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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1964
Page
10
Hill Rise the 6-6 favorite to win the Kentucky Derby faces 1 other 3-year-old rivals after a calm gate session as training closes. Northern Dancer remains 5-2 second choice after five straight wins, with Quadrangle and The Scoundrel getting some backing and the field set for a 4:30 p.m. post.
An old-time column laments Ijamsville's abrupt exit from the Maryland State League and the impact on local baseball as leagues shift schedules to May 10 while Heart of Maryland presses on. Bush Creekers and other teams face low morale and questioned leadership amid fan and media scrutiny.
Yale’s 36 victory over Connecticut prompts Yale graduate Homer Babbidge to call the rivalry a “fifteenth consecutive thrilling scare.” Yale’s wins include 11-8 in 1960 and 7-0 in the 1948 inaugural, with several close scores in recent history. XI
Dandy K shares Cecil Carmine s stable with three other horses on a Kentucky brood farm. California entries Hill Rise Wil Rad Extra Swell and The Scoundrel join Northern Dancer in expert predictions of a fast Derby run likely under two minutes on the Churchill Downs track. Trainers forecast 2 00 to 2 01 for the 1 1 4 miles with speed comparisons to Decidedly s 1962 record.
Dodgers win game No 1 over the San Francisco Giants 7-1 at Los Angeles before 52733. Don Drysdale fanned nine and walked two in a five hitter. Willie Mays homered and went 2-for-4 while moving to first base due to a barley horse injury. Tommy Davis drove in four runs.
Today's scheduled game between St. Maria of Hagerstown and St. Johns at McCurdy Field has been canceled. No makeup date announced.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk bids farewell to an all star professional squad led by Red Auerbach as they depart for a goodwill tour behind the Iron Curtain. The group includes Bill Russell K C Jones Tom Heinsohn Bob Pettit Jerry Lucas Oscar Robertson Tom Gola Bob Cousy and others from the Celtics Hawks Knicks Royals and Cincinnati clubs.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened practice for the Memorial Day race amid a strange mix of cars. A windup outboard-driven speedster built by Henry Yunick is awaiting speedway committee approval and a driver. Len Sutton reached nearly 155 mph in a rear-engine Offenhauser, approaching Parnelli Jones's 151.8 mph track record. Jim McElreath posted just under 145 mph in a four wheel drive Novi-powered racer built for Studebaker.
Circuit Judge Russell C. Morrow issued a temporary restraining order directing the PGA to maintain its headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens pending dispute with John D. MacArthur. The order requires both sides to uphold a status quo at the MacArthur-built facilities and prevents abandonment scheduled for May 1.
Whitey Ford pitched a two hitter for his second shutout and Tom Tresh drove in the lone run with a fourth inning single as the Yankees beat the Senators 1-0. Mantle left with a leg injury after making a running catch. Bennie Daniels took the loss. Ford improved to 2-1 with eight strikeouts.
Twelve 3 year olds compete in the Derby with a purse of 125000 added and total value 156800. Hill Rise is the 6-5 favorite in a field that includes 11 colts and one gelding. Last year’s winner Chat eau Gay clocked 2 01 4 at the track. Weather is partly cloudy with a fast track and 100000 spectators expected. CBS radio and CBS TV provide coverage.
Frank Lane, long known as a Yankee hater, backs Charles Finley’s criticism of Yankee Stadium’s 296 foot right field line and calls the porch a factor in boosting short homer hitters. Lane, 67, returns from Mexico and discusses baseball with Finley amid his $144,166 federal suit over his firing as A’s GM.
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