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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
BY the Associated Press

The baseball pennant races
pass the first of their three most
familiar landmarks today with
the Yankees breezing in front
in the American League and
the Braves hanging on stub
bornly the National.
The fans usually take a spe-
cial look at the standings after
the Memorial Day, Fourth of
July and Labor Day doublehead-
ers, since these dates split the
season into four convenient
quarters.
Nobody particularly claims the
leaders on Memorial Day will
be hot pennant contenders in
late September, but the records
of the last five seasons show
that. any club as much as five
games behind after today's twin
bills is pretty much out of the
running.
Using this arbitrary figure
this year you would eliminate
Philadelphia, st. Louis and De-
troit in the American League
and Pittsburgh, Chicago and
Cincinnati in the National. Bos-
ton and Washington in the
American would have to be con-
sidered doubtful.
How Races Worked Out.
Here's how the races have
worked out in recent years:
1952-The Dodgers were a half
game behind the Giants after
the Memorial Day games and the
Yankees were 312 behind Cleve-
land. The Dodgers won the pen
nant by Az games, the Yanks
by 2 games.
1951-The Giants were AZ
behind Brooklyn and the Yanks
were 2 back of Cleveland. The
Giants won the pennant in a
playof against the Dodgers. The
Ysnks won by five games.
195O-The Phillies were ~
games behind Brooklyn and the
Yankees were 3 in front of
Detroit. The Phils won by two,
the Yanks by three.
1949-Brooklyn and Boston
were tied and the Yankees were
Az ahead of the Red Sox. Both
Brooklyn and the Yanks won
by a game and a half.
1948-The Braves trailed the
Giants by three games and
Cleveland was one game back
of Philadelphia. Boston won by
6la games and the Indians beat
the Red Sox in a playoff.
National League Race Close.
After yesterdays games only
two lengths separate the first
place Braves from the fourth
place PhillieS in the National
League. st. Louis and Brooklyn
moved within half a game of the
top as the Cardinals trounced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
bill Vukovich Fovorite of Fans
In Todoy's Indianapolis 500

There was an extra incentive
for Vukovich, Jack McGrath, Jim
Rathmann and other drivers
noted as pace-SetterS.
The separate prize fund for
lap leaders, the drivers in front
on each 21a-mile circuit, had
beer increased from 500 to $3.50
a lap.
If anybody led all the way,
something which never has been
done, he would pick up $50, 900
in lap, prizes alone.
The lineup:
FIRST ROW.
Bill VukovichY, Fresno, Calf. Fuel
lnj Sstt Special 1892 m:p;h.
cor-Elgin Piston Pin Special, 49, $40
Jack McGrath. South Pasadena. Calf,
Hinkle Special, 136.602.
SECOND ROW.
Manuel Ayulo, Los Angeles, Peter
,oz Ands Linden. Los =, Ap nsd cop-sil-
Tony Bettenhausen FINLEY Park. ILL.,.
Agajanian Special 136.024.
THIRD ROW.
Jerry Hoyt Indianapolis, John link
Johnny Parsons. Sherman oaks, Calf.
daS Sfm spe afa.' 1s 9q5Sink caiif' Bar
FOURTH ROW.
Special 137 .46S. ~ '' "~A'i
:, Bob Scott. Los Angeles. Belond Aqua
To nd "a ali
Welding Special, 1890.
FIFTH ROW.
Gene Hartley, Fort Wayne. Ind, Fed
e gS.I Engineering Detroit Special, 1871
walter Faulkner Long Beach. Calf.
Donald L. IRELAND. Redonddo Beach,
Calf. Don Estes Special. 136.667.
SIXTH ROW.
Chuck Stevenson. Milwaukee Aga
1anian Special 136.560.,
Engineering Detroit Special, 1929.
Travis Spider! Webb, Dayton. Ohio
Lubri-Loy Special. 136.16S.
SEVENTH ROW.
Carl Scarborough. Clarkstown. Mich.
Ernie Mccoy Reading. Pa. Chap
Jimmy .Daywalt. wabash. Ind. su-
mar Special. 135.747.
EIGHTH ROW.
Marshall league. Daytona Beach,
Fla. Fullerton Special. 1921.
Mike Nazaruk, Freeport, N. Y, Kala-
mazoo Special, 135.706.
Pat Flaherty, Glendale, Calf, Peter
Schmidt Special, 30. 66S.
NINTH ROW.
Jim Rathman, Miami, Fla, Trayelon
Trailer Special, 135.666.
Duke Nalon; Chicago. Now Governor
Special. 1875 61.
Duane Carter. indianapolis, Miracle
Power Special. 135.267.
TENTH ROW.
Bill Holland. Indianapolis, Crawford
Bob swetkeTt, indianapolis. Dean Lines
Carl Midday, Culver City, Calf, Miracle
Power Special, l36.096.
ELEVENTH ROW.
Jim Bryan, Phoenix, Arig.. Blakely
Oil Special, 135.506
Jimmy Davies, Van Mugs. Calf. Pat
Clancy Special, 135.303.
Johnny Thomson. Lowell, Mass. DR..
Sabourin Special. 135.262.
ALTERNATES.
Eddie johnson, Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio,
City of Detroit Special 135.237.
Johnny rolan. Denver. Elakely OIL
Special, 1874 $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
BY the ASseeiotsd Press

