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i 'n ii .1 ,11 ii i nKigi-y, in ii 9 ,,,,1 DETROIT FREE PRESS Saturday. March 64 IC I PAIR-CASH $84,114 DOUBLE TICKET 1 Si? ttuc Ro ong I 7) -x- tracks and Lopez picked the 5-2 off his Social Security card. THE 2 HORSE didn't win the last race but by that time, the cooks had won the twin double on a fantastic chance with their first three number choices. The 4-foot-ll-inch Lopez didn't cash the ticket but took it back to his partner Tuazon Thursday night. "I was up all night sick," Lopez admitted Friday.

The winnings surpassed the former record of $79,660.39 paid to Joseph Mariano, a bartender from Waterbury, at New York's F.ccseveit Raceway, Nov. 6, 1963. close their plans for the rest of the money. Tuazon said he probably will quit his job as an assistant cook at a Miami Beach hotel where both work in the winter. Lopez said he would continue working.

Speaking in Spanish-tinged English, the cooks said they have been frequent partners in betting at dog racing tracks and in the Miami area and at harness tracks in the New York area. Lopez went to the track Thursday, paid $1 for his admission to the new Gulfstream annex and made only one $2 wager on the twin double. He bet the 2-7-5-2 combination because Tuazon had noticed that the 2-7 combination had been paying 'off frequently at local dog HALUAXDALE, Fla. (UPD $10-a-day cooks stepped into the parimutuels office at Gulf stream Park Friday and collected the largest payoff in American horse racing history $84,114.20 for one $2 wager on the twin double. They identified themselves as Danny Tuazon, 60, a native Filipino bachelor, now a United States citizen of Hoboken, N.J., and Juan Lopez, a Puerto Paean whose wife, 17-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son still live in Puerto Rico.

Each received $2,057.10 in cash and a check for $40,000 from Gulfstream mutuels manager Jay Matthews, then they embraced happily. THEY SAID THEY would spend the 'cash playing the races Friday but declined to dis i llY 4 Cosmos Win Squeaker AP Photo WHO SAYS MONEY doesn't bring happiness? Not only are Juan Lopez (arm outstretched) and Danny Tuazon (hugging Lopez) flashes smiles of happiness after hitting the twin double for 84,114 at Gulfstream Park, but even their friends are happy for the two Miami Beach hotel cooks. TIGERS' STANLEY: WAITLL 1965 Pershing Dies lit Hit He Does Every thing ard, 66-65 11 still awfully young. What is he, only 21? He's got a good chance to overcome his weakness. But he's got to do it for himself.

Nobody can do it for him. He's got to work at it." STANLEY HIT ball after but has trouble with those righthanders." Coach Bob Swift, who was standing nearby, said, "He tries to pull too many pitches." Stanley stepped out of the Turn to Page 2, Column 4 ball on the button. Kaline shook his head. "Look at that," said Kaline. "When he's in there against 'Iron he looks great.

His trouble, is when he has to look at live pitching. He hangs in against lefthanders. Brisker Boys Team Up for 38 Big Points BY HAL SCHRAM Hamtramck High will never come closer to basketball tournament disaster it did Friday night' before 3,600 frenzied spectators at Ferndale High. 1 I A fired-up Pershing quintet. rlav: iaV-M b.

T. A BY JOE FALLS Free Press Staff Writer LAKELAND Wait 'ir next year." What, already! Well, it's like this: The Tigers have 40 odd players in camp (or maybe we should say 40 different players). Not all of them can make it. Some will have to go back for more seasoning. One of these players is cen-terfield Mickey Stanley, and that's too bad.

It's too bad because he can do most of it. HE CAN RUN really can fly around those bases," iays general manager Jim Campbell), he can field a great one right now," says Al Kaline) and he's a good husband" (says Ellen Ann Stanley). But Mickey Stanley has yet to master the bat, which is, of course, the bugaboo of most young ball players. He hit only .252 at Knox-ville last season, and that wasn't even Triple-A ball. he can still learn it," said' Kaline Friday as he watched Stanley slash away in the cage.

"He's 'At- iaX 6 '-4 or E.Detroit Surprised By Irish 5i 4 I 'a, playing by far its finest game of the season, dueled the favored Cosmos to the very end before bowing, 66-65, in the district championship. The Doughboys refused to give Hamtramck any edge in rebounding, scoring or courage. EARLY IN" THE final period the Cosmos boomed to a nine-point lead and threatened to blow Pershing out of the gym. But with Willie I shouldering the scoring burden, coach Will Robinson's squad quickly pulled back to within two points and it was touch and go the rest of the way. Iverson and Hamtramck's Ralph Brisker tied for high-point honors with 23 each.

Alex France netted 15 for Pershing and John Brisker 15 for Hamtramck. BY HAL SCHRAM East Detroit High was victimized by tournament luck Friday in a night of frustration and the Irish of Notre Dame took home a state Class A district basketball trophy. Holding a two-point lead, 43-41, with slightly more than Lrmi.l 1,1 AfJ iSbn. r-o. Free Press Photo bv Dick Tripp Trying to follow in Al Kaline's footsteps (left) is Mickey Stanley four minutes left to play.

