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rtuU THE WORLD OF SPORTS SECTlOiN 2 FEBRUARY 25, 19 3 1 CLASSIFIED ADS, pp. 9 to 15 BASEBALL, p. 6 SPORTSMAN, p. 5 FEATURES, p. 5 RACING, pp.

1, 4 BASKETBALL, pp. 1, 2, 3 BOXING, p. 16 FINANCIAL, pp. 7, 8 REPORT, p. 1 Murray Down Eastern 92-83 For O.V.C.

Title Beshcar's 37 Points Set One-Game Scoring Record By TOMMY FITZGERALD Led by a Rawbone Battler with a heart of rawhide, Garrett Beshear, the Thoroughbreds of Murray took the whip out of the hands of its seasonal jockey, Eastern at the Armory last night and struck back for a record-making 92-83 victory and the championship of the third annual Huntington Offers To Match Profit Netted by O.V.C. Here; Move Would Cost Followers Huntington. W. wants to take the popular Ohio Valley Conference basketball tournament away from Louisville. An offer has been made, I am told, to guarantee the conference the same net profit it has shown in Louisville, plus a good possibility of making more.

Nobody will blame the schools for going where they can get the best deal, but there is more to be realized from this annual gathering than simply a guarantee against loss of revenue. First to be considered should be the comfort of the players and their regular followers. Louisville is almost the center of the area covered by the league. The average distance traveled by the seven contenders is less than 175 miles each. If the meet were moved to Huntington the average would jump to 300 miles.

Murray, for instance, would have to go something like 460 miles. Imagine the hardship this would work on Thoroughbred fans. Western's large delegation would have to travel about 330 miles, and followers of Evansville 350. Huntington might fill its new indoor stadium for every session and produce a bigger profit for each school than ever has been realized before, but the patrons would be mostly West Virginians, not Kentuckians. Yet Kentucky has four members at present and may have five.

Tennessee has one, Indiana one and West Virginia one. And should the meet flop after being moved, what would happen when Huntington withdraws its guarantee? Could the tournament ever regain the popularity and success it now enjoys? Ohio Valley Conference basket- ball tournament. Twice during Twice during the season, the Thoroughbreds had felt the sting of the lash of defeat from Eastern. But the horse swung the whip last Hip. 1 1 x.

auu 111c juv.n,tj 1 v. inc. ani. Squirming and struggling and fighting-and sweating undlr the iitLiiiiitc diiu awcaiuit ui i iiv i int basket, Beshear piled up 37 t. points, all of them except the frees on crips and follows and shorts, for a new tournament sipgle-game scoring record.

Beshear Leads Drive 1U "1 my kept Murray uie uaiue wun nis lurious piav under the offensive board, but it was he who led the drive in the last seven minutes or so of play that brought victory to th? Thor oughbreds over the defending cnampions. This game that kept the 6.000 or so fans lathered with emotion was tied 15 times and the lead in it changed hands 24 times Murray made its move to victory with about seven minutes to play and the score tied for the 15th time at 77-77. Beshear scored a follow to put Murray ahead. Then he made two frees when Harold Moberlv fouled him. Murray now had an 81-77 lead with 6:28 left.

Mur ray quickly built its lead to nine points at 88-79 and Beshear also made siv nf thes sevpn nnintc fry Courier-Journal Photo by Charley Penre CHARMED BALL- Eastern's Alex Stevens appears to be trying to hypnotize the basketball as he falls to floor during the first half of last night's O.V.C. championship game. Murray's Garrett Beshear (16) also is down, while other players are Murray's Madison Stanford (23) and Gene Garrett (19) and Eastern's Carl Eagle (21) and Joe Harper (11). Help, help! Judse Roy Shrlbourne isn't the golfer his daughter Nancy is. His clubs aren as slick as Daughter's either, but he refuses to play without them.

He had been gone on his vacation U. K. Rips Vandy; U. L. Is just two days Wildcats' o9-57 Win Establishes Cards Suffer Sixth Spaldine.

received a wire from Largo. to rush his clubs to him. The family, it seems, packed everybody's clubs but his. Angott Stopped Pep's Streak Viscusi Touch Willie Pep. the former world featherweight champion, ran up 62 victories before he lost his first pro bout.

