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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-11-30
FORMER
FIGHTER FREED
OF DOPE
CHARGE

Havana Cuba - (CNS) - II
ever a fighter needed a friend,
Cuban Kid Chocolate, former
champion, rallied to the efforts OF
his friends from the sports world
when sentenced to seven months
for possessing a single marijuana
cigarette. Pardoned by President
Batista, the Kid, who suffers
from ulcers, was ordered to re-
ceive medical care to enable him
to become self-supporting again.
Members of the Cubans Sports
Association and fans who re-
member him in the ring, all come
to his aid.
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land, who played each other to
tie, and unbeaten but once tied
Wiley are the three big teams be-
ing considered for the Orange
Blossom Classic.
Tennessee has the inside track
because Jake Gather would like
to get even for last years defeat
of one of his greatest teams.
Maryland is ready this year but
Classic fans still remember how
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-11-30
THIS WEEKS GAMES

THANKSGIVING NOV. 2s)
North Carolina College at A&T
s. c. State at Benedict
Xavier at billiard
Fort Valley az Albany State
Hampton at Virginia Union
NOVEMBER 20
Prairie View at Southern
Allen at Claflin
Savannah State at Paine
Texas College at Wiley
Miss. Industrial at Rust
Morris Brown at Clark
Kentucky State at Tenn. State
Texas Southern at Miss. PPl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
|Rosecroft Opens
Meeting Tonight;
Entry Favored

Harness racing, the one time
county fair sideline that moved
to the big city and became a
booming postwar success, opens
a 24-night stand at Rosecroft
Raceway tonight. Post time is
BIS.
Rosecroft officials are expect
ing a crowd of 10000 to launch
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BY the Associated Press

Ted Williams. Mickey Mantle
and Frank Robinson were added
to the injured list in major
League baseball yesterday, al
though none apparently was
seriously hurt.
Williams, the Red Sox slug
ger who is leading the league
with a .43l average, suffered a
badly bruised right elbow when
struck by a Stan Pitula pitch
in the first game of a double
header as the Red Sox swept
two from the Indians. Ted
probably will be out for five OF
six days.
Mantle, after seeking two
singles and two-run homer in
the first game at Chicago for
the Yankees, pulled a groin
muscle in the second game as
the world champs took over first
place in the American League
by winning a double header
from the White Sox. Mickey
is expected TO play tomorrow in
Cleveland
Robinson. the National League
rookie Of the year in 1856, crash
ed into a wall at Pittsburgh in
the second game after breaking
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Talk Of Greatest Preakness
Marks Opening Of Pim|ico
Tactic Chance
Big Factor in
Iron Leiqe's Win

