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'l-VV'V'J" t- Chicago Tribune, Friday, June 5, 1981 Section 4 3 -Hope springs eternal in the Belmont Stakes In the Wake Lgr of the News By David Condon ffJf. Chicago Titan Pm toivlo NEW YORK Hope springs eternal in the whacky world of bone racing, proving that Barnum was absolutely right when he said there's a nicker born every minute. Someone always is willing to race against a cinch, or, as railbirds say, against "the lock." So, the names of 10 other 3-year-old thoroughbreds, including 3 that started in last April's Illinois Derby at Sportsman's Park, went in the box Thursday as challengers to Pleasant Colony's bid to become the 12th Triple Crown champion in history when the mile-and-one-half Belmont Stakes is run But even after Mickey Rooney had drawn the 11th, and far outside, post position for the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, handicappers established Pleasant Colony as the odds-on favorite for the 113th running of the Belmont Park classic. "That 11th post is of no consequence," said Johnny Campo, the corpulent and verbose trainer who hasn't had a loss since he took ever as Pleasant Colony's coach just before the Wood Memorial. "The field isn't bulky and it's a long route, so there'll be racing room for everyone." And Thursday night, Campo, who thinks the mutuel windows could pay off in advance on the late-blooming son of His Majesty-Run Colony, continued to insist that the only contest in the Belmont will be the race to see which horseflesh finishes second, third, and fourth behind Pleasant Colony.

Tap Shoes, starting from the No. 10 hole, is coupled as an entry withStage Door Key (No. 6), and the entry is second choice in the early line. With Pleasant Colony, a grandson of stable area that the last two Belmonts had been won by supplemental entries. Temperence Hill won last year, and in 1979 Coastal charged home to deny a Triple Crown to the great Spectacular Bid.

Old hands around the barns also were recalling Carry Back was gunning for the Triple Crown and was a heavy favorite in the Belmont. The owners of Sherluck, a1 disappointment in the Kentucky Derby and a no-show in the" Preakness, supplemented their horse only a few days after it romped home a winner in the Jersey Derby. Sherluck also romped home in the Belmont and paid off bettors with mutuels that looked like telephone numbers. Trainer Luis Barrera's Summing (10-1) is the only entry to have beaten Pleasant Colony. Long before Campo took over the colt's training, Pleasant Colony went up against Summing in a Belmont seven-furlong race for maidens, and straggled in sixth while Summing took the big purse.

"SUMMING WORKED the mile in a good 1:37 45 Tuesday on Belmont's soggy training track," said Barrera. "So, it looks like we're ready for Pleasant Colony. I beat him before, and I want this Belmont because this is my hometown." Jorge Velasquez, Pleasant Colony's rider, figures this one is virtually in the bag, but lists Tap Shoes and Paristo as threats. Many of racing's eternal optimists make a good case for Woodchopper, second to Pleasant Colony in the Derby. I'll bet again on Bold Ego, the front-running speedster from New Mexico, although most everyone probably including trainer Jack Van Berg suspects the distance is too much for the colt.

Ribot. 4-5 in the preliminary handicapping, the entry is rated 41 Trainer Bob Jacobs' SezyoU is one of three colt's listed on merit, at 50-1. Sezyou was a glorious 12th in the Illinois Derby. The others at 50-1 are Bare Knuckles, which starts at the rail, and Escambia Bay. Paristo, the winner of the Illinois Derby, is listed at 15-1, after its owners, Robert and Ruth Feinberg, put up $5,000 Thursday to make their ace a supplemental entry.

They'll have to write another check for $1,500 to get Paristo in the starting gate. If they do, keep an eye on Paristo. No one ever supplements at such a cost unless he's got his horse loaded for THE DECISION TO supplement Paristo was made by trainer George Handy after he worked Paristo the mile-and-a-half Belmont distance Wednesday. "I asked the Feinbergs about supplementing," said Handy, "and they asked me if I'd have run Paristo if he had been an original nominee. I told them I sure would, and so they gave the OK to supplement." Later, Paristo's trainer was reminding the gang in the Belmont Stakes field PP Horse Jockey Odds 1 Bare Knuckles (H.D.

