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V me Win, Lose or Draw Royal Bay Gem Umphlett Goes By FRANCIS STANN * • ¦ • Star Staff Correspondent Wins at Laurel On Hitting Spree AT LEAST SOME of the writers traveling with the Yankees are wondering anew and aloud if President Dan Topping is planning to unload the club in a manner similar to the way he and Co-Owner Del Webb unloaded the With Late Spurt With Five RBI s big stadium a few months ago. . . . General , one scribe suggests, Dinner Winner Runs Tom Clouts Homer is scurrying about as if he is looking for §»pP|||HL f Paradise Along With Schmitz a fresh angel with plenty of moola. . . . I|BP Second, Mr. Miami’s general expansion is impressive but §|| ' Third in Handicap And it doesn’t extend to golf facilities and SM By Lewis F. Atchison By Burton Hawkins winter visitors are warned that in the near § j»X Star Staff Corratpandant Mp Star Staff Correspondent * future it might be wise not to bring a bag LAUREL, Md., COLUMBIA. S.C., April 3 of clubs unless they have solid connections. April 3.—Royal Senators, specializ- Bay Gem, a The surging whom come-from-behind late- Ben Hogan, thousands of hackers horse who hasn’t had much luck ing in rallies these 111 mV Jr days, fought five- will try to “beat” on the third annual JR this season, found a situation jk. back from a National Golf Day on June 5, says “a golf made order for him today as run deficit to score four runs in to the seventh inning, erupt for swing is a minor part of the game. Any- he won the 41st running of the six more in the ninth and stun body can develop a golf swing. How they $15,000-added Laurel stakes. their traveling companions, the r,BBeU SUBB * is the story. And that is determined One of last year’s better 3- Cincinnati Redlegs, today. score although 12-7. not.” . . . year-olds, not quite by whether they want to work at their game or ?slj | V/ ' I||L ¦ ¦ fl . the slim ac- is reported to good enough to win any of the. This is hard to believe, but Leo Durocher big ones, the son of Royal Gem quisition from the Boston Red Beverly Hills mansion, Sox whose light hitting had been have been offered $275,000 for his ll—Bayadere let his front-run- j§B the jlllt • < .r- 1 j m Hi § a of to Bucky . . of- source concern furniture. . The dandy little manager Giants ning a blistering early sans rivals set Harris, provided a and is said to have bought the place, furnished, for $235,000. pace and then took command on to and a that cleared the loaded Seventy-flve-year-old Norval Baptie, the grand old man the last bend win the mile • ;¦ ¦ one-sixteenth in the good time v- bases to ease the manager’s mind of figure skating on ice, doesn’t know it yet but he will as the Senators blasted Ken Raf- of 1:45 fiat over a dull • ’ ' V _ first time since fast but ¦ ¦' fensberger leave Baltimore General Hospital for the track. and Rudy Minarcin Thursday for 13 he had a leg amputated and be the honored guest Owned by Eugene Constantin, hits. Umphlett smashed five at Barbara Ann Scott’s Hollywood Ice Revue at Uline jr., Royal Bay Gem was 2*4 across runs. time in more a year Willie lengths ahead of Filipo Baldi’s Among the Senators’ blows, in Arena. . . . For the first than Umphlett’s dropped place in the jockey Dinner Winner, who, in turn, was addition to second- Shoemaker has from first inning projected in the two lengths in front of Mrs. Ada homer which . . . leading United standings. While still the rider L. Rice’s Mr. Paradise. Isidore them into a briefly enjoyed 1-0 States, little Silent Shoe’s 69 victories are eight less than lead, were seventh-inning home money Bieber’s King Jolie yas fourth, Mexico City’s Avelino Gomez, who has been out of the another length and one-half far- runs by, of all people. only 47 times in his last 217 races. ther back. , and one good * * * * The winner slightly better than for three runs by Washington’s glory boy, Roy Sievers, who JAMES PERCY (JIM) GILL, who played football for a 2-to-l favorite, paid $6.40, new $4.60 and the board. drove across four runs in the the University of North Carolina and who coached a$ an $3.60 across Dinner Winner returned $7.00 game. Snavely George Barclay, has quit „ assistant under Carl and and $4.20. while Mr. Paradise t ; k , "1 Senators’ Record Now 12-12. golf pro Country the business to become at the Carolina paid $5.60. Sievers’ homer reduced the * . this state- Club at Raleigh. . . Incidentally, Gill gives with Attendance Surprises. Redlegs’ lead to 7-6 and with ment, which may be of interest: “Teaching golf will be harder It was a sunny, wind-swept one out in the ninth the Sena- than teaching football because it is more difficult to teach day and the crowd of 24,641, t tors went to work, winning their an athlete to be gentle than tough. You must teach a golfer not quite up to last Saturday’s IP llth decision in their last 12 26,608, got for its money games with major league op- not to strictly force in hitting a ball. In football the a run use in the feature. Laurel officials