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Show ' ' ' l,t I t: Hi i 1 SUNDAY, MAY. 1958 Utah County; Utah - -!- i '"t!;- vBr There was a blur, of the Df & H. orange silks on the out side as Needles cut : dow4 horse after horse rounding the turn Into the stretch; United Press Sports jVrlter LOUISVILLE. Ky. (UP) D. Scl H. Stable's Needles, a temperamental colt from Florida, exploded with speed ia f the stretch at i Churchill Downs Saturday , to win the 82nd running of the $167,550 Kentucky Derby with an almost ' unbelievable closing ' ! : . ; wf-th- His caus.e looked obsolute-l- y hopeless as Dave Erb let the rest of the field almost lose Needles in their dust for about six furlongs. Only the outclassed. High 'King was behind Needles and 15 of America's colts were best Erb finwhen of ahead him, run. Needles What a let ally cold-blood- ed : three-year-o- ld i: run it was. ' . Jockey11 '111 ; pne!'f J i j S ; , e j ' , ; - I ; i , 1 ( ' ; $5-2-0, two-under-p- ' s t' UR!kfJO - : i ,jHf ir Si3.V I It was Terrang, st ablemate of Svaps who bea;; mighty Nashua in the; ''roses run" a1 year ago, who went to. the front at the. start with Ben A Jones giving him a battle for the lead. Ben finally, got ; :ta the front end. ; j , j j ' , next-to-la- " 1 PC 1 - jihe V I fast-chargi- ng Needles; and though game fight Fabius simply was1 not good t I enough. , he put ,up 7a; -- e striking distance of. the money earnings record for a tho roughbred Saturday by scoring a head victory in the $55,200 Grey Lag Handicap at Jamaica.,' The great stumbled to his knees M the start of the mile and an eighth run but came back gamely and outfought Alfred Vanderbilfs Find in a stretch duel. C,. V. Whitney's Fisherman was only another head behind in third place. i Ups Career Earnings Nashua earned $37,100 for this triumph and thus ran his total a career, earnings to $1.077,615 sum topped in turf annals only by the $1,085,760 won by now-r- e tired triple crown champion Cita ; all-tim- fquir-year-o- ld i i ! knees at the start.' Jockey Ted Atkinson brought him quickly back and ' the Leslie Combs II horse, who commanded a sales price of $1,251,000'- - last winter, raced slight- ly wide to igain a good position. Cavort, first out of the "gate, cut . out the early pace, but then drifted back as Find went to the with Nashua front .at' the half-mil- e in second place. Atkinson sent. Nashua ahead at the six furlong mark-aLe Beau Prince drove; up. I Into second place. ' St ives Off Bid j J Nashua re n Le' Beau Prince fnto I ? ir s J defeat and then responded gamely to Atkinson's urging to stave ;off Find's closing bid It was the second win In three ;starts this year! for Nashua,- who disappointed In his last start by finishing fifth in the Gulfstream Park handicap, Stable officials have indicated iion. i, ; that Nashua would be retired when J Nashua, the odds-o- n choice, paid he eclipsed Citation's record j and $3.90, $3.10 and $2.50 across the Saturday's triumph put him In board while Find returned $5.80 position to do that with one more and $4.30 and Fisherman paid $4.80. win. 1 N j ; ' " j - - i - . ! . Went to Knees : j . s h u a, breaking from the The constitution of the Irish fourth position,, drew a gasp from Free State was adopted on De the crowd when he went to his cember 11, 1922. N" "a . 