Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-17
WIN, LOSE or
DNAW BY FRANCIS sTANN
OF This and That

BALTIMORE, May l6.-No matter how the drums are
thumped the Preakness apparently needs the Kentucky
Derby winner to make it big at the gate with Tony Lee
sitting out the $50 running of the Pmco classic the crowd
Of 3l06 about 5000 short Of last year and wagering
on the first two races plus the daily double of
$88096 Some contended that silky Sullivan the fabulous
fraud from California mainly responsible for the big
1858 Preakness hrong and others maintained that day
light bah involving the Orioles and the Senators
detracted from todays race.
Show folk still talking about the heave-ho Casey
Stenge gave the delegation from the Arthur Murray TV
show when cameramen. technicians producers ct AL,
showed at Yankee Stadium to publicize Whitley Ford
Norm Sebern and Andy Carey In no mood to tolerate
sidenes during these dark days for the Yankees the or
Professor switched plain English and told party
people to take choice of exits.
In the modern running Of the Preakness there has
been only claim Of foul and that not against
the winner It happened in 1854 when Jockey Arnold
Kirkland aboard Hasseyampa, conended that Correla-
ton, the 910 favorte ridden by Willie Shoemaker dfted
out and mpeded him in the stretch 1t was not allowed
1888
WITH THE NATIONAL. OPEN coming up at Winged
Foot in Mamaroneck, ~ " it is pertinent, perhaps to
note that Bobby JONES' shooting his afternoon SO against
al Espnosa in the playo for the 1929 title the
course carried only 10 clubs in his bag He used his put
ter 80 times his driver IA times and eight occasions he
employed his spademashie todays equivalent of the
iron.
George Preston Marshall was in md-season form
when he visited Notre Dame to watch the Irish work
under his excoach Kuharch Observing Quarterback
George Izo passing with sdearm notion Marshall called
to his present coach Mike Nixon and shouted: I'VE
sent Eddie LeBaron out here for week to give Kuharh
hand and this Izo throwing the old incorrect
way. What doing wasting time?"
The absurdty of the unlamented Patterson London
heavyweight title" fight continues to mount tongues
loosen Dusty Rhodes the sparring partner for Floyd
Patterson who loaned to Brian London confesses
that he could have licked the British challenger every
time they worked out you couldn't miss London with
a left hand" Rhodes says although threw
the whole time we worked"
ACTING ON INFORMATION contained in tape
recorded radio interview in California the American
ing Manual has changed the date of Jockey JOHNNY
Longdens birth from 1910 to 1907 making the wnningest
rider of all time very active ST. Johnny still refuses to
confirm deny reports about his true age Sammy
Boumets Baltmoreb jockey Vertex the best
horse he's ridden above Heoscope and Trainer
Joe Piaruln insists vertex is smart that he always
gives himself breather at the quarter-pole
One boast that Pimco make is that there only
Preakness whereas there derbies at Is different
tracks. The jury still is out the advantage of nine
at the Maryland tracks instead of eight Laurels
spring meeting slight bit off and Pimlicos wagering
down substantially despite the extra introduced
this year Maryland budgetmakers also concerned be-
extra hafmlion in taxes had been anticipated
When todays daily double at Pimlico up 4-and4,
it the fourth time in the meeting that pairs" clicked
The payof was $24.40
WHEN DUCKY MEDWICK recently was honored at
Detroit testimonial dinner commemorang the 25th ami
Versary of the 1884 World Series in which he slid into
Marv Owen at third base and touched of the famous
vegetable shower of the gmmcks that he tele
phone Owen in California and apologize. That the
game from which the late Judge Lands commissioner Of
baseball removed Medwick so irate the fans Of
Detroit over his roughhouse tactics.
Jockeys are friendly people a rule but friendship
once the barrier sprung When young Pete Brandt
of New Brunswick, N j., rode his first at Garden
State Park few days ago all the riders wished him good
luck and Howard Grant, the Nations second leading rider
took added step. Grant allowed Brandt to wear the
skull he in his first winning The youngster
Brandt turned in competent exhibition to finish second
but the winning rider was Grant!