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BLESSED

BLESSED Is ne who Is born with the GIT OF wonder:
rms eyes and his ears are messengers delight
Nothing upon the earth or above or under
Nothng OF land or OF day or night
But can become to him a beauty and JOY
Thought-provo0ng and strange eternaiy new
WIN freshness the molderng years never
destroy
WIN fragrance like that OF garden in dew,
Nora h. Cunningham
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WON'T BE CAUGHT SHORT

Teddy Rooevelts advice America TO speak with
but big stick" carried Mondays
Of President Eisenhower
talked about world but those paradng huge atomic
weren't exactly pursues peace
we're going caught attacked County
TRIBUNE
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-02-01

One thing about keeping wife busy PTA club charity
and church projects that up
salads.-Bin Vaughan.
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doesn't do up notice if you keep
on sittng.-OconomowOc (Wis.) Enterprise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
PICKS, PROFILES
IN STAR MAGAZINE

1t will be the Yankees and
Reds IN the World Series this
year and 1t will be up to
Outfelder Jim Lemons big
bat to help save the Sena-
tors II The Stars sports
columnist and its baseball
writer are guessing right.
In today's Sunday Star
Magazine, Sports Columnist
Francis Siam picks the
Am erican and National
League races and Baseball
Writer Burt Hawkins pro-
files Lemon and poses the
question: Is Lemon the saw
Tor the Senators need?
These are In addition to
other Star Magazine fea-
lures pertaining to the new
baseball season.
Today's Televue Magazine
includes a complete tele-
vision schedule for all WASH
ington and Baltimore games
in a formal handy for clip
ping.
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Boros, Ford Tie for Lead
In Greensboro at 2O6

GREENSBORO N. c.. April IL
R).-JuliuS Boros. after watch
ing his four-stroke lead melt
away. birdied the last hole today
for a one-over-par II that gave
him a 206 and a tie with Doug
Ford for the 54-hole lead in the
$4,000 Greensboro Open golf
tournament.
Boros. Southern Pines, N. c.,
pro who won the National Open
flve years ago, made a fine chip
and followed with an l8-inch
putt for a birdie 4 on the flna'
hole TO move into a tie with Ford
whom he had replaced as the
leader yesterday.
Ford, still winging after win
ming the Masters title last Sun
day, had eagled the same hole
from IL feet a short time earlier
Tor a three-under-par 81.
Player, Leonard at 2O7
Boros and Ford will face a twin
foreign threat in tomorrow's
Anal 10 holes. Stan Leonard OF
Lachute, Canada. fired a 81 and
Gary Player. youthful South
Africa pro, came in with a GU
to tie for third at 207, only enc
shot back Of the leaders.
Mike Souchak, who fired a SO
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SHARE SPOTLIGHT With PRESIDENT
Chokoles Opposes Brown
As Griffs Open Tomorrow

il5-game winner last season, but
StobbS has demonstrated effici-
ency against the world champion
Yankees. with whom the Sena-
tors have a date Tuesday in New
York, and he's being saved for
that early emergency.
Chakales. usually effective in
the spring. sealed the starting
job with an excellent effort
against Cincinnati in a recent
exhibition. He held the power
full Reds hitless for six innings
and when he departed after
seven they had nicked him for
only two hits.
A product Of Benedictine High
School in Richmond. Va. Chalk
ales was a schoolboy. semipro
and American Legion sensation.
He lost only one game and tied
two others in those ranks and
estimates his victories in the
same circles as a "conserva-
tive So"
Such pitching prompted the
Phillies to give him a reported
$4,000 bonus for signing. but
he never was graduated to the
parent club. He did we'll enough
at several stops in the minors,
but was plagued for two years
by a sore arm, at one time
Continued on Page C-5, Col. 3
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game for the Senator's last sea-
son and who says he never has
pitched an opening game any
where" is the selection of Man.
ager Chuck Dresser to oppose
Brown, Baltimore's choice.
Like Chakales. Brown has
achieved little distinction. A
highlander who has served with
three American League clubs. the
32-year-old native of Green's
boro. N. c.. compiled a 81 rec
ord last season while Chakales
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Orioles Pound
RedIegs, 20;
Moore Tight

