The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 17, 1941, Page 3

MONDAY, MARCH 17 4194 ALONG CA YESTERDAY: One day Roger Cosgrave had been looking for- ward to his marriage with Emily Perry. only a month away. The next day he had met a girl named, of all things, Lovely Daye, and the whole world had changed its tune. Now Emily has demanded that he take her to Lovely, and against his wish, he has done so. But Lovely is a long time coming to the door of the cottage. Chapter 13 “Make It—Strong” OGER’S heart started during the moment they waited. Suppose someone was there with her? He felt his breath catch un- comfortably. Emily was waiting calmly. She knew with her wo- man’s sense of things, that Lovely had been waiting and when she saw Roger had someone with him she’d stepped to a mirror some- where to be at her best when she opened the door, Emily was aware her suspicion was true when Lovely stood be- fore them saying in her lush voice: “Roger! I’m so glad to see you. Oh, Roger!” And then as if only| just aware of her, just able to tear er attention from Roger: “You've brought someone!” Emily knew she was flushing She had never been able to wear her affection so on the outside. Caress Roger so with her voice when a stranger was near. “Yes, Lovely,” Roger was say- ing though he knew it was unnec- essary. He knew ‘Lovely ‘had recognized Emily. “This is Emily. Emily, I've told ‘you. about Lovely.” Finally- the'owords’ were out. He'd hed the courage to do it. The girls’ eyes met and held. The two seemed to be taking measure of each other, to be read- ing under the outward signs things visible only to women who loved the same man. Lovely, oddly enough, was the first to recover. “Come in. There’s no use say- ing I'm going to find it easy to talk to a girl like you. I’m not. I won't know what tc say. You'll have to do the talking.” It had been cordial, friendly, almost gay Yet Roger knew she was tense under it. That her heart was trem- bling with confusion. Her eyes were asking him what it meant. “Cigarets?” Her hand trembled a little as she offered them. “No, thank you.” It seemed over prim of Emily but actually she dared not reach out her own hand It would tremble so much more violently than the slight tremor of Lovely’s “Can I do something?” Lovely asked as the silence seemed to get brittle and rp between them. “Mix a drink? Or make tea?” The last an afterthought, as she glanced quickly at Roger wonder- ing if one did mix drinks for a girl like Emily, “I think a drink would be nice,” Emily said and Roger knew a start of surprise. Emily never touched liquor until five and then rarely. “Make it—strong.” “Right up my alley!” Lovely’s smile was dazzling. She was her- self again Roger could see that Emily was bowled over as he had been when he first saw Lovely. On the ropes. | only in a different way. Emily had never seen a girl like Lovely before at close quarters. This was something new, different. [lumi- | nating. It was as if for the first time Emily was aware of gi like Lovely as real human beings with desires and amb‘tions, hopes and dreams. As for Lovely, she was sudden- | ly the most completely poised and possessed of the three. Her mood as she moved about making drinks was as light as a fern leaf Roger knew a sense of pride in her. He could take™her anywhere. Not as he could have Emily¢ sure} she would blend unobtrusively with the-background of any-qccasion But flambouyantly. Gallantly, She would ornament any otcasion. No Solution S SHE came cinse: to him with ks he noticed her rt of bloom about wondered how she achieved it, since s! 1 bro} no wardrob wear the same thin He made note of the must have some her, not only necesst 1gs sent to es but orna- s. Good pow ms the drink eagerly. * she said sip} Lovely caught a words. He other “You and answered, an subtle me looked from and had th ng in the girl to e strange fee t ; e other w g and in a wa He we I've never giameor gir seen me bably realize we're No Suudy, No Playee Asserleted Press) G CAME CIN By VIVIEN GREY 1 very much to look at. I'd like to know what you really think.” “Well I like you,” Lovely ad- mitted slowly. “I think I like you too,” from Emily a trace uncertainly. “And Lovely’s face was