Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-11
WIN, LOSE OR
UKAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Not According to the Book

SOME OF THE SHINE has been removed from our
Senators but this could be interesting week nonethe
less embracing does the return of Cookie Lavagttos
troops and the $l50000 PreaknesS
Regardless of Black Sunday in Yankee Stadium you'd
have to say after month of the season. that few
the dull moments far the Senators concerned
How you figure them They can't beat the Orioles but
they cobber the Red Sox They aren't hot at home but
in the West they have been sensational
When they shot up Kansas City Cleveland Chicago
and Detroit recently Lavagettos guys operating
without Roy Sewers not to mention Clint Courtney Able
Pearson, Norm zauchn and few others. This isn't
cordng to the book Nor is licking pitchers like Early
Wynn Billy Pierce Bob Turley in four days according
to the Consistency the Senator's may lack but up
there's been lot of baseball fun around town.
AFTER TON1GHTS MAKEUP GAME with the Orioles
what aean the West starts coming to town. Detroit
leading off, Up to 10 days ago the Tigers the Amer
can Leagues prize patsys, but Uncle Jimmy
Dykes resurrected from the National League has the
Tigers moving other club with seven wins in their
last eight games All of sudden the fans in Detroit are
thinking the Tigers look like the club SO widely picked to
be in the pennant fight.
In the 83rd running of the PreakneSs therel be no
Tony Lee you must know and hence possible chance
of Triple Crown winner No chance for horse that is,
but Willie Shoemaker remains very much Triple Crown
contender fact Willie wins only the Kentucky
Derby and the Preakness he'll still have scored an I'M
precedented feat the way he's going about 1t.
1t was Shoemaker on the game Tony Lee who won the
Derby by Sword Dancer. Come Saturday at
j
bred favorite to win Maryand's most famous race No
other jockey has the Derby and Preakness the
same year different mounts
THE SAME DOES NOT APPLY for horse, mind you,
because you remember 1886 Bold Venture the Derby
and Preakness with two different riders At Louisville
that year Hanford in Bold Ventures sadde-and
would have been in the Preakness had he not been sus
pended shortly after the Derby But with Ira on foot for
the Maryland classic Bold Venture carried with George
Woof fine display of impartiality
Momentariy stunned by the shipment of Tony Lee to
California after the Derby the Preakness folks have re-
covered nicely to pitch the good sales talk for Saturday
and perhaps their will be every bit as good If not
so controversial the May doings at Louisville AS
matters now Royal Orbit and First Landing will be
in the field taking another shot at Sword Dancer, and
for garnish there will be Manassa Mauler.
ManaSSa Mauer is the colt named after Jack Demp-
sey one bought by Restaurateur Emil Dolce after
$12,5OO claiming Unnamed to any of the Triple
Crown events originally Manassa Mauler easily for
gotten until the Wood Memorial when 10 and behold he
whipped First Landing Our Dad and few other Derby
hot-shots.
IT is NICE to have Royal Orbit in the fold, too PIN
leo folks thinking Not only does this colt bring the
California touch (he's trained by Silky Sulvan's man.
Reggie Cornell, too but lot of people feel R o didn't
get any the best of 1t in the Derby
Royal Orbit drew the No. II post position at Louisville
and was barely in Churchill Downs the cavalry charge
down past the stands the first time But at the finish he
may been travelling fastest of all because he made up
IA length to finish fourth
And ah yes First Landing Not in years have many
excuses been made for colt who hasn't lived up to his
2year-old press clippings If does nothing else the
SreaknesS may provide the setting for belated champion
ship race First landings part or kill him off as any
kind of a horss-of- the-year contender
Whatever happens First Landing isn't likely to be
able to fault rider who will be other than Eddie
Arcaro If the Master doesn't know his way over the
PreaknesS route by he never will because Arcaro
already ridden in the Pmico classic IA times been in
the money IL times won record six of these and
his per cent of the purses has made him SAL 900 richer