The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 26, 1940, Page 6

PAGE SIX THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MONDAY, AUGUST 26. 13948 a Slaughters CONCHS TOOK MARINES INTO CAMP, 8 TO 3 ome By VIRGINIA HANSON = YESTERDAY: Julia, who lived with the Tacks while her father ‘was at war, has always been in love with Jeff. Later the Tacks took in orphanned Sandra, daughter of an army officer and a Russian refugee. Julia hates her. Chapter Eight Number Three | ees grew almost cheerful as we played bridge with Adam and Gerald. Around eleven Jeff came in, spoke briefly and went up to his rooms. Julia threw down a half-played hand. “Now I can go home,” and stood up. “Has Felicia come back?” asked Adam. while I reminded her not to wake up the club; but I did not dis- courage her too severely, for it was the first time I could remem- ber having heard Julia laugh. Nor was I feeling too sober myself. 1 don’t know whether it was the effect of the heelless shoe or the somewhat inappropriate frivolity of that girdle that made poor. Felicia an unforgettable spectacle. She did not in our laugh- ter, but she seemed resigned to it. rae you don’t mind I'll sit | down,” she said, and sank onto | the nearest ‘_—— chair. “I haven't seen her. She must | be doing the town.” “Then I think Julia should stay | with me. I'm sure the War De-j partment would frow non my un- | chaperoned state.” Julia hesitated. “I'll telep Mimi,” she said and went inside. She came back presently to re- | port that, although Mimi was still ‘Man With A Mask’ Use he! me a | which she out, Sandra had urged her to stay } She, Sandra, was going right to bet; and the cook was there, in| caSe she needed anything. “Never mind manners,” Julia observed to no one in particular. “TU stay.” It must have been some hours | later that I woke from a deep} sleep to see Julia bending over me. “Someone at the side window she whispered. “What shall we} do?” I listenéd and heard it too. A sctabbling sound and then finger. tails rasping on the screen. I sat up and put my feet on the oor. I had no plan. The rooms @round us were unoccupied, ex- | cept for Felicia Bridewell’s, and I} had not heard her come in. If I} sereamed probably every man in| ne building would come streak- ing down in their pajamas and | Mare ened, his eyes out. H | my maiden mot the girdle on——” stop] the prowler would fade into the| night, leaving us to make lame} explanations. That might require| Being. down. On the other hand, i U could quietly summon Adam—— The act that I did not know/ the location of his rooms occurred | to me before I was halfway to th corridor door. I don’t know what} I would have done, for at that moment I heard a most r “Damn!” in a stage whisper from the window; and a second lat- er— “Kay! For heaven's sak ap and unlatch this scre: For a moment I thought | was back in college. My senior year had a room on the ground floor and its window sills were worn smooth by girls who had over- stayed their jate permission. he voice was unquestionably feminine. My mind registered that fact with relief an instant be- fore I identified it. “Felicia! What on earth are you doing?” I demanded. I found the button of the | Switch and clicked it, glimpsing a blurred white face at the win- dow an instant before it ducked , wake |it was one.” She looked sick w the Pil bring can do?” ! “No, than I'll anoint the fall into bed. out_of sight. ji “Turn off that light!” pleaded | the voice. Let me in before some- One sees me!” Alarmed, I turned i was already at the window, un- le the latch of the screen. it Stuck a litle, but between us we managed to free it and push it outward. “G ve me a hand,” groaned Fe- lici: "m So worn out and weak i couldn't climb over a pin.” Felicia’s New Girdle I COULD easily believ: the dead we be, and the way s she got her knees on the then I could see t something wrong houette, outlined ford gray night. and her hair, usu tured, was in a sta arms at which we were were bare to the shoulders We dragged her in somehow and she revived enough to pull down the shade. “Now you can tu light,” she said grim I found the switc flooded the room with “Well!” said Julia. been on a party!” Felicia blinked at us and for once made no retort. She was wearing a very h some full-length girdle, pink and lace, with a little sea skirt, like those you sce in adver- tisements. This one was whi: cally embellished with thousands of the little burrs children cail jar lice. She was further clothed in what had once been sheer silk stockings but which tow only partially. covered! scratched legs.and a pair of very dirty knees. Shoes she had on, also, though one of them was without