Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1938 — Page 25

By Eddie Ash

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ERBY DAY at the Downs. . . . The entire nation is horse conscious and will remain in that state of feed box coma until tomorrow along about 5 p. m. when it will be all over for another year. The Derby buildup has been under way since 1875 and every spring, in May, persons in all walks of life wear halters and engage in frenzied difference of opinion on the probable winner. Louisville becomes a hotbed of sports-goers and others and it’s an ordeal for the horse follower of average means, what with hotel prices skyrocketed and seats at the track at a premium. The “general admission fan” is bumped, pushed and stepped on from noon until long after the Derby is run and if he sees any part of the classic, he's lucky. . . . It’s a sea of bobbing heads from the time the horses leave the post until they complete the mile and a quarter.

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THE Derby fan's love for a horse and the speculation that goes with it accounts for his presence every year on the Big Day, and he’s willing to go hungry, sleepless and become bruised and exhausted just to mingle with the throng and get a glimpse of a race now and then. It's a marvelous spectacle for the more fortunate, however, the persons who take it in the nature of an outing and with no hotel, food and ticket grief to disturb them.

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Y advancing the Kentucky Derby purse money from time to time, or as conditions warranted, reducing it, Col. Matt J. Winn, president of Churchill Downs, who has seen ’em all, has accomplished wonders in making the Blue Grass classic what it is. The Colonel has been at the head of the Downs for more than 30 years and in all that time has never made a wager on a race horse. « « « Which is playing 100 per cent safe. . . . And there never has been a scandal connected with the Kentucky Derby.

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TAGEHAND'S physical condition has upset the calculations of thousands of Derby followers and handicappers, both amateur and professional. . . . Earle Sande’s Cinderella horse was off his feed yesterday and winter book plavers felt the pangs of the world’s worst headache. ... And Stagehand was withdrawn today. Tomorrow's starting field has been cut to a small group of sleek equines, and as the experts say. it sizes up as a wide open affair with a lot depending upon the weather, track conditions and the start. Regardless of everything, however, it's the rule for every sport follower to get out on the limb with Derby selections, and this writer names them one, two, three, as follows: Bull Lea, Fighting Fox and Dauber. 2 = = »n = 2

HE largest number of horses to compete in the Derby was in 1928 when Reigh Count, Misstep and Toro finished in that order in a field of 22... . There were originally 196 nominations, which was the largest list ever made eligible. . . . Nominations this vear amounted to 103, proving again that time is a great destroyer. The Blue Grass State has produced the largest number of winners, 43 being bred in Old Kentucky. . . . Fifty-three colts, nine geldings and one filly make up the 63 winners. $ 8 = $ 8 9

INCINNATTI sports-goers are torn between Derby talk and the sudden awakening of their baseball team. ... The Reds finished a very poor last in 1837, changed jockeys and are receiving a smart ride by Bill McKechnie. The Cincy nine has won five out of the last six and knocked off the champion Giants two out of three. ... Meal Ticket Hubbell managed to stifle the Queen City boys Wednesday, 3 to 2, but any time the Reds beat the Giants two in three it’s big news along the American Rhine. 2 8 2 ” ” =

RGANIZED amateur leagues of Indianapolis begin a new season today and tomorrow and the officials, managers and players are entitled to a shower of bouquets. ... They provide free baseball of good quality to thousands of city park visitors throughout the summer and give much of their time to practice and organization. ... Without pay. os The average amateur player battles just as hard as the professional pastimer and followers of the teams are urged to be liberal with applause. . . . It's the amateur’s only reward.

a 33-man contest.

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Nuvolari May | Pass Up ‘500

ROME, May 6 (U. P.).—Tazio Nu-! "as volari, Italian automobile racing Additional Sports, Pages 26 and 27

champion, has announced his in-! tention of quitting racing and not competing In the Indianapolis Speedway 500-mile race on May 30, it was learned today. Giuseppe Furmanik, president of the Italian Federation of Motor Sports, said he hoped to induce Nuvolari to change his mind when the racer visits Rome shortly from Naples. .

No Withdrawa Received Here

Answering reports from Italy that Tazio Nuvolari, Italian driver, will not compete in the 500-mile race here May 30, T. E. Myers, Speedway general manager, made the following statement today: “We have received no official notification of Nuvolari's withdrawal from the 500-mile race May 30. The last word we received was his

cabled entry from Milan. “We should, of course, be glad to have him as a contestant, but should anything prevent his partici-

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FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1938

PAGE 25

First

Class Mystery

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CLEVELAND BATTLES TO HOLD A. L. LEAD

\Vitt's Club Seems Jittery With Yankees Game Behind

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DiMag Has Field Day.

