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hm1 vyrvr ir Hasty Road Hangs On SECTION SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1954 To Win Preakness GARDEN FINANCIAL WANT ADS Ti 5 3i Outju ggledl, gers Outgames' Correlation By a Neck in Stretch, Hasseyampa I 3rd I tlx i 4a IT WAS MINNIE the Minoso not Minnie the Mermaid who made the Tigers sit up and take notice Saturday. With Chicago trailing, 3 to 2 in the ninth, Minoso belted out a three-run homer for a 5-3 victory over Detroit. On base were Nellie Fox (2) and Bob Boyd (31). Ferris Fain (8) was in the batter's circle when Minnie hit. Hfc.J 1 1 ACROSS finish line first (6).

Taking the lead early, in Preakness is Hasty Road Hasty Road still had enough left to beat out Correlation (2), Hasseyampa, an outsider who SPECIAL DAY FOR THEM Rookies Give Tribe 9th Straight, 4-3 Rcgalado, Smith's Clutch Bloivs Beat Baltimore; Rosen Clouts 10th CLEVELAND (U.fi) Rookies Rudy Regalado and Al Smith put their talents together in the 10th inning Saturday tu lengthen the Cleveland Indians' winning streak to nine to Aid Fire Victims Turfmen BY AL COFFMAN Tuesday will be "fire relief day" at the Detroit Race Course for the benefit of horse racing people who were "burned out" in Friday night's devastating stable fire. "The day," expected to raise between 440,000 and $50,000 for the victims, was worked out who finished second, and wound up In third place. Mantle's Heavy Bat Pulls Yanks Allie Doesn't Need Much Against Bosox NEW YORK (U.R) Mickey Mantle drove in four runs with homer, triple -and a pair of singles Saturday while Allie Reynolds registered his fifth victory of the season by pitching the New York Yan kees to a 7-0 triumph over the Boaton Red Sox. Mantle, boosting his batting BALTIMORE VT) Big. tough Hasty Road flew in front most of the way Saturday afternoon to defeat the heavily favored Correlation by a neck in a thrilling finish of the $110,150 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

This 78th running of Maryland's classic was marred somewhat by a bumping contest an eighth of a mile from the finish, and the crowd of 29,604 had to wait out a 15-minute delay as stewards looked at the films after a foul claim against Correlation. ACTUALLY, IT looked as if Hasty Road, the dark bay speedster who finished second in the Kentucky Derby three weeks ago, had been the cause of some the trouble. The foul claim was lodped by Arnold Kirkland, who rode Hasseyampa, the third horse across the finish line a length and a half behind the rangy Correla tion, the 4-5 favorite. Hasty Road, second choice at 9-3 and owned by the Hasty House Farms of Mr. and Mrs.

Allie Reuben, of Toledo, was put on the lead after the first eighth of a mile by Veteran Jockey Johnny Adams, who was' winning his first Preakness, Correlation, owned by Robert H. Lytic, of Los Angeles, and ridden by Willie Shoemaker, ran ninth in the early part, then moved on the final turn to challenge the leader. Adams, 39-year-old native of Tola, had Hasty Road near the rail as Correlation came charging up only beads apart, with Hasseyampa moving at the same time alongside the Califor nia colt. Suddenly Hasty Road came out land appeared to bump Correla- Preakness Chart on Page 8 He couldn't make it from there on in to the wire as the two leaders fought it out for the second time in a week at Pimlico, Last Monday in the Preakness Prep, Hasty Road led all the way only to be nipped by a head at the finish by Correlation. On that occasion, a lot of people thought a foul should have been claimed against Correlation for lurching to his left almost on top of Hasty Road.

There was no objection against Hasty Road, who was led into the winner's circle after touring the mile and three-sixteenths in 1:57 2-5 on a fast track. The time compares with the 1:56 Preanknesa record set by Capot in 1949. WHILE THEY were draping the blanket of daisies painted like black eyed eusana over Hasty Road's quivering flanks, the objection sign flashed and the crowd roared, expecting the claim to be againjt the winner. But it wasn't, and he got to keep the big net purse of $91,600. Then it was a question whether Correlation, who was aUo Turn to Page 4, Column 8 White Sox Win in 9th On Homer Richards Uses 7 Hurlers in 8th, 9th BY LYALL SMITH Free Preta Sporta Editor Manager Paul Rapier Richards put on the greatest juggling act' this side of a vaudeville circuit and almost brained himself.