a heel, so that she listed badly to "starboard. But that was all. No further stitch of raiment concealed the havoc of scratches and bruises on a figure that other- wise did full justice to the girdle. Julia had collapsed on the near- est_bed and was making choking sounds that threatened to increase in volume. I went over to her and put ‘my hand over her mouth! MONROE THEATER * SHIRLEY TEMPLE —in— THE BLUE BIRD Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25¢ off. Ju aler and the sounded li bedroom and tu “Get some cloth see.” She was already dressed and running a comb through her hai by the time I had found slacks and a shirt and a pair of low- heeled shoes. “Tll_ be back,” she said, and dashed out of the room. I cou hear running footsteps and men’s voices as she opened the door to the hall. Then I found I had my slacks on backward and, groaning | feebly, climbed out of them again. To be continued YANKS SPLIT BUT GAIN ON LOSING INDIANS SHORTSTOP OF OF LOSERS MADE SOLLENBERGER TIGHTENED UP AFTER THIRD INNING HOLDING CONCHS HITLESS REST OF WAY Key West Conchs, under the managership of ‘Roy Hamlin, de- feated the U. S. Marine nine, 8 to ssterday afternoon at the Field, thus ending the Lea thernecks’ victorv run. Shortstop of the Marines ac- tually handed the game to the locals. In all, he committed five errors. Sollenberger, who went the route for the Marines, tightened up after the third inning and held the Conchs hitless the rest of the way. Only one run, due to an error, was scored by the victors after that frame. Key West used three mounds-* men, Cheta Baker, Jackie Car- bonell and Lucillo Gonzalez for three inning each, in holding the Leathernecks to two runs. Before the game yesterday, the Marines had engaged in 20 contests and had come out vic- torious in 18 of them. Most con- sistent losers to the Leather- necks were the Pirates. How- ever, the losses occurred after the Monroe County Baseball League, which had flourished the latter.part of 1939 and the early period of this year, dis- banded, leaving the four teams of the circuit disorganized. Pirates met the Marines with makeshift lineups in most all of. the games. Mainstay of the Leathernecks Sollenberger, whose -— slants nave puzzled every batter that faced him. His tosses be- ie more effective some time ago when Armando Acevedo, famed Key West Conch short- stop, took over the duty of re- ceiving his slants. Fans who watched the pair in action at that time were high in their praise of the way Acevedo handled the Marine moundsman. ‘Armando, at one time voted the most val- uable of all local players, added an additional punch to the Leath- ernecks’ batting order. However, loyal to his former team, he trotted back to his old spot in the Conchs’ lineup yes- terday. is c * | i _ Key West Titles Played 12- inning rive miscues 1~1 Tie Game With Tampa Club Key West’s American Legion Junior baseball team engaged in a twelve-inning 1-1 contest of a doubleheader at the Cusaden Field in Ybor City Saturday aft- ernoon. The locals dropped the opener, 13 to 1, in a heavy down- pour of rain. Immediately after the termi- nation of the initial fracas, work- men began putting the field~ in shape for the nightcap. After an hour’s delay, play began. Post Marcelo Gonzalez No. 73, American Legion team, furnished the opposition for the Key West- ers in both games. Playing on a sloppy clay field, the invaders never had a chance in the first game. Evelio Vargas toed the slab for , the Key West nine in the second contest and for eight innings held the Tampans to one hit. He was relieved by Gabriel Lastres in the ninth and again the op- ponents secured but one. safe blow in the remaining four frames before darkness ended play. Meanwhile, the Marcelos used five pitchers on the mound, also holding the locals to two safeties. ; Many former Key were in the stands, Manager Aurelio Lastres reports, and their cheering furnished the Key West boys with an incentive to battle on against great odds. Five of the opposing team’s players are members of semi-professiona! clubs, while the local boys are all young amateurs, Lastres said in reference to the great showing his charges displayed in the after- piece. “The oldest boy on my team is only 18 years of age. The two pitchers I used in that over- time contest are both 16-year-old kids”. Aurelio Lastres, Jr., son of the Key West pilot, and Arthur Thompson came in for special recognition by both former Island City residents and Tampa _ root- ers. A great catch by the short leg Lastres youngster, at first base, resulte in a somersault, but he came up with the ball in his hands while laying across the bag. Thompson robbed a Mar- celo of a home run when he back- ed against the leftfield wall to Westers snag a terrific drive and make a \¥ perfect peg to second to complete a@ double play. Score “by innings: First Game 2 will be continuation tie affair. to play a doubleheader on and another mes on the following day. Previous bor day R. H.E Key West 010 000 000— i Tampa 201 .223 2ix Albury and Rober! Maseda and Garcia. 