The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 26, 1941, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1941 LOPEZ AND PRICE REACH SEMI-FINALS IN FOUR-BALL PLAY DEFEATED ARNOLD MINKLEY AND BILL REED YESTER DAY; MEET U.S. AMATEUR | CHAMP TODAY 4 (Special to The Citiden) MIAMI, Feb. 26.—Joe Lopez, Key West golf champion, and Ts| E. Price, his Miami partner, head into the semi-finals of the Mi- ami-Biltmore’s Amateur Four- Ball tourney today Winners in yesterday's play by | a 5 and 3 tally, Lopez and Price will take on Dick Chapman. U.S. } amateur champ, and George | on, of, Chicago, pre-tourna- favorites | Arnold Minkley, Chicago, and | Bill Reed, Indianapolis, highly rated in the tournament, dropped out of the competition yesterday before the rush of Lopez and Price Playing in even par figures, the Florida pair stroked through the first nine in 35 to put themselves 4-up at the turn | Mink and Reed had trouble with their putting on the way out, but they were back in; form coming home and the match went) to dormie 4 a they halved ‘the first five holes. Lopez won the} match with a par5 on the fif-] teenth Earl Christiarsen and Harvey Draughon, Miami policemen who are defending their 1940 crown in the tournament, will meet Bill} Stembler of Miami and George Edmondson of Tampa in the 36- hole semi-finals today. LIONS GROWL AT | AIRMEN TONIGHT FIRST) PLACE BATTLE OPENS REGULAR TWIN BILL Licns Club will put its newly- gained Island City Basketball League leadership on the “chop- ping block” tonight 7:30 o'clock when it takes on VP33 in the Hill Billy Favored In Mat Bout ROY WELCH, veteran Tennessee grappler, appears in a supporting role on Key West's first mat card tonight in a semi-final battle with Flash Gordon, New York. Welch is widely known in southern rings, while Gordon has campaigned through most of his career in the north, Wrestling Season Opens Tonight At Carbonell’s Arena ker’s Oppon-| LIEUT.-COL PUTNAM CHAMPION TENNIST Swenski, Bec! ent In Main Go, Recog-| THE KEY WEST CITIZEN . PAGE THREE COMMENTS ON SPORTS By RABID FANSTER Only Swenski Has Belt “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautfful—Air-Conditioned Rainbow Room and Cocktail Lounge DINING and DANCING Strictly Fireproof Garage OPEN THE YEAR AROUND Three Champions, But ARNOLD FUTURE | VARSITY STAR The second road trip of the sea- son just completed by the High School varsity basketball squad again demonstrated the ability of young, diminutive Ralph “Flash” Arnold. A breakdown of the box ' scores compiled by Manager Eu- gene Berkowitz reveals this so- called second-string player was the highest scorer of the eleven cagers invading the mainland last week. Arnold first came to the writ-/ er’s attention in an Island City) League game on the night of Feb- ruary 17. High School engaged U.S. Marines that night in a bat- tle for the leadership. In three previous games the varsity regu- PETER SCHUTT. Manager lars had “set the league afire’, upsetting the strong Lions Club Os | and marching on to a tie for first- | RESTL N ( place with the then wavering it sigs | KEY WEST ARENA Marines. : 4 fer) proves his claim to the world light-hi - Something happened to the ne : eat Beery Simonton and Front Sts. Tonight, 8:30 o'Clock fist etl neers. (tisk eae weight mat championship by showing his newly w-n title belt to Joe DiMaggio (left) and Bump Hadley. They hisiaved a complete ae star ballplayers. Swenski appears here tonight in a featured mat event against George Becker, Pitts- THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH FOR THE MONEY versal of form, registering a burgh, at the Simonton and Front streets arena. ‘ | TWO MAIN BOUTS Key West's Hotel De Luxe . American Plan 200 delightful ROOMS, each with PRIVATE BATH Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Casa Marina Orchestra jmeasely total of nine points at j the end of the third quarter. Dis- —_—— |gusted with the showing, Coach |Johnny Offutt benched the regu- lars and sent in his second team. Happy to be given a chance against the towering Devil Dogs, the hopefuls went on a. scoring spree that saved the School team | from suffering the worst defeat in league play this year. Paying no attention to defense, they rung up five points more in that lone period than the first-stringers netted in the previous three quar- ters. Not the least active was this same Arno!d, who account- ed for two field goals and a charity toss. Getting back to the road trip, | “Flash” scored a total of 24 points, one more than regular Anthony McMahon, who placed first in point-getting at the end of first- half play in city league. “B” game at Pahokee, first of the invasion, saw Arnold star on the floor and rack up eight mark- ers. He was sent in the “A” con- test after the regulars again fail- ed to “get going” and promptly KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Dr, John Happenings On This Date Ten! p.:1). Years Ago As Taken From Files Of The Citizen ————— A.J. Stephens, head of the “dry” squad which arrested 12 alleged liquor law violators here yesterday, today was arrested by tov “In His Ste pings Capt. Robert T. Menner, com- Wellsville, N. Y., 84 years ago. mandant of the local naval sta- | tion. | Madeleine Carroll, actress, born The arrest grew out in England, 32 years ago. Captain Menner said was unau- thorized use of the navy yard as “a bull pen” in which to keep prisoners who are supposed to be placed in county jail. The raid- ers also violated regulations by going armed into the navy yard, the captain explained. Today's Birthdays of surgeon, Harvey Kellogg Creek, Mich., founder of the health food indus- tries of Battie Creek, born in Ty- rone, Mich., 89 ago. Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of To- peka, Kans., Congregational clergyman, author of the famed i 3 of what Dr. Bessie C. Randolph, presi- dent of Hollins Cofege, Va., born in Botetourt Co. Va, 56 years ago. Lewis W. Baldwin, president of the Missouri Pacific Railv born at Waterbury, Md., 66 years ago. George Allan England, widely- JOHN SWENSKI Lighi-Heavyweight, Champion of the World—Chicago GEORGE BECKER Former Champion, Pittsburgh Best two out of three falls— 90 minutes Semi-Final Main Bout | Flash Gordon, N. Y. | vs. 64) Roy Welch, Tenn. | Two out of 3 falls—60 minutes First Bout— BiLL LUDWIG, Syracuse, vs. REX MOBLEY Champion Light-Heavyweight of the World, Detroit One fall to win—30 minutes Admission: General, 50¢ Ringside, 75¢ LOTS OF PARKING SPACE For Reservations Phone 9 cama ey Today’s Horoscope Today gives intelligence of a high order, but there is a restless ! nature that will drift the mind into many channels. Therefore cultivate concentration of thought and effort, and weigh all schemes carefully before going into them. In property affairs you will’ be | well centered. born at years ago. Waterbury, Conn., of and Elmer R, Jones, president Wells Fargo, New York Mexico City, born at Granby, Mo.,, 67 years ago. ' | NO NAME LODGE Famous Bahia Honda Fishing Reef - Tarpon - Permit - Bone Fishing \ | Cottages—$3.50 a day and up |Stone Crab Dinners a Specialty Archbishop Jo&n G. Murray of c Phone No Name Key No. 1 St. Paul, Minn., Catholic prelate, | For Information swishd the net for three baskets!}nown for his descriptive travel AT ARMY BARRACKS trey and a foul shot to capture scoring | articles, came within an ace of ,, Lieut.-Col. Webster F. Putnam, honors. Next came the “B” bat: | being stymied the other day when Je, emerged as champion tennis tle at Stuart and once more the Key West Electric company twin bill opener at High School Gym. | luiens. grabbed. sole, possession | of first place Monday night by nized As Light-Heavy | King i defeating Pandora Bears. Pos-! sibility exists of the Clubbers be- ing knocked off the top again! due to the nearness of the Air- men, half-game in the rear. Aviators’ rise to their present position was full of thrills and hard-fought battles. They floun- dered around the bottom of the, league early in the second-half, dropping the first two _ battles,, and it seemed they were headed for the same fate encountered the , first-half. Then, suddenly, Lady Luck flashed her radiant smile on them “and off they went —right into a tie for second place. The fickle Lady frowned just once in the upward flight, show- ering her attentions on that oc- casion on the Students, who clip- ped the Aviators’ wings, 32-26 VP began to climb February 7 with a rousing 55-26 triumph over Army. Next came the 41-39 up- set of the strompions;rfellowed by the February 4404 asrté High School. The drive,,was-renewed Feb, 10 when, the Soldiers again fell’ vietims to. the Blying}/Mea ih a close $4-35 fight.“ Another Sur- prising win, was tecogded, last Fri day night against the “teprotch Marines, 35-32. Strength of the Clubbers well-known and many spect the VP's prowess. tonight will decide the team Student mect ly is now re- Battle stronger full game out of first t-place Army in the aft- erpiece of the twin bill, Coach Capt, H. R. Rybolt expects his men to snap out of their extend ed losing streak and hit the vie torv troil hore In defense of the Soldic it can be said they hav experienced unusual hard luck at half sched of play los: inclu and 3 ks rst 1 rt ight nt the then strife mwork and occ played havoc They're ut the tor with STANDINGS Island City Basketball League (Second-Half) Ww. L. Pct 667 571 S71 871 500 148 Club Li Clut if Pandora Marines VP33 High School 3 U.S. Army 1 (End of First-Hal c Ww. Pet US. Marines Lions Club US. Army High School VP33 400 Mw jplayer in the army barracks’|“Flash” led the way—this time! asked him to write his impres- elimination yesterday by defeat-|passing his previous marks by sion of Key West in just 100 John Swenski. claimant to the nig Sgt. Pete White world's light-heavyweight wrest-’ sets, 6-1, 6-4. 