1 J - i y ? j through y stretch, only Fabius, as game a horse as Calumet Farm ever sent after1 the roses, stiljL as In front. But he only had a head lead on the st. . ; . Half-wa- iNEW YORK (UP) Famed on the anniversary of his Nashua, major disappointment In last year's Kentucky Derby, came within - i . Nashua NearAl.rime! Money Record With Jamaica Victory j 4 vastating strides. .head-and-hea- . t 1 thexlead. Needles, after half a mile, was about 25 lengths behind the speeding leaders. After of a mile, as the field reached the end of the back stretch, the picture .Had not changed., Terrang and Fabius were d foir the lead. Needles was Then Needles exploded. Although he seemed to have an impossible task ahead of him, , ; high-temper- ed 1 - Needles came through as a Derby winner should with Erb, no longer sitting still as he was early in the race, mping and pushing' for all . he was worth. As the field rounded the turn into the stretch. Needles was now about in the middle of the bunched field on the But. 'hfc' extreme outside: a was moving like machine, his 4egs eating up. the ground with long, de three-quarte- rs . ,'3 club-smashi- ng ;ir , well-oile- d, j , 3-- 1. that shunted him from i lip io battle with Terrang for England (UP)' Underdog. Manchester Jity won the "World Series" of English soccer by scoring two goals In the ilast half to defeat Birming- nam, i, in the Football Association Oup final at Empire Stadium. A crowd of ,100:000. InHmW Queen Elizabeth and tjhe Duke of Edinburgh, watched Manchester City succeed where it had failed last year in the quefct for Brit ain's most coveted soccer troohv. Manchester Cityi was beaten by Newcastle United, in the 1953 final. No team ever has. lost ;the final two straight yeais. MThls was Manchester City's third Football Association Cup Championship in the 75 title matches dating back to 1872 Manchester City 'previously h a d won in 1904 and 1934. The winners started the game as a 8 to 11 underdogs. Goals by Jack Dyson and Bobby Johnstone within five minutes of i the second periojd produced Manchester City's trfumph. 1 n didn't last too long, then Fabius came a-- 35-3- a tie for second into the lead by one stroke. It was a big : accomplishment for the 'normally Bolt, because he bogeyed three of the first five holes a fate that normally would have been climaxed by a spree. Instead, the 38 - year- - old Oklahoma n settled down and birdied five of the next seven holes, to turn into the ,3nal 18 holes; with an edge In the run for .the $5,000 iivM.A'";i ' top money. were Pushing him at this point two of the contrasting figures of professional golf -- massive Mike Souchak, the former Duke fullback from Grossinger's, N.Y., 1 Long-Be- A. Jones Manchester City Grabs English Soccer Crown 1 4 ar 35-33- 68 mind. Didn't Last : WEAXBLEY, -- High King. , , " ; ; j ii ' FORT WORTH, Tex. (UP) Tempestuous Tommy Bolt, who has had his temper under con trol for three straight days. forged to the fore at the three- quarters pole of the $25,000 Colonial; National Invitation Golf Tournament Saturday with a 68 and a 210 total. Bolt, Chattanooga, Tennl, play ing at a remarkably, even temper got Into trouble late in Satur day's third round over the rugged Colonial Country Club par 5 70 layout, but stuck it out for a ' ' ,JJ past. Career Boy was right back there with him, along with - I : jHr- J'- i , : i Meanwhile, Erb Needles along the rail, letting him 'settle down into his best stride as the others swept ' ; . -- 'j' Derby nursed the board, while Fabius,' coupled with Pintor Lea in the jruiming, returned $3.80 The" surprising and $360. Come On Red paid $6.60. t Cavalry Charge ' Pintor Lea was fifth behind Count Chic in the" cavalry charge to the finish line, with C. V. Whitney's Career Boy; behind him. Then came No Regrets, Head Mki King O'Swords, High King;. Jean Baptiste, Terrang, Black Em peror, 'Besomer, Invalidate,' Ben A. Jones and Counter. i ' ; ever started a horse in' the Kentucky Derby. And it was the first tim: trainer; Hugh Fontaine ever saddled one. life-tim- (1: 1 'IP s 1 , j earnings to $462,055. That was a handsome return for this colt who comes from, a long line of Derby winners. Ponder, his sire, won in 1949 while Pensive, his grandsire, scored in 1944. It was the second time in the long his-- Sryof the j Derby that three geu .rations iave been; able to win. Reigh Count,' Count Fleet and Count Turb were (. the others. t ' ''U jj Needles; as favorite, paid $3.60 and' $3.40 across : ; j : it boosted Needles j I ''i : run-ning-est of Stillwater, Okla., owners; of the D. & H. Stable, i thV iargesit crowds , '' Mil and then the Florida The purse was jworth awinner's record .