HILLSDALE UPSET Amusements, Pages C-7-9 Features, Page C-12 Music, Page C-10 , Books, Page C-13 Terrdng Wins - Radio, Page C-11 Sundau Ste Sports Garden, Pages C-14-15 C Stretch Duel SIXTEEN PAGES WASHINGTON, D. C„ MARCH 1, 1959 ARCADIA. Call!.. Feb. 38 ¦ played him to win to the tune (AP).—Terrang, a 6-year-old of $193,813. It wagered $4,076.- veteran of racing, captured the 038 on the card. 1145.000 Santa Anita Handicap The Indiana-bred gamester, in a thrilling stretch duel with a 4-year-old, carried 118 3-Length Flamingo today. Victor; the favored Hillsdale pounds, three less than Ter- Troilus As a crowd of 57.000 roared I rang, the third choice in the with excitement. Jockey Bill betting. Boland drove Terrang to vic- It was a photo finish, but it tory and the $97,900 winner’s i was apparent at the finish line net share of the purse for his , that Terrang had beaten the owners, Laurence Pollock and Hoosier favorite. - The margin Roland Bond of was half a length and Royal Texas. Living, Royal Living, from the Llan- . ridden by Manuel Griffs Cut TV Slate to 13 Games gollen Farm of Virginia was . Ycaza, was almost three third. lengths behind in the third spot. nr u hm The time for the mile-and- . mmmm WKMi' , • n winter time one-Quarter clas- | BallyruUah Takes Lead Club Income First Landing sic was 3:00 flat, shy of the * track record of 1.59*, set byr Terrang, always a threat > r*M L Round Table in winning the when pointed for a big stakes, Plunges With ¦ Third Behind raA last year. had won one at the current I meeting, but has captured nine Fays $39.79 / in his racing years at Santa WTOP Pact 40-1 * Shot Terrang. , Anita Park. By L XuA By second to Round Jockey Tommy Barrow BURTON HAWKINS m- Xm. < JPf> JHOJkF FRANCIS STANN Table a year ago. paid $30.70. broke Star SUIT Writer ks SUr Staff Wrltar ’ Hillsdale out of the gate first, $5.60 and $3.80. lightweight. BallyruUah. ORLANDO. Fla., Feb. 38. 'M HIALEAH.Feb. 28.—Showing Hillsdale, the but a PA 4 odds-on fa- quickly Sharp curtailment of the Sen- no awe whatsoever of First by ' went into the lead and landing, vorite owned C. W. Smith lightweight, Royal ators’ television program, call- champion and all- of Detroit, paid $3.90 $3.50, another time money-winning 2-year-old, and ’ Clove, with WilUe ing for only 13 games in con- and Royal Living, $4.30. Shoemaker Bayard Sharp's bay , aboard, closed in. trast to the 48 shown last year, colt Troilus Hillsdale went into the race was announced today as Presi- won the 30th running of the of As the field of 13 ran down the winner seven out of his s dent Calvin Griffith reached rich and usually significant eight See SANTA Page C-6 Flamingo Stakes today last starts and the crowd l' ANITA. agreement with Station WTOP here be- | a |bL \"M fore 34,425 spectators. to broadcast all 154 games. i B ¦ f ¦ Under a smart ride by the Following three days of al- veteran Chris Rogers, the son most continual conferences of Priam ll—Drift Song romped with officials of WTOP, WMAL home three lengths ahead of and WRC, Griffith signed a the 40-to-l shot. Open View, one-year contract with WTOP, who in turn was a length and W/N, LOSE OR which has the right of first three-quarters in front of the CX refusal for 1960. Griffith re- lumbering First Landing. In fused to sign a three-year pact. picking up his third victory in By FRANCIS STANN Income from the Senators’ a row this month, Troilus radio and television sources will picked up the fat end of the be reduced considerably. Last $135,800 gross purse, which *&fDRAW to $86,070. season the club received $330,- amounted 000. which included $90,000 for Troilus’ time of 1:49.1 for the A Day for the Birds mile and a furlong test was televising games into Balti- « HIALEAH, FEB. 38.