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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Andrews Airmen
Playing Mitchell
For Cuqe Title

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Mar. 6
(AP) The Andrews Air Base
basketball team from near
Washington, D. c.. is within
one game Of taking the Air
Force world championship.
The Rockets play once beaten
Mitchell ALB this afternoon and
can take it all with a victory.
Should Mitchell win. another
and deciding game will be
played tonight.
Andrews kept its slate clean
yesterday by beating Stewart
AFB, 1858. Mitchell. the pre-
tourney favorite that picked up
it's one defeat in its first game,
also won over Stewart, 85-7l.
Andrews led at the half yes
terday, 1874, and was given a
comfortable lead Immediately
thereafter when Vincent AL
banese, former Syracuse star,
Topped in five straight set shots.
Calvin Fields, formerly of
North Carolina College. was
high scorer with % points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

Central Catholic Of Pitts
burgh has been added to the
field for the sixth annual
knights Of Columbus scholastic
basketball tournament starting
next Friday at Georgetown
University.
The Vikings will join Cardi-
nal Pacelli of Austin, Mimi,
and Queen Of Peace Of North
Arlington, N. j., in the three
day tournament. Carroll and
either st. Johns or DeMatha
will represent this area, while
three other out-of town teams
will be named. The eight-team
field is expected to be COM
pleted by Monday.
The Vikings posted a 20-5
record in regular season, with
. most Of the losses coming in
early season when several key
players were just finishing foot
ball.
The team has three players
with scoring averages in double
figures - John Larkin, 1876;
John Mitchell. 1877, and Tim
Grgurich, i0.7.
Tournament offlcials are
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SENATORS
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it doesn't make any difference
to him.
IF one Of the rockies can
come through. I'll be happy to
play first" Sievers said.
Wherever Cookie thinks I can
help, that's where I want to be.
Hopes for Good September
Il can't predict anything"
Sievers said, but I would re-
gard hitting IS home runs. be-
tween 100 and Ito runs batted
in and batting around 800 as a
good year for me. I thing I can
do it If I have a good Septem-
Der. I didn't do so well in the
final month. Maybe I got tired.
"I1l be ready to play in a week
or 10 days." he continued.
I've been working out all
winter at the Missouri Athletic
Club and I'm in good shape.
What kind Of salary did ! sign
for? Well, If you guessed $685.
900 you're close. Somebody
guessed $4,000. That's close.
too"
Sievers showed up at the ball
park yesterday after driving
here from st. Louis. He had
planned to bring his family
but he and his wife decided
against it because of the recent
illness Of their 6-year-old son.
Robby.
All Senators Signed
Roy feels that perhaps he'd
do better If a more formidable
hitter was functioning behind
him. but he isn't complaining.
They generally pitch to me-"
Roy said. II Just have to do q
little better against them"
Sievers, who hit 80 home runs
and batted in l08 runs last sea-
son, dipped slightly from 1857.
when he led the league with
a homers and ia RIBS.
All Senators now are signed.
Outflelder Jim DelSing and
Shortstop Jose Valdivielso re-
ported yesterday and worked
out after brief salary confer
ences with President Cal
Griffith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Schedule Is Revised
In NewOrIeuns Open

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 4
(AP.-Golf's touring pro-
fessionals will be trying to gel
the $4,000 New Orleans Open
tournament started today.
Heavy forming raint
drenched the City Park course
yesterday and forced tourna-
ment officials to cancel play
for the day.
The downpour left puddles
all over the 6,700-yard course
and even If the 72-hole event
gets under way today the pros
Will find the going gooey.
The postponement forced a
revision of the schedule. After
today's opening 10 holes. SIM
liar rounds we're scheduled for
tomorrow and Sunday, with the
finals set for Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Mrs. Click Loses
In Bid for Title
At St. Augustine