He flipped six Chicago pitchers to the rescue of Starter Don Johnson, four of them in the 8th and two more in the ninth. Such hectic action backfired on him when it permitted the Tigers to break a scoreless draught of 16 consecutive in nings and rush over three runs to grab a 3-2 lead in the 8th. BUT OUTFIELDER Minnie Minoso bailed his boss out of trouble with a three-run homer in the ninth off Reliefer George Zuverink to give the White Sox a 6-3 triumph. Insistent that he be given another try at the act he flubbed in the previous inning, Richards tried again in the last one. After his sixth pitcher of the two- hour-and-51-minute marathon be fore 10,947 spectators had retired the first two Tigers in the last of the ninth, he made the mistake of serving a single to Walt Dropo.

Richards immediately went into his act. And again, he barely missed goofing It. He jerked Pitcher No. 6 Jack Harshman and brought In Bob Keegan, who had pitched a three hit shutout Friday night. Harvey Kuenn belted a drive to the right center screen that missed going into the stands by a foot.

It turned out to be a double, but while Richards was making motions for another re liefer, Al Sima, to hurry up his motion in the bullpen, Keegan ended the game by retiring Frank Boiling. WHEN IT WAS over, Richards had used every pitcher he has except Sima, who was warming up, and Virgil Trucks, who will oppose Steve Gromek in Sunday's single game. The Sox utilized 17 players while the losers sent in 18, three of them pitchers. Chicago made seven hits off Ned Garver, Loser Dick Marlowe and Zuverink, who served up the home run offering. The Tigers collected nine off take a deep breath Johnson, Harry Dorish, Sandy Consuegra, Billy Pierce, Mike Fornieles Harshman and Keegan.

Sloppy fielding by Ray I Boone, who made two errors In the first Inning, gave the Sox a 1-0 lead without benefit of a hit off Garver. They didn't score again until the seventh when Chico Carrasquel tripled home Johnny Groth, who had walked. That was only the fourth hit off Garver, who was lifted after the top of the 8th for a pinch-batter. For seven innings, Johnson was just as effective. He retired the first 10 batters before Boiling singled in the fourth.

He saw Al Kaline pick up the second Tiger hit in the fifth but then picked him off first base before serving another hit to Bill Tuttle, the next batter. DETROIT MISSED a big chance in the sixth when Garver opened with a walk and Kuenn was handed a single on a pop fly into short left center that was knocked out of Minoso's glove by an accidental swipe of Turn to Page 2, Column 2 Pint? rom tojtlon slightly. Hasseyampa-right 253 collected four of the bchindlhad no place to go. Yankees 10 hits and demon- strated his versatility to a Ladies' Day crowd of 22,953. He KIRKLAND reigned up sharp-first beat out' an important in- jy, and had to take Hasseyampa, field hit in the third Inning and (owned by the Walmac Farm of then blasted his fifth homer of ir, w.

Mcllvan, inside to the rail. I 'a -si I 'V -1 4 the Baltimore Orioles. Canadian Job Sidetracked By Stanfel 'Mort Valuable' Lion Signs with Detroit Guard Dick Stanfel, voted the most valuable player on the title winning Detroit Lions last season, has turned thumbs down on a bid from Calgary in the professional Canadian League. The 26-year-old veteran of three Lions' seasons agreed to terms Saturday after a long distance conversation with General Manager Nick Kerbawy. His estimated salary next sea-eon will be $8,500.

Stanfel, a graduate of San Francisco University, was named to the NFL All-Star team last year. He is 6-3 and weighs 240. Injured in the collegiate All-Star Game in 1950, he didn't play that Fall for the Detroiters. But he has been a regular in each of the last three seasons. He is the 12th veteran to sign a Lions' contract for the 1954 season.

Happy Birthday! Collegian Hurls 5-0 No-Hitter CAMBRIDGE, Mass (JF) Holy Cross righthander Ron Perry celebrated his 22nd birthday Saturday by pitching his first collegiate no-hlt, no-run game in blanking Harvard, to 0. The victory was Perry's sixth straight this year and his 23rd In 24 college games. Perry struck out 11, walked only two and didn't permit a ball to be hit out of the infield. the year with one on in the fifth. Reynolds struck out six bat ters, gave up seven hits, and was in serious difficulty only tn the sixth inning.