—At an early hour today it became The deal with W M well off the track and Flamingo more. WTOP £ record of 1.47, clearly evident that an abnormal number of students of reliably reported to “not set by Bold Ruler was be w'm 1957, but it plenty fast wild life and Semlnoles were in a pursue their in excess of $150,000." in was mood to enough research Hialeah The to whip nine other 3- at Park. Cadillacs and Daimlers at Four Games on Networks year-olds in the first major the clubhouse and the buses at the grandstand began test of derby-age horses. disgorging the patrons at the maws of Oene Mori’s bird The Senators also have First Landing, owned by signed for four national tele- »** Christopher T. Chenery sanctuary and stop-off for migratory poultry. - and casts. two with the National. r- -h ;n Nearly everything that could be turned pink was so winner of 11 of 13 races and Broadcasting Co. and two with $461,382, had no excuses for his Flamingo Day, byway Broadcasting colored in honor of which of the Columbia Sys- dull race. In contrast to the variety also offered a card of nine horse races, including tem. which wIU net them 1958 Flamingo, when Tim Tam one call 1 the Flamingo Stakes for the course prize of SIOO,OOO. was declared the winner after $135,800. g.oss. Bob Wolff wUI continue as a Jewel's Reward was disqualified, play-by-play Daily Racing printed pink paper announcer. A today’s was a cleanly run race The Form was on second announcer will be se- at no extra charge. The programs were pink and so were which found Troilus never lected shortly. One of the spon- Open napkins dining worse than second. View the tablecloths and in the rooms. A sors of the broadcasts and tele- never worse than third and bright new officials’ car painted the shade of Hialeah’s casts wiU be the Gunther Brew- First Landing laying fourth or most famous feathered friends whisked about the track, ing Co. of Baltimore. Chief better throughout. temporarily replacing the pedestrian tan-and-gold sponsor last year was the Na- tional Brewing Co. of Balti- Rare Rice Fourth vehicle. which did pick more. not an Behind the money The $250,000 Flamingo fountain, a new showpiece, option horses for this season. came, Rice, Easy spouted pink was in order. Rare fluid. Hialeah officials denied it bet- By selecting WTOP. Griffith ws ..,1 Spur. Moony, Ma- . . y Scotland. tors’ blood, saying it was merely a one-day chemical eliminated the possibility of ¦ f\ nassa Mauler. Rico Tesio and concoction. And, having entered into the spirit of the Baltimore games being broad- Eurasia. None was a factor ex- occasion the night before, many of the patrons brought cast into Washington by that cept the gray gelded Eurasia, this year. Last season lead their own pink eyeballs. station . ' • ¦4k*y A*I who took the at the start, t ell the Orioles' games were on iT AbBL. held it at the half-mile mark •*** * * radio station, many in di- ~- t that • stopped to ONE of and almost a walk. THIS IS THE DAY the year, as you may rect competition with the Sena- J The crowd bet $410,253 on know, when the long-necked flamingoes who live in the tors’ broadcasts on WWDC. the Flamingo and made First are by a lush infield disturbed couple of platoons of Test es Effect en Gate Landing a favorite at 45 cents Semlnoles, a few are genuine, RIDING TIP RAIL TO VICTORY—Bayard the 4-to-5 favorite with Eddie Arcaro aboard, to but Troilus was a strongly of whom and • sl. perpetually By redueihg the' ndmben Kentucky Derby hopefuls. Troilus $6.90, some canter in annoyance shortly before the racing romps down the in earned $4.70 and $3.10'. Open brass hopes to determin the ef- $135,800 Open $86,070 easy 3-length victory. Open View $7.20, attraction, is most Important Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah. for his View returned $20.70 and which considered the fect of television on Oriffith View (behind winner) was second and First was a length and three quarters in front of and First Landing $2.40 to preview to date of the Triple Crown horses. Stadium attendance. Televised Landing (left with white blocks on blinkers) First Landing at the wire.