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i I Leach Presented Wrist Watch By Visiting Newspapermen CHURCHILL DOWNS. Louisville, Ky., May 4. — George B. "Brownie" Leach, public relations director at this Derby course, was presented with a handsome wrist watch at the dinner party held in the Churchill Downs clubhouse dining room for visiting J J newspapermen, photographers, television, and radio personnel after the big race Saturday evening. Leach, who did a tremendous job this year in handling the Kentucky Derby publicity, was taken completely by surprise when Bob Stiger, veteran member of the Cincinnati Post staff, made the presentation for the scribes, mike and lens men. After a brief word of acceptance by Leach, the popular Downs official, was accorded a rousing and sincere round of applause by those present for the traditional I affair.
