The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 13, 1940, Page 3

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940 TRE KEY WEST CITIZEN DEAF MUTE ACE FULLBACK ae aa Gridiron Argument: CLASSIFIED By MEDORA FIELD YESTERDAY: Aunt Maggte was murdered the night before ané@ now, on a gloomy Sunday morning, nobody has the least idea why, or by whom. Sally, who with her husband, Bill was giving the houseparty at which Aunt Maggie met her end, has been looking through the old lady's papers tor a clue. Now the entire houseparty knows that what Sally wants to find ts a diggram which will tell where the secret room, used in pre Civil war days, is located. Chapter 19 On The Hunt “O™ said Claire, “I was going to suggest last night before— before anything happened, that} ‘we look for the secret room to- day. It would have been such fun, Such a grand way to spend a win- ter Sunday in the country. We tould have offered a reward to} the winner.” “Sally,” Kirk approved, “that’s an idea. We might make more| Progress if we just tried to find the room itself, without looking | for a clue to guide us.” | Mote than once I have mar-| veled at the drama that can be) introduced into any atmosphere} simply by the entrance of a beau- tiful woman, and when two men} resent are both in love with her it is seldom they ¢an agree on even the most insignificant de- |haystack?” grinned Bob. tails. So 1 was not surprised when Bob said, “Oh, I don’t know. Have | any of you stopped to consider that there may not be a secret/ toom?” | “What do you mean?” I de- manded. “Weil, think of all the changes that @ been made in the hous: Since it was built.” he said. “Part of the back hall has been con- verted into a breakfast room. The basement has been change You've torn out that partition which separated the double par- lors. And, Sally, haven't I heard ou say that this entire third oor was originally a ballroom | with a stage at one end for mu- sicians or amateur theatricals as occasion demanded? “And there's another thing to consider,” he went on, as | nodded my head. “I've not walls of this house are at least p three feet thick and that all_the| inclosed. That e there is a chimneys are means, except wi Fecess on each side of the chim-| ed that the} ]you the advantage of starting from the floor you are on.” “O. K.,.” said Kirk smilingly, but I noticed that his hand gripped hard on the chair behind | which he was standing. “But I don’t think I want to look,” said Alice. “I don’t know what we might find in that room if we found it.” “Oh, I wouldn't worry about that,” said Bob, giving her a brotherly pinch on the shoulder. “You can help with the records then,” I told Alice. “The discour- aging thing. is that there are tons of them. And they are so hard to read. My relatives seem to have kept everything from the news- paper telling about the assassina- tion of Abraham Lincdla to the tuition receipts for music lessons for three generations of daugh- tets.” “Much simpler. to find the pro~ verbial needle in the haystack, or is it the needle in the proverbial “Your work is all cut out for you, isn’t ” it? “*Scuse me. Miss Sally,” said Bessie, appearing soundlessly in the doorway. “Miss Eve say, can you come by her room? She got somethin” she want to tell you.” “Oh, goodness,” 1 ‘said, “I had forgotten all about her. Isn't Miss Eve up yet, Bessie?” “Yes’m, she up and had her breakfast. I carried it to her. But she ain’t go say dressed. She's layin’ on that chafin’ lounge.” “Did hear a’right?” asked Kirk, with a twinkle in his black eyes, as Bessie padded away. Grewsome Tale ND wasn’t that a perfect de- scription of Eve?” Alice ed. “ ‘She ain't to say dressed.’ e way, Kirk,” Alice went on, ntly apropos of nothing at “have you ever heard the ory of Eve's first husband-” “Only th: is name was Adam and that she persuaded him that an apple a iy would keep the doctor away,” Kitk answered. o, no, I mean Eve Benedict, and her first husband was named Phil Manning.” “Oh, Alice, why bring that up?” Bob objected. < as well be Kirk might d, “in case | 0 on an ap= “Gosh, what happened to him?” Kirk asked, with natural curi- osity. ‘Nobody really knows,” said ney, that there is a good deal of | Alice. pausing for dramatic effect. space between walls. How do you know that w was once the secret room vy not now be a] plain, everyday clothes or storage | “There was a story—” “But nobody knows that it was | true,” I interrupted “Well, I for_one believe it,” May Be Settled At Orange Bowl Game U5_10_¢ET_ PLAYING _ sicnals By Associated Prews) Can Fancy, Tricky Offen- sive Overcome Hard, Hard And Determined Charging Line? (Special to The Citizen) MIAMI, Dec. Orange Bowl football classic, which has witnessed some of the finest plays in recent gridiron history, is expected to be the proving ground on New Year's Day for another question that has been discussed far and wide. The question is: Can a team with a lot of fancy and tricky of- fensive plays execute them when faced by a team that is equally noted, but noted for its hard and determined charging line? Georgetown Hoyas, veterans of three seasons of grid play with only one defeat, will bring to the Orange Bowl an eleven with two All-American stars and a reputa- tion for being the leading ex- ponents of open play and original | and deceptive offensive strategy. In Miami this group will meet the opposition of the hard-charging Mississippi State line that has broken up many fine offensives and has blasted holes in opposing lines so that the Maroons came through the season without a single defeat. The Maroons also have two All Americans. One thing the supporters of each team agree upon is this— win, lose or draw, the George- town-Mississippi State clash prob- ably will write new glowing epi-! sodes in the already colorful Orange Bowl history. Among the outstanding Orange Bowl] plays was a 67-yard touch- down run by Catholic Univer- sity’s Ned Peters against Ole Miss in 1936, a touchdown _ that closet, with no mystery about it| Alice insisted. “You see,” she tola@ | brought a 20-19 victory to Catho- at all?” Kirk, “Eve married Phil Manning lic in a play that set the stadium | “Of course, an architect would | because he had position and that | wild with excitement. think of aM that,” I agreed, more | con d than I had meant to be. | “It seems to me that this floor we are on would be an ideal place} was what she wanted. But he didn’t have much money. Phil had always wanted to go to South America and he had enough | Another _ thrill-packed game was that between the Duquesne Dukes and the University of Mi- for the secret room,” Bob con-|™omey to take them there for @ ami Hurricanes in 1934, a contest tinued. “When was it cut up into} bedrooms, Sally?” | “My great - great - grandfather built the house,” | said. “He was/| a middle-aced man when he! came here from Darien, Georgia. | I've alwa; ard that it was my great- grandfather who changed | the plan of the third floor. Some} relatives from Virginia were com- ing to visit and more bedrooms were needed. You know how peo- ple came and stayed months in those days.” “So that explains it,” said Claire. “1 had been wondering why most of the furniture on this floor is Empire, while the rest of wedding trip. But Eve said they | needed the mohey for othe? | things. They would take a short trip and later when he hau ate cumulated more—” ! Alice leoked around the cifele | defiantly. “Well, you all know it | is true. She nearly ran him erazy with her demands for money. He | couldn’t stand it. Less than a year after they were married, he just— disappeared. Eve filed suit for di- vorce and it wasn’t so long after- ward that she married Frank Benedict and his money. “Maybe it was poeti¢e justice,’ Alice continued, “but it seems Frank Benedict had always want- ed to go to South America. too. th Dukes walked off with, 33-7. The score, however, fails to tell of the tense moments that mark- ed that game,-with the Dukes forging ahead 223 yards by scrim- mage and almost as much, 214 yards, by forward passes. Duquesne also played in an- other Orange Bowl thriller, this time in 1937 when they nosed out Mississippi State, 13-12, in one of the hardest fought of all Orange Bow! classics. Many breathless moments also occurred in the Tennessee-Okla- homa game of 1939, which the the house is so definitely eight-|So they went on their honey- Vols annexed, 17-0, after a rough eenth-century.” j “Seems to me it fits perfectly,” said Bob. “The chronology, mean. Aunt Maggie said your| grandparents didn’t know the lo-! cation of the