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RENEGED WINS AS SARATOGA OPENS—Saratoga
Springs, N. Y.—Eddie Arcaro rides Reneged, owned
by Woodley Farms, to a two-length victory over C. V.
Whitney’s Head Man in the 81st running of The
Flash Stakes which opened Saratoga’s 90th meeting
Martinelli Seeks
Revenge Against
Montana on Mat
Popular Angelo Martinelli will
be seeking revenge against Hom
bre Montana when they tangle
as part of a team match in
tomorrow night’s feature wres
tling match at Turner’s Arena.
Martinelli is paired with Oino
Garibaldi against Montana and
Larry Hamilton, with the latter
two cast in the roles of villains.
It will be a two-falls-out-of
three match.
Last week in a singles match,
Martinelli was done in by the
rough Montana who tossed
Angelo out of the ring so roughly
that he could not continue. The
customers thought it was a
shame.
Other matches tomorrow night;
are Pete ManogofT against Ed
Chalak and King Kong Cox
against Ace Freeman.
Four Area Netmen
Advance on Byes
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.
Aug. 2 (/P).—Four players from
the Washington Metropolitan
area, including top-seeded Fred
McNair, have drawn byes for
today’s opening round of the
34th annual Western Maryland
tennis tournament.
Phil Neff, Doyle Royal and
Charles Channing also are
passed over as the men’s singles
get under way. Men’s doubles
and women’s singles and dou
bles will begin later this week.
Among the pairings today are
the following Washingtonians:
Mort Stimler vs. Kahl Spriggs.
Alex Keiles vs. George Diez of
Wheeling, W. Va.: Bill Grady vs.
John Bassett and Paul Heil vs.
Larry Middlekamp.
Favorites Begin
Army Tennis Play
FORT MEADE, Md.. Aug. 2
(Special).—Most of the favorites
who sat out yesterday's prelim
inary rounds with byes will get
Into action today in the 16
scheduled matches in the All-
Army tennis championship tour
nament.
The list of those playing today
for the first time includes Steve
Potts of the Military District of
Washington, Conway Catton of
the 6th Army and Grant Golden
and Don Flye of the Bth Army.
Practices Remapped
For College All-Stars
CHICAGO. Aug. 2 (IP). —The
College All-Star coaching staff,
hoping for a break in the ex
tremely hot weather, yesterday
remapped the week's practice
program for the August 12 game
against the Cleveland Browns in
Boldier Field.
Instead of starting off with of
fensive drills, Head Coach Curly
Lambeau sent the squad through
a long defensive passing drill.
The workout was aimed at
stopping Cleveland’s passing at
tack which will be headed by
George Ratterman. successor to
the retired Otto Graham.
Qualifying Play Opens
In Argyle Invitation
Today was the first of two
optional qualifying days in the
first Argyle Country Club Invi
tation tournament. A majority
of those entered will qualify to
morrow. and post entries will be
accepted by Chairman Ray
Lawrenson through tomorrow.
One round of match play is
scheduled daily from Thursday
through the finals in all flights
and consolations on Sunday.
Don Dell Seeded Sixth
In National Junior Net
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Aug. 2
UP). —Don Dell of Bethesda, Md.,
has been seeded sixth among the
singles players in the second an
nual Junior Chamber of Com
merce National junior tennis
championships.
The tournament begins Thurs
day and winds up a week from
today.
Donna Floyd Advances
In National Girls' Net
CHICAGO, Aug. 2 UP).— Donna
Floyd of Arlington, Va.. third
seeded in the National Girls'
15-and-under tennis tournament,
survived yesterday's first round
with a 6 — o, 6 —l victory over
Nancy Newman of Winnetka, 111.
Checkup for Williams
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2 liP).— Davcy
Williams, second baseman of the
Clinic as Rochester. Minn. Wil
to have a checkup at the Mayo
Clinic at Rochesetr, Minn. Wil
liams. who has had back trou
ble for several years, has been
playing infrequently.
BOYS’ BASEBALL
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BBA
Eastern Dlv. II Mldffeta
Packet! * Pharmacy. 10: Sllao Brand-
View o
Bt. Bernadette’s. 12: Cakerv-Keith, 7.
*«*t-Central Dlv. Juniors
Mt liu.ic Hardware. 2; Takoma Hawks
Wheaton lumber, 10. Orandview
Rambier*. 2.
Eastern Dlv. Juniors
Silver BPring Lions. 10, Mattos Paints.
JIM WEIGHS IN AT 280
Ricca Has Man-Sized Chore
Taking Over for Bingaman
YPSILANTI, Mich.. Aug. 2 (IP).
—The biggest man will have the
biggeat job for the Detroit Lions
this season.
It will be Jim Ricca’s assign
ment to take over for Les Binga
man. the 300-pound middle
guard who called It quits after
last season.
