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sports the Indianapolis Star Section 2 SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1958 Tiun Tarn Captures Derby SpurlK Ed OUISVILLE, Ky. (Spl.) Churchill Downs won't have to change the pre-race music from "My Old Kentucky Home" to Irish Eyes Are Smilin' after all. Ana, President Eisenhower what happened to Silky who was aboard the Can- Sullivan Is Willie Shoemaker, fornia colt. "My horse was slipping and sliding all the way," Shoemaker said. "He made a pretty good move on the turn coming to the quarter pole, but at the eighth pole he was if ur Jill dead." Many spectators wondered why Shoemaker brought Silky toward the rail instead of the usual route toward the middle of the track.

Shoemaker said most of I the horses in front of him moved out from the rail and he tried to save ground by going to the inside. in 12th place, precisely where he finished. Lincoln Road, on the rail leads, while winner Tim Tarn is second at this point. (AP Wirephotos). That ought to be enough to take care of Silky for a TIM TAM REAPS AS SILKY SLEEPS Right photo shows Tim 7am (3), with Jockey Ismael Valenzuela up, just as he was about to cross the finish line yesterday to capture the 84th running of the Kentuck Derby.

Second was Lincoln Road (7), nearest rail, and Noureddin finished in third spot. Meanwhile, Silky Sullivan, the "people's choice" to win, was a big disappointment to his backers, eft photo, showing the field of 14 rounding into the stretch turn, finds Silky century or so. Tim Tarn, who won the Derby somewhat more handily than he captured the Derby trial last Thursday on O'Connor's, a similarly muddy track, was given an excellent ride by substitute Jockey Ismael Val 2 Other Cars enzuela, taking the place of Willie Hartack, who broke a leg when he was thrown just a week previously. Reach Track It was quite a debut for "Milo" Valenzuela since this not only was his first Derby Silky Sullivan Beats Only 2 In Field Of 14 By BOB CONSIDINE Louisville, Ky. (INS) Tim Tam, a hulking three-year-old who loves to play in the mud, gave his ailing mistress a wonder cure for her pneumonia yesterday by winning the $160,400 Kentucky Derby.

It was Calumet's second straight Derby victory the seventh horse but also the first meet By BOB COLLINS Rain, the formidable and ing that he ever has ridden in Kentucky, persistent antagonist of auto racing, kept the Speedway shut tight yesterday, turning "This is the biggest thrill of my life, said Valenzuela, now is relieved of the necessity of shifting St. Patrick's Day from March 17 to May 3. It was just a horse race after all, this 84th running of the Kentucky Derby ($125,000 added). It was not the epic adventure in the apparently impossible comeback which the common man was expecting. It probably will go down in racing history as the year of the great disappointment.

SAID DISAPPOINTMENT was named Silky Sullivan. (He still is, for that matter, though he was called several other things by the Derby patrons tearing up those colorful tickets with the No. 11 on them.) Let's face it. Silky never was in it, never a factor in the most famous of horse races. There was a moment of great hope welling up in the hearts of the sentimentalists who had backed Silky so heavily that he was the co-favorite at post time.

It came when Silky started to move up coming around the third turn after trailing by some 25 lengths, going down the backstretch. The hope died aborning. HERE'S the way the official summary imparted the tragic news: "Silky Sullivan broke well but was allowed to stride while saving ground until final turn where he made only a brief and ineffectual bid of less than a sixteenth mile and refused to extend himself thereafter." That sounds like a polite way of saying that Silky just didn't feel like running much yesterday. And, that was about the truth. He finished 12th in a 14-horse field.

At least, Silky compiled one record which isn't likely to be broken soon. He was the only horse in the memory of veteran turf writers who was applauded roundly in the parade to the post. And he also was one of the few Derby horses ever booed on the way to the barns. People are like that, fickle, you know. Silky is a redhead and probably as fickle as mostv redheads are reputed to be, so he probably understands everybody should have known all along that Silky's Derby bid was doomed even before the horses got to the post.

