The Sunday Classified Ads Begin on Page C-7 of This Section Navy Nips Terps Sunday J&kf SPORTS c In Last 4 Seconds TWENTY-FOUR PAGES WASHINGTON, D. C„ FEBRUARY 24, 1957 By MERRELL WHITTLESEY . i Dahlgren Hall was a scream- h Star Staff Correspondent ing madhouse by this time, with ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 23.—Da veil'all of the 3,000 fans on their feet Smalley leaped and rammed] Maryland, obviously rattled by home a push shot with four sec-] Navy’s charge, didn’t even get onds remaining here today to \ \ the ball past mid-court. give Navy a spine-tingling 56-55 John Mascali stole it and Navy Runs Away Maryland Bardstown Field; triumph in a ;, From over called time out. The Middies typical back-alley brawl between | then worked the ball into Smal- the bitter State rivals. j]ley, who drove from the side and It was a tremendous come- l hit with 27 seconds remaining from-behind victory for the Mid- i to make it 55-s', dies, who three times trailed by Maryland brought the ball 11 points and led by only 2-0 , downcourt and Nick Davis was and at the finish. I The screaming gave way Corn fouled. Husker Santa Anita Winner Maryland had so many oppor- i to a hush as Nick stepped to the tunities to win this one that the ] line, but he missed and Navy memory of it will haunt Coach > won the rebound and called an- Bud Millikan for many seasons. j< time out. Mrs. Lunn's Calumet Star lead; other The Terps had a five-point The Middies whipped the-ball - with 54 seconds to play and had , around for seconds that seemed Colt Beats been in command, usually com- likej minutes. With four seconds Gets Revenge fortably, almost all the way. remaining. Smalley jumped, Smalley, Navy's captain and < shoved, and the ball ripped Holandes II In Widener high scorer for the last two through without touching the ARCADIA. Calif., Feb. 23 (JP). By years, had been saddled with one Maryland frantically Husker, CHARLES M. EGAN waved —Corn the lightly regard- Sports Editor of The Bt»r of his most unproductive after- . timeout, three quick for a but ed member of the Llangollen MIAMI, Feb. noons for the first 39 minutes i seconds elapsed before the clock entry, captured 23.—Calumet Farm's the 20th Farm boys and 6 seconds. Bob O'Brien, 1 stopped. That left one to running and the Jones did was of the $140,700 Santa again guarding him in a taunting man- go.j Terps in possession Handicap it at Hialeah Park this with the Anita today, beating blustery, showery ner, had the upper hand all the under their own basket, afternoon as an out the favored Holandes II in amazing gelding way. * was still for a goal, named Bards- j There time a.dramatlc duel down the stretch; away But Smalley showed why he's since time does not start until the town ran from four rivals to wire. in the 20th running the the captain and the bread-and- ' the ball has hit the court or a Pepper pot Ralph Neves of guy. brought was $119,400 Widener Handicap. butter Navy the player. The setup was for Bill aboard the-4-year-old Corn Hus> ball downcourt and Smalley hit Murphy to throw the length of ker. the lightweight in the Only a few hours before, a bring flelcT widely on a 25-foot jump shot to the court, hoping to carom the and the first to congratulate him circulated rumor had the Middies within three points and the colt owner, Bardstown due to be scratched Page C-3 was the Mrs. at 52-55. See NAVY. Elizabeth Lunn,* 1 mistress of because of the off track. Llangollen Farm of Virginia. While a weather -oblivious Third behind Holandes H, the crowd of 30,657 yelled itself winter book favorite from Argen- hoarse, Willie Hartack, the coun- tina. was Spinney, owned by try’s No. 1 jockey, got Bards- OR Lou Rowan of Pasadena, Calif., town away from the starting WIN, LOSE gate while Travis M. Kerr’s Lover on top and kept him out in Boy was fourth. front virtually every step of the mile-and-a-quarter By FRANCIS STANN The time was 2:01% for the grind. DRAW mile and one-quarter, well off Pulling away from the favored this same handicap by the great Summer Tan in the stretch, just Noor. The track was listed as : as Mrs. John W. Galbreath’s big good. horse had done to him in the This and That Shoemaker on Favorite McLennan Handicap two weeks Os Social Climber, another Llan- ago. Bardstown, the secohd ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. 