Calumet horses in view as Preakness looms and racing money soars
Calumet's owner Ben and Jimmy Jones watch as Citation and Calumet runners loom in the 1948 Preakness context. They note the high purses ahead across major races and reflect on mechanics of trainer success, while contrasting baseball pennant races and football coaching stories involving Leahy, Hickman, and McMillin.
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Calumet
Ben
Jimmy Jones
Whirlaway
Seabiscuit
Hirsch Jacobs
Stymie
Citation
Chicago
Suffolk Downs
Belmont
Jones
Parnell Ben
Coaltown
Ben Jones
Frank Leahy
Leahy
Herman Hickman
Yale
Bo McMillin
Detroit Lions
Hickman
McMillin
Army
Indiana
Lions
Cardinals
Bears
Eagles
Giants
Prairie Town Fight Ends With Fleeing Bar-O Crew
Donavan and Grinnel clash as Terry Donovan escapes a brutal grapple while a gun is drawn by Button McTague. Tooker orders payrolls paid and the Bar-O crew told to quit as De Groodt and a cattle broker plot a larger scheme. Donovan plans to leave town while Andrews and Lynch consider a quick run.
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Grinnel
Donovan
Lynch
McTague
Willie
Andrews
Tooker
Major de Groodt
de Groodt
Barlow
Bar-O
Snowshoe
Chuck
Iron Trail
Hapes
Texas Street
Seven Barrels of Silver Near Dodgeville Mystery
A Michigan tale tells of seven barrels of silver left in an old mine near Dodgeville after miners walked out during wage talks. The shaft weakened and negotiations halted with the treasure unextricated. Conservatively worth about 14500 dollars, backed by Carlos Wenberg of Michigan College of Mining and Technology.
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Hiyo
Dodgeville
Mich
Carlos Wenberg
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
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