AUSTRALIAN SPORTS MUSTER
THE "BIG FOUR" OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET
By JUSTIN ARTHUR
Four Australian cricketers, Arthur Morris, Sidney Barnes, Keith Miller and 20-year-old Neil Harvey are among the big men of the game in Australia who have been tipped by competent writers as likely to become the leaders of Aus tralian big cricket, now that Bradman has retired..
Each of the four did well in the series in Britain in 1948 and has the ability to ntirnet crowds.
Taken in the same order as I have mentioned their names, their obvious qualifications are these:
Morris-Has scored six centuries
in 10 test mutches against England' and hit some of these hundreds
in
when his team was really up against it; mores VOTY quickly and variety of strokes And gaps in the j freld. May plove one of the greatest left-handera ever to play cricket.
*Barnes-Earned his first place in International cricket in the 1938 tour of England and developed his play Considerably that season, when he displayed on-side strokes to equal hit brillant off-side repertoire. Can play a stonewall game or knock the bowling to all parts of the field.
MCC Draw At
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth, Jan. 11.-The MCC and Eastern Province drew their three-day match which ended today with the final scoreboard showing MCC 450 for nine declared and 353 for three, Eastern Province 397.
Miller-Spen at his amazing best The home side continued their In the big games. When faced with first Innings this morning and were really tough situation he can, all out just before lunch. They had with bat or ball, make other top-done well to register the second class cricketers look cheap. His bli highest score against the MCC this hitting attracts the spectators, but four, cool heads often wish he would con- centrate and try to score more 4's and fewer alxes in big matches.
Harvey--Rendy to take a risk and gels terrific power into his shots, using perfect timing. A lighter and A good tactleinn, his 100 in his frat Test at Leeds in 1918 showed great Courage.
Grandma Plays Lawn Bowls
Mrs Elizabeth Pidgeon, of May- lands, Perth, Western Australia, is silil playing competition lawn bowls at 83. She is an honorary member of Maylands Club.
Her husband, Mr Thomas Pidgeon, 85, who gave up the game two years ago, takes a great interest la her matches in the Perth pennant competition,
With n lend of 63, the tourists had some valuable bailing practice for the rest of the day and scored freely off seven bowlers tried by the home captain.
H
Jack Crapp scored his second cen- tury of the tour and was 103 not out when stumps were drawn. and Mann had put on 100 for the third wicket after Simpson and Pal- mer but taken part in q first wicket stand of 125.-Reuter,
Cricket Record
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1949.
"NEVER GIVE UP"
Lou Brissle, 24-year-old left-hander, with Connie Mack (left) 85-year-old Philadelphia Athletles' manager, looking at the 1949 contract that Brissie signed in Mr Mack's Philadelphia office.
The young southpaw, seriously wounded in the Italian campaign, has undergone more than a score of operations to save his left leg. He is from Ware Shoals, S.C. — AP Wirephoto.
British Soccer Top Of The International Tree
By JIM CHAMBERS
London, Jan. 11-English soccer, decried by many critics as being in poor shape, rounded out 1948 at the top of the international tree. This year was a good one for England's international team.
It had a successful continental tour, 'trounced an in- vading outfit from Switzerland, and won United Kingdom championship games against Ireland and Wales. England will meet Scotland next spring to decide the home coun- tries' championship.
Auckland, Jan. 11.A world record is believed to have been set up here by the Auckland batsmen, Bert Sutcliffe and Don Taylor, in making two double- century opening stands against Canterbury in a Plunket Shield match.
Sutcliffe and Taylor, who are can. Gradual changes have been made. didates for the New Zenland team in the team and new men are coming along nicely to All the to tour England this summer, scored 220 before being parted in Auck-spots soon to be vacated by other land's first innings
followed players who have long been auto- and with a first wicket partnership
matle choices for the national com- bination. 206 in the second innings.
Sutcliffe, a left-hander, scored, century in each innings and 135, while Taylor made 143 tri the second innings. The stand of 286 bent the
Plunket previous every week this season; she is May-set up by Dempster and Dustins for Shield opening partnership at 239, landis Club emergency player for
Wellington against Canterbury in pennant garnes.
1832.
