The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 7, 1941, Page 3

YESTERDAY; A number of things have interfered with Pol- ly Jenkins’ romance with David Wiley, among them David's de- pendent relatives, his poverty, and lastly the fact that Margo Powers seems to have loosed her glamour upon him. Polly’s Aunt Susan is determined that Polly shall forget everything and make sure of David while it is still possible. Chapter 26 Warren’s Report "AND let’s talk about something else,” said Polly. “No. I've made up my mind you ought to marry David Wiley, and get it over with, If you keep on fooling around like this, you'll lose him. Mark my words!” “Listen, Aunt Susan,” said Pol- ly, “if David’s that easily lost. I don’t want him. If he can’t wait until he’s in a better position to have a wife, why, he—he—can go sit on a tack!” “Piffle and nonsense!” said Aunt Susan. “I mind a couple I knew ’way back when I was a girl, who got married on twenty dollars a month and were perfectly happy. And they didn’t starve, either.” . “Twenty dollars then was prac- tically the equivalent of one hun- dred dollars today,” said: Pully. “So there!” “So there’ yourself,” said Aunt Susan. “You're a stubborn, will- ful girl!” _ “If you’re so strong for marry- ing on empty pocketbooks,” said Polly, “why didn’t you ever mar- ry, Aunt Susan?” “The only man who ever asked me,” said Aunt Susan, “got thrown from his horse. I’ve told you that before. John Mason was his name. He was a mighty nice man, too—but I—I lost him.” “Weren't there others?” “Yes, but none of them cared about me except as a sister or a cousin or something. An‘ none of them came up to what John was.” Polly hung up the dish towel “Well, living in the past doesn’t do any good, Aunt Susan,” she said, “Let's go out and work on those rose bushes while it’s still light. Those dratted little insects we're trying to eliminate certain- ly do multiply. Sometimes I’m convinced the spray works on them like a tonic.” Aunt Susan put away her fa- vorite coffee cup. “Mebbe living in the past don’t do any good,” she said, “but if folks showed more sense in plan- ning their futures, they’d have a lot nicer pasts to talk about.” “That,” laughed Polly, “sounds exactly like an epigram!” She picked up a small tin or and went out through the ha Presently Aunt Susan followed r WAS only a three-hour train ride over to Portsmouth, so Warren McNeil was able to make it there and back in a day. He got baek to Ardendale late that eve- ning. And as soon as he had fin- ished his dinner at the hotel, he walked out to the Wiley cottage, David and Peter had just got- ten_ back from the Inn. “Hello, there!” David said. “Let me get my pipe. Sit down and light up.” “Peter gone to bed?” Warren asked “He's going there,” David said. “He was all in. We got the fou tain to working, and his enthus asm for the gushing water wore him down.” Warren sat down in a low rocker and stretched out his legs. When David re-joined him, t his pipe going. David lit “Now,” he said, “let’s have if What's the verdict? Whatdid the laboratory test show?” / “Nothing especially jexciting.” said Warren. “I'm .@fraid thé The Spring water’s not of any eee service so far as infantile matalysis vic- |. tims are concerned. But, 1: does have some rather good Gurative qualities.” “Good for the liver?” Warren nodded, “Yes, and for a general toning up.” He grinned. “No need my using all the medi- cal terms the laboratory man put into the report. They'd sound like a lot of Chinese. However, he thinks we have a valuable proper- ty in the spring.” “Does he think it’s worth ad- investing money in?” : "3 no good so far as kids ay yet r are concerned?” “Only or | inte hat is, to a certain extent.” Do»you think that’s what has 1 improving rapidly.” “Yes. The swimming, the sur light—and drinking the water a to yd tainly. 