$123,450 and Derby at Gulfstream Park. That was six weeks ago,1 a long layoff for a colt taking on the best young horses in America, that could be ' mustered to run against him.l fin-llsh- ed could not run; in the, after-- i noon. For he was the horse j of them all as. he flashed across .the finish lint Therje wasn't a horse .behind him 'who had a chance. Third Big Victory It was th third big victory of the year for Needles, who earlier this season won the Flamingo Stakes iat! Hialeah ley I ' t if-J- i - TO .'I' E j 1 First Time This; was the, first time Bonnie Heath, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla:, and Jack Dud- . Bojt Forges Into Lead' In Colonial ; ' PaA-- ; '! s three-quarte- lb II . ! J'i 1! Ml ever jammed into Churchill Downs watched Erb change all that past bad luck. And Needles exploded the myth that, because he wouldn't work out leach morning, he il stake record, of 2:0125 Set in the 1941 running of Amer-lea's glamor horse race''' by 1! V triple crowa' classics, tint the: fnwi California 10th ttfe time. j: J . e Whirlaway.' ' il I : j I ' ! ' ! ! i Erb had been in two other. renewals of the first of the Ji . ., Length Ahead On the outside of the struggling horses. Needles finally fought his way to the front about I a sixteenth of a . mile from the finish and) streaked rs across the finish line a of length ahead of Calumet Farm's Fabius. Come On Red, a colt ownd by Mrs. Helen W. Kellogg, i who wa s not supposed to start on a fast track, 11 was another length and a half .1 "t , Mmrcn Ah hi . I; , rush.; h' while Dino Lozzi's count Chic was; fourth. , The track was lightning fast for this richest renewal Derby, but Needles. me was not ;J particularly outstanding. He finished the ..mile and one, -- quarter In 2:03 25, far off the track away the crowd knew he was coming and roared out its' approval for Needles was their favorite, i I , it do! S i J: 1' i.; farther back in third place Hal way through the straight? - ni - ' ' EAYVAYEES 1 m'.i . ' I 1 SUNDAY HERALD N . si ' I" 10 '! ' . 1 Needles (on out RACES TO KENTUCKY. DERBY VICTOItY side) crosses finish line with' Calumet's Fabius, riding the rail.' Gardner Needles won the mile and a quarter Kentucky Derby in the time Dickinson Jr., of Panama City, of 2:03. Fabius ran second with Con On Red running third. t ,. ," Fla. M The powerfully - built Souchak. equalled the 'Competitive course 65 3 record with a sparkling that saw him putting for birdies on 17 of the 18 holes J while Dick inson rode a not putter into a with birdie putts of 12, and angular, 125-pou- $ Count Chic ran fourth. Nedles whd came from next to last in field to win the race with an almost unbelievable ,the stretch run, paid $5.20,! $3.60 and $3.40. (U. P. Tele photo) ! 