—AP Wirephoto. show. It was a humid day, with the temperature in the games wiU be on Saturdays and The attendance was larger 80s, and most bird fanciers Sundays, but the schedule has than last Saturday’s Widener middle while tolerated the arranged. was a pair escaped town not been turnout, but many apparently discomfort there notable who for $150,- early morning. Fellow-travelers on a If Griffith settled came to see the sights. The in the DC-6 airliner 000, the Senators will receive 21,475 FANS BET $1,846,567 betting total of $2,512,003 was Hartack, and were Willie the diplomat-jockey, Ted SIBO,OOO less than they got last more than $200,000 off last Williams, the batsman. year for their Washington- AU Trounces West Virginia Saturday’s $2,722,283. Hartack, who was not invited to ride a Flamingo Baltimore area activity. This is Troilus was a $9,000 yearling entry, was en route to Louisiana to pilot Kingmaker in regarded as certain to precipi- Sabotage, 5-1, Beats buy by Sharp, a banker from close of Grif- today's New Orleans Handicap, and Williams was en route tate questioning Middletown, Del., and waa flth by H. Gabriel Murphy. 40 Mounts for Wins sth Title named for the original Troilus, Scottsdale, Ariz., to join the Red Sox in to baseball per cent stockholder, and Ro- ] warrior prince Troy, figures Tinkalero at Bowie a of the calisthenics. Two more controversial sports bert R. Rodenberg, another; son of King Priam. This was By . are not to be found, and widespread regret was stockholder who has filed a JOSEPH B. KELLY , throughout the Bowie plant last only his sixth victory and the exchange mismanagement suit against League Star Racing editor | night. Row, expressed that the Hartack-Williams of views Title In 85-56 purse was just about twice as |. not be preserved for posterity. Griffith and other officials. Tinkalero. seeking her third Jockey Karl Korte, who pi- much as the $43,811 he hau could By LEWIS F. ATCHISON straight stakes victory, lost her loted Irish Love to fourth, RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 28 Hartack,” he left Star Staff Writer won in two years of light cam- “I’ve never met Ted announced as Squad Game Rained Out magic touch at Bowie yester- claimed the foul against Last (AP).—West Virginia shook off University up paigning. for the airport, “but I’m looking forward to it. I think Otherwise, little American ran day when she managed to fin- Slam. The stewards moved Sky The Citadel’s pesky Bulldogs there was ac- early St. the guy’s 100 per cent right in not riding that horse tivity camp an lead on Mount ish no better than third behind Light from second to first; on the shooting of Jerry West No Stretch Kick in the Senators’ Mary’s last night and (Greek Saturday), and he’s right about today, with washing coasted the winning Sabotage in the Major Watson from third to and Lee Patrone in the second Circle last been rain out a to an easy 91-70 victory to win Rogers, acting under instruc- things, scheduled squad game. $22,200 Southern Maryland second and Irish Love to third. half here tonight and won its a lot of other too.” the Mason-Dlxon Conference fifth tions from Trainer Charlie * * Handicap. Many fans, in their haste to consecutive Southern ** Manager Cookie Lavagetto tournament before 2,500 fans Peoples, allowed Eurasia to held a sign drill in the club- The heavy-betting crowd of beat the traffic, threw away Conference basketball cham- WILLIE, WHO IS ONLY slightly more popular with at Catholic University gym. 21,475, largest Maryland tickets they thought were pionship. 85-66, in the finals take the lead but stuck closa house, hoping rain would stop, The victory made of the him, the racing press than a fall off the roof, begins a series Coach season this year, sent Triple M ; worthless after the horses of the 39th conference tourna- to confident that the and when it continued he or- sharpshooters gelding News explain Dave Carrasco's Tinkalero away 13-10 crossed the finish line. ! ment. The game drew a capac- Greentree Stable would tomorrow in the Miami to what makes him dered the players to run and eligible for regional Farm's a the Eastern favorite, only filly In the seven-furlong