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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

The death of John Adam
Absher. the builder, struck a note
of sadness in the bowling world.
Mr.. Absher, who win be buried
today in Cedar Hill Cemetery,
once was familiar and happy
figure on the mapleways. He
played like he worked, with en-
thusiasm, and his spirit was con-
tagious.
It thoroughly permeated his
family. Mrs. Absher Joined him
in the sport, as did his son and
daughters. The Abshers were a
pleasing example of the effec-
tivness of a sport in welding
family ties.
Big, energetic, sunny tempered
Mr.. Absher whaled away at duck
pins with more than ordinary
skill, but there were times when
he got more competition frem
his daughters than he could
handle, particularly from Madge.
"You can't beat your daddy"
he'd beam at young Madge.
'"Of course not" Madge would
agree. impishly.
Then she'd give the old boy
a lesson in duckpin shooting,
Comely Madge went on to
become a topflight and colorful,
bowler before retiring to rear a
family. She repeatedly hit the
upper 10 in national rankings.
In the 1942-43 season she placed
fifth behind Lucy Rose. Ida Sim
mons, Lorraine GULL and Eliza
beth Barger, all of whom, before
or after. won the No. rating.
1t was commonly accepted that
eventually the top spot would
fall to Madge if she persisted.
But during this same season
she met with misfortune that
nearly ended her career. During
the War Bond Bowling Cam
paign, Madge was called upon to
roll SO conservatives games while
bonds were sold to the gallery.
She got through it, despite sew
eral attacks of nausea, and set
world 50-game record for women
with an average of lis. Only a
few intimates knew the young
ster started the exhibition with
a damaged knee.
For a solid year she was I'M
able to bowl again.
Mr.. Absher viewed his daugh-
ter's performance with mingled
pride and reproach. But she
merely exemplified his own
spirit. People who knew him
well say it was difficult, if pos
sible, to discover in his manner
any sign of adversely.
To this reporter, with whom
he was a favorite, Mr.. AbSher
was a constant reminder of the
verse:
It's easy enough to be pleasant
When life rolls along like a
song;
But the man worthwhile is
the man Dho aDiu smile
When everything goes dead
lDrOng.
Three Washington area bowl
ers with outstanding perform
ances this season will receive
trophies Sunday morning during
the 17-hour Embarrassing tele-
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thop of the Federal Association
for Epilepsy over WTTG. Chan
mel 5.
They are Frank Micalizzi, win
ner of the National Duckpin ALI
Star Championship: Bobby Lock-
hart, who in the same event
broke the world 16-game record
with a score of 2,199 for an
average Of 1877. and Sonny Wee
don. who set world flve-game
mark with 1856.
The presentations will be made
at 10 am. by Julius Singer,
president of the Metropolitan
Washington Duckpin Operators
Association.
AS manager of the Greenway
Bowl, Singer will be host. Sun
day to bowlers in the second
annual Whip Litchfield Memo
rial Open. Shifts viii be rolled
at 2. 4. s and 8 pm, with four
howlers to a pair of lanes. It's a
l0-game test with an entry fee
Of SIS and guaranteed prizes ~
$500. $50 and 500. The win
ner also will receive the Ellis
Goodman Trophy.
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BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON

Among the more famous
names at Laurel is that of Long
den. Not Johnny Longden Of
riding fame. but Vance Long
den. his 25-year-old son, who
trains the Alberta Ranch horses
now campaigning in the East.
Being the son of a great rider
didn't result in Vance's hanging
on to his dads coat tails and
basking in reflected glory. He
went out on his own and today
has a large stable under his di-
rection.
Vance may have a slight edge
on some of his contemporaries,
who rely on experience for all
of their knowledge about horses.
He went to the University of
California and enrolled in the
pre-veterinary course. This was
interrupted by a call to Army
duty and young Longden was
sent to the Preside, San Fran
cisco's military base. But the
Army, which usually makes
cooks of bricklayers and carpen-
ters of Office workers. put Vance
in charge of the veterinary de-
tachment. The time spent in
this job was not wasted as
Vance puts this part of his edu-
cation to use frequently during
his daily routine.
First Trip East
This is young Longden's first
trip East and he likes it. After
the Maryland season his five
horses will be shipped to Chi
cago. where the 4-year -old star
of the outfit, the English-bred
st. Vincent, will go after the
rich grass stakes events.
st. Vincent won three i'm
portant grass races at Santa
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and for a fall training period
for the team in Richmond.
At its recent meeting to draft
college stars, the MIA turned
down bids by Washington and
Baltimore for the defunct Balti-
more franchise. Since then, At
torney Melvin Blacker, receiver
for the Baltimore club, has filed
suit against the MIA on the
grounds that its action pre-
vented the completion of sale
of the Baltimore interests to the
Washington group. The suit will
be withdrawn if Washington is
admitted to the league.
1T looks like we're in" Arnold
Heft. who will act as general
manager of the team, said today.
I'VE don't expect to have any
champion the first season. We're
satisfied just to get in the league.
But in two or three years, we'll
be right up there"
Heft already has picked two
men as coaching possibilities. If
one doesn't accept. the other
probably will. Both are we'll
known in pro basketball circles.
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Pittsburgh's great haf-miler.
Arnold Sowell, was originally
scheduled to face CulbreaJh.
But Pitt Coach Carl Olson de-
cided to use him instead in the
mile, sprint and distance med
ley relays.
Sbarra's main competition in
the two-mile run should come
from George Terry. Boston Us
IC4A indoor champion and
cross country titlist.
The other two championships
to be contested today, the discus
and the distance medley relay, are
undefended. Stew Thomson of
Yale is favored to take over the
discus championship. Villanova,
Penn State, Cornell. Pittsburgh
Manhattan, Camp LeJeune and
New York University will run
for the medley crown won last
year by Oklahoma A&M in
1908.
The meet will feature four of
the outstanding performers in
the recent Pan American games
ct Mexico City. They are Gull
breath. winner of the 400 meter
hurdles in Sis; Sowell, an 800
meter victor in 1:49.7; Rod Rich
ards. former UCLA star now an
Army lieutenant at Camp Lee,
Va. victor in the 100 and 200
meter events in 1913 and 20.7
seconds respectively, and Adhe-
mar de Silva of Brazil, who took
the hop, skip and jump with a
world record Of 81 feet, 4 inches.
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Il May Enter Sprint
AT Laurel Tomorrow

r. M. Davis Jiggle, 4-year-
old f1lly who won her last two
races, and Mrs. Bernard p
Bonds Blue Square will offer the
principal opposition.
Raymond Moffett, president of
the Reciprocity Club. will present
a trophy to the winning owner.
David Singers Hangover, top
weighted at 1875 pounds, heads a
field of IL speedsters for the
first running of the $4,000
Maryland Sprint Handicap at
Laurel tomorrow.
Mrs. Samuel Pistorio's Brazen
Brat. at i2z pounds. was also
among the entrants today. The
7-year-old mare. who won a
division of the Correction
Handicap at Jamaica last week.
is an old Maryland favorite.
S. Dewey Gottlieb of Wash
ington will rely on the entry of
Do Report and First Served.
The latter won the $4,000 Capt.
tol Handicap at Laurel on open
ing day and gets in tomorrow's
feature with 118 pounds.
Also entered for tomorrow's
6-furlong dash, the seventh race
on the week end program, are
Tahiti, 1l6; War Tune, l09;
Kinda Smart, 1903; Nick Jimmie,
112; Penocc. 1909; Elberwhirl,
10; ! Gee Gee, 116, and Dinner
Winner, ITO.
The talk Of Laurel yesterday
was the dinner-dance and en-
tertainment sponsored by the
three Maryland mile tracks and
the States five minor tracks to
honor the visiting State racing
commissioners who concluded
their annual convention in
Baltimore yesterday.
Approximately $50 attended
the party in the spacious Laurel
clubhouse. j
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10 Top Horses
Seek Maryland
Hunt Trophy
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS
Special Correspondent OF The Stor

