The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 29, 1940, Page 3

z HIGH TIDE. i enn YESTERDAY: Jan decides to MONDAY, JUL — 29 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN tw ¥ } | = | SOFTBALL STATISTICS Statistics of the American and National Softball Leagues to date sketch, instead of paint, using her ing, uncaring for anyone or any- thing else. follow: Lh you smoke cat, Neptune, for a model. Pleased “Tve been waiting years!” National League = th the results she sends the |Degek greeted her at the bottom Leading hitters: (a sketches to a woman's magazine. {of ¢he stairs. He noted her cos- Player— AB R. H. Ave. Derek asks her to go ona spree. |tume and his eyes crinkled with M. Arias, BS ¥2 6 2857 amused daughter. “You look dike ~~” : = aes Chapter 22 x little girl” playing eee in .C. Sterling, SB a2 3 7 a3 Man Of Mystery eee ea ieee. ne teased. "W. Cates, PP 8 3 4 500 is ‘Rose ‘trying to accom- eet 'HE suit Rose wanted to lend | plish?” Nelson, PP -6 4 3 500 Se tab too laree for fa She glared = = “If you a M. Griffin, PP 2 1 1 «500 “A couple of safety pins wi. one more word I shall scream ani ¢ a, 20 1 500 it,” Rose decided. expertly adjust- sae put on my slacks 2 a - 5 ol eee The reason smoker fed ( Berrie com ing the skirt and pinning the|and sweatshirt!” : 4 lita ee ee There, now, ing omuss-cat, 1 was only teas- “John Walker, SB 2 1 1 500 pletely satisfying & ther Rugtt ( oméuncton of it’s all right. What about shoes? |ing. You look delightful an E. Albury, SB 201 500 : “ I know you couldn’t wear mine.” |lovely and—what's the rest—de- 3i-carthy, PP 13 3 6 461 the best cigarette echacees Gant ow = ai Te ae ier eee Die epee Hriquet Anyhow, come along and ‘al Acevedo, BS 42 3 5 AiG ‘haccoland, U.S.A. 2nd im Taxkey and Greece over from last summer.” Jan hugeteg “5 & a4 c: : 5 - turned to go, her smock over her} ¥0U aren’t used to them, you J. Carbonell, PP 15 4 6 .400 arm, the Fite hat in her hand. know. 2 Eee PP i : : = Vou cam look the countrs over and ves “Will you go in te see ince be- err, J . = fore you leave?” we toting thes wetent. ;Hopkine, SB 131 5 .384 won't find another cigarette that eres soe ,,Rose frowned, fumbled in her | ockets, I'm as hard to get into J. Garcia, BS 11 1 4 363 anything like Chesterficid’= Cooter __[besumae+ 4 eee Se eee nor pecan |Stoes as an Ozark hillbilly. 1 slop J. Villareal, PP 17 8 6 352 Milder. = lit it before answering. “I thought | Und in sandals too much. I've J. Roberts, SB 12 3 4 .333 ..Better Taste. it better not to go,” she answered. reese forgotten how to pick uP p Sterling, SB 3 0 1 .333 “I seem to upset him. Johnny will | ™Y sect. J. Russell, SB 12 3 4 333 have a fit if I’m any later.” Jan went on out, saying, “Thanks for the loan of the | “boardwalk” Where the cobbled walk, bor- dered by bleached sea shells, met the cement strip of the beach Derek placed his Other records: Most times at bat—Villareal 17, Carbonell and Kerr 15 each. clothes. Pll ‘be careful of them.” | hands on her shoulders and faced us Baki “Don’t. be.” Rose admonished. |her toward the sea. “Close your a =u aa sty et 6. closing the door. “If I didn’t live | eyes and make me a promise,” he Sterling, Kerr and Villareal 5 here with you I wouldn’t be able | ordered. each. 2 to afford the sort of clothes I} “Yes, sir.” Obediently her thick , Most hits—Arias 7, Sterling, CECILLE PERKINS, Florida need. Have fun tonight with your | lashes swept down. Villareal, Carbonell, McCarthy, | ae man of mystery!” “Man of mystery?” Rose smiled slowly, wisely. “Well, isn’t he? Young, handsome, | sophisticated. obviously educated and far too experienced for the role he is playing. d think he’s} hiding from something or some- one. Well, murder