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, May 6. —With the

hot breath of the Yankees on their

necks, the Cleveland Indians, whose burning pace in the West swept them into the American League lead, appeared afflicted today with their

old malady—Eastern road jitters. © On their first stop in the East, Cleveland dropped two out of three to Washington and moved into Philadelphia today with their lead trimmed to one game. Meantime the Yanks, gradually mustering their blasting power, are moving along on the crest of a fourgame winning streak and a record of six victories ir. their last seven games. They're all even with Cleveland in victories, 11 each, and trailing only because they've played and lost two more games. Oscar Vitt, Cleveland manager, paraded 10 pitchers to the mound

in Washington in three days—four |

one day, two another and four the last day. Two of his three aces, Bob Feller and Mel Harder, couldn't win. The lone game they won was salvaged in the ninth, 10-9. Dr. Vitt send out a hurry-up call for a case of serum to cure the Eastern road-jitters. And while you're about it get a load of antitoxin to stave oft the Yankee snakebite. The Yankees, in their greatest field day of the young season, belted out a 12-10 triumph for a clean three game sweep over the rejuvenated Browns. Joe DiMaggio

| led the assault with a homer, triple and single, and hammered his way |

into the Yankee club batting lead. Johnny Sione's homer with the bases loaded paced Washington's 8-6 triumph over Cleveland, and kept the Senators with a game and a half of first place. Washington slugged four Indiana hurlers for 15 hits. In the other two American League games the White Sox beat the Athletics, 10-4, and the Tigers felled the Red Sox, 7-5. Frank Gabler, National League castoff, won his first American League start, holding the A's to seven hits in the American's best pitched game. The Cubs moved within 212 games of the National League lead by blasting the Phillies, 21-2, while the Giants were losing to the Reds, 5-2. Phil Epperly, 19-year-old rookie, pitched a six-hit game for the Cubs. Augie Galan and Rip Collins hit homers in the Cubs’ 18-hit attack. With 12 runs in the eighth, the Cubs fell only two shy of the record.

Leading Dirt Track Drivers to Compete

ROCKVILLE, Ind, May 6.—All of the 10 high ranking pilots in the Central States Racing Association last season are slated to compete in the opening meeting of the 1938 campaign Sunday at Jungle Park Speedway, located just west of Turkey Run State Park on U. S. 41. Everett Saylor, is the defending Other leaders in

Dallas, Tex. fifth; Clay Corbitt, Co-

lumbus, O,, sixth; John De Camp, |

Richmond, seventh; Buzz Menden-

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Indians Camp In Milwaukee

Tribe and Brewers Matched In 3-Game Series.

Times Special MILWAUKEE, May 6.—Idle since Sunday, the Indianapolis Indians trooped into the Cream City today to begin a three-game series with Allan Sothoron's Brewers. The series will last through Sunday and the Redskins will depart for Kansas City that night to meet the Blues on Monday. The Indians were rained out in Minneapolis yesterday and not a single tilt with the Millers was played. Rain was general throughout the Western American Association territory and all games were washed into late season doubleheaders. It was one of the few oc- | casions in the history of the league { that no games were staged. Lloyd Johnson probably will open against the Brewers this afternoon with Bill Baker on the receiving end. Manager Schalk fears some of his athletes have lost their sharp physical edge by the prolonged absence from the diamond but thinks the Redskins will match anything the Brewers have to offer. The Indians trounced Milwaukee three straight in a series at Indianapolis. Frank Dcljack, outfielder, was sold to Memphis of the Southern Association late yesterday. He came from the Pacific Coast League and was not batting up to expectations.

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Luke Hamlin . .. He Talked Out of Turn PITTSBURGH, May 6 (U. P.).—Larry MacPhail, general manager of the Dodgers today stood firmly behind Manager Burleigh Grimes in the newest form of dissension that overtook the Brooklyn club here yesterday. MacPhail flew here from New York in the wake of open resentment expressed by Pitcher Luke Hamlin against Grimes. Hamlin was removed from Wednesday's game while the Dodgers held a two-run lead. MacPhail termed Hamlin's action as the “lousiest and rankest piece of insubordination on the part of any major league player since I have been in baseball.” A New York newspaper had quoted Hamlin as saying: “There wasn’t a reason in the world for yanking me and don’t you think I didn't say something to the manager about it.” MacPhail revealed that it was he who ordered Hamlin to remain out .of uniform yesterday. The pitcher watched yesterday's game from the grandstand.

GOLFER, 17, SEEKS BRITISH TEAM POST Bruen, in yesterday's 36-hole

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, May 6 | trials, shot 68-71 for the best score (U. P.).—James Bruen, 17, Irish |of the day. Today's 36 holes will amateur champion, headed a parade | conclude the tests.

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