9 "Warren as enthusiastic as ever, After 5 | pulling , those “hi pout 01 it.) D. a - ~ sai ort. So far as the part the “| T thought to INDIANS AND CARDS ring jall, if swimming and sunshine and drinking the water from your spring have helped make Peter well, they can do the same thing for others.” “And you still want to go on with our planning?” “You bet I do? “Now,” said David a bit sadly, “all we need is for me to dig up two thousand.” “Yes,” said Warren. “But don’t be discouraged. We'll go ahead working out at the Inn just as you've been doing. Fll pitch in and help you and Peter all I can. At least we can get the place to David looking spry.” “Gosh, Warren,” said, “you're one swell fellow.” “So are you, David.” Warren held out his hand. “Let’s shake for luck.” | They fell silent for a time after | that. was Warren who finally broke the silence between them. . ‘I'll want to keep busy,” he said, “every minute of the day, and far into the night. It'll hel jme keep from thinking too muc about the might-have-beens with Margo.” “I'm sorry about her,” David said. “But maybe she'll change her mind again. Women do that, | you know.” “Yes, I know,” said Warren, “Anyway, all I can do is hope, while I dig in and work like the devil.” “Well, I reckon we’ve got some- thing else in common, all right,” said David. “Polly’s also keeping me waiting. She’s still determined not to marry until I’m on my feet. Heck! I used to think girls mar- ried men so’s they coul¢ encour- age and help them.” “T guess a_lot of men have thought that, David.” “I thought they married the men they loved, and helped them make their fortunes,” David eon-| tinued; “not sat around waiting for the fortunes to be made first.” | “That,” said Warren “was back in the horse and buggy days we talked about the other night.” | “Then I'm like you,” said Da- vid. “I wish I had lived then—in- stead of now,” Presently Warren got up. “I think I'll go back to the hotel and turn in,” he said. “I feel a little weary—sort of low in my mind,” “Don’t forget all you told me about one’s state of mind affect- ing one physically!” said David. \“You can’t afford to get down, now that we’re going to push our | plans to the limit.” “Tll buck up,” said Warren, “Tt it’s a case of ‘physician, heal thy- | self.’ I'll do my best.” | “If you want to use my little rattletrap tomorrow,” David of- fered, “you're welcome to it. May- | be you and Peter could do some digging out at the Inn while I’m! working at the lumber plant.” “Good!” said Warren. “I'll use “And when you get back,” said David, “you're to come straight here for supper. We'll have some- thing like scrambled eggs andj ham. Did you ever eat any genu- ine North Carolina sugar cured ham, Warren?” “No,” said Warren, heard about it.” “Well. you'll find out that it’s all it’s cracked up to be. Come here for supper—and ham you shall have.” “Okay, on one condition.” “What's that?” “That you let me help.” a “Too many cooks might spoil }the ham,” laughed David. “No, you can. be company. I’m counting on you.” “Tl be here,” Warren promised. “And I'll bring an appetite with “But I've |“Anything special you'd like to | have attended to out at the Inn?” | “No, unless you want to fini suckle ith: a ‘eheery, e"Good night,” he went @owa. th and out into the streets, . In Walks Margo | PyAvip was busy assisting the bookkeeper on Friday when | Margo Powers came in. “Hello, David!” she said. “Will you be leaving soon “I'm afraid not,” David told }her. “I may even have to come back tonight and work. We're pretty well overwhelmed.” He s a fast-growing business on his hands, in ¢ase you didn’t know i “Oh, I know it, all right,” said Margo. “He told me at great | length how he was giving employ- t to many men who needed it, d all that sort of thing. But 5 to- ht you might get d let me drive nn for a farewell] said David. “After all, a 101 car a to the my fun out of; ed. She watched remembering hew that Warren Me- in town would y more interest in ing to hi f that that way at don't know when Il be g back—that is, to stay. t you break a rule or some- ¢. me?” ice door with t's too bad you don’t an st rdendale. would feel you ¢ tal r an en ° UBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN—%tc WEEKLY, me.” He went down the steps. | | but they finally wound up two iled at her. “That dad of yours | STOPPED AT LAST; NATS, BEES VICTORS GREENBERG SMACKED TWO HOMERS IN FAREWELL GAME; DETROIT ROSE INTO SECOND (Special to The Citizen) NEW YORK. May’ 17.