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. Mar.
Is (AP).-One pre-tournament
favorite-Judy Bell-remained
in competition today for the
Florida East Coast Women's
Amateur golf crown as play en-
tered the semifinal round.
Mrs. Maurice Click of Balti-
more, title winner over Miss
Bell, 22-year-old college senior
from Wichita. Kans., in last
weeks South Atlantic play. was
eliminated in the second round
by Mrs. Barbara Elton Of
Hamilton, Ohio.
Mrs. Fitton's 1-up victory
in 10 holes reversed a 1-up
victory Mrs. Click turned in
over the Ohio golfer at Or
mond Beach. After upsetting
Mrs. Click. Mrs. Fitton swept
past Lanny Cranston Of San
Marine, Calf, 4 and 3.
Miss Bell, medalist. defeated
Pat Tiernan of Manhasset,
N. Y, 8 and !. in the quarter
finals after eliminating Mrs.
Ernest Smith Of Ponte Vedra
Beach. Fla, S and 4.
Miss Bells semifinal oppo-
nent is Mrs. Fran Emerson Of
Dayton, Ohio. who beat Doris
Phillips of Decatur, H., 3 and /.
in the quarter-finals. Mrs.
Fitton faces Betty Kerby Of
Akron. Ohio, q 6-and-5 winner
over Mrs. Karl Clement of Chi
cago in the third round.
The 18-hole title round will
be played tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Dodgers, Yunks
Slate Exhibitions

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.
Mar. 8 (AP)-A home-and-
home exhibition series between
the New York Yankees and the
Los Angeles Dodgers in 1859
was announced yesterday.
This years game will be
played in Los Angeles the night
of May Z with the Dodgers Civ
ing their share Of the receipts
to Roy Campanella, who was
injured over a year ago In an
automobile accident and now
is a coach with Los Angeles.
The date for the 1860 game
at Yankee Stadium has not
been flxed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Angel VoIenzueIu
Is Set Down 10 DAYS

ARCADIA. Calf, Mar. G
(AP).-For failing to maintain
a straight course in the second
race Wednesday. the Santa
Anita stewards yesterday sus-
pended Jockey Angel Valen-
zuela for five days.
It costs him his mount on
Bug Brush, champion f1lly, in
Mondays $4,000 San Bernar-
dino Handicap. He will be
allowed to ride jungle Dancer
in Saturdays Santa Anita
Derby, however, because entries
have already been drawn. The
suspension starts Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Willie Jones Gets
AII-M-D Berth

BALTIMORE. Mar. 8 (AP).-
Willie Jones, top scorer OF
American Us Mason Dixon
Conference championship bas-
ketball team, has been named
to the All-Conference team
chosen by the Is coaches.
Others on the first team are
Jack Bychich of Baltimore o.,
Jim Reedy of Bridgewater,
Bert Sheeing Of Mount St.
Mary's and Bob Talbot OF
Catholic U.
Second-team selections were
Dick Wells Of American, Dennis
Wernimont Of Gallaudet. John
Heagney Of Loyola, Dick Gala
han Of Washington College and
Leon Hawker Of Hampden-
Sydney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
RACING

Continued From Page CT
prove very tough for thu
masculine set tomorrow.
The early line quotes Silvel
Spoon at So. as against g..
for Finnegan and Ole Fols
Ole Fols is an English colt WHIT
has won three stakes at the
meeting. Bill Boland. who rode
Terrang to victory in last
weeks Santa Anita Handicap
will be aboard Ole Fols.
Finnegan, o 2-time stake,
winner. is q Kentucky-brec
colt. Bill Harmatz will pilot
him.
Willie Shoemaker has the
reins on Royal Orbit, and the
chances Of this Kentucky
sophomore improve consider.
ably because Of Willie's ap.
pearance. Tony Lee. the heavy
early favorite, was withdrawn
Monday.
Two Other Stakes
The Fair Grounds and Gulf
stream also have attractive
stakes scheduled tomorrow.
The Louisiana Derby at the
Fair Grounds also Is at IN
miles with o field Of IL In pros
|pect.
Festival King, winner Of the
Trial. Dhaulagari. Ambassador
ISputnik and Jerry Evafts shape
up as the best Of the expected
starters. The quartet dominated
the recent Derby Trial at 1/lt
miles.
Gulfstream offers the $751;
000-added Magic City Handi-
cap as its chief attraction. The
mile and 70 yard race has
drawn a field Of IL, with Ver-
tex the likely favorite. F. A
Piarulli's speedy 5.year-old has
been on the ailing list but looks
ready for his 1853 debut. Hell
carry l25 pounds and give from
six to 16 to the others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Az Five Opens
Defense Of Title
GARDEN CITY. NJ v. N

