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Evening star., 1962-03-30
Grand National Course
Made Peri|ous by S|eet

LIVERPOOL, England, Mar
80 (AP) .-Sleet and rain have
churned the Aintree circuit
into a perilously soft course
that could take a heavy toll of
the runners in tomorrow's
Grand National, toughest
steeplechase race in the coun-
try.
Thirty-two horses are sched-
uled to charge off in the
race (starting at GAS am. EST
over a 4-mile, 856-yard dis
tance.
But unless the ground hard.
ems again before then, only q
small percentage of these are
expected to complete the cruel.
ling course-long and ovel
tough barriers.
Favorite after last nights
call-over was Nicolaus Silver
last years winner-at 13-to-2
with Frenchman's Cove at IL
Merryman at 17-2 and Spring
box at 14-1 closest behind.
Bobby Beasley, rider Of Nico.
lauS Silver, received a threaten.
ing letter today warning him tt
stay away from the Aintree
course tomorrow.
BeaSley, who won the race
last year on the same mount
turned the note over to police
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Ex-Dodgers Star
Otto Miller Falls
a Floors to Death

NEW YORK, Mar. 30 (AP) -
Funeral services we're being ar
ranged today for Otto Miller
twice a World Series catcher
for the Brooklyn Dodgers, who
fell to his death yesterday from
a window of hospita..
The body of Miller, 70, was
found on the sidewalk beneath
the fourth-floor window of the
Brooklyn Ear and Eye Hospital
where he had undergone eye
surgery Tuesday.
Police said screen had beer
removed from the window.
Miller, born in Minden, New,
caught for the Dodgers from
1910-1923 and was the regular
catcher for the club in the
World Series of 1916 and 1920
He became a coach after his
retirement, leaving when Casey
Stengel was dismissed as man.
ager in 1886.
Miller gained some attention
in 1925 when he caught three
baseballs dropped from a plane
at Curtis Field on Long Island
Two sons and his widow
survive.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
MEETING OPENS TOMORROW
Strong Bowie Finish
Encourages Laurel

There was intermittent snow
for the first 10 days and finally
the track was forced to close
for two days on March 81
The two last days were made
up Wednesday and yesterday.
Although there will be no
jumping races at Laurel this
spring, many 2-year-olds will
make their racing debuts.
One sure to get close observ-
alton is Isogoodie, a full brother
of Intentionally, recently re-
tired and one of the fastest
horses in recent years. The son
of Intent and My Recipe is
from Harry Isaacs' Brookfield
Stable and is being trained by
Eddie Kelly.
Apprentice Ronnie Ferraro,
who will ride at Laurel, won
Bowie's riding title with 40
winners but failed in his bid
to wreSt the all-time record
from Howard Grant. Grant
rode 81 winners during the
1859 Bowie meeting.
The 18-year-old Philadel-
phian had seven mounts yes
terday, but could do no better
than one winner,
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Uelses and Davis
ToVuuIto on Coast