ponents. Washington’s player he is. Temperament CeaSMi It was more force a man uses, the better were a bit surprised by the at- wPl* fourth triumph in five games on demands are just the opposite, too. The madder a football tendance, figuring that Jamaica this trip with Cincinnati and player gets, the better he plays, usually. That isn’t true in in New York would attract most evened the Senators’ exhibition golf. Determined, yes, but not angry.” of its Philadelphia patronage. game record at 12-12 after an betting brisk, too, If there is such a thing as an “average” Kentucky Derby The was 0-9 start. although also under last week's BUT NOT OUT—Mrs. Howard Duckett, parts abruptly with her horse, Shady Lady, and takes the winner, Brownie Leach (after lumping the characteristics of DOWN jr., company Cincinnati, accumulating nine total. final in the pair race*of the Potomac Hunt point-to-point races yesterday. However, she held onto the reins, hits, jammed six of them into a last 25) herewith describes the critter which will wear jump alone the A late scratch of S. A. Peck’s remounted, and finished the unhurt. (Story Page C-5.) —Star Staff Photo by Paul Schmick. six-run outburst against Chuck . . be race on . “He will the roses at Churchill Downs next month. Potpourri reduced the field to Stobbs in the fourth inning. Jim the last eight a bay or brown colt, foaled in March (probably in in the feature, and cut , Greengrass belted a home run half of the month); his birthplace is in Fayette County, slightly into the winner’s earn- First Team Over Second, 14-6 for the Redlegs in the second ings. Out of gross purse of $17,- Paces of Lexington,” Leach reveals. “He will be a home-bred; ! and dus Bell and Bobby Adams west 300, Royal Bay Gem received Bassett Takes Beating Dodgers Blast Spahn at two, he was a stakes winner, started nine times, won added others over the convenient $11,825, boosting his winnings during shelling of second, third, and earned $34,264. fences the four races, was twice once for the year to $21,285. He Bielski Displays Speed, Power 1 Stobbs. the this he will be stakes winner with year, win- In Whipping Braves Prior to Derby year, a earned $184,800 last As Andrade Scores had a 7-6 edge third. He will not his 23 starts Cincinnati four starts, two wins, one second and one ning eight of and with down in the ninth in money on As Star Game one be a winter-raced horse, but (one who) wintered in South finished the four in Terp Practice Maury McDermott batted other occasions. Decision Behind after Carolina. His weight in the Experimental Handicap was six Unanimous (Picture on Page C-2.) With Jim Tatum at for Schmitz and tapped out to Royal Bay Gem is a notor- By pounds below the top; his sire is an imported horse or a By George Huber Lafayette, Ind., conducting the tha Associated Brass Minarcin, but Mel Hoderlcin iously late starter and Combest By Merrell Whittlesey Purdue University clinic, the Ala., April 3. touched off the explosive inning previous Derby winner, and representing either the Swynford him to lag as Lightweight Cisco Andrade of BIRMINGHAM. I allowed behind the Dick Bielski emerged as the long practice session was in ’s right-handed with single to center and Pete will stand 16 hands, one inch tall; his field turn. Angeles gave Percy Bassett, vaunted a or Teddy line; he headed for the first Los outstanding star charge of his assistants. After power finally came to life at the Runnels walked. family, and Mr. C. featherweight individual of | dam, a winner, will represent the No. 1, 2 or 3 Paradise. R. Hanna’s the interim cham- game-conditions scrimmage in game, the Rinkydinks had a expense Spahn today pion Philadelphia, a the of Warren Wright Scores Hoderlein. he will be her second or third foal and her first stakes Candle Wood. Brookmeade from a bad Maryland’s 15th spring practice of head knocking to the Dodgers beating in night’s at half-hour and blasted the Mil- VVrlgnt, recently obtained winner.” Stable’s Picador and Henry B. last bout session yesterday, something that! complete the last Saturday of waukee Braves, 9-1. Tom ’N reached Uline Arena, scoring a unani- from the Chicago White Sox, * * * * Cohen’s Buck Gee the surprise spring workouts. mous Bassett came as no to the coach- j Spahn, who hasn’t won a Na- sent scampering club house turn almost as a 10-round decision. ing Sautrday the 1954 Terps Hoderlein across ON TELEVISION, least, Carl (Bobo) Olson’s edge over staff. Next tional League game from the tying singling at team. didn’t win a round in the fast meet an which with the run by decisive that Judge Ed Hintz’ ruling, The senior fullback and co- alumni lineup, Dodgers since 1951 or won at center Sievers Kid Gavilan looked so Well-Planned Race. fight. captain pro stars, to and scored pro-Gavilan from Baltimore care- will be studded with Ebbets Field since 1948, was Runnels a booming double a draw, came as a shocking surprise to even Candle Wood seemed to bear One of the judges called one fully brought along, in the spring practice with has