BALTIMORE. April 10 (P.-
The Orioles held the usually hit
happy Cincinnati Redlegs to two
safeties for seven innings while
climbing on Brooks Lawrence for
IL hits for a 10 victory today
and a sweep of their two-game
exhibition series.
A crowd Of $685. Drawing a
chill wind watched the Orioles
combine singles by Billy Gard
ner and AL Pilarcik with First
Baseman George Groves error, a
walk and sacrifice flies by Carl
Fowls and Gus Triandos to Jump
into a 30 first-inning lead.
The Reds collected only five
hits of Ray Moore and left
handler Don Ferrarese. who
hurled the eighth and ninth.
The only safeties off Moore in
his seven-inning stint were Jerry
Lynch's leadoff single in the first
and Bob Henrich's infield single
in the third.
Only two runners advanced as
far as second off the big Oriole
Highlander. who walked three
and struck out five in his most
impressive performance of the
spring.
Cincinnati n0n 600 OOO-n s I
Baltimore $40 O;ln 00x---f II n
Lawrence, Fowler tBl and Pavletlch,
Moore, Ferrarese (Sl and TriandoS Ply.
burn (Sl Winning pitcher--Moore Los
ms ritcher-Lawrence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
By FRANCIS SIAM

Yankee versatility and depth.
Cincinnati power, Milwaukee's
richness in pitching and Brook
lyn's experience loom as the
main factors in the 1857 major
league pennant races.
New York is a prohibitive
favorite to win the American
League flag. The Yankees are
2-to-5 choices in the Las Vegas
legal betting line. In the Ma
tional League there is no such
stickout, with the Dodgers,
Braves and Reds all highly re-
garded.
The Yankees, who won by nine
games over the Cleveland In
dians last season. appear strong
err and the Tribe weaker. The
Dodgers. finishing ahead Of Mil.
waukee by only a single game
and in front of Cincinnati by
two, have lost Jackie Robinson
but have regained Pitcher John.
ny Podres.
on what was shown in sprin.
training. the Detroit Tigers ant
Chicago White Sox may supplan'
an aging Cleveland team a.
chief chaser Of the Yankees
In the National League the no
tip is that st. Louis is vastl,
improved. Nonetheless, the Card
finished II games back of tn
Dodgers last September and tina
is a deal of ground to make up
Naturally, the fond hope
American League club owners i.
that one or possibly two team
will make the Yankees swea
for their eighth pennant in min,
years. Only one club beat tn
world champions last year owe
the season. Detroit winning /
Of %. The Tigers are youn
and improving. but.
Casey Stengel'S pitching al
most has to be better than j
was a year ago. The Yankee
have pruned some deadwood-
at least as far as they were col
cerned-and have added Pitcher
Art Ditmar and Bobby Shant
from Kansas City. They hay
holdover pitchers-Don Larsen
Bob Turley, Whitley Ford, john
Kucks. Tom Sturdivant, 30.
Grim and Tommy Byrne.
Most of all. Stengel has tn
best catcher in baseball, Yog
Berra. and the Incompatible j.
fragile Mickey Mantle. These
two, plus a collection of ball
players whose versatility seems
almost endless.
Stengel admits that versatility
is one reason why the Yankees
rarely lose. He has outfielders
(Elston Howard. Mantle and
Hank Bauer who can catch or
play the infield. He has infield-
ers Rookie Tony Kilbek. Rookie
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.Skowron BIust
Saves Victory
Over Dodgers