PARIS, May 30.-Maureen
Connolly. the United States and
Wimbledon tennis queen, today
won the French championship
In her first shot at the title by
defeating Doris Hart of Coral
Gables, Fla, 60, ga.
A near-capacity crowd of H.
900 in Roland Garros Stadium
saw the 1S-year-old blonde from
San Diego. Calf, gain sweet re-
venge for her recent loss to Miss
Hart in the Italian champion
ships at Rome recently.
Meanwhile. Vic Seixas of Phil
adelphia and Australia's Ken
Rosewall were to meet in the
mems singles finals and the
match may indicate whether the
United States can win back the
Davis Cup from the Aussies.
SeixaS. Second-ranked Ameri-
can player, defeated Lewis Hoad,
young Australian star, on his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Ed FurgoI Holds Slim
Western Open Lead
By the Associated Press

ST. LOUIS. May 30.-Easy-
going Ed Furgol of st. Louis leads
the field today as the 50th annual
Western Open golf tournament
turns into the third and semi
final round.
The field was trimmed to the
low so scorers and ties yester-
day after So holes.
Furgol took the lead late in
the day, coming home with a
two-under-par So that gave him
a 1873 total and a one-stroke lead
over Dutch Harrison of Ardmore,
Okla, and Freddie Haas of New
Orleans.
Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago,
the defending champion, and
Skee Riegel of Tulsa, are three
strokes back at al. Marty
Furgol, no relation to Ed, fell
we'll back in the second round
after sharing the lead with Haas
on the first days So. He posted
| a ~ Yesterday for a las total.
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Memorial Day Finds Yankees
Breezing, Braves Hanging On