In spite of the efforts of Sutcliffe, and Taylor, Canterbury tonk polnis for the first innings lead in the
Mrs Pidgeon's grandchildren nam her seven, aged from five months to 20 years,
She recently gave one of her sons-in-law his first bowls lesson,
Asked how long she had been playing. Mrs Pidgeon said she didn't really know but that it was so long ngo that "we women hind a getting the men to allow us on the
Kreens," Mry
Pidgeon interis
job
to howl
McKenley Off
To Australia
Newark, New Jersey, Jan.
The New Jersey Athletic Union au- nounced yesterday the request "ta suspend Herh McKenley had been withdrawn.
McKealey's suspension had been requested by the Secrelury of the AĂU, Dan Ferris, In withdrawing it, Ferris said McKenley had fulfified his obligation to race in Australia on January 15 and 10.
McKenley is holder of the world's. record for the 400-metre run, and races under the colours of the Long Branch, New Jersey, Athletic Club.
He took off on Saturday night and la expected to arrive in Australia on Friday-Associated Press.
drawn match.
of
A
with 141
Auckland 381
Final scoren were: and 341 for two declared; Canter- bury 481 for sever declared (F. D. Smith 140) and 163 for six--Reuter,
Yorkshire CCC's Record Receipts
London, Jan. 31-The Yorkshire County Cricket Club in the wet summer of 1943 had record match £27,003. Mem- receipts totolling
bers' subscriptions and entrance fees brought in an additional £15,278.
tonic
TWO STARS FADE OUT
Two stars of the last decade, centre-forward Tommy Lawton, and oal keeper Frank Swift, have pass- ed out of International football.
Rut another missing star, blonde Wilf Mannion, is expected to get back into the England team as soon as he has settled his troubles with Middlesbrough, hin league club, and begins to play football again.
Korean Visit
Nets $137,250
Prince's office,
AMERICAN SPORT IN 1948
Decrease
In Gate Receipts
Predicted For The New Year
By LEO H. PETERSEN
New York-Despite some scattered decreases in receipts and attendance, sports enjoyed another banner year in 1948. But at year's end a lot of people were wondering what 1949 held in store.
I
Thero were indications that money which finds its way into, sports coffers was get- ting tighter. There was the problem of television. There was the pro football war and there was a general belief among baseball men that their game had reached its attendance peak and was going to start to decline.
major clubs to go through
There also was an unstable silu- twoO alon in boxing, but one which undefeated, probably could be cured casily other. enough it some promising fighters appear on the scene.
Clemson being the
But while collegiate football continued to enjoy prosperity, the overall picture of the sport was STILL GOOD ENOUGH
threatened by two developments. One was the commercialism ol While sports may not attain the bowl games-there were a total of post-war peaks It hit in 1947 and 38 year-end bowl games scheduled,
CHESS CLUB
DINNER
The after-dinner speeches were
The annual dinnor of tho 1640, there was no panic or undue and some leaders were campaign Kowloon Chess Club, held last pessimism among sports leaders. ing for legislation which would They
feel that 1049 may not be limit bowl activity.
night at the Peninsula Hotel, quito 50 good but that it stii will The other was the continuing war was the best-attended in the be plenty good enough.
between the old National Pro League history of the Club, Whatever happens to gate receipts and the three-year-old All-America and attendance in the year ahend, Conference, one thing stood out-quality in the Player salaries in both leagues cut short to permit sumelent tinie verious branches of sports, except soare, other expenses increased, but for the traditional lightning tourna
attendance fell off sharply and not ment that followed, but not before boxing, is on the upgrade.
In most
sports, play still is below more than four clubs In the two the President, Mr KMA Barnett, pre-war calibre, particularly, base-leagues made money.
had time enough to remarks that. Galt. But there was a definite im- How much longer the costly war thero was also a record attendance provement in 1948, and it premises could go on, no one knew, but there of ladies present.
continue in 1949 and at least appeared little chance of pro football approach the level of pre-World War peace for another year at least. II days,
to
Gale
BOXING
Among the guests welcomed were Mr and Mrs E.C. Field and Mr B. G. Birch, of the Victorla Chest Club.
Among those present were Mr and Mra Barnett, Mr and Mrs E B. Brasler-Creagh, Mr. D. E. de Car- Mr R. C. valho, Mr A. Biriukoff, Mr and Mrs F. X. Sequeira, Mr Ray Gardner, Mr and Mrs Arthur Gomez,
Danenberg, Mr and Mrs To Yu-lau,
Archangelsky.
and women's and men' swimming. hands., with mpionships changed Me Jacob Ramier, and Mr A.