been annual knocked out under a 12- at- off the centerfleld wall. . . many . folks. . Not sons of athletic fathers are known to out slightly and Buck ’N Gee ap- round, the fourth, even, but and as a result of this planning finale at Byrd Stadium at 2:30 tack in the sixth inning. In- . . peared followparental footsteps successfully, although some do. . to lean in. and in the otherwise it was Andrade all the and teaching it appears he p.m. Angel Scull was passed Meanwhile, Russ Meyer gave subsequent shuffle Picador fell way as he buzzed in and out to could be the Terps’ big star yesterday's workout, Joe tentionally to fill the bases and It may remain for Jim Harrington of Notre Dame, however, In Dodgers their best pitching back slightly. They ran the first pepper Bassett’s face and body next fall. Petruzzo, back for a senior year the Umphlett responded by doubling to be the only top-flight pole vaulter to ape his pa, Paul of the spring. He allowed only quarter in 23.2. reached the six with solid punches. The bout was Bielski no longer runs like a at Maryland after two years in off the left centerfleld fence, Harrington, who shared the Penn Relays title in 1925 and furlongs mark in 1:13 and hit nationally televised with Wash- one hit in seven as he scoring Wright, Sievers and the halfback, but he runs low and the service, scored the first in . retired the Braves four times 1926 with leaps of 12 feet, 6 inches. . . Jim, the youngster, the mile in a good 1:38.4. ington blacked out. with power, as a fullback should. when he took a pitch- speedy Scull. Umphlett shifted touchdown He walked three batters will appear in this year’s Penn Relays vault after tying two Combest couldn’t have planned voting He has increased his speed in out Beightol and went 15 order. to third when Third Baseman In the under the 10- from and struck out one. others in 1953 with a 13-foot, 4-inch effort. a race any better as he let Din- «iust scoring system. Referee sprints to the point that he is yards. Petruzzo is 10 pounds too Adams’ relay sailed over the * * Jerry Sny- * * ner Winner, with Oliver Cutshaw Charley Reynolds had Andrade beating teammates who used to heavy, but should be a big help led Brook- ’s head and up, Candle lyn’s 16-hit attack with three der brought him across with HARRY F. GUGGENHEIM has not been very lucky with Wood, ridden by Wil- in front, 100-73, Judge Charley beat him by 10 yards. Confi- next fall. liam Balzaretti, and Buck ’N Get, Buck had it 100-79 and Judge dence in hiihself is another After Bielski’s long singles while Rookie Don Hoak | a single to center. Snyder was his star 3-year-olds, having lost Dark Star after his 1953 Derby as- run was with Ira Hanford up, virtually Joe Bunsa, the one who called set. called back. Boxhold clicked on hit the only homer of the long out attempting to stretch his victory Flamingo February, fray. and Turn-To after the in both knock themselves out on the run the fourth round even, had it Dick ripped off a 54-yard a 54-yard touchdown pass play hit and ended the because of bowed tendons. . . . Nor, according to the veteran to the far turn. 100-81. gain that was called back yes-; to Dick Porter, a sophomore end. Milwaukee scored its lone tally rally with a grounder to Short- expense stop Rocky Bridges. Preston Burch, is Guggenheim likely to regain either of his Royal Bay Gem made his move Andrade Takes Command. terday, and a few minutes later Porter looked good all afternoon at the of John Podres although on the coming he came back to score a touch- a gets eighth. Del Crandall Greengrass’ inning aces, there are cases of horses winning big stakes outside around Andrade, outweighing It’s sub like Porter who in the second- the turn. Dinner Winner, along Bassett down 8-yard thrust, after his chance in spring practice walked and singles by Sam Cal- homer tied the at 1-1 in . . on an as score after bowing tendons. . “I’m afraid,” Burch writes in his by pounds 129*£, took the rail, bore out slightly but 133 to setting it up with two gains good he wouldn’t stand a chance of derone and Bill Bruton spoiled the second inning, but the Sen- book, “Training Thoroughbred Horses,” “that the command at the start and cures are not enough to make any differ- never for first downs. crashing the squad if there were the shutout. ators grabbed a 2-1 lead in the exception every brought up he pounded out his and that for horse that is back to ence in the outcome, and when let as The first team, with Charley only fall workouts. Milwaukee (N.)_ 000 000 010—l 3 2 fourth when Sievers walked, winning form after having bowed a tendon there are 20— they straightened out for the victory over the man who rules Boxold quarterbacking, beat the Tamburello, the sophomore Brooklyn (N.) 102 005 01 x—9 ill o streaked to third on Jim Busby’z the featherweights while Cham- Spshn. Johnson isl). Wilson (81 and or shall we say 50—that disappoint us.” run to the wire Combest had the second, quarterbacked by Lynn quarterback from Baltimore, Crandall. Linden iR): Meyer. Podres