Evening star., 1960-05-22
WIN, LOSE OR.
GNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
OF This and Thut

BALTIMORE, MAY 21-Joseph Arnold the Versailles
KY lawyer who heads the syndicate that Baly
Ache finally admitted today that the Baydam Celestial
Blue colt had the Kentucky Derby his group prob
ably would have paid another $25OOO0 increasing his
price to SIS million and all-me record. The young
hkeabe barrSter missed day of racing Pmco this
week trying to convince Maryland authorities that he
actually completed purchase of Bay Ache in Kentucky
withheld announcement until last Saturday in to
promote the PreakneSS. Anytime we have to make
rider change from Bobby UsSery says Jimmy Pitt trainer
OF Bally Ache "I tell you the boy-Wiie Harmatz"
Pitt talking the Maryland Jockey Club dinner last night
rates Hartmatz good rider as any, including Arcaro
Shoemaker Hartack and USsery.
When Survivor won the first Preakness in 1873
Owner j. F. Chamberlain collected the grand purse of
$1,000 year ago, riding 10 per cent commission
Jockey Bill Harmatz on the winning Royal Orbit
picked up $13'7SO for himself. 1t doesn't seem
possible that years pass FAST but of the Is living
Preakness winners the Bmeech the age of g.
Seems like only couple of seasons when Bimelech
was running
Those late inning home which beat the Senators
twice have saved the Orioles first baseman Jim Gentle
from baniShment to the minors. GENTLE who seems to
have two left feet in playing his position was purchased
condtonay from ST. Paul of the Dodger chain to prove
himself AS he boarded the Orioles bus the other night
the deadne having passed the deal completed Jim
sighed IF it hadn't been for those couple of good belts
I'd be driving this heap"
ALTHOUGH RUBY GOLDsTEIN permitted Floyd Pat
terSon to be Knocked down times third round
by lingo Johanson last June before stopping the slaughter
the ex-champ camp wants another referee presumably
one who won't act so hastily.
In case you haven't noticed the San Francisco Giants
new Candlestck Park has been quite pitchers haven
for Bill Rigney'S in the first month The Giants
won IA of 10 and had four shutoutS in five games On
the road now it might be different story, but when the
Giant starters pitched five consecutive complete games
the buLpen crew beginning to get little rusty.
Lawyer Arnold who has been so secretive about the
names and the number of his associates the Bay
syndicate finally had to admit that R. A. Alexander Ill.,
whose great-grandfather originally ordered the ornate
WoodaWn Vase now emblematc of victory in the Freak
ness Is partner The only time the "for
keeps in 1904 by Thomas Clyde Baltimorean
director of the Maryland Jockey Club who donated the
vase as the classics prize in 1917 Since then it's been kept
in bank vault between runnings, with of the
yearly winners receiving anch-high reproductions.
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GEORGE ANDERSON OF WASHINGTON writes: "I
note that American League managers whole would
prefer Luis Aparco to Ernie Banks because among other
things he is faster Why not check the statistics lust
for last year? Take the total number of chances the
total assists and the total will be surprised
You will find that Banks handled more chances more
assists and with fewer errors consider them both good
players but feel an injustice has been done Banks"
After being punched in the by sparring partner
and aegedy leaving the ring in huff JohansSon claimed
the bright light at GroSSnger's bothered him. Now
Patterson lodges complaint of his own from Newtown
Conn., claiming he likes to box small rings and indoors
because training outdoors makes feel naked Maybe
they ought to abandon the Polo Grounds the winged
bats Harry Wsmer and players and hold the June
20 title fight in phone booth with the electric bulb
removed.
Casey Stengel sometimes makes veiled references to
the thinking" of the Yankee office but Case has
got to like the reacqusition of Bob Cerv from
City forever hold his Sengel has been moaning
since October 1885, about the big outfeder "who got
away Now that Casey got Cerv backat the expense
a presumably even-up trade for Third Baseman Andy
Careyhe old guy netted because intervewers
asking he thinks Cerv handle eteld (the pasture
with the SUM. Can't much blame him either Never has
much been written in the last couple of about
piece of that has been covered by outeders
for 40 years without complaint Incidentally very few
played leffed any hawessly than Al Simmons