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SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1940.
Money Pours in on Bimelech With Small Field Lined Up for Kentucky Derby
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Staff Correspondent.
An Old Man, a Boy and a Horse
LOUISVILLE Ky.. May 4.—As these lines are written it is not yet
post time for the Derby. The bands haven’t even played. “My Old
Kentucky Home" as the horses come onto the track. Into this beleaguered
city airplanes still swoop and automobiles pour and trains cough up
thousands of late-comers. Close to 80,000 people are here to hail a horse
they suspect is great; but first they want to see Bimelech run around the
track.
This Derby today is supposed to mark the crowning achievement of
another horse of destiny. Bimelech, the Kentucky colt, is backed down
until he is one of the shortest-priced Derby racers of all time. Up to
now Col. E R. Bradley’s prize has done everything asked of him. As
a 2-year-old he was unbeaten, winning the Pimlico and Belmont Futuri
ties, and the Hopeful as well. This year, as a 3-year-old, he still was
undefeated.
It probably could happen only in racing. Bimelech is the Yankees of
the race tracks. The rest of the field, Dit, Mioland, Pictor and the rest
are the Phillies. At least, that is tantamount to what the track people
claim. But 80,000 people are going to see the Yankees meet the Phillies,
because it's one thing to have a race conceded before it starts and it’s
another to win it.
Bradley Horses Never Lack for Backers
This is a singular Derby. There have been topheavy favorites in
the past. Johnstown was the hot horse a year ago. There have been
Derby favorites backed down even more than Johnstown. But today
there was not supposed to be an entry capable of knocking down Bimelech.
Thus this show, which is running into its sixty-sixth year, according
to the program, was to have three principals. All of the pressure was on
this trio There is Col. Bradley, only racing owner in history to have
tour Derby winners—Bubbling Over, Behave Yourself, Burgoo King and
Broker's Tip. The old gentleman is both old and ill now. but he has
come up with another standout in Bimelech. There are some who say
Big Bim is the best of the Bradley horses.
The colonel is a Kentuckian and down this way the Hard Boots well
know it. There never has been a Bradley horse in the Derby that lacked
backers. The race crowd even has plunged heavily on the Bradley horses,
whose names always start with a "B,” and in the hills the Snuffy Smiths
always have found time to rest their squarr'l guns and dig into their
jeans for the price of a bet.
Bnt great as have been Bradley horses, they never had a Bimelech
before.
Jockey, Sounding Like Typewriter, Is Half Cuban
Who's this jockey riding Bimm.v? The name on the program is P. A.
Smith, which may be familiar to the everyday racegoer. Not as familiar
as Workman and Gilbert and W'oolf and Balaski and Flinchum, but
familiar. But to most of us F. A. Smith sounds like a typewriter.
The “F” is for Freddy and this youngster, who is in his mid-20s, is
half Cuban. As a jockey he isn't highly rated. Indeed, before he began
riding Bimelech the turf writers used to take cracks at him, and not
necessarily subtle cracks, either. The kid who started riding about 10
years ago in Havana wasn't any ball of fire in Cuba, and so he came to
the States and migrated West.
He worked on a ranch and, by a happy coincidence, Seabiscuit's
trainer. Tom Smith, was on the ranch. Freddy got a job with C. S.
Howard, owner of the 'Biscuit. Then Col. Bradley took a fancy to him
and signed him. One day Freddy threw a leg over a 2-year-old named
Bimelech and the combination hasn’t been beaten since. (This still is
being WTitten before post time. >
Here is a principal more important, at the moment, than Col.
Bradley. On the slim shoulders of this 100-pound boy rests enough
money to wage a modest war. He's the fellow, little Freddy, who'll be
crucified if Bimelech loses and forgotten if Bim wins.
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Even Man o' War Could Lose a Race
Finally, there is Bimelech himself, the third principal in the big
show of the day. people have a habit of assuming that a solid horse,
which certainly is Bimelech at this writing, isn't subjected to moods and
quirks.
Solid horses have lost in the past in the Derby and in racing tests
as important as the Derby and a good deal more reliable. Joseph E.
Widener's Brevity was odds-on to win the Derby a few years ago.