secret room. That it} was lost between generations.” | But if there was not a secret} room, the bottom dropped out of all my theories with regard to the | murder. | was getting ready to} say that perhaps he was right and | then quietly follow my own in- clination, when Claire spoke up again. “Oh, let's look, anyway.” she urged. “That is, if it is all right with Sally. We might find some- thing. We can sound walls and| Push panels and examine closets | and all that sort of thing.” | “All right.” Bob agreed, too much his amiable self to argue} further. “But, you know, Aunt Maggie didn’t say she had found the room. She only said she { | | | thought she had found a clue.| However, we may as well look. | We've got to do something while we wait for the police to come| and take us all in the patrol | wagon.” | Eve Again COULD see that Alice did not! felish Bob's facetious reference | 1} ond moon.” She paused again. “Well, the rest of the story comes sec- aaa “I think this is where we came in, isn't it?” Bob asked Claire. “And so if you will excuse us,” making an exaggerated bow, ‘we'll be off to the South Pole.’ “Alice,” I said, when they were gone, “don’t your think this is a good place to stop?” “But it is too good a story not to tell,” she insisted. “And any- way, | believe it is true.” She fixed Kirk with a wide-e' and dropped her voice. “It seems, Frank had always wanted one of those human heads—the kind | head-hunters collect. You know, how they shrink them down or something to about one fourth r original size and the face still recognizable? “Well, as I said, this part of the story came secondhand, and it was first told to somebody in Atlanta by a New York friend. This friend happened to go into a curio shop in Colon or Belize or somewhere. There didn’t seem to be anybody about at first. Then she noticed— this New York woman did—e door leading into a back room. |Going nearer, she could hear voices. Suddenly a man and a wo- man came bursting out, the wo- and tumble, bruising game in which each team seemed to strive to outdo the other in vio- lence. The 1940 Orange Bowl classic between Georgia Tech and Mis- souri is still fresh in the minds of many as the stperlative ball game. Tech, with amazing speed and a bag full of razzle-dazzle plays, held the long end of the 21-7 score, but it was far from a one-sided game. And so it is that those who know their Orange Bowl history are looking forward to January 1 for another of those thrill-packed football games that have become characteristic of the Orange Bowl. jected by The Associated. Press, | SPORTS CALENDAR BASKETBALL (High School Gym. 7:00 p. m.) TONIGHT First Game—Atmy vs. High tothe police. But why couldn’t;man screaming and saying she School. shé try to understand that Bob! and the rest of us were only try- ing to do the best we could in a dil ey was pera ning to le up with her, thie feelin by her very On the other hand, one always felt-that even without beauty or money Claire would still Spon a smart appearal for uses sense about her clothes as she ways has about eve! else. Except Bob, perha Claire said, “Well, let’s be off. How shall we go about it?” “Let’s divide into crews as we did last night,” “Claire and I can start in the basement. We'll give the rest of GETS FORTUNE, DIES ST. PAULOnly a short time after inheriting $28,000 from the | estate of his grandfather’ whom poys to have a better chance in VP53 he did not know, Vincent John- had to get away from there and the man following after and try- ing to catch up with her before she ran amok in the street. “When they were gone and the keeper came out the New ‘ork woman inquired as to the cause of such behavior. The keeper was so excited himself he just threw up his hands and admitted he had illegally cffered for sale one of those human heads. He had not wanted to show it, but they had persuaded him. “Then the shopk told the New York visitor what the wo- man had said—that it was the of her first husband!” To be continued (Cobsright, 1939, Medora Field Perkersos) son, 26, who had spent his short life in poverty, illness and mis- fortune, died of cancer. To the Juveftile Court he willed $23,- 000, saying that he wanted “other life than I did.” Second Game—Lions vs. VP53. MONDAY NIGHT Game — Plumbers vs. . First Army. Second Game—Lions ‘vs.