South- ity crowd of 5,006. fade. At three-quarters of a that way. To commemorate the occasion, a large printed throw for 30 minutes. playoffs of the NCAA Small but the In the of match ern Maryland Handicap, Tink- Tlie brilliant West poured in mile. Troilus moved in front sign was posted in the press box, reading: “Don’t miss Norm Zauchln, big first base- College beginning field seven was no tournament Sabotage's strong who had points and Patrone, a flrst- by four lengths over the fast- Kampf’ by in English man. was elected the team's Friday. for rush alero. won the Abra- 127 'Mein Wilhelm Hartack. Published next along the rail which netted , ham Lincoln and last, line reserve who proved a key stopping Eurasia and at this ” player representative. He suc- op- a Stakes | as ‘How Right I Am.’ The site and AU’s first two-length triumph. Memorial, man for the Mountaineers in point Open View and First ceeds Ed Yost, third baseman ponent depended the win- week the Burch was were gelded gray on Winifred B. Dietrich’s ; unable to her usual the tournament, scored 20 as Landing were asked to give out There nine colts and the Eurasia who was traded to Detroit. game Mrs. establish ner of the Hofstra-Drexel Honey’s Tiger split Sabotage, ~ decisive early lead. ! West Virginia won its to the last notch. in the Flamingo horse parade and most of the patrons Becquer championship 50th First Baseman Julio for the of the by Honey's Tiger [straight game Open View responded felt it was a case of First Landing against the field. The Pitcher who is owned and trained and Carolina j conference over much and Russ Kettmerer Mlddle-Atlantlc Conference. Thompson, Joy, the only 3-year-old a span of four seasons. Chenery opened 4-to-5 today. sparked the Fred J. and Tinka- in the Continued on Page C-6, Col. 1 Christopher T. colt and closed as a checked in All others Willie Jones The triumph qualified West except Eagles’ attack a 35-point lero at the wire to take second See BOWIE, Page C-6 favorite and had precedent and Eddie Arcaro going for him. are here or en route with money by Virginia to represent slugger Roy Sievers, Outfielder that his a neck. the con- Precedent because 19 of the 29 Flamingo favorites had performance shattered ference in the NCAA regional Delsing Shortstop school Jones to- won Master Eddie because he’s won four Jim and Jose season record. Nine-Pond Advantage playoffs opening in New York TOMY LEE'S BACK In the past and Valdivielso. All are seeking taled 610 points In 26 games, of these races for the birds. As far back as 1942 Arcaro bettering year’s Wagering kept pace with the March 10. The Southern Con- IN DERBY PICTURE more money, along with Pitch- last mark of BASKETBALL ference champions will was winning a Flamingo aboard Requested. Then Stir Up Ramos, one-hand tyiermometer, which hit a pleas- meet ARCADIA, Calif., er Pedro Outfielder Jim 589 in 28 tries. The an at-large entry still to be Feb. 28 ’44, and Bold Ruler in ’57. Lemon and ace also took tournament scor- ant 57 degrees during the af- SCORES (AP).—Tomy Lee popped in Nashua in ’55 Outfielder Alble mutuel depart- named. Pearson. Sievers vows ing honors with 85 points. ternoon. the back into the derby picture Human nature being what it is, all manner of knock- he’ll handling remain in St. Louis until his At no time were The Mounts ment $1,846,587. It WASHINGTON AREA Bulldog* Put Up Fight today. down-the-favorite clubs were spawned in Mr. Mori’s bars largest ! N«*y 69 Army HI Page was the total of the Trainer Frank Troilus, powerful demand for $40,000 is met. See MASON-DIXON, C-2 , VlrtlnU 81 South Carolina 70 The Citadel, Childs and on the lawns. a rangy and colt meeting and highest at Bowie third-seeded in said an injury to the Del., since March 1957. OTHER GAMES the tournament, gave a rous- owned by Baynard Sharp of Middletown, was touted 23. , Arkftnsßs 83 Texas M English-bred colt’s right Sabotage, * ing account of itself and re- day as First Landing’s probable conqueror. The last a most consistent Alfred 