usually outs!” Jan thought of Derek's words: “Women and their hateful, prob- ing curiosity!” She answered nothing, however, and went on to her own room. Before going downstairs to join Derek she stepped in to see Lance. | He had turned off all the lights excépt a dim night lamp and the room was cloudy w igarette smoke. The heaped trays at- tested to his incessant nervous smoking. “You need some air in here,” | she said and opened two of the} windows for a minute. He demanded sharply, “Where’s ose? I haven't seen her all day.” “Repeat after me: 1, Jan Mer- riner, hereby promise to abandon leare and worry for tonight, be- cause: ‘Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt—And every grin so merry draws one out!’” ‘Toss Your Troubles’ HE lingered over the words of the quotation. “Who said that?” “Wolcot, a British satirist of the eighteenth century. It’s part ‘of a collection of his ‘Epostulatory | Odes’ and the old boy sure knew hat he was talking about! What | I'm trying to convey is please toss | your troubles back where they came from and let’s see how many nails we can draw out to- with our grins. How about ‘i ged “Promise.” He said, touching her elbow as they walked, “Here comes a man with a huge and quite awful nose. |T’ll wager he'd give a lot to trade noses with most anyone, but he looks the type who wouldn’t go and Kerr 6 each. Most doubles—Villareal 3, Car- bonell and McCarthy 2 each. Most triples—Nelson and Kerr 2 each Mo: son M Cat i J. Russell 1 each. stolen bases—Baker a 2. Most times struck out—McCar- thy 4, Baker and J. Russell each. Most ti Cates 6, Pitche Pitcher— Griffin Walker Gates . Castro Roberts aes Arias mes walked—Baker rias 5. record: w. E. M COMME homer runs—Cates, Nel- Queen of Beauty—1940. 3, 2 9. L. NNR O Cog A Loe fe a Most strike outs—C. Cates 31, Castro 9. Innings pitched—C. Gates 39, Arias 18, Castro 15. Hits—off C. Gates 22, off Arias 31, off Castro 13, off Roberts 21. near a plastic surgeon because God gave him his nose and he must bear up under it!” Jan_giggled. “Stop it, Derek,” she pleaded. “I want to worry about my worries and you're “She went to the Club for din- ner. 1 heard you talking to her a/ minute ago in the hall.” “I know. She was just leaving.” The tip of his cigarette burned with red fierceness. “Well, she could have stopped in a minute. Close those windows, will you? | I'm cold. I'm a fool,” he went on| with derisive bitterness. “Why | hould I expect her to be inter- ested in a helpl cripple? Why shouldn't she dine and dance and | swim and ride! Do all the things | I can’t do! Why couldn’t I have met her when I was whole? When I flew— le maney—was some- thing, somebody. I'd do better to ave se petrified legs of mine} cut off, at least then I could hob- | ble about on stumps! Why can't | they give me artificial legs? 1} could use crutches then. What in hell is the use of dragging two dead legs around? Jan, you've got to do something for me. I can't go on w buried alive in this room—slowly going mad, and maybe not so slowly! Thick With Grief | the earlier anticipation of fun fled from Jan, all tt ure of wearing of being throat became “ ALL sho from ar have whispered. “We can sell the house. Oh, | don’t look so hurt! If I ean fly ju any kind of no money,” she desolate feeling wrung her heart. | “If you think it wise,” she agreed | gently. “We can talk it over to-| morrow. Shall I send Norma in to keep you company this evening?” “No.” he muttered. “I can hard- ly bear to look at her durin; meals. Her eyes are red an watery all the time—why doesn’t she have her glasses changed? And why does she act as if I'm sticking pins in her every time I mention Rose? Oh, go along, I see you're dressed to go