joining gfo SPORTS C WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1955

* .'Tkr-• y- .v'jfite* Swaps Injures Foot in Loss BPS To Nashua, Out Indefinitely R i HHBf/ Ellsworth Plans HERB SCORE KEEPS TRIBE CLOSE Nashua May Run

85SS5a55SS!l5SSS^l^^^^t^M^as^^aags> j?a ;:«ds ; a «p*^wwMK»aaßa3ggaaß^ag~ , %s&s&*n±. j Complete In Rich mate Bobby Feller fanned a have his big bay champion rep- yesterday in the match race at : Washington Manager Marty s 1 resent the United States in Park. Marion been Washington. (getting mileage Laurel’s D. C., In- injury apparently a lot more than I AT A GLANCE Day. The was' expected RACE :j ternational on Veterans suffered by Swaps his first lanyone from his mound in veterans, riding on top L. November 11. few strides from the starting with the W. Pet. G.B. T.P.! First, youth- , |Hr ' likes of Virgil Trubks, 36: Sandy! iChicago 79 51 I of course, as the gate. The exact nature of the .608 24 ful Woodward pointed out smil- injury Consuegra, 35; Millard Howell,! !Cleveland 79 52 .608 ’/* 23! was not ascertained and. 35; Martin, :|New ingly. there is the matter of an Ellsworth said, it may not be Morrie 33: Connie I York 79 52 .603 Vi 23' Schapiro’s Johnson, 32, Harry Byrd,' , 56 i invitation to John |<* @^pP^s known for several days. and Boston 74 .569 5 24! $65,000 grass Keegan, 34, is back :! (League Standings, Page C-4) classic. And since 30. And now is more Rematch Unlikely In good standing. the International than record 348 In 1946. away, The The south- two months the Belair announcement indicated The big righthander, a 16-9 -1 paw rookie is away behind Fel- Stud’s happy proprietor was that racing fans may not be able winner for the White Sox last ' pace, quick emphasize fu- renew ler’s record however. to that all Chicago. Jubilant crop, cap; (left) to see Swaps and Nashua season but a bust thus far in Brown struck out 10 in his ; ture plans for Nashua depend CONQUEROR’S SALUTE at right, with his at bottom he is their running at '55, an eight-: 1 rides Nashua back to the turning Owner feud Eastern came back with ' stint, making for 23 strikeoffts : on the great colt’s retaining his Eddie Arcaro winner’s Nashua as William Woodward, jr., tracks later this hitter yesterday season. to beat the Red in the game. That tieCincinnati in After Nashua’s -length tri- day over Swaps in their SIOO,OOO winner-take-all receives congratulations from Mrs. Woodward.— and first complete game i 6Vi first injured his right front foot since previously equaled I umph in one of racing’s all-time match race. At top left he is saluting with his riding AP Wirephoto. early 3-year-old September 12, 1901. It was in his career 1954. by Washington ! great match races yesterday be- Jim Rivera carried Keegan New York and prior to any of his major races !, Brooklyn and Cin- , fore 35,262 onlookers at Wash- year,” and the White Sox home, giving; in 1914 and this Mashach Tenney, last Saturday. ington Park, the Laurel invita- trainer of Swaps, said. them “lots of wood.” as Marion'cinnati tion from the committee of Selep Injured put it, with a pair of two-run Byrne, 35, was breezing along Senators Face “He has been sound in every on a four-hitter, behind home newspapermen that handles homers off Tom Brewer. WIN, LOSE OR race in which he started in 1855. runs by Irv Noren, Gil Mac- such things looks like a mere formality. In First Drill including his race yesterday with Rivals Keep Pace Dougald and Mickey Mantle, and Nashua.” With a sweep of the two-game : had retired 13 in order when Rest Helps Nashua By FRANCIS STANN Contenders in Ellsworth, in reviewing the Boston series, Chicago stayed I the A’s went to work in the As for Nashua's condition, DRAW At Maryland yesterday race late with news- five percentage points ahead of ’ ninth. Don Larsen finally called there is little doubt that he By MERRELL WHITTLESEY men, noted that Swaps had New York and Cleveland, dead- ¦ the rally to a halt. Arnie Porto- profited greatly by his recent swerved out slightly just : carrero was as rest sojourn Saratoga. Maryland University's 67-man after locked in second. The Indians the loser the and at ; the start, and commented the kept pace as Barring accidents, the power- football squad got down to work Next 3 Series the Rookie Herb i Yanks belted 17 hits. horse never had a Today’s day in AL, 3-year-old Before and After at 7:15 this morning and one done that be- Score won three-hitter over an off the ful Belair could be CHICAGO, SEPT. I.