Nats, Kept by Rain From Playing Chisox, Gain Half Game as Bosox Beat Tigers ± 4- 4r +■ ^ — .J- ——^ tmfiajj JSaf $§yat 1$ Scores in A—14 WASHINGTON, D. C., JULY 15, 1945.’ Pot o* Luck Nabs Wildlife Upset Dwyer Arlington, -— ----- ■■—-1 Wright Horse Snares $67,150; Lose or Draw Wolff, Niggeling Win, Pavot Runs Last at Aqueduct BY WALTER McCALLUM. Hurl as Odds-on Favorite, Ridden by Arcaro, Takes Konoye's Death Recalls Golf Stardom Against G. U. Today Early Lead, Folds After Six Furlongs Perhaps Billy Shea, Billy Dettweiler, Charley Pettijohn and the late Lt. John P. Burke, all formerly crack golfers on Georgetown Uni- By thf Associated Press. « By the Associated Press. versity’s best links team, would have a twinge of conscience when Browns Visif CHICAGO, July 14.—Pot o’ Luck, NEW YORK, July 14.—On one of of has been killed on they leam that Prince Fumi Konoye Japan route-running 3-year-old son of the biggest turf upsets of the year, Okinawa. It was Konoye more than any one else on the Princeton Chance Play, finally got lucky today Wildlife won the $50,000-added team who turned in an amazingly fine piece of golf at Manor one aay Two Games From First chilled Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct today aa in May of 1937 to thwart Georgetown’s burgeoning bid for the Eastern exactly as 25,000 spectators Pavot, the 4-to-5 favorite, finished intercollegiate golf title. Place, Club Slugging at Washington Park figured he last, nearly 30 lengths behind the Burke lies buried in Tunisia, victim of a Nazi bullet. with Johnny would and romped off Arling- winner. Billy Shea is in the Navy, Billy Dettweiler is in California, where he In Rapid Ascent ton Park’s $84,450 Classic. A crowd of 38.964 saw J. M. Roeb- has a budding family, and the whereabouts of Charley Pettijohn are By JOHN B. KELLER. as the field went the ling’s 3-year-old, winner of the unknown. But these four boys were the top men on Georgetown’s best Last past Shevlin on in the links team. Rain did something yesterday stands the first time, and 15 lengths Tuesday, get up Dorsett, final stride ta beat W. L. Brann's They had every reason to think they would win the intercollegiate that Chicago's White Sox could noi off the pace-making King Gallorette a head and William as their on the back stretch, Pot o’ Luck had by title that spring of 1937. Princeton loomed strongest opposi- do for two the Nats days—stop the to five Ziegler’s Esteem by half a length tion. Yale was only so-so, and Cornell wasn’t so hot. So they met shortened margin lengths cold. But it lifted the second-plact the stretch. in a finish. Princeton at Manor and Capt. Dettweiler shifted his lineup around Just before they hit photo an three was a doubt Ten lengths behind, in fourth to meet the Tigers, and Konoye, much bigger and huskier than the Washington club to within twc For instant, lost that the colt would make it. and fifth places, came William average Jap, sprang a 71 on Shea and Dettweiler. Georgetown games of Detroit’s leading Tigers bay back but he suddenly brushed past Air Helis’ entry of Rick’s Raft and by a point or so, and Konoye played the big part in turning beaten for the third straight time and came Pindus. Far in the rear and eased the crack Hilltop outfit. in Boston. Sailor and Fighting Step on to triumph by a length and a up by Jockey Eddie Arcaro was It was showering heavily at 3 Pavot, which only three weeks ago Prince Was in Love With American Girl o’clock yesterday afternoon when quarter. Air Sailor, owned by Lt. Comdr. won the Belmont Stakes by five Marines found a body in a flame-thrower blasted cave on the clubs were scheduled to take Jap T. D. Buhl of Detroit, was second lengths over Wildlife. Okinawa a few It was identified as that of good-looking the field, but the umpires did not days ago. and two lengths farther back came There apparently was no excuse Prince who once was in love with an American girl and give up until 3:30 when the rain Konoye, King Dorsett, after for Pavot, winner of $179,040 in go- even his rank as a still was down. Fighting Step. didn’t want to fight the United States. Perhaps coming as a and setting the early pace, faded badly ing undefeated juvenile member of 7th couldn’t get him a commission in the Japan’s family As a result of the postponement in the stretch to finish