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it LAUDERDALE DAILY NEWS. 28. 1948 Pogt 17 94 'Fans Attend Hollywood Openin Time Out For 4,5 rt Water Show Set 55 For Wednesday In Casino Pool A water pageant in the municipal casino pool, to begin at 3 DICK MEYF.i. Sports Editor $85,550 Bet As Dog Track Opens Meeting Hollywood's swank dog track opened Monday night with 4,594 cash customers present compared to 4,032 on opening night in 1947. The mutuel handle was $85,550 in comparison to $80,007 one year ago.

Fans were quick to swing into action at the mutuel windows. -V '(- I Hollywood's Opening Heralds 'Season. pjn. Wednesday, will terminate the spectator interest part of the program for the 10th annual intercollegiate swimming forum. The aquatic show is under direction of Dick Papenguth, coach of A RE you aware that the greyhounds ran at Hollywood kennel club 1X last night? The 4,594 dog fans who attended the opening evening's session, ala watched Rural Streak score a victory in the 15th renewal of Hollywood Inaugural to pay $4.20 on straight bets, know that when the bow-wows begin their nightly chores at the swank Broward county racing establishment the "season" is really on.

the Purdue University tankmen, and will feature prep swimmers of both sexes, including a number of representatives of the state champion Ft. Lauderdale high Dog racing and the Hollywood track have come a long way They were right in the very first race when River Savannah, an even money favorite was up in the last stride to win. Ivovacs Downs Evert To Win Pro Net Meet school squad. Flying girls will take part in a water ballet and diving exhibition, and a number of comedy events are carded in addition to more formal competition. Among participating high 'iff it -n ii 414 lr Ljj 1 schools is New Trier High, of Win- MIAMI (JP) Frank Kovacs, netka.

111., which has 10 Illinois i of Oakland won the na The dogs ran right to the figures in the Hollywood Inaugural Stakes. Rural Streak was the winner at $4.20 and Kolaka, a pronounced second choice, chased the winner home to form a quiniela worth $4.40. There were extra tickets sold on this popular combination at all of the windows. The time of the feature race was 32 seconds flat. The track record Is 31 3.5 seconds, set by Gwindolah back state swimming champions in at tendance at the forum.

New tional professional clay court tournament last night and then promptly issued a statement re Trier has won 51 straight dual meets and has taken its league since managing director Bill Syms opened the gates to John Q. Fan back In 1934. Bill is still at the helm and is being helped a lot this campaign by Bill, Junior, who has been named vice president of the track. Although the dog and horse racing seasons this campaign haven't received the pari-mutuel play they have in previous years, track officials proudly proclaimed Monday that Holly wood now ttrfxjs more business in one, evening than it did in a week in its rtbt years. One reason is easy to explain.

Although Hollywood was called a model track when it was Syms has not been content to coast along with the tide, as are so many sports promoters. Each year has found new improvements with the exception of the war years. Only last year the entire mutuel plant was revamped. Sellers and cashiers windows now look like departments of a modern banking institution. However, it required the-removal of restrictions to permit enlargement of the deluxe club house.

That beautiful structure has been beautified and contains 50 percent, more space than last qson It has the most beautiful race track bar in, Florida. In the grand stand section, mutuel windows have been installed on the mezzanine floor. And for the rail birds, who really championship for nine consecu tive seasons. Coach Edgar B. Jackson has been mentor at the INAUGURAL STAKES WINNER HONORED AFTER FEATURE RACE Rural Streak, Bill Syms, And Leadout Boy O.

Gross. Daily News Thoto by Steve Cresse.l in 1944. The secondary feature the Winnetka school for 31 years. Events, as listed by Papenguth, include the girls 50-meter back tenth race, also went to a popular i i-i i a cnoice. as ijooo.

onuiei yaiu stroke, open girls freestyle, girls to send a majority of the customers home in a happy frame of mind. 50-meter breaststroke, boys open kick race, an open balloon race, Four More College Quintets Topple From Unbeaten List SECOND PROGRAM For the second program of the boys jockey race, boys 25-yard feet first race, a boys underwater race, and a 100 freestyle event for college men. WIDENER NOMINEES NUMBER 49 new season, tne ieaturea ninui race has attracted such good dogs want to see the races from a vantage point, open air bleachers to In addition, prep 150-meter NEW YORK. UP) College basketball's thinning ranks of un as Mail Time. Revere Steed, Vali, Game Girl, Heath Hollenbeck, accommodate 600 fans have been erected at the head of the stretch.

medley relay teams representing Ft. Lauderdale, New Trier, Exeter beaten teams reeled today under the heaviest single blow of the young campaign. Four quintets were swept from the perfect list Washington State, Canisius, Indiana and Purdue. This left only Rebel Secret, Rapid Stream and Most costly piece of construction at Hollywood in the current nouncing all claims to the title. Kovacs.

third ranking professional, defeated Jimmy Evert, pro at the Ft. Lauderdale municipal courts. 6-1. 7-5. 9-7.