Brevity had cracked the track record at Hialeah during the winter season
and he came to Louisville and burned up the track. He was unbeatable,
everybody said, but at the barrier he almost was knocked down and
after making up a world of ground and going wide he missed by a head
as Bold Venture, a 20-to-l shot, stuck it out.
Not even the immortal Man o' War was exempt. Once Man o’ War
was a cinch to win the Sanford Memorial at Saratoga but he was turned
6ideways at the start and practically left at the post. Harry Payne
Whitney’s Upset bounced into the lead and won by a head as Man o’ War
came fast . . . but beaten.
Almost Ail of the Cinches Have Been Beaten
Sometimes the hot horses don't have to be bumped or turned
around. Brevity came back and was entered in the Withers at Belmont
Park. It was a mile race and all Brevity had to do, said the experts,
was to get off with his field. He got off but a horse trained by Sunny
Jim Fitzsimmons, White Cockade, got off, too. And White Cockade
won it at 10 to 1.
War Admiral couldn't lose the match race with Seabiscuit, but he
did. The great Omaha, winner of the Derby and Preakness in 1935, was
unbeatable, but in the Withers a hide named Rosemont, at 8 to 1, went
to the front at the start and won hands down.
There never was a hotter hide than Johnstown after his Derby vic
tory a year ago. Some of our better turf experts crawled far out on the
limb. One proclaimed him another Man o’ War. Another, with lips
curled in a sneer, asked. "Who was Man o’ War? This Johnstown is
greater.” A week after the Derby Johnstown finished fifth in a six
horse field in the Preakness, a truer test than the Derby.
Almost all of them have been beaten when defeat wasn’t expected . . .
Stagehand in the Widener Challenge Cup. . . Pompoon in the Wood
Memorial . . . Pompoon, again, in the New England Futurity . . . Gal
lent Fox in the Travers Stakes, 10 years ago . . . and hundreds of other
horses a year in races that don't command the newsprint.
But this is another Derby day and. forgetting the past, it’s supposed
to be Bimelech's day. Bimmy's and Col. Bradley’s and little Jockey F. A.
Smith's day.
That's the way it was, at least, as the curtain was ready to go up.
Dit, Mioland Get
Small Backing
In Big Race
Field of Eight Will
Start; Day Sunny,
Track to Be Fast
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area appeared to be having no
trouble, and inside the National
Guardsmen, equipped with riot
sticks, were instructed to handle
the crowd with courtesy.
The grandstand and clubhouse
seating was handled by uniformed
attendants with a “spiel” who
cleared the reserved sections of all
who couldn’t show title to box res
ervations.
Meanwhile, trains, buses, planes
and private automobiles brought
thousands of visitors.
Nothing has happened to change
the opinion that Bimelech is too
much horse for the others in the
race. The money will be poured in
on him today until he pays a ridicu
lously small price—if he wins.
The second choice almost surely
will be Dit, the unheralded gelding
that won last week’s Wood Memo
rial, while the Coast entry, Mioland.
likely will close as a strong third in
the wagering. A bushel of small
bets is expected to go down on both
these horses, but the solid money
will be riding on Bimelech when
the great crowd yells “They're off.”
Some Loud Dissenters.
There are, of course, a few highly
vocal dissenters who honestly be
lieve that Dit or Mioland will out
run the Bradley colt in that closing
charge down the stretch. The riders
of those two horses, in fact, are
sublimely certain that they have
the race between them.
Come to think of it, there is
something a trifle silly about mak
ing any horse the favorite that
Bimelech will be today. Too many
things can happen. Any horse can
get a poor start or a dumb ride, or
both. Not only that, but there al
ways remains the fact that the colts
are being called upon today to run
a little farther than they ever ran
before.
Just a year ago. for instance,
there was a pretty little runner
named El Chico, a ball of fire as a
2-year-old sprinter and opening
winter book favorite for the Derby.
El Chico was a running fool in. the
early stages of the big race, too.
But when the quarters began get
ting a little longer over on tbe
back stretch, El Chico turned the
thing over to Johnstown. Alas,
how well some of us remember.
Providing there are no further
scratches before post time, the others
trying to take Bimelech's measure
are Gallahadion, Pictor, Roman.
Siroco and Royal Man. Siroco
was due to make the effort only if
the track was lightning fast. Pictor
has a few staunch supporters.