Pinch-hitter Charley Maxwell walked in that frame and went to third on Jim Pier- sail's double, but Reynolds struck out Ted Williams to end the Red Sox's chief threat. THE YANKEES picked up their first three runs off Rookie Truman Clevenger in the third inning. Andy Carey, who was hit by a pitch, moved up on a sacrifice and came home on Hank Bauer's double. Bauer went to third on an infield out and scored when Mantle out-legged a grounder to First Baseman Harry Agganis. Yogi Berra also beat out an infield roller, and when Eddie Robinson's smash skipped through Agganis' legs for an error, Mantle also tallied.

Mantle's homer, a 365-foot blow which landed in the corner of the right field bleachers, followed Bauer's fifth inning single and gave the Yankees a 5-0 lead. The Yankees scored again in the seventh on Phil Rizzuto's Turn to Page 3, Column 8 LOOKING OVER Flaming Tera, who escaped the flames early Saturday morning when fire swept a barn at the Detroit Race Course, is Owner Jack Adler, of 772 Hawthorne, Grosse Point Woods. Adler lost two other horses in the fire. Flaming Tera escaped with burns. Saturday afternoon in an emergency meeting attended by Racing Commissioner James Inglis, Track Vice President George Haggarty and Dr.

Harry Lindy, head of the Michigan division of the Horsemen's Association. THE TRACK will turn over its entire receipts Tuesday to the world's second- ranked heavyweight contender, clouted Sys whenever he could catch him in the abbreviated fight, which ended with six sec onds remaining in the fourth round. After absorbing the Cuban's best punches In that round, Sys abruptly quit and walked to his corner. SYS, WHO began his fighting career here in 1932, was roundly booed as he left the ring and Belgian Boxing Federation officials later announced they were holding up the veteran's $7,000 purse because of his action. Valdes connected with a powerful right to the face starting the fourth, following It up with a barrage of body blows.

Sys clinched, but Valdes came in with another right to the face, and after another clinch, a jolting uppercut to Sys' Jaw. That convinced the Belgian and he headed for his corner. the fire relief fund, Including its six per cent share of the mutuel handle plus all admission fees. On their part the horsemen will contribute an amount equal to the purses for the day, or about $20,000. Even the State of Michigan will join in with a contribution of $3,000 from its license fee fund.

In approving "fire relief day," Commissioner Inglis granted an extra day of racing to the Michigan Racing Association. Now the track will close Monday July 26, rather than Saturday, July 24. The change was made with the approval of Governor Williams, who told Inglis that he was "very much concerned about the horse men who lost so much in the fire." THE FIRE RELIEF fund will be swelled by about $6,000 pledged by the various divisions of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association along with individual donations. Negotiations are under way to have concessionaires and supplies at the track participate in "fire relief day." When all the money Is In, It will be split up among owners, trainers, grooms, and others who suffered losses in the fire. Relief funds will be distributed first to cover losses of personal property, then for racing equipment and finally pro-rated to pay for the loss of horses.

Phil Makes Good In First Stakes Race The first stakes race of the Detroit season helped 17,471 fans forget about the city's race track fire Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C.

Martin's Phil a newcomer to the De troit Race Course, put on a splendid front-running exhibition to take the $10,000 Motor City Handicap. After putting away Avion in the first half-mile, Phil out-gamed the Canadian champion Chain Reaction and R. A. Para-chek's Gulf Stream in the stretch for his victory. DICK LAWLESS rated the 6-1 outsider beautifully, drawing out by three-quarters of a length when his two rivals surged alongside midway down the stretch of the mile run.

In the earlier races the Zakoqr family continued its opening day spree by corraling three races. Jockey Willie a handled a pair of winners in El's Folly, $17, and Gunga Din, $7, while his Uncle Bill cut in for a purse with Star apprentice Al Blache aboard. On opening day the Zakoors cut up three races between them, too. Once again betting showed a decided fall from 1953 Saturdays. It totaled $876,806, where a year ago the Saturday figure slipped below.

$1,000,000 only once and then by a matter of a few hun dred dollars. Midland Golfers State Champions PORT HURON (P) Midland made a five-stroke lead stand up to win the Class A finals of the State High School golf cham pionships at the Black River Country Club course in Port Huron Saturday. Bedford Union won the Class crown while Jackson St. Mary captured the combined Class C-D championship. games with a 4-3 victory over Regalado, who had driven in two runs in the third inning, singled off Don Larsen in the tenth, moved along on a sacrifice by George Strickland and cored the winning run on Al Smith's single.

