Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCE, ,rAu~
Roofing for the Handy Sort


and forever getting richer there natural tendency
root for some underdog firm Such would be the case
at least when the 8lst Preakness Saturday Pmco
Such would be the except for Iron Liege
This Is colt very and dear because the Calumet
brains, Ben and Jimmy Jones' keep knocking him down.
Oh they about to give Iron Lege away
fact he has been sort of ugly ducking in Americas top
barn. Even now, 957s Kentucky Derby winner Trainer
Jimmy Jones salute to Iron Lege merely Hes handy
sort"
When they 2-year-olds. the Joneses father and
strongly ancied Barbizon and Gen Duke When Bar
bizon came down with an the sickness s-year-old
that horses usually get at g. they transferred their deepest
affection to Gen Duke Iron Liege permitted stall
All during Derby week in Louisville those who visited
the Calumet barn could and that Gen Duke was
the haired horse The JoneSes lowered Duke
and the swpes, taking the cue similar fuss Iron
Liege given hay. -
HE WAS THE SECOND STRINGER but when Gen. Duke
scratched because of his bad forefoo Iron ege got
of the bench in effect and did the job the Derby
but apparently not the unqualified Endorsement of the
younger Jones.
In strained sense Iron Lege reminds of ball.
player Dusty Rhodes of the Giants according to told
not long ago at the Sheraton-Park by Leo Durocher
Leo, who managed the Giants to a world championship
in 1854 talking of what it takes successful man.
ager Il was great in 54 Leo qupped When had to cut
down made my mind that Rhodes GO He couldn't
field better than your mother for my money he
couldn't hit, either
"Just before ready to let him out needed pinch
hitter looked down the bench and there Rhodes point
Dusty won the ball game with hit and kept him"
= II WAS GREAT MANAGER that year Rhodes hit 34l
He played in 81 games, mostly pinch hitter and drove
home so runs He made Sc hits remember Is we're
home runs.
Sooner later figured Dusty would run out of gas
But he didn't that season. and he didn't the Series
put him at bat half dozen times against those good
Cleveland pitchers and he homer drove
seven runs and wound up hitting 667.
So" Leo concluded, Il great manager. The guy
! was about to fire made one"
So perhaps is Iron Liege an equine Dusty Rhodes But
during visit this week to New York. Jimmy Jones still
didn't appear high his Derby winning colt Asked to
rate the top 3year-ods as of this time chubby Jimmys
opinion was that Gen. Duke No. l. followed by Bold
Ruler Gallant Man. Iron Lege Barbizon and Federal Hill
It's good thing Iron Lege can't read newspapers else
he'd be apt to suk and feel sorry for himself
THESE ARE TRYING, TIMES for Lou Pondfield who has
become Mr. Preakness First he lost Gallant Man from his
field and then he lost Gen Duke Such tragedies might ruin
the average but Maryands most famous racing
VIII stand up as long as Iron Lege and Bold Ruler
entered This Calumet against Wheaey Stable Willie
Harack against Eddie Arcaro Jimmy Jones against gentle
old Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons And 1t is than Lou
Pondfeld deserves.
Lou Cougar old Baltimore businessman who bears
likeness TO Adla Stevenson Since 1852 execu-
tive director Of Pmco which he two old friends-Her-
man and Ben Cohen-bought by accident"
Pondfeld who his first horse at Pimlco when
Haitian the 1917 Preakness walking through the
lobby Of downtown Baltimore hotel he accidentally
met Ewing Tute trustee for the largest block OF Pco
stock In the conversation that followed developed the
stock for sale to local group.
That for Ponded and the Cohen brothers Pimlico
second oldest track in the country opened 1858 under
new management
1T WAS PoNDFIELD and the Cohens who built the new
clubhouse and grandstand complete with
escaators and elevators changing the old track the
time in 80 years It Pondfeld who originated the
Jockeys Hall Of Fame broke the monoony OF the racing
cards by adding distance races.
True Mr. Pondhed doing more than pleasing his
patrons His track did all right too by the addition Of longer
Betting increased than 10 cent indicating
perhaps that horse players prefer to lose their money
slowyover mile and three -sxteenths against urlongs
furlongs.
Lou did restoration Job the members clubhouse
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