seventh, but picking up $57,675 in winning the for he talked often about his love for the United States, who was to have Jap army, Roger Wolff, Burgolater, coupled with Fighting Belmont, although he previously was and the war lords of thought the best place for him probably Nippon hurled against the Sox, will take saved fourth beaten this year in the Withers and blast of flame-throwers Step in the wagering was in the ranks. As he died in the searing over one of the games this after- Preakness. In hands of American Marines, Konoye must have had some money. the noon as St. Louis’ champion Browns Victor’s Haul. Arcaro, regarded as one of the Ben the Tops Derby doubts as to the smartness of his countrymen. come in for a series. IN WINNER’S CIRCLE—Pot o’ Luck, with Doug Dodson up and Trainer Jones holding four-game Warren Wright of Chicago, owner best stake jockeys, got Pavot away He was a good golfer and sportsman. If international good will of the double-head- with the roses after the rich Classic at Own- The other part reins, poses taking Arlington Chicago yesterday. of the Calumet Farms, not only had to an early lead in the l5/4-mile Is by sports rivalries he could have helped relations between will be —A. P. promoted er, beginning at 1:30, er Warren Wright is at the far right. Wirephoto. the thrill of seeing his devil red route. Going down the back stretch the United States and Japan. But the ambitious warlords and the pitched by Johnny Niggeling. colors carried to victory in the the topweighted favorite at 126 flame-throwers stopped all that. The Browns are expected to rely Classic for his second triumph in a pounds opened up a two-length ad- It all reminds one of the visit of a good Jap golf team to the on Jakucki and Tex Shirley, but he also a check vantage, but he was done at the end how and lickfed big Sig Bevens Downs Indians row, picked up United States in 1936, and Tommy Miyamoto company O'Neil Holds Leaders to 3 Hits of 6 but Manager Luke Sewell may for $67,150, as first money, $2,300 furlongs. a Middle Atlantic PGA team and how Hirso then Ambas- Saito, Jap < Es- swing to Al Hollingsworth, left- more than Hoop Jr. won in capturing Coming around the far turn, sador to the United States, tossed a party at the Embassy on Mas- hander, for one of the engagements. the Kentucky Derby, in which Pot teem ranged alongside and shot into sachusetts avenue for the golfers and newspapermen. The sake But Is Wild in 7-1 Hub Game But Pilots of the have an For Yanks, 4-2, o’ Luck finished second. the lead. Gallorette, the only filly all over opposition Wright and Scotch flowed freely, and international good will flowed ; By the Associated Press. the idea that the Nats don’t do so in the seventh Les Mueller left won the 1944 Classic with Twilight in the race and never far off the the place. At that time Japan was in the middle of its undeclared well against southpaws, although BOSTON, July 14.—The Boston game and in the eighth the Sox Tear. pace, took over second, and Wildlife, war on China. statistics fail to bear out the pilots. Red Sox swept their three-game se- collected two runs off Walter Wilson. Gets Late Scare Pot oT,uck, ridden by Jockey starting his move, shifted up to will be ries w’ith the leaders In the eighth Garbark walked, third. Pulls Boner at Yesterday’s postponement league today, By the Associated Press. Douglas Dodson, ran the mile and Congressman Jap Party visit Detroit 7 to 1 as O’Neil and Lake beat out At the 16th it the played when the White Sox taking the Tigers singled NEW a quarter in 2:054s, over a sloppy pole appeared an Okla- YORK. July 14.—Floyd At a banquet that evening the American group chose here in September and adds an- Pitcher Emmett O’Neil allowed but a bunt. Garbark scored on Tobin’s track. race would be a blanket finish be- to Am- Bevens pitched the Yankees back homa Congressman (who shall remain unnamed) to reply double-header to three hits. fly and O’Neil came in on Metko- Pot o’Luck went to the at tween Esteem and Gallorette, but other already top- into the winning column today as post bassador Saito’s speech of welcome. Nats. Ten are vich’s fly. Ted Atkinson got Wildlife and heavy slate for the It was a strange game that O’Neil he notched his ninth odds of 3 to 5, and returned $3.20, going rose to his feet Detroit.