in- ly vital. I don’t know,” Emily finished helplessly. Roger had thought it would be | dramatic, that their voices would tise and they would ‘scream at each other. He expected to be the center of something like a hurri- cane. But they were talking quiet- ly, sipping their drinks. “Of course Roger’s the whole question. Who’ll be the have and who the have not!” Lovely said. “Yes,” from Emily in a very small voice. “We could flip a coin!” Lovely’s voice was vibrant. She flashed a brilliant, luring smile at Roger. Emily looked up startled. She couldn't have commanded a smile like that then if she were to die. She caught her lower lip |between her teeth and clenched |her hands on the arms of her chair. Roger thought for an in- | stant he saw tears in her eyes. She finished her drink quickly. | She rose. “I’m afraid it wouldn't do any good,” she said. Roger wondered afterwards |how they got out of the house, {It was as if all three had been | waiting anxiously for some sign that would end that terrible in- terview. Roger had no memory of any goodbyes, even of helping Emily into the car. She just seemed ‘to be | there instantly. All the way down the hill Emily said nothing. She |sat far over in her corner of the car, her face turned away. When |they got to her house Roger saw | she had been erying. She brushed | at the tears with her hand. “What about Aunt Amalia’s dinner tonight?” Roger asked as he left her. “We'll go, of course,” Emily’s voice was a pale wisp of sound on the sunny afternoon air. “Be |there promptly if you can.” She | went in without turning to look jat him. | Roger started. He knew then that he had expected her to cancel |the engagement. But she was go- jing through with it. That dinner of the families would clinch things. There would be no draw- |ing back after that. He felt as if la weight, greater than he could ean was settling over his heart. | Puzzled | [* WAS still early afternoon. He |® couldn't go home and face his ; mother's happy chatter about the event. He'd go mad, much as he jadored his pretty, still young looking mother. He drove aim- lessly along the Albany Post road, then -went into Tumble Inn. He was at the bar ordering @ drink before he realized Hugh Chase was standing beside him, Hugh was still in evening clothes, He had been drinking more than he needed, but Hugh never got maudlin. He spoke to Roger, who replied coolly. “Bring your drink over here,” Hugh suggested. “I’ve got things to say to you.” “I can't think of anything I'd want to hear you say, Hugh,” Roger’s cold eyes seemed to look through and beyond the youth. | He was remembering that morn- ing when Hugh had been with |Lovely and his smile, which sug- gested more than words could n Hugh replied. “I } “T” know." °| know how you feel but there are things I've got to say about this morning. Things | feel I should vy. if I'm going to lay any claim to decency at all.” There was about him tha a moment trying to think what he could want and then followed him to a table. | “It's about that girl,” Hugh be- gan | “You and I haven't anything to say about her. Hugh,” Roger's voice was dike cold steel “You're diisunderstanding me, Roger,” High went on. “I want to }make an apology to her. And to }you. The things that happened | while John and. I were there are things to be proud of. | went up there with John for a lark ex- pecting to find just a smart barfly. Or a beautiful dumbbell. Restful and relaxing because she never thought before speaking — you know the sort. We ali do But I as all wet. She pretty near ear brained John for getting |fresh. I took a tip and temem- bered my manners.” He paused. Roger merely stared Roger realized that all this was the thing he'd d someone to tell him, that had treasured his honor tn nee of his friends. A lifted. But he gave t was going en neither here nor wanted to tell you ; continued, ese afd nobody wanting to is “that she-was gide’ of the trac cen blame her @ross oter. But 4 T, as best friend—you know we've DERELLA Lions And Marines Fight For 2nd-Half Cage Title Tonigh Regardless Of Outcome PRO EDDIE BUSH soc: Teams Meet In League SCORES LOW 66 0 Crewn Playoff. Next Week By RABID FANSTER The long-awaited Basketball League second-half championship battle will go on tonight at High School Gym. Al- though outeome of the fight will have no affect on icague crown playoff next week, Club and U.S. Marines will throw their full-strength into the fray for a Island City Lions moral victory. Records the hold a slight edge over the Lion: for the season to e but thing can and usually does hap- reveal Marines any pen ina single game. In the pres- ent portion of the split schedule, the Civic cagers, trailing the first- half, have dominated the Devil Dogs in field and foul- shooting.