saddled Calumet's Iron Liege fol
mis- first Kentucky Derby vic
,ory, said the stable discovered
something" about the colt in last
Tuesdays Derby Trial that
could have been the deciding
factor in Saturdays upset tri-
Iumph.
I'VE managed to cover it UP
well Saturday." Jones added
land I prefer not to disclose it,
1t reminded fight fans of Max
ISchmeling's crack after watch
ling Joe Louis in action before
he became heavyweight cham
Ipion.
I'VE zee zomesing." Schmeling
said. The "zomezing" later
turned out to be his ability to
fire a right hand over Joe's left
lead.
Never Far Back
Trackmen here have a bunch
Jones may have discovered that
Iron Liege could not be rated
as Jockey Dave Erb had done in
previous races. With Willie Har-
tack replacing Erb after Gen
Duke was withdrawn because OF
"a foot injury. Iron Liege ran
close to Federal Hills pace from
the start of the mile and one
quarter Derby. He was never
more than three lengths back.
Iron Liege disposed of Federal
Hill. Kentucky's sentimental
choice. and Bold Ruler, the 6-to-
) favorite who wound up fourth,
at the top of the stretch and
STAYED of Gallant Mans stirring
finish to score his exciting
triumph.
But there were many who
thought Iron Liege was lucky
to win, lucky because of Willie
Shoemaker's mistake in misjudg-
ing the finish line in a torrid
stretch. duel.
Nerud Defends Willie
Trainer Johnny Nerud de-
Tended Shoemaker's slip as
something that could happen to
any rider" At the same time
Nerud criticized Churchill Downs
officials for the mistake.
They got no business putting
the finish wire down near the
first turn" he said. "And all
those poles are the same color.
He alluded to the white poles
with yellow tops that mark of
the various distances as they are
being run. such as the last
eighth of a mile, the sixteenth
pole, and then the finish. 'Shoe
apparently mistook the sixteenth
pole for the finish.''
Shoemaker, summoned to the
stewards stand Immediately af-
ter the race, admitted his error
and was a sad little man lone
after 1t was all over.
I've always heard there are
100 ways of losing a horse race. |"
Nerud said. Now know there
are 10l.
Shoemaker was nearly heart
broken as he talked with me
after the race before taking OF
for California" the trainer said
He told me. after seeing the
horse Saturday morning, that he
was quite confident we had a
good chance of winning. / knew
he was a little horse with q big
heart"
It was a doubly hard blow fol
the little rider, who last May
pulled a similar boner in the
100000 Californian at Holly
wood Park. Willie eased uI
Swaps after thinking he had the
race won nearing the wire, only
to lose a photo decision to fast
finishing Porterhouse.
Shoemaker won the 1856
Derby on Swaps.
Future Races Talked Up
Horsemen weren't blaming him
too much. however. pointing out
as Nerud did-the peculiar
location of the finish line. The
winners circle, in front Of the
centerfield pagoda, is some so OF
70 yards from the finish line anc
See DERBY, Page AT
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tors prospects of ending their
losing streak soon will be dim.
They'll fly to Detroit late today
for a three-game series. With
the Tigers pitching staff in top
form-as revealed by a yield of
only one run in three-games-
hope of reversing the Washing
ton pattern is remote.
Faye Throneberry has obtained
only one hit in "a chances since
shifting to the Senators from
the Red Sox, but Manager Chuck
Dresser says he'll keep him in
the lineup against righthanded
pitching.
Lemon All Mixed Up
He hasn't had a chance to
glimpse any pitching, sitting on
Boston's BENCH" Dresser said
land We hardly could expect him
to be an immediate sensation
with us. I'll bench him against
lefthanders until we get home
and can give him all the batting
practice he can stand"
Jim Lemon, lifted yesterday
and replaced by Neil Chrisley,
will remain idle for a day or
two. Dresser said. The towering
outf1elder has collected only
three hits in his last 81 attempts,
has batted in only two runs in
See SENATOR'S, Page Ais
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I ed,MontIe and Robinson
Hurt; Jackson in Hospital

up the opener with a three-run
homer in Cincinnati's Ga VIC
tory.
Earlier in the day the Yankees
sent Pitcher Whitley Ford home
for treatment of his injured
shoulder.
The Dodgers announced that
Third BaSeman Randy jackson
injured 10 days ago in Pittsburgh
had entered Long Island hos
pital for treatment and a pos
sible operation on his left knee.
jackson probably has a torn
cartilage and his knee will be
put in traction for at least 10
days. If an operation is neces-
sary, he will be lost to the club
for about two months. PERMITS
sion was requested by the club
to place jackson on the disabled
list.
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MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN
Results Yesterday

results Yesterday
x. C.. a: Wash. ..
New York, 4-J: Chi
caso. 20.
Boston. 3D.; Cleve-
land, Ia.
Detroit, 2; Baltic, 1,
Games Today
wash. at X. c.. $3.50.
BALTIC. at Detroit.
Others not scheduled
Games Tomorrow
Wash VAS q, lpet.. 400.
BALTIC. at X. c. (n).
N. Y. at cleve. I'M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
GRlFFS BAGGED IN 9TH STRAIGHT
Suitcase Is 90 Much
For Sinking Senators
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Stan Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, May 6.-Suit-
case Simpson has the Senators
in the bag. Kansas City's be-
specialized rightfielder is making
'em moan, just as he did last
season, and there's no indication
that Washington pitchers have
learned anything from their
Iagonizing experiences against
him.
Last season Simpson rocked
Washington pitching for a 1857
average, accommodating q of his
los runs batted in at their ex-
pense. If it's going to be differ
Ient this year, Chuck Stobbs viii
have to start presenting evidence
today when the Senators strive
TO avoid an eighth straight de-
feat.
Simpson has added to the
gloom which has enveloped the
Senators. The lefthanded hitter
has ripped of five hits in seven
attempts and has slammed across
seven runs in two games against
Washington, leaving the Sena-
tors winless in the West after
six games and with a record of
IL defeats in their last IL en-
gagementS.
Ties SEWERS in RIBS
Suitcase eradicated the Sena-
tors last claim to current fame
yesterday in the course of the
Athletics To victory before H.
462. fans. With four runs batted
in on a double and two singles
which spanked Kansas City's H.
hit attack OF Camilo Pascual
and Evelio Hernandez, he pulled
abreast of sizzling Roy Sievers
with 10 RBI for the the year to
share the American League lead
in that department.
Sievers was whaling away
nicely. supplying two doubles and
"a single, but he opened innings
with them, consequently couldn't
increase his RBI production.
Herb Plews and Pete Runnels
Clipped in with two hits each
for the Senators, who collected
10 against Tom Morgan. The
AS Highlander yielded both
runs in the ninth while enjoying
a comfortable lead.
If Stobbs can't win against the
AS Ned Carver today, the Sena-
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As, 7;
SENATOR'S,

