European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday adv it the stars and stripes Page 17 to innocent says Cavalaris on dope charge by Piil Ranall Buffalo courier express fort Erie ont. A to innocent. I did t do any him wrong. We gave the Colet of Tablet of  i sunday six Days before the Rathe speaker was Lou Cavalar is jr., Trainer of dancer s image disqualified Winner of the Kentucky Derby. La. Lakers get first Choice in Aba Cage draft new York a the Losangeles lakers have been awarded the first pick in the second round of the National basketball association s 1969 College draft in a final bit of business Over the complicated Rudy Larusso Deal. The Aba s Board of governor voted the selection to the lakers for their loss of their first round Choice to Detroit in the 1967 col lege draft the league announced thursday. 5 a three Way Deal Jan. 16,i�b7, the lakers sent Larusso to Detroit. Detroit sent Ray Scott to Baltimore and the bul lets sent Mel counts to the Lak ers. Larusso however refuse to rep 0rt to  Aba then awarded the lakers first Choice in the 1967 11 ill Etro to then on aug.31, 1967, Detroit sold Larusso to Francisco. He p Ayed wit the Warners during the past season. Early wednesday afternoon the big Man was in his room room 44at the fort Villa Motel in fort Erie. Lou Cava Laris or. Was resting in a lounge chair a pair of binoculars in his Lap. He was telling two Friend the dancer s image  it s incredible he said run Ning his right hand through his Unco bed Iron Gray hair. Still can t believe it. Who would Ever dream that in a three Day Span a person could experience the happiest Day of his life. And the sad dest Day. In this business i Lytell you a fellow can go up and Down in an awful  Trainer of dancer s image bit his upper lip Shook his head and sighed. Cavalaris explained that Mon Day night he was at his Home in Scarborough a suburb of Toron to with his wife Helen and their two children Louis Iii and Michael and the entire family was on top of the  the Telephone rang Cavalaris said. It was Churchill Downs official. He told me to get Down to Louisville right away. That there was a report something was wrong with the Colt s urine Sample. Drug twice costly to Ussery new York a Butazoni Din has been twice costly to jockey Bobby Ussery in the Kentucky Derby. Ussery was the rider on dancer s image which won last sat urday s. Derby but  fied tuesday when tests showed the drug had been used on the he also Rode Bally ache which finished second to. Vene Tian Way in the i960 Derby. I Rode Bally ache in 1960 and he finished second to venetian Way who was on  it was Legal in Kentucky Ussery said thursday. Vene Tian Way never beat us before that race and he never beat usagain.". Ussery was the rider of , Winner of the 1967 Ken Tucky Derby and he maintain that he still has two straight  far As i m concerned i still have that double in the Der by said Ussery. My horse finished first and Mutual Price were posted. That makes the race official in my Book. The can t take that away from  happier moment this was the scene last saturday in the Winner s Circle at Churchill Downs As owner Peter Fuller left and Trainer Louis c. Cavalaris or. Held the reins of dancer s image after the horse had just won the 1968kentucky Derby and before tuesday s announcement that he had been disqualified be cause of drug traces found in a urine  Derby picture May be cleared monday Louisville by. Up Churchill Downs ordered the name dancer s image remove from its place of Honor under the clubhouse tote Board but the name of Forward pass did not replace  symbolized the confusion which apparently will exist a least until monday concerning this year s Kentucky  closed stewards hearing will be held monday at 9 a.m.,Edt, concerning the Winner of the 1968  name has been put up a Downs spokesman said thursday. Dancer s image reached the wire one and one half lengths ahead of Calumet farm Forward pass last saturday and received the Blanket of  Peter Fuller was awarded a $5,000 Gold trophy an expected to receive the $122,600 Winner s share of the purse. But on tuesday Churchil Downs dropped its Bombshell and announced that dancer image had been disqualified when traces of the  were found in its urine in a routine Post race chemical analysis. The Downs said Forward pass was declared the Winner Francie s hat moved up to second and t. V. Commercial which finished out of the Money placed third. Parimutuel wagering an payoffs were not affected by the  Cavalaris Trainer of Dan cer s image said the 3-Ycar-Oldcolt had been administered the pain killing medication six Days and seven hours before the race. He