SANTA BARBARA, Calf,
Mar. 80 (AP). - John Uelses
and George Davis, record-mak-
ing pole vaulters, top a cast of
athletes scheduled to compete in
the annual Easter Relays to-
morrow.
UelSeS, making his first ap-
pearance in the Far West, has
done Is feet, "a inch indoors,
using his now famous fiber
glass pole. while Davis, from
Arizona State, has a best out
door mark of 15-1OH.
A threat to the two may be
Dave Tark of the Camp Pendle-
ton Marines, who vaulted 15-41a
two weeks ago.
Jim Grelle of the Los Angeles
Track Club is slated to compete
in the mile run.
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who said, 1--WE are not taking
the note seriously, nor is Mr..
Beasley."
The holding turf seemed to
give a mudder like Springbok
better chances and to clip the
prospects of Nicolaus Silver
which, while he doesn't OBJ
ject to the soft patches, much
prefers firm ground.
A foretaste of a possible
spectacle of collapsing mounts
came yesterday during the
Topham Trophy on the same
course.
Twenty-Five horses went to
the post of the 2-mile 6-fur-
long chase. Nine finished. AS
they plodded past the post
their stamina seemed sapped
by the tough, rough going.
In another race, only 6 of IL
starters flnlShed.
The odds on other entries
are:
Kerfors, AL; Superfine and
Vivant. 1911; Soften and Taxi
dermist, 20-1; Team Spirit,
25-1; Duplicator and Kilmore,
33-1; College Master, Can
noble Lee, Mr.. What, Syracuse
and Wyndburg, 40-1; Blonde
Warrior, Chavara, Clear Profit,
Dandy Time and Ernest, SOL:
Fredtih's Son and Clover Bud,
66-l: Carraroe, Clipador, Dark
Venetian. Fortron, Gay Nava-
rec, Politics and Melilla, 1OO-1.
Team Spirit, owned by Ron
Woodward of indianapolis, Ind,
is the leading American-owned
contender. Woodward also
owns Ernest, who'll be ridden
by an American jockey, Alan
Dufton of Nashville, Tenn.
The other American entry is
Mrs. Miles Valentines Cara
roe of Philadelphia.
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Holmes Presented
Familiar Bot

A lost bat turned up IA years
after it was first missed when
Tommy Holmes, the old Boston
Braves outfielder, wrapped his
hands around a familiar piece
of lumber at the Grandstand
Managers Club of Alexandria
last night.
Holmes used the bat to rap
"a hit off Bob Feller and help
Johnny Sain win a 10 decision
in the first game of the 1948
World Series with Cleveland.
Holmes bat curiously disap-
peared and was lost until it was
presented to him at the meet
ing. No questions were asked.
Holmes and Representative
Erwin B. Dooley, Republican of
New York, former Dartmouth
quarterback, were honored by
the Grandstand Managers.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
JEFFERSON DOWNS
TWIN DOUBLE
PAYS $4,751

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 80
(AP) Jefferson Downs
twin double - inaugurated
at the suburban New Or
leans race track this year
paid a record $4,751.40
to an insurance salesman
last night.
Jake Alexander of Thi-
bodauX, La, held the only
winning ticket of the twin
double, which is operated
exactly like the daily dou-
BILE, except that it calls for
picking four winners -
fourth through the sew
enth races.
Town Dude ($27.80),
winner of the fourth, was
the only longshot in the
twin = double combination.
Busting Through ($4) won
the fifth, Hurry Larry
($4.60D the sixth and
Champ Sorter ($8.20) the
seventh.
The track publicist said
the $4,75l.40 was a Loui-
siana record for a So pari-
mutuel ticket.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Five Qualify
From Bethesda

Five Bethesda Naval Medical
Center boxers are headed for
the All-Navy championships
today after winning their re-
gional ring trials in competi-
ton at the Bethesda Medical
Center gymnasium last night
The All-Navy championships
are scheduled at Norfolk in
mid-April. The Bethesda boxers
trying for championships will
be o. B. O'Banion, John Dick
son, Mickey Jones, Ralph Pei
licia, and Lee Bond.
thesda, - stopped Bin Knox. 'HSR"i Newport 1a
R. l., .2:20 round 3.
132-lb. Clsss-Jon Dickson, Bethes
da' stopped Giles Walls. Newport
h. l.. $50 round ..
137-lb ClasS-Mickey Jones, Be
thesda. stopped Harold Hanson, Phila
Navy Base. 2:55 round l.
l47-lb. Class-Ralph Pellicia, Be.
thesda, stopped Roland La March
Philadelphia Navy Base, 1:45 round 2
156-lb. ClaSS-Lee Bond, Bethesda
stopped Dong Begley. U.SS. Champ,
lain, 2:55 round =.
l65-lb, Class = Richard Nelson
U;;S:s. Champlain, stopped Rober
Wiley Bethesda. 245 round 2.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Robinson Attends
CIAAMeetino