“Higtt School. t WEDNESDAY NIGHT... _. First Game—VP653 vs. Marines. Second Game—Plumbers vs. Lions. LEAGUE STANDINGS ISLAND CITY BASKETBALL LEAGUE Club— Lions Club High School - U.S. Army U.S. Marines Pet. Ww. = 1 1 1 0 ae 000 000 000 500 .000 -000 Pepper’s Plumbers 13. — Miami's: ‘LEADERSHIP. OF CACE LOOP AT STAKE TONIGHT IN ACTION; STUDENTS AND LIONS FAVORED By RABID FANSTER Leadership of the Island City Basketball League will be at stake tonight when the three clubs tied for first-place take the ifloor in the third doubleheader of the Mew..season. The-Openthig contest-Will fur- ' nish the fireworks. Army and ‘High School have each won their initial game and the victorious five tonight will be assured of a two-way tie for the leadership, if |not gaining sole posession. Most local basketball experts are stringing along with the stud- ents due to their youth. How- ‘ever, results of the games played {by these teams favor the Sol- rdiers. High School had a tough ‘battle in its opening fight with the Marines Mondey night, barely edging the Leathernecks for vic- tory. On the other hand, the Doughboys breezed to an easy triumph over the VP53 Airmen Wednesday night. The strength of the Marines and Aviators hes not been fully displayed as yet and therefore one cannot place too much emphasis on the scores lof those games. | Regardless of which club comes ‘out victorious, fans may rest as- sured the studious Students and |shooting Soldiers will be in there }fighting every minute—and may the best team win. Lions Club, 1940 champs and the third member of the tied trio, jtakes on the Airmen in the sec- ‘ond fracas of the night. It goes | without saying the Civic boys are favored to crush the Aviators ‘with their perfect teamwork and deceptive plays. The VP manager claims his outfit has a number of outstand- ing basketeers and may produce them tonight to ward off their second straight defeat. In de- fense of the Aviators, it can be said that the exigencies of the air force makes it next to impossible to predict just who will play on any given night. Last-minute or- ders may deprive the club of one or all of its best players. Yet, it is possible a strong lineup will ibe presented tonight, and if that ;heppens the Lions are in for a whale of a fight. NAME ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAMS FOURTEEN. HIGH SCHOOLS REPRESENTED ON AP SQUADS (By Associated Press) JACKSONVILLE, Dee: -13.— All-state football elevens, as se- includes players from fourteen ‘of Florida’s high schools. ' Members of the clubs are de- termined by votes cast by sports writers and coaches throughout the state. The voting was close for most of the positions. The all-state first-team is com- posed of: Hallauer, Orlando, left end. Smith, Tampa, left tackle. | Smith, Tallahassee, left guard. Louis, Miami High, center. Netsch, Miami Edison, right guard. Browning, Orlando, right tac- Ykle. " Matherly, Sarasota, back. Weaver, Jacksonville, back. Shubert, Jacksonville, back. Comfort, Miami High, back. Alsobrook, Jacksonville, back. Powell, Miami Edison, left end. Snowden, Miami Edison, left tackle. G. Wilson, Miami High, — . | Reed, St. Petersburg, center. | Kelly, Ft. Myers, right guard. | 1 left Warnock, Lakeland, right tac- kle. Moody, Plant City, right end. | Renfro, Ft. Myers, back. Santora, Jacksonville, back. | Horsey, Lakeland, back. eee Coach Sets Him Up As ees . eee Example To Other Members PEORIA, Ariz, Dec. 13.—Lip-; reading, sign language and a good memory enabled Howard! Holmes, 18-year-old deaf mute, to overcome his handicaps and become an ace fullback on the Peoria High School football team. Howard turned out for the first practice of the season, and Coach Don Pace saw to it that he was given a chance to memorize each play from blackboard diagrams before attempting to execute it. In the first few games, Holmes caught the signal by having Wen- dell Holly, Peoria quarterback and Howard's pal, point to a num- ber written on a piece of ad: HOCKEY, ONCE SPURNED IN COLORADO, hesive tape stuck on Holly's Pants. Thén the adhesive tape was forgotten, for Howard knew his teammates well and could read their lips teadily. And .im the huddle, Holly learned to converse with Howard in sign language. Pace said he’d be well satisfied if some of his other players miss- ed as few sgnals and executed plays as faultlessly as Howard did. Holmes is a competent passer, can tun with the ball and backs up the line on defense. He start- ed playing football on a six-man team at the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind at Tucson several years ago. NOW TOP-RANKING COLLEGIATE SPORT (Asuectatea Pitas Featute Service) COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec.) 13.