GARDEN CITY. N. Y. Mar
g (AP). - American Univer-
sity's basketball team starts de-
tense Of It's East region NCAA
small : college title tonight
against Adelphi.
II successful. the Eagles to-
morrow night will meet the
winner of tonight's second
game between Hofstra and
Wesleyan. The winner here
goes to Evansville. Ind. for the
national tournament starting
Wednesday.
American, champion of the
Mason-Dixon Conference, beat
Buffalo and Wagner for the
East title last year and was
beaten by Evansville In the. ma
tional tourney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
QuonticoFive
Beuts Hawaii
For Title

QUANTICO. Va, Mar. 6
Especially The Quantico Ma
rines have a l7-game winning
streak. q 44-3 season record
and the Marine Corps cham
pionship safely tucked away,
but still the end is not In sight.
They hope they have some
men In the National AAU tour
nament and definitely will take
part in the All-Service cham
pionship tournament later this
month In New York.
Quantico wrapped up the
Marine championship last night
by beating Hawaii, $3.50. That
was its 18th straight against
Marine competition. Jack Sui
Ivan Of Washington, one-time
Mount st. Mary's star, was top
scorer with Al points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Boston U. Eye,
NCAA Berth
After Victory
~ the Associated pres,

Boston University probably
will get an at-large berth ir
the NCAA basketball tourna.
ment as the result of last
nights 64-48 victory ovel
Providence. q National Invita-.
ton Tournament team.
Two other NIT teams, Man.
haitian and st. Johns Of New
York were winners in Madison
Square Garden games, and ir
an off-court development, Den.
yer Of the Skyline Conference
was invited to be the 18th
team In the NIT. One more Il
to be named. probably Bradley
Manhattan, now l4-5, beat
Lafayette. 1882, and st. Johns
snapped q slump to nip New
York u. also In the MT, 57-55.
on Tony Jackson's jump shot
at the buzzer.
Denver Future In Air
Denver. incidentally, isn't
safely in the MT. It has q
chance at the Skyline title, in
which case 1t must 90 to the
hCAA. But Utah is favored TO
win there. thus releasing Dem
yer.
The Mid-American Confer.
ence NCAA spot is up to a
playoff between Miami Of Ohio
and Bowling Green tomorrow
night. Marshall kept Miami
from the title by beating Miami
last night, 90-79.
Oklahoma whipped Nebras-
ka. 1854, in a match Of Big
Eight Conference also-rans
but the Cornhuskers' Hershell
Turner set q school season
scoring mark Of 4l2 points
netting 81 this time.
Small College in High Gear
The NCAA Small College
tournament. which moves into
high gear with seven regional
double-headers tonight. opened
with Wittenberg beating
Southern Illinois, SOTO, and
Evansville whipping Belmont
Abbey, 1854, In the Mideast
regional at Evansville, Ind.
They play the finals of that
region tonight while the other
seven - q day behind - have
double-headers listed in whea-
ton. H.; Brookings, s. OAK;
Springfield, Mo-: Burlington.
VT; Tuskegee, Ala: Los An
geles. and Garden City, N. Y.
The eight survivors converge
on Evansville for the National
quarter-fi finals, semifinals and
finals March IL. IL. IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Pittsburgh School Added
To K. Of c. Cage Tourney

completing a schedule of enter
tainment for tile visitors. In
cluded is a pre-tournament
dinner at 6 pm. Thursday at
the K. Of c hall. 9l3 Tenth
street NV. Members Of press,
radio and teievision are invited
Tours Of the White House.
Capitol and other points of
interest plus a trip to the
Cinerama movie also are on
the schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Robertson, Jerry West
Head AII-Americo Five

