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Gunnoe, who couldn't bend over because of his injured back, was shut out for the rest of the afternoon. The entire attacking trio of Gunnoe, Ames, and Lou Williams was held to just two goals and three assists over the 60 minute span...
...break, the experts started congratulating themselves. Never Bend was in front when the horses pounded past the grandstand; No Robbery was close alongside, and Candy Spots, a strong stretch runner, was rating easily in third. All through the long backstretch, they held those positions, opening up a huge gap on the rest of the field...
...back in seventh place, twelve lengths behind Never Bend, Jockey Braulio Baeza was sitting chilly on Chateaugay. "He wanted to run" said Baeza, 23, a poker-faced Panamanian who rode his first U.S. horse scarcely three years ago. "I took a good hold and just waited...
Rounding the stretch turn, No Robbery ran out of steam and began to fade. Never Bend was tiring, too, but he was all by himself in the lead: caught in tight quarters along the rail, Willie Shoemaker was forced to check Candy Spots and take him wide. Then he swung his whip-and nothing happened. "I asked Spots to run," Shoemaker said sadly, "but he just wasn't there." One horse was there: Chateaugay. Ranging up on the outside, Chateaugay zoomed past No Robbery as if the two were traveling in opposite directions. Then he caught Candy Spots...
...perennial local favorite, have actually shown some early season promise. Utilizing trick weapons such as home runs by .161 batters, and home run sluggers who can't run or bend over, they have flirted with the idea of entering the first division. Under new manager Johnny Pesky, many wonderful changes have been made. For example, the Sox now run onto the filed. In fact, mirabile dictu, most of this New Breed even run out infield grounders. The effect of this unaccustomed strain is, as yet, undetermined. But, many old, seasoned observers fear that it may prove disastrous...