Milwaukee, III, and the
Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh.
IA. Philadelphia routed the
Giants, 1873, and last-place Gin
cinnati finally won it's 10th game
Of the season, a 6-3 verdict over
Chicago.
The Yankees won slugging
duel from, the Athletics, 1877.
and moved four full games in
front of the second-place White
Sox, who were beaten, 81. by
Cleveland. st. Louis scored six
runs in the 18th inning to whip
Detroit, lis, for the fifth time
in five games. and Washington
defeated Boston, AZ.
Trailing Milwaukee, 81, the
Cardinals manufactured 10 runs
in the fourth inning on nine hits.
including two doubles by Steve
Bilko, an intentional walk and
three errors. Gerry Staley got
the verdict. his seventh against
one loss, despite four Milwaukee
homers.
Hodges Has Hitting Spree.
The Dodgers victory over
Johnny Lindell and his knuckle-
ball was their sixth in a row
and featured the hitting of First
BaSeman Gil Hodges. Hodges,
who has been deep in slump,
broke out with a single and a
pair of doubles. driving home
three runs.
In scoring a dozen times the
Phils ran up their highest total
at the Polo Grounds in more
than two decades. They didn't
need half as many since Curt
Simmons stopped the Giants on
four hits for his seventh victory.
He's lost three.
Ted Kluszewski returned TO
the Cincinnati starting lineup for
the first time since Monday and
hit his 18th homer Of the season.
The blow, with a man aboard,
helped the Redlegs to come from
behind and break a f1ve-game
losing streak.
Elliott Gets 2,00Oth Hit.
Vic Raschi, who's beaten the
Athletics "a times in his major
league career. couldn't get by
the first inning at Philadelphia
yesterday, but his mates got him
off the hook with a heavy hitting
attack which included four home
runs. Ray Scarborough, who
finished up for Vic, got one OF
the homers, his first in 10 years
in the majors.
Bob Elliott connected with his
2,000th hit. a double, during
the Browns big 11th-inning up
rising at Detroit. He also doubled
earlier in the game.
Mike Garcia held the White
Sox to six hits as the Indians
ruined the starting debut Of Bob
Keegan, one of the Sox's prize
| rockies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Hoy0 Entries Down to ; Today
For Finals of IC-4A Meet
SpseiuI Dispatch to Tn. s.er

NEW YORK, May 80
Georgetown University's entries
in the IC-4A track champion
ships at Triborough Stadium to-
day totaled three, or half the
number on Coach Frank Sc
vigne's original list.
Charley Capozsoli goes after a
record in defense of his two
mile title. while Joe LaPierre
attempts the same in the mile.
Ed Kirk also is scheduled to
run the mile.
Missing from Georgetown's
original lineup are Vince Kelly,
who missed qualifying in the
440-yard trials yesterday, and
Carl Joyce and Ray Brophy.
Tied Up by SchOOIwOrk.
Joyce. conceded a good chance
In the $50, had couple of mat
tiers regarding schoolwork to fin
ish. Brophy, a hurdler, has a
virus attack and final examina-
tions to get over.
.Capozzoli, LaPierre and Kirk
were on hand today, however, as
were Maryland..s two representa-
tives, Dave Matthews in the
sprints and Pete Isburgh in the
javelin.
There were no qualifying
events for the distance runs. but
Matthews and Isburgh had to
qualify yesterday. Matthews did
but nobody was expecting the
Southern Conference champion
to beat out the likes Of Indy
Remigino. Manhattan's Olympic
champion, or Henry ThreSher Of
Yale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Black Eyed Susan Stakes Ends
PimIico's Spring Racing Today

Apprentice Jockey William
Hartack booted home four win
ners yesterday to assure himself
of top honors at the meeting.
They boost his total victories
in the meeting to %, four more
than Nick Shuk, leading Mary
land Jockey, who will ride at
Delaware Park today: Hartack S
first victory yesterday came on
Carleton P. Heinicke's Be Flying
in the third race. He paid $7.2O
straight.
His second winner was Henry
H. Hecht's Sinister in the sixth
race. the featured $4,000 Balti-
morean Purse. Sinister returned
$40 to win
Hartack took the seventh on
Vital, paying 5000, $500 and
$4.2O, and then romped home in
the eighth aboard Eagle Speed
to pay $3.50, 500 and $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30

campaign as a Republican con-
gressional candidate in the ninth
Georgia district.
He once played pro football
for the New York Giants.
II attended five colleges to
play football" he once boosted,
but never went to class"
His formal schooling ended
wehn he got through the fifth
grade but after his retirement he
entered the Atlanta Division of
the University of Georgia and
was graduated in journalism in
1851. ' ~.-.
He is survived by his wife,
a brother. M/Sergt. John M.
Leavitt, en- route home from Ger
many, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Connolly of Trenton. N. j., and
Mrs. Jennie Lacorte! Rockaway
Beach, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
M0ureen Defeats Doris Hart
For French Tennis Crown