Mike Garcia was the winner In a game of wasted opportunities by both clubs, the Indians stranding 13 runners and the Orioles 10. Garcia scattered 10 hits, to win his fourth decision. It was Larsen's fourth defeat. The Orioles scored first with three-run rally in the third inning on singles by Clint Courtney and Larsen, a hit batsman and a double by Dick Kryhoski. After that, Garcia was the master in the pinches.

THE INDIANS picked up their first two runs in the third when Smith walked, Dave -Philley singled and Larry Doby walked to fill the bases. Regalado's single drove in two. Al Rosen tied the score in the fifth when he slammed his tenth home run of the year over the left field fence. It was Rosen's eighth home run in eeven games and the first since the Boston Red Sox had his bat thrown out of the game last Wednesday. Rosen also took the league batting lead with an average of .378 over Bob Avila's .373.

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Lararn (1-41. A A's Blast Nats, 10 to 3 WASHINGTON (ff) The Philadelphia Athletics mauled Spec Shea and Camilo Pascual for seven runs in the first two innings and coasted to a 10-3 victory over Washington Saturday night, ending a seven-game losing streak. Gus Zernial blasted a three- run homer for the A's in the first inning to help Arnold Porto-carrero win his first major league game. phlladelnhla 40 012. 0(10 10 .15 Va.hlntlon 000 110 010 3 0 1 PORTOCARKRRO and Shanttt SHKA, rax-ual (1).

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Louis 010 010 00 Fowler and Railey; Presko, Lint (6), Schelh (8) and Rice. Arizona Prep Vaults 13i Feet PHOENIX, Ariz. (U.R) Jim Brewer, a freshman at North Phoenix High School, cleared the pale vault at 13 feet 6i inches Friday for what was believed to be the best high school record in the nation this year. TM AOr CRAZY9 SYS SAYS Belgian Quits in 4th After Valdes Beating BRUSSELS (JP) Karel Sys, 40-year-old Belgian heavyweight quit in the fourth round of his scheduled 10-round bout with Nino Valdes," of Cuba, Saturday night and told newsmen later, "I'm not crazy, I didn't want to get killed." Major League Standings 5 Is SUNDAY MAY 23 1954 ir hs 1 IP 0. -3 2 20 14i 18 I 18! 14 171 15 563 15 J500 Oj 1 1 2 3 2i- 2 2 21 2 41- 17j 16! 17 17! 81 1 3 01 21 14 17 1 21 It II 211 111 251 306(110 -I 8, AL ip Is I'm i sj IN Li Cleveland 13314543 22 10! St.

Louis New York 2 8 4 8 1 4 8 20 Vt ,625 2 Brooklyn Chicago 21 48844 21 13) 2 Milw'kee DETROIT 12 8322 18 12.571 4 Phlla. Baltimore 2121 222 12 17 8ij New York Wash. 0 2211 82 11 19 .367 10 Cincinnati Phlla. 1 22022 2 11 20 Chicago Boston Oj 201181 18 18 Plttsb'gh A- -I 9j "IS 2l SATURDAY'8 RESULTS Chicago 5, DETROIT 3. Cleveland (, Baltimore 3 (10 Innings).

New York 7, Boston 0. Philadelphia 10, Washington 8. SUNDAY'S GAMES Chicago at DETROIT Trucks (4-3) vs. Gromek (7-1). Boston at New York Henry (3-2) vs.

Morgan (8-0). Philadelphia at Washington Trice (1-2) vs. Marrero (1-0). Baltimore at Cleveland (2) Turley (4-3) and Koslo (0-1) vs. Feller (0-0) and Houtte-man (1-2).

SATURDAY'S RESULTS Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 1. Milwaukee 5-11, Chicago 1-9. New York 5, Philadelphia 0. Cincinnati at St. Louis, night.

SUNDAYS GAMES Milwaukee at Chicago (2) Nichols (33) and Crone (0-0) vs. Rush (3-3) and Pollet) (1-1). Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (2) O'Donnel (1-8) and Friend (1-3) vs. Roe (1-2) and Loes (1-2). New York at Philadelphia McCaU (0-0) or Antonelll (5-2) vs.

Simmons (4-3). Cincinnati at St. Louis Perkowskl (1-S) vs. Staley (3-3). Jockey Johnny Adams and Hasty Road aaaa.ttta.ikta.tAia.a A AaYAA, a.

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