The doubles final was postponed until tomorrow because of rain. Evert was making his tournament debut as a pro. Kovacs said in the statement he renounced the title for the following reasons: "First the tournament was not sanctioned by the Professional Lawn Tennis Association. (PLTA. "Second there was not a full representative field of ranking players competing for the title.

"As of Jan. 1, 1949. I will participate only in PLTA sanctioned tournaments." STATEMENT EXPLAINED Kovacs explained in the statement that he had "spoken to most of the tennis professionals and they feel that this is the best move possible for the Rood of professional tennis. In the future they will cooperate 100 percent with the PLTA. This will improve the game and make possible bigger and better tournaments." He added that he planned to play in the PLTA sanctioned tournament at St.

Augustine in January "along with Fred Perry and other representative 3eau Bait. 18 major teams still without a blemish. Of these, seven had to HOLLYWOOD RESULTS survive tough tests last night. FIRST RACE Futurity: Improvement plan is the power plant. This complete light arid power plant was completed just this fall and insures the track against expensive loss of races by power failure of 'outside lines.

The track will use its own plant only in case of emergency. Friendly Spirit In Air At Track. HERE is friendly spirit at the Hollywood club that Is lacking at most plants where the dollar bill is King For The Day. River Savannah 4.00 3.40 3.20 Identic 40 5.00 Rare Red 4.80 Outfits managing to carry on without a setback were Bradley, Stanford, La Salle of Philadelphia, Western Kentucky. Duquesne, Lawrence Tech and Alabama.

The season's longest winning Quiniela (1-8) S15.80. Time, 29 45.. Also ran: Foxy Brum, Promptness, Draw Out, Hall, Santa Anita Track Opens 2th Racing Campaign Today ARCADIA. Calif. JP Santa Anita's handsomely bedecked Those who know him best say Bill Syms has always been the SECOND RACE Futurity most accessible executive of a multi-million dollar business in Lorm Roll 8.40 4.80 2.60 strin-i was snapped when Washington State, which had scored 10 straight victories, was tripped by UCLA.

54-44. in the Pacific coast the country. Calumet against the field was the way it looked today with the official release of 49 nominations for Hialeah's $50,000 added Widener horse race Saturday, Feb. 26. Racing Secretary Charles J.

Mclennan's list of nominations for the mile and a quarter handicap for three year olds and upward showed Calumet Stable named six horses, including the "varsity team" of Faultless, Fervent, Coaltown and Free America. The Calumet nominees won a total of ten stakes in 1948. Beau Dandy and Whirl Blast were the none-stake winners on the Calu-tnet entry list. Allen Fuller 4.80 2.80 Raisin Bread 2 20 N. H.l Academy and Trenton, high school will complete in a special event.

OTHER EVENTS Several other tentative competitive features also are planned. Comedy and novelty swimming and diving will add spice to the afternoon's entertainment. In the so-called jockey race, one swimmer will receive an aquatic ride atop another contestant, and the balloon event will find performers attempting to inflate balloons as they navigate the distance of the pool. Flyinr girls listed as entrants include Sally Truxel, Sukie Brown, Phyllis Hatlem, LeVerne Trudear, Jackie Burg-hard, Linda Royce, Dot Nelson, Dottie Davis, Mary Martin and Louise Love. Olympic contestants Wally Ris, Eddie Gilbert, Bob Sohl and Keith Carter will give exhibitions of freestyle and breaststroke Instead of through a lot of red tape to see the head man, folks have learned that they only have to walk down to the south Quiniela (2-1) Time, :30.

Also ran Burnside. FtlRO, conference tournament at San end of the grandstand between races to find Syms perched on a Francisco. Rosy Argo, Shoe Shine. Jtmmle Fletcher, scratched. merry-go-round starts a 50-day Bradley thus became the na THIRD RACE 516 mile: very common chair.

