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Farm and Garden Sk*v,v«3l.v Resorts and Travel p Cameras UlUlviy J5t0r |5p0fljS Finance JJ TWELVE PAGES. WASHINGTON, D. C., JUNE 17, 1951 Hogan Wins Third Open Title With 3-Under-Par 67 on Last 18 I Counterpoint Wins Belmont Four Ahead of Battlefield I ..— Lengths _* --—— ---— Returns $12.30; Heafner Finishes Win, Lose, or Draw Second; By FRANCIS STANN Star Stoff Correspondent Locke Is Third ^ Count Turf Ends Bobby NEW YORK, June 16.—A WEEK AGO, on the occasion of By Merrell Whittlesey Star Staff Correspondent. the Peter Pan Handicap, a turf ^writer who is sufficiently erudite to conduct radio programs interviewed Mr. Sylvester BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—June 16.—Ben Hogan wrote a sequel on the air. Place to his movie, “Follow the Sun Veitch, a trainer for C V. Whitney, In Seventh today. “What about your colt, Counterpoint?” The determined little man, who by his own admission played he was asked Battle Morn Third; the greatest round of golf of his career, won his third National “Oh, he’s all right for the kind of horse Count Fleet Open title by bypassing the pitfalls of Oakland Hills on the final he is.” Veitch replied. “I guess I’ll have to Offspringi 18 for an almost-miraculous 67 that gave him 287 for the 72 holes. put him in.” Win 2 Events in Day This 51st Open championship waited 54 holes for a “take- Well Counterpoint came railroading down charge” guy, and found it in Hogan on the last 18. He was in Charles M. the stretch to outrun the favored Battlefield By Egan the seventh twosome on the course and hole-by-hole he made Sports Editor of The Star and win like a real colt. And he it more of a Hogan production. good today NEW YORK, June 16—There U +V.A OOJ .nnnmn A# 4-Vt A DflL mwuv 4V WV4V44 44* u 4 V4 »»*V" — — me roars of the U4444444Q may be some lingering doubt sun-baked mont Stakes. After a mile and a quarter ibout the three-year-old cham- housands who tramped after Ho- ran became louder with each Counterpoint was out in front by two lengths, pion of 1951, but there should be no question about the year’s top sirdie, and they certainly were with a long quarter of a mile left. Nafs 4 to sire. It’s Count Fleet all the way. Win, 3, sad news to the only men on the But in the fast and seem- stretch, coming Count Turf, the Kentucky Der- :ourse with a reasonable chance ing to gain with every stride, was Battlefield. by winner, flattened out badly o catch him, Clayton Heafner rr*“el* SUnn- This time Counterpoint wasn’t getting a nine- today in the 83d Belmont Stakes ind Bobby Locke. after holding a half-length lead Indians' pound pull in weight from Battlefield as he did in the Peter Pan. Despite Buckles Down at Finish. at the mile. But, another son of Each was a 126 but carrying specified pounds, Counterpoint Count Fleet, winner of the 1943 Coming to the brutal last five proved he didn’t have to ask for weight. The son of Count triple crown, took up the slack. ides, the ones that cost him a Fleet-Jabot took off 150 from finish sub-par round this after again yards the to win His name is Counterpoint and, Two Home Runs morning in by four lengths. before a crowd of 41,253, this son outgoing 32, Hogan buckled of Count Fleet won America’s Luke Easter and iown. He studied each shot with And Doby nflnite care, and came within an IT WAS A SMASHING PERFORMANCE and, if it didn’t oldest stakes by four lengths. to the a syelash of finishing with four con- clear the just prior post parade, Hit Circuit Blows; up 3-year-old championship picture, it at least must flash announced that Kiss Me secutive threes. have caused Count in stud at Stoner Fleet, standing Creek, Kate, a daughter of Count Fleet, Moreno Is Victor Ben played a fine second shot to out his chest. had won the I Paris, Ky., pop For not only here but at highly-regarded By Burton Hawkins to the 18th green, and as the Delaware Count Fleet were Delaware Oaks at Delaware Park. ] mob Park, offsprings winning the big The Nats survived the long- opened up lo permit him to ’Father’s Day’ Day Early. walk onto the he received ones. Down the pike at Delaware, Kiss Me Kate had just won range bombing of Luke Easter green, Father’s Day” came just 24 what must have been the the Delaware Oaks when