Ohl's Record Menaced
By Indiana's Cochran
In Meet at Pitt
B? the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. May 4.—Frankie
Ohl. captain of the J»itt track and
field team, never has lost a dual
meet to an enemy runner, but he
faces the biggest test of his col
legiate career today.
Ohl goes up against Roy Cochran
of Indiana University, one of the
greatest quarter-milers In the coun
try. in a 440-yard race that is ex
pected to provide the chief thrill of
the Panther-Hoosier battle.
Cochran set a world indoor record
of 482 for the 440 during the past
wanter and has been doing even bet
ter in outdoor workouts. Ohl is
capable of doing 48 seconds or bet
ter if he's right. A fast track may
bring a record performance.
Tenpin League Planned
Tenpin man and woman bowlers
interested in forming a mixed sum
mer league at Lucky Strike are
asked to attend a meeting tonight
at 7:30 or contact Manager Eddie
Winslow at Decatur 1636.
ONE, TWO, THREE? According to the odds the big money division in today’s Kentucky Derby
should be split among this trio: Upper—W. L. Brann, Marylander who owns Pictor, patting his
hopeful. Lower—Arnold Hanger’s Dit, flecked with mud in getting a warmup on the sloppy track
at Churchill Downs last Thursday. Right-E. R. Bradley’s Bimelech, the heavily backed favorite
whose quizzical expression seems to ask, “What’s all the fuss about?” —A. P. Wirephotos.’
Major Statistics
SATURDAY. MAY 4. I»t0.
AMERICAN
Results Yesterday.
Washlngton-Cleveland. cold.
New York. 8: Chicago. 4.
Boston. 8: Si. Louis. R no lnninasl.
Detrolt-PhlladelDhla. rain.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
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Detl 01 21—I 0 !_21 21 Ql 21 8!_5 .0151_1
NY I 01 Ql Ql—| 21 11 21 II BlI 61.5001 2'fr
Wnl II 01 11 2!—I 01 21 01 61 71.4621 3 _
s,LLnLPJ_l Li I 01—I 01 31 51 7I.417MHS
Phi I 21 II _01_2 f_01_01—| 01 51 81.385i_4
Chll II II 0 0 (i; li Ol—I 31 91.2501 6>'J
L.- I 41 41 51 Bl 71 71 81 91—I—I I
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Clev. at Wash . 3. Si. L at Wn.. 3.
Chicago at N Y. Cleveland at Boston.
St. L. at. Boston. Detroit al New York.
Detroit at Phila. Chicago at Phlla.
NATIONAL
Result! Yesterday.
Boston. 4: St. Louis. 2.
All other games postponed, rain and
cold.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW^
Brooklyn at Pitts. New York at Cincl.
N. Y. at Chicago. Brooklyn at St. L
Boston at St. Louis. Boston at Pitts
Phlla. at Clnci. Phlla. at Chicago
Hollingsworth Gone, Spot Open for New Griff Pitcher
Where to Find One Is Bucky's Worry; Grimes Faces Indefinite Spell in Hospital
By BURTON HAWKINS.
An acute shortage of dependable
pitching ammunition prevailed
among the Nats today as Presi
dent Clark Griffith announced the
release of A1 Hollingsworth, veteran
southpaw obtain from Brooklyn on
trial, all of which would indicate a
deal is brewing whereby Washington
would snare mound talent.
Dependable or otherwise, Man
ager Bucky Harris now is equipped
with a total of nine hurlers, and,
such as they are, it hardly is ade
quate. At the present pace, which
has seen Washington’s starting
pitcher shelled from the mound in
8 of 13 engagements, Bucky figures*
to be yanking out generous chunks
of his gray-flecked hair before the
month skips into oblivion.
Impressive in his debut with the
Nats, when he limited the Yankees
to three hits in & six and one-third
inning relief role, Hollingsworth
failed to approach that standard
in subsequent starts against Phila
delphia and Detroit. By sending
him back to the Dodgers Griffith
retains the $7,500 purchase price
of Catcher Angelo Giuliani, which
was to be returned providing Hol
lingsworth made the grade here.
Only Two Lefties Now With Nats.
As the result of the maneuvering
the 30-year-old Hollingsworth and
Giuliani probably will become bat
tery mates, but not with Brooklyn.