77 Clarkson 67 front foot is not as severe all 4-year-old colt, being r Amherst 61 Mlddlebury Alt fused to be counted out until out, Troilus broke the track record, set by Derby who was * Akron 7* Capital 60 as originally believed. time spotted nine pounds by Tinka- • Bethany 71 Case df the combination of West and one-sixteenth, and , Bneknell 7A Carneclt Teeb 61 Childs said there is a winner Iron Liege, for a mile and 'recording ' Bradley AH Patrone finally proved too Middies Army, lero, was his first HO North Texas chance that Tomy Lee Defeat » Bowling before that effort he had won the 7-furlong Bahamas stakes triumph. Backers of G'een 91 Marshall HI much about 5Vi minutes deep the ; Brown 66 Cornell HA might run in the SIOO,OOO ... in the second half. Stakes under 123 pounds. son of Rico Monte collected l Baylor 6A Texaa Tech AA Santa Anita Derby . Boston College 77 Colby 7.*t The score was 39-33 in favor next To like Troilus, or anything else, was to dislike a $12.80, $7.40 and $4.20 across 1 Centenary 7« Arkansas St. A6 Saturday. He seemed con- Go Into NCAA Playoff the board. Honey's Tiger re- , Coast Guard 66 Clark 61 { [of West Virginia at intermis- better-than-odds-on choice because First Landing's cre- Cincinnati 7H Houston 66 but the Citadel fident the son of Tudor turned sl2 and $6.20, and show < California (Pa.) 9'J 81. Rock 7t sion. chopped, dentials were far more valid than those of any Flamingo By MERRELL WHITTLESEY Southern Conference champion Dartmouth 60 Penn 63 away and. jump shot by Minstrel will point for the .tickets Tinkalero paid $2.80. • on a Star Staff Writer on Delaware 06 PMC OG Ray Kentucky Derby in May. horse in years, what with 11 wins in 13 starts and in the first round. Although the weather was \ Drake 61 Tulsa A6 Graves, moved within a ANNAPOUS, Feb. 28.—Navy Navy finished with a 16-5 Duauesne 60 Detroit AH single point of the lead with Tomy Lee drilled in easy 396,460 earned as a 2-year-old alone. ideal, it was hardly a reward- • DeFaul 73 Canlsius 67 staged a dazzling 12-point : record and won 11 games > E. Kentucky 60 13:07 game. fashion this morning and *• * * * all for the favorite 71 N. C. State left in the ing afternoon ... streak near the end : at home. Army had 14-10 ' Fr. A Marshall 67 Lebanon V. A7 West and Patrone then showed no lameness when of the first a backers who cashed winning [ Georgia SA Florida 67 went AS EARLY AS THE second race, however, Hialeah’s half today, gaining the momen- ’ record, most of Its victories Georgia Tech 71 Vanderbilt 67 he cooled out. but tickets in only one race, Ink- ’ Holy Cross 67 Frovldenee M See W. VIRGINIA, Page C-2 34,000 victory Payne cozy little gathering of was reminded that even tum needed for a 69-52 ’ were over minor opposition. yank in the Howard 74 Sam Houston 70 Army to sixth. Illinois 7* lowa 70 prohibitive favorites still have to run around the track. over and a bid the Army came out with a light- The program ended on a sour * lowa State 50 Nebraska Aft NCAA Kentucky 60 Tennessee Aft its Derby basketball tournament ; nlng fast break. With five dis- players (Ohio) 6A Calumet Farm entered candidate, On-And-On, starting note for the chalk in I Kent 60 Miami March 10 in Madison -1 ferent players scoring the first the race, when stew- . Kings 104 Newark Rnt«ers 81 in a 7-furlong, $4,000 affair, skipping the rich Flamingo, Square ninth the Lafayette SI .Temple 7A Garden. five baskets, the Cadets looked ards disqualified Last Slam, , Lehigh 70 Muhlenberg 66 and the crowd dumped its money on the so-fashionably A packed house of 4,553 11-7. When Lamar Tech 70 SW Texas St. 62 CHART OF FLAMINGO sharp and led Navy who finished first, for interfer- ’ Ohio (Nasrullah-Two Lea) two-year-old 1 Louisville 72 I’nhr. 70 Triangle bred colt. sweltered In the 1 the lead went to 23-15, the ence and moved the five-year- , Lemoyne 60 Siena AO CopyrljM. I»SP. Publications. Inc. (The Morning Teleirenhi to house, but the put LaSalle OO Xavier (Ohio) HO SEVffNTH RACE AT HIALEAH The Flamingo