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Diario las Américas., 1958-08-16
Rigney Contra Participation
de los Jugadores Latinos en-
los Campeonatos De |nvierno
Ineenferme con la Aetividad de cepeda, Gomez y Men1ant en- Of coribe
neonforms con la Aetividad de eepeda, Gomez y Men.ant sn 81 catibe

Tanto Gomez, como Monzant in
sisten en- que Ell beisbol invemal
les ayuda en- SUI carrera.
Yea. dijo Gomez en- una oca-
sion, mientras Sc recogia la manga
de la camisa para ensenar I'm bra
20 poderoso. "Yo lanzo TODD ell afo
desde 1s47, y jamas tengo dolores
de brazo"
Isl, y Ruben ahora tiene un pro-
medic de menos de 800 como Ian
zador de Grandes Ligas, o sea, un
promedio inferior al que tendria 81
Sc dedicara a descansar durante ell
invierno". replica Rigney.'
Monzant Sc limita a afirmar:
me gusta eli beisbol invernal. Me
mantiene en- forma".
Y, segun Rigney, no hay ley que
Sc 10 lmpida.
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-16
Resumen de
los Juegos
de Baseball

NUEVA YORK, agosto Is -
(UPI)-El lanzador OBEY Jay y
los Braves de Milwaukee dierou
anoche una muestra a Jimmy
Dykes de 10 que conlleva ell cargo
de manager de los Rojos de Cinci.
matt.
Dykes, que reemplaz6 aver a
Birdie Tebbetts, Sc salvo de una
derrota de cero hit por I'm solo sen
clio cuando los Braves arruinaron
su debut al ganar por tres a cero.
Hay permitio I'm solo sencillo, en-
Ell sexto inning, a Jerry Lynch.
Luego Jay substitute al comenzar
Ell noveno con una base por bolas.
La victoria do a los Braves ven.
taja de seis juegos sobre los Pira-
tas de Pittsburgh, que no jugarcn
aver, y de seis juegos y medic so.
bre los Gigantes de San Francisco,
que derrotaron a los Cardenales de
San Luis por cuatro a tres. Los
Dodgers de Los Angeles vencie.
ron a los Cachorros de Chicago
por siete a tres.
En- la Liga Americana, los Yam,
KEGS slguieron su Marcia de victo.
ria y ganaron por ocho a dos a los
Medals Rojas de Boston. LIS Indios
de Cleveland ganaron a los Tigres
dc Detroit por diez a nueve, y los
Medals Blancas de Chicago derro-
taron a los Atleticos de Kansas CT
ty por cincO a dos.
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-16

SAN FRANCISCO, agosto 15.-
(UPD.--Bill Rigney, manager de
los Gigantes de San Francisco, ma
nifesto que Sc sentira dichoso ell
dia que los jugadores latinoameri-
canos de SUI equipo decidan aban-
donar ell baseball %invernal, pues,
para esta epoca del ano, sus ener-
gias estan agotadas.
"Fijense en- Ruben Gomez y Ra-
mon Monzant, nuestros lanzado-
res, por ejemplo', manifesto ell di-
rigente de los Gigantes en- SUI off
Gina. "Caramba, ojala esos mu-
chachos Sc quedasen en- suS casas
durante la temporada de descan-
so pero no podemos impedir que
esos jugadores del Caribe esten &C
tivos en- sus patrias".
Rigney afirmo que los beisbole-
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-16

y Ia idea es la de desarrollarlo en-
TN knock de izquierda con poder
n%oqueador
McLarin no vic actuar a Ha.
iris, pero dijo:
"Etoy muy impresionado con
el. Els un pegador realmente rapi-
do. Es joven en- experienced, pero
es grande en- ambici6n y listed sa-
be como son esos texanos. Luce
en- grail fUrma"
Contra las % peleas de Harris,
Patterson tiene "a contra caIibre
mucho mas fuerte.
Ell campeon no actua desde su
knockout en- ell sexto round del
amateur Pete Rademacher en- agos-
to pasado en- Seattle, pero no esta
'oxidado" de acuerdo con SUI trail
ner Dan Fullrio. Floria dice que ell
campeon esta siempre en- forma,
indicando que Harris debe no pla-
near Ell tratar de durar la distan.
cha.
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-16
PALAFOX VENcIO
A SU cOMPATRlOTA
RAFAEL OSUNA

