netting Jifef Public $pooft** Indorses Washington. D. C., Monday. May 1, 1944—A—8 Wartime Baseball With 208,943 Turnout WPB May Take Ban Wilson Lose or Draw Shea, Carolyn Win, From Material for Laurel By GRANTLAND RICE. Monopolize Derby Greatest, Most Colorful One-Day Affair New Light Systems In Table Tennis The 70th of the Derby next Saturday at running Kentucky By TED MEIER, Churchill Downs, Louisville, is the greatest single one-day color spot Young Jimmy Shea. Georgetown Associated Press Sports Writer. was on his back in sport. In this respect it has no rival. Prep graduate, way Any lingering doubts that the to a naval school It has survived three major wars without a check or halt for training today I public didn't want baseball in this after having taken leave to win the two reasons. One has been the public wish that the Derby should ! third wartime season were dissi- District table tennis singles cham- The second has been the and the of keep going. spirit personality pionship and share the doubles title. pated yesterday by an Col. Matt Winn, who saw the first Derby in 1875 and has never missed outpouring In the final of the hottest tour- of more than 208,943 fans a single bluegrass pageant since. | for eight nament ever staged by the District In its 70th running, in the midst of an all-out, all-planet, war. major league double-headers at Table Tennis Association, at Co- lumbia in its most open race, the Derby still has luck on its side for the simple New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Courts, Shea defeated the pretoumament favorite, clever reason that 1944 has the chance to be the greatest racing season in St. Louis, Detroit, Washington, Bos- Joe Qamero, former champion of history so far as the financial or betting side is concerned. ton and Chicago. These figures do Omaha, in a battle that went the Suppose we turn back to the racing season of 1943, a vital war year. not include thousands of service- 5-set limit. The scores were 22—20, never are flowers—but at least are and grass Figures they vegetables men who were admitted free. 21—12, 12—21, 19—21, 21—18. roots. The national pastime was given How It Was Decited. 1 Col. Ahead to Next Classic an added indorsement by George W. With the tally 18-all in the final Winn, 83, Always Looking chief of the War Pro- McMurphey, set, Shea scored with an edge ball, In 1943 a matter of 14,000,000 spectators sent a total of $710,729,432 ! duction Board's Recreation Division, a vital break, it appeared, but the mutuel windows. At least more, FROM LOSINGEST TO WINNINGEST—Bill Voiselle (above). through $500,000,000, possibly who announced in Washington that Camero laid his defeat to the muff was the thousands of bookmakers. This means the WPB release materials for Giant rookie from where he won 10 and wagered through many may of what he termed an easy back- pitcher up Jersey City, that racing in 1943 became something more than a billion-dollar sport erection of lights in big league parks hand shot. lost 21 to drop the most games in the International League last not now for or business, gamble or trade. It can be much bigger in 1944. equipped night games. In the semifinals Shea trimmed year, today leads the National League with three victories and He mentioned the Boston Red Sok, Dale and It is in the midst of this racing boom that Col. Winn’s 70th Harpham Camero erased no losses. From N. the Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers and Ninety-six, C., 25-year-old 4-F, 6-foot-4 will be run. who is 83 was 13 Jimmy Limerick, the latter match Kentucky Derby Winn, years old, incher was with Oklahoma t Chicago Cubs as being interested in going four sets. City in 1942. —A. P. Wirephoto. when he saw Aristides win the first Derby. Seventy years is made up Installing lights. Carolyn Wilson repeated in the of many, many yesterdays. But through all that time the colonel has McMurphey described the “official women’s final, with Virginia Red- looked to the tomorrows. He has little or no interest in WPB as that only coming feeling” at believing mon the victim, 21—12, 21—14, in Twin Loss to the past. At 83 he is an alert, eager white-haired gentleman who more night games will help relieve 21—9. Miss Wilson in the semifinals Griffs, Yanks, takes his share of bourbon, who smokes many large cigars, who runs daytime traffic congestion and help trimmed Mildred Stout, 21—10, curb absenteeism war upstairs and who loses no time at all in telling you that the next by plant 21—11, 21—3, and Miss Redmon de- workers. More than 200 Prove Stupid Base Runners will be the of them all. known such amazing night games feated Mary Arnold, 21—10, Derby greatest Having 20—21, By JOHN B. KELLER, The first game mostly was a already are scheduled in the Na- 21—18. veterans as Connie Mack and Lonnie Stagg, both over 80, Kentucky's 21—15, Star Staff Correspondent. tional and American Leagues. pitching duel between Ernie Bon- greatest colonel still heads the parade. Capture Doubles Title. BOSTON, May 1.