NEW YORK. Mar. 6 (AP)-
Oscar Robertson Of Cincin.
nati-"A greater player THU
year than last"
Jerry West Of West Virginia.
There's no one who can COM
pare to him in ail-around abil-
ity."
Bob Boozer Of Kansas State
Hardest to-stop big man In
college basketball
Bailey Howell Of Mississippi
State Greatest player In the
Southeastern Conference since
Bob Petit"
Johnny Cox Of Kentucky
Best when the going Is tough. >
These I'VE whizzes were named
to the 1859 collegiate basket
bah All-America by the Asso-
ciated Press today on the basis
OF votes from $40 sportswriters
and broadcasters throughout
the country.
Robertson Top Scorer
Robertson, who made the All.
America last year as q sopho-
more. again is the top major
college scorer. averaging better
than 80 points a game. He has
drawn capacity crowds wher-
ever Cincinnati has played.
West, q junior like Robertson
led West Virginia TO its NTH
straight Southern Conference
title. Il know that without
him." says Coach Fred Schaus
"our team this year wouldn't
have gone anyplace."
Boozer. a senior like Howell
and Cox and at 6-foot-8 the
tallest man on the first team
led Kansas State TO the Bic
Eight title.
Howell. whose season is over
because Mississippi State will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Ornstein Dominates
HundbuII Tourney

Erv Ornstein won the Glass A
singles title and teamed with
William Schneider to win the
Class A doubles yesterday in
the Washington Jewish Gen.
ter's mems handball tourna-
ment.
Leonard Goldberg won the
Class B singles and the team
of Clarence Slaughter and
Charles Szoka captured the
Class B doubles title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Outsiders Fail
To Turn Tide in
Rocco Mat Bout

Antonino Rocca started out
wrestling Wild Bull Koury last
night at Capitol Arena, but the
event turned into a team match
as Johnny Valentine jumped
into the ring to help Koury and
Miguel Perez came to Rocca's
aid.
Perez succeeded in forcing
Valentine back to the dressing
room, and Rocca went on to de-
feat Koury in the cards feature
bout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Baylor Honored

NEW YORK, Mar. 8 (Ap)-
Elgin Baylor, the former COL
lege All-America from Seattle
who is makinS good with Min
nea polls in the National Basket
ball Association, today was
unanimously selected as the
outstanding rookie In the pro-
fessional game by the New York
Basketball Writer'S AS ciation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

not compete in the NCAA tour
nament shattered the three
year Southeastern Conference
scoring mark Of 2.002 that Bob
Petit set as an All-America al
Louisiana State In 1864.
Cox was in the thick OF
things when Kentucky won the
NCAA championship last sea-
son This season Coach Adolph
Rnpp built an entirely new
team around him. "Cox's out
standing quality" Rupp de-
clared. lis that he can 20 and
get the points for us when we
need them the worst"
Hennon on Second Team
Don Hennon Of Pitt, Johnny
Green Of Michigan State, Tom
Hawkins of Notre Dame, Leo
Byrd Of Marshall and Lou
Pueblo Of North Carolina State
were named as q second team.
Hennon, q first team ALI
America last season, missed
out this time because Of Pitts
poor record.
Jim Hagan Of Tennessee
Tech, Bob Ferry Of st. Louis.
Ron johnson Of Minnesota,
Joe Ruklick Of Northwestern
and York Larese Of North
Carolina were chosen as q
third team. +,
Among those receiving hon.
orable mention were Bucky
Mcdonald Of George Washing
ton. Charlie Mcneil of Mary
land, Roy LANCE of william e.
Mary. Bob Smith Of West Viz
ginia, Bob Ayersman Of Vir-
ginia Tech. John Richter Of
North Carolina State and Doug
Moe and Lee Shaffer Of North
Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Reboundine Task Faces
Cordozo in Title Bid