- However, the Leather- necks claim the highest scorer of the second-half in Ensign Laney and the loop’s long-shot ace in Solenbarger. Here are individual records of players who will probably each other at the opening whistle tonight: goals face Marines Waysack, forward—First-half 31 field goals and 13 free throws; sceond-half, 8 and 3. Total points: 94. Thompson, 17 and 3; second-half, 51 points. Solenbarger, center—First-half, 50-18; second-half, 39-8; total, 204 Laney, guard—First-half, 40-5; second-half, 57-9; total, 208. McGregor, guard — First-half 5-17; second-half, 34-3; total, 180. Lions C. Smith, forward—First-half, 57-7; second-half, 43-4; total, 211 Knowles, forward—First-half, 25-10; second-half, 35-23; total, 153. Waldo, center—First-half, second-half, 28-5: total, 90. Pinder, guard—First-half, 44- 17; second-half, 48-21; total, 222. Saunders, guard — First-half, 24-4; second-half, 24-11; total, 111 Pinder, 222 points, and Smith, 211, rank as the séason’s highest scorers of the clubs. Laney, de- spite a late first-half start, tops the Marines with 208, followed by Solly, 204. Such an array of sharpshooters should produce a new league record in scoring to- night but the superb defense of the teams will no doubt keep the total within reasonable bounds. Possessing a full-game_ lead, Lions ean do no worse than drop into a tie. Regardles of whether the Devil Dogs, first-half title- holders, win or lose they must meet the Civic cagers in a play- off for either second-half or league championship or both.» In the event of a tie, a three-game series beginning March 24 will forward—First-half, 7-0; total, 8. serve the doublepurpose of decid- : ing half and loop crowns. Other- wise, the playoff \ be for league title only The picked t that divided a doubleheader with service last week will cng. varsitv in a pre i 7:30 o'clock. Lion-M. will get under way after termination or ry arine BASKETBALL (High School Gym. 7:30 p. m.) TONIGHT GOLF (Country Club, Stock Island) ALL THIS WEEK BOXING Key West Arena. 8:30 p. m WEDNESDAY NIGHT 8 New ¥ ‘a EVE OF DEPARTURE SHOT SIX BIRDIES IN EIGH- TEEN HOLES: RETURNS) NEXT YEAR FOR FOURTH WINTER HERE On the eve of his departure for the North, Eddie Busn, winter pro at the Key West Country Club, yesterday scored a brilliant 66. Bush’s card contained six birdies, three on the outgoing nine, and three coming in. Twice he birdied the long 4-par 435- yard second hole and the short fourth. His other birdies were registered on the third and fifth holes The winter pro suecumbed ‘to par on only two holes, the eighth and ninth of the first round. y Westers will be pleased n Eddie will return next n for his fourth year here. This summer, he will be playing pro and assistant to the national- ly-known Dick Metz at the Oak Park Country Club in Chciago, Bush holds two important championships—the Maine State and the Rangely Open, along with the Maine Professional Four-Ball title He will spend a week at his home in Greenwich, Conn., be- fore traveling to Chicago to take up his new assignment. Playing with Eddie yesterday on his sub-par rcunds were his able stant, Jim Smith of New Haven, Conn., C. B. Johnson and E. B .Caulkins of Detroit. Mr. Caulkins is a winter resident of Key West. Bush has played very little this winter due to his many duties, such as giving lessons, supervis- ing tournaments and the other numerous. details encountered by a pro. In fact, he has not traveled the course a half dozen times this season—so his ‘brilliant score yesterday further empha- } sizes his golfing ability. 