Evening star., 1953-11-05

forgot Bobo thought opening games, especially in
Washington with the President of the United States looking
on were invented with him in mind.
ODDLY CAsCARELLA only failed to win that opener
but he didn't single game that BY 1887 he had
ded to the Cincinnati Reds and after 8 he had departed
from the big league scene. And where is he now?
Well, that the road called Laurel? It's
only the best track by far in Maryland to the least It's
sort of Tai Mahal with 81 windows. It's where they're
running the $6000 Washington D. c. international Saturday
lot of eXbal players, great stars have worked
or still are working-behind seller windows sellers
don't get their printed the Joe Cas-
and Secretary"
Laurel in the autumn anything but pleasant,
Scencal but ranscends that description And Cas-
defensive and offensive support from Sch as George Gar
rett former Ambassador to Ireland; Les Be and few
others, has helped make Laurel showplace.
MORE THAN MONEY poured into Laurel although
$25 million not tnconsiderable investment Somebody
thought up international race, by
ton only. pulled off the first time last year
Wilwyn English horse, it, They're staging it again
Saturday this time with probable field of H. including
Wiwyn.
Cascarela talking yesterday press luncheon eve
have 3yearold classics in this country he saying
The Kentucky Derby by good promotion they've made
this great insofar public interest concerned
But the Belmont aside from few breeders and horse
players in the New York what does have to offer?
Our International maybe few away from being
recognized the true classics But we're
We're matching various methods of training Englands
against own Frances against Ireands, CheS against
"The jockeys ride differently. The International matches
styles of riding training and breeding It's got to be
of widespread we've got correspondents from
England France Ireland and just couple of hours
applications from some Japanese"
CASCARELLA WASN'T A bad jockey in his right,
his profession and in his day. bench jockey he
basso baritone jockey in baseball finds his voice
pretty well blended and therefore unistingushed during
exchange of Establishments but when Joseph cut
loose his unmatched by perhaps Buddy
Hassett
There recollection that either tenor, Cascaela
HaSSett turned out of ball park because their distn
gushed voices sharply identified by umpire
Hase neither did much aside from making tenor noises
He fair pitcher Cascarela, with lot of style but
track magnate he's much better The evidence at
least points to it, Joe may not be the No. guiding light
behind this fantastic Laurel track but he's drawback
either The knows his way around and you've got to
admit he's versatile Not many young become big league
pitchers iddn enors and track impresarioS
all long before reaching SO.
CaScarela however is model of modesty I'm the only
pitcher for whom they bindfoded Charlie Gehrnger-and
still he hit three doubles off me-" he says. "Im the only
pitcher against whom bater-Gehringer agai-ht for
lifetime average of .914 the only Isten this is
my past"
1t is a heluva race Joe puts it. A mile and half
turf with the horses bred in half dozen different
tries The feeling here is that CaScarela has stuff
the ball than he had IS years ago.