ST. NORTH, Suiza 15-(UPD.
Ell mexicano Antonio Palafox de.
wot6 a su compatriota Rafael Osu-
ma por 81 y 60 en- la final de
individuales masculinos del Torneo
International de TENTS que Sc cele-
bra aqui.
En- la final de individales feme-
Amos, la australians Margaret He
Hey vencio a la sonora Martha Pc
terday, refugiada hungara, por g.
Sy6.4.
Los australianos Paul Hearnden
y Dennis Riley ganaron la prime
"a semi final de dobles masculinos
por SO y a-7, frente a Fernando
olosaga, de Espana, y Mauricio
Brisaldi, de Italia.
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-16
? 0 SIcI0 MES
LiGA NAcloNAL

RESULTADOs
San. Francisco 4, San Luis
Los Angeles Z, Chicago 8
Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 0
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-16
NARI0 LAS AMERICAS

tante para los dos. No hizo pre-.
diccion alguna n cuanto al resul.
tado, pero asegur6 que Sc ha estado
p%reparando bien dltimamente y
que "espero asombrar a Vald6s". q
La pelea comenzara a las diez de
la noche.
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-16

RESULTADOS
Rochester 2, Miami /
Richmond So, Montreal 81
Columbus 6, Toronto 5
Buffalo 8, Havana l
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14
The Arizona Post s.
World Report
: A Digest Of jewish World News
,rYstal Night Terror Is Recalled

Crystal Night Terror Is Recalled
More than $500 Orthodox Conservative and Re-
form Rabbis in the United States are leading their
congregations in commemoratng the Goth anniversary
of Crystal Night. On the night of Nov g. 1888, the
savage destruction and wholesale burning of syna-
gogues began and the Naz terrorist acts started Hit
ler's greatest holocaust in human history Crystal
Night was named for the great shattering of glass
windows. In Arlington, Va, George L. Rockwell
former Naval commander who repeatedly publishes
anti-Jewish propaganda in the basement of his home
has filed $4,000 libel suit against the Arlington
B'nai Birth Lodge. Rockwell said he was damaged
by Bnai Birth statements which characterized him as
an anti-Semte. -.
New York Rabbs have protested against New
York post office regulations which require postal
ployes to work Saturday. Some 900 Jewish pos
tai workers affected and Rabbi Emanuel Rackman
president of the Orthodox Rabbincal Council of Amer
lea, launched the protest fight Hadassah is send
ing 100000 to Israel to help emergency absorption
of newly-arrived Rumanan Jewish children in Israel
-. Moshe Sharett, former Israel foreign minister,
said in Chicago that Israel is floating among its
people voluntary loan of $11 million to help support
an expected immigration influx. -
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14
Ambassador
To Israel
Speaks Here

The first visit to Tucson by
an Israel ambassador will be
made this month when Abba
Eban comes here to speak on
the Sunday Evening Forum,
Ambassador Eban'S Nov. 80
appearance is being co-spon-
sored by the Forum and the
Tucson Jewish Community
Council. Arrangements for
Mr.. Eban's appearance was
made by Mrs. Harry Goro-
dess, chairman of the Tucson
Jewish Community Center's
cultural committee and also
the Councils liaison with the
Forum.
Following the Forum pro-
gram, Ambassador Eban will
be honored at reception at
the Tucson Jewish Commun.
ity Center.
THE FORUM, which is
held at the University of Ari-
zona auditorium beginning at
S pm, is open to the public
without charge. There will be
no charge for the reception
either.
David N. GinSburg, presi-
dent of the Tucson Jewish
Community Council, urged
{ h e entire community TO
make plans to attend.
Ambassador Eban recently
was elected president of the
WeiZmann Institute of Sci
ence at Rehovoth, Israel. He
travelled to Israel last week
to attend the annual Weiz-
mann Memorial Meeting.
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14

At the same time Mr.. Volk
announced that Mrs. Alex
Weiss had accepted the chair
manship of the women's divi-
sion of CJA for 1859.
MR.. VOLK, also a leader
in the Tucson Jewish Com
munity Council and Tucson
Jewish Community Center
and Cong. Anshei Israel, is a
longtime Tucson resident. He
is a past president of the Tue
son Homebuilders Association
and also a board member of
the national homebuilderS
group.
Mrs. Weiss is a past presi-
dent of Hadassah and cur
rently is secretary of the
southern pacific coast region
of Hadassah. She is a teacher
of Hebrew at Temple Emanu-
El and is a member of
Temple Sisterhood, National
Council of Jewish Women,
B'nai Birth Women, City of
Hope and BrandeiS Univer-
Sity Women.
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14
Ads Bring Prizes
Puys To Read The Post!