2 Second Game to the games this st weekend, the locals made a showing in two with the Fert Juniors. They took both Tampa 000 100 000 000— 1 ayed at the K. W. 000 000 100 000— 1 Vargas, G. Lastres and Me dez, Roberts;-J. Ma: Drews and T. Gare No game was due to the inability of M Lastres to secure a field for that day. “T want to say that my boys were well disciplined throughout the road trip and are really credit to Key West”, the pilot said. “They were in good spirits and although they played against a far superior team, they deserve a lot of credit for the manner in which they conducted themselves”. Plans are under way the Tampa club come BASEBALL MEETING »». TOMORROW NICHT - ORGANIZATION OF LEAGUE GIVEN AS REASON FOR SESSION with the rs home August 18. upstaters on the grounds Sunday, thee aight over the before the s downed them, 5 the August 18th rel affair. Inciden- that game was played un- a hts that night was the st contests for the junior Key West’s previous ins Were by the and 10-4. Legion Juniors play under of Key West Conchs in rican. Softball League of city and te date have not gle contest since the shment of-the circuit July beginning of play in the Conchs were © High School ten sd the mame shortly sed. opposition, includ- ty Marines, Sailors , the youngsters have ing of wins to five. heduled to meet the Merchants Wednes- Bayview Park in ne gince leaving on their initial > year. the team Lauderdale and Arthur Thompson, Ralph Arnold, ss; Jim ; Orman Cardova, 2b; trio of scores of 11-8, the thi to 2 to have Key establi: for ieag' A baseball meeting, purpose of organizing a in Key Wet, will be held w night, 8:00 o'clock, City Hall. All interested in the national pastime and those who may wish to enter a team are request- ed to be in attendance. tor in Aureli: John rts, Orlando c; DeWitt cf and c; James Aritas, Esquinaldo, cf; Daniel Las- s Albury, Evelio oriel Lastres, p. - 2b ~ SOFTBALL SCHEDULE U. S. WEATHER _ BUREAU REPORT Observation taken at 7:30 a. m., 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night — Mean : Normal 88 75 82 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours, ending 30 a. m., inches Eco i rainfall since Aug. = nee Aug. 1, inches Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches = Deficiency since January a inches Wind Direction and Velocity NE—6 miles per hour Relative Humidity 96% Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today Sea level, 30.01 (1016.3 millibars) Tomorrow’s Almanac Sunrise 6:06 a. m. Sunset 6:51 p. m. Moonrise —--12:35 a. m. Moonset — 2:12 p. m. Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 3:45 z ——11:15 FORECAST (Ti) 7:30. p. m, Tuesday) Key West and Vici 20.16 PM 5:52 10:14 High Low jcharitable souls a (Bayview Park Field) TONIGHT First Game—NavSta vs. (Americax League). Secox@ Game—Sawyer’s Bar- bere vs. Pepper’s Plumbers (Na- tional League). WEDNESDAY NIGHT First Game—Pepper’s Plumb- ers vs. Sawyers Barbers (Na- tional Legaue). Second Game—Key West Conchs vs. Merchants (American League). ccc FRIDAY NIGHT First Game—.U S: Marines vs. Key "West Conchs (American League). Second Game—Sawyer’s Bar- bers vs. Pepper's Plumbers (Na- tional League). ee ee ce oe PEOPLE ARE SO STUPID— It was not so long ago that phil- anthopic souls, yearning to up- lift their fellow-man, knew no other way to do good than to pass out prayer books or Bibles. Not that this isn't a worthy thing but there is poverty and ignorance and bad drains and the like. Atone such meeting of century ago, when everybody was fired with the idea of sending a cart around Partly, Sloudy ayithe scattered thunder oaied with ‘Bibles, & white-hair- showers "Tuedday, and _possibi¥ tonight; gentle to moderate east ji¢o and southeast winds, Florida: Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers Tues- day and possibly near south- west and extreme south coast tonight. . The Jewish population of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is little more than Chicago's Jewish | population. e Roast, Blend and Grind — "" STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE to Please Your Palate i ORDER YOUR POUND TODAY | pron vs Lopez Funeral Service minister* whe had spent his in the slums stood up to sug- gest that a second cart follow with food—the suggestion so shocking the assembled good souls that several of the women fainted, the minister lost his “|charge and the meeting broke up never to assemble’ again. | Tommie’s Skating Palace Beginners. 