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beaten, here they Bob Fitzimmons cat
the age of 3D. Marvin Hart Jack Sharkey Primo Camera
Max Baer and Jimmy Braddock. With Eddie Arcaro
reaching of retirement and talking OF it, too who
else but Willie Shoemaker be rated the most valuable
jockey country? the rate he's going the 22year
old Willie could well be Americas first winnern
rider.
In you didn't recognize the old Turner's Arena
the night when Charlie Riley
stopped GalIardo it all preted up and, for the
eecas temporarily referred the Capital
City They painted the walls of the old garage
light gray rngsde chairs deep blue and the others in
ivory tone. Went far to rig white velvet and
the high irony that mucho dirt had to rubbed into the
ropes at the 18th hour to reduce the glare on TV.
THE LITTLE MISS WALSH the Womens
tona Pistol Championship in town and finished second in
the Ladies Aggregate in the Stemmers Run d tournament
the 4yearold daughter of Walter Walsh of the Marines
formerly the and of the topnoch marksmen of
this or any other victory marked her first
competitive meet If you pause at bar in Whippany,
N j. the behind the counter possible be the only
boxing champion who attended Seton Hall tteholder
Name Freddie Cochrane the weterweight OF few years
back.
John Carmichael sports Chicago Daily
News learned during Kentucky Derby week of of the
big baseball deals that never came off, Bill Benswanger
who the Pittsburgh Pirates and Derby
visitor disclosed that during the mdS0s Sam Breadon and
Branch Hickey of the Cardinals offered to trade Dizzy Dean
to the Pirates In return the two WanerS-Paul
Loydplus Arky Vaughan Pep Young and Cy Banon Pitts
burgh could have Dean, whereupon Benswanger replied:
"Dean play only position And while he is
everybody
keep few who catch the ball stop and throw
it to first base Gentlemen, I'm sorry. ..."
WHEN JOCKEY ERIC GUERIN accusing AL Popara
deliberately humping Native Dancer in the Derby the
field passing the first turn he inviting dressing
trouble Popara who rode Money Broker and admits only
that his horse accidentally bumped Native Dancer is former
Golden Gloves champion. New York baseball writer's
Noren is not the market because of his recent
pinch-hng heroc and able substituting for Hank
in right field Speaking of the Yankees they always seem
fOn 1Nyuitn tho mia itoU
Ford beat the Indians In key game II to he also posted
Ill record in the majors The only time he lost
in 1850 when following nine straight victories he bowed out
relief to Ed Lopat, whom he so closely resembles.
Odd how the name "Bobo" has synonymous
with no-ht games pitched by ST. Louis hurlers. When
Rookie Bobo Holloman that noher against the Phla
depha Athletics last week he the first Brown to turn
the trick since Bobo Newsom in 1884 Newso however,
lost his game because after nine tless innings gave
up safety in the 10th and lost to l. Newsoms square
handle isn't Bobo, but Louis, while Hooman's is Ava.
Only three players in the majors have chance to join 81
others in getting 1000 hits They Johnny
Mize 985), Slaughter Q921) Bob Elliott 967.
They're all cnches but it isn't such exclusive club In
the 3000hit class only SixSpeake Wagner Collins,
Lajoe Paul Waner and Anson-and they're all in the Hall of
Fame And in the 4000-hit club Ty Cobb is not only
president but the only member.
IF NATIVE DANCER HAD WON the Derby thousand
typeWrteS belonging to sports writers prepared to bat
pieces pertaining to the Triple CrownDerby Preakness
and Belmonbut have you noted how mute they've been
in the wake of Dark Stars victory? the record there
eight Triple winners and 16 thoroughbreds
have two sections of the famed trio Of
Only Triple starters however, be-
the other six didn't win the Derby the first Of the
three
For guy who halls training country, Bobo
of South Carolina must have been embarrassed
week Newsom drew Dark Star in the club (As)
pool and him, along with 50, to Pitcher Carl
Scheib for Native Dancer.