A1 already was ticketed for the
Dodgers’ Montreal farm before be
ing sent here on 30-day trial, while
Giuliani is one of four players
slated to be farmed by Brooklyn to
its International League proving
grounds.
"Hollingsworth is getting along in
years, and he’s too wild to help
us,” appraised Harris. "Releasing
him will make room for somebody
else, providing, of course, we can get
somebody else.”
The release of Hollingsworth
leaves Harris with the erratic, un
predictable Joe. Krakauskas and
Ken Chase as his only left-handers,
and of the remaining right-handers
Bucky hasn’t honored Walter Mas
terson, Alejandro Carrasquel, Gil
berto Torres or Bucky Jacobs with
a starting assignment. Dutch
Leonard continues to be consistent,
but Joe Haynes and Sid Hudson re
main on the risky side.
Chase, who captured a 3-2 de
cision over the Yankess in his last
Field for 66th Kentucky Derby
By the Associated Press. ( ,
LOUISVILLE. Ky„ May 4.—The field for the 66th running of the
Kentucky Derby today, with post positions, owners, jockeys and prob
able odds:
PP horse
2 Bimelech
7 Dit
9 Pictor
3 Mioland
1 Gallahadion
5 Roman
8 Royal man
6 Sirocco
4 True Star
Owner
Col. E. R. Bradley
Arnold Hanger
William L. Brann
Charles 8. Howard
Mrs. Ethel V. Mars
Joseph E. Widener
Harold 8. Clark
Charles T. Fisher
Martin J. Schmitt
uai
Jockey odds
Freddie Smith 2-5
Buddy Haas 8-1
George Woolf 8-1
Lester Balaski 12-1
Carroll Bierman 15-1
Kenenth McCombs 20-1
Johnny Gilbert 20-1
No boy 50-1
Douglas Wart 100-1
start, despite yielding 10 walks, was
Harris’ choice to face Cleveland to
day at Griffith Stadium, with A1
Milnar slated to work for the In
dians, victims of a jolt when yes-,
terday’s game here was postponed
due to cold and threatening weather.
Grimes Lost for Month.
Utility Inflelder Oscar Grimes
was lost to the Indians for at least
a month when a line drive off the
bat of Sammy Hale crashed into
his face just below the left eye,
fracturing several facial bones and
his nose. He was rushed by ambu
lance to Garfield Hospital, where
he will remain indefinitely.
Grimes, who had been playing
first base in the absence of Hal
Trosky, called to Cleveland due to
the illness of his child, was fielding
another ball in practice when he
suffered his painful injury. Out
fielder Beau Bell, who played first
base occasionally while with St.
Louis, was to play the position to
day.
St. Louis, stamped by Manager
Ossie Vitt of Cleveland as the most
improved team in the league, will
invade Griffith Stadium tomorrow
and is due to face the fluttery
offerings of Leonard in the first of
a three-game series.
Griffith is placating fair fans with
a ladies’ day on Monday to replace
yesterday’s postponed tiff.
Roosevelt's Nine Again in Race
For High School Title After
Close Decision Over Tech
By ROBERT HENRY.
Roosevelt’s nine is back in the high
school title series race after moving
out of the cellar with a 6-4 win
over Tech yesterday, now being tie
for fifth place with Woodrow Wilson.
Roosevelt has had tough going this
spring. In its first game, Eddie
Vermillion lost a 10-inning decision
to Carmel Nance of Western and
soon after he dropped an U-inning
game to Wilson. But yesterday the
200-pounder got the better of a duel
with Buddy Webb.
Although three regular players
were out of the line-up, the Riders
managed to protect a slight lead
after the third inning. In addition
to pitching well, Vermillion led the
winning attack with three hits and
drove in two runs.
Tech’s Webb, despite a sore arm,
managed to fan eight.
The defeat dropped Tech from a
third-place tie with Eastern to fourth
place.
Roosev't AB. H. O. A Tech. AB. H. O. A.