His manager then. Records, Tics One; Spivcy Gets 21 As Late Uprising Murray. So, Beshear scored 10 of pts in the second half. Then Mur-11 points while Murray was ra-v moved into a four-point lead breaking awav from a 77-77 tie twice before Eastern took com- By LARRY BOECK. Courier-Journal Staff Writer Lexington.

Feb. 24. The Southeastern Conference basketball record book, a chronicle of Wildcat hardwood feats, received four more entries under the name Shelbourne By DON HILL Toledo, Ohio. Feb. 24.

The Louisville Cardinals had hoped to put Toledo Coach Jerry Bush on an enforced diet of lather tonicht, and succeeded, in a sense. The Rockets won the game 72-66, handing the Cards their defeat of the season, but not until Peck Hickman's and now. is the wily Lou Viscusi. Viscusi now has another fighter who is threatening to better Pep's mark. He's Del Flanagran.

young lightweight contender, who is matched against Indianapolis' classy Gene Parker in the 10-round main event of the police benefit show at the Armory March 17. Del is unbeaten in 49 pro fights. Incidentally, it was Sammy Anjrott. signed as semi-finals by Rip Gish of West- 1 (If UiU Ifrtlli 1 1 It" 1 1 la I PL was 91 established by Eastern against Marshall in the first round this year. The total points for 1 al? se a.

Kf record of 18a game ray under the offensive board that decided the issue. The Thoroughbreds got most of their points rebounding and spining and breaking away for shots within the shadow of the hoops. footing from the floor and driv- ing toward the basket. Did Lot of Fouling Eastern did a lot of fouling in trying to stop the battling thoroughbreds under the wood. committing 36 fouls and losing five men three of them in the couple of minutes when vic- tnrv was nf thoir crasn Mnr- ray made 23 fouls for a total of 59 in the rusgedly-played game and lost three warriors.

Eastern led 43-42 at the end of a first half in which the score was kpotted nine times and the '13 times. The biggest lead either side en joyed was six points and Eastern held this once at 31-25. Back and forth the lead went five times on the first five bask- niand and went into a four-point lead. With 9:12 to go. Eastern acain held a four-point arivant- ae thjs tjme flt Murray regained the at 77-76 be- fore Carl Eagle tied it 77-77 and set the stage for Beshear's game- winning splurge.

Beshear was the big hero of the night, but Murrav had other stars towering Madison Stan- ford, who plucked them off the boards Vind got 18. Bill Garrett. woh was a lot of heln hefore hp went out on fouls, little Purcell and others. Beshear also took over the job of guarding Eastern's ace, Jim Baechtold, and did right well considering i preoccupation with point-making i se 1 Baechtold made 16, but was second in Eastern scoring to little, hopping Joe Harper, who got himself 22. Lawrence Weatherby of Kentucky, a hot basketball fan.

Gov. Lawrence Weatherby, of presented awards to victorious X9 and including ot tournament an- u4 were Baechtold of Eastern. ry r' iicmiciii, uriiit'ii rfrm j'uiccu ni Murray, Bnb Barnett and Harry Axford of Evansville, Rip Gish of Western, Jack Baker and Don Miller of Morehead, Ed Lambert of Marshall and Flavious Smith of Tennessee Tech. Western Tips Ares 72-71 Western barely survived a spectacular comeback by Evansville College to win 72-71. and take consolation honors in the OVC tournament west 02, fg ft pf.

fg ft nf waiih ser 533 Bob nett 12 1 LJiaate 2 0 2 North er 2 2 2 Smith 0 1 4 Bawel 0 2 0 Beam 1 0 1 Barnett 0 0 0 Scott Gish Marshall Spoelsua White Rhodes Vest Beard Totals 0 0 0 Combs 0 1 2 0 3 5 0 3 2 5 4 3 4 Axford 1 0 1 Nash 1 0 Sakel 6 0 0 Holder 2 0 1 6 3 2 Rarnrtt 8 3 4 4 2 1 W. Sakel 0 12 0 0 1 Canterbury 1 0 2 30 12 19 Totals 28 15 24 Halftime score: Western Kentucky 43, Evansville 27. Free throws missed: Western Kentucky Gish 3. Spnelstra 3. White 2.

Rhodes' Evansville Boh Barnett. Northerner, Ax-ford, B. Sakel. Mrs. Center's husband, Harold Genter, Minneapolis electrical appliance manufacturer who became interested in racing in Florida, said: "You can't know what this means to folks like us.