said the drug should have cleared its system by  s racing code since 1962 has prohibited the use of trash Piehet pays $658 anal it. Up Fleet glow Nippe Robyn by a neck to return $658.80 for a win to Dol a Mutual ticket in the first race at of i a Uii Tato pwn thursday night. The pay hrs m the Kwh " ghost in american thorough wed history and the highest in the year history Lri Kuei Moull tata the High Eft payoff wasjm85.50 on wishing King at Latonia june 17,  gelding owned by a a in � a wingless in u starts last year Sun his Only previous appearance of 1968. The son of Sun glow toured the five furlongs in 1 02 3-5 and paid $64.00 to place and $7.00 to show. Bruce Diamond an apprentice jockey Rode Fleet glow and then booted Home con to at $26.60in the second race. The 8-7 combination produced a daily double payoff of $2,456.00, he second highest in track  also won by a neck edging wee Andy to win for the first time this  four winning tickets were sold on Fleet glow Aud three on the winning double Phenyl Butanone at  said at Boston wednes Day night during a new conference that statements by Churchill Downs presiden Wathen Knebelkamp that Dan cer s image was disqualified were the result of a misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the Rule. Fuller said he had receive word that As of now there is no Derby  Downs track Stew Ard Leo o Donnell said wednes Day night Knebelkamp never should have made the state ments about the Disque Alicica  we did was Send the Rule governing drug administration around the world. That should be Plain enough for anyone to understand o Donnell added. Knebelkamp said thursday to me they stewards make a ruling. It does t seem like the will have too much trouble proving  monday s hearing for Fuller the status of dancer image in the Preakness at Pamlico also is clouded. O Don Nell said his eligibility depends on the stewards  Maryland racing com Mission is bound to observe the Kentucky ruling. Fuller who has questioned the Security precautions in the barns Section of the Downs has engaged a Louisville Law firm in anticipation of monday s hearing. The words staggered me. Iwas spellbound. I just stood there. For awhile i could make myself Tell my wife. Then i did and then i made a plan reservation and took off for  met with the stewards in Louisville a Little after 11 tues Day morn Irig and they told me the urine Sample had come Appositive and dancer s image was disqualified. They did task a single question. They just told me that terrifying news. I walked out of the room an went straight to the hotel picked up my bag and made the next plane for Toronto. I walked into my House about 5 30. My wife threw her  around me and she cried and cried. And cried too. Wife was sick my wife was sick for me. Sick. She was thinking Only of me nobody else. Just  ran his hand through his hair again an sighed again. To innocent he said. Idin t do anything wrong. I m innocent and so Are my men my assistant Trainer Bob bar Nard and my Groom Bob Par Chens. I have Faith in them. They love dancer s image justas i do. Money does t mean any thing to me Only the Derby. I never once gave Money thought All along. If i Ever do maybe i la get  of the friends in the room asked the Trainer if he was will ing to Tell exactly what Medica Tion was used on dancer s image prior to the Kentucky Der Tell everything ill Tell you everything Valaris said just like i m going to Tell the thoroughbred facing protective Bureau Man n Louisville thursday and theh Urchill Downs stewards at my hearing next , six Days before the Derby on the advice of or. Alex Harthill the veterinarian or. Duller hired we gave dancer Smage two tablets of Bute Phenyl Butanone the generic name for Buta Zolidis. It was the first time we had Ever Given it to him in his life. We gave it to him to get the pain out of his legs. The next morning monday when i got to the barn i noticed ight away that the dancer was uncomfortable. He looked like e had Colic. He was expending As and he had diarrhoea. I worked on him quite awhile then decided to Gallop Lim. My exercise boy Erni Warme galloped him two Miles. After the Gallop and after he continued from Page 201 i yanks swamp i  9-0 West Point . Up Bill Robinson hit two homers and Steve Whitaker and Dick Howser chipped in with one each thursday to Pace the new York Yankees to a 9-0 Vic tory Over  in an exhibition game. Al Downing hurled the first six innings of the seven Frame contest with coach Whitey Ford finish ing up. Joe Pepitone working his Way Back into shape Fol lowing his 21-Day stay on the disabled list with hairline fracture in his left had two singles Ami a triple