For, Silky led the 14 Derby horses in the field coming from the barns to the paddock. That was strictly out of character. Obviously, all was not running according to the script. IRISHMEN the world over will be asking each other for years the Gaelic equivalent of "Wha hoppen?" The man who should know best just the huge citadel of speed into "I felt I had the race won a lonesome, helpless hunk of at the head of the stretch concrete and asphalt enlivened when my horse responded only by card games, coffee ses so well to punishment. I started whipping him then, sions and the ever-present over the years.

and he behaved well under rumors. Silky Sullivan, the Cali the whipping. At about the So scanty was the activity; fornia wonder horse who shared the favorite's spotlight pole I was stopped mo mentarily when Jewel's Re the usually routine arrival of a race car brought crowds ward was forced toward the Other Photos On Page 3 rail and I had to hold up $26.80 and $1 1. 40.6 lightly regarded Noureddin, of the Crabgrass Stable, was third and paid $5.60. JOCKEY Ismael Valenzuela, substituting for broken-legged Willie Hartack on Tim Tarrv paced the beast beautifully tfl come from fourth at the head scurrying around mud puddles and sent up a buzz of con for a few leaps.

But when I asked him to move he started moving and came versation. Not one car was on and was cheered by the racegoers as he stepped on the muddy track for the mile and a quarter classic, could beat only two horses in the field of 14. While Mrs. Gene Markey watched her Tim Tam win on the television set installed in the track. through in the last few, jumps to the wire THREE CARS arrived yes terday, including the Sumar 1 i mmm VALENZUELA SAID he thought Hartack would be Special which Pat O'Connor set on the pole last year with the Lexington (Ky.) bedroom thrilled at the fact Tim Tarn Weather permitting, O'Connor hopes to take his first practice laps today.

(Star Photo by Ed Lacey Jr.) where she is down with pneu A PAT FROM PAT-Pat O'Connor, 1957 Speedway pole position winner, gives his Sumar Special an affectionate pat as it arrives at the Speedway yesterday. an average speed of 143.946 mph. won the race. He said he had talked to Hartack several monia. Silky Sullivan wasn't even in the picture, figura O'Connor, the Handsome days ago and Willie told him tively and literally.

the accident "was just one of those things and the luck of Hoosier from North Vernon, wants to start practicing as soon as possible. Weather racing." AT ONE POINT during the mud splattered cavalry charge, 84th in the history of America's greatest race, Silky permitting, he will get in his -Valenzuela said he expected Silky Sullivan to be first laps today. As usual, O'Connor wants was last by 25 lengths. coming to him in the stretch as well as Jewel's Reward and was surprised that to make his qualification run Jockev Willie Shoemaker the first day, May 17. And neither came to him.

He said as usual, he'll be shooting for asked the strange animal to put on its traditional closing rally as the head of the field he had no definite instruc- the pole position. of the stretch and wear down Lincoln Road, who had not won a race since May 29, 1957. Though the margin was narrow the issue never seemed in doubt. They and the fast-closing Noureddin, son of Noor, made it a three-horse race at the end of the run for the blanket of roses, the cup, the glory, the winner's purse of and the $11,640 bonus for the jockey who in this case was born in Texas, reared in Mexico and is one of 22 children. Six lengths back, in fourth place, staggered the race's co-favorite with Tim Tam and Silky Sullivan, Mrs.

Elizabeth Arden Graham's Jewel's Reward. Astride him like an ef figy mud, was Eddie Arcaro, his dream of winning his sixth Kentucky Derby shattered as well as splattered. AS FOR Silky Sullivan, Shoemaker later said, "He ran for only an eighth of a mile." The official chart did not give him even that much credit. It read, while saving 'Just as a guess" O'Connor tions from Trainer Jimmy Jones but was told simply to opined it probably would take entered the long Churchill Downs stretch. And Silky ride the best race he could.

obliged in a mild way. a new track record to win the pole this year. The track record is 145.596. It was set They say you can rind a But the traffic was too reason for just about everything a racehorse does by heavy up ahead and the qual by Pat Flaherty in 1956. looking into his family tree.