—The victory streaks that carried the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals tc the top of their re- spective major league were ‘snapped yesterday. In the Amercian circuit, the Tribe experienced its first set- back in 12 starts. Quthitting the Washington Senators, the In- dians were unable to do much with the knuckleball offerings of Dutch Leonard, succumbing to the Nats, 5-3, despite collecting 10 safe hits. Three runs produc- ed by a homer and single off the bat of Vernon and Keltner’s two-run error proved’ the down- fall of the fast-stepping Cleve- land nine. Over in the National league, St. Louis’ ‘Redbirds took it on the chin for the first time in 11 games. It was a close decision that’ halted the Gashouse Gang at 10 straight triumphs, a 5-4 verdict gained by the Boston Bees, who scored all their runs in the fifth. Cardinals had taken the lead in the first frame when they belted the veteran Wes Fer- rell for a pair cf markers. Detroit Tigers. sparked by departing Hank Greenberg and Bruce Campbell, downed the New York Yankees, 7-4, and slipped into second place ahead of the idle Chicago White Sox. Greenberg, who joins Uncle Sam’s armed forces today, slapped two homers, his first of the season. It was a rous- ing farewell gesture, equalled only by Bruce Campbell, who smacked a like number of round-trippers. Hank leaves the Tigers with an average of .269. far below his lifetime mark of .326. Two other American games were rained out. Despite a six-hit pitching job by Johnny Vander Meer, the Cincinnati Reds bowed to the lowly Philadelphia Philies once more, this time 4-2. Vandy, who struck out 11 batters, was the| victim of two circuit clouts that | league also enlleeted a pair of four-base blows. Billy Herman. appearing as a Dodger for the first time, helped Brooklyn to a 7-3 victory over 'the Pittsburgh Pirates by smash- ing three singles and a double | and walking once. His stickwork, however, was overshadowed by Dixie Walker, who knocked in |five runs with a brace of circuit clouts. King Carl Hubbell, weathering a three-run attack in the first inning, went on to blank the Chi- cago Cubs the rest of the way and win the game, 5-3. It took the New York Giants three in- nings to overtake the Bruins markers to the good. } NATIONAL LEAGUE At Philadelphia Cincinnati Philadelphia | Vander Meer R. HL E. 250 460 and Lombardi; eqwalky *Blanton and Warren. At Brooklyn Pittsburgh | Brooklyn Sewell, Wilkie 'Wyatt and Owen R. HE. Sit 2 710 0 and Lopez; At Boston St. Louis Boston Grodzicki, Nahem, Krist and Mancuso; Ferrell, Sul- livan, Lamana and Berres R. H. E. 413 3 § 6 2 At New York Chicago 341 New York 513 , Passeau and McCullough; Hub- {bell and Danning. R. 1. E. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Cleveland RHE Washington 5 8 Cleveland + 3:10 Leonard and Bagby Heving and He ' At Detroit New York Detroit Bonham, Donaid and Cor Ferrell Boston at St Phi SUPER EGG SERVICE Mrs. William city has a hen that scra’ the door eac admitted. floor and leaves an egg Lanier, ; fout 0; THE'KEY WEST CITIZEN \COMMENTS ON SPORTS By RABID FANSTER BLACKOUT THE PITCHERS! Their fighting oloog-aroused by what they termed “foolish” ad- herence to a rule that had never been enforeed in the past, Saw- yer’s Barbers Monday’ night con- ; vincingly knocked the Marines out of first place and established ; themselves as leaders of the city softball league. Requested by the’ Marines to furnish their pitcher with a top shirt of dark coler in compliance with an official rule, the Barbers threatened to withdraw from the league if they were, compell- ed to abide by the regulation. A resultant argument caused con- siderable delay and neared phys- ical violence as the dispute wax- ed hot. Finding the