Evening star., 1955-05-26
ATCHISON'S S
ANGLE
By LEWIS r. ATCHlSON
Nashua Looks Like a Lock

N0Shu0 LOOKS Like q LOCK
ALL HORSE PLAYERS die broke, they say, and it may
be true But few, at least have good day before
reaching that ruinous end and with Nashua standing
like pair of yellow button 10th Preakness
Saturday be of those good Unless he falls
down and, Charlie Dresser would put it, gets his legs all
broke Nashua figures to from here to Tuesday.
The e-thing fraternity drooling while waiting
for the windows to It's spot for 81 betto unless
you want dime for newspaper But it's like issuing pick
pocket the gents with 81 900
to invest for Maryland law requires its tracks to pay
minimum of 10 cents the dollar each successful
and if the kitty shy the track must cough the difference
1t is situation that might make burglar turn honest
Before couple of surprise entries this morning increased
the size of the field had been expected that betting
would be restricted win and However the Maryland
Racing Commission may not be willing approve such
step If all nine go to the post
PINL1CO HASN'T FORGOTTEN the 1858 Preakness when
Native Dancer cost the track pretty penny in scoring
neck victory Jamie K with wagering allowed all
three places Drinks trucks overtime that night
hauling away the loot smart boys bet $281576
The Dancer in show pool that totaled $32293 The track
had to shell out $46yO12 to make up the deficit
The jam that afternoon around the $50 windows
terrific surehing beors staged their
rush. and Pmco several of its wagering records fall
the board Preakness broke the
previous a-me mark by than 202000 while
the handle for eight scared to record $227ss6
Half a dozen 3-year-olds against Native Dancer,
including Dark STAR his surprise in the Kentucky
Derby the sevenhorse field accounting for the threeway
betting Nashua is likely to face larger field, but it's one
endowed with heap of mediocrty and if anyone
betting against him there should be in white coat
right behind.
Pmco undoubtedly would prefer to hand young Bill
the check take Nashua out of the
and let the rest scramble for second third and fourth money
of 50 $4,000 and $780, respectively 1t might be less
expensive that way.
GEORGE GARRETT, button-hoed at Life Magazines
buffet for Ed Furgo and Patty Berg the other night
for opinion Gaorettes selection
greatest racing and with interesting story
about the problems of naming thoroughbreds Galorete
belongs among the top TO- Garret sad but he voted
Tambien for tn No. position. But for the story
that Garretts married daughter cabled her
Argentine ranch asking him to register two foals under the
of Yo Tambien and Mrafores and the former AM
bassador to Ireland promptly forwarded the request to The
Jockey Club. He refused.
"Why?" he inquired "Yo Tambien means nothing, it's
only bit Of Spanish slang"
Yo Tamben, he informed, of Americas
greatest racing whose is reserved the
classic and will again be given to registered
with The Jockey Club.
Mraores Qiteraly Spanish for look at the owers)
Garrett another blank because Neil Mccarthy of Cali
forna had obtained the name the year before
IT called Neil and told him why I wanted it and that 1t
was for good colt but he hesitated.
"We, you have it If you want it badly enough Neil
told me- but it will you s1oo transferred
and picked it for colt by Dephnium out of Nasturtium
II thought he'd better keep it," Garrett concluded
PAY-AS-YOU-SEE TEIEvIs1ON is way of killing
interest in baseball in the opinion of Joe Judge, former
University.
Its the crowd that keeps the players their toes and
makes game interesting said the old ballet master of the
bag without the crowd would be like two fighters putting
on fight for TV audience-you don't have
any without the fans. many good ball players
wither away ST. Louis just because of that and know it's
true"
Judge remembered the night Goose Gosin traded by
the Senators to the Browns for Heine Manush and Alvin
Crowde the Goose and the late Walter Johnson
didn't hit it off too well and Johnson, then refused
lfJnbffh RaI ~ the
would go for the deal.
But Dick McCann, who in the group tanning with
Judge remembered story about Ball calling at Manushs
apartment day and being told he wasn't up and of tele
phonng later to discover Henie having breakfast in bed
That afternoon Crowder, in fit of temper, threw
that banged off the railing of box where of Balls
seated The incidents apparently
than Phil could tolerate.
THE Goose Joe resumed twas downhearted about the
deal would have faded of the league he lost his
pep, though he still good ball player. told him
keep hustng that it only temporary and he'd be
his way to another club before very long He too.