If sheer massiveness means
anything—and it probably does
—Ricca looks like a good replace
ment. He stands 6-foot-4 and
weighs 280—and gives the im
pression of something from outer
space when he pulls on his hel
; met and shoulder pads.
Ricca came to the Lions in the
off-season trade which sent La-
Vern Torgeson to the Redskins.
"We got him for the express
purpose of taking Bingaman’s
place.’’ Coach Buddy Parker ex
plained as the Lions went
through a light workout at their
Eastern Michigan College train
ing base yesterday. 1
Ricca was elated when he
learned he had been traded to 1
Detroit.
”1 sure felt good,” he said.)
“It’s like—well, it’s like a ball;:
player being traded from the:
Washington Senators to the New I
York Yankees.” |i
Ricca seems unaffected by the ji
chore of taking over for Binga-j
man, whose hulking figure be-I:
Martin Leaves Wheaton High
To Coach at Bethany College
BETHANY, W. Va.. Aug. 2
UP). —Edgar Martin, former star 1
athlete at Bethany College, yes
terday was named basketball
coach at' his alma mater.
Bethany officials said Martin
» will succeed John Knight, who
j resigned as basketball coach but
. will be head football and base
; ball coach and athlet. j director.
; Martin comes from Wheaton
. (Md.) Junior - Senior High
. School, where he was junior
high school basketball coach, j
, Edgar Martin was scheduled
I to take over the high school!
> basketball job at Wheaton next'
j season, but his resignation came i
before the shift took effect. Ed j
Orioles' Contract
. With Boy Voided
> NEW YORK. Aug. 2 UP).—
’ Vincent (Jim) Pignatello. Mont
, clalr. N. J„ high school pitcher
: recently signed by the Balti
-1 more Orioles, has been declared
a free agent by Commissioner
, Ford Frick because of a mis
i understanding concerning the
terms of the contract.
i Pignatello. who had been as
’ signed to York of the Piedmont
) League on option, but had not
reported, was under the Impres
sion he was to receive 56.000 for
each of his first three years, the
commissioner’s office said. Ac
, tually he was in the $4,000
. bracket.
The player will be free to sign j
. with any club except Baltimore
. or its affiliates on or after Au
. | gust 10.
'I
s Two No-Hitters
i Posted in Minors
By the Associated Press
Two minor leaguers pitched
no-hit games last night, and
only a walk kept one of them
, from working a perfect game.
' Bob Theiss. 19. of Salem.
’ Mass., making his pro debut
with the Quebec Braves, walked
the first batter and then re
’ tired 21 In a row in a seven
’ inning. 4-0 win over Trois
_ Rivieres at Quebec in the class
’ C Provincial League.
At Meridian, Miss., 20-year
old Jimmy Bronstead, a Yankee
farmhand, allowed no hits as
Monroe, La., beat Meridian. 5-1,
in the class C Cotton States
League. The Fort Worth native
allowed the run in the fifth ,
’ when he walked three and
yielded a sacrifice fly.,
Three Americans Play
In Net Quarter-Finals
HAMBURG, Aug. 2 (IP). —;
i Three Americans and a self
exiled Pole engaged In the quar
ter-finals of the International
German tennis championships
today.
Art Larsen of San Leandro.
Calif., yesterday eliminated Mal
colm Fox of Baltimore. B—6,
6—l. 12—10. Others Joining Lar
sen in the round of four were
Budge Patty, defending cham
’ plon from Los Angeles: Bernard
Bartzen of San Angelo. Tex., and
Vladimir Skoneckl of Germany
yesterday. Reneged’s time for the 5Vz furlongs was
1:05% and he paid $3.60 and $2.50, with no show
betting because the field was cut to four by scratches.
Humid weather held opening day attendance to
14,257, compared to last year’s 15,628.
. came something of a legend
throughout the National Foot
ball League.
“I’ve seen Bingaman play,"
Ricca said in a matter-of-fact
tone. “Never played against
him. though. When I was out
there, he’d be on the sidelines.
And vice versa.”
One reason Ricca is so pleased
at being with the Lions is that
he won't have to bump heads
with Detroit’s Lou Creekmur, the
former William and Mary star,
any more.
"I’m glad I'm on his side,”
Ricca said. "He always was one
of the toughest linemen in the
league for me.”
DETROIT. Aug. 2 (IP). —Big
Leon Hart failed to report for
opening of the Detroit Lions
football training camp yesterday
but had an appointment for a
contract talk with Edwin J. An
derson. club president.
It was reported the 260-pound
end wants a salary adjustment
|to shift to the defensive platoon.
[His contract runs through this
'year. •
The rest of the squad posed
Tor press pictures before settling
idown to practice rounds for an
exhibition August 19 with the
i Eagles in the Cotton Bowl at
I Dallas.
iMoffatt, who transferred to
Montgomery Blair High, was
Wheaton’s basketball coach last
year.