Marines determin- ed, a majority of the Sawyers overrode a minority. decision to quit, complied with the rule and marched on the field to hand the Leathernecks , their worst drub- bing of the season. This column does not condone or condemn the stand taken by either the Barbers or Marines. | In a measure, both were right. Certainly, the Marines were within their rights in insisting that Neno Castro, chosen starting ! Sawyer pitcher, change the light-hued shirt he was wearing to one of a darker color. In pre- vious games, Marine _ tosser Charlie Spakes had been forced to comply with the rule and re- cently was compelled to wear a black service sweater backwards because a white “M” appeared on the front. It is no wonder then that manager Lieut. M. O.! Donohoo remains firm, in his stand that all other league clubs must abide by the uniform regu- lation when playing his team. “What is sauce for the goose, is! sauce for the gander”. It is generally recognizéd that the majority of equipment used by civilian clubs is below stand- ard. When one realizes that in- variably civilian managers must dig into their own pockets for money to purchase necessary equipment, it is not hard to un- derstand the situation. As an ardent sports enthusiast remark- ed Monday night, “The civilian teams are lucky to have any at | all’@ Uniforms have been pur-| chased by individual _ business | men of the city. Otherwise, the players would appear on the, field in everyday clothes. | Service units have their own it, by all means.” | meant victory for the Phils. Reds | athletic funds, created by de- ducting a certain percentage from | all purchases made at the pest exchanges or canteens, By this method the service teams may be fully outfitted with up-to- date equipment, an advantage | not enjoyed by civilian. clubs. But to get back to the rule in ouestion. Spalding’s Official Guide for softball requires that “when playing under lights, all | parts of the uniform except shoes, | cap and stockings worn by the pitcher shall be of the SAME DARK COLOR, with no letter- ing or trimming on the front of the uniform”. | Barbers contend that if one Tule is to be enforced, all should be put into practice. They could have added that ALL require- ments of ANY ONE RULE should be adhered to, If the Marines or any other club ‘wish to enforce | the regulation pertaining to a pitcher’s uniform they should! not overlook any part of the! rule. It is clearly stated that the shirt and pants and sweat shirt of a pitcher’s uniform must YOUR SPORTEST (ANSWERS ELSEWHERE | ON THIS PAGE) | 1. What young lady hails from California}: is» still. in her teens and holds the National A.A.U. | outdoor platform and springboard diving championships? | 2. What top-flight girl tennis | star wrote a novel a short ‘while ago? { 3, Identify these girls with | their sports: (a) Gloria Callen, } (b) Dorothy | Kirby, (c) Stella! Walsh, (d) Virginia Wolfenden. 4. Who were the National and American league baseball batting champions last season? | 5. California girls finished one-two in the last women’s in- door tennis championships. Can’ you name them? {Give yourself 20 points for each question correctly answered. You are good if you score 60, excel- lent if vou cet 80 and a real sports | expert if you tally 90 or above, | MARINE SOFTBALLERS | BATTLE PEPPERS FOR , 2ND PLACE TONIGHT in the first end of a double- header at Bayview Park. To the victor goes sole posses- Sion of the second rung. Ma- rines are rated the strongest of service entrants in the Teague but will be stacking up against a group of play- ers equally as strong or stronger. Regardless of which club wins the Barbers will remain on top. A Pepper triumph PAGE THREE ' When the task seems long...pause and A refreshing pause for ice-cold Coca-Cola lightens any task. With ice-cold bottles of Coca-Cola in your refrigerator, you have de- licious refreshment within easy reach when you are hot, tired or thirsty. So when you pause throughout the day, make it the pause