The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 22, 1926, Page 4

» TO PLAY GOLF | ATLAKELAND, FLA. PROFESSIONAL ON KEY. WEST LINKS LEFT SATURDAY NIGHT “ON STEAMER EN ROUTE TO * TAMPA : Harry Hampton, golf professional, left Saturday for Tampa to play in the invitation tournament today and tomorrow at Lakeland and the west coast and the west coast open cham- pienship Thursday and Friday at Palma Ceia. Prominent golfers will be present at both these matches. Among those golfers, well known, who will play against Mr. Hampton, are: Walter * Hagen, Jim Barnes, Gene Sarazen, Leo Deigel, MacDonald Smith, Bobby Jones and Bobby Cruik- shank. GOLF CHAMPION TO RETURN HERE WILLIE MacFARLANE TO PLAY GAME HERE ON Willie MacFarlane, United States ~open golf champion, will return to Key West March 2 and will play March 3 with Harry Hampton, golf “professional, on the Municipal Golf Course. : MacFarlane will fish in the waters around the island and insists that he will remain here until he catches a sail fish, so that he can have _ it wmounted and sent to his home. When MacFarlane and Archie Compston, English champion, and Arnaud Massey, French champion, were here several days ago, Mac- Farlane caught the largest barra- ¢uda caught in these waters this ‘season. s GOLF MATCH CAPITAL CTY “TOURNAMENT CONDUCTED BY ee GOLF Ee: ino (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Fia., ‘Feb. 22— weather was promised i teay te tha shiual Washing-| SS = teon’s Birthday tournament of the Georgia-Florida Golf League. Over- night y my were dispersing as the tee-off for the 36-hole match play began, with teams competing from _ six Georgia clubs, and that of the Tallahassee Country Club. Bainbridge, Mou!trie, Valdosta and Thomasville gent representatives here for the tournament, and Tallahassee placed age aggregation of players in the + "Thomasville already has two legs ‘on the cup offered to the club of the Jeague winning three tournaments. In addition to the amateur rounds, four professionals, John Watson of bridge Play for 36 holes for a trophy. Presentation by Justice W. H.; Ellis, of the state supreme court, of; the, cup and pennant won by last yyeur’s clubs, and a banquet and dance will also feature the meet. Deeesseesseseesese » x CALENDAR OF SPORTS Racing—Meeting at Jefferson Park, New Orleans. Meeting of Miami Jockey C'ub, at Miami. ~Meeting of West Coast Jockey Club, at Tampa. Meeting of Tia Juana Jockey Club, at Tia Juana. Meeting of Havana- American Jockey Club, at Havana. Automobile—Thirty thousand dol- lar 300-mile race at Fulford, Fla. a, “Golf — California] intercollegiate; Zeurnament closes at Pebble Beach. Washington's Birthday tournament closes at Del Monte, Calif. Track—-Southwestern A. A. U. women’s indoor 50-yard event, at Brookline, Mass. z Bowling — International Bowling Association tournament closes at St. Paul. Southwestern Bowling Asso- ciation tournament opens at Tulsa. Waion Printing Crafts Tri-State tour- nament closes at Cleveland. Boxing—Romero Rojas vs. Jack Velaney, 10 rounds, at Philadelphia. Bobby Garcia vs. Eddie Brady, 12 deunds, at Canton, O. Al Mello vs. Meyer Cohen, 10 rounds, at Holyoke, Mass. RETURNS TO CITY Mrs. Robert Austin returned this worning from Palm Beach, where she has been visiting for the past two GT IITIILZLLLL LLL OC Oo FIIPAIP A PLL LL AA A hha CALIFORNIAN. ENJOYS VISIT D. N. CLARK, PROMINENT AT-) TORNEY, PROPOSES TO RE-; TURN AGAIN TO VERIFY KEY WEST “FISH STORIES” D. N. Clark, a prominent Galifornia} attorney, who has been enjoying a: brief visit_in Key West, left Satur-j day for Tallahassee. He is in this} state investigating some alleged) fraudulent realty cases. Mr. Clark stated to a Citizen rep- resentative that he was so favorably impressed with Key West that he in-} tends to return to this city in about, two weeks. He said he had heard | a lot of “fish stories” about the fine; catches in Key West waters, and he} is coming back here to verify