ity a bit too much. Tim Tam won by half 'I'D SAY it will take 145.5 Maybe we can put the finger or better to win the pole this on Silky's great-grandmother, length in the leisurely time of year and that 140 will be low Coffee Cup. 2:05 and paid $6.20, $3.80 and $3. Lincoln Road, a rank out to qualify," said Pat. "And, It looked like Silky stopped for a cup of coffee on the of course, I want to hedge a sider from the barn of the Sunny Blue Farm, was second little and say, weather per back stretch.

mitting. and rewarded certain delirious 'I don't believe their is any backers with a payoff of ceiling on speed here. The 150 mph lap isn't too far away, We should hit it in a couple Scoreboard more years. Pirate Homers Defeat Dodgers Connor, always a hot ground until final turn, where he made only a brief and ineffectual bid of less than a sixteenth mile and refused to favorite for the 500-Mile cham pionship, has experienced some AMFIICAN ASSOCIATION I Ptt. CI extend himself thereafter." miserable racing luck the last few years.

i'i Silky, who had lent so much Friend is now 4-0 for the Los Angeles (AP) Pitts 3 .731 .700 .571 .41 .351 .333 .31) Otnver 4 Chorlesten 14 Minneapolis 10 7 INDIANAPOLIS St. Paul 7 10 Louisville 11 Omaha 17 Withita 11 In 1954, his rookie year, he pre-race glamor to the scene. SVt burjh got three home runs season. time winner of Canada's outstanding amateur athlete award. Muriel Davis of Indianapolis placed second.

Story and other photos on Page 4. (Star Photo by Windsor, Ontario and Michigan State NATIONAL CHAMP-Ernestine Russell of Windsor, Ontario, and Michigan State University won ihe national 'all-around gymnastics title last night at the Manual High School gym. Miss Russell is three- was riding sixth with eight 6'i 7 7 yesterday and the Dodgers laps to go when it began to The victory', watched by 13,000 fans, was the fourth one and that was the ball was beaten by the likes of Martin's Rullah, a 43-1 shot. Chance It Tony, a 25-1 shot, A Dragon Killer, a 29-1 shot, rain. Pat hit a slick spot and AMiRICAN LIAGUI I PCT, spun out.

.714 for the Pirates in the five-game series. N.w York 10 4 Washington I Kansas City 6 Cleveland Detroit Gone Fishin', who would have paid 20-to-l, Bendicto, 59-1, THE FOLLOWING year he Pitliburgh ll Afls was in second with eight laps AS PBI AB PB Ebony Pearl, the other half of Gill.nrn.lf Meitat.cf Baltimore 6 oston 10 Chicago 4 10 4 2 4 I 4 0 Gfoot ts Sk.r.nr.l to go when a fuel line fitting broke. The pit stop pushed him back to eighth place. In the Maine Chance Farm entry, and something called Red Hot Pistol, regarded by the crowd NATIONAL LEAGUE I I I Indians, Saints Play Tw Today .615 .571 .53" .500 .375 .116 PCT. .675 .600 .563 .467 .353 .314 ThOTiol.3 Gl Clemenie.rf Chicago 10 19a6 it was tire trouble and Vt Pittsburgh Son Francisco 10 7 as no better than a 59-1 chance.

last year he finished eighth Snider, rf Modge. 1 Zimmer.H Woller.c rGrav KiPOO 'Vols Dryidale.p Total Cincinnati 7 5 Friend, 0 arter swervme to avoid a Milwaukee 7 Vi 1 1 IV, 4Vi 6 Finishing 12th, Silky beat Philadelphia 7 wreck, hitting a bump and Omaha Loses To Louisville Omaha, (AP) Louisville hoisted itself from the American Association cellar last night with a 6-3 victory over Omaha. The erstwhile cellar dwellers collected 16 hits off four Omaha hurlers. It was the second straight win for Louisville in the.series. Los Angeles ell St.