's score follows: 122456 9 TtL 4 35 4 \—34 6 tl. 43 35 4 4—32 DODGERS CLAIM PENNANT'S IN BAG i | DUROCHER’S CREW PREDICTS | ‘NEXT YEAR IS HERE’; BEST | INFIELD AND OUTFIELD.) | THEY BOOST | RHUMBA-DANCING | Préss Feature Service) | HAVANA, Cuba, “March 17.— | This land of the rhumba has giv- en new rhythm to the Brooklyn | Dodgers—a rhythm Lippy Leo Durocher thinks’ may lead to a pennant. i The pulse-quickening beat of} -Cuba’s rhumba bands has so } up the boys from Flatbush THUMBNAIL PREVIEW Infield—Best Outfield—Good Catching—Fair Pitching—Good Hitting—Good { Finish—1-2-3 i that they're no longer talking | about “next year’. Brooklyn's | next year is here. | They dare you to say they; haven't the best infield in the! league.. And just about the best; outfield. They believe the catch- ing will be satisfactory and—with a bow to Walters and Derringer of the Reds—they say they'll still take the Brooklyn pitching over Cincinnati's. Some of the more optimistic members of the gang are talking im terms of 30 victors for young Kirby Higbe. The boys also pre- ‘dict big y for Luke Hamlin and Hugh Lee Grissom may be the one to furnish the “velvet”. If he should have a good year the Dodgers would be much closer to the pennant land of their dreams. Van Lingle Mun- go, before he was ousted, was in the same category. Fred Fitzsimmons, who won 16 last year, Jim Carieton and Curt Davis will do relief work and make infrequent starts. It’s too early to judge the rookies too se- riously but Durocher is high on Edward Head from Elmira and Al Sherer from New Orleans. The infield of Dolf Camilli, Pete Coscarart, Pee Wee Reese and Harry Lavagetto is tops. Joe Medwick, no longer plate- shy after his beaning a year ago and completely happy with the Dodgers, has his aim on the bat- | ting championship. Durecher hopes to play young Harold Reiser in centerfield. Reiser hit .381 for Elmira. All the | vest of the flychasers are battling | for the right field berth. Dixie! Walker may get it. Or perhaps Paul Waner, who is in good shape and wants to have another big year before the bell tolls for him. -Arnold Owen from St. Louis and Babe Phelps will split the catching Junior High School Basket Tourney Begins March 24 Coached varsity players, eight teams are ready to vie for championship of the Junior High School Basketball ToWpnament that gets under way “Monday, March 24 - The tournament, following along lines of the annual Senior High Intramura! event, wjJl con- sume 66 games and willzbé com- posed entirely of stud@ijts# from three lower grades, of Key Junior-Senior High School. s Tesponded to all sent out by athletic di- ctor John Offutt. Due te their nine seventh gt@de stu- joined the » win by or ams. The eighth grade rgest number of he The single group last we eight members of this vear's squad each systematically the rookies > recruits bas r varsity Ts will be given a chance t nt pract entals k ar re fundam ceptive contests. Team coaches are Har- ry Colgate, John Menendez, Lysle McCown, Ormond Cordova, An- thony McMahon. George Barber and Ralph Arnold Eugene Berkowitz, official scorekeper, will compile individ- ual and team records of the tour- nament and Mrs. John Offutt will act as timekeeper. REDSKIN FANS LOYAL . Associated Presa) SHINGTON, Mar General Manager Jack the Washington footbal g ston casts a minority vote ranks of rookies * berths on future ninth grade * students were |‘ C PAGE THREE hesterfield 0s the Smokers Cagartlle MILDER, BETTER-TASTING Copyright 1941, Liceerr & Mraxs Tovaceo Co. Those clean white Chesterfield packages have everything a smoker likes and wants, Pull the red tab — take out a Chesterfield ...and light it. You’ll like the Coot way Chesterfields smoke . . . you'll like their BETTER TASTE ....and you'll find them DEFi- NITELY MILDER—not strong, not flat. That’s why Chesterfield is called the smoker's cigarette— the cigarette that SATISFIES. PRANCES BURKE ‘Miss America 1940-41 mple Simon Due To Sample Bomber’s : Sunday KO Punch sociated Press) ‘ «By DETROIT, March 17.