He might be talking to a millionaire tourist, listening to a hard luck story, or trying to pick the winner of the tion's biggest winner, achieving Miss Zipp 10.40 5.40 3.20 Baytown 4.40 3.00 Rainy Blue i 3.40 No. 10 in a row at the expense of St. Mary's of California, 69-58. next event. There are more than 600 dogs at Hollywood this season whirl today, with a iieia oi California two-year-olds racing for a plum that may be worth $80,000.

Seventeen youngsters were entered in the California Breeders Champion stakes, a $50,000 purse CANISIUS LOSES Quiniela (7-S) J55.60. DAILY DOUBLE Lora Roll and Miss t'blicity man Bert Berry finds that Hollywood visitors soon learn about the dogs, and news anent the fleetness of foot of Rural Canisius. which had won six. Zipp paid $74.60. swollen to the larger figure by Time.

UJ2 4. Also ran: tsniie Liee. Streak and Kolaka went the rounds last evening so that the winner LIKE "HORSE OPERAS' Officials in charge of the thrice-weekly motion pictures at Hialeah that "horse operas" are the most popular films with the exercise boys, grooms and others from the stable area. Good Go, Brush Creek, Black ell, Ben Calumet won the Widener in 1939 with Bull Lea, and won added money. It will be the richest race ever and runnerup in the Inaugural Stakes paid low prices.

was toppled bv Western Kentucky at Buffalo. N. 65-55, giving the Blue Grass boys their seventh triumph without reversal. Around. FOURTH RACE Futurity The performances of these two greyhounds gratified form players, but actually succeeding nights of the meet should prove Little Top 10.40 6.60 4.60 Monty 7.00 5.20 again in the 1946 and 1947 runnings with Armed.

Among Calumet's many oppon Stanford's Indians won their ninth straight by humbling Ore- again that what a dog did at Boston or Daytona matters little It is present form and weight that counts with the greyhounds. Whistle Better Quiniela 2-8) $37.80. Time. :30. Also ran: Kitten Behave, run exclusively for homebreds of this state.

If all 17 start, it will be worth $80,391.50. A throng or 35,000. depending on the weather, is expected for the opening of Santa Anita's 12th season. Heavy rain yesterday ents were Andes Stable's Beau- son. 70-62.

in the PCC tournament LOUIS EXHIBITION TAMPA. Joe Louis will fight an opponent not yet selected in an exhibition here Jan. 28. chef, a South American invader Weights will be released Jan. 3 for Hialeah's $50,000 Widener, to be run February 26 at a one of three tournaments that That's what keeps the railbirds peering into their programs and practically looking a hole through a canine as he is put on the Yellow Peril, Duke Of York.

Fiddle Man, Sir Taxes. which won three stakes last sum mer. A. F. Hammer's Marchons promoter Louis Viscusu sall.

got into the holiday swing. The other meets were the Big Seven at Kansas City and the all-college event at Oklahoma City. FIFTH RACE 516 mile: Dan Painter 18.60 6 40 5.20 Revay 6.80 4.00 scales or paraded in front of the stands. Racing Official Expresses Confidence. Reggie's Heart 3.80 The PCC tournament also saw turned the track muddy.

heading favorites in the mile and one sixteenth feature were Mrs. Harry Isenberg's Audacious Man, Gus Luellwitz's Moonrush and the Yolo Stable's -Beau Knight. Quiniela (5-7) 565.W. Time, :32 45. Also ran Tippy But I Do.

Profile, Dixie Grande, California trounce Washington, ILL SYMS. who headed the official track family last night because of his father's illness, isn't calling for a crying towel. the defending conference cham rionya's Clipper. pions. 73-49, ana soutnern Cali as are so many race track people.

i SIXTH RACE Futurity: Ip fornia upset Oregon state, 60-40. Enterprise 11.40 4.60 3.20 The opening night's attendance was a bit better than I had Dandy uandy a.zu 3.uu Revere Star 8.80 anticipated, and so was the handle," Bill, asserted this morning, La Salle and Lawrence Tech of Detroit joined Western Ken Wheel Alignment and Brake Work Done Scientifically "Crowds will be larger after -New Year's, and we will have 2nd, another Latin importation which won all four of his North American starts. Arnold Hanger's Harmonica. Walter M. Jefford's Loyal Legion, and E.