the nine-horse Belmont Field was and Larry Doby and escaped with greatest hours early for Count Fleet. ovation of his career. He took off parading to the post. HAPPY HOGAN—Ben Hogan gave his caddy, Dave Press (left) a after a 4-3 victory over the Indians last Counterpoint had to dispose of big hug carding his cap and smiled to a 67 for night at Griffith Stadium, pasting graciously The patrons, 41,253 strong, had stopped admiring “Beautiful a mild challenge from favored three-under-par the final 18 holes in winning the National Open yesterday. together their first two-game the prolonged cheering and ap- Belmont’s” flowers and to Battlefield in the stretch, but the landscaping long enough wager up- streak in a month. plauding. His next act was to rugged chestnut colt and his rider, winning ward of half a million dollars on the event. But they didn’t Luke and loose-limbed knock a 12-footer into the cup Dave Gorman, were more than Big Larry go too strong for the fact that Win slammed two homers for a birdie 3 for the same score Counterpoint Notwithstanding equal to the challenge. In fact, A's Third in Row magnificent was off Julio but Whitney’s colt paired as an entry with Mameluke, giving Counterpoint was pulling away Moreno, when the bettors a two-for-one chance and the superstitious a chance in the last 120 yards on this beau- Indians weren’t hitting homers tiful afternoon on a track that Over as Joost they weren’t scoring. to recall that it was a field horse that won the Kentucky Derby, Chicago Progress was rated fast despite nearly a Moreno was removed from the! Hogan's they allowed Counterpoint to go off at 5-to-l. By fht Associated Press week of rain. game after Doby’s mighty blow,; of course, was in deference to (1) Battlefield and BIRMINGHAM, Mich., June 18. This, it was tne second ueimont Hits 2 Homers which soared majestically over the Triple, Hole-by-hole progress of Cham- Eddie Arcaro and (2) Count Turf, the Derby winner who ran Stakes victory for his owner, Cor- right field fence to slice the Nats’ pion Ben Hogan in the National out of gas today after a mile. It was a mistake. Counterpoint, nelius V. Whitney, former Under- •y tha Associated Pratt 4-2 margin to 4-3. In came Open: a coft who of whose Mickey Harris to hold the In- broke a bone in his foot as a yearling, was pounds secretary Commerce, f PHILADELPHIA, June 16.—The Par out_453 444 443—35 dians hitless the remainder of In _446 344 the best today. Phalanx won this third gem of the Par 434—35—70 Uhletics made it three in a row three in the Round One the triple crown back in 1947. route, fanning process. Hogan out_544 545 453—39 >ver the American League leading Indians Held to Five Hits. Hogan in ...445 254 338—37—76 However, it was the sixth time the Two THERE WAS A COMEBACK TWIST to too Round today’s Belmont, same blue colors have White Sox with a 6-to-5,11-inning Moreno and Harris teamed to Hogan out ..343 554 454—37 light ap- Hogan in_455 345 when David Gorman rode out the who was in restrict the Indians five 334—36—73(149) colt, engaging peared in the winner’s circle, for victory today. Eddie Joost blasted to hits Round Three Hogan out ..343 434 533—32 only the 11th race of his career A year ago, when famous while the Nats made the most of Middleground the owner’s father, Harry i game -winning triple and two Hogan out ..343 434 533—32 their seven hits off Mike Hogan in .. 445 356 won this oldest of all the triple crown events, Gorman also was Payne Whitney, won the classic Garcia, 444—39—71(220* iome runs. Round Four at the wire ahead of all riders. four times between 1904 and 1918. the loser, and Bob Lemon, relief Hogan out _454 444 343—35 A1 Zarilla hit for the circuit for It marked Moreno’s sec- Hogan in_345 253 433—32—67(287* that Richest Belmont of All. pitcher. Except last year Gorman, who had ridden Middle- 1 Belmont the rich- Chicago. ond triumph and his first since to a Today’s was ground victory as 2-year-old in such as the Hopeful, had May 6 when he also beat Cleve- est of all as Whitney gets a check Joost’s triple on a 3 and 1 count with which he tied Lloyd Man- ballooned to 142 pounds and he was finished with land. ostensibly for $82,000 for Ids victory. Oddly 1 >£[ Billy Pierce, relief pitcher, grum and George Fazio last year.