out, and/| stop bothering me!” He snapped on a lamp and wheeled himself to his work bench. “I may as well finish my rounds,” she thought, going on to Norma’s room, thankful to find | Norma gone. How could Lance be ; so blind? Didn’t he know Norma | loved him? That he was hurting | her terribly? It wasn't like Lance | to be deliberately cruel. ‘Rose, she | thought distractedly. It was his/| utterly mad infatuation for the beautiful divoreee which had | made him so unseeing, unthink- Today's Birthdays U. S. Senator James M. Slat- tery of Illinois, born in Chicago, 62 years ago. Booth Tarkington of Indianap- olis, famed novelist, born there, 71 years ago. Dr. William Beebe of New York, noted ornithologist, scien- tist and author, born in Brook- lyn, 63 years ago. Rev. F. Scott McBride of Phil- making it impossible.” “I aim to please, Ma’am. Well, hold your hat, Jan, the first thrill is just ahead.” He mimicked the barker’s ballyhoo for the roller : “It's the High Boy, folks! safe, high, sensational ! ri le! Only a dime for the thrill of a lifetime!” “Two, please,” he smiled at the ticket girl. The car awaiting them was full except for the back seat. “Oh, no,” Jan protested, drawing back. “It’s the worst seat o: a “Oh, yes!” he i d and lifted her in. “Better take your hat off.” She did, while the attendant a strap across their the starter shouted. The car started off around a neck-jarring curve, clanked its way up and up toward the sky, then hurtled down, a_Lucifer’s nariot plummeting to Hades. On the steepest downgrade, Jan, ter- Tified, closed her eyes and clung to Derek, sure her heart was on its way out of her mouth. “Take my arm,” he ordered | when again they stood on solid . She put on her hat. He over and gave it a tug me eye, achieving deftly a nty tilt. “Let’s not skip any- ae the money's all gone,” said. Jan hurried a little to keep up | with his long strides, looking up at him with shining, excited eyes. The May evening was warm, clear, starry, benevolent a a anthropist. Nearly all of: the concessions and assorted #ides were open for business adfi a good-sized crowd thronged the ier. Jan clung proudly to Derek’s arm, smiling at the good-natured sallies proffered by the conces- sionaires, her friends. She intro- duced him to several of them. “Why didn’t you warm me you knew everybody?” he asked. “If ind my ears!” hey tossed pennies into hoops and won a streamlined red cat for Jan; they shot popguns fitted with corks and won cigarettes for Derek; they threw baseballs at milk bottles and won nothing at all, bounced balls into boxes and won a ham; rode the merry-go- round and missed the gold ring; went into the fun house and re- ceived a thorough shaking up; rode whirling ccs that periled their necks; rode a great swinging shoe that turned them upside down until their faces grew scar- let; shot down a sparkling water- way in a white gondola, and got j lost for several minuteg in the tunnel of love. To be continued. adelphia, prohibitionist, born Carroll Co., Ohio, 68 years ago. William Powell, actor. born in Pittsburgh, 48 years age. Dr. Waltman Walters of the Mayo Clinic, surgeon, born at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 45 years ago. “Benito Mussolini of Italy, born 57 years ago. in The war term “franc-tireur” re- fers to a guerrilla fighter without legal standing under thé laws of war, liable to execution on cap- ture. off A. Griffin 14. Most wild pitchers—Gates AMERICAN LEAGUE WITH DOUBLE WIN OVER CARDS 12, (Major League Baseball) Arias 7. . Red Split Wi found that the same percentage qjyp— = i me FORMER TEN SUBSTITUTING shes lee er po eee ee 56 35 609 FOR USS. LEA: BARBERS NATIONAL LEAGUE eee a: Lose Game Off e day, with the Yanks