—Shortly after the horses paraded hour later bad l NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (Special), fore. Indications were that the the Orioles, 5-1, and fanned 13, . with the four-game Chicago-at- well over the million-dollar received its first injury may have overcoming eight ’ opening earnings by for the sixth race at Washington Park, two figures emerged break when Tom Selep, expected j —While on their last Western occurred then. hitless relief Cleveland series tomor- mark in the time the swing, innings by Baltimore’s Skinny ' row night New begins i rolls around. from the jockeys’ room and began an almost unprecedented to be the No. 1 fullback, injured j the Senators disturbed Didn't Run Usual Race while York International pennant contenders in Chicago Brown. The Yankees made it; a home stand against Wash- Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, stroll the cobbled walk to the and, thence, his knee. Ellsworth said then that he over clubhouse . and particularly in Cleveland. past Kansas City. 11-6. but ; ington in the afternoon. Nashua’s 81-year-old trainer, The big senior from California, felt Swaps run to the winner’s circle and the official scale. they didn’t his usual Tommy Byrne needed help » the AL game yester- really had his horse primed for Pa., was taken to University Now come to three succes- race, to In other wore 'white-with-red-dots silks of Y but he had no idea as to gain victory when day. Earl Torgeson pinch-hit a , long-awaited Eddie Arcaro the Hospital at Baltimore, where an -3 sive Eastern stands against teams his 13th the : the duel with the Stud, head, . bidding championship, the reason at the time. A's scored five in the ninth. homer in the seventh California-bred Swaps, Belair a scarlet cap perched on his and Willie examination indicated he prob- for the Tenney three-run con- has taken especial games ; as whipped Washington, in Ellsworth ably miss only a days' i’ After idling today, the Sen-. The Red Sox fell five Detroit conqueror of the Belair ace Shoemaker was attired in the Rex colors, a red will few of Swaps’ right foreleg ever: Lary May’s Kentucky Derby, with black triangle fore and aft, plus a red-and-black work. He is regarded as a brit- . ators will open a three-game | jeare behind again while proving easy r 7-4, and Rookie Frank won last blouse 'since the injury occurred early marks for Keegan 13th. The canny Mr. Fitz had Jockey cap. They were flanked by police, but although the match tle player and the injury wor- . series with the Yankees tomor-i this year. and Rivera. .ihis i coaches, row. They a Day! I Ut was the Red Sox whom Braves Paste Dodgers iEddie Arcaro all keyed up, too, era was ried the nonetheless. have Labor The present plan Kee- race of the coming up and these were two of the Terrapins’ in of Ellsworth gan whipped. a , and the combination proved in- The second work- - double-header Boston before; Tenney to give Swaps last He has 8-3 1 In the National. Milwaukee principals guard unnecessary. jand is against grabbing winner- a was out was set for 4:30 this after- - returning to Griffith Stadium to; ! adequate lifetime record them. • brought Brooklyn pitchers to vincible in the rest. Rivera, six SIOO,OOO purse that put- Nobody bothered the two small men in the fresh new noon. Trainer Duke Wyre 1 engage the White Sox* next; Tenney, in turn, has smacked in a 13-8 pasting of: Itake-all said asked about the pre- 1 the mound ,i third place among silks as they minced along. Nobody shouted, encouragingly that at first glance the squad 1 Wednesday night and Thursday: four of his nine home runs this league-leading Dodgers. Nashua in cise nature of the injury, re-: 5 the New! money tauntingly, finally they reported appeared to be in good shape. plied: : year against Boston—all of them ( straight over .jthe turf’s all-time or and to the clerk of the afternoon. York made it three earners. befalls Senators, off Brewer, has a 9-10 > Cincinnati, Philadelphia scales in an unusual procedure brought about by the