Show ow 9 I 1 I 1 loime L T OU the braves s 1 dent has at least stirred up quite an argument As you may r remember e wants the two big leagues made into two bigger leagues and he has something on his side how can baseball point with any deep pride to its big league roster with such cities as los angeles san francisco baltimore buffalo houston and several other I 1 swiftly growing il 1 I 1 I 1 centers of population I 1 I 1 T I 1 on 11 till still waiting on the outside los angeles is on its way to ta 8 or 10 million people it is already one of thebie th the ebig big cities of the country both los angeles and san F francisco ra encisco are sport minded tar far beyond the average I 1 see at the rose bo bowl wa party and some 10 miles away 70 at santa anita on the same day los angeles in a major league with the proper park would challenge new york cleveland anade for attendance leadership so would san francisco there are other cities that would outdraw W many of the present big league bleave I 1 group suggests two IS 12 team beag leagues ties this might be better than a th third ird major outfit which the pacific coast wants and some day nay may get r of of course the present top tolt minor leagues would a coyote if their leading cities were ripped away they would be entitled to a record squawk I 1 but sooner or later there must be a change why should fans in certain cities get major league ball while fans in other much la larger cities get the minor I 1 league brand football Is an entirely different matter football followers in far smaller cities get a chance to see as much good football probably more than new york does big stadiums or stadia are scattered all over over the map from california to new england from minnesota to florida and texas the football fan can see fine football in 40 or 50 localities but there are only 12 major league cities and at leasta of these 12 are falling behind other population centers the showdown will arrive some day and those running the two big leagues might as well get ready for the shock 0 0 mental i action sports what wha t game de mands demands quicker quick er mental action than any oth other er meaning split second decisions that lead to either winning or losing 1 I dont suppose im qualified to speak of many oth other r sports T ted d atkinson told me but I 1 cant 8 see ee how any other contest cancell can call for quicker mental action than riding I 1 does on any num number berof of occasions in a hard race there comes a spot t when you must make a split second decision for example 4 you vig i s if jit ge through some way ti ity you iee see an if you can ban make it you may mak win if it closes you probably are licked and you gota got a half second to make up your I 1 I 1 mind mandt f a f r N I 1 IX eddie arcaro i says it calls top for instinct more than it calls for any considered judgment not No teven even a fast thinker cando can do much thinking in a fifth of a second 01 1 atkinson Is one of the star jockeys of all time he is a great rid rider er I 1 smart dead game and above eve everything ry else a fine sportsman you never adver hear ted complain 1 about any mount he la Is given I 1 hirsch Jacobs said one day aie lie simply goes out and does th the ebest best I 1 he can and you always know he has given the 1 horse hoise the best ride in teds beds system every other trainer and owner will tell yow you the same thing 1 I suppose boxing demands flash decisions atkinson said when the reflexes are working the boxer sees an opening and starts his I 1 punch at the split second B but ut theres there I 1 s one big difference the boxer has only one opponent to watch the jockey may have 8 10 or 12 opponents in one race they come at him from the inside and the outside there may be someone 10 lengths bade back of you riding down the stretch and coming coining in a hurry 4 jockeys make errors A jockey can make alot a lot of mistakes 11 ted continued theres one itry I 1 try not to make taking anything tor for granted why chyi I 1 like to ride a horse out you cart cant help being beaten by a better horse but you dont like to think you were nosed out by a horse you should have beaten yes ted said a lot of things can happen in a horse race you can lose four or five lengths on some small mistake or some bad break of luck but from the moment youre oil off and under way you cant afford I 1 ayn even a half haaf seconds secondi I 1 lapse I 1 |