10 to 11:30 A. M. Afternoons, 2:00 to 4:00 P. M. Evenings 8:00 to 10:30 P. M. Clean, Healthful Recreation An Orderly Decent ‘Key West Conch: AMERICAN LEAGUE ee (Major League Baseball) [MAJOR LEAGUE Club— L. Pet. Cleveland 50 Detroit 53 New York 54 Boston 57 Chicago Washington St. Louis Philadelphia —o—. NATIONAL LEAGUE (Major League Baseball) Club— w. L Cincinnati 74 43 Mea Brooklyn 67 51 8 = St. Louis 61 5 New York 60 Chicago 61 Pittsburgh 59 Boston 46 Philadelphia 37 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at New York. Detroit at NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at Chicago. at Pittsburgh. at St. Louis. jladelphia at Cincinnati, two is 795% feet common mile of mile n the 60 58 7 74 NATIONAL LEAGUE (Key West Softball) Club— w.L = Pepper’s Plumbers ee | Sawyer’s Barbers 6 4 a amen AMERICAN LEAGUE (Key West Softball) Club— -To Pontiac, illinois equired to ap- Merchants USS. Noa NavSta U. S. Marines ccc CHILD KILLED DURING NIGHTMARE mewmaad MUNFORD, Tenn, Tenn. — Dreaming - he -was saving his-/3year-old daughter from. a mad~-dog, Reu- ben Flynn leaped from his bed. snatched up the child and swung her up to get her out of the dog's Teach. The child’s head struck the staircase and her skull was fractured. Flynnthen went back to bed still asleep, unaware th: he had kilied his child. No charge it of Flor- ian ta, and for Monme €aubts, “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautiful—Air-Conditioned yore 145 EAST 23ed STREET, ned cries, one | At present it is two! double- | Lauder- | Deal influence, that's what Conchs ran their victories to | controlling syndicate that; i4, thereby allowing TRIBE ier OUT BY NAT3; TIGERS VICTOR: REDS WON TWIN BILL: DOD- GERS SHARED HONORS WITH BUCS: CARDS DIVID- ED WITH BEES (Special te The Cities) NEW YORK, Aug 26—New When genial Jim Farley 4 ana | ®’s former ballyhooer a Stamp-licker, took over t agership of the New Yor kees’ front office as head b out-of-|have issued new rules @ Lauderdale | ulations. How else can 10 to 1, in the| count for the ama7mng those New Yorkers? the cause, the results evident. Floundering second division a few back, the Yanks are » third position, only five half games behind the 4 and are so close to Detr that the Bengals are nervous. mm around bec hitless for seven innings but broke his spell in the 8th ar to edge out the Cleveland dians, 3-2, and sweep the series Yesterday, they took on the cago White Sox and had z victory-string abruptly endec but it took a three-hit 1-0 deciser to accomplish the trick Lyons bested Red Ruffing’s hitter in that contest & the Yankees snapped back m the afterpiece. They got to Lee eight safeties and three sums while rookie Bonham handcuffed the Chisox with five safe blows and just one marker. Meanwhile, the Trit ing to Washington Se word champions to gain a half-game on }them. The loss was the Indians res or Andy Alonso, | GAMES TODAY: : fourth in a row. Wat into the lead im the wory f ning as Buddy Myer tripied = the bases loaded. Detroit's Tigers siethed a game off the marg bet ween them and the Trit- noe have to hurdie just 2 two-and-e half-game lead Buck Newsom registered his 16th tnumph of the season in scattering © s his teammates pounce Philadelphia Athiet men for a 7-3 victory Boston's Sunday blue ew wa: merciful to the lowly Brow After dropping the opener Brownies, 7 to 2, the Besten & Sox trained their big gun opposition and laid down rage that resulted im hits and 17 scores came in the sixth massacre ended im t Sunday time-hmit was reached Cincinnati Reds snapped beck yesterday na big way. They took both ends of 2 tri Gil with the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 and 6-5, to increase while the were Nightcap victory was won spite two homers by Riz= the Phils. Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons up his fifth win of the Pittsburgh F oan of the season as hong fair to wallop the Bucs, 8 t& Pittsburgh to 3. Chicago Cubs edged out New York Giants, 5 to 4. im 19 innings the curtain-raiser but suc cumbed im face of a 12-8 sheliack ing in the second comtest On aherpeece fer ee Gaets Be = tm ia Com lous Cartmes hae ther ees son als c<heed & Sure: wee == Stace ex poled a home run in each game of i eof ceures ae Ged = and Young got another im the the doy COLES E LEE EEE EEE SS Ed [i naeerayreemnernennre qavecoaaeere aa wa COMPLAINT SERVICE. .. If you do sot Receive Your Cops of The CITIZEN By é P.M Chakekekaekadaed hededdiiLéZdZ \ Abed Ahhh