that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY KEY WEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY will leave a half-qame gap but a Leatherneck victory will create a virtual tie. If the Marines defeat the Pipe- Fitters. Sawyers will hold a slim .083-point advantage. “Slipping” NavSta and “doomed” Navy tangle in the closing end of the double straight decisions, failed to lose their last start. battling Army to a 10-10 tie. First game tonight opens at 7:30 o'clock. Fe hk dedi cde ddl STERLING SIXTH HIGHEST HITTER OF DeLAND NINE| Clayton Sterlingy Key West; first baseman of the DeLand en- | try in the state baseball league, placed sixth among Red Hat hit- | BASEBALL (Major Leagues) TODAY American Washington at Detroit. New York at Cleveland. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Boston at Chicago. National St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Boston. Chicago at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at New York. SOFTBALL "SPORTS CALENDAR REET IGT BE ORES (Bayview Park, 7:30 p.m.) TONIGHT First Game—U.S. Marines” vs. | petiides Plumbers. Second Game—U.S. Navy of the SAME DARK COLOR. ters with a mark of .317, official NavStas. Not one of red or black or blue and another of green or grey or/| white. But ALL OF THE SAME} COLOR. If just this part of the rule was strictly enforced, prac- tically every game played this season would have to be thrown We have noticed only two | pitchers whose uniforms comply with this rule and one has not yet appeared on the mound. It is not a question of enforcing | official softball rules in the city league but one of conforming to the situation existing therein. Our sincere opinion is that it is Wester who is third basing for |Junior High Tourney Second-Half unthinkable at present to at- tempt enforcement of all pro- fessional or amateur rules and regulations. There should be a iddle”. lieve, however, a pitch- er should be reouired to wear a uniform of some dark color. The batter will then have at least a y” chance SPORTEST ANSWERS swimming, (bY golf, (c) d} tennis. 4 Debs Garms of Pittsburgh. league. Joe DiMaggio New York Yankees, Amer- league 5. Pauline Betz worn by de ng Dorothy Bundy. averages released last week re-| veal. Paced by Earl Pugh, pitcher- outfielder who smacked the ball | FRIDAY NIGHT First Game—NavStas vs. :yer’s Barbers. Second Game—Pepper’s P! at a 567 clip, the Hatters as al ers vs. U.S. Army. team batted .330, highest of the, league. Impressive marks, in-, cluding leftfielder Holsing’s .415, | centerfielder Harrington's and manager - shortstop Trammell’s .346, gave DeLand a margin of .021 over the 309 averaged by Gainesville, second | in team hitting. William Cates, 382) another Key, the Hats, notched .283. Although no further statistics on Sterling or Cates were published in the DeLand Sun-News, it is known | Clayton collected a pair of hom- ers and a number of doubles in his appearance at the plate. Smashing 181 hits in their 15- fame total of 550 chances, the Hatters placed first im total bases with 258, 52 more than their nearest rival. They set the pace in scoring runs, 110; triples, 18; double plays, 22; assists, 203, and tied with Orlando for two-base hits, 23 each. | Lopez Funeral Service Established 1685 Licensed Punerel Directors and Embelmers 24-Hour Ambulance Service Phone 135 Might 696 | MONDAY NIGHT First Game—Pepper’s P! lers vs. U.S. Army. Sawyer’s Second Game- Wes iners vs. NavStas BASKETBALL vs. jumb- umb- Bar- (High School Gym. 3:30 p.m.) THIS WEEK AN games postponed of Cla: High Schoo? Gyr MONDAY we to ac Prom ii »-MeMpbdn,ys. Bar Arnold. First Ga dova. Second Game Mahon + | Boston STERLING, CATES AND THE HATTERS | Here's how Key West's two} | representatives in organized | baseball, Clayton Sterling and William “Butch” Cates, came out at the plate in recent © perform- | | ances. The local players are put- ting in their first season with the! | DeLand Red Hats. | Their performances: SUNDAY, MAY 4 First Game ABR HPO 4.4.3 th a | Sterling, 1b Cates, 3