17-ho- rse nd j j 'I Told Him To Go and He 32-3- Mi 34-33- 67 Souchak's 8, 18 i and 15 feet. Went'-E- rb : I j birdie putts; traveled 18, 25, 12, f 3, 15 and 15 feet runner-up Their position wasn't ' i CHURCHILL DOWNS. KY. (UP) Jockey Dave Erb said, Saturday that when "I gave Needles the wora to move up ne reauy moved." Erb was an excited and! happy jockey as he sat astride Needles In the winner's "circle- after they had raced to j, victory and glory in the 82nd running of, the KenW tucky Derby J fWhen I, asked him for fit he just went 130001 " said the jubi lant Erb after the race. "We found an opening at about the pole (three furlongs from the finish), went outside first and then to." h! h J j 'f Erb, said he was worried early in the race when Needles let go of the bit, but the colt took hold again and started to move, freely. Erb said he, had a few anxious moments when he realized ,he was 15 lengths out of it with only: the length of the stretch ahead of him. . When Needles cut loose with full power the race, was; oven And it only took two or three gentle taps. with the whip for a colt who almost died when he was five weeks old to do it. It took so many injections, of penicilan to keep him alive that they naturally named him Needles. ; ;t . r 1 -- hnwevpr. for 1 i 1 1 1 Bo Wininger of Oklahoma City rpfll Rpriiri that left turned in a , mm at ziz, and young Dow Fin--v sterwaid , of Bedford Heights, O., turned in his second straight 72 to stop at 213 after sharing the lead at . the start of the round with British Open champ Peter ' 34-36- 70 i - . " . ' Thomson. .' ""'lomson had his troubles going out, but came home in par for a 73 that left him Uong at 214, a stroke ahead of Ben Hogan, Canadian Stan Leonard and Paul Harney of Bolton, Mass. ' Hogan with rsutter had - a trouble continuing to bother, him; Leonard posted a and ' ; Harney a 35-34- 69 Hoad Gains Spot In Rome Semis ROME (UP) Lew Hoad of Australia swept into the men's sin- 6--1, 3, 1 8, ' s 6-- 3, Milwaukee, - i Wis. 6-- Miss Gibson, 1 .1 PROUD VICTORS Jockey Dave Erb sits proudly; aboard Needles whom he ran to victory In the oxiu iuiuuug ;vi mab vcumta.y iioituoe iae reins is croom joe itutier. j xveeaies xxjurea an In one. of the most amazing finishes la derby, history. (U.P. the coal down the stretch to ;winwcioj ?. l leiepnoio;. Master Your Game . '. . No. 12 WON'T SANCTION RACE The WESTPORT, Conn. (UP) Club" will of Car America Sports not sanction a) race at Watkins Glen, N.Y., this year because the i u' W W sponsors are unable .or unwilling By JACKIE BURKE right angle to the line In which to meet the standard sanction reMaster of the Masters' you want the ball to travel.' quirements asked by the SCAA. Written for NEA Service Whether you should hold the Regardless of variations, - keep more In the hands or the fingers, the blade cf the putter exactly at seeded first, is seeking her sixth straight European singles crown. Herb Flam . of Beverly Hills, Calif., and i Giuseppe Merlo of Italy were deadlocked in a long tussle when rain halted the only ether mcnV singles cuarterflnals scheduled.. The Dav 1 is Cupper won the first and third Flam won the sets, 2 and HOT SPIU27GS, VA. (UP) second and fourth, 4 and in the final Mary Anne Downey, cf Baltimore and goar.es .were won the 41st TTcaen's Southern .r;t let., The match will be resumed Cuiy Amateur gclf champ icsship here Patt c.t Les Av rh?n Anc!es erd Paris plays Luis Saturday by tri.rr.irg da Caches tvo-uAyela cf Chile, end Sven David-to- a The match bed to co tha cr.tire cf 7,cdn meets Denmark's Lurt Nielsen for the other scmi-- f C3 holes cf rcu-- is jis.1 berths. 3 before the vct:r-HI; 3 ll'Ch Ctewcrt cf San Marisa, Saturday could claim the victory. Calif., ticsme only Ycr-- to Downey v Ehoctb a v three over women's smi-tizzl- i. cam men a czr-iiU3 t- -i Abe C:- -l cf Couth par 77 C3 tha Crrt, rcunf. I.Iics Africa ditca-.--lti!yU.h:rto Dovvnsy ' fctli a f:ur hcls lc-- d Izz irta th3 ::r:i. Cut Hiss Ess ' 3. ches, a tsU .'ttilrts frcn Cstca en t. lzzi Reuse, went to ca cccre tha cYZizi zzi I.; ! ! . 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