paca) Cleveland 55 38 591 ee sits cag ssa inness ot Slew Was off Arias 17, off Rosam 4, off full game. New Yorkers Boston 50 42 543 Preise =< - Castro 8, off Griffin 9. Lead the opening contest, 10 to 9,'New York 47 43 522 Chicage at Phiindsighe mace zi ith three of their players poling Chicago 45 43 511 a ai Ss Li =: Bestes _ American gue a total of six homers, and then Washington 40 55 431 |, ocos in the Notional and Aeneri Leading hitters: {Special to The Citizen) lost the nightcap as the Sox stag- St. Louis 39 56 411 ‘ Ke Player— ABR H. Ave’ NeW YORK, July 29—Brook- ed two four-run rallies to win, 8 Pr iladelphia 36 55 396" Sethe Langues af : Webb, KWC 1 0 11.000), 7 ters abruptly i to4 gh 396 'West will ‘be played tonight at Kitchins, USM _10 4 7 .700'% a Dokeeee fioeliestned (Since tairiipeds thie NATIONAL LEAGUE ipeicw Sek Cardova, KWC __ 9 4 © 453 ‘helt nosedive lactis y Louis Browns twice. The (Major League Baseball) USS. Crowninshield will sub- Garcia, KWC pee appeal victory, 3 to 1, was accom-._ Club— WwW. L. Pet. Ser the USS. en in Ge Grooms, USM 21 1 500 x games with hed with only five hits. In {Cincinnati 60 27 499 Stitute : ssa Solienkasmer, (USM 4 (2<2) MO lw cone ee he second contest, the Sox reg- Brooklyn 8-8-2 ee a Tow, USSL 2 2 Se Beebe eee red a total of 22 safeties for New York 47 38 553 tn. USS. Lea has teft for dry Connor, KWC 250 <1 Some fem starts.“ Scores: Of ie SNES | ea 13 tp Alanis: Chicago 48 47 $05 dock repairs Baers, GCC 6 2 3 .500 were 3 to 0 and 7 to.4. Pitchers 7, cuits of the games: Pittsburgh 41 45 477 However, some of the Leals McCarthy, CCC __2 0 1 .500 Whitlow Wyatt and Fred Fitz- NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 40 45 471 crew were transferred to the Canale M22 05) 08 snes chalked up then ee First Game Philadelphia 30 $5 353 ‘Ceswninchicid. which Gil de the Plummons, USM -11 2 5 .454 and tenth victories of the season. 4+ pnitadelphia R. H. E. Boston 29 55 345 J. Aritas, KWC 9 3 4 .444 respectiv ed but Cinci 714 0 flagship of the neutrality petrol D. Roberts, KWC _ 9 3 4 .444 en F 271 NATIONAL LEAGUE in these waters in place of the me Delaney, NS heli Turner and Baker; Beck, Smoll (Key West Softball) Lea, and, therefore, 2 number of Skiner, CCC ea Frye and Warren. Club— W. L. Pet. the regular jeague team's players aces — : ; : = Pepper's Plumbers 5 1 833 will appear in the lineup ‘Urry. - Second Game Sawyer's 4 "s wi c Almeda, CCC 10 3 4 .400 engineered chiefly At Philadelphia pee 4 2 067 CCC's will be battling for thes E. Hamilton, CCC 5 2 2 .400 ers effective pitc 5 i Casearinalll A =a AMERICAN LEAGUE first victory of the second-halt Maloney, USSL _13 4 5 .384\the Reds dropped hia ree (Key West Softball) This will be an American League Menender, KWC .@ 2 3 375 their lead, now Riddle and Hershberg- Club— W. L. Pet. affair. Best, CCC 6 3 2 .333 games. when the the night- | a and Atwood. 3 01.000 Blue Sox and Sawyers Bar- Morrison, CCC 3 2 1 .333 cap,4to1. Cy Blanton hand- 3 1 230 berm, of the National cicutt, Jaycocks, NS 6 2 2 .333 cuffed the Redlegs with seven Siect Game 2 1 (667 will appear in the nightcap. Bar- Alonzo, M 6 1 2 .333 safeties. cit At Brooklyn R.H.E.'U. S. Marines 1 2 333 bers have to win this contest t J. Soldano, M —-_ 6 41 2 .333 Harry Gumbert pitched and hit Se tae © 3 2: Merchants © 2 000|be a half game behind the lead- T. Soldano, M ___ 3 0 1 .333 the New York Giants to victory pooouivn x 3 9 0 ccc 0 3 000\ing Pepper's Plumbers Espindola, M __ 3 1 1 .333 over the Chicago Cubs ina single ysGee Hutchinson, Lanier | Sox will be on the field to Pita, M 2 3 1 1 .333 game yesterday. Harry allowed ..4 padgett: Wyatt and Phelps. kauskas and Pofahl, Ferrell; Mil- night with three of their