Louis 3 11 A doubleheader is booked bending a shock absorber. To'oli 54 9 3 By MAX GREENWALD Don Miles made his first only C. V. Whitney's Flamin. go, a non-winner, and Warren who eased up after a mile.

today, starting at 1:30 o'clock The Sumar Special has been with Tom Flanigan and Jim appearance as a pro baseball given a good overhauling by Derrington, both southpaws, outfielder before hometown Mechanic Ray Nichels. O'Con The closest the glamor horse came during his brief and re pitchine for the Tribe. Stan nor calls "$5,000 tuneup," fans last night and did all right in one time at bat. game, the Pirates winning, 3-1. behind Bob Friend.

Frank Thomas, Dick Groat and Rookie R. C. Stevens hit the Pittsburgh homers, all three going into the Coliseum's cozy left-field stands. Randy Jackson parked one in the same section for the Dodgers. GROAT'S BLOW barely cleared the high screen in front of the seats, but his teammates' hits were well tagged and would have been out of most parks.

Jackson's homer dropped over the screen at the 320-foot mark. Thomas' homer was his 5th of the series and his sixth of the year. The longest ball hit all day was a drive by the luckless lefthander, Duke Snider. With two men on base Snider sent one into right field that Roman Mejias caught at the 420-foot mark. Young Fred Kipp served up all three Pirate homers and they cost him his first defeat of the season, leveling his record at 1-1.

luctant spurt was 11th. 'Popped out for Beuenf tn eighth. 'Fouled out tor Walker in nmth. Pittsburgh OOO 200 100- 3 Los Angleles 000 OOd 100- I EThomos 2. PO-A-P'ttsburgh 27.11: Los Ange'es 27 1 2.

DP-Z'eimer and Hodges: Nenl. and Hodaes: S'evens, Groat rjna Stevens. 5 Los Angeles 7. HR-G-oot, Srevens. Thomas, Jacknon.

IP IS BB SO K.do IL. 1 11 6', 5 1 7 and those hardly are the kind Williams and Bob Darnell will hurl for St. Paul. But the run scored, the RBI With one colossal bellow you get at ypur neighborhood gas station. Flanigan was beaten in his and the three-base hit obtained by the former Ben previous start, going six in The back and front ends are the crowd announced to the world that the 14 had come catapulting out of the gate.

Starter James Thompson had Face 2V, 3 0 0 0 2 new and the frame has been Otnoha AS PB iivillt Aft C8 nings at Omaha last Sunday. Derrington has made two Fr.end IW. 4-01 6 0 0 I Davis High School athlete, who resides at 1024 Blaine Yesterday's Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Si. Pout of Indianopolis, rain. Minneapolis at Wichita, rain.

Denver 2. Charleston 1 (10 inningsl. Louisville 6. Omaha 3. AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 3, Cleveland 2 (13 innings).

Other fames postponed. NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwoukee 4. Chicago 3-Pittsburah 3, las Angeles 1 Philadelphia 4. San Francisco 2. Cincinnati at St.

Louis, rain. Today's Schedule St. Paul at Indianaoolit (2, 1 :30 a louifvi.lv al Omaha 111. Minncaaalit at Wichita (7, twilioht- niaht). Dtnvar at Charleston.

AMERICAN UAGUf Kansas Citr at Wash in at on 1 2, -Urban Tnte ts 5 3 4 5 Beent I 0 0 0 1 Drvsdale 1 I 0 0 0 0 Ploio 3b starts, both against Denver, Frev.H Avenue, was wiped off the PB-Foiles LP jSmith. Doscolt-Donotelti Jovner rf Sm.th.cl leu "h.ll'os If Tnsbv tf Cnuiev.ss Pvburn 1 Bar'on. 3b Forks Akini TotoiS stiffened. A gimmick has been added to the cockpit with the hope that it will cut down the air intake and save -wear and tear on the driver. books.

Crawford. T-212. plus 12,000 chitd-en. gotten them away like a 14-horse team. Chris Rogers, on Lincoln Road, took his long shot to the lead as instructed Browne.