We have a small stable (six horses) and can't afford to keep up with the millionaires. It's a great thrill." The crowd was 41,300. a disappointment from the expected 50.000 or more. The Derby attracted 47.500 a year ago. Yesterday's rain and forecast of more today which didn't materialize were blamed for the shorter turnout.

The big race brought nut and the day's handle for eisht races was $2,502,834. i referee on the police show, who win streak. He decisioned Pep in for a nifty 42.4 per cent. And little Bobby Watson amazed the crowd by sinking four straight field goals from far out. The way they vvere going, the Wildcats could have rolled over the 100 mark.

But Coach Adolph Rupp yanked the regulars after approximately six minutes of the first half. They didn't return until the last three minutes of play in the game, the last battle of the regular season. Bill Spivey amassed 21 points tonight. Not far behind was Shel-bv Linville with 19, Watson with 17 and Cliff Hagan with 12. Hagan looked good tonight, often operating in the pivot when Spivey pulled off to the side.

Baseballieally Speakinjr "Which infielder must have the best arm." asks a note from -The Boys." That's a question of what you mean Beaten Loss of Season Is Held In Check heights of shooting accuracy in the first 30 minutes. They appeared headed toward a one-sided win. possibly by as much as Bush had predicted in an angry belliT-erent mood following his nine-point defeat in Louisville. But with eight minutes remaining. Bob Lochmueller playing one of his greatest games, began a one man barrage on the bucket and might have pulled it out of the fire had not time run out.

The Cards, who still were outswapping and outshooting them at the finish, simply had gotten too far behind, trailing 63-47 with eight minutes remaining. Lochmueller racked up 27 points. 17 of them in the second half and 14 of them in that last eight-minute onslaught that made a game of it. He also rebounded and on more than one occasion intercepted Toledo passes as well as stealing the ball several times. The turning point in the game was an ironic one for Louisville.

Midway in the first half with the Cards leading 22-18. the R6ckets lost their ace shooter. Jack Fee-man, when he suffered a wrenched knee. The departure of Feeman would seem to have been a good break for the Cards, but if they thought the task of winning was going to be made easier their thinking backfired. The other Rockets, particularly Muzi, shouldered the additional load and moved to 37-30 lead at the intermission.

by the best arm. The shortstop has to have the long arm. because he plays deep in the hole. The second baseman needs the quickest arm for double plays. If by best you mean strongest, I guess shortstop would get the nod.

1951 Version When the one great scorer comes to write against your name he writes not that you win or lose but the point spread you gain!" That Guy Diddle Western Coach Ed Diddle has a heart so big it runs ahead of his mouth. Friday he gave away so many tickets to the O.V.C. tournament he didn't have one rfor himself and was stopped at the door until identified. A few Mississimri State 1st Foe For U. K.

In S.E.C. Meet Birmingham. Feb. 24 (AP) Kentucky's champions meet last-place Mississippi State in opening rounds of the Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament at Louisville Thursdav. Ed Diddle weeks ago in Bowling Green he Lawrence Wetherby with a basketball between halves.

"Take it home to your daughter, Barbara." he said." But it was Daughter Sue he was thinking about, because Sue and Eddie. had dated. So now Barbara has the ball. Sue is demanding it and Uncle Ed is looking around for another to send to Frankfort as a peace offering. into a nine-point lead in the space of about four minutes.

r- i Never Got Back In Game Eastern still had 3:06 in which to get back in the game, but the Maroons never could. Seven i points was the closest they got after this Murray fought with the fury of a woman scorned, and scorned, lndeed. were the Thoroughbreds, Made fourth choice by the handi- cappers, aitnough second in the seeding, Murray had its pride wounded w.nen Western, given its choice of brackets on the flio of a coin, selected Murray's bracket in preference to the prospect of facing Evansville in the semi-finals. Ironically, Murray defeated Western in the semi-finals yesterday afternoon in a torrid 78-77 game. Thus, it earned the right to face Eastern, which also had a titanic struggle getting by Fvancviii0 fii ei 7u semi-final game.

Tonight's consolation, in which Western almost blew a 20-point lead in defeating Evansville 79.71 a Vu.1 ci on i ii iin uui ill 1. 1 (J terrifically tight play in the meet. The championship game for about 33 minutes was the closest of all the others in this closest and most exciting of all O.V.C. meets. Set Team Rerord Beshear on 14 field goals and nine free throws not only broke the individual scoring record with his 37 points, but the Murray "Sg game recora.