Raport.2b 5 1 3 0 Lewis.cf 5 110
5°b",n s5 5 3 0 0 Green-ss 5 115
Wlckl n-cf 5 10 0 Ciomei.2b 5 3 3 3
Good n.lf 4 12 0 Webb.p 4 0 10
Perlo.rf o 12 o Holledge.lf 4 O 1 0
Eiker.lb 4 1 13 0 Wilson.c 4 0 P 0
Vitale.lb 4 2 3 2 Keith'ylb 10 7 0
Vermtl n.p 4 3 1 3 Brewer.3b 3 0 4 2
Hutch n.c 4 2 3 2 Bryan,rf 4 0 0 0
Totals 40 15 27 13 Totals 35 5 27 B
Roosevelt 003 020 100—fi
rech 002 011 000—4
Ru,n,f—Robertson (2). Raoort, Hutchln
oll—Vprmy. on L Lewis, Green. Ciomei,
Brewer. Errors—Raport. ciomei. Green.
Vitale <2), Eiker. Two-base hits—Hutch
inson, 2. Stolen bases—Perlo, 3; Hollidge.
?n balls—Off Vermillion. 4; off
,«/' ui' „s,™clt out—By Vermillion. 4;
by Webb. 8. Umpire—Mr. Watt.
G. W. Frosh Nip Central.
After cleaning up on five teams
this season Central High School to
day was moaning its first loss but
looking forward to next week, when
four games will be p.layed.
Playing on its home field yester
day, Central dropped a 6-to-5 de
cision to George Washington fresh
men, who scored the winning run
in the eighth inning on Bob Fen
lon's triDle that scored Joe Gal
lagher.
ilW-,*!110*' Central. AB.H.O.A.
2 ? 0 5 PF'lon.2b 6 2 6 2
2P,Y,?Ac~k $ } 7 2 Lacos.lt. 6 2 2 0
5 i 6 Evans.cf. 4 10 1
’('.'Tb 3 2 12 1 Steiner,as 4 12 6
2 i 3 2 Martin.c 3 0 7 2
g 55™?,* 4 0 2 1 Mosser.rf 3 10 0
R^ °n;cf 4 2 2 0 DiBlasi,3b 3 2 2 4
* 0 0 0 Whalen.lb 4 0 9 1
w-u7f£5'D ? i 2 4 Buckner,p 4 0 0 4
Kloak.B--_1_0 0 0 *Mann__ 0 0 0 0
Totals 35102710 Totals 35 92719
•Ran for Evans In 9th.
£■ W. Prosh- 012 020 010—0
Central - 000 210 200—6
R“tJ*-^Jerome. Dowd, Pltgerald. Konls
zewskl. Gallagher. Silverman, P. Fenlon.
Lagos (2). Steiner. Martin. Errors—
Steiner (2). D1 Blast. Bokol. Gallagher.
Lewis. Runs batted In—R. Fenlon <2>,
Konlszewskl (2). Jerome. Lagos, Evans.
Mosser, D1 Blast. Two-base hits—Konls
zewskl. P. Fenlon. Three-base hits—R.
Fenlon. Home runs—Jerome, Lagos.
Stolen bases—Gallagher, R. Fenlon.
Steiner. MarUn. S a c r 111 e e—Jerome.
Double olay—Buckner to Fenlon to
Whalen to Fenlon. Left on bases—Frosh,
7; Central. 9. Bases on balls—Off Sllver
4; off Kloak. l: off Buckner. 3.
Struck out—By Silverman, 4; by Kloak. 2;
by Buckner, 0. Hits—Off Silverman. 8 for
5 runs In 7 Innings; by Kloak. 3 for no
runs in 2 innings; off Buckner, 10 for 8
runs In 9 Innings. Wild pitch—Silverman.
Passed balls—Martin. 2. Winning pitcher
—Silverman. Losing pitcher—Buckner.
Umpire—Mr. Busslus.
Eastern Trims Wash.-Lee.
Dropping its first game in its last
five starts, Washington-Lee bowed
to Eastern yesterday, 6 to 4, on the
loser’s diamond.
A two-run rally by W.-L. in the
eighth inning failed by two to tie
the score and Eastern won its sec
ond game of the season.
Jimmy Haslup and Kenny Deavers
of Eastern gave four hits and fanned
seven.
Eastern. AB. H. O. A. W -L. H. AB. H. O A.