The Central intercollegiate
Athletic Association meetings
continued today with a panel
program featuring Jackie Rob-
inson, Buddy Young and Johnny
McClendon at the NEA Center
Robinson starred for the Brook
lyn Dodgers. Young for the
Baltimore Colts and McClendon
is a former coach of the Cleve-
land Pipers basketball team.
Tim Temerario, chief talent
scout for the Redskins, yester-
day lectured CIAA coaches on
football principles at the college
and professional levels. Bobby
Mitchell, Redskins halfback
obtained from the Cleveland
Browns in exchange for draft
rights to All-American Ernie
Davis, attended a luncheon al
the Mayflower Hotel honorine
L. T. Walker, the conference
president.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Florida Derby Provides
Major est for Cicodo

Admirals Voyage, carrying
the hopes of Florida's Fred w.
Hooper, was the big sophomore
on the West Coast although
running second in the Santa
Anita Derby. He heads into the
Florida Derby off a fine win
ming effort in the Louisiana
Derby.
Cicada, who'll be ridden by
Willie Shoemaker, gets the filly
allowance of 5 pounds and will
carry only 1T pounds. Ridan
and Admirals Voyage pick up
122 each with Manuel Ycaza
aboard Ridan and Braulio
Baeza astride the Hooper colt.
L. P. Sasso's Globemaster,
second to Yorktown in last
Saturdays Campbell Memorial
Handicap at Bowie, packs top
weight of 125 pounds in the
Westchester's probable field Of
seven or eight. He'll give a
pound to Robert Lehman Am
biopoise and seven to H. o. H.
Frelinghuysen's Merry Ruler.
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Ten colts and the filly Cicada
were entered today as expected
for tomorrow's 11th running of
the $100,000-added Florida
Derby at Gulfstream Park.
Cicada drew the inside post
position and was the early
8-to-5 favorite in the mile and
a furlong feature over such
promising colts as Ridan, Ad-
miralS Voyage, Sharp Count
and seven others.
The forecast calls for fair
weather with the temperature
near 80 degrees at post time. A
crowd Of about $4,000 is ex-
pected.
A victory in the mile-and-
an-eighth race would go a long
way toward assuring Cicada a
trip to the Kentucky Derby,
Americas glamor race won
only once by a filly-'way back
in 1915 by Regret.
Supplementary Entry
Cicada, never out of the
money in l9 starts, was made
a $4,000 supplementary entry
for the Florida Derby when her
illustrious stablemate, Sir Gay
lord. was Sidelined temporarily
with an ankle injury after
dominating the 3-year-old di-
vision in Florida with three
major triumphs.
The Florida Derby is by far
the richest event on tomorrow's
national card. Aqueduct offers
the $25,000-added Westchester
at a mile for older horses
Laurel opens a 28-day meeting
with the SIS, ,000-added Capitol
Handicap as the chief attrac-
tion. Tanforan presents the
$10,000-added DAILY City Handi-
cap for 3-year-old fillies at 6
furlongs. Lincoln Downs tops
its card with the 7 furlongs of
the $5,000-added New Haven
Purse.
With II starters the Florida
Derby will be worth $125,800,
with $4,000 going to the win
ner.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Major Tracks
Propose Veto
OF Racing Bill.

