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KEY WEST CITIZEN PAGE THREE eS AY, MARCH 24 Basket 2nd- Half ‘Champ Playoff Begins Tonight ee To Clinch SP PPO PSSST English Park League NEITHER NOVA NOR mina ee ae BUDDY BAER LOST marked by numero runs. TO AMBLING SIMON and errors. |SAL’S HANDED STARS SECOND LOSS IN ROW Sons of the jay afterno CSLTTTTTTIIOTTTIOOOMOODIS TOOT OOTO TIO T IS TRADE AT HOME AND SAVE THE DIFFERENCE These merchants have qualified as leaders in their divisions . each deserves your wholehearted support. OYSTERS | FOR THE LENTEN SEASON WELLS’ LUNCH ROOM 900 Southard Street Phone 523-W MIAMI BEACH NINE SEEKS GAMES HERE FLAMINGOS IN NEED OF PRACTICE BEFORE EAST COAST LEAGUE GETS UN- DER WAY NEXT MONTH yeste ictory team at Marines Out Island City Crown; dent Ans Conti “Brown Boy” Varg route for the Leg ing the Stars to f first six inning: ae in the remain caapsee Fla ng and the colored b Florida East run rallies in the s z 3 I C will eighth. Sey West DeWitt Rober Ee smacked a ho Stubbs of the 1 secured two (Ry Associated Press) NEW YORK March 24.—A recent story on Abe Simon, Jce Leuis’ opponent in the March 21 heavyweight title fight, listed Lou Nova and Buddy Baer among the men Simon has defeated in the last few years. That statement was incor- : rect. Nova holds a decision | Score by in over Simon (Oct. 21, 1936), Stars and Buddy Baer scored a SAL’s technical knockout over Si- A second game mon (Sept. 20, 1937) in three rounds in the only contests in which those men have met, according to the records of the New York State boxing commission. FFL PI MIS LS McCarthy Must Solve FOR QUALITY PRINTING ———- Call 51 THE ARTMAN PRESS The Citizen Building . mem- By RABID FANSTER Coast farines and Lions Club will open the three-game second-half f the Island City ketball League. That the game will be fought goes without saying. fact that the teams are evenly- matched is enough to assure thrilling battle, but to that must be added the Devil Dogs’ deter ination to eliminate the Clubber in the first two scraps of the sc ries and thereby claim city cham- pionship. Leathernecks breezed through the first-half with a nine-gamc winning streak and fought up- hill in the second-half to tie the Civic cag for first-place in the closing contest of the league's split-schedule. ‘Suffering the loss of three star players early in th¢ probably next Sunday. before the month, Max pilot, is Manager ce Conchs for mes here. The srkout away Philadel- its park for te eee em nne FRIGIDAIRE SALES AND hdl See Them Now — On Disp! UNIVERSAL VA€UUM “CLEANERS and EASY WASHERS 1212 Varela Street AS A REMINDER— 4 Look Your Best! Come to us with your BEAUTY NEEDS. . .we specialize in all branches of BEAUTY CULTURE. 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We would like eee cach: makes a. delinite As Joe goes about his wo so T can get a look prediction on outcome of the keeping his opinions pretty st playoff practically impossible, ee On top of that, the clubs met THUMBNAIL PREVIEW in four league fights and each wy, OF NEW YORK YANKEES d with a record of two =o victories and that number of loss es Neither of the teams regis- tered a decisive triumph. How ever, Uncle Sam's players gained a scant four-point lead in the fouf starts, outscoring the Club bers, 161 to 157. the Lions realize they are on the day se SUPREME ON Carey Cement Roofing H. B. Davis’ 100 Per Cent Paints & Oils William and Caroline Streets home, ready at the turn of a faucet —for bath, kitchen and laundry. There is nothing to get out of order, It is entirely automatic, trouble- free and guaranteed, giving the ame dependable service as city water mains. Let us tell you how the low cost will be justified many times. sames Nothing on the market like it for the money! 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Kid Ward( negro lightweight star of the cutter Pandora, faces Battling Geeche of Key West in BUSY EVENING Good Probably Good (Ry Ass setated Prena) Pitching Uncertain LENE. <., March Hitting Good Besides re ©scorekeeper, Finish 1-2-3 King Oilers were sort of busy, 10-round headliner Wednes- ———— when they met the South night, with Johnnie Tad y to himself, he finds four chief Side Baptists the other evening spot and no doubt will send their lock, light heavy from the U.S. ' problems: in a city league baskeball game first-stringers against their op- Roper, tackling the Mad Russian| 1, The revamped infield. He! The score: KO 111, SSSB 3. ponents at the opening whistle. of the S. Herbert in the surprised everyone by shunti = oa Even if they defeat the Marines semi-final Babe Dahlgren to the ; y spends 72 percent of in the forthcoming playoff, they Ward, who fought profession- then handed out just as b 1 income on war. must tackle the same p srs in ally around Baltimore and Phil-!prise by naming Joe another series for league crown. acelphia before joining the coast his first basen $8 Ivest fre There's rough going ahead but guard, is a flashy performer. His usual to shift a man who , th the r the 1940 champs are confident peed afoot and hard hitting fig- Probable lineups tonight ure to give him a good se best in the Marines against the dynamiting G :tion to another forward, 98 Geeche, who belts them out parently is going with either hand, probably is the: The success of an hardest hitting fighter to appear pends largely ¢ this year. He has)shortstop and tt re or less forced re-|two kids in that after beating zuto and Gera and color was voted the last year, Priddy 2, Rolfe at third pare: Red's eighth Yankees and |} d coast Infield Good Outfield Catching in the two you spend Jewelry FISH —_FISH ALWAYS FRESH White Sox, to at LOWE’S FISH MARKET Turtle Steak Jewfish ng. veteran Chas Ma s Rus- who came up and) Marvin ur hurlers likely to y Gomez. ames, come recognized a t 4. Pitching. The majors at v z. Southpaw But Gor est Bonk to be okay juring last season Waysack for season. Thomnson, Solenbarg Laney MeGre point infield forward, 51 ; + center, 214. at the are the remeat South Florida Contr. and Eng. Co, PHONE 598 tirement recently ne of his size and in Miami will have a spe- ction for the fights. ateurs, who made _ their ebut 0} st week's program, | year came will make their second appear-' up afield and week in the prelim- dropped t below his 1 Carbonell, who Red sec g the boys for and says he 1 a he Charlic forward mGre 157 Colored f eating se Smith s, forward. center, 95 guard, 231 aard, 114 yunced teams PHONE 151 pede FREE DELIVERY Pinder Saunders. Two un engage in a pre 7:30 o'clock High School Gym of Seminary and Francis will be the scene of ac Have Fun! Cheap! will y game at ' this corner streets, tion sae i ion't pan out | | | | | | | i Henrich ae REXALL STORE Is The Best Prescription Store! teurs to ma CACA MARIN We (Ws Wat ve Key West's Hotel De Luxe American Plan ROOMS, each th PRIVATE BATH Beautiful Cocktail Lounge NIGHTLY i Casa Marina Orchestra i PETER SCHUTT. 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