l18, to give the
club a lift.
II nearly took Runnels out OF
the lineup in New York, y Harris
declared tbut then decided to
let him light 1t out. After all
there wasn't a fellow in the line
4 up last year I'd rather have seer
at bat in a tight spot. He hi
left-handers as well as right.
handlers. I think he'll gel
Strengthened out all right"
| Shea Ready for Test.
Spec Shea, who has pitched
only two innings in nearly si1
weeks. declares he's ready tc
test his arm again. Bucky may
ease Spec into a relief role be.
fore trusting him with a start.
ing assignment.
Shea walked off the mound al
Orlando, Fla, in a game with
the Dodgers March II. He
pitched two innings against the
Pirates at Pittsburgh April IL
but when he warmed up a few
days later he was forced to
quit. He hasn't pitched a ball
during the regular season, but
says his shoulder and arm mis-
cries have vanished.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Probable Pitchers
AMERICAN LEAGUE

washington at Characterization
1-Dvs. Connie johnson 0-0).
New York at St. Louis (nighO-Raschi
U-D VS.. Cain U-O.
Philadeiphia at Cleveland tniRht,-
Shantz. u-2) or Byrd DID VS.. Garcia
u-0.
Boston at. Observation-Disclosures DID
vs.. Hoeft G-0).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee at New York night)--Sur-
kont 2-0 VS.. Jansen U-D.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn fnighD-Raf-
fensberger (0-D vs.. Erskine (2-0) or Roe
(0-m. ,- .
St. Louis at Philadelphia (night>-
Haddix G-D or Presko u-0 vs.. Kon-
Chicago at Pittsburgh tniEht)-Rush
Old VS.. Dickson U-2).
Evening star., 1953-04-28
WIN, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Star Stoff Correspondent

LOUISVILLE, APRIL 28-Its hard to believe 20 years
passed since Brokers Tip and Head Play staged that
unfogettabe stretch duel in the Kentucky Derby That
1888 when the respective riders Don Meade and Herb
Evening star., 1953-04-28

Fisher, put on two-man, tWo-horSe rodeo,
tugging at each others saddle cloths and
lashing out with their whips before Brokers
Tip won by nose.
It's even harder to believe that only two
Derbys since then have been close enough
to warrant study Of the finish line photos
or consultation among the judges. But
that's the record and, if Native Dancer is all
he looks to be, If Correspondent can't carry
his speed over 10 furlongs and If Royal Bay
Gem can't approximate the early pace, this
18th Derby is apt to be like most of the
others since 1888
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Major League Standings
Tuesday. April, 23. 1883.
AMERICAN.

Results Yesterday.
None scheduled.
Games TodSy.
Wash. at Chi, 1880.
Boston at Detroit.
N. Y. at St. L. (nl.
phila. ct CleYe. (n).
Gamss TOmerToW.
Wash. at Chit. 1870.
Boston ct Detroit.
n. Y. at 81. Louis.
Phila. at Cleveland.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
None scheduled.
Games To-day.

Games To-day.
Nil. at N. Y. (nl.
Clnci. at Bklyn. (n)
81. I. at Phila. (n).
Chicago at Pitts. (nl.
Games Tomorrow.
Nil. ct New York.
Cincin. at Hklyn.
8. L. at Phila, (n).
Chi. At Pitts. (n).
Evening star., 1953-12-18
y. S. archaeological Superiority
While Russia Leads America in Numbers Of Troops,
We Still Are Far Ahead in Scientific Development