Evans) 50-1 2 Highland Blade (Vasquez) 8-1 3 Escambia Bay (E. Maple) 50-1 4 -Woodchopper (Plncay) 6-1 6 Summing (Martens) 10-1 6 fl-Stage Door Key (MacBeth) 4-1 7 -Parlsto (Cordero) 15-1 8 Sezyou (Fell) 50-1 9 Bold Ego (J. Lively) 10-1 10 a-Tap Shoes (Hernandez) 4-1 11 Pleasant Colony (Velasquez) 4-5 a-coupled. s-supplementary entry. Owners 1-B.

and N. Kelly. 2-Pen-Y-Bryn Farm. 3-Annette Eubanks. 4-Qreentree Stable.

5-Charles T. Wilson Jr. 6-Leone Peters. 7-Ruth Feinberg. 8-Peter Bar-berlno.

9-Double Ranch Kldd. 10-Leone Peters. 11-Buckland Trainers 1-Everett King. 2-Oavld A. Whlteley.

3-Wllllam Boniface. 4-Jack Qaver Jr. 5-Lula Barrera. 6-Roger Laurin. 7-George Handy.

6-Eugene Jacobs. 9-Jack Van Berg. 10-Horatlo Luro. 11 -John Campo. Weights All carry 126 pounds.

Purse $284,300 with 11 startora. First place 1 70,560. Second $62,546. Third $34,116., Fourth $17,058. Distance IVa miles.

I Post time 4:38 p.m. (Chicago time). a Television WBBM-TV, Channel 2, 4-5 p.m. (Chicago time). Ron Alridge TV-radio critic 'Mr 9 II fx otix-rt i 5 fj a Mil IHJ1II I.

I II Sox planning deal on pay television FANS WANTING TO SEE more White Sox games on television probably will get their wish next season, but they'll have to pay for the extra coverage, according to club president EddleElnhorn, who says he's putting together a pay-TV package for next year. While he's not giving any details, Einhorn says the package will include cable and over-the-air subscription TV, meaning moat everyone in the Chicago area will be able, to get the games if they're willing to pay. "We've got our own plan to do our own thing," said Einhorn, former owner of the TVS network. "It's pretty close to being announced. It's a month or six weeks away.

It will be a combination (of cable and over-the-air subscription). People Will not be left out. "There will also be free television in here. I'd never take take them an off (free TV). I think it's good.

First of all, there are promotional values." What it all means is WGN-TV (Channel 9). will broadcast about the same number of Sox games (64), most of them road as this year. Assuming Einhorn's plan goes through, another station will cover the other games, but will broadcast then using a scrambled signal that can be received only by sets equipped with special descramblers, which will be rented to subscribers probably for $20 to $25 a month. The Sox broadcasts also could be sold to cable companies, which In turn would pipe them into their subscribers' homes, possibly WSNS-TV (Channel 44) already provides an over-the-air uhecriptlon service In Chicago. At night, the station carries "On TV" programming, most of which is uncut movies.

On TV officials have said they aren't interested in carrying more than a token number of Sox games, so Einhorn probably will have to make a deal with a station other than WSNS. Einhorn isnt saying what station he'll deal with, and may not know yet, but be has explored possible deals with at least two other stations. One is WOU-TV (Channel 28), an independent station. Howard Shapiro, acknowledging that he has talked with Einhorn, refuted to comment other than to say Channel SI has federal approval to begin a subscription TV service If and when it cnoooss The other possibility involves a new station scheduled to tart broadcasting tms fall over Channel 66. That station aiso will provide subscription TV.