H'man.lb. 4 2 11 0 Owens.cl. 3 0 2 0
Hayes.cl 5 14 0 Tapp.2b. 4 0 2 2
G ton.11 3 2 0 0 McCnn.lI. 4 0 11
H ison.rl. 3 0 0 0 K ner.lb. 2 0 5 1
Cohlll.rf. i 0 0 n Good.lb 2 0 6 0
Torbert.c. 3 10 0 McP'on.ss. 4 0 12
Walsh.ss 4 10 1 Sh perd.c. 4 2 R 2
Nwell.2b. 4 13 1 Rtson.rl. 4 13 0
Hite.2b 0 0 0 1 H ener p. O 0 O 1
McLin.3b. 3 0 0 1 Clem'ts.p. 10 0 0
C'Dage.'lb. 110 1 Olsen.o 2 10 1
Haslup.p. 3 10 5 tJohnson 10 0 0
Deavers.p. 1 0 o 1
•Slice 10 0 0
Totals 38 10 27 11 Totals 31 ~4 27 TO
•Slice lor Harrison In seventh Inning.
tJohnson for Olsen in seventh inning.
Eastern _ 003 011 100—8
W.-L. _ _ _ . 001 001 020—4
Runs—Hoffman (3). Hayes. Walsh, Has
lup. Klrchner (2). Good Shenherd. Two
base hits—Nutwcll. Three-base hits—
Shepherd. Double play—Haslup to Nut
well to Hoffman. Bases on balls—Off
Haslup. 4; off Deavers. 1; off Havener. 1;
off Olsen. 2. Struck out—By Hasluo. 3;
by Deavers. 4; by Havener. 1: by Olsen. 4;
by Clements. 1. Hits—Off Haslup. 3 in
8 innings; off Deavers. 1 In 3 Innings; off
Havener. 3 in 2‘j innings; off Clements. 3
in 2 innings: off Olsen 4 In 4% innings.
Hit by pitcher—By Haslup (Owens'. Win
ning pitcher—Haslup. Losing pitcher—
Havener. Umpire—Mr. Cobean.
Play 10-Inning Draw.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Mont
gomery Blair played a 10-inning
5-to-5 tie at Four Corners, Md„
after a Blair run in the ninth had
tied the score.
Four of the six hits allowed by
Joe Thompson of Blair were made
by Johnny Shumate, who was the
star of the game. Thompson, who
fanned 11, now has struck out 33 in
the last 21 innings he has hurled.
B -C. C. ABHOA M.-B. AB. H. O. A
Miller.3b 6 0 3 3 R'ay.ss.lf 6 110
Hash’n.cl 5 0 2 0 OT'n.lf.rl 6 2 2 0
Shu’te.ss 5 4 0 1 Wilk'n.lb 5 2 11 1
Eaton.ll 4 0 3 0 Norrls.c 4 2 12 1
•Pah’w.rf 0 0 0 0 Clark.cf 4 0 0 0
Crem s.rf 2 0 0 0 Linktns.rf 1 0 l o
Kins n.2b 6 0 2 0 IM'owe.ss 4*0 0 1
M L'd.lb 4 0 0 0 Carter.3b 5 111
Day.c 118 0 Cas'dy,2b 4 2 2 0
Kuster.o 5 13 1 J.Thn.p 4 0 6 6
tStevens. 1000
Totals 38 8 30 6 Totals 43 10 30 10
•Ran lor Cremins in seventh
tBatted lor Pahlow in ninth.
IMarlowe lor Llnltins in second.
Bethesda-C. C. _ 010 002 200 0—S
Montgomery-Blalr_ 110 110 001 0—5
Runs—Thompson. Wilkinson (2). Cassidy
(2). Eaton. Day (2). Pahlow. MacLeod.
Errors—Wilkinson. Norris. Cassidy. Eaton.
Kinsman (4). Shumate. MacLeod. Runs
batted in—Norris, Day <2). Wilkinson.
Ridgeway. J. Thompson. Kuster (2). Miller.
Two-base hits—Wilkinson. Nbrris, O.
Thompson. Shumate. Stolen bases—Shu
mate (2). Day, Cassidy (2). Q. Thompson.
Ridgeway. Norris. Sacrifices—Day. J.
Thompson. Double play—Norris to Wil
kinson. Lett on bases—Montgomerr
Blair, 11: Bethesda-C C. 7. Bases oh
balls—Off Thompson. 7: off Kuster. 4.
Struck out—Bv Thompson. 11; by Kuster.