—Among many ham and Haefner with both pitch- Turn Away Thousands. and For 70 Col. Winn has been that "the next Derby Shea Limerick polished off baseball items that ers going great guns after Haefner years predicting The largest Sunday turnout was TYING RUN IS CUT OFF—Catcher George Susce of Cleveland might benefit Gordon Wood and Charley Geier yielded four singles that produced will be the greatest of them all.” at the Polo Grounds in New York, at the for Os Bluege’s pretty well-battered appears apprehensive, waiting plate Eddie Mayo, for the doubles title, 21—13, 21—11 the Yankees’ runs at the outset. where 58,068—including 52,037. paid Chances Are That 15 or 16 Will Go to Post trying to score in the eighth round of yesterday’s first game at 30—21, 21—17. Nats is elementary instruction in Stirnweiss hit Haefner’s first pitch —saw the Giants and Brooklyn Miss Some few weeks back the colonel looked the 148 entries. He Detroit. His fears as Wilson also mopped up, Unless and sent the ball under Torres at upon a bizarre twin bill. proved groundless Umpire Bill Grieve base-running. they pick up Dodgers split the mixed doubles one one and two two. He now sharing honors third for a single. Stainback hit saw them fall off the bough, by by Thousands were turned declared Mayo out and then fired him for the de- in this important department of the away. protesting with Camero. Shea and Miss Red- 16 His 70th in the advance the next pitch to center for a base expects around 15 or starters. parade, The Giants ran away with the cision. The Indians that but the game their here for a three- captured one, 2-1, dropped mon were the final victims, 21—15, stay and Etten sacrificed. Savage rifled will be headed by Stir Up. opener, 26-8, as Phil Weintraub series with Boston’s dope, nightcap to the Tigers, 4-2. A. P. Wirephoto. 21—17, 21—15, game Red Sox a single down the third base line from Aristides in 1875—Exterminator, Sir Barton, batted in 11 runs and Ernie Lom- could be Seventy years Mike Hammer defeated Clay Cose, highly unprofitable. and the two runs crossed. Then a Count Fleet bardi, 7. The Dodgers rallied to believed he had a Omaha, Calvacade. Gallant Fox, Johnstown, Whirlaway, 21—20, 21—18, 21—13, for the men's Bluege flock of hit by Lindell was wasted. win the nightcap, 5-4. Joe Medwick all taken at random—it is something worth remembering to look back consolation title and Saul Rosenthal pitchers ready to give the Boston Haefner Good After First. of the Giants was hit in the groin Mrs. One of Two trimmed Richard opposition fits when his outfit strag- on 69 winners leading at the wire—and to have the greatest thrill Whitney Kuhn, 21—12, Thereafter Haefner by a thrown pop bottle between gled into town and he had gave only five in the balance. 21—3, 21—10 for the junior men’s today waiting as the 70th winner hangs but was not games, seriously hurt, crown. hope that the Nats’ hitting might well-scattered hits and a base on Col. Winn called it a “Streetcar Derby” a year ago and that he was out of the 'Names' in although kept Derby List be more productive than it has balls. But Bonham never the it gave label holds again. He doesn’t care what it is called. For him is second game. Leo Durocher, Brook- since the start of the By ORLO ROBERTSON, Stir Up, which probably will be champion- Nats a real change until the ninth. still the Kentucky Derby, the one-day high spot of American sport. lyn manager, was banished in the Associated Chesapeake's Winning Press Sports Writer. close to an even-money favorite- at ship campaign. of Churchill sixth inning of the opener. Both But Up to then he gave up only four There are over a million people in the close vicinity post time, was purchased Mrs. Trio he wasn’t overoptimistic the 26 runs and the 11 runs batted “LOUISVILLE, May 1.—The fa- by Heads for Downs and most of those who can walk want to be on hand when the Derby about progress in the Red Sox’s singles and three of these were Whitneys’ son, Col.