Buford Televison, which is the subscription TV business in Cincinnati, will provide Channel pay programming, which could Include Sox fames, says a source at the company, who admitted that Einhorn and Buford officials have talked, but no Danert have Tribunt PIMM by mi lliicioni Navie Loshkagian of Cress Creek doffs her shoes and Links trial at McHenry Country Club. Her splash didn't Loshkagian was not among the four local qualifiers tor tries, to hit out of the water on 10th hole during Public pan out, so she picked up the ball and took a penalty. Public. Links championship June 24-28. She wins the Links trial for experience Golf A final, but mere remote, possibility is Channel 60, which is tcbaduled to be put into use hi the Chicago area, but not Bsea-ty as soon as Channel 66.

LAST TEAR, taa-Sex owner Bffl Veeck arranged to pat this season's heme games on cable TV, with Channel 44 On TV possibly picking up a few. Einhorn, perhaps the most TV-wise owner in ail of sports, vetoed the deal when his group taught the team. He tlwugbt the Sox could get more money By Roy Darner LITTLE CAROL LUDVIGSON got a late start in golf, but she's coming on strong now. The University of Oklahoma senior shot a 1-under-par 76 Thursday at McHenry, the best score In Chicago qualifying for the Women's Public Linn championship. But because Lud-, vigson will play in the.

Illinois state tourney at that time, four other colle- Sant earned the trip to CreswelL for the June 24-28 event They are: Nancy Stuart, who shot SI with two hits out of bounds. A recent graduate of Miami Dade Community College, Stuart will go to Florida Atlantic in the fall. Teresa Lynch, who fired an 83. She's from Glen Ellyn and It a Junior golfer at Purdue. Meg Cavanaugh, also with an 83.

'The recent graduate of Northern Illinois wn captain of the goU team this rtr. She woo the state collegiate title 1 MM, Lisa Howard, who shot 85. She's a PI drives of 225-230 yards on the back side. "When I was younger, I played a lot of softbaU and danced," she explained. "That helped my" golf game by making me stronger physically." Ludvigson's father Jerry is the pro at Spartan Meadows in Elgin.

"He started me playing golf when I was a freahman at Homewood-Flossmoor High School," she said. "He never pushed me, but If I wanted golf, It was there. The first two years, I Just goofed around. At a Junior. I took golf seriously and gave up other things for It" ALTHOUGH SHE PASSED apa trip to.

the Public Links championship, Ludvigson played in the qualifier because "I need the experience. Any time you go out and compete against good golfers, it's going to help you." Stuart had to rally from a disconcerting start on the first bole. "After I hit my drive, I wn mar a stake that read 200 yards. So I hit a 8-wood, and It wn 'way over and out of bounds. Then I discovered the sign meant It was 200 yards from the tee.

So I hit a 7-iron onto the green and one-putted for a bogey." Stuart played at Glenbrook South and won a district title in her Junior year. "I've ben playing golf since I wn 1). We lived a complex around a par course In Glenview, and I played all the time." apr.iuvziTsa IS I Pleasant Colony will bo off and running tor Immortality In the 113th at Kansas and lives in Wil- The pey-TV deal Einhorn it putting together may bring changss to the announcing booth. Einhorn is leaning toward a yttom fa which four announcers would rotate more or last gftQpJttV ttaVMaLaa1 afttdtO eUkd TV CllOPCSt That wouMhave the effect of dimming the sUn of front-line Harry Caray and Jimmy PiersalL Einhorn insists that's not hit saint objective. But, Einhorn has acknowledged a desire to shift the spotlight away from the announcers.

HrYoviously, much of the "otnertammetit" had to come from att-flotd sources, tofhtifrflg the announcers, because the team was to bad, Keshan said. Now, be thoroughly enjoys Carey's renditions of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," but wants most omsrtslnmoat to same from the field. "Then wen were mora neooie at the Dress conference when wa signed Harry (Caray) than when we signed Carttoa Unborn said. "Now that's pretty craty." AS FART OF TBI SHfFTINO spotlight. Enters has damped down an PiersalL the outspoken color man, ordering htm to act Khe a broadcaster, not a manager.