8. Hit by oitcher—By Kuster <a
Thompson). Wild pitch—Kuster. Um
pire—Evert Bchrlder.
Cathedrals Seek Game
National Cathedral Post, American
Legion, wants games for Saturdays
with teams having fields. Call Leo
Wise at District 6110, extension 673.
High School Standing
W. L.
Central - 2 0
Western .... 1 o
Eastern --- 2 l
Tech - 2 2
Roosevelt _ lv 2
Wilson . 1 2
Anacostia - 0 2
Potomac Squadron's
36 New Members
Shy Certificates
Scrolls Given at Fete
When Regular Papers
Fail to Show Up
Thirty-six new members of the
Potomac River Power Squadron who
were to have received their gradua
tion certificates last night at the
squadron’s annual presentation din
ner at the Hamilton Hotel await
them in the mail.
Consternation prevailed when the
certificates failed to appear at the
dinner.
raced with presentation cere
monies and nothing to present, offi
cials handed out scrolls explaining
that the real thing would be maileo
to the initiates, four of them women,
within a few days.
uversigbt Is Explained.
National Comdr. Arthur Middle
ton, down from New York City, ex
plained the oversight by pointing
out that headquarters had been
swamped with requests for certifi
cates from newly-organized squad
rons throughout the country.
Those made members of the Wash
ington squadron were W. E. Barrett
Edward M. Bavis, Arthur Blackeney,’
Roger T. Boyden, Arthur R. Cam
duff, John L. Conley, Harry c. Cook,
William M. Crenshaw, F. Y. Donn,
jr.; H. H. Downes, John H. Elvin’,
George A. Emmons, jr.; S. B. Fracker,
Arthur M. Hahn, Raymond M. Hann!
A. L. Hannum, T. E. Meanea, Robert
G. McPhee, Harry E. Nau, Franklin
P. Ragland. M. H. Sanborn, jr.: W.
Earle Schuyler, Charles J. Sheppe,
J. J. Shoot, John H. Sihler, Robert
M. Sime, Benjamin T. Sockrider, S.
C. Stuntz, jr.; E. Harold Tolbert,
Charles M. Trammell, jr.; Robert C.
Varela, J. W. Wells, Mrs. F. D. Court
ney, Carrie Roper Fulton, Virginia
Glazebrook and Virginia D. Tamay.
Pioneer Is Toastmaster.
Dr. A. B. Bennett, who aided in the
formation of the Potomac River
squadron 25 years ago, was toast
master and introduced a number of
speakers prominent in the Navy,
Coast Guard, Lighthouse, Hydro
graphic and Power Squadron serv
ices.
Entrance classes held during the
past winter were under the super
vision of Ted Lawton.
125 Athletes Honored
At Boys' Club Fete
While Clyde Shugart, Bob Mc
Chesney and General Manager Jack
Espey of the Washington Redskins
looked on in the role of honored
guests, 125 boys’ club athletes last
night received their annual awards.
Johnny Jarboe. whose specialty is
swimming, received the most awards
with Johnny Summers and Tommy
Coakley not far behind.
Ironmen Want Games
Alexandria Iron Works softball
team wants games. Call Manager
McCracker at Alexandria 0958 after
6 o’clock.
Power at Plate
Hoists Red Sox
To Loop Lead
Get Four Home Runs
To Beat White Sox;
Bees Clip Cards
By BILL WHITE.
Associated Press Sports Writer.
The early season setbacks of the
Yankees, the surge of the Brooklyn
Dodgers and the slow start of the
stingless Boston Bees all have con
tributed in keeping any one but the
immediate family interested in the
condition of the Boston Red Sox.
But the Cronin clouters clamored
for attention yesterday on the wings
of some real power displayed while
whacking out a 10-inning, 9-8 vic
tory over the St. Louts Browns.
The Sox collected 12 hits, but what
was importnat was the fact that
four of them were home runs. Jim
Tabor got two, Ted Williams and
Manager Joe Cronin one each.
That production was one home
run more than the New York
Yankees could manage in their 8-4
victory over the Chicago White Sox.
The Red Sox slugging put them
into first place in the league—a posi
tion filled most of last year by their
arch rivals, the Yankees.
Tabor Hero of Game.
Now. up Boston way at least, there
is a distinct feeling that the last
year contenders are going to be this
year's champions.