E. Yoynow's Stud Poker. The 49 nominees: Splash, BeaucheM, Blue Yonder, Bug Juice, i Piet. Free America, Fervent. Faultless, Coaltown, Beau Dandy, Whirl Blast.

First Nishter, Anecdote, Strutin, Star Reward. Shy Guy, Barrage, Michael Noble Hero. Faraway, Myrmideo, Peiitoto, Sun Herod, Rampart, Romancer. Zanzibar 2nd. Marchons 2nd, Harmonica, Quibu, Three Rings, Loyal Legion.

But Why Not. Flash Burn. Lord Boswell, Gay Spark, Mel Hash, Column, Dinner Hour, Lord Grillo, Joe Mandell, Red Inquisitor, Stud Poker, Royal Governor, My Request, Lucky Draw, Child-eric, Delegate and Approval. tucky as teams that now have Georgia Engages In Contact Work Quiniela (1-5) 16.66. Time, 29 35.

Also ran: Blain Burban, Audoo, Blue Market, High Border, Tal-lequah. SEVENTH RACE 516 mile: an improved mutuel play this season," he added in a matter-f-fact tone that indicated he had advance knowledge that another snow storm was ready to punish the North and Midwest. lined up -seven straight victories. La Salle had to overcome a 13-point deficit to whip Louisville. 76-71, in Philadelphia.

Utah won the first game of this show, beating St. Joseph's of Philadelphia, 78-54. Mert v. 5.60 3.80 3 60 Drumbombo 11.00 6.80 Macaby 6.40 MIAMI (JP) Coach Wallace Be that as It may, the time has arrived when one hears on street corner those all -important queries of "What do you like In the double tonight?" and think I've got the quiniela in the Butts sent his Georgia Bulldogs out for another hard scrimmage Quiniela (1-4) 179.80. Tune, :32 25.

Also ran: Tola Rea Merry More, Innocent Party, Jill Brill Robber's Roost. EIGHTH RACE 516 mUe: rrth!" today in the wake of Notre Dame This is as much a harbinger of the gay winter season as the Coach Frank Leahy's prediction coming of Santa Claus. Georgia would beat Texas in the Calumet Farm Wins '48 Honors Romper 11.80 7.80 4.80 Bad Pete 8.20 4.00 Task Force 3.60 Orange Bowl New Year's Day. Leahy predicted victory by a FILLIES IN FLAMINGO OLD WIDENER NOMINEE Quiniela (1-8) (29.86. point and maybe a touchdown Walter M.

Jef ford's Green Blsdzej The eight-year-old Lucky Draw, 1V I Time, :33. Also ran: Hangman's Hood. Jerrico Joe. Behave Otto, Glide By, Sir during a talk at the second an NEW YORK UP) Calumet lf I 1 and Mrs. Albert Sabath's Alsab's; George D.

Widener's veteran geld- -1 ing who is making a comeback try Farm, thanks to Citation, galloped Buttons. NINTH RACE 516 mile: PH. 2024- VC 5 12 N. FEDERAL this winter at Hialeah. is the old Day are the only filly nominees for the 1949 Flamingo Stakes, the winter's most important Triple Crown preview.

Rural Streak 4.20 2.80 2.60 Kolaka 3.20 2.80 MOORE'S DRUG STORE 300 S. W. 2nd SI. Phona 5134 est of the 49 nominees ir this winter Widener. Traffic Tie Up 3.20 Quiniela (1-8) 84.40.

Time, :32. Also ran: Nellie Gray, nual Miami Chamber of Commerce sponsored Orange Bowl kickof dinner last night. "The Bulldogs can win." he said, they'll have to block and tackle a little harder than they've had so far this season. Butts apparently felt the same way. He said he didn't like the way the boys tackled yesterday.

"The timing was coor and the whole business could be improved." he said. Rural sucker, Mite Life Charlie, Zakary, Hacker. TENTH RACE 516 mile: off with leading owner honors for the 1948 New York racing season. Hirsch Jacobs topped the trainers and Ted Atkinson headed the jockeys. Citation's spectacular performance the colt started only four times in New York and collected $246,200 for owner Warren Wright overshadowed this section of the state racing commission's annual report released today.

Good Shiner 4.40 3 20 2.20 Top Figure 7.20 2.80 Perfect Hit 2.20 Quiniela (1-2) $8.00. Time, :32 45. Also ran: Sharon Hill Bunny Shuttle, Mama's Mind, Trophy Girl, Big Pack. Attendance 4,594. Mutuels, 885,550.