division and plane for plane.
Not only do they represent a
population of slightly more
than 800 million peoples as
against half as many Ameri-
cans and free allies. But the
cost of the upkeep of such a
vast force in combat readiness
for an uncertain length of time
would surely lead to total
bankruptcy.
One single item can tell the
full story. An American private
receives sos a month while his
counterpart in the U. S. S. r.
receives about 50 a month and
the Chinese less than SO cents.
The pay, uniform, food. medi-
cal attention and recreation
for each member of the Amer
ican armed forces amount to
about $4,000 a year. In the
U. s. S. r. the cost is esti-
mated at less than $500. Hence
the 20 combat divisions we
now have in Germany, Korea,
Japan and territorial United
States cost the taxpayer more
than the estimated 200 Soviet
divisions. It is true that Soviet
generals are more costly be-
cause Of the emolumentS added
to their pay than are the
American or Western opposite
numbers. But the number of
general officers and admirals
Is negligible compared to the
rank and file Of fighting men.
Reductions are expected not
only in our military and naval
personnel (the Air Force may
be increased but also In am
munition production. This
could be injurious if it were not
for a nearly adequate stock
pile of these Sinews of defense
which we have built up in the
last 18 months of the Korean
fighting.
Thus. while the armed Serv-
ices will experience a reduction
of their appropriations, which
is unpleasant but necessary if
we want to keep our economic
and financial solvency, the
main efforts will be directed
toward stepping up research
and the creation of new types
Evening star., 1953-12-18

Thus Communist authority
supports the view of Father
Cardinal and myself. not of
Mr.. Davis and the Rev. Mr..
Melish, who argued that COM
munism does not challenge
Christianity-and that Chris
tianity should not challenge
communism.
Communist "fre e d om."
truth" and light" are, in
deed, diametrically opposed to
Christian concepts of freedom,
truth, and light, and I hope
that those churchmen who
have refused to recognize this
fact will take the Communists
word for it if they would not
take mine!
Last June the East German
government conceded to the
Ca h Ollie and Evangelical
churches the right to have
youth organizations. Evident
ly the Communists doubted
that these could keep alive
Christian ideals against the
governments control of edu-
cation and its power to organ
1ze Communist pioneers" and
free German youth"
The concession eased the
tension between the state and
the Christian communities,
especially as numerous pastors,
in both East and West Ger
many. diSapprove some policies
of the West German govern
ment, the outstanding example
being Martin Niemoeller.
total pacif1st, opposed to Ger
man rearmament.
But it is evident that even
political opportunism could
not overcome the different
allegiances which communism
and Christianity demand of
sincere believers. The idea
of a Christian society. based
on the inviolability of the
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

Ike asks Republican leaders to plan forward looking"
Republican will the far horizonsin
search of another good spot to mark time in.
Republican Representative Taber predicts Congress
spending another IS billion chicken
compared the country by
losing the last election
The United States plans to explain" % proRed Amer
in Korea by sound truck The Government awfy
busy sockping enough Reds for Congress get
IkeS defense team itself bottled
sales military posts What's good for the always
good for the general voters
The Sovets ousted Police Beria confessed
crimes going back to 1919 Bera
They he tapped the Kremin
order his favore Russian scientist to invent the telephone
The Army it will install first Nike guided
missile 20 miles Washington time
the seat of Government been fortified
chair pad.
Maj Yeager who few 2a speed the
day. predicts oudstance every
sound except that of woman'S voice.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Constantine Brown

Among the major topics to
be discussed at the White
House this week between Pres
ident Eisenhower and congress
sional leaders will be the trim
ming Of the defense budget
which is expected to be re-
duced by some $5 billion. 1t is
believed this cut will not affect
seriously the fighting potential
Of our armed forces. Nor is
1t likely to affect the security
Of vulnerable areas in the
United States or in the Pa
cific.
Some lean" may have to
be trimmed with the fat"
particularly in personnel. But
by and large, according to
SpokeSmen for the fighting
services, they will be able to
remain on the alert. The Chief
Executive happens to be a
former theater commander. So
are most of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. AS such they have an
advantage over their predeces-
SorS who had no such large
command experience.
The cuts recommended by
the Joint Chiefs and reported
approved by Gen. Eisenhower
are based on the fact that the
strength of the Nations de-
fenses must be in direct pro-
portion to the economic and
financial strength of the coun-
try. They also have been
prompted to recommend or in
dorse the reduced appropria-
ton for national defense by
the knowledge that if we were
faced with a major war, the
Nation would not hesitate to
tighten its belt and make the
necessary sacrifices to win the
contest.
The civilian and military
leaders of the defense forces
realize fully that it would be
sheer folly to attempt to
match the Russians and their
satellites, including the 500
million Chinese, division for