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 80. (AP)
"A representative of the three
major tracks in Maryland said
today a proposed law to in
crease the parimutuel take by
per cent was "piecemeal
special legislation which fails
to deal with the problems of
Maryland racing"
Eugene Feinblatt, represent
ing the States mile tracks, told
a public hearing on the legisla-
tion that the major tracks are
not opposed to constructive
measures which would give
larger purses and encourage
State breeding, but did not
approve of piecemeal legisla-
tion.
He recommended that Gov.
TaWe5 veto the bill and appoint
a six-membe:- commission to
make a study of Maryland
racing and draw up compre-
hensive legislation for the in
duStry.
The Governor called the
hearing on the bill-passed by
the last session of the Legisla-
ture-at the request of the 81
mile tracks.
The measure would increase
the pari-mutuel take from IL
to l3 per cent. The l per cent
would be used to increase
purses-two-thirds would go to
all type races and one-third for
races with only Maryland-bre
horses.
Feinblatt told the Governor
the measure would deprive the
tracks of their managerial right
to negotiate purses with horse
men. He said the bill brings to
an abrupt end this negotiation
without regard for other ex-
penses or the ability of the
tracks to pay the purses. Mary
land would be the only State
which fixes purses instead of
having them negotiated"
Evening star., 1962-03-30
School Schedules
Boxing Exhibition

st. James School in Falls
Church will hold its annual
exhibition at 2 pm. tomorrow
in the auditorium at Spring
and Park streets.
Forty to so boys, ranging in
age from four to IL, and
matched evenly after four
months of schooling under
Coach Joe Valentino, will par
ticipate in the one-minute
bouts.
Admission will be 25 cents.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

Horseplayers, horsemen and
officials were enjoying a
breather between race meetings
in Maryland today as Laurel
prepared for its spring opening
tomorrow.
Encouraged by Bowie's strong
finish at its 40-day session
which ended yesterday with a
9.8 percent jump in betting
over 1861, John D. Schapiro
and his associates are optimistic
about the 28-day Laurel meet
ing, which will run through
May 3.
Laurel's spring m e tin g
slumped nearly 10 per cent
below the previous year in 1861.
but competition with neighbor-
ing Laurel Raceway was blamed
for much of the decline. This
year there will be competition
with Shenandoah Downs, which
opens April 13. but none with
the Maryland harness tracks.
Large Field Expected
Laurel kicks off tomorrow
with the traditional $15,000-
added Capitol Handicap, down
for its 43d running. The 6-fur-
long dash is expected to draw a
crowded field of IL to Is
sprinters, topped by Jerome
Derenzo's April Skies.
In all, Laurel has pro-
grammed six stakes during its
spring stand, with emphasis on
grass racing. Three of the six
stakes will be run on the turf.
In addition, Racing Secretary
Ken Lennox also is planning at
least one race on the infield
course each day.
Even the oldest stakes at the
Parkway course, the $25,000-
added Laurel Handicap - has
been transferred from the dirt
to the grass. Scheduled for
April 81, the Laurel is expected
to attract T. v. Lark, who beat
Kelso last fall in the Washing
ton, D. c., International.
Chesapeake April IA
Other grass stakes at Laurel
are the $25, ,000-added WilwynI
April 7 and the $4,000 Sena-
torial, a new event for 3-year-
olds which will be inaugurated
April %.
The major 3-year-old race
of the session-the $25,000-
added Chesapeake-will be run
April IA, three weeks before
the Kentucky Derby.
Bowie completed it's 40-day
yesterday with a crowd
of 9,847 which wagered $780,
407. Betting averaged 1882, ,929
for the 40-day stand with a
total of $39,317,165 being han
died by the mutuel department.
The final gate count was
419,009 for a daily average
mark of 10,475. In all prob
Bowie would have re-
corded the sought-after 81
million betting average, a goal
1t attained at three of the five
previous winter meetings, had
the weather been more CO.
operative during the first third
of this years session.
A snowstorm struck on open
ing day-February 9-and all
but knocked out the races.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
JERSEY EXTENDS
RACE SEASON

TRENTON, N. j. (AP).-
The New Jersey State Sen
ate yesterday passed and
Gov. Richard j. Hughes
promptly signed a bill ex-
tending the horse racing
season for 80 days.
The extension is expected
to produce some So million
in revenue for aid to areas
damaged by the March 6
storm and high tides.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
japanese Take
Davis Cup Lead