The old individual mark was 29, made by Bob Lavoy of Western jasi year ana nea in yesieraav Eastern Baechtold Stevens Moberlv Bales f-c Bingham Eagle fg. ft.pf. Murray fg.ft pf. 6 4 4 Garrett 5 .3 6 3 5 Stanford 5 8 4 .115 Deweese 0 2 3 15 Dick 111 .214 Beshear 14 9 4 3 7 5 Purcell 225 .864 Stephenson 2 2 2 Harper Culberson 0 0 1 Lampley 4 1 0 i oison i (i Moore 0 1 Totals 30 23 35 Totals 33 26 23 Half-time score: Eastern 43. Murray 42.

Fiee throws missed: Eastern Baechtold 2 Stevens. Eagle 2. Moberlv; Murray Garrett 2. Stanford 2. Beshear 4, Purcell.

Stephenson 2. The amount of the price was never disclosed but the colt's win today brought his earnings to $120,480. Have Small Stable Today's triumph was the fourth trip to the winner's circle in 11 starts for Rough 'N Tumble. He established himself as a worthy prospect as a two-year-old when he won two out of seven starts and earned $25,230, and his closing third to two of the best two-year-olds in the land, Battlefield and Big Stretch, attracted notice in the famed Belmont Futurity. Mrs.

Genter witnessed the race. It was her first experience as the successful owner of a "hundred grander" winner. "It was wonderful," she said, beaming. Frof. Clegg American Association umpire on leave Jim Clegg is completing his college degree at Pairings for the tournament were drawn tonight by S.E.C.

Commissioner Bernie Moore and Wildcat Athletic Director Bernie Shively. Conference coaches appointed Shively to work with Moore. Vanderbilt can tie Alabama for second place in S.E.C.-cage standings by defeating Georgia Monday, and Mississippi plays Mississippi State Tuesday, but Moore said the results would not affect tournament pairings. Moore gave these pairings and times for the opening rounds Thursday: Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee, 1:30 p.m.

Alabama vs. Mississippi, 3:15 p.m. Tulane vs. Florida. 7:30 p.m.

Western. He will become a graduate and a father when his secretary. Miss Mildred stopped Pep's 1'' March, 194j. X. Shelbourne presented Gov.

Jim Clegg Gleason To Pilot Muskegon Muskegon. Feb. 24 lAPl Appointment of Jimmy Gleason as manager of the Muskegon Clippers of the Central Baseball League was announced totay by Lee McPbail. farm director of the New York Yankees. Gleason was coach for the Kansas City American Association team last year and had been signed for the same job this year but McPhail decided on a switch to 100 for owner Mrs.

Isabel Dodge Sloane, whose Broadmeade Stable ended the long reign of Calumet Farm as racing's money king last The previous Widener record was $53,950. Take Other Positions Three Rings, County Delight and Gangway, the surprising McLennan winner a couple of Saturdays ago, took the other money positions. Three Rings was almost a length in advance of County Delight, who was a neck in front of Gangway. After that, they were strung out up the track, in this order: Navy Chief, 12! 4 If L'vlltr fg.ft pf Toledo fg ft.pf Loch ler 4 McDona'd 4 6 4 Brown 4 7 5 Feeman 0 3 Robinson 0 5 Morton I 1 5 Larrabee 1 0 4 Carroll 3 5 3 Edwards 2 0 1 Nicholson 1 0 1 Nabpr 2 2 3 Muzi 10 5 4 Sullivan 3 2 4 Walker .233 Ford 0 2 Totals 28 20 23 Rubin 2 0 3 Wellman 0 3 Totals 25 16 34 about the same time. Then, he says, he will settle down to teaching, coaching, umpiring, and raising his family.

of Kentucky here tonight. Blending charity with a sharp effort, the Wildcats raced over Vanderbilt 89-57 before a standing room only crowd of 13.500. And in taking their 14th loop victory, the Kentuckians set a new record for the most number of E.C. triumphs without a defeat. Kentucky already held the old record of 13 triumphs without a loss, set last season.