Meanwhile. Wheaton has
hired Edward Green, formerly
of Taft Junior High in the Dis
trict. as an addition to the
Wheaton Junior High School
staff. Green probably will coach
both the basketball and track
teams in the junior grades.
Green's appointment came as
part of a planned expansion of
I the Wheaton athletic staff be
fore the resignation of Martin.
Wheaton is expected to have
2,000 students this year. 1,500 of
them In the seventh and eighth
grades.
Beauty Contests Added!
At Old Dominion Oval
Stock car racing holds forth
at Old Dominion Speedway again
Saturday night, and this time
the extra attraction will not be
midget cars, but girls.
At least 10 lovelies will com
pete In beauty contests at the
Manassas track for the next four,
Saturdays and the eventual win-1
ner will be awarded a seven-day,
cruise to Bermuda in addition toi
the title of “Mis* Dominion
1 Speedway.”
Pro Cage Meeting
Proves Uneventful
Nothing was settled in the
discussion last night on the fu
ture of pro basketball in Wash
ington, Morris Fox, head of the
group seeking a franchise in the
National Basketball Association,
said today.
Maurice Podoloff, president
and secretary of the NBA. re
quested the meeting, which was!
held in the law offices of Arnold,!
Fortas & Porter, the firm rep
resenting the Washington group'
In a $1 million suit against the
NBA.
Podoloff offered to try to Ret'
Washington an NBA franchise
for the 1956-7 season. The re
action to this was cool. Fox said.
Podoloff also was here to see
how serious the group was with
Its anti-trust suit.
A representative of the law
firm said today that Podoloff
found out the suit was very
serious and that it will be
pressed.
No plans were set for another
meeting.
WRESTLING
Wad. Night, Aug. 3, Ist Bout 9:00 P.M.
TAG TEAM MATCH
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Ocean Downs
I Features Pace
I OCEAN CITY. Md.. Aug. 2
■ (Special)—Tonight's features on
the harness racing program at
' Ocean Downs Raceway are the
i two heats of an $8,291 pace.
i scheduled as the fourth and
t seventh races.
This will be the richest event
ever held at Ocean Downs.
I Among the 12 entries are Spring
• Special and Mighty Glib from
i the Wendell Wathen Stable.
' They finished first and second
. in a $5,000 race at Baltimore
Raceway recently, and tonight
look for their strongest opposi
i tion from Adios Senator and
' Trousseau.
Shamrock Bonnie provided the
surprise on last night’s program
; by winning the Bethany Beach
, Pace In 2:06%, the night’s fast
, est time. It was Shamrock Bon
nie's first start this season in
Maryland and he beat off a late
challenge from favored Extra
Special.
Pros Take Over
At Tam O'Shan ter
CHICAGO, Aug. 2
fessional golfers from through
out the Nation will shoot for 72
qualifying places in the All
American men’s professional
tournament at Tam O’Shanter
today and tomorrow.
Doug Sanders of Cedar Town.
Ga., and Chick Evans of Chicago
yesterday led 17 qualifiers in the
All American Men’s section with
three-under-par 695.
Also determined yesterday were
women qualifiers in both the
amateur and professional sec
tions.
Joyce Ziske of Waterford.
Wis., and Alice Bauer Hagge of
Sarasota. Fla., led the women
professional qualifiers, each firing
a 75 over the 18 holes.
Greta Leone of Chicago topped
the women amateurs with a
40-38—78. Bhe waa followed by
Ruth Jessen. Seattle. Wash.,
and Nadyne Oranick, Milwaukee,
both with 795.
Start of All-Navy Golf
Reset for Tomorrow
PATUXENT. Md.. Aug. 2
(Special).—The start of the All-
Navy golf championship touma
iment originally scheduled today
I has been postponed until to
! morrow.
1 To make up for the late start,
27 holes will be played tomorrow
land Thursday, with the final 18
Friday. The tourney will be held
at the Cedar Point course of the
Patuxent River Naval Air Sta
tion.
Summer Cage Event
,Will Open Monday
i The Stonewall Athletic Club
will open its annual summer
basketball tournament Monday
iat Lincoln Playground, Sixth
and L streets S.E. Competition
will be in two groups, the un
limited and the 20 and under.
Anyone interested In entering
a team should contact the Lin
coln Playground at LI. 3-5588.
No entries will be accepted after
Friday.
HAMBLETONIAN
Continued From Page A-20
Wayahead, Gainesway Farm,
Lexington, Ky.: Colbymite, Leo
C. McNamara. Indianapolis; Leo
pold Hanover, Mrs. Charlotte
iDe Van. Hanover. Pa.; Arvilla
! Hanover. Roger Brown, New
York City, and Flemington, Ar
| thur Brown. New York City.
The Browns are not related.