way to the finals of the French
tournament in which 10 COM
peted in the mems singles.
If SeixaS beats RoseWall
maybe we've got a chance to get
the Davis Cup back" said Rus
sell B. Kingman of Orange. N. j..
former president of the United
States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton.
Miss Connolly and Julie Samp-
son of San Marine. Calf, and
Miss Hart and Shirley Fry OF
Akron, Ohio, advanced to the
women's doubles finals yesterday
while two AuSsie tandems mo-
nopolized the mems doubles.
Mervyn Rose and Clyde Will
derspin eliminated Seixas and
Gardnar Mulloy of Coral Gables
Go, IS, Is. 81. Rosewall
and Hoad moved into the finals
by ouSting Egypt's Jaroslav
Drobny and Bulge Patty Of Los
Angeles, Go, 6-1, 6-3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
BY the Assoeioted Press

INDIANAPOLIS, May 80
Fidgety, intense Bill Vukovich,
who drives mouse-colored race
car. was the popular favorite of
500-mile auto race fans who
damned the II gates of the In
dianapolis Motor Speedway early
today.
The entire 5OO-miIe classic
will be broadcast on WMAL-
AM $3.50 kc.) and WMAL-
FM Channel 297-1O7.3 mc.)
from HAS am. until the
races conclusion at about Ais
p.m.)
The hardest fans in sports
(some had been in line for days.
told one another Vukovich was a
cinch winner last year until his
steering failed with Is miles to
go.
The Fresno, Calf, driver
wheeled the same car to the line
for the noon washington time)
flying start. He had led the 33
starters in time trials with 10
mile qualifying speed of 1922
miles an hour.
Records Possible.
There was a strong possibility
of three new records in the 37th
running of the Nations top auto
race.
Every car in the field, with a
spread of only 3 miles an hour
between the fastest and Slowest
qualif1er, was capable of break
ing Troy Ruttman's 1852 record
of 1892.
The attendance, generally be-
lieved to be the biggest paying
crowd in American sports, also
was likely to be a record al
though the speedway never dis
closes the official figure. Esti-
mates range up to 100000.
Whoever took the winners
checkered flag after the noisy
four-hour grind would win about
SOS. 900. Ruttman won SOL 900 of
last years record $230,1OO pot
and this years purse was ex-
pected to be bigger.
The uncertainty about the prize
money was due to the fact that
the Speedway guarantees $4,000
but increases the amount &C
cording to attendance. It actually
paid $150.000 last year. Addi-
tional prizes are paid by Access
sorry firms and can't be totaled
until the cars equipment is
checked.
Compiling the prize list is an
all-night Job for officials and it
won't be announced until the
traditional victory dinner tomor-
row night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
BY Burton Howkins

Today's double-header with
Boston at Griffith Stadium gives
the Mats an opportunity to escape
the second division for the first
time this season, with a sweep
elevating them into more desir-
aba company at the expense of
the Red Sox.
Cagey Chico Marrero, in pur-
suit of a fourth straight win and
his fifth of the year, and Sonny
Dixon, emerging from bullpen
ranks to get his second chance
at a starting assignment, will
pitch for the Mats against Mickey
McDermott and Willard Nixon.
The second game of today's
double-header will be televised by
Station WTTG (Channel s..
Trailing the fourth-place Red
Sox by half a game as the re-
suit of Az victory at Griffith
Stadium last night before 81
crowd of 7,139, the Mats could
move Ia games ahead of Boston
before the clubs shift to Fenway
Park tomorrow for another dou-
BILE -header.
SchmitZ Has Winning Start.
Johnny Schmitz, making his
first start of the year last night,
presented the Mats an eight-hit
effort which was highly salts
factory. The veteran left-hander
didn't walk anybody and struck
out four to snare his first tri-
umph.
Plucked from the Yankees two
weeks ago, Schmitz won his
fourth game with four different
clubs over the last two seasons.
Last year, bouncing around, he
won game each with Brooklyn
the Yankees and Cincinnati.
The three hits Johnny yielded
to George Kell boosted the Red
Sox third baseman back into the
league batting lead ahead of the
Mats Mickey Vernon. Kell. with
a triple and two singles in three
tries, zoomed to 1862, while Ver-
non went hitless in four efforts
and dipped to BAT.
Vernon has gone hitless in his
last eight attempts, but a superb
catch by fancy fielding Jim Pier
sail deprived him of a triple in
the third inning when the Mats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Turns in Slow Time