1 Queen RAIN TOOK care of Miles' Gcnzal-z ss Toylor.3b 4 0 4 2 0 4 0 4 0 4 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 35 7 You can bet O'Connor will Ch'ttum a showing with the St. Paul club and gave the Indianapolis Croble.o by Trainer V. J. Sovinski, and he kept the horse there for a S.er.o Irish Nine Scores Pair Of Victories be practicing as soon and as often as possible. A believer Linker Indians' their second straight postponement in two nights.

good mile and an eighth. Connizarra Mernrt a IT WAS A noble effort fl-Ot and Kcllnar (O-U Ramos (2-01 Totals Indianapolis and the Apos and Kmmrr (0-1 1. South Bend, lnd. (UP) Chitaaa at New York (0-7) which won the loud praise of the other jockeys after the race. Rogers, Canadian born, tles played two innings before the downpour halted play.

and Wynn (1-J vt. Shanti (2-01 and Ford (1.2). Vruek Out for Gonrnl.r P-h "Grounded nut far C'ah'e 7th. Flied ouf for linker in 8th inu.wiiie no rmt Notre Dame swept a double header from central Michigan yesterday, 6-0 and 11-0, with Clevelind at Boston f71-Wilhm (O-Ot without a decision and appeared in relief against Minneapolis. He didn't permit the Millers a hit in two and one-third innings.

WILLIAMS HAS al-l season's record while Darnell's mark is 2-1. A crowd of more than 800, including 200 kids, watched the brief action last night although play started 26 minutes late while the tarpaulin was being removed following earlier rain. Jim McDonald, pitcher returned to the Indians by the Chicago White Sox, was in uniform. He arrived Friday night. Barry Latman pitched for Omaha 002 000 100- 3 ond Kfllev (0-01 vt.

Irtwor (1-21 and Irjumnnn '0-1 1 said later of Lincoln Road: Detroit at Bolttmoro (2)-Hoft (7-0) and the Tribe and gave up two first-inning runv on a single "He ran a terrific race, even though he was beaten. The in getting qualified and getting it over with Pat says, "The longer you wait the tenser you get. Qualifying is the toughest part of it. In the race you fall back on established habits and patterns. "BUT, IN qualifying you are fighting for fractions of a second and the tension grows.

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LOB 7, Gfnho 10 2B-Pnrks. FB Dorge, SH- TasHv Jnvner. by Bob Lillis. Miles' right-center triple and Bob Wilson's colt seemed to stumble about Friend, who beat the Dodgers on four hits Tuesday night, held them to the same measer total in the seven innings he worked. He took himself out of the game after giving up Jackson's home run with one out in the seventh, complaining that his arm had tightened.

Elroy Face finished up. 0 yards from home, but ac- sacrifice fly. SB-Tasoy. Queer-. Chuck Symeon pitching five-hit ball in the opener and Charley Scrivanich allowing but four hits in the nightcap.

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(2-1 1 vs. Horshmoan (3-0, and Poppas (0-01- NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati at Chicago (2l-yrhv (3-01 ond Ackr fO-0) vs. Fodgo (1-0) and rosnon 12-21. Milwaukea at St. louis-Saahn (J-Ot vs.

MitoH 10-21. Philadelphia at Las Anaolts (71-tobors (1-2, and Semproch (2-M vs. Enltino. (1-1) and McDovitt (0-2) or Keufo-t (0-01. Pittsburgh at San Francisco (7-1, and Klino 0-7) vs.

Antonofli (2-1) and lore lav (1-01 or Crn (1-0), I' If? BB SO WP Ch.ttum ILr 1-11 12 5 5 1 4 0 last 20 yards." The Indians failed to get a it in the two innings off Crntve Vs 10 0 2 0 0 Southpaw Marty Stabiner, who To win, Valenzuela, wha Turn to Page 3, Column 7 linker 10 0 0 0 0 Werritt 1 7 110 0 0 Atk.ns IW. I 11 9 7 3 1 4 3 1 U-0ovl. Ktnnaron. T-2 09. A-920.

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