The past year saw International competition, in the form of the
receipts dwindled every- XIV Olympind, resumed on a pre-where, mostly because of the short- war basis. The Olympic Games, held age of top-flight Lalent. Joe Louis in London, were the most success- remained the big drawing card, but he ful ever, both from a financial and defended his title only once, knock- attendance view, with the United ing out Jersey Joe Walcott, and the as usual, carrying off the chances were that he would defend it States, as major share of honours.
only once if that—in 1949. Dominating men's track and fickl Five world
Britain Onally getting American athletes won 36 gold back into the pleture as
Freddle medals and took the unofficial team Mills dethroned Gus Lesnevich for.
Following the dinner, Mrs Barnett honours with a total of 662 points. the light heavyweight crown and
presented the Colony and Club Rinty Monaghan of Ireland took the Tournament prizes for the year, WINTER SQUABBLE ENDED
crown from Jackie Peter- yweight
after which a record and all-star son of Scotland.
feld settled down to the Lightning The middleweight title changed Tournament.
THE TOURNAMENT
The summer games were carried out without a hitch-in direct con- hands three times with the French- trast to the winter games at St man, Marcel Cerdan, finally win- Morliz. They were nearly called off ning it from Tony Zale. Zale car- because of an internal quarrel belier in the year had dethroned tween two American hockey groups, Rocky Grader, Harlem Negro, Shanghal player, S. Jiritsky. but just before 1948 ended, those Sandy
winter pumes,
TENNIS
This was cut down to six rèconds. ʼn move and featured the leading
Jiritsky had an easy time of it disposing of all opposition, 'taking the measure of the two other finalists, F. X. Sequeira and A. Biriukoff, to win the mythical Loft- over Cup.
two groups--the Amateur Hockey winning the featherweight cham- Association and the Amateur pionship from Willie Pep. Hold- Athletic Union-got together to over champions were lightweight iron out their differences,
Ike Williams, heavyweight Joe Both groups sent feamis to the Louis, welterweight Ray Robinson
but finally,
after and bantamweight Manuel Ortiz. at the Alla team of argument, the
American entry was accepted as the A meeting of the Hongkong Foot-in the tourney with the AAU team
Semi-finalists were Eugene Tauzz,- ball Association Council was held at sitting it out on the sidelines,
The United States again swept the cllminated by Jiritsky, D. E. de the Association's Building, yesterday.
Unlike the summer games, Ameri- boards, retaining the Davis Cup and Carvalho, eliminated by Biriuko, cans fared only so-so in the winter winning all major tifice. But 1949 and R. W. Carter, climinated by Il wns revealed that a total of games. Sweden led in the unom-prospeels were not so rosy, for the Sequeira,
clai poln
In total with
Switzerland key players in international com- Other leading players who took $137,250.00 had been collected during the Korean series. After certain second and the United States third. petition in 1948 were approaching part were G. S. Coxhead, eliminated expenses had been
and the crop of by Jiritsky, L. Schure, eliminated by It was, however, the best showing the down-hill age deducted, the the United States ever made in the up-and-coming youngsters was not Carter, K. M. A. Barnett, eliminated Korean team will receive 40 per
winter Olympics.
garded as up to par. cent. of the money.
by Eugene Tausz, Ray Danenberg, Following is a thumbnail review
Despite that, however, no nation eliminated by Biriukoff, P. K. Pro- appeared capable of challenging kapov, eliminated on draws against Coxhead and Carvalho, R. C. Gard- ner, retired puzzled after winning a very long game with veteran J. Walther, and To Yu-Inu, eliminated by Sequeira, and Karel Welss, eliminated by Jiritsky.
BASEBALL
were
American domination in 1949.
GOLF
season was
The Club ground had been seicet.of each of the major sports: ed for the. Memorial Cup match. Mannion was in the England | Admission was fixed at $5, $2.40, and team which at Turin In May$1.20. The meeting decided to ask lifted
Daseball set new attendance re- English Prestige
the the G.O.C. to present the trophy.