East Detroit first lost 6-foot-5 Gary Geister on fouls and then sec onds later 6-4 Gary Brandt with In fighting its way into next week's regionals, Hamtramck eliminated three fine teams in four nights and' now can get ready for greater efforts in the week ahead. A- FREE THROW'S by Roger Yank and Doug Bersam in overtime enabled Lake Shore, champion of the Bi-County League, to nose out Roseville, 51-49. Roseville's Dick Drager, the principal's son, sent the game into overtime by hitting two Free Press Photo by JIMMY TAFOYA OX TARGET with this push shot is East Detroit's Fred Bolle as Bob Lantzy (20) and Randy Lamprides (32) of Notre Dame move in too late. But in the end it was a night for the Irish as Notre Dame raced to a 57-51 district tournament upset. an ankle injury.

i THE TWIN losses proved too much. Notre Dame seized upon its opportunity and pulled off a 57-51 upset which took" the Catholic League's Central "Division champions into next week's regionals. It was a close battle all the way until the big break came before 3,000 fans. The Shamrocks built up a 27-22 half time lead but saw Notre Dame cut the advantage to two points, 37-35, going into the final period. The Irish got exceptional scorin balance from Randy Lam prides (14), Bob Navetta (14) and Bob Smith (13).

Both Lamprldes and Smith got six of their points in the winning fourth-period drive. Waterf ord Kettering, which had won 16 straight games before running up against Clark-tfton in a district final at WOLVERINES CLOSE VAN HEUSEN STRIPES THIS WASH 'N' WEAR WITH FLARE free throws just before the final buzzer of regulation. Dan Genereau topped Lake Shore with 21 points. Drager fired in 24 for Roseville. Lincoln Park, behind 39-35 at halftime, came up with a 22-point fourth period to defeat EcOrse, 78-66, for its first district championship since 1961.

Jim Bourbeau and Bob Voettl scored 24 and 17 points, respectively, in leading Lincoln Turn to Page 2C. Column 5 Broad Jump King Out but MSU Wins BY BOB PILLE Free Press Staff Writer COLUMBUS The University of Michigan scored some unexpected points and Michigan State had success tempered by disappointment as the Big Ten indoor track meet got Grand Blanc, finally tasted defeat in a fierce struggle, 54-52. Clarkston built up an eight-point lead late in the second quarter but Kettering fought back behind Bob Bogert's 19- going Friday night. point night. matched five early points with State and Purdue.

Michigan State's Sherman Lewis, indoor broad jump winner the last two years, didn't make the finals. Neither did the All-America halfback survive trials in the 300-yard dash, a race he won as a sophomore. Long on the football bowl and banquet circuit this winter, Lewis had appeared to be rounding into shape. 'I thought Sherman was Turn to Page 2C, Column 5 Here's Official All-Catholic! The top 10 basketball players from the 79-team Catholic League have been selected by the -coaches as their official All-Catholic team of 1964.. Who are the outstanding stars selected from more than 900 players See Sunday's Detroit Free Press.

Sophomore football halfbacks Jim Garrett of MSU and John of the Wolverines leaped 1-2 in the broad jump, the only first-night final. Soaring 24 feet, seven inches, Garrett won with the longest leap of his life. Rowser, the regular U-M halfback from Detroit Eastern, was likewise the best of his career by a foot as he jumped 23-11. THE WOLVERINES also got a fifth from Birmingham's Tom Sweeney in the event as they Dan Craven scored Zi points for Clarkston, which now owns a 15-2 record. FARMINGTON brushed past Thurston, 66-55, in Class A at North Farmington despite a 23-point scoring night by Thurston's John Page.

Farmington held a 38-27 lead at halftime and had four starters score in double figu-es headed by Greg Wilson and Neil Warriner both with 13 points. BUDDE VICTIM IN BAR BRAWL Detroit Gridder Hurt Van Heusen had spring in mind when they tailored this very smart shirt. The fabric is a crisp cotton broadcloth that washes beautifully, machine dries to smoothness and never discolors, thanks to its Vanalux finish. The model is a trim snap-tab with dual cuffs dashing indeed in pin stripes of blue, tan or grey, $5 mail phone orders wq 5-7900 ka 4 Mich. Sales Tax II A-- after Budde had struck Calia, the larger of the two men, the other ran to the back of the club, returned with the piece of pipe, and hollered: "Okay, an, you've had it now." Budde was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

Budde, who earned All-Big Ten honors and mention on several All-America teams while at Michigan State, was one of the nation's most valued college linemen in 1962. He was the No. 1 draft choice of the National Football League's- Chicago Bears, but signed with the American Football League's Chiefs for a reported two-year contract worth 560,000. Kansai City Chiefs in his first pro season, was leaving a Kansas City night club when he became involved in an argument with two other patrons. A witness told police Budde struck one of the men.

Frank Huffman, a friend of Budde, said a second man went into a back room, returned with a pipe about three feet lorig, and struck Budde on the head. John Vita Calia, 27; and Gus Charles Fasone, 27, both of Kansas City, later surrendered to police. They were released on $2,000 bond each. Police said they were unable to. question Budde, who was incoherent.

Huffman told police that Special to the Free Press KANSAS CITY Ed Budde of Detroit, star rookie guard of the Kansas City Chiefs, ui.critical condition and underwent surgery Friday night after suffering a skull fracture in a bar-room brawl. Two men were charged with assault to kill in the assault Budde, an All-State lineman from Denby High and later a star at Michigan State, suffered a skull fracture and possible brain damage after being hit on the head with a piece of pipe. THE 23-YEAR-OLD, 6- foot-5, 265-pound Budde, an all-league lineman for the a. OPEN SATURDAY TO 9 P.M. (Shelby open to 5:45) SHELBY STATE MACK MOROSS WOODWARD AT MONTCALM fl NORTHLAND 8 EASTLAND GRAND RIVER GREENFIELD WONDERLAND WESTBORN LINCOLN PARK ARBORLAND PONTIAC MALL Ed Budde.

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