Does it pay to advertise in The Arizona Post?
Two lucky people can tell you today that it not
only pays advertise in Tucson's AngloJewish
paper but also is worthwhile to read Arizona Post
ads.
Arizona Post readers won two contests through
advertisements carried in the paper.
Mrs. Lillian Goldstein of 732 N. Desert Blvd
$1,000 cash prize as part of the opening ceremonies
of the Tucson Federal Savings and Loan building
downtown Mrs Goldstein said she won the prize
after reading Tucson Federal ad in the Post The
advertisement prepared by the Harwood Adver
tising
And Bob Feldman, of Mr.. and Mrs Abraham
Feldman 2316 E. Fourth $50 cash prize offered
in Arizona Post ad by Jack Speiden, Congressional
candidate Bob coined the word "normalist to substi
tue for conservative. The Speden advertisement
prepared by Walter Kimme Advertising.
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14
No Casualties In Israel Border Raid

No casualties were suffered in new outbreak of
firing the Israe-Syria border south of Lake Hueh
When Syrian gunfre pinned down a group of Israeli
farmers in the field Israel border police used smoke
bombs to blanket the area and evacuate the farmers
Levi Eshkol, Israel finance minister told 100
member United Jewish Appeal delegation in Israel
that the main problem confronting his country is the
shortage of housing Negotiations to bring the Ma
tiOnal Religious Party back into the Ben Gurion gov
ernment have failed again. Israel and France have
signed pact calling for 10 percent trade increase
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14

of victims of NaZi persecu-
ton.
THE $1,000 Is to be used
over a two-year period and
must be matched by the Tue
son Jewish community.
The Jewish Family Service
board will meet Nov. II un-
der the direction of its new
chairman, Joseph Baum, to
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14

THE HAGUE (JTA)-The
city council of Utrecht has
voted to rename a city square
for Anne Frank, the mur-
dered teen-age Jewish girl
whose diary, while a fugitive
from the Nazis in Holland,
has attained worldwide circu-
lation.
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14

and synagogues desecrated.
In Phoenix three youths
were arrested after firing
nine bullets into the home of
the William Himelfarb fam
lily, the Phoenix Jewish News
reports. One of the youths ar
rested, R Elm valid LEVITT,
Dragged to police that he was
a member of the NaZi youth
movement before leaving Ger
many in 1857. The youths also
had attempted to set fire to
the Kivel Nursing Home,
operated by the Phoenix Jew
ish Community Council.
LEVITT, HIS companions
told police, had talked of con-
structing a private concentra-
ton camp on the desert near
Phoenix.
Mrs. Himelfarb told the
Phoenix paper that she had
never had any trouble on the
basis of religion.
Many of our Christian
friends told u.s." Mrs. Himel-
farb said, they prayed for us
during this trouble. When po-
lice asked our religion and
suggested that may be the
reason for the attacks, l re-
piled, Absolutely not
For the whole week until
they caught the boys, we
couldn't sleep. When a car
went by, we jumped"
In Elsinore, Calf, it was
reported by the Heritage and
Southwest Jewish News, Jew.
iSh residents have received
threats of death. Crosses have
been burned on lawns and
paint bombs have been smash
ed on the sides of Jewish
Homes. The resort city's two
synagogueS have also been
targets for desecration.
THE CITY'S constable, A.
E. Walters, resigned saying:
due to conditions beyond my
control, l wish to be relieved
of my duty immediately"
In Tucson a bomb scare
was received at Temple Ema-
null on Nov. 3. Tucson po-
lice investigated the incident
after a call was received at
the Temple saying a bomb
would go off at midnight. Po-
lice cleared the Temple, but
found no bomb. At the time
the Iemple Mems Club was
Bernard Garmire, Tucson'S
police commissioner, said he
believed the call was only a
hoax.
But we investigated thor
Mr.. Garmire de
clared. 1--WE have not made |
any previous announcement, |
but Immediately after the
bombing, Tucson po-
lice have been making an ex-
ira surveillance of all Jewish |
houses of worship in this
city"
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14