| BROOKLYN, April IS [P.-
Bill Skowron's homer off Don
ElSton in the eighth inning
proved the deciding factor as the
Yankees chung to an early lead
and beat the Dodgers, 5-4, before
7,l05 frost-bitten fans today
The Dodgers put across two
runs in the eighth against Bob
Turley on double by Randy
Jackson. a windblown two-bag-
ger by Don thinner and Junior
Gilliams single. But Tur!cy
stood off a threat in the ninth
to win. retiring Charlie Neal on
an iniield Oop for The final out
with two men on base.
Sal Maglie was the losing
pitcher. giving up four runs. only
half of them earned, in the Sec
ond inning. An error by Neal
contributed to his troubles. Yogi
Berra singled to left and with
one away Neal fumbled Tony
Kubek's grounder. A single by
Gil McDougald, a two-run dou-
BILE by Andy Carey and Billy
Martins single through Maglies
legs netted the four.
The Dodgers scored against
Art Ditmar in the first when
Gino Cimoli walked and came
around on a double by Carl Flu
Irillo. McDoupald'S boot on Meals
grounder in the second gave
BROOKLYN another opening and,
after thinner walked, Gillian
scored Neal when he singled to
right.
New York tAl 0I0 nOO OiO--h Z |
BROOKLYN ITO OOu O9O--l 2
Ditmar, Turlev "a and Bcrra, Howard
go Maglie. Labine til Elston ~,
Craig (al and Campanella Winning
pitcher--Ditmar Losing pitcher--Ma-
Home run-New York, skowros.
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Senators Game
CanceIed;;vaIdy
Going 10 Minors
BY a Star staff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Va. April 49,
Cold weather forced cancella-
ton Of the Washington Senators
scheduled game with the Rich
mond Colts here tonight. To-
morrow the Senators are slated
against the same club in their
final exhibition.
Also slated tomorrow is the
demotion to the minors of Jose
Valdivielso. a move brought
about by the sharp hitting of
Shortstop Lyle Luttrell.
Valdivielso will be optioned to
"a triple-A team and the Sena
tors will reach the 28-player
limit by disposing of a pitcher,
possibly Bob Wiesler. The big
.lefthander. acquired from the
Yankees. had 3-l2 record with
Washington last season. Wiesler
hasn't appeared in an exhibition
for two weeks.
Luttrell Comes Through
Luttrell, third leading hitter
in the Southern Association last
year with a 1924 mark at Chat
tenooga. went hitless in his first
Is appearances in exhibitions.
Since then, over a period of IL
games, he has compiled a 1893
average with Is hits in as tries
and has battsd in 10 runs,
Among his hits have been two
home runs and six doubles.
valdivielso, a .236 hitter with
the Senators last year, bstted
only .l6l in exhibitions and has
seen scant action in the last
two weeks as Manager Chuck
Dresser elected to take an all
out gamble on Luttrell.
Wiesler has pitched only twice
this spring and has displayed
no improvement. In seven in
nings against the Phillies and
White Sox he yielded IL runs. 10
hits and nine bases on balls.
Snyder Almost Ready
BY disposing of Valdivielso the
Senators are displaying conf
dence that sore-armed Jerry
Snyder soon will be available for
defensive duty. Snyder reports
Improvement in his throwing
arm. which has been hothering
HIM all spring. In an emergency
First Baseman Pete Runnels
BY trimming Valdivielso and
a pitcher. the Senators will enter
the campaign with IL pitchers.
three catchers. six infielders and
seven outfielders. Three more
players must be cut by May Is
could be shifted back to short
stop. HAWKINS.
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STATISTICS

the ball on the 7-yard line, but
1t came back to score after an
interrogation.
Jim Joyce. a sophomore from
Philadelphia who showed more
than any other Varsity back,
went wide to score from the
2-yard line after Paul Tonetti
intercepted a Beightol pass on
the Alumni Ia.
Late in the fourth quarter
Beightol again threw from the
end zone. and Bob Layman
picked 1t of on the Alumni
See TERPS. PAGE CO
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Alumni Beet Terps, lab;
Passes Almost Bockfire
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY

Although the Alumni's at
tempts to show of a rusty pass
ing attack almost backfired. the
pro-dominated grads defeated
the Varsity. 1913. in the Uni
versity Of Maryland's annual
spring football game yesterday
at Byrd Stadium.
1t was football atmosphere in
football weather. with the IL 900
spectators in topcoats, and still
cold. There was a band. ma
jorettes. and a small coaches
convention. with Joe Kuharich
OF the Redskins. Jim Tatum of
North Carolina. Bill Murray Of
Duke and Paul Amen of Wake
Forest among the head coaches
present. plus Phil Cutchin scout :
ing for Texas AIM and Bill
Smaltz for N. C State. The lat
ter schools are Maryland's first
two opponents.
The Alumni showed less than
30 yards in plus yardage for the
day as they moved forward 176
yards, almost solely on passing,
and moved backward l46I2 in
penalties. due mainly to an ex-
cusable lack of timing.
PeIlegrini Goes 40
The Alumni scored in the Sec
ond quarter on a ll-yard pass
from Lynn Beightol to Lou Wei
densaul and in the third when
Bob Pellegrini, the unanimous
All-American Of 1855, finally
scored a touchdown when he
moved 40 yards with an inter-
cepted pass.
The fans were pleading for
some offense from the Varsity
after the score reached l4-0 for
the grads. and Coach Tommy
Mont's 1857 team responded. The
Varsity moved SO yards and lost
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Marathon Course
Yards Short

BOSTON. April 10 (P).-The
Boston AA Marathon course
from Hopkinton to Boston was
found today to be nearly three
quarters of mile short of the
recognized distance Of l6 miles
1856 yards.
officials aid the starting line
in Hopkinton will be moved back
to cover the shortage for the
6lst annual marathon next Sat-
urday.
A survey Of the route by An
drew White, a leading automo-
tive and highway authority,
showed that the course measured
only 25.544 miles-1,l87 yards
short Of the official distance.
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faded after early brilliant per-
formances and wound up. sore
armed. with a "A mark.
The Senators and Orioles. who
will clash before a crowd Of 49,
900 fans at 100 O'Clock, will have
the field to themselves for a day.
All other clubs swing into action
Tuesday.
Normally the opening-da as
signment would be handed to a
pitcher such as Chuck Stobbs. a
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Yankees Too Deep
For Rivals, But MI
Is Set for Dogfight

Woody Held and Joe Collins)
who can play the outfield.
Few of the Yankee infielders
are specialists. Gil McDougald
is at home at second. short and
third. Billy Martin plays all four
positions. Jerry Coleman can
handle all except first base. Bill
Skowron is a first baseman. pri-
marily, but he can be used at
third base, a la Jimmy Foxx.
Continued on Page ca, Col. 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
By BURTON HAWKINS

Bob Chakales and Skinny
Brown. strangers to fame. and
President Eisenhower. accus-
toned to accolades. will domi-
nate the sports scene tomorrow
when major league baseball is
reactivated with the customary
hoopla at Griffith Stadium.
Early forecasts call for fair
and warmer weather for the big
day.
Chakales. zs-year-old right
handler who started only one
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OPENING PROGRAM

l1:30-Gates open. Goldman
Band plays. Washington
batting practice.
Noon-Baltimore batting prac-
tice.
12:30-Baltimore fielding prac-
tice.
12:40-W a shington fielding
practice.
1:00-Marine Band and Marine
Corps Color Guard arrive
1:l5-President Eisenhower ar
riveS.
1:20-Flag raising ceremony in
centerfield.
lisp eSident Eisenhower
throws out first ball.
1:30-Play ball.
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EXHIBITION
BASEBALL

RESULTS YESTERDAY
waShineton. Richmond Cancelled, cold
Baltimore cincinnatl q
Chicago mi chicseo oAl 4
81 Louis 4 KansaS City {"
Ncw Work IN - Cleveland 9
Pittsburgh q, Detroit .
Milwaukce Minneapolis g.
Philadelphia At Boston cold.
GAMES TODAY
Senators at Richmond
BROOKLYN at New YORK tAl
Chicago ca at Chicaeo IN.
Cincinnati at Louisville.
Cleveland At Milwaukee
New York IN at Baltimore
Philadelphia ~ Boston
Observation-Disclosures at Charleston, w
Kansas City at ST. Louis
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MINOR LEAGUES
SOUTHERN ASSIMILATION