SEOUL, Mar. 80 (AP)-
Hapan took a 20 lead over
South Korea in the Eastern
Zone Davis Cup tennis matches
today by winning the opening
TWO singles matches.
Osamu Ishiguro of Japan de-
teated Lee Sang-Ryun, 6-3,
81, As, 60, and Michio
Fuji beat Chung Yung-Ho,
6-3, 60, 60.
1shlguro and Fujii will team
against Lee and Chung in the
doubles tomorrow. The final
two singles are scheduled Sun
day.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Colts Sign Brokow

BALTIMORE, Mar. 80 (AP).
The Baltimore Colts yester-
day announced the signing of
Halfback Pete Brokaw of Syra-
cuse University. Brokaw suf-
fered a ruptured spleen in an
automobile accident after the
sixth game last season, but was
the Colts eighth draft pick.
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Cicada to Garry III

Ridan, owned by Mrs. Moody
Jolley, hasn't won a major race
this year after going unbeater
in 1861. But he looked like he
was ready to cash in when he
staged a great stretch run in
the Flamingo. He wound up
third after being blocked but
was placed second when Sum
rise County was disqualified.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Fights Last Night

SALT LAKE cITY-Jerry Sims, 2O3
foTd pt,fl Grey, ( I,,r1 1873, S, San Diego a.;
Jackson. 13S, Chicago 81. ''
MIAMI-Harry Tetlow. 1874, Miami
Bach, outpointed Harry Irwin. 14S.
Pompano Beach. Fla. 49,.
leo. outpointed Sadao Yaoita. 117h.
Japan Q0.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Tryouts Slated

The VolkSwagens sandlot
baseball club, an entry in the
Industrial League, will hold try
outs at 2 pm. tomorrow al
Meadowbrook. East-West high
way and Beach drive in Chevy
Chase.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Blood to Race
At Old Dominion

Roger Blood of Alexandria,
who won Class C-altered in the
Winter National championships
at Pomona, Calf, two months
ago, competes Sunday in his
1884 Ford-Chevy for the first
time since his return in the
drag races at Old Dominion
Speedway. Pits open at II am.
and eliminations start at 2
pm.
Lee Edwards of Remington,
Va, and the Swartz brothers of
Alexandria will match their
Class B dragsters at Aquasco
Speedway Sunday. Edwards
was top eliminator at Old Do
minion last Sunday and Bobby
SWartz won the same honor
at Aquasco.
Evening star., 1962-03-30
Racing Results
Aqueduct

Clear and Fast
1st-S4, 900; alw.; 3-yr. mdns. 8 fur.
Princess DOlla tR'ne) 24.9O 1850 $50
Bright Talk lWOOdhouse) 40 $40
Wilson'S B. w. (ErricO) 4.2O
Royal Athena. Party JUDY. Tellar,
b Lady Blanchard. fNoor's Light,
b Cybelelove. Jets Whirl, Highland
Breeze. Mark-Ye-Maid, Lillita.
b Sasso entry.
Field.
2nd-S3,500; cling; 4-yrs. up; fur
Oscar Award (ROtz) 1890 40 3.4O
Running Wolf Pierce) 800 2.6O
Don LuchO (WOodnOuse) 3.SC
Natagar, Loft, Craftsmanship, Coy.
lind, Pecks Bad Boy, Sudden Death
Inyincible. Time: l-244s.
DAILY DOUBLE PAID S162.5C
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should Outrun this field. CATHY'S CHARM looks like
the principal rival PACH POWER Is sharp and should
take money spot.
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l., SO SO has late speed and Should rally to win here
effort. HoNEY'S TIGER is better than his last and
will be running late.
FOURTH RACE-Purse S3 900. Allowances. 3-year-oIds
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JOE KELLY.S SELECTIONS
At Laurel
Selections Made for Fast TRACK
Post Time. I:3O Pm.