college teams have trouble with
the expanse Of the place.
II went out there Tuesday
morning to see If ! could gel
anyone to play US in q scrim.
mage and I couldn't even find
anyone to talk to-" Bolden re-
lates.
II don't think the big court
will help US any. From the
standpoint Of defense 1t def
nitely won't help. II you try To
use a zone (Georse) Leftwich
Monk Malloy and (Walt)
Skinner will kill you from
outside"
Coach IL Confident
Taking the other tack
Bolden says. II have q lot Of
confidence in my boys. We
have a great deal Of incentive
There are q lot Of things. The
boys don't like the situation
and I don't like it--playing the
city championship out Of the
city.
II don't think anybody viii
taka ADVANTAGE of CardOZo
Saturday night out on that
floor" he adds.
He pays tribute to his smaller
players-Everett Lucas. Peter
Walters, John Douglas. Tom
johnson, Walter Dutch-whc
have been the ball handlers
and shotmakers during an
1872 season and q third sue
cessive Interhigh League title
grab.
Lucas has been tremendous
all season, and II the big boys
come through ] think. wei
give the crowd some en-
tertainment."
Cardozo was upset by Ana
costa last Monday. took Tues
day of, scrimmaged against
college players Wednesday and
worked hard again yesterday
II imagine wen be as ready
as anyone can be for Saturday
night" Bolden says. "We1l give
q good account Of ourselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
NIT Adds Denver
Makes Puirinos

NEW YORK, Mar. 6 (AP).-
Fordham will play Butler and
st. Johns IN. " will face Viii
lanova in the opening night
uouble-header of the National
Invitation Basketball tourna-
ment at Madison Square Gar
den next Thursday.
The remaining first round
games will be played Saturday
afternoon. March ID, with
Manhattan VS.. Providence at 2
pm. and New York University
VS.. Denver at 4 pm. Denver
was named TO the tourney yes
terdayA \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Scholarship Come

Alumni Of Dunbar and Spine-
arm High Schools will play q
basketball game a week from
tonight at Spingarn, The game
is sponsored by the Dunbar
Alumni Association and the
Spingarn Parent Teacher As
sociatio to raise funds for
scholarships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Corvettes Returning

Dick Acton OF Falls Church
and Max Walther Of Alexan-
dria. winners Of top eliminator
trophies SO far this season. will
bring their 1858 Corvettes back
to Old Dominion Speedway
Sunday for the third week Of
drag racing. Pits open at 10
am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
BY DICK SLAY
star star Writer

Cardozo beat Carroll, 67-62.
for the city championship last
year at Uline Arena chiefly be-
cause it won the battle for re-
bounds-an occurrence few peo-
pie could visualize.
Tomorrow night 1t seems that
the rebounding task will be
even more difficult when Car
dozo tries for its third straight
city title by playing Carroll
again, this time at Maryland's
Cole Field House. Game time
Is approximately 8:45.
A widening gap in this
strength and Cardozo's un-
familiarity with the huge floor
OF Maryland have presented
Coach Frank Bolden with al
most insurmountable road
blocks in his quest for q repeat
upset, or so he says.
Outfought on Boards
Although Frank Harrison,
Gene Bullock and Marshall
Johnson-all roughly 6-foot-5-
are with Cardozo again this
year, the Clerks have been out
fought of the boards more
often than last season, par
ticularly by Spingarn, Anacos-
tia and Wilson.
"Rebounding will be one Of
the major factors" Bolden
says. IF Carroll gets both
boards, we'll be out of luck"
Carroll, unbeaten against
high schools this season and
24-2 overall, has had little
rebounding difficulty with g.
foot-10 John Thompson and
SO Tom Hoover operating
Hoover outrebounded the en-
tire George Washington Uni
versity freshman team. rs to
%.
As for the new game site,
Carroll has played there and
Cardozo hasn't. Even visiting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

The Shamrock AC basketball
team, which won Is games in
succession after losing three Of
its first four. will play Federal
Reserve at 8 o'clock tonight at
Cardozo High School for the
Roosevelt Division champion
ship Of the District Recreation
Department leagues. \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
FIGHT RESULTS
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ores Eddie Mschen,
1g4, Portland. outpointed Young Jack
johnson. 2lS. Los Angeles Q0).
clarem993t N H.. stepped Lou Car
mITPoss asGE Leg Y0f all 81 Morales.
l33, Mexico. knocked out Javallana
KID. 1876. PHILIPPINES go,
NEW YORK lsunnyside Qardenl =
sSi iss. S"1: s:' Msdss.lS Iss't u :Ps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
FIRST TEAM