them. He is very much intetested in the! future of this community and expects} to invest further in some of the at-; tractive realty offerings here with the} tidea of becoming a permanent Key) | Wester at some future time. ' ‘YACHT SAUCONA | | ARRIVES IN PORT ; CONNECTICUT WITH PARTY ON BOARD : The yacht Saucona, Bridgeport, | , Conn., is in port with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Warner and Mrs. Warner’s, mother, Mrs. Jennie S. Atwood, on board. ' Mr. Warner is president of the Baird Machine Company, manufactur-| ,ers of machinery for working wire; and sheet metal. He is also a direc-| tor in the City National Bank of; | Bridgeport, Conn., and is vice-presi- | dent of the Autoyre Company, need facturers of wire goods, such as ; bathroom trimmings, snap fasteners, The Warners boarded their yacht! at Charleston and have been located at Ft. Lauderdale. They will fish jalong the keys. This is.the second | season they have visited Key West. For Quick Sales List Your j Property With “Realty } Co, Inc. St. Pitone 37 Reference: First National Bank, | Chamber of Commerce Gulf 534 oF i 1 & t i MT ON Vic Realty Bidg. TO KEY WEST (Rady af Mie. Fatacsocy Rionda Passes Through | The body of Mrs. Francisco Rionda, |who died recently at the home of City En Route To Cuba’ JOPEN GOLF TOURNEY _ ~ IN LAKELAND, FL (By Associated Press) i LAKELAND, Fila, Feb. .22.— 'Some of the leading golfers of the | nation teed off on the Cleveland MONEY TO LOAN. ANY AMOUNT PROPERTY As First Mortgages Vic Realty Company VAAN MN LM hh hed dk hddddddd dod ddcdddchd dh one of her sons in New York, passed i = - z through this city this morning en) sie — = td om route to her late home in Matanzas, ji he ay. i. = ——, = Cuba, where the final “funeral rites! nla here this wreck ts connection will be said before interment takes | tke She Se Eee = ee. eine. . | The course waS pronounced in. ex- The body was accompanied by | Céllent shape. three sons and two daughters of the /____-___ deceased. The funeral party ar- s q . rived on the mofning train and sail- | erprise —— he established. : ed for Havana on the P. & Q,/_ Their firm name 1s tne Cozarnikow = steamship Cuba soon after the train; Rionda Company, extensive sugar came in. 'manufacturers and operators of a i 2aage Mrs. Rionda was a widow of one, number of the largest mills in the jof the most extensive sugar manu- | Island Republic. facturers in Cuba,-his sons now: A. C. Elgin is Key West repre- owning and managing the great en-'sentative for the firm. Tonight and All Week Key West Fire Dept. Mid-Winter Festival AA \ | Army ‘Barracks w IMPRO nach Phone 141-152 AM didi dh he dididded, Lek d db bd bLidbdddbdtd _ KEY WEST HISTORY. 1815—A grant covering Key West and all the Florids Eeys war given to Juan. Salas by Don Juan de Estrada, the the= - - Spanish Governor, of Florida. 1822—Juan Salas sold the Island of Key West to John W. Simen- ton for the sum ef $2,000. 1822—“he United States of America purchased Florida tom Spain and Lieutenant Perry planted the American fig in Key West. 1845—The State of Florida was admitted to the Union 1860—During the Civil War Key West was tpe beagguarie= of the Union Blockade fleet’ The Union forces beld the fort and the City, and the citizens, although of Cecilie erate sympathies, were forced to remain under Union ad ministration. 1874—The cigar industry was established by Cuban. fiecing from Spanish oppression. 1888—The entire business section of the town was destreped br fire. 1898—Key Wést was used as a Naval Base by the Americar At lantic Fleet during the Spanish-American War 1912—The Florida East Coast Railroad over the Keys © Ee West was completed. 1921—The Casa Marina Hotel, the best hotel of the Floris Haat Coast Railroad system and one of the finest betce: i Florida was opened. CLIMATE—The temperature ranges between TS degrees i= Wi and only _ f EReER creiye fet >! 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