FIRST RACE-S2,5OO; claiming (SJ OOOl: 4-year- -oIds
and furlonKS.
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SECOND RAcE-Pur.s; $500, claiming. ss,sOO. 5000

AM P. Blackburn and shoestring Stable entry.
MI, MON0BANG Just missed in excellent effort at
haleah and looks best here. SLINK Is also Florida
invader and will he fought to beat TRUE BILL
a winner earlier at Bowie.
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OTHER
ENTRIES
Aqueduct

a Hanger-King Ranch entry.
b Sherman-Webster entry.
Godfrey entry.
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Derenzo F. B. Frazier entry.
RARE RICE faltered in the mile Bowie Handi-
but before that the Southern Maryland
in impressive fashion. APRIL SKIES is better suited
to sprint distance will fight it out to the wire
here. HOT CARGO is much improved horse and
might take 1t all.
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MALCHA'S LAST won his last and appesrs 10 be
In spot to repeat this mile and eighth distance
HANDY BRANDY drops and is the one to beat. RAM
BLIN RONNIE rates excellent chance
BEST BET MALCHA'S LAST
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KS XXI xxx1O pounds apprentice allowance claimed
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CEACLE LADY in fast time at Bowie and
should win another. BABYLON NEWS upset
chanc psi Sst Bowie ana rates an excellent
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LIGHT QUANTUM returned fit just missing in his
sass rnSsr sSs i tr AsHsSSs 5,
the wire.
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1EUADOUA was Outrun IN the Campbell, but
before that and races well on turf AsHLAR is better
MAN Is sharp and mIEht take Il ali.
Evening star., 1962-11-11
Questions, Answers

= Question: A friend of mine
Is expecting a baby soon. Un-
fortunately she has both q
mother-in-law and a STEP
mother-in-law! Her problem
Is how shall she introduce
them when the baby's chris
tening takes place as they
will both be present for the
celebration.
Mrs. L. P. M.
Answer: This is quite q
poser! For the sake of clarity
I would suggest being frank
in the introductions, even
though 1t is an awkward pro-
cedure. I would introduce
them as follows: MY hus-
bands mother" or MY hus-
bands step-mother." The use
of the surname is superflu-
Gus as of course, in both
cases, it is the same as your
husbands.
Question: Perhaps I am
old-fashioned, but I like to
use a finger bowl when I
finish each meal. In my own
home I of course have them.
But when dining out one does
not see finger bowls used very
often. I am wondering If, for
example, it is proper to pour
water from your drinking
class over your fingers using
your plate or a saucer to
catch the water?
Mrs. L. w. s.
Answer: Heavens no! New
er use the messy, unpleasant
solution that you suggest. 1t
would be in very bad taste.
Simply ask the waiter to
bring you a finger bowl.
y \ y
Question: Invitations for
my wedding were mailed three
weeks ago. Now I have real
lied it is all a mistake and
the ceremony is not going
to take place. In the mean
time I have received many
lovely gifts. Now what do I
do about them? Must I re-
turn them? Of course I
would like to keep them all.
Miss G. NC.
Answer, Yes, you must re-
turn them, one and all. Keep
ing the gifts would be an en-
tirely wrong thing to do.
Send them all back to those
who sent them, and accom-
pany each gift with q little
handwritten note of appre-
citation and a brief explana-
tion that the wedding has
been called off. 1t is not
necessary to go into the rea-
sons why.
(Registered. o. 9. Patent offics)
Evening star., 1962-11-11
To Be Speaker
At Luncheon

Mrs. Paul Douglas, wife Of
the Senator from Illinois, will
address members and guests
Of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Branch of the American As
sociation Of University
Women at a luncheon Sat-
urday. to be held at pm.
at The Towers.
Mrs. Douglas, formerly a
Congresswoman at large
from her State and author of
a children's book, will speak
on "The Changing Image Of
American Women"