The Cats rewrote another of their records the highest average of points per game against SEC. competition. They now have averaged 85.3 points per game as contrasted with the mark of 72J9 they set last season. Was In Full Command Record No. 3 involved the most ooints scored in a season by an S.E.C.

team. Kentucky ran its total to 1.144. Auburn held the old record, set last season, of 1,069 points in 18 contests. The Wildcats also tied the record for the most number of victories in one campaign. Alabama won 14 games during the 1939-40 season, but lost four.

Once again a sharpening Kentucky, which has been coming around beautifully the last two games after a dip in form, was in complete command. The Wildcats fast, sharpshooting and handling the basketball like it was a baseball dashed off to a 58-25 halftime lead. During this half. Kentuckv hit 25 of 59 shots Vanderbilt Kellev Kardokus Southuood Wei5s Smith Hclrtman White fs ft pf Kentucky fa ft pf. 1 2 2 Hirsch ,322 12 4 Linville 9 1 3 3 2 2 Price 0 0 1 3 2 5 Tsioropoul's 0 1 0 5 1 1 Morgan 2 0 2 fi 5 3 lansaw 0 0 1 2 1 2 Hasan 6 0S Spivey 9 3 3 I.avne 0 0 1 Ramsev 2 1 3 Watson 6 5 1 Newton 10 0 Totals 31 15 19 Totals 38 13 22 Halftime score: Kentuckv 58.

Vander-hill 2S Fife ihrnwe missed: KeMey. Weiss 5. Smith. Hfldman 2 Snuthwood. Linville.

Spivey. Ramsey 2. Haean 2. Newton. Lavne.

Favored Arcadia, Feb. 24 (AP) The favored Rough 'N Tumble thundered in to win the $100,000 Santa Anita Derby today and signal a threat for coming laurels in the three-year-old division. The handsome bay colt from the Bluegrass country of Kentucky subdued 10 rivals in the 14th running of the Santa Anita event, and collected $81,500 net for his owner, Mrs. Frances Gen-ter of Minneapolis. Rough 'N Tumble, ridden by the Derby king himself, Eddie Arcaro.

took charge of the race as he rolled into the stretch, and came on in to whip the runner-up in public fancy, the K. T. Potter First Nighter. Going Away, Lone Eagle, All At Once, Gold Heel, Post Card, Mr. Trouble, Chicle 2d, Aegina, Whirling Dough, and Reveille.

Choice Over Three Rings Of the also rans, Navy Chief and All At Once are the only ones that were in the fighl for the top. Navy Chief alternated for the early lead with Three Rings. All At Once, trained by young Bill Lyons of Louisville, ran in the third spot much of the trip. Sunglow, coupled with Going lads had given them some uneasy moments near the finish. The Rocket mentor, possibly finding some license to dodge his assertion that he" would "eat the ball if he failed to win by 20 points," doubtless 'incurred more cause for digestive distress from a last ditch rally staged by the Cards.

The surge saw Toledo's edge of 16 points halfway through the last half reduced to a mere four in the final minute. Led by the brilliani floor play and shooting of their 5-foot. 10-inch guard and co-captain Carlo Muzi. who tallied 25 points, the Rockets ascended to stratospheric Kentucky vs. Miss.

State. 9:15 p.m. Georgia. L.S.U., Georgia Tech, and Auburn drew byes. Four Games Set Stape Quarter-final games will be 'played Friday.

Georgia meets the Vandy-Tennessee winner. L.S.U. faces the Alabama Mississippi victor. Georgia Tech plays the winner of the Kentucky-Mississippi State clash. Semi-finals and finals are scheduled Saturday.

Moore said there would be no consolation game. The formula for the tournament drawings was set up last year and is getting its first tryT out. in the Triple Crown this year the Kentucky Derby, the Preak-rjess and the Belmont Stakes. If he succeeds, he will be the first Santa Anita Derby winner to achieve such success. Broke On Top Mrs.

Nat Goldstone's Gold Capitol broke on top but quickly surrendered the pace to the surprising Aegean, ridden byi Gordon Glisson. I. J. Collins' Mohammedan closed in and the pace duel was fought out by these two colts, with Rough 'N Tumble racing easily along, and when they reached the far turn, the veteran Arcaro gave him the go-sign, and off they went, running over horses. Aegean still had the lead turn- Widener stretch, hevas only a half length behind Three Rings.

