New Officers of Jockeys Guild Installed, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-31

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New Officers of Jockeys Guild Installed InstalledBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 29 The board of directors of the Jockeys Guild Inc held a meeting at the Hotel New Yorker on Thursday evening The new officers were installed and are as follows followsSterling Sterling Young president Eddie Arcaro vicepresident East ¬ ern section Fred A Smith vicepresident Central section Lester Balaski vicepresident Western section and Porter Rob ¬ erts treasurer They will serve for a twoyear period periodDiscussion Discussion took place upon the conduct of jockeys Thomas Mansor Billy Lee Floyd and Charles Beckmann Upon due liberation it was resolved that jockeys Mansor Floyd and Beck ¬ mann be suspended from membership in the Jockeys Guild for conduct detrimental to the best interests of racing It was also resolved that jockey Edward Plesa be suspended from Guild membership for conduct unbecoming to a Guild member memberJockey Jockey Andy LoTurcos application for reinstatement in the Jockeys Guild was tabled for a sixmonth period


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