fact Tatum in Form Whatever the “A horse can show coreness or who now 5-0. SIOO,OOO pot Chuck Dressen doubts that it record. clobbered Chicago, 13-2, and j The swelled Na- that Arcaro and Shoemaker were to weigh in first and then Coach Jim Tatum made it other evidence of not being right shua's earnings to $882,565, will be as depressing as their it Brown, a Boston castoff, Pittsburgh moved within the track and mount their respective horses, Nashua plain at yesterday’s press-radio* 1 and sometimes takes a veteri- ar- ¦ 3‘/2 . sending him past Native Dancer cross ‘ troubles in Detroit. The only days rived too late to help the Orioles. . games of seventh-place St. Louis TV day that football season is narian several to decide the i i C-7, and Swaps, in the infield. victory in 11 games nature of ailment.” Cleveland scored five in the first See BASEBALL. Page C-4 1 Continued on Page Col. 1 here, all right. Big Jim true the 1 Both had ridden mounts in the fifth race to test the started at Briggs right in making his weak op- 1 Stadium this season strip, which drying out from deluge the previous night, ’ attained through the shut- was a ponents strong and the strong was 1 and as they reached their destination near the rail they ones all-powerful. out pitching of Ted Abernathy ; 1 a heard the announcer describing the race in progress and game coming in the second half of double*: With the first July peered through the wire fence like a couple of $2 bettors, up at Missouri in only 17 days, 1 header 24. only Eddie and Willie studying the track. Big Jim was quick to point but t Perhaps Dressen played a were yesterday * * * * that only a man with a hole in! hunch when he called on Abernathy WHEN THE HORSES swept by in a cloud of dust Arcaro his head would take last year’ss for a relief stint Maryland - Missouri score se- ¦ against the Tigers. If so, the said: riously. hunch proved false. Abernathy, “I’dcall the strip better than good, Bill." That 72-13 score of last t after replacing Johnny Schmitz “But it’s dead,” Shoemaker said. “It’s a dead track. Thanksgiving Day should be ; with two out and two men on They’ll call it good for the record, but it's dead.” discounted. forgotten and i base in the seventh inning, was “On this track,” a bystander asked, "is there any possi- thrown out the window, big: rapped for a home run by Earl Jim said, because it was by no> Torgeson. bility of Swaps or Nashua setting a record . . . maybe a means a true evaluation : Torgeson's right: world record?” of the drive into the comparable strength of the ; field seats doomed the Senators, “Not a chance,” Arcaro said. “I’llbet you on that.” teams. 7-4. A contributing factor was, Shoemaker echoed Arcaro’s sentiment. Missouri was a disgusted ballI an lntereference ruling against l “If one of us sets a record today on this track, it’ll club because it had missed ai Jose Valdlvielso. If the rookie; have be due jet propulsion,” chance to go to the Orange s shortstop had not initiated a’* to to Arcaro said. The clerk of Bowl, the scales beckoned and Arcaro stepped aboard and and merely was playing(ibumping match with Bill Tuttle, was out the season, the Maryland side probably would have handed his tack The needle hit exactly 126 pounds. Then lithe coach reasoned. The boys were SENATORS, Page C-4 It was Shoemaker’s and, See turn boots and silks included, he a long way from home on1— all factory freah alack Wis «Se larycat an* kcaljiiiowa only moved the needle to 94 pounds. A flunkey thrust Thanksgiving Day, iANDS. SKCOND GRADE OR THIRIIUNE TIRES started poor- - PROBABLE All art FIRST-LINE GRADE “A TIRES Willie's tack at him and Shoemaker said: “Ooh.