23 —Most of the ball players, gollen horse, was the big one for choice at 17 to 10, won by a as well as Manager A1 Lopez of the White Sox, who have the stable, but it was Corn Hus-: widening 4!i lengths. Summer been on the golfing tour at Miami and Lake Worth, are 'ker, the son of Endeavor II by; Tan, who made one big move Nebraska, coming thinking Kansas City got the better of that 13-player trade Miss who bought the around the bend into the oats for bright home-stretch when he got They Athletics’ acquisition of the stable this within with the Yankees. feel the late two lengths of the flying leader, Coleman and Maury McDermott, afternoon. Pitchers Tom Morgan, Rip Corn Husker paid $9,60, $4.70 faded badly in the drive and along with Outfielder Irv Noren and Infielders Billy Hunter and $3.20; Holandes 11, ridden wound up the loser in a photo and Milt Graff, moves Kansas City ahead of Washington, by Willie Shoemaker and beaten with Switch On for third money. to finish in the cellar. a half length, returned the favor-: Mr. First Closes Fast now favored price may have been the prime reason the ite's of $5.10 and $3.70. The Castle Rock Art Ditmar, who Spinney, Farm's Mr. the deal, lining up putt on the with William Har- First, a 14-to-l shot, flew past Yankees made was a 3-foot matz aboard, paid $4.50. Spinney of Champions Golf Tournament Summer Tan and Switch On ninth green in the Cavalcade was the surprise winner of the nearing the finish big Tuesday. Ditmar line and at when news of the swap leaked out last rich Santa Anita Maturity in the the end was a length just and a half promptly blew the putt but remarked, “I can see those mud last month. ahead of the Stable’s Fifteen to Formella dollar signs.” It isn’t often a player is traded from a last- hors® went the post ungainly Switch On. Summer for this granddfidd.v of the hun- BARDSTOWN POURS IT ON—Willie Hartack and behind him. Switch On (left) was third, place to champions, but by the same token Bardstown, followed Tan. backed down to 11 to 20 club the world dred grand racing attractions in 5-year-old Calumet Farm gelding, begin by Summer Tan (right) and Rockcastle (rear). accepted downrating philosophically. “Maybe That because of his McLennan victory McDermott his this country, and very quickly it to widen their lead in the run to the wire in yester- dark line across the face of Charlie Burr, Mr. First’s over virtually get sighed Maury, who won only the same field, I’ll to pitch at Kansas City,” developed into a pace setting duel day’s SIOO,OOO-added Widener Handicap atHialeah. jockey, is Burr's whip, which he finished a head year. was carrying be- behind Switch two games and lost six for the Yankees last between Battle Dance and Spin- Bardstown, who took the lead on the first turn, won tween his teeth.—AP On in fourth place. lengths ney. Wirephoto. 15 An oddity today was that Willie Hartack and Dave Erb, by some 4Va lengths over Mr. First, who is directly in front of Rockcastle, the 33- Neves, his way to winning as a team in riding Calumet Farm’s Gen. Duke on to-1 outsider who wound up last who worked this track's derby Everglades, rivals for the first in the smallest field that and Iron Liege in the recent were bitter time tries, kept ever in 14 Corn Hus- went to the post in the rich in the SIOO,OOO Widener, Hartack up on Bardstown and Erb ker in contention, but it appeared Widener. Joe McLaughlin, veteran turf writer for for the early stages on Summer Tan. * that Battle 21,801 Despite top Same Begi n weight of Senators at Bowie 126 might Drills, the Miami Herald, tells this story on Eddie Arcaro. A loud- Dance steal the race and pounds, purse. two more than Summer elbowed his Way to the weighing scales after Arcaro the $103,600 winner's Tan, mouth Holandes II Challenges Bardstown covered the mile straight favorite out of the money and and a quarter in 2:03 had ridden a third Eddie Arcaro on Social over a began berating the jockey. Arcaro, who has a temper, re- But Boss Is Seeking See track that was variously labeled Climber. Shoemaker on Holandes Changes Kinda Smart “slow” and “good." strained it well, merely growling, “So go bet on Atkinson, 11, Jack*'Westrope on Honeys l Whatever it was. it you race Alibi was anything but fast jerk!” As it turned out, Ted Atkinson won the next were well back and out of after days it, Centerfield Gap several of intermit- and the loudmouth returned tc the scale area with his hat and it wasn't until the far Burch'Cap tent rains.