regu- ,|Donohoo, USM 3 1 1 .333 eight safe blows and got three gga ais ores Ss nar and Bemsiey. lar players, who attended the Ka- Smith, USL 12 3 4 .333 hits out of four appearances at Second Game tional Guard encampment m 'G. Lastres, KWC _ 9 4 3 .333 the plate, including a homer and at Brooklyn RHE Second Game Georgia. It is expected that A. Lastres, KWC .6 2 2 .333 a triple. St. Louis _ 4 9 2 At Cleveland R. HE. Manager Paul Albury will use Other records: Pittsburgh Pirates took over prookiyn 713 1 Washington 915 O'the following lineup: MM Ace- Most times at bat—Maloney 13, fifth place the Cardimals Cooper and Owen; Fitzsim- Cleveland 1 6 1 vedo, c; Ward, p:; Castellano, It Smith 12 and Plummons 11. with a doubleheader victory Over tions and Mancuso, Phelps. Hudson and Evans; Smith, Albio Acevedo, 2b: Eley Ace- Mest runs scored—Kitchins, the Boston Be Scores were"5 feist Sis Harder. Dobson, Humphries, Zu- yedo, 3b: Armando Acevedo, ss Cardova, Maloney and G. Las- to 2 and 7 to 3. First victory ber and Hemsley, Pytlak. J. Garcia, cf;G. Garcia, cf; M tres 4 each. came when Maurice Van Ro! RHE A ft. M st C Rem Most hits—Kitchins 7, Cardova homered with two on base in the 510 0 First Game and Caraballo will be im seserve 6, Plummons and Maloney 5 each. third inning. Max Butcher held 2 8 1 At Chicago RHE Barbers will start Johnny Most doubles—Plummons 3. _ the Bees to four bingles to win Lanahan and Davis: Errickson, New York 10 13 1 ‘Walker on the mound and Hop- Most triples—Kitehins and Car- the afterpiece. Coffman and Berres, Andrews. Chicago 915 1 tims behind the plate dova 2 each. Detroit Tigers lost to the Phil- —_———_—_ Russo, Hildebrand, Murphy Most home runs—Kitchins, Sol- adelphia Athletics yesterday and Succed Game and Paco; Kaun adiliae ond lenbarger, Skiner, J. Soldano, J. with the loss went Buck New- At Roston R. H. © Tresh. Cates, Wylie and Klink 1 each. som’s straight victory record. pittsburgh = 791 er eaeee Most stolen bases—Reese 6, stopped at thirteen. He tried Boston. 3414 Second Game P Maloney 5, Fricke 4 ‘ valiantly to hold the A’s, but an Butcher and Lopez; Javery.. At Chicago REE Most times struck out—Soko, eleventh inning attack retting Sullivan, Strincevich and Berres. New York 454 J. Torres and Sullivan 3 each. four runs for his opponents prov- —_ i i -8 9 2 Most times walked—E. Hamil- ed too much and he gave up in’ At New York RHE _ H4Hadley, Donald, Gomez and} ton 5, Best 4. Maloney and Smith favor of Archie McKain. Score Chicago __________. 4 8 3 Roser: Lee and Turner. i 3 each. was 9 to 5. New York nas 810 0 ee Pitchers’ record: Cleveland Indians pulled up Mooty, Page and Todd; Gum- First Geme Pitcher— . closer to the Tigers with a split bert and Danning. At St. Louis RHE) Roberts 2, decision against the Washington aes Boston is 350 Klink Senators. India: took the first AMERICAN LEAGUE St Louis ze 2% 64m Early contest, 6 to 3, as Al Milnar wor At Detroit R.H-E Johnson. Dickman and Glenn; L. Castro = his fourteenth game of ‘the sea- Philadelphia 4 3 Ni i Spakes son. The Tribe was held to six Detroit _ seat ae | hits in the nightcap, however, by (11 Innings) The refrigerated windows either end of the citrus juice at the Florida exhibit at World’s Fair show among other citrus displays, a miniature fam- ily breakfasting on grapefruit juice in a setting of orange blos- at pitcher Hudson. the while the Babich, Beckman and Hayes: bar Nats collected 15 safeties for a Newsom, McKain and Sullivan. the 9 to 1 triumph. New York Yankees and Chi- First Game fago White Sox fought it out for At Cleveland possession of fourth place yester- Washington _ day, and when the smoke of the Cleveland _ iday’s battle had cleared, it was Masterson, Carfasquel,