IothIs - 10 II q 10
! Popped out for Luttrell In sth.
z Flied out for Pascual in Sth.
Struck out for Hernandez in 9th.
Washington 600 600 OO2--o
Kansas City 200 40 COY
Runs batted in--Berberet, Becauer,
Simpson. "a, Smith. Lopez, Zernial. Two
base hits--Simpson, Plews, Lopez, Sievers
e., Power. zernial. Becquer Double plays
to Gran TO Power: Graf to DeMaestri
70 Power Left on Washington, n;
Kansas CITY. 3, Bases on balls-of
by Pascual. 3; by Morgan, /. HIts~od
Paseual. l / In 2 innings; on Hernandez,
in inning. Runs and earned runs
on Pascual. III; OF Hernandez 90.
Passed ball--Berberet Winning pitcher
MORGAN C-2). Losing pitcher-Pascual
u-D. umpires = Summers, Honochick,
Flaherty and Chylak. Time-2:00. At
.462.
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Baseball Accident FutuI
To l2-Yeur-Old Bow

DIES MONIES. May 8 (R.-
william Spurgin, IL, died Satur-
DAY night at a hospital here. 10
DAYS after he was struck on the
mead by a pitched ball in a
sandlot baseball game.
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Spurgin. he died of a
brain injury.
Friends said William was
struck above the ear while bat
ting In a schoolyard game April
"a. He was a seventh grade
pupil at Hartford School.
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Picture on POse A-2o

Picture on Poge A-20
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the Maryland season that in.
cludes similar meets at Laure
Raceway. starting June 3: Balti.
more Raceway. July /, and Ocear
Downs Raceway. July 20.
Ocean Downs is the poor sister
OF the foursome. thus for it:
benefit the State legislature re.
Gently upped the tracks take in
the pari-mutuel betting. Thi.
season Is per cent will come ouI
OF the wagering. a hike of 2 pei
cent, with the track getting liz
per cent of the first So million
After that the track will take s
per cent and the State Z.
HaughtOn Enters Three
Billy Haughton, the Nation.
No. ! owner-driver last season
win have a three-horse entry ii
tonight's feature. the $i1,5Ol
Transamerica Pace. one Of {
series Of Is races sponsored b,
the Harness Tracks of America
The races. to be held throughout
the country. will carry tota
purses Of $215,0OO.
Going for Haughton in tn,
nrst Transamerica, tonight,
seventh race. viii be three pacerl
who have been clicked under two
minutes for the mile, the dis.
lance for all Of tonight's eigh,
races. They are Bell Actor
u:583s, Bachelor Hanove,
u:59ss) and Grand r. VolC
d:594s.
Haughton will drive Bachelor
Hanover. He isn't the best o.
the three" he says, "but he's thu
hardest to drive. I've got Jacl
Smith for Bell Acton and Clar.
ence Martin for Grand r. Volo.
Steamin' Demon Choice
steamin' Demon, with Eddie
Boyer driving, is the early second
choice to the Haughton entry
The 4-year-old was clicked in
2:O4 In a recent warmup, help.
ing to cause his support tonight
Del Miller's Night Patrol also
Is a big threat. while others In
the field are Able Spangler
Irish. the Happy Wanderer
Hundred Proof. Widower Greco
and Ozark Chief. Driving them
in order will be Joe Lighthill
BIZ Fleming. Howard Niles. Boil
Parkinson, Jimmy Wingfield anC
Jim Dennis.
Miller and Night Patrol beat
Haughton and Belle Acton il
the William E. Miller Memoria
race two years ago. but Haueh.
ton and Belle Acton reversed
that setback last year in the vi,
Fleming Memorial.
Tie clasps for men and match.
ing pins for women will be eiver
to fans tonight until the suppl,
is exhausted. The jewelry de.
picts a harness horse in actor
ana is guarantee that mos
fans will leave the track with
something they didn't go in with
at least.
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Hurtuck Nav
Switch Mounts
To Gen. Duke
By JOSEPH B. KELLY
star Racing Editor