“ ly and then didn’t care too PITCHERS He held it in his hands for a moment and the needle imuch. AMEXICAN LEAGUE What Jim was leading up »(No nmn scheduled) i NEW 1955 STOCK on the scale again moved to 126 and stopped and that was to NATIONAL LEAGUE was that in 17 days the Terps r Milwaukee at Brooklyn—Croat (S-8) all there was to it, except for the seemingly endless picture- ;v*. CralK i'3-3> will be meeting a Missouri team 1 Cincinnati at New York—Nuxhall Royal “8” taking. starting a new 1 (14-10) v>. Monzant < 1-T> or Glel 13-4). r." U. S. season and full1 St. Louie at PltUburah—Jackion * * * * > i(8-12) »a. Law (10-8). See MARYLAND,Page C-3* (Only ichaduled) »"• NOW THE RACE WAS OVER, with what result you must eamei Mohawk know, and the reporters were waiting for Arcaro and Shoe- Et“ maker in the jockeys' quarters. Arcaro arrived first, a HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR NEW CHRYSLER YET? freshly borrowed king size cigarette dangling from his lips, Lr Fisk Air Borne and a moment later Willie the Shoe joined him, also lighted up. Before they reported, a couple of other jockeys had given le your Family’s Safety their versions. Arnold Kirkland was saying: SUKE ton know voor dernier At Ben Bindley first- “It was the greatest match race. I hope to see them on second-line or nnknown brands elsewhere. We first line onlT. First-line Tires ore Safe, Heavier, run again in New York.” rith deep rutted lent wearlnt tread YOU CAN SEE - :E FOR YOURSELF It doesn’t pay to tamble with Johnny Adams, an old-timer who rides against his jPUBtu. : -- few pennies too MIGHT RAVE with Inferior second own I MAKE BE SURE YOU BUY ONLY FIRST LINE son, was talking about the track. “The dark streaks nt blank. “Is this a First-Line Tire?” Then cem- meant H and lev's prices are lewer it was real deep. The way I saw it, Swaps got caught in some dark streaks. I’d like to see them run on a real fast track." WRITTEN did,” GUARANTEE “Ifthey somebody asked Adams, “and if you had a MIANTEE ON ALL MAKE TIRES AND TUBES choice of mounts, which would you take?” “Well,” Adams said, studying his polished fingernails, 55 Fisk Air Borne Tires “I’d kind of like to ride Swaps. He's a free running YL DE LUXE HEAVY DUTY TUBES so-and-so." 1 ¦¦ i"-'" El A Pint H.IOiIA Pint I.IAaIAFlral * * * ? Grade A Line Grade A Line Grade A ARCARO AND SHOEMAKER arrived almost simultane- ind Tube Tire end Tube Tire and Tube ously and the Kirklands and Adamses faded away. t «*.]• Lit! 20. M List 32. M Eddie re 14.fl Save 14.66 Save 1661 and Willie took seats prearranged for them and somebody fired the first question by saying: BRAND NEW CHRYSLER 5.89 14.89 15.89 “Eddie, how come you hit Nashua with your whip coming out of the gate? Wasn’t that a little early?” NEW YORKERS “Not for me it wasn’t,” Arcaro grinned. “I was fTliibos

. .” DURING WHEELER’S YEAR-END SALE! trying . Shoemaker, usually silent, spoke up. “I've got news for BIG SELECTION k ALL CARS EQUIPPED -¦!£?- -mr you,” he said. “Iwas told to do the same thing. Eddie just ,7 46 little • SEDANS A with power fllte transmis- 8.00x15 ITJT W liST did it a better.” sion, power steering, power -

Inevitably . . . . reporter . safety a asked: “Eddie Willie . • HARDTOPS brakes, crash-pads, ,901 8.20x15 41.15 20.89 20.20 were you given any special instructions directional signals, alrfoam by Mr. Woodward, ' ’ Mr. Fitz, Mr. • seats, undercoating, solex TIRES MOUNTED. * Ellsworth, Mr. Tenney and so forth?” CONVERTIBLES •*«.. V glass and -heaters. Some 17.40 *H I" «Lck Arcaro replied first. “Mr. Fitz," he said, referring but net every make. to • have power seats, power the 250 H.P. V-8s WITH W Prices plus tax. All f 81-year-old trainer of Nashua. “Simply told me, ‘l've W windows plus other Chrysler trained this horse and now you’re the engineer.’” DUAL EXHAUST f features. “How about you, Willie?" came a question. “The same,” Shoemaker said. “No instructions.” OPEN TIL 9 P.M., SATS. TIL 6; CLOSED SUNDAYS 21 56 ANCED FREE and _____ REFT BALANCED * * * * 4 YNSjjHIHr FREE FOR THE ARCARO TOOK A DEEP PULL on his cigarette and said: 23.31 u™ of the mJmmk “Ihad a drunk horse at the finish.” By that he meant one that had had it. “You had one, too, Willie," he added, “only you didn’t punish him.” “My horse was drunk,” Willie acknowledged, “so I eased 7 up free , him when I saw we were beaten. What was the winning parking nylon ¦wwfMlMßllbiau>\n margin?” lioo% | A A'jy Open 6 Daily tiJOl 11 W'j newsman, H Til P.M. ¦ TIRES This was directed to a who said: ¦ Friday* Til 9 P.M. ¦ 1 ' “Nashua by six and a half lengths. But the time was “Washington’t Large it Chrytier Dealer” Gated Sandayt B kind of poor ... 2:04.1 as against the track record of 2:00.3.” There Mutt Be a Reaton Surprisingly, Shoemaker spoke up and said: 4800 Witcomin Ava. N.W. • EM. 3-4800 •et WIN, LOSE OR DRAW, Page C-2 B.