GREEN SPRING VALLEY,
Md, April 29.-America's 10 top
timber horses will go to the post
here tomorrow afternoon for the
annual renewal of the Maryland
Hunt Cup.
Sentimental favorite among
the starters will be Miss Eliza
beth c. Bosley's owner-trained
Marchized. Riding the 1854
winner of the Hunt Cup will be
Sidney Waters, jr., whose father
won this race exactly half a cen
fury ago on the great Steeple-
chaser Princeton.
Christopher Greer's Rayquick,
who took the Little Grand Ma
tional 3-mile timber race at But
Ter. Md, last week, and George
Strawbridge's Lands Corner,
winner of My Lady's Manor, are
considered among the strongest
contenders. Rayquick will be
ridden by Grover Stephens of
Warrenton, Va, and a veteran,
Hugh ODonovan, will have the
mount on Lands Corner.
Other starters will be Old
Fashioned, owned by Mrs. Ben
jamin H. Griswold III: Zenbar's
Son, owned by John 3. Hannum
III; Induction, Maj. Gen. Rich
ard K. Mellon; Gold Tar, Gerald
Weiss; Ned's Flying, Paul Denck-
la; Big Breeze, Mrs. Charles
Jelke, and Philstar. Mrs. Stuart
Janney.
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.Santee Making
.4-Minufe, Bid
In Drake RELAYS

DIES MONIES. April 20 (R.-
That elusive American four
minute mile may come from Yves
Santee's long legs in the Drake
Relays opening today.
Thwarted by only the thin
nest of time margins in the past
the former University Of Kansas
distance runner may achieve his
goal in tomorrow's, invitational
mile. the feature attraction of
the final day of the two-day
program.
+ Oklahoma AIM is expected to
dominate today's opening races.
The Aggies are favored in the
4-mile and medley relays. with
Georgetown considered a strong
contender.
eff Santee is as good as he
was at Texas he'll break four
minutes" declared Tom Deck
ard, relays director. It was at
the Texas Relays a few weeks
ago that Santee set the Ameri-
can mile record of 4:00.5.
Fast Rebuilt Track
Deckard licked of several rea-
sons for his statement. He listed
the rebuilt track. fastest in his
tory here; an enthusiastic Drake
Relays crowd, always pro-Santee
in his other' performances here,
and capable rivals to push the
Kansan throughout.
Running against Yves will be
his former teammate, Art Dali
zell, who has served as a pace
setter for Santee in previous
mile runs; Fred Dwyer, formerly
of Villanova, who beat Santee
in the Millrose Games with a
4:06.2; Selwyn Jones and Henry
Kennedy, both of Michigan
State; Bill Tidwell of Emporia
Kans.) State Teachers, and
Charles Jones, Iowa freshman.
The Drake Relays provide a
familiar setting for outstanding
Santee performances. His most
spectacular was an unofficial
4:07 anchor mile to carry Kan
sas to the present Drake record
of 17:15.9 in the 4-mile relay.
Apparently hopelessly behind
Georgetown. Santee made up 80
yards on the last half lap in a
great finishing squirt.
Hoyas Challenge Aggies
Kansas 4-mile record was ex-
pected to be erased today by
Oklahoma ARMS quartet, which
zoomed to a Texas Relays mark
of 17:10.6. Georgetown, with
Eddie Kirk, Frank Pflaging, Bob
Lipprneier and John Peyton, and
Michigan loomed as the most
formidable rivals for the Aggies.
The invitational university
sprint medley was another OPEN
ing-day feature among seven
final events and eight prelim-
inaries for the collegians.
Oklahoma AIM also was the
favorite in the medley. The
Aggies were only one-tenth of a
second shy the American record
with a 3:20.3 Vat Texas. The
Drake record is 3:21.4. Kirk,
Lippmeier, Peyton and Crosby
DAY were to run for the HoYas.
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JOCKEYS SON TRAINS STABLE
Laurel Has q Longden,
But Not Famed JOHNNY

Anita during the last winter and
probably will make his Mary
land debut on grass before the
Laurel meeting ends May Z.
Vance started out to be
jockey. like his dad, and rode at
the California fairs during the
summers of 1948-49. but in
creasing weight forced him to
quit the saddle. In 1949 he
started to train horses and had
IL under his, care when the Army
call came.
Doesn't Own Pet Horse
BY a strange quirk of fate
Vance's pet horse, In Reserve,
does not belong to him, although
he trains her. When his father
bred a mare named Allegiance
to the great sire, Moor, Vance
was told he could have the foal.
But he went into the service and,
not knowing when he would be
discharged Che was separated
from the service in 1889, he sold
the foal to Alberta Ranch-the
name under which he. his father
and Rex Bell, wealthy Canadian
sportsman now conduct their
racing establishment. In Re-
serve, now a 3-year-old, won five
races during the winter at Santa
Anita.
Vance has a 10 year old
brother, Eric, who already is too
heavy to ride thoroughbreds al
though he has been very success
full in the show ring. He also
has a 6-year-old sister, Andrea.
Vance's permanent home is
Arcadia, Calf, but his wife and
year-old daughter Rohdy are
roaming the countryside with
him while the racing campaign
is on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY

A field of seven middle-dis-
lance runners will compete in
the featured $500 Washington
Reciprocity Club Purse at a
mile and a sixteenth today as
Laurel runs its last card free
of competition with Garden
State Park.
Racing peginS at the Camden
IN. j. track tomorrow and the
pinch has already been felt at
the Laurel entry box as many
stables have moved o. been split
in order to race in both Mary
land and New Jersey. Laurels
last seven racing days will be
run in competition with Garden
State and all of the approaching
Pimlico meeting, which opens
Tuesday, May 10. will compete
with New Jersey racing. It is
estimated that loss of the Phila-
delphia Camden area customers
cuts the betting at the Mary
land tracks approximately $780,
900 per day.
Willie Hartack is about through
performing at Laurel except for
some committing trips to Laurel
and Pimlico occasionally.
Willie's four victories yesterday
helped him a long way toward
the Laurel riding championship.
He now has % victories and
his nearest competitor is Tony
DeSpirito with nine. DeSpirito
rode in one race yeSter-
day and then cancelled his
mounts due to a cold.
In today's feature Henry
Hecht's Side Saddle will prob
ably be favored on the basis of
her consistent record this spring.
In her last race at Laurel she
was beaten in the final strides
by Parlor Pink. Nick Shuk is
scheduled to ride.
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lower part of Shoemaker's spine.
but that further orthopedic ex-
animation indicated the injury
was an old one, The only new
injuries Shoemaker received. DR..
O'Regan said, appeared to be
bruises and abrasions.
Shoemaker was to be ex-
amined again today, but the
doctor said it seemed almost GER
tain the Jockey could fly 10
Louisville. KY, later in the day
as planned.
The jockey spilled of Marveco
when the horse stumbled on his
second stride out of the starting
gate.
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Shoemaker Likely
To Ride in Derby
Despite Injuries

ALBANY, Calf, April 9 (P1.-
Willie Shoemaker, the Nations
leading Jockey since 1858. ap-
parently escaped serious injury
yesterday when he somersaulted
over the head of his stumbling
mount at Golden Gate Fields.
The veteran jockey was de-
tanned overnight at Herrick
General Hospital in Berkeley.
but DR.. Edward O'Regan. track
physician. said it seemed al
most certain" Shoemaker would
be able to keep his commitment
to ride Swaps in the Kentucky
Derby.
The physician said x-rays re-
vealed chip fracture of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
TIGERS Buy Stuart

DETROIT, April % (P.-The
Detroit Tigers have bought
Pitcher Marlin Stuart from Den
yer of the American Association
for delivery to the Tigers
Buffalo farm club in the Inter
national League. Stuart form
erly pitched for the Tigers, the
old st. Louis Browns, Baltimore
and the Yankees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Demine Resigns
As Bulls Coach
For Arundel Job

Harry Deming. athletic director
and head football coach at Bulls
Prep for the last six years, has
resigned to accept a teaching
position at Arundel High School,
in Anne Arundel County near
Fort Meade.
The announcement was made
yesterday by Al Grossman, head
master at Bulls. Bob Hayes,
assistant to Deming. was APP
pointed athletic director. Hayes
and Reno Continetti, also an
assistant football coach, are
among several being considered
for the head coaching job. How
ever, Grossman said that no one
had been selected and the job
was still open.
Deming, who is building
home along the Severn River.
near Annapolis, will teach SCI
ence at Arundel High.
That's all I intend to do as
of now" he said when reached
at his home today. For a
change I hope to keep regular
hours and spend more time with
my family. I haven't been APP
preached about any athletic
duties at Arundel. I may or may
not do some coaching at a future
date at the school. That remains
to be seen later"
Arundel has no football team.
Its major sports are baseball
and basketball.
Deming, a tackle at George
Washington University in 1888
IS and captain in his senior
year, started his coaching career
at Washington-Lee High in 1887.
He remained there IL years, be-
ing head football coach the last
eight years he spent at W-Ls He
went to RulliS in 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
PLebes Beut Bulls

ANNAPOLIS, April 20 P.--
Navy's Plebe baseball team
routed Bulls Prep, 1874. yes
terday with the help Of 16 errors
by the visitors from Silver
Spring.
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