Stakes: purse *135.800 post just field decided . On-And-On.went the at 3 to 5 and about Middles < Middies apparently it old mare back to fourth. Marietta 7A . Muskingum 6A 8-year-olda: lji miles Po»t, 4:48; oil 4:48',: start good: won ridden chill the Mount Union 60 Denison A7 out. Winner B_ Sharp's b e 3. by Priam ll—Drift Song. Trainer, c. Peoples. everybody seemed to have him hooked up in the dally the on Cadets after ’ was time to atop all this fool- "Stoopers,” racing’s descrip- Values 586,070, Miami 02 ... Florida State HA *27.160 *13.580. *6.700. Times —.22ky; ;45V IM'ii Army brashly eight- l:U5 a »; double, which would have paid a paltry SB.BO. But took an ’ lshness. tive tag for fans who sift ; Michigan State 66 Indiana 62 1:49‘-a. point after , Marquette A6 Toledo A3 Horse Jockey. Wgt~PP. BT. st7 lead fifteen minutes. through the debris looking for Mississippi 16 V«" Fln_ Odds. From that point on it was Miss. State 23 (Rogers) •>' < On-And-On didn’t win—Bim Bout did—and the knock- The victory In the nationally | Mlllersvllle 71 Leek Haven AO Trollus 122 2 i 2* 1 i> t« yis no contest. Navy outscored discarded cashable mutuel Open View (Boulmetls) 122 4 3 31 3* 3* 2* 2'l 4(TIS 1 Monmouth 91 W. root 73 Landing .'(' down-First Landing disciples took the upseP as an otnen. televised game gave the ; 66 [First (Arcaro) 122 7 5 l 14) l* 31] St Middles Army, 20-4, for the last five tickets, worked until darkness Northwestern Wisconsin 62 [Rare (Leonard) “big” the sweep of four 1 NYU ftO Ferdham ’.O Rice 122 10 4 51 s'l 5' 4>l 41 25 10 At 4:40 o’clock the horses minced on track a the events at ' of the half and Hompshirr 66 61 Easy Sour (Church) 122 3 8 «ij 61 7'l 6> 51 1600 minutes added New Tufts 1 Moony (Woodhouse) «)> Annapolis the ’ Duke 62 122 5 ti 7 s 7= s'' Hi 10 15 and on several million television screens from coast cn annual mid- North Carolina 72 (Brooks) (n. •»> to ' eight more to Army's one in Oklahoms St. 61 Missouri A I Scotland 122 8 111 H 1 111 7.4 17 85 winter Army-Navy Day and as- 60 Manassa Mauler (I. Valensuela) 122 « 7 8< 8‘ 8 1 si> 8» «l 45 This was the first look in a major test at the opening minutes of, the Oberlln 70 Wooster !)> coast. the ringing TODAY'S SPORTS Ohio Wesleygn 01. Hiram 60 Rico Tesio (Ouerln) 122 6 0 10 10 HI in 80.80 sured the of the Big ahead, 43- Michigan Eurasia ißuane) 122 1 2 l 1 11 2'' 71 10 12 HO ' pull State 106 83 _ 3-year-old stickouts this side of the Rockies and, unless "E" bell second half to Ohio tomorrow night, even 28. Navy’s widest margin was ON TELEVISION Purdue 67 Minnesota AA Two-dollar mutuels paid TRQILUB, *6.90. $4 70. $3.10. OPEN ViEWI there is another to come out of California—joining though Navy 1 : Princeton 73 Harvard 6A *20.70. *7.30. FIRST LANDING. *2.40. lost all three ' 24 points, at 67-43. ’ Pitt SI Penn State 6A Handle—*4lo.2s3. Morvich, Gallahadion, HillGall, Determine Swaps—the Army. RPI 73 Harpur 16 under steadying and events at Basketball Rutgers 56 TROILUS. restraint while closest to the early pace, wrested , Jay Metier, who at 6-foot-6 I 60 Boston Unlv. command and rapidly established a clear lead on the final turn then was Kentucky winner may have Navy immediately accepted • Rochester 04 Hobsrt 67 urged only intermittently stages. been in the field. ' the player in Navy Boston Celtics vs. St. Louis 67 in the late OPEN VIEW unhurried through an Invitation as an Eastern at- is tallest 1 Rice 71 Texas A A M the early stages, was under strong pressure In an effort to reach the leader Whether or not he ran this afternoon, Hialeah was 2:30 p.m. Swsrthmore 67 Haverford rtl after entering but was match FIRST Academy basketball history, Hawks. WRC-4. St. 70 Aft soon the stretch no LANDING attained large team to the NCAA Francis Steubenville a menacing position early, had clear sailing throughout but was without a never pinker, never more beautiful. As one fancier ' game's top point pro- St. John's (N. Y.) 62 CCNY «t response an even effort as championships. If the pair- was the Bowling