SECOND TEAM
Don Hennon, Pitt l45)
Johnny Green, Mich. State 1887
Tom Hawkins. Notre Dame IS)
Leo Byrd. Marshall (2D
Lou Pueblo. N. c. State (26)
THIRD TEAM
Jim Hagan. Tenn. Tech 600
Bob Ferry. st. Louis Q4
Ron johnson, Minnesota QD
Joe Ruklick, Northwestern 90
York Larese, North Carolina (l4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
WeiqhtIiftinq Set

The District AAU has sched-
uled its annual weightlifting
championships on Saturday
night, April 4, at Central
YMCA. A side attraction will
be the contest for best physique,
the winner to be named Mr..
ID, c."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Frietc|lie Can
Attracts Field
Of II al Bowie
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
star Raeins Editor

I
A field Of II fillies and mares
was entered today for the eighth
running of the s25. 000-addec
Barbara Frietchie Handicap al
Bowie tomorrow. The feature
race win be run at 8 furlongs.
Heading the probable field Il
Triple M. Farms top-weightec
Tinkalero, winner Of two stake,
here last month. She win carry
l2l pounds.
B. A. Dario's Dandy Bitten
1l8, and Harold Folks Mile,
Dianne. ll3, are regarded as
threats TO the front-runnine
Tinkalero. Both arrived here
fresh from recent victories at
Hialeah.
Sharing equal weight with
Dandy Bitten Is Roy Hunts
Hoosier Honey. Winner of the
Firense Handicap at Jamaica
last fall and the Gallorette
Stakes ct Pimlico, the daughter
Of High Bandit had one race
here and will be ridden by
Johnny Ruane.
The rest Of the field con-
sists Of Audley Farms Jodi, ia;
Fred Meagher's Mares Beau
ITO; Jacques Wimpfheimer's
Shy Dancer. 100: Mrs. Walter
Edgar's Nora Dares, 1903; w
w. Waters Lady Angora, 1903;
Warner Morton's Fresh Paint,
LOG. and Max Zipkin's Time to
Sell, los.
With rain predicted for to-
morrow. It looked like the first
muddy 1r Sloppy track since
February Is, the last time the
Bowie tra"k was termed muddy.
Jockey Howard Grant makes
his seasonal debut on today's
card. and. according to his
agent. Steve vaonakis. who has
been with him since Charles
Town days, Howard will re-
main in Maryland until the
opening Of the New Jersey
season in May.
William Hal Bishops stable,
which numbers about so horses,
Is arriving in sections and
Bishop himself will check in
over the week end. His stock
win begin seeking Bowie purses
Monday or Tuesday.
Bishops principal objective
viii be the 100000 Campbell
Memorial March 2s. for which
he has four horses eligible,
Ebony Pearl, Hare Raising,
Pete's Folly and Maribu. Last
year. Bishops Bernburgoo
picked UP third money in
Bowie's largest purse.
Wagering continued on the
heavy side yesterday when
l0,098 bet $s05, 624 on the 23d
day Of the meeting.
Mrs. Jules Gomez Half Acre
qualified nicely for the Cover
nor's Gold Cup. $4,000 event
for Swear -olds March 81, when
he sprinted to q clever victory
In yesterdays Cambridge purse.
Halt Acre, making his first
start Of the season. ran the
six furlongs In lin.
Remember Frosty Mr.? He
was one Of nine horses in the
Cecil B. Fishbach-owned stable
which checked into Bowie yes
terday from New Orleans.
Horseplayers with long men,
cries will recall that he set a
payoff record for a stakes race
in Maryland.
In the spring Of 1856, Frosty
Mr., rallying from far back,
won the Chesapeake Stakes at
$200.60. That was the 6-year-
ODDS finest moment and now
he's trying to make a come
back. Last week Frosty Mr..
made his first start since 1857
at the Fair Grounds and fin
ished out Of the money in a
sprint race.