formulate plans for the addi-
ton of the full-time case
worker. The caseworker, it is
planned, would work with all
older adults here.
Plans also are being made
for a possible survey of needs
of elderly persons living in
Tucson.
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14
Radio Moscow Says All Is Well

"Jews, like all nations and in the Soviet
Union, have equal rights in all fields of economic,
POLITICAL social and cultural endeavor Radio Mos
declared in lengthy broadcast intercepted in Lon
don. -. The Duke Street Synagogue, badly damaged
during the Naz blitz of London has closed its doors
after 255 consecutive years of operation. A Peter
borough Can, synagogue was damaged by rocks
thrown through windows last week. Two new
bombing attacks against Jewsh-owned shops in AL
giers have aroused grave concern among Algerian
Jews Nationalist terrorists blamed for the at
tackS. -.
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14

JERUSALEM (JTA)-Pro-
fessor Joseph Klausner, noted
Jewish scholar, who wrote
more than 60 books on his
tory, philosophy and educa-
ton, died here Oct. q after a
prolonged illness. He was "a
years old.
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14
United Help Gives Grant
Of $4,000 For Aid Here

United Help national welfare organization has grant
ed $1,000 the Tucson Jewish Family Service employ
a full-tme caseworker O aid older adults
United Help with offices in New York, is national
organization which distributes funds mainly benefit
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14
SO Leaders Named
For CJA Campaign

Marvin Volk chairman of Tucsons successful 1858
Combined Jewish Appeal has accepted the Craftsmanship
of the communys unified welfare drive 1859
been by David NJ Gnsburg president
Jewish Community Council
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14
Terrorism Hits
Jewish Family
In Phoenix
Tucson Police Also Reveal Extra
Surveillance After AtIonto Bombino

nationwide wave of terrorism begun in the South
has reached into Phoenix where Jewish family was
rorzed by an exNazi youth, and also in Esnore Calif
Where crosses have been burned lawns
and synagogues desecrated
The Arizona post., 1958-11-14
July 7st forget
Dufe For New
Center Gym

Bids for the construction
of the new Joseph and
Sadie Danciger memorial
. Gym and auditorium at the
Tucson Jewish Community
Center will be let about Dec.
Is, Architect Bernard Fried.
man announced this week.
Mr.. Friedman expects
construction of the 100000
facility to begin about Jan.
IS with completion of the
project on July l.
The new building will be
erected to the north and
east of the present Struc-
ture. The gymnasium will
adjoin the present auditor
ium which will be enlarged.
STOCKHOLM, UTA)-Jo
shua Lederberg, Professor OF
Genetics at the University OF
Wisconsin, was named one OF
-hree American geneticiSts to
De awarded the 1858 Nobel
Prize in medicine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
Carol Southmoyd
Coins Sd Round
In Girls Tennis

MIDDLETOwN, Ohio, July
80 tR).--Among those still hold
ing their own in singles as
action re-opened today in the
National girls tennis cham
pionships was Carol Southmayd
of Washington. d. c. Miss
Southmayd won her second
round match yesterday over
Stella ! Cunningham of st.
Petersburg, Fla, 6-3, 81.
Peachy Kellmeyer of Charles
ton. w. Va, also advanced,
beating Lainee George of st.
Louis, 81, 6-3.
Miss Southmayd and Chris
tine Stafford Of Lansdowne, Pa,
defeated Vicki Siegel and Mar
tina Grimes of Middletown, 60.
81, in doubles, while Vicki
Palmer of Phoenix and Carol
Prosen eliminated Archie Hufty
Of Washington and Nancy Mar
tin of Bethesda. Md, 60. 6-1.
Cynthia Goeltz Of Bethesda and
Betty Murphy of Falls Church,
Va, scored over Judy Alvarez
Of Tampa. Fla. and Nancy
Falkenberg Of Fort Walton
Beach. Fla, 3-6. 6-1, 11--e.
Miss Murphy was among the
casualties in singles, bowling to
Sandy Warshaw Of Tampa.
Ga, 60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
Live Jack Rowan Disputes
Dead One S Baseball Identity