—The big- gest heavyweight since Primo Carnera is slated to be No. 15 on Joe Louis’ hit parade. He is bulky Abe Simon. his manager James J. Johnston assures you, Abe is heavier than Ambling Alp and much stronger. But some fight experts are wondering if Johnston ever heard of the old football battle-ery, “the bigger they are the harder they fall”. They figure Simon is such a big target that Louis can’t miss when they tangle for the heavyweight championship here | Friday, March 21. When Louis kayoed Red Bur- man in January he could total 11 knockouts as heavyweight cham- pion. ‘Gus Dorazio was No. 12 in February and Simon is due to be next in Joe's fight-a-month pro- fram. It is not surprising that John- in this “Little out of his bum He says make a discussion. Abie” will the Bomber. Why? 1. Louis is slipping. 2. Simon has never been knocked JACK PAGE MEETS FRANK McKEENA IN MAIN BOU Jackie whe Page Golden Glover ved after- f noons at the it ei gymna jum. Each team r A large bronze trGRy AWD b< the champien¢€ afd min T OF REVISED CARD who was featherweight time, and drop- to 1 y Pa present feather champ Page tackled Henry Armstrong before negro had belting recard of three He Melody Jacksor a de ffra hampion at the ed close deeision little out huis and more recent i Seedy Dade © pair will m te rounds. gtr first faght of has staged Carbonei Pijuan and Kid a { lightweights from Miami. appear in the semi-final end ur amateur bouts will round eut program in the amateur prelims. Bui Gomez will meet Ve Roberts. George Toppino meets Walace Vinson, Howard Marse meets Autelia Lastres, and Gabrie Lastres And, | \\CTOOOOOIaM, "8 DEFEATED | COLORED STARS | Sons of the American Legion off his feet. He is 6 feet Sand {yesterday donned their uniforms weighs 250. [for the first time since last Aug- |3. Simon hits hasder and takes a ust, trotted out to Nelson English | | Park and defeated an All-Star | Deere eer) 500 alored baseball team, 7-4. “ | Sparked by Arthur Thompson 4. (a) Simon is determined to be! ang DeWitt Roberts, two hits the first Jewish heavyweight each, the youngsters tallied once champion since Dan Mendosa ‘in the opening inning, three times in the late 1700's. (b) Me wants in the third, twice in the fifth and once in the ninth in wisining to make enough money 4 POY vicir initial game of the year. off the mortgage on a small ctor, were held to lone runs in synagogue neer his home. jeach the second, fourth, fifth and |§ Simon has the best left hand sixth stanzas. in the business. | E. Vargas, G. Lastres nn imon’s kmockeut record lie Albury, SAL's moundsmen, Se each toed the slab for three in- hegeriioden {nings. Albury blanked the eolor- A short while ago Johnston was led players in the final trio of beating the tomtoms for Bob Pas-|rounds. Aurelio Lastres starred tor (and he tatked loud enough jat first and Ralph Arnold at to get Bob two shots at Joe). Now short for the victors he modestly describes Simon es Star pitcher Tut gave way to ithe “white heavyweight cham-|Suarez after the three-run upris- pion” with the “courage of an ling in the third The relief finish- RAF. pilot and the persistency ed the game Gallagher, three of a Winston Churchill”. ‘bite; Marcus and Miller, two Johnston's chief headache tete- each, ted the losers’ offense ly has been in tryimg te explain, Scere by innings R. 3. ©. away Simon's defeat by unrank- SAL's 102 020 001-7 8 1 ed Jim Thompson in February. |All-Stars 10} 110 000-4 9 9 In a few thousand leosely chosen’ SAL'S played their last games words Jimmy asserts that “my of 1940 in Tampa against an little Abie” won emght out of the American Legion team of that ten rounds and the officials left city. They joined the Island City their giesses at home. |League upon their return here Simon’s record over the jest but disbanded before they saw few years shows -wietories over action Lou Nova, Buddy Baer, Eddie Irvin Brooks, noted colored all- Blunt and Gunnar Barlund. around player of the Brooklyn Anything can happen in a Royal Giants. attended the game heavyweight fight and Johnston yesterday. He renewed ld may be right. At any rate, Abe friendships made here years ago should give Joe as good a work- when he was a star of 2 naval out as most of his other foes club He will return to New ——— York tomorrow morning STANDING FAA LLL ddd, CG.C. Pandara US. Army (Zod of Fisst- Cirb— US. Merimes Lions Club US. Army High School vP33 200 delightful ROOMS, esch with PRIVATE BATH Beautiful Cocktall Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY