Evening star., 1955-05-10
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
No Monopoly on Mediocrity

only the Dodgers have run to hide from the rest
the National League field BY the evidence is that the
Red Sox sorely miss Theodore Samuel Williams, the
Phies decaden ball club, and that Eddie Stankys
Cardinals not what they cracked up to be-
Around town, people think the Senators are having
troubles They Tx games pace to be sure but the
Red Sox have lost II out of a. by shuous and are
dangerously American League cellar The Phies
in the L. basement after straight and the
Cardinals losers of in 112 games back
the Dodgers
And what of Champion Giants? In third place
perhaps but that is mighty lot of ground they'll have
make up 1t is the National League and while
things pretty lively the guarantee
that any of those contenders much
There has been noticeable restraint during the past
several weeks the of those critics who labelling
Willie Mays another Ty Cobb predicting that Say Hey
would be basebas next 400 hitter At the Mays
to 310 but for stretch he didn't look like 300 hitter
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IN LOUISVILLE, AFTER the Derby sports writer from
the Middle west whose name shall mmentioned,
asking Eastern brethren whatever prompted let
Mays play winter ball in Puerto Rico
talked to Mays one night at banquet" he was SAYING
ana he was tired-out young And he admitted it.
You can't play ball 10 II out of wear appear on
anoodys and everybody TV show expect to be at your
pest. Willie is just messing himself up"
take it," N e "
Young or aging" retorted the other who admittedly
more OF horse than baseball specialist done
I'm not in position to know Mays potential but do know
tna ne was pushed when him. If he gets be
greater than Cobb he'll have to do in spite
and televson"
THE OBIT THAT was read in morninp manor did MT
mention that Dick Keberg senior who died Sunday was in
aooon 10 oelng multi millionaire and Representa-
uVe along with his brother Bob of the owners and
breeders of two Derby colts Assault in 1o46 and
Mooeground IN 1880 among other standout race horses
II was coincidence that Kleberg died the day after
swaps victory at Churchill Downs far as is remembered
Assault and Swaps the notable crppes ever to
WIN the Big One Assault was what the racing set called
club-footed stepping on rusty nail while
had tn he
time he started until he stopped racing he flung foreoot
in peculiar fashion.
Assault also flung all feet in pretty good style
might be added because in addition to Derby
became of the eight attain the Triple Crown
Derby, Preakness and Belmont
few hours before Keberg passed away Swaps
great Nashua in Louisville in time only two-fths of second
on Whrlaways record 2:Ol25. And wearing woman's
shoe, yet!
SWAPS SUFFERED AN injury his right forefoo that
was not entirely dissimlar to wound Those two
lacoc co"punchers who own and train Swaps Ellsworth
ana Meshach Tenney in that order on the foot
Meshach, it was, who up with the answer I'VE
scraped until we got to blood" saying one morning
during Derby week. and pus Eventually the
hoo will grow to normal think but in the meantime some
sort OF protective covering necessary.
Had to be something light and tough. womans half
sole sounded right that's what we did-make leather
shoe 1or swaps 1t goes completely under his hoof
bother him none"
What do you do with the rest of the shoe?" he was
asked. Throw 1t away?"
"In the trash Tenney THAT goes for the high
heel too Only high heels this barn is me-"
He extended black well worn cowboy boot with pinch
heel to illustrate his. point
II Is TOO BAD that Swaps won't be running in the
Preakness May 28 in the Belmont because his is MIC
tresque and refreshing stable All of the humans except
Jockey Willie Shoemaker Mormons non drinking nom
smoking and tthe-paying members
I'VE had that bunch spotted from the beginning" John
F1zsmmons said John sitting in for dad Sunny jim
and handling Nashua I'VE had the whenever Ellis
worth and Tenney point for race they've got piece of
money. This time they got it all"
They are not only colorful Ellsworth and Tenney but
they are trusting souls too Ellsworth instance re-
ucant to state how much of Swaps rest of the two
California ranches stock etc. belongs him and
to Tenney
Put 1T this way" he says I'm the owner in We
don't have any written agreement. Mesh is my friend.