Calumet Farm started only 34 horses on New York's tracks this year. Thirteen romped home, the HOLLYWOOD ENTRIES winner to return $390,175 in purses. Three of the four races won by FIRST RACE Futurity Citation were $100,000 affairs Bee Diamond iLeola Hatcher Colorful iRolllng Reggie One Hal the Belmont Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup and Empire City International Gold Cup. The other was Upper Ten ILightning Fast SECOND RACE Futurity I first half Fifth Win Sought By Honest Dollar Honest Dollar, the greyhound with the million dollar reputation for consistency, will try for victory number five in tonight's featured ninth at Biscayne dog track. Thus far.

out of 13 starts Honest Dollar has racked up four firsts, four seconds and four thirds. Clever Sister, Some Guy, Carmen Mc and other more experienced greyhounds will provide the opposition for the Randle star, so it's quite likely Honest Dollar the $25,000 Sysonby MUe. Harrv La Montagne's Conniver daily double) Dauntless Goldie jTalasea Mr. Tax Riot Squad second highest money winner with Top Draw iMarymere $158,305. led in the handicap Hoping IJay Hawk Joe THIRD RACE 516 mile (last half division.

Blue Peter. Joseph N. Roebling's hopeful and futurity daily double): Don's Beauty IHonva's Gal winner and a leading candidate Odessa Mar Roll for the Kentucky Derby, headed 1 I i' 5 i nf lift vr-i'-v tjo Leaves S. E. 1st Av.

Adjoining Ciiy Bui VJ Station. First But at (j JA I Kef Keen Maiden Lila Lue 3well Shot LiKhtlood Lad the two-year-olds with $148,160 FOURTH RACE Futurity: will have to come up with another hard-trying effort to land Magic Breeze iRed Can Porter CIGAR BOWL TEAMS Sweet Daddy 'Sir Amos TAMPA. One half of the this Mistaken Meaning Twin Sister Dark Symphony None Better rMear Bowl lineup for New Year's. in the eiehth another dud with iniKht was on hand today and the a very good rep, Missouri Dasher FIFTH RACE 518 mile: l. ill 5 i mK lother halt was expeciea during will take a fling at select company Viva jJoe MFrau Gehringer Why so morning.

and like Honest Dollar, will be looking for his fifth triumph. winsome Willie Cupie Busy Me Chop Sticks SIXTH RACE Futurity Rube's Choice ISealed Beam Border Lady Adorant Shock Absorber 'Bright Lightning Upanatum Coated miumm Mi SEVENTH RACE 516 mile: i i ffi Billy's Partner Holy Cross won By One Jane's Record Jimmie Wade My Tracer Reckless Byer Downle Down 1 I EIGHTH RACE 516 mile: HOLLYWOOD SELECTIONS FIRST RACE Bee Diamond, Upper Ten, My Hal. SECOND RACE Mr. Tax, Top Draw, Riot Squad. THIRD Lue.

Keen Maiden. Swell Shot. FOURT KRACE Sir Amos, Dark Symphony. Twin Sister. FIFTH RACE Busy Me.

Viva. Whysb. SIXTH RACE Border Lady. Adorant, Rube's Choice. SEVENTH RACE Jlmmic Wade, My Tracer, Holy Cross.

EIGHTH RACE Revere Speedster, Blond Alice, Bob Bvers. NINTH RACE Rapid Stream, Rebel Secret. Vali. TENTH RACE Topper's Molly, More Mud. Air Lite.

BEST BET Revere Speedster. Bob Byera Frank Blond Alice Chase Off Flying Mail NINTH RACE IWhlrly'a Gal IRevere Speedster iPatent Switch 5. 16 mile: Heath Hollenbeck Rebel Secret Rapid Stream rw Mail Time Revere Steed Vail Game Girl Beau Bait TENTH RACE 516 mile Topper'a Molly lAlr Lite Scatter Dough Fawn Dough Phone 2-1701 Yankee Raider No Soap More Mud Hollendale Tonites Feature Hot Box 9th Race See Sport Section For Entries CLEMSON TEAM FLIES JACKSONVILLE. JP Unbeaten KPRESS BUS SERVICE DIRECT TO TRACK MOTORISTS: Drive south on Old Dixie to 1 1 5th Street, or south on West Dixie to 1 1 5th Street. Miami.

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