It was a Ben Hogan year as the pinnacle with a 4-0 win over Italy. The following team. under the the World Series from the Boston major
cords as the Cleveland Indians won United States won all the world's Kolf titles excepi one, the That was a win which told soccer- managership of Capt. Chisnall, has Braves, four games to two. The British Open. Hogan won both the mad Europe that this country was been selected to play in the Go-Indians won their way inlo the National Open and the PGA and, was still the master of them all-even if vernor's Cup competition: Leck, series by defeating the Boston Red the year's leading money winner. some of its players were approaching Hughes, Tozer, Weatherall, Craig Sox 8 to 3 in the first pennant play-
BASKETBALL the twilight as international foot-head, Santos, Xavier, Mullen, Knox, oft In American League history. ballers,
The Indian stars Kiernan and Ranskill. The reserves
rookie
Its most successful won are Barirum, Soutar, Forrow, Mar- southpaw Gene Bearden, whe seden and Weller.
playoff pennant
Kame,
and climaxed by the United States team shortstop-manager Lou Boudreau. victory in the Olympics. The sport Boudreau was voted the most grew bigger and bigger and became valuable player in the American the leading spectator drawing sport Lengue, although Ted Willioms won in the business. the batting championship, while Stan The 1948-43 season promised to Musial won that award in the Na- be even
greater, with
Kentucky tional.
favoured to retain its NCAA cham- Both the majors 'and miners sel plonship, new attendance records, the majors
So while it was for the most part drawing a total of 20,849,524 fans, a year of rejoicing, it had its sad the 58 minor leagues 42,822,048. side, too.
The greatest crowd ever to see a
DRAW IN COPENHAGEN
England's prestige slipped a bit when on a visit to Copenhagen it could only draw 1-1 with Denmark's of
national combination composed Week-End Soccer
The following is the soccer for this coming programme were immediately weekend:-
Receipts for the Leeds test match £34,315, were a record for the pro- vinces.
From this game and the amateur players. Football selectors two matches against Yorkshire at and players were severely criticised Shefeld and Bradford, the touring by British sports writers. Australian cricket Leam
The critleinns answered. Tommy Lawton and Frank Swift were dropped from the national team, and when Inturies prevented other stars being able to play in representative times the selectors found able substitutes.
£ 12,324.
TO MEET CUROTTA
McKenley, who visited Melbourne,
The benefit fund. for all rounder, Australia, for the national champion Frank Smalles, totalled £5,105. ships in January, 1048, with only Smalles retired from county cricket moderate success mainly because heat the end of the 1948 was not used to Australian grass tracks, will probably meet John Bar Associated Press.
tram (Victoria) and Edwin Carr and Morris Curott (New South Wales)
over the quarter-mile.
run
He will probably
ngainst Bartram and John Treloar In the 100 and 220 yati.
season.
Mystery Man
Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 11Mr R. Nunes, President_of_the_ West Indies Cricket Board of Control, sald here that "a fine cricketer" had Lloyd La Beach, who, representing been selected to go Panuma, finished third in the Lon- don Olympic Games 100 and 200 reinforce the metres sprint events, has already leam there, arrived in Australia,
The presence of these two fine overseas runners will make the na- tional championships in Sydney in January, 1049, the most interesting staged in Australia alace the 1930 Empire Games. The New
South Wales Amateur Athletic Association will pay the coloured runners' ex-
tu fuck penses
from Australia, estimated at £A1,000.
Easy For Louis Omaha, Nebraska, Jan, 11.-The world heavyweight champion, Joo Louts, had an easy time autpointing Sterling Ingram;. Denver, Colorado, heavyweight hi a four-round exhibi-} tion bout.
to
Then came victories over Ireland
SATURDAY
First Division
Club v CAA: Club, 4 p.m.; feree: J. F. da Silva; Linesmen: A. Deacon and Mak Yeung-fat,
Kit Ches y South China "B":
and Wales, followed by the slaughter Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.; Referee: J. of Switzerland by 6 goals to 0 on nadler; Linesmen: J. Day and Li bright December afternoon.
Flag-pul.