BALTIMORE, May 6.-The
$4,000 Baltimore Spring Handi-
cap headlined Pimlico's opening
card today, but there was MOTH
ing but Preakness talk in the
air as the final IL days of Mary
lands spring major track racing
started. Post time was 2 pm.
This could be the last running
Iof the PreakneSS at the historic
Belvedere avenue grounds, and
thanks to Saturdays Kentucky
Derby. it could be one of the
most exciting in history.
First arrival due here from
Kentucky Wednesday is Gen.
Duke, pre-Derby favorite, who
was idle because of a bruised
foot. With him will be Iron
Liege, surprise Derby winner. II
both go in the Preakness May 10,
as expected. the next question
lis whether Willie Hartack will
ride Iron Liege again or shift to
Gen. Duke, considered the better
of the two.
Hartack May Switch
To many observers, especially
those with a tinge of supersti-
ton, it seems somewhat incred-
ible that a rider would take of"
a Derby winner for a horse yet
to be tested at distances over q
mile and an eighth. But Har-
tack has expressed a preference
for Gen. Duke since early last
winter when the colt was Still un-
known, and has been almost
contemptuous of Iron Liege.
The next question was wheth-
er hapAss Willie Shoemaker
would again be up on unlucky
Gallant Man, who many thought
should have won the Derby. Wee
Willie got the mount after john
ny Choquette, Gallant Mans
regular rider, was knocked out
of the Derby by a To-day suspen-
sion, but Johnny will be in good
graces again when the PreakneSs
rolls around. Shoe undoubtedly
would welcome the chance to
redeem himself and Choquette
couldn't be blamed for wanting
shot at the winning riders
10 per cent of 100000 pot.
Ralph Lowe, Gallant Mans
owner, said in Dallas today that
Shoemaker will be asked to ride
the horse again, and that he
doesn't think Shoemaker's error
cost the race.
Lowe said, 81 won't criticize
Shoemaker's riding.
Calumet, which started a string
of PreakneSs victories in 1941
with Whirlaway. is tied with G.
L. Lorillard for the most victories
at five each. Calumet followed
with Pensive in 1914, FaultlesS,
l947, Citation in '48 and Fabius
lAst year. Lorillard swept the big
Maryland race from 1873 through
1882.
10000 Expected
/ An opening day crowd Of at
least 10000 was anticipated by
Pimlico officials. Racing secre-
tary j. Fred Colwill had q fairly
attractive card for the start,
even though there has been q
heavy exodus Of thoroughbreds
out Of Maryland to Garden State
and the New Jersey circuit.
Although he has not been out
this season, Montpelier's Ma
hodah probably will 60 on O Z
to 5 favorite in the 6-furlong
dash against seven rivals. Ma
hodah, a son of Nasrullah. won
seven of Is races last year and
the 4-year-old gelding has been
training impressively. His main
opposition is centered in Obair.
Star Spangle and Golden East.
Supporting feature today is q
$1,000 allowance event at a mile
and one-sixteenth on the turf
which drew nine grass runners.
Greentree Stables Maharajah
probably will be favored.
Laurel closed out one Of its
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Stewart Loses in Italy
To Duvis Cup Player

FLORENCE, Italy. May 8 C4)
Italian Davis Cupper Giuseppe
Merlo swept into the final Of the
mems division OF the Florence
international tennis tournament
yesterday with a 6--3. Ga, Ga
victory over Hugh Stewart OF
Pasadena, Calf.
Merlo will meet Ashley Cooper
OF Australia for the title tomor-
row. Cooper advanced Saturday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

Laurel closed out one Of its
See PIMLICO, Page A-2o
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Horsemen weren't blaming him
too much. however. pointing out
AS Nerud did-the peculiar
location OF the finish line. The
winners circle. in front Of the
centerf1eld pagoda, is some 60 or
70 yards from the finish line and
See DERBY, Page Ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
PROBABLE PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE


Washineton at Kansas City-Stobbs
(O-4) VS.. Carver DID.
Baltimore at Detroit-Moore u-2) VS..
Lee I'D.
Only games scheduled
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago at New York--Kaiser (O-l)
VS.. Gomez 800.
Milwaukee at Brooklyn (night)--Bur-
dette t3-D VS.. Drysdale 600.
Only games Scheduled
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Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday
Milw.. 10; Bklyn,, 2
Chicago. s.. New
York. Sd.
81. L., So: Phila.
delphla. 10.
cinci.. 81: Pitts.
burgh, "a.
Games To-day
Chicago al New YORK
Milw at Bklyn lnl
Others not scheduled
Games Tomorrow
Cinci AZ Bklyn I'M
y L. at N v M
MilW At Phila I'M.
Chi. at Pitts. tn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
Fuzzy Distinction