Miller, who drove Lusty Song
to a 1950 Hambletonlan score,
said he’s one of eight who “paid
SI,OOO trying to get fourth
money.” Apparently he figures
it will be Scott Frost, Galophone
and Childs Hanover in the first
three places. Miller will handle
Wayahead’s reins.
The race will have a total
value of $86,867.32, the winner
netting $52,117 99 or 60 per cent.
The second horse gets 821,715.83.
with $8,686.34 to third and
$4,343.16 to fourth.
Quanfico Takes
Double-Header
From Navy Nine
The Quantico Marines base
ball team staged two big in
nings to sweep both ends of. a
double-header with Severn River
Naval Command, 7-2 and 4-1,
last night at Quantico.
The Marines, who tonight go
to Balnbridge Naval Training
Center, improved their record to
46-15 for the season, while the
visitors suffered their 16th and
17th defeats against 22 victories.
A six-run splurge in the sixth
Inning broke a 1-1 deadlock In
the first game when the Ma
rines combined two walks, an
error and a sacrifice fly with sin
gles by Bob Shults, Ron Perry
and Dutch Duttry. Southpaw
Tom Dunton never was In seri
ous trouble in winning his first
start.
Five hits, a sacrifice fly and
a passed ball produced four runs
in the fifth inning of the sec
ond game, which lasted only
seven Innings by agreement.
Duttry led off with a double,
which was followed by Bill Dan
do’s single, Don Harter’s safe
bunt, singles by Ted Keller and
Shults, Don Blaha’s sacrifice fly
and the passed ball.
Moore Opens Drills
For Sept. 20 Bout
NORTH ADAMS, Mass., Aug. 2
(£>).—-Archie Moore, ambitious to
dethrone Rocky Marciano as
heavyweight champion, sched
uled a light jog along the Mo
hawk Trail today.
The light-heavyweight cham
pion arrived yesterday to train
for his September 20 meeting In *
New York with Marciano.
After the trot he planned to
supervise erection of training
paraphernalia at Camp Kenwood
on Lake Windsor.
Sparring will begin Saturday
or Sunday. Moore told newsmen.
He explained he weighs about
200 pounds and expects to trim
down to 185.
Moore was besieged by young-j
sters last night at a little league
ball game where he tossed out'
the first ball. i
Three Teams Advance
In Girls' Softball Play
Arcade Pontiac blanked Jets;
No. I. 6—o, in the girls’ Amateur
Softball Association third round
games last night at West Poto
mac. Garvin’s topped Rockettes,.
16-1, and Acacia defeated Fort
Bel voir, 9-7.
The next round starts at 6:30
tomorrow night
Boxer in Trouble
NEW YORK. Aug. 2 UP).— ;
Boxer Ralph S. Coleman is being ;
held in SIO,OOO bail on charges ■
of abducting, seducing and
raping a 15-year-old Bronx girl. 1
The boxer. 29, has fought as a 1
lightweight and welterweight. 1
He has been working recently as 1
a construction laborer.
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in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp at Olean. They are the only brothers
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FIRST BASEMAN TOPS LCAGUI
' Young Bill Werber Leads
Hawaii into Marine Finals
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii. Aug.,
2 (Special).—Bill Werber, jr., of
Washington, D. C., son of the
former major league infielder,
is the leading hitter on the Ha
waii Marine baseball team now
en route to Parris Island, S. C.,
for the Marine championship,
series.
Just before leaving Hawaii i
the Marines won the Hawaii i
Armed Forces League pennant
in a playoff against the Navy
Packers. The Marines did it
the hard way, coming from be
hind on the final day of the
regular season to tie the Pack
ers and then taking a special
playoff series.
Young Werber, a first baseman
;Who starred at McKinley Tech
’ High School in Washington and
i at Duke University, not only isi
■ the team’s leading hitter but he
' led the island's service league as [1
. well with a .338 average.
Werber says this is his last
I season in a baseball uniform as
he does not intend to follow his
'father’s career into the majors.
, He now is a platoon leader in
the 4th Marine Regiment at tne
i Kaneohe Air Station, and on his
discharge plans to do postgrad- ;
1 uate college work before joining ,
his father in the insurance busi
ness in Washington.
His team is managed by Ken
i McCreight, a Marine captain.
who had a brief trial as a
catcher with the Senators. Mc-
Creight was catcher on the
Quantico Marines team before
coming to Hawaii.
Coast Shortstop
Sold to White Sox
! SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2 UP).—
Buddy Peterson, 27-year-old
shortstop for San Diego’s Coast
League club, was sold to the
White Sox yesterday for delivery
at the close of this season.
The Padres will receive an
estimated $25,000. plus two play
ers to be assigned by the White
Sox next spring, in exchange for
Peterson, who throws and bats
righthanded.
Peterson's present batting av
erage is .312, highest among
Coast League shortstops.