Jim Tabor was the real hero of
the game, his second homer tying
the score in the ninth and his single
against the left field wall with the
bases loaded in the tenth bringing
in Ted Williams with the winning
run. Seven pitchers toiled with Joe
Heving getting credit for the wir
and Johnny Whitehead getting a
black mark for losing.
Meanwhile, the Yankees managed
to pull up to the .500 mark with a
typical 8-4 victory over the White
Sox. The Sox for six innings had
visions of another southpaw. Edgar
Smith, taming the champions, but
suddenly the champs blew’ hot. Joe
Gordon cleaned the loaded bases
with a triple in the seventh and
George Selkirk and Charley Keller
clouted homers in the eighth. The
victory gave Marvin Breuer his first
big league victory, though he allowed
10 hits.
Second Win for Bees.
In the only other game played in
the majors, the Boston Bees won
their second game of the season be
hind the fine hurling and timely
hitting of Bill Posedel—a 4-2 victory
over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The veteran righthander held the
Cards to seven hits and started the
Bees on their winning rally with a.
double in the sixth inning. Lon
Warneke, Jack Russell and Bob
Bowman shared the mound for the
Cards, allowing a total of 10 hits.
Rain and cold weather put a crimp
in the other contests.
Three Hitters Among
Top 10 One Reason
For Bosox Edge
Cramer, Foxx, Williams
Pound Ball; Travis Is
Fifth With .375
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 4.—If you
want a quick answer to why thi
Boston Red Sox are setting the pact
for the American League, look at
the list of the league's 10 leadinj
hitters.
There you'll find three memberi
of the Gold Sox. Roger (Doc!
Cramer, Jimmy Foxx and Ted Wil
liams.
Top hitters in the Nationa
League. however, are a Chicago
Cub veteran and a New York Gianl
rookie—Hank Leiber and Babe
Young, respectively.
The 10 leaders in each league
follow:
American League.
O. A.B. R. H Pet.
Cramer. Boston_13 58 12 23 .397
Wright. Chicago_ 12 48 7 13 .396
McCosky. Detroit_ 13 51 15 20 .392
Pox*. Boston- 13 42 12 16 .381
Travis. Washington_ 13 48 7 18 .375
McQuinn. St. Louis- 12 49 6 18 .367
RadelifT. St Louis_ 12 50 3 ig .360
Campbell. Detroit _ 12 41 9 14 .341
Williams, Boston_ 13 51 14 17 .333
Hemsley. Cleveland_ 12 46 4 15 .326
Selkirk. New York_ 12 43 6 14 .326
National League.
T , G. AB. R. H. Pet.
Leiber. Chicago_ 14 55 1.3 22 .400
Young. New York_ 9 35 4 14 .400
Rowell. Boston_ 9 23 2 9 .391
Medwick. St. Louis_ 5 21 5 8 .381
Pranks Brooklyn_ 6 21 3 8 .381
Ross. Boston - 9 32 6 12 .375
L. Waner. Pittsburgh_ 8 24 7 9 .375
J. Martin. St. Louis_in 27 O 7 .370
Nicholson. Chicago_ 10 28 4 10 357
Slaughter. 8t. Louis ... 12 48 11 17 .354
Trainers, Breeders of Horses
In Derby Pool Get Good Cut
By the Auocleted Press. .
LOUISVILLE, Ky„ May 4.—
There’s plenty of “folding money”
for the owners of horses who finish
at or near the top in today’s Ken
tucky Derby, made the richest in
the long history of the race by in
creasing the added value this year
from (50,000 to (75,000.
If all nine entries go to the post,
the winner will receive (60.675. Each
scratch cuts (500—the starting fee—
from that figure. The previous high
winner’s share was (55,375, won by
Reigh Count in 1928.
In boosting the stake value of, the
Derby this year, Churchill Downs
spread some of the coconuts around
among second, third and fourth
horses. Here’s how:
(8.000 to second horse at finish,
(3,000 to third and (1,000 to fourth.
$3,000 to winner’s trainer, $2,000
to second and $1,000 to third.
$2,000 to breeder of winner, $1,000
to second and $500 to third.
BASEBALJLlS?^
Washington vs. Cleveland
AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK
Tomorrow—St. Louis—3:00 P.M.