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Nashville 10. Chattanooga 4.
Birmingham y. Atlanta, 1.
New orleans, Z; Mobile. u
Memphis, ] Little Rock. u.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Vancouver, . Los Anseles, /.
san Francisco, = Portland,
Sacramento. 4 Seattle. 3 Ill In
nings).
Hollywood, 4; san Diego. /.
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Ce|tics Win Pro Basketball Title
Edqinq Hawks nDoub|e Overtime
.Heinsohn Sets
Scoring Pace
For Victors

oOO 4ON, APT. 10 HJ.-1no
pressure-proof Celtics won their
first National Basketball Associa-
ton championship by edging st.
Louis. 125-l23, today in a wild
double-overtime game at Boston
Garden.
Rookie Tom Heinsohn scored
81 points for the Celtics and Bob
Petit had 80 for the Hawks in
this dramatic seventh and final
game of see-saw series.
Frank Ramsey, Boston's ALL
purpose star on loan from the
Army. scored seven points in the
first overtime period and later
put Boston ahead to stay with
lis to play in the second extra
session.
The Hawks Med Park got one
free throw to close the gap to
one point then missed his second.
but st. Louis controlled the re-
bound with II seconds to play
and called time out. With st.
Louis holding the advantage,
Hawks Coach Alex Hannum-
forced to swing into action after
four Of his players had fouled
out-was called on a travelling
infraction.
LOscutOff FOuled
Jim Loscutoff, Boston's muscle
man from the University of Ore
gon, was dribbling the ball try
ing to run out the time when he
was fouled with one second on
the clock. Jim connected on the
free throw, but the game Hawks
had one more card to play.
Taking the ball out of bounds,
Hannum threw it the length of
the court. The ball caromed of
the blackboard and Petit missed
an effort to tap it in before the
ICeltics could wrap up their first
Iplayoff title in the 11-year his
tory Of the MIA.
In bringing Boston its first
professional championship team
since 194l, when the Bruins won
hockey's coveted Stanley Gun.
the Celtics continually rallied
from the edge of disaster in the
late stages.
Boston won without what vas
considered the invaluable scor.
ing touch of its backcourt aces,
Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman.
Cousy had IL points and Shar-
man 9. The game was a personal
triumph for Boston's forecourt.
Russell Gets I9 Points
Bill Russell. rookie center. who
was a shot blocking, rebounding
demon in the hectic finish.
scored 10 points, while Ramsey
and Arnie Risen. glorious old
pro. collected is each.
Petit calmly dropped in two
free throws in the face of a
hooting capacity crowd of 1909
to force the first overtime. His
shots came with seven seconds
OF regulation time remaining.
Sharman, Boston's old reliable.
tried a jump shot at the buzzer
that rolled around the rim and
out. At this stage, Risen and
Jack Mcmahon of st. Louis had
already left with the six-foul
limit.
st. Louis quickly went ahead.
l09-lO5, in the first overtime
but Ramsey came back to tie
1t at 100 and again at Ill. Cliff
Hagan, traded to St. Louis for
the rights to Russell, fouled out
with so seconds remaining. He
had contributed "a points and
played a great floor game.
Ramsey missed two free
throws, and SO did Jack Cole
man. Heinsohn rebounded a
missed Sharman shot to notch
the Celtics ahead l13-lll, but
with 10 seconds left Coleman
knotted the count again. Once
ca err rv~c
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Pistons Sign YordIey