matt to Dayton In 1914 and
played some ball until 1917. In
1919 he became a mail carrier
and delivered mail until retir-
ing in 1880.
In Detroit, meanwhile. some
of the Detroit mans longtime
friends we're sure there was no
mistake about his identity.
Newsmen who likewise talked
to the Dayton Rowan also
seemed convinced the Dayton
Rowan was the oldtime ball
player.
Neither man apparently has
any near relatives. The Day.
ton man said he is the last of
his family. When told Of the
death of the Detroit mai. he
told newsmen his only concern
was that the body Of the man
in Detroit not be buried in his
family plot in New Castle. Pa.
his home town.
Baseball records and other
details Of the two mems lives
were being checked further to-
day in an effort to clear up the
mystery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
Jersey Double
Poys $l,Oll.80

OCEANPORT, N. j. Dr.
Robert E. Corle. leading ap-
prentice rider at Delaware
Parks recently concluded meet
ing, may be picking UP where
he left of.
Corle, who just arrived here
from Delaware Monday. booted
home High Defense ($l55.20)
to start a whopping $1,01l.80
daily double at Monmouth Park
Suspend, ridden by Tom Root,
won the second race at $3.50.
It was the first victory for
High Defense in IL starts this
year. Corle took the 4-year-old
gelding to the front early in
the stretch and coasted home
by seven lengths. Suspend won
by ga lengths after finding a
hole on the rail as the leaders
swung wide entering the home
lane.
Although yesterdays double
was the highest Of the Mon
mouth meeting 1t was far Oh
the record double payoff Of
50. 962.6 recorded July 10. 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
Casey Marks
His 68th Birthday

KANSAS CITY, July 80 (P.
Casey Stengel celebrated his
68th birthday In his hometown
today-even though he may be
feeling about IS.
It viii be Casey at bat at
the banquet table alongside
former President Truman and
249 other guests.
Before last nights game be-
tween his Yankees and the
Athletics. which the As won
7-3. Stengel was asked II he
would be 81 or 6s.
Seriously. ! guess It's SO"
he said. Some say / was born
in 1889 and some 1891. but 1890
is right
The New York Manager said
after Mondays l4-7 New York
victory Il was IS: the day
before Cthe Yanks lost two) I
was 92."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
Wild Pitch Kills
Semipro Player

LEBANON. Va. July 80 up
"A 27-year-old baseball player
has died after being struck on
the head by a wild pitch.
The victim was Arthur Fogle-
man, jr., of Elk Garden, playing
manager for the Elk Garden
farm baseball team.
Joe Sword, Russell County
deputy sheriff. said Fogleman
was batting in a game here
Monday night when he was ac-
cidentally hit on the temple
by a wild pitch. According TO
Sword. a doctor examined
Fogleman and permitted him
TO 60 home. He reported later
that night to a Lebanon hos
pitaI and died two minutes
after admission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
Sports and Stocks
To Race Saturday
At Old Dominion

A double program Of sports
and sportsman-stock car rae
ing viii be presented at the
Old Dominion Speedway at
9 pm. Saturday.
Rain checks from last Sat-
urday's program. which was
washed out after i've events,
viii be honored.
A pair Of 10-lap heats and
q 25-lap main event for sports
cars and two 10-lap heats. q
10-lap consolation and a 25-
lap feature for sportsman
stocks are on the program.
Meanwhile. track officials are
expecting 800 entries for the
second annual Old Dominion
midsummer championship drag
races Saturday and Sunday.
Action viii start at 10 am,
Saturday and 8 am. Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
star Racing Editor

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va,
July 3O.-Negotiations for the
sale of the Charles Town track
to the Pimlico interests who
currently are operating the
plant under a lease are con-
tinuing and might be completed
before the summer session ends
here September /. according to
Lou Pondfleld. pro TEN general
manager.
I'VE hope to make an an
nouncement before September
l." Pondileld said. Right now
It looks rather promising"
Last spring when the track
appeared sold to Texas inter-
ests. the deal was Cancelled
when Mrs. Albert j. Boyle,
widow of the late owner and
founder of the Charles Town
track was unable to give the
purchaser clear title to the
property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
PimIico to Pave
Is Acres Of Lund
For Porkino Area