Matthews won his third heat
Of the 100 in 10.1, the slowest
winning time of the four heats.
Remigino and Thresher each did
SO, a time equaled by Matthews
in the Southern Conference
championship meet. Matthews
took it easy in the 220 trials,
finishing third behind Morris
Curotta of Seton Hall and Pete
Dow of Harvard. Curotta won
his 440-heat in 48.5, the same
heat that knocked Kelly out of
the meet.
Manhattan, the defending
team champion, was expected to
repeat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Indians Bonus Baby
HurIs No-Hitter for
First League Win
BY the Asseeioted Press

READING, Pa, May 30
Bonus Baby Billy Joe Davidson
of Reading has posted a no-hit,
no-run game for his first victory
in the Glass A Eastern League.
The husky lefthander, who re-
ceived a reported $l25, 900 from
the Cleveland Indians. turned
the trick last night in setting
down Williamsport. 80.
He struck out 10 and walked
five. Not a Williamsport player
reached second base. It was
DavidSon's first win in three
tries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Bubbley Likely Fovorite
In Delaware FHIy Race

STANTON. Del. May 80 (P).-
Calumet Farms entry. Bubbley,
looks like the favorite today in
the 18th and richest running of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Delaware
Oaks on Delaware Parks Memo
rial Day card.
Eight of the foremost Swear
old flllies will be competing for
the $4,000 purse.
Other entries include Mrs. Ada
L. Rice'S Cerise Refine, Ashland
Stakes winner; Mrs. Ben F..
Whitaker's Grecian Queen, and
James Cox BradyS Acorn Stakes
winner, Secret Meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-30
Mats, d; Red Sox, 7

Runs batted in-Gernert (ol. Yost,
BuSby Fitzgerald. Two-base hits-Fitz-
gerald. Three-base hits--Kell Yost,
Console Double plays-Kell to Baker
TO Gerhert: RunnelS to Terwillieer to
Washinston, 6, Bases on bails-oi
Hudson. l. Struck out--By Schmitz 4 /;
by Hudson, 4. Runs and earned runs
ming pitcher Schmltz G-O). Losing
pitcher---Hudson U-4l. Umpires--Napp.
Pa:ssaIella, soar, Grieve. Time-2:o5.
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Fourth Straight Win
Sought by Tom Fool
In Today Suburban
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK. May 30.-Bel-
mont Park is the scene of the
.67th running Of the $4,000
added Suburban Handicap to-
day, with Tom Fool, Royal Vale,
One Count and nine others
scheduled to slug it out in one
Of Americas great horse races.
The mile-and-one- quarter test
for 3-year-olds and upward is
expected to draw a holiday crowd
Of $4,000 or more to see if the
Greentree Stables Tom Fool can
rack up his fourth straight VIC
tory Of the year without a de-
feat. If. IL start, the purse will
gross 900 with the winner
netting $4,000, third-richest
Suburban.
(The race will be televised
to the Washington area by
Station WNBW (Channel ~
| at 4 p.m.)
Greentree won the Suburban
last year with One Hitter, and
that tough little battler again
will be carrying the silks of John
Hay Whitney and his sister, Mrs.
Charles Shipman..
Tom Fool TOp-weighted.
Tom Fool, probable choice with
his stablemate at 4 to 5, must
carry top weight of 1913 pounds.
One Hitter, who won under 112
last year, has 116 this time.
British-bred Royal Vale, win
ner Of the Bowie, Gallant Fox
and Dixie Handicaps this spring
before being defeated a neck by
Tom Fool last Saturday in the
Metropolitan, will come in for
heavy support. The Metropolitan
was a quarter-mile shorter than
the Suburban, and Royal Vale
may find the extra ground more
to his liking.
Royal Vale will have 124
pounds. three less than in the
Metropolitan. Tom Fool had 13C
last week.
JeffOrdS' Entry . Threat.
Not to be overlooked is the
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter M. Jefford's
entry Of One Count and Kiss Me
Kate. One Count, 1852 Swear
old champion. has 126 pounds
while Kiss Me Kate, the filly who
ran sparkling race to win the
recent Firenze Handicap, is in
with liz.
Others in the classy field are
the King Ranch entry of High
Scud, ITO. and Risque Rouge
los; John Nizlek's LaFourche
l02; c. v. Whitney's Cold Com
mand, 112; Belair Studs Colder
Gloves. ITO: Myhelyn Stable.
Master Fiddle, ITO, and Arnolc
Hangers Chilean-bred Iceberg II
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Major League Standings
SATURDAY, MAY 30. 1888,
AMERICAN.