Although England
the
1111
For sports lost some of its greatest Re-baseball game-80,288 saw the fifth champions and heroce. The one and Rame of the World Series in Cleve- only Babe Ruth died of cancer after land's Municipal
Stadlum.
nn uphill and losing fight against The National During the season and after, seven the dread disease. missed, three of them in one day. major league managers were dis-League home run king, Hack Wil-
son, and such other notables
(Three- The minor leagues at season's end Herb. Pennock, Mordecal were worried about television. They Fingered) Brown, also died-United
the televising of night Press. motion in the way of special trains, major league Homes and extra pro
etc., by the major league clubs were hurting their attendance and drive them out of business.
Eastern v St. Joseph's; Navy, 4 contended had little to
p.m.; Referee: A. Guest Linesmen: to beat, its players combined skill wit S, Y. Kwok and P. George Indla West Indies louring speed and carried out attackint
movements in a manner which silenced critics who for long have shouted that English football in now "all speed and no craft,"
ITe declined to give the name the player chosen.-Reuter,
Hockey Fixtures
of
The following are the Hongkong Hockey Association fixtures for Sun- day:
Dutch HC Club de Recreto, King's Park (YMCA) 10 km. Umpires, G, J. Merriti, Yeo Siga Gater.
Dockyard NC RAF. King's Park
Umpires, E. B.
There was enough in that parti- cutar game to Indicate that English football has the men to take the places of the veterans.
TOUGH TO CHALLENGERS
There were indications aplenty that the new England will be just as tough for continental challengers as the present "old" England.
IRNBC, 1) 10 .. Miller, S.B.C.P.o. slaw.
University v Cable & Wireless, „Poke
Football is gradually recovering Umpires, d T. tulum Road. 150.m.
from the war and conscription which Palmer. J. 1. Dinko,
YMCA Navy, King's Park (RNRC, 1) robs professional football clubs of 10.30 am. Umpires, Capt II. J. Chisnall, young players just about the time 1. F. Xavier. 10 a.m. Umpires, Capt Mullins, Capt L.
Civil Servies v HK Poller, Sookunpos, they are ripe for development. 3. 11. Payne,
Khalsa HC v Macka TIC at Macao.
Wednesday, January 19
Loula toyed with his obviously!
Navy v Army, Sookunpno, 4 p.m. Um scared opponent throughout the pires, Makhan Singh.. S. A. Fowler, bout United Press.
All umpires are requested to, contem by phona (30341 Ex 117) before 6pm.
Indians Sweep Up
Rigid training - and first class conching while youngsters are in the armed forces is beginning ta pay off
Young men who have a natural flair for the game are now coming the big time clubs virtually
on Friday. Secretaries are requested to to
ensura prompt attendance of their team finished players as their conscrip A maximum of ten minutes' delay will
be allowed. Will umpires please notity, tlon time expires.-Assõelated Press, resuite of matches by phone as soon as possible alter the malek,
League Table
PW D L F A Ptu
Seattle, Jan. 11-India's Thomas Cup badminton team won all four club de Recreto 13.11 matches
last night against Army hero Scaftlo's best players,
NAVY The results were; B. V. Ulial beat | Kiina Rupe Topp 0-15, 15-12, 13-2, George Police University Lewis beat Russ HU 15-13, 15-2, HAF..... Henry Ferreira beat Bob He con Civil Service 10-5, 10-8, Lewis and Davender Duich
Cable & Wireless Mohan beat M. Law and Jimmy Dockyard. fic. Paull 18-8 and 18-13-Reuter,
YMCA,
TEA PARTY
Navy v RAF; Navy, 1.30 p.m.; Referee: L. G. Young: Linesmen: A, Riberio and Chan So.
Kwong, Wah v Army: Boundary, 2.30 p.m.; Referee; J, Wart!; Lines, men: W. Gibson and H, Richardson, Police v South China "A"; Boun- dlary, 4 p.m.; Referee: A. Will Linesmen: N. Delgado and Liu Shiu-
ming.
KMB (bye).
Second Division
HORSE RACING
of
may
The
+
DOG SHOW
annual Dog Show of the Hong Kong Kennel Club will be | held on Sunday, February 6.
The closing date for entries is The
January 15.
All entrants except those under
Liquid Obstacle
London, Jan. 11-If Henry Cotton and the Company of British Golfers can't stop the Americans in the next Ryder Cup match, perhaps a lake will. The British are going to try 11 liquid obstacle.