6-0. ling title, and George Becker, of, Captain Rybolt and Sergeant Pittsburgh, bring Key West Starr teamed in the doubles sports fans their first wrestling elimination to defeat Liuetenant program tonight at Cecil Si as Private Lawton, 6-4, bonell’s Key West Arena, Simon- "Soon contestants ton and Front streets. jin the tournament Swenski claims to won | week. the title three years ago in New York when he defeated each of the three outstanding contenders. New York sports writers, accord- ing to his handlers, recognized him as champion. Gus Sonnenberg, about the last of the wrestling champions to hola undisputed sway, called Swenski “one of the most effec- tive matmen I have ever seen”. First Becker, who younger and VP33. tougher than Swenski but hasn't’ Second Game—High School vs. been wrestling as long, is touted U.S. Army. as a collar ad beauty as well as . FRIDAY NIGHT a capable grappler. His handlers First Game—High School Girls say. they spend a large part of vs, Convent Girls. their time pushing off artists who Second Game—Key West High want him to. pose. School Varsity vs. Ponce de Leon The featured match is schedul- Varsity. ed to go over the 90-minute rout SATURDAY NIGHT with the best two out of three First Game—Convent Girls vs. falls determining the winner. High School Girls. h Gordon of New York and Second Game—Ponce de Leon Roy Welch, Dyersburg, Tenn., Varsity vs. Key West High School provide the semi-final attr n, Varsity Welch has wrestled in southern rings for years and expected to carry off tonight's laurels. Bill Ludwig N.Y. who left a Miami ring under p lice escort last week after he t been beaned by a spectator, take mm Rex Mobley, Detroit, in opener. The card is scheduled underway at 8 took part during the have % SPORTS CALENDAR BASKETBALL (High School Gym, 7:30 p. m.) TONIGHT Game—Lions Club vs. WRESTLING (Key West Arerta. 8:30 p. m.) TONIGHT Opening card of the ye fea turing John Swenski, light heavyweight wrestling champion and George Becker. champion. | Supporting Corner Front jonton Streets. ck YUCATAN KID NO. oxic TWO LIGHTWEIGHT (Key West Arena, 8:20 p. m.) FRIDAY NIGHT Second ¢ard of year, featurir BATTLES KEY WEST'S FELIX Yucatan Kid. outstanding weight in Flarid $. an GONZALEZ IN FEATURE Key V BOUT FRIDAY NIGHT is Syracuse d r Fe zalez, pporting r and Front streets. give the heavier oO Wi ast week Cannonbai ure g the lightwe Carbonell, promoter day revealed to the Kid is easy t at ry have about a ty toss. First team went route in the “A” fight, hon hitting his seven field goals and all of his free shots, four out of four. in straight Sinking four baskets and a penal- \words. The matter is to be used the | for advertising purposes by the . McMa- | company, hence the limitation in stride as he netted |jength. Permits totalling $20,237 were Arnold just became eligible for issued during the past week by jthe varsity squad this school City Building Inspector Ralph B. semester. He has three full years ; pinder. ahead. Speed is his most effec- tive weapon. Box scores of the four main- land games follow: “B"—Key West 19, Pahokee 18 | berg Thompson is president FG FT FS construction cost is placed at $20,- Player— Barber Arnold McCown Cordova Hamlin 8 1 19 West 7, Totals— (Personal Fouls—Key Pahokee 6) Score by quarters: Key Wes: 3 Pahokee 2 “A —Pahokee 39, Key Player— McMahen Saunders Roberts Smith Menendez Colgate Arnold 6 13 7 ll Ww West 32 er TP 1-1 65 0-0 1- 3 0-3 1-2 0-1 1- 2 Totals— 412 32 (Personal Fouls—Key West 8, Pahokee 9) Score by quarters Pahokee 9 18 Key West 4 16 22 32 “B"—Key West 24, Stuart 23 Player— a. 35 Te Arnold 4 1-2 9 Barber 0-0 +O D 5 6 3 6 7 | 19 | will 28 39 tak The largest of the the pineapple cannery building being erected for the Granday canning company, of which Nor- The permits is Miss Virginia Overstreet, 4 ‘daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William ald H mar- 14, R. Overstreet, and Archi Dick, South America, were ried at Richmond, Va., Feb. it was learned here today Mrs. Dick is a niece of County Judge Hugh Gunn. Her mother be recalled as Miss Norma an, daughter of the late Mr. Leon G. Hayman of and Mrs this city. Harry Blanchard of Jack- sonville, sister of Robert F Spottswood. and Miss Thelma Rukoff, Philadelphia, are house guests of Judge Jefferson B. Browne at his apartment at the air station Mrs. The jitorial para graphs ‘Sixtec teachers courses from of Florida to increas lege credits know instructors fied for cal It that are their pu becoming work With relaxing — music...pause and 02 4 oOo 2 3 Mich acuur a neighbor She kept the found a novel use for her v cleaner. but caused hood row over it motor running during the eve ning hours becouse its purring soothed her baby to sleep. Neigh bors complained that this. m aby dio recept o 2 + Sturgis 2 oe-1 2 i 4-8 24 (Personal Fouls—Key West 4. Stuart 7) quarters T Four generations have enjoyed the refresh- ing goodness of ice-cold Coca-Cola. Its delicious taste always leaves a cool, dean after-sense of complete refreshment. So when you pause throughout the doy, make it the more d which she had ing > ride to a trav- . Sheriff After giv e nig BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCACOLA COMPANY BY KEY WEST COCA- COLA BOTTLING COMPANY