"Jimmy, to me, is 12m a dtenumd In the rough," Einhorn said. "No one has sat down with bun and taught him. Xb professionalism of being ArtdTlresare P1ersaH for carping (which is not the tame at erfctaxtng), Uin also yaiu his chato for hat nasal psturlng match wkh an umpire. It didnt matter to Xinhorn whether PtersaH shot the urns a bird or cave ram the Belmont Stakes! LUDVIGSON WENT OUT In 48. but came back in It with five btrdin and a bogey.

The 71 wn her average at school this spring, but she said: "I can I ar better than that, and I plan to do Althoui igh she's only S-l and lis Ludvigson wn cranking out Chicagoan wins twice, in final 8 of British Am steaaL "Yea dent make any gestures," said a) JtafeJ reports that he plam to dump Ptersall I lie I first time I ha vent had to Se))W OaT C09BfSf sakL "There's ban nothing done to warrant that We'd tea. Lett no hew the whole season comes out" far Cany, Elnhora said then ban ben no negatives snot the prensna 'MnisundersUndtng'' that had the tat.ooo-evyaar announces pafrUdy accuse the owner of lying during "'sTkhlryknowa that Einhorn and Caray are far from CMKnaty. Caray plan to start looking for a new Job for next -tenon tftnaea don't gm hire a firm commitment, which lagnojanotohghgO watfckeg aader na-year aantrectt. kT. ANDREWS, rorhiad Chtrage third try at the British Amateur golf championship will be the charm.

Hirach, who ran htt'owa insurance and real estate company, defeated Arisen State student Donald DuBois and Thursday to retch the quartern- The year's first Grand Slam event, showcasing some or at the best players from around the world! 8 the Men's Finals Hkneh on of ml (m lit on Sunday! Uircr hzring to continue WaANAFCtO UFV-Aa iWirsi for Bebey Uner from a bad sun," said Hirsch. "I hit' the ball really well." In bit first match Thursday, Hirsch defeated Tom Lamb, of Scotland, and 1 Randolph, a UCLA economics graduate, was taken to the final green before defeating Alan Lyddon, of England, by two notes. It was the first, time Randolph had been taken pest the 18th bole. In Ms morning match, Randolph defeated Andrew Stubbs, of Iceland, I and 4. Randolph, who si working to televt 8toa sports production, it thinking about turning pre If his play comimwa to Improve.

"If 1 win-here, in get a chance to play to a few major tournaments," he taid. "Then 1 would thtak about turning pro, although It not really on my mind at the moment." Tom KeUcy, aa automobile dealer from Ft Wayne, wn one-up going to the last bote a garnet Australia Tony Groehem, but tost at the, 18th. CD Third Round play from the attenrpted to thaw Thursday that Mario Andrstti, awarded the irtatery the Indianapolis tot after Unser wn pntfimd a In, tin eommMed a vlolatkMtbetwn Atlanta Country Club! The Final Hound follows by the J. Auto Club. James Bian told a eurvtvort from aa original entry of 81 HeU meet Califormaa Tom fUndotph, aver the OM Course.

"Thai tournament It wide open," said Orach, 48, who lost In the first round of the 1871 and ItM tourne- moon at Porthcawl fa Wales. "AO the nary playeri have vanished. The wsy I'm ptoyfag now I thtak I en win It" fSXSCll, WINNER of the Nerthera Amateur fa 1171, finished 1 over per against DuBott, who wn left off the Artsona State team for last week's NCAA efcswptontipi, wn lbs mts uw "Bunelinf of VJ. Aato Tennis on Sunday! wn reeponsftie for the change In staad- tm penalty a day after the tan nmmi out of oka while a cuam I aoiMMM Id tempM Syt Thun. mmn vrney.

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