Results Yesterday.
Tash,' q. H ss,S. 2
Cleve., 2; Chicago, !
9t. L., IL: Detroit, l
III innings).
Games To-day.
Boston at Wash. (2)
1870 pm.
n. Y. At Phila. t2).
Clev. at Chieaso 90
q. Louis at Diet. go
Games Tomorrow.
wash. at Boston (2)
1850 Pm.
ct. L. at Chicaso te)
Cleveland 1t Detroit
PhilA. 1t New York.
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NATIONAL.

NAIIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Ct. L.. II; Milw., z.
Bklyn., Z: Pitts. 4,
Phila., II; n. T.. 3.
Cinei.. 8; ChicaEo, 3.
Games To-day.
Phila. at N. Y. t2).
Bklyn. ct Pitts. I2).
Nil. At St. L. (2l.
chi. ct cincin. 2).
Games Tomorrow.
Pitts. at Bklyn. t2>
New York ct PhilA.
NilW. at C1nci. ca.
Chicago at et. Louis
Evening star., 1953-10-02
HOLLYWOOD.

If Milton Berle is slipping as
''Mr. Television," there was no
evidence Of it on his return to
NBC-Tv for his sixth straight
season with a change in sponsor
and a slight change in cast.
Uncle Miltie was as dynamic
as ever. all over the stage, work.
ing with all the old time Berle
fervor.
The comedian made his debut
in serious drama when he joined
his guests, Tallulah Bankhead
and Frank Sinatra. all playing
straight roles, in a sketch about
a couple Of broken marriages.
There wasn't the semblance of a
gag in the scene.
Ruthie Gilbert is back as
Berle's diminutive secretary,
Maxine, and he has added
Arnold Stang as a regular to
complicate the love angle of
their comedy skits. The show has
the same musical comedy tech
nique introduced last year when
Goodman Ace took over the chief
writing job. complete with plot
and full-sized TV chorus of IL
girls and six boys. Bobby Sher-
wood and his guitar are absent
because Of other commitments.
Milton let his audience know
that he is now As years old. He
was born Milton Berlinger in
New York City on July IL, 1908.
Aside from the one dramatic
spot the hour was filled with the
usual run Of Berle jokes. There
did seem to be a plethora Of gags
about Miss Bankhead's voice.
Otherwise it was one of Tallu-
labs best TV appearances, even
II she did have trouble trying
to keep UP when she joined Mil
ton and Frankie to make sing
ing trio.
X X X X
All Very Slick
Television has had so much
experience with the World Series
that another one is just routine
job. This is the seventh one pic
tured and it goes into 100 cities
compared to the four which got
the first TV series in 1947.
No one will know for sure