DETROIT. April 10 tP).-The
Detroit Pistons today announced
the signing Of George Yardley,
their top scorer. to a 1957-58
National Basketball Association
contract.
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faded and finished seventh.
La Verite went on to win the
most important race Of her
career.
Under conditions of the race.
the pot was $4,000 with no
nominating or starting fees.
A. F. Wall Of Detroit, owner Of
La Verite. received the winners
share of $4,000.
Bolin, 17-year-old native of
Lancaster, Tex. who was lead
ing rider at Sunshine Park, said
he realized at the five-eighths
pole that Il had a lot of horse"
and decided to let the daughter
OF Roman Bout run freely.
La verite started eight times
last year and earned only $4,000.
She was first once and second
once in five races earlier this
winter, earning $3.50.
Defeat a ShOcker
1t was a shocking defeat for
Federal Hill. The strapping colt
lost by only a whisker to Barbi-
ION in the Garden State Stakes
last fall. won the Louisiana Derby
last month and set a worlds rec
ord Of lis here on March Is in
a special race at 612 furlongs.
The Lussky charger wound up
last in the f1ve-horse Florida
Derby field two weeks ago after
setting the pace for Gen. Duke
and Bold Ruler.
Roman Request and Pearl
Prince were scratched from to-
days original field of II.
The pari-mutuel handle was
81 ,l84,23l.
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Mister live Upse,s Derby coIcuIotions
at Jomoier. Page CT
and Belmont, carried top weight
Of l26 pounds and went of a
prohibitive favorite at / to S.
The Clifford Lussky colt led
most Of the way in the mile-and-
a-sixteenth race. but La Verite.
a filly owned by A. F. Wall, put
on a strong finishing drive to
take first money OF $4,000.
Winner Pays S55.4O
j. S.. Kelly's We Trust. also
nominated for the Triple Crown
events. was third and the Bill
Beasley Stables Biscayne fin
ished fourth. The time was l:44
over fast track.
La Verite paid $55.40, 5000
and $3.50. Federal Hill returned
$3.50 and $40. Show price on
We Trust was 81.
La Verite, ridden by Apprentice
H. Bolin, never was far back,
with Federal Hill and True
Verdict fighting it out most of
the way. 1t was Federal Hill in
front, True Verdict, La Verite
and We Trust in that order COM
ing into the stretch. True Verdict
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to trail by three shots, appeared
in the best position OF the others
TO challenge tomorrow.
Sam Snead, bidding for his
third Greensboro title in a row
and his seventh since 1898. fell
seven strokes of the pace at 2l3
with a 70.
FurgoI Has Bad Break
Marty Furgol, one of eight
players tied this morning at 1889,
four shots back OF Boros, SUI :
fered cruel fate on the last
hole when he incurred a two
shot penalty after hitting the
ball belonging to one OF his
threesome, Jim Ferree, for his
second shot. That gave Furgol
a rs and a 2l5.
Although Ford's driving did
not make him happy, he had his
short game working. He had IS
pars. a birdie from 10 feet on
the short third and his closing
eagle which followed a FIRE drive
and three-iron shot that stopped
IL feet from the hole.
The leaders:
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pitchers and probable crowds
for Tuesdays full major league SEIZED
uIe oppeor on pose c-5. along with
other features on the new seoson.
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-Four Fathoms
Wins al Laurel;
.bakht Runs Last
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
star Racing Editor

Four Fathoms, Howell z.
Jackson's English-bred 3-year-
old who hopes to get to the
Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
won the s10.000-added Chesa-
peake Trial yesterday at Laurel,
but it was anything but a clear
cut victory in the roughly run
six-furlong dash viewed by a
chilled crowd of 20,252.
Not only did Four Fathoms
drop his head down at the right
instant on the wire to nip Mrs.
John T. Maloney's Soft Day by
a nose and then survive a foul
claim. but Mrs. Walter NJ. JEFF
fords Bakht. the 6-to-5 favorite.
was blocked for more than a
quarter mile of the sprint and
had no chance OF running a true
race.
The result was a bitter disap-
pointment for the bettors who
backed Bakht solidly and for
plucky Tony DeSpirito. who
wanted the victory desperately
before he begins a 6-month va
cation enforced by a back all
ment which requires treatment
and a possible operation.