The two bumped in 'the stretch and then Sunglow pulled away. Jockey Hedley Woodhouse, who rode Three Rings and had him first or second the entire trip, claimed a foul. But the stewards didn't allow it, believing the bump didn't affect the outcome. Sunglow ran the mile and a quarter in 2:02 45. The track record, set by El Mono in 1948, is 2:01.

Sunglow is a son of the Carumet stud. Sun Again, and was bred by MereworthFarm at Lexington. Rough 'N Tumble Wins Santa Anita Derby Moore Won In Ninth The Tay-Off Here's a question that has stumped several boys at Waverly Hills. "We had a jackpot on the Moore-Bivins fight," writes Herschel Hoskins. The bell rang ending t'he 9th round, and he didn't come out for the 10th round.

What round should we pay off in?" The count had reached "one" when the bell ending the ninth sounded. Bivins' handlers immediately notified the ring physician that he could not continue because he couldn't see. So Moore gets a t.k.o. in the ninth, not the tenth round. Answers The match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral was run at Pimlico on November 1, 1933, over 1 316 miles.

Sea-biscuit won in 1:56 35. Georgia Woolf rode Seabisduit and Charlie Kurtsinger was aboard War Admiral. (For Earl Newton, Louisville). Joe Louis has been defeated only twice as a pro, but was defeated four times as an amateur. His pro losses were to Max Schmeling and Ezzard Charles.

(For Lynn Buckner, Madisonville). New Albany did not play Mauckport last year in the sectional. (For boys at Citizens Fidelity.) Halftime score: Toledo 37. Louisville 30. Free throws missed: Louisville Lochmueller 4.

Brown 2. Njhfr. Larrabee. Rubin 2. Ford.

Toledo McDonald. Carroll fi. Muzi 2. Walker 2. Nicholson.

ing into the stretch, but Interpretation collared him, and then before many strides were taken. Rough 'N Tumble was on top and wheeling in. Veteran turf writers took off their binoculars and a few preliminary words when the Kentucky youngster was still 200 yards from the finish. It was that much of a cinch. Bought At Lexington Mrs.

Genter, who had already told Trainer Melvin Calvert to get ready for a trip to Kentucky and the Derby, win or lose, bought the colt, a son of Free For All by Roused last year from the breeder, Dr. Charles Hag-yard of Greenridge Farm, Lexington, Ky. Lawrence Tech Wins 69-53 Niagara Falls. N. Feb.

24 (API-The Lawrence Tech Blue Devils of Detroit strengthened their National Invitation chances this afternoon by defeating Niagara Eagles, also an IT. prospect. It was the 21st victory in 23 starts and the sixth in the past eight days for the needy Detroiters. who were closing out their season. Ranch's California colt.

Interpre tation, by two lengths. Clifford Mooer's longshot Aegean came in third after setting the pace, and the sentimental choice, Phil racing for W. C. Martin of Texas, was fourth. Rough 'N Tumble, who won from some tof this same field in the Derby trial 10 days ago at a mile and one-sixteenth, won this mile and one-eighth contest over a fast track in 1:50 2-5.

The winner paid $5.60, $3.40 and Interpretation $4.20 and $3.30, and-Aegean $5.60. Rough 'N Tumble didn't approach the Derby record time here of 1.48 45 established last year by William Goetz' Your Host, but most observers think he may prove a challenge for a spot Away, was a slight choice over Three Rings. He paid $9 and made good for his many followers who have insisted he was the best horse in the McLennan, in which he finished third, and in an overnight handicap last Saturday, in which he finished second. Superior at the Weights Today there was no question about his being best at the weights. He carried 116 pounds to Three Rings' 124.

He started 12th but had worked up to sixth at the end of a mile. On he came. At the' top of the Fast-Finishing Sunglow Wins Richest 4 By JERRY McNERNEY Courier-Journal Turf Editor Hialeah Park, Feb. 24. Sunglow, fourth-place finisher in last year's Kentucky Derby, charged to a length and a quarter victory in the Widener Handicap before 23,000 fans here this after-jioon.

It was the first victory of the winter season for both the horse and his jockey, Doug Dodson. But it was a bfg one, not only the richest of the season- in Florida, but also the richest Widener ever won. It was worth exactly SOLID WINNER of yesterday's Santa Anita Derby was Rough 'Nl Tumble with Eddi Arcaro aboard. Interpretation (4) finished second and Aegean third in the $100,000 race..

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