—Colorado, a state that has plenty of snowy peaks and its share of freezing winter weather, always has been resistant, for some reason, to ice hockey. | People wouldn’t cotton to it and a Denver rink went broke after fixing up a smart arena and ‘trying to popularize the sport. Then Colorado College, a rela- tively small school situated close to the foot of 14.110-foot Pikes peak here, took up the game sev- eral years ago. Now hockey is practically a ma- jor sport at the college upon which Dutch Clark foeused na- tional interest when he was named all-America quarterback in 1928. Last winter the Tiger puck chasers beat such foes as Michi- gan and California and lost only to University of Southern Cali- fornia. This season they will tackle an even more ambitious schedule. C. C. opens at home against Michigan, then meets Yale, Illi- nois, California, U.S.C. and U.C.L. A. A trip to the Pacific coast for engagements with U.S.C. U. C. L. A. and California will be sandwiched between the Yale and Illinois series. Coach Garrett Livingston says his team should be just as strong as last_vear’s club and “might even be.a little better”. Mainstays are Goalie Bob Scarlett, highly praised by foes last year, and Capt. Chick Ross of Saskatche- swan. ‘OUR BOOTS’ WON'T Fatarity “Hex” Says No! WIN DERBY RACE? (By Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. It's too bad about Our Boots. The Woodvale Farm's sterling colt, by winning the $87,400 Bel- mont Futurity, is listed at the top of the year’s two-year-old runners. Now he can’t win the Kentucky Derby next year—poor Our Boots. j For those who might think’ that a high-handed way of deal- ing a contender out of the 1941 Derby, let it be said that the Bel- mont Futurity “hex” is no ordi- nary superstition. The Derby has been run since 1875. The Belmont Futurity has been going on since 1888. Horses that won the Futurity have been coming up to the Derby most of those years—but none ever won, it. | The thousands who saw the 1940 Derby remember the jinx best. ~ Bimelech won the Belmont Fu- turity last year. He was the class of his two-year-old crop. Un- ‘beaten as a three-year-old, he started in the Derby as an unpre-; cedented favorite. But Bimmy was looking at 'Gallahadion’s heels at the pay- loff line. | There are countless others to ‘discourage consideration of two- year-old records when talking; about the Derby. Some of the Futurity winners in recent years ‘who failed in the Churchill Downs’ three-year-old classic were Porter’s Mite, Menow, Pom- poon, Top Flight and Whichone. And now poor Our Boots. SEWING MACHINE COMPANY OPENS Singer Sewing Machine Com- pany’s new Key West agenty will open today under the manage- ment of Joseph Marion Lauda, at 509-511 Southard street, next to the bus terminal. Branch store will include a sewing center managed by a com- pany-trained sewing teacher, who will offer Key Westerse a course in dressmaking and home deco- rating free of rharge. As an opening feature the new agency offers free adjusting serv- ice on all sewing machines. 13.— A shark caught off Florida in| 1912 weighed 26,594 pounds. :armies consolidated their (Continued trom Page One) surrounding the main city of El- basan, however, has slowed down for the moment, while Greek lines and perfected supply routes. British air action against Ital- ian supply ships in extreme north Albanian waters was reported by Yugo-Slavian sources today. Basing on Greek islands, the RAF. planes have followed the Italians to northern sectors, the reports indicate, bringing further difficulty to Mussolini’s expedi- tionary forces. ‘ROARS’ (Continued from Page One) tion, spoke briefly on the program being planned for this city. Unanimous approval was act- corded the membership applica- tion of Carl E. 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