An artificial lake will bo dug at Ganton Golf Club Course the near here before tho American professionals come over to de. fend the Ryder Cup on September 16 and 17,
It's part of a big get-ready opera- tion that includes lengthening the links 100 yards and reconstructing the 14th hole.
What will the lake provide besides trap for. balls?"
The official explanation for the big divot is to povide à reservoir for water to irrigate the course and, in- cidentally, a hazard for the fifth and slath holes.
Several other, reasons are obvious. greatest champions, Citation. The turf developed ong
(a) It will be a convenient pool for the losing captain to jump into. Calumet Farm three-year-old won the field in such a way that despite have an inoculation against rables, an 80 can throw his sack of unfai the triple crown and spread-engled
threa
months, will be required to (b) A place where a player taking only two years of racing, he stood which should have been given by ful clubs and precipitate an " in the list of
of all-time money win- ners and appeared a sure
veterinary qualified
surgeon cléent," bot to overtake Stymie, and become the during the 12 months preceding the turf's first million dollar winner.
Cross harbour permlip for show.
£
The lake will keep the links. In
But despite the presence, of such Kowloon residents will be arranged. the moist condition desired by all
an outstanding horse, both attend- ance and beting in the 21 states which horse racing in. legalised fell
off.
Pike v. Swan
golfers.
Two miles
of pipó will carry water to every fairway, green and
tee. The fairways will be doused
Club v South China; Club, 2.30 p.m.; Referee: A. Deacon.
St Joseph's v RCA; Caroline Hill, 2.30 p.m.; Referee: J. Day.
Army-HK v Army-KI (postponed). Dockyard v Police; Navy ground, Betting dropped cight percent, Big pike 'like the 35-pounder by travelling machines that cover a
swathe 60 yard wide. Happy Valley, 2.30 p.m.;
in Referee: from $1.001.338.250
1947 to caught in Norfolk are sald to eat 1948. Attendance their own weight in g A. Barretto.
$1,566,403,534 in
every
Canton will be the first course In
F.
4 p.m.; Referee: W. Crawford.
Eastern V WD
celled).
Tho game developed one
Navy v Solicitors': Novy ground, fell off five percent, from 26.707,881 week-but they do not rely entirely Britain to have such a comprehen-
on floh Happy Valley, 4 p.m.; Referos: Lai in 1947 to 24,309,405 In 1048.
dict. Ducks-tume and sivo spr'nkling system. “But in u Duer-po.
and other water- country where it raine wild-moorhens,
so much, FOOTBALL CAA v Telkoo; Chatham Road,
fowl fall victims.
anyway, it hasn't really been con- 2.30 p.m.; Referee: Pte. Collins.
Fotal caso of greed is recorded at sidered necessary, Associated KMB v Tramways; Chaibam Road, biggest problems, the free-substi-grabbing the head of a feeding swan.
of Trentham, Staffordshire, of a pika Press. tution rule. Teams, such as Army The backwards-inclined leath of the Chinese (can-which used the two team system pike would not allow it to let go. one for offence and another for The swan choked the pike and the Kit Cheo v University (cnncolled). defence-staunchly defended the pike drowned the swan, A ten party
smaller schools rule, In honour of the
generally SUNDAY
The old Irish "ealt-tall" pike Jure, Pakistan Lawn Bowls team
were against it. Chances were that that
the rule would be retained.
made from botilo
cork, a calf' won the laternational Lawn Bowls
As for the play, the season lack tall, and two boot buttons, crudely Competition will be held tomorrow CNAAF HKFA; Caroline Hill, ed the thrills of 1947, although col-imitates a swimming water rat as it nt the Jacobean Room of the Hong 3.30 pm. Referee: W. Gaffney; lego attendance nation-wide was is drawn over the water, surface. Kong Hotel at. 5.30 p.m. The tea Linesmen: A. F. Willie and J. G. up six per cent, Michigan was ac-. Pike have been known to bite the party is being given by the Pakis- Padley, {Duration of match:,00 claimed generally as the No. 1 team, arms and legs of people wading or Tan Community of Hong Kong. minutes).
The Wolverines were one' of the swimming, but only tardy.
Governor's Cup (Second Match)
Loss Interest In The Horses
Baltimore, Jan. 11. The business slump in raclag was reflected today In this Maryland Jockey Club's decision to cut the purses for the Preakness classic to US$75,000.
It was US$100,000.......Urilted, Pross,