The Ethical Practices Code of the
AFL-CIO does not mean what 1t was
thought to mean-that any union
official who invokes the Fifth Amend
ment will be removed from office.
The AFL-CIO executive council
lowered the boom on Dave Beck when
he refused to answer questions concern
ing alleged misuse of Transfers Union
funds. But the council is Withholding
judgment in the case of Maurice A.
Hutchinson, president of the $4,000
member Carpenters Union. Mr.. Hutch
eSon invoked the Fifth Amendment
when questioned last June by Senate
Public Roads subcommittee concerning
an alleged quick profit Of some $4,000
on highway right-of-way sale.
The distinction" seems to be that
Beck refused to testify concerning mis-
use Of union funds, while HutcheSons
refusal related to matter in which
union funds were not involved. In either
case, however, the invocation of the
Fifth Amendment must be predicated on
the honest belief that truthful answer
might tend to incriminate the witness.
In this setting the distinction which the
AFL-CIO has made is fuzzy, to say the
least
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
No Great Shakes

AS they do their stun on TV, those
grim-faced gunfghters of the old Wild
West certainly look mighty impressive
They're fast on the draw, pardner, and
they shoot straight, and iffen you know
what's good for you, you won't pick no
trouble with them hombres. However,
although that's the way the scripts and
cameras depict them, they were no great
shakes in real life. At least, so says TO
year-old Percy Bonebrake, and he ought
to know, having himself been a sort Of
Wyatt carp who once actually worked
at being deputy marshal, Treasury
agent and a railroad detective dedicated
to the task Of maintaining law and order
in number of rough-and- tumble towns
out In places like Wyoming and Arizona.
Mr.. Bonebrake does not believe in
romanticizing reality. AS he remembers
his own experience, and the experience
Of others before him, he tends to laugh
at the tough guys Of the TV horse
operas. He sums them up this way: "As
far as gunfighters go, you take the aver
age policeman patrolling your streets
today and set him back in a cowtown
street 70 years ago and he'll outshoot
the best killer in town. He's better
trained and he's got better gun with
better cartridges"
This debunks the matter with a
vengeance. But shucks, son, don't let
the thing get you down. Just step out
Of the wreckage Of your shattered
western illusion, and switch to another
channel, where you1l probably find a
modern-day cop drawing faster and
shooting straighter than any Deadeye
Dick Of the long ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
Moral for Our Time

There was period, not too many
years ago (about 1945), when pessimists
in high places and low were glumly pre-
dieting the imminent exhaustion Of all
our petroleum resources. Speaking in
sepulchral tones, they warned that in
little more than decade or so we would
be country without any Oil or gasoline.
Our industries, they said, faced the pros
pect Of soon coming to grinding halt;
our automobiles were on the verge of
being converted into museum pieces; in
short, our entire machine-age civiliza-
ton, for want of the fuel needed to run
1t, was in danger Of collapsing in the
relatively near future.
1t is interesting today to recall these
dark and dismal prophecies. OF course,
although they impressed many impress
sionable people when they were first
uttered, they were things that were just
laughed at by those who were aware
Of the great potentialities in American
land remaining to be explored for the So
called "black gold" They we're aware,
too, Of the immense promise implicit in
the offshore, underwater deposits wait
ing to be exploited And they had some
idea Of the vast amounts of oil, gasoline
and high-grade coke that we're impris-
oned In certain types of rocks and shale
on our continent. So they were not wor-
ried. They we're confident that the pc
Rod of predicted exhaustion was long,
long way of; 'and they felt that when
that period came, II ever, our civilization
would still manage to operate and thrive
on new fuels like atomic energy.
These optimists mot really opti-
mists, but simply common-sense men)
certainly have been indicated by the
course Of events. An excellent case in
point is the story about how rock-derived
gasoline is now being sold, for the first
time, at supermodern service station
in little Fruita, Colorado. This product,
as the Wall Street Journal reports, may
be regarded as the forerunner Of what
can be expected to come from the shale
and the dark lustrouS, solid stun to be
found in vast Utah Colorado Wyoming
area-an area whose deposits are esti-
mated to contain more than trillion
barrels Of oil, which is figure over 80
times as great as the known American
reserves Of crude petroleum in liquid
form, and about five times the total Of
all such reserves in the whole world.
DO we have moral here2 Well, II
there is any, 1t - simply this: Never