BALTIMORE, July 80 sspe-
claD Pimlioo win pave about
Is acres Of ils property for
parking area adjacent 70 the
backstretch for is fan meeting
after a successful 'tvo-year
iight 10 have the area reasoned.
according 70 Lou Pondheld, ex-
ecutivc director Of the Mary
land Jockey Club.
The grass covered lot which
services the old clubhouse also
win be handicapped for The 30
day fall session. which opens
November -.
Re-zoning Of PlmlIco's prop
erty 10 provide for the new
parking area might AFFECT the
tracks plans for consolidating
with Laurel. q move which lost
by only one vote In the Mary
land Legislature earlier this
year.
Pondfield refused to say
whether the owners, Herman
and Ben Cohen. Baltimore con-
tractors. have changed their
minds about continuing their
pressure 70 abandon Pimlico In
favor Of Laurel. but admitted
that II could change their
thinking.
one OF Pimlico's principal
arguments presented 70 the
Legislature was that the Eonine
laws In Baltimore prevented
the track from providing ade-
quate parking for patrons. At
one time Pimlico had attempted
to. move its barn area to the
25-acre plot which win now be
used for parking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
REDSKINS SEEK
ZERO MINERAL
FOR Johnny o.
hr : star stan WrIter

bt Sthr stan Wflter
LOS ANGELES, July 80
The Redskins have asked
Commissioner Bert Bell to
waive the rule concerning
players numbers so they
can sew a big o on Johnny
OlSzewski's jersey. Around
the league the personable
fullback is Johnny o. to
teammates. rivals and fans.
In the late 1940's Steve
Bagarus, a tricky halfback
from Notre Dame, wore
double-O on his Redskins
jersey
$50 the fans will : say.
oh, OH, when I've got the
ball" Steve facetiously
explained when he asked
for two zeroes.
League rules now specify
that players wear numbers
identifying the positions.
such as 8O's for ends, 70's
for tackles, etc.
-ATCHISoN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30

Congressional Country Club
continues to score impressivly
in the Country Club Swimming
League. Unbeaten Congress
sional won its third match last
night, sinking Bethesda. 95-37,
in Bethesda's 25-meter pool.
Lyman Morris OF Bethesda
set q pool record for unlimited
boys in taking the 50-meter
freestyle in 26.l seconds. while
Butch SLAUGHTER tied the pool
record for 12-year-old boys in
winning the 25-meter freestyle
In i4.2 seconds. Compassionate
freestyle relay team set a pool
mark Of 1913 and its senior
medley team tied the record
Of AS seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-30
CHARLES TOWN NOTES

Pondf1eld said he believed
that objection could be circum-
vented under the presently
proposed deal.
If the sale is completed. the
Cohens. who own Pimlico, have
extensive plans for remodeling
Charles Town.
Mrs. Francis ]. Wilson's
Phantom Gold. q winner at the
milers, is a slight choice in the
Blue Ridge Handicap, first in
a series of mid-week features,
here today. Phantom Gold
carries top weight Of 1913 pounds
In the field Of eight well
matched horses going 7 fur
longs.
Two Delaware Park invaders
are in the lineup-Gallant
Junior with 121. and Mighty
Oak. ll2.
The Charles Town Raceway,
now under construction, sports
an impressive sign on Route $40
at the entrance to the present
Charles Town track, which adj
vises to watch for the opening
Of night racing.
Presently the raceway has
part Of the steel framework for
the grandstand but the track
is q long way from opening
Two foul claims were made
yesterday and one resulted in
the disqualification Of Cindy's
Gold. q 40-to-1 shot who nm
ished first in the third race.
The stewards reversed the
finish. making Byanip the win
ner at $500. Cindy's Gold. rid
den by Floyd (Slugger) Gibson.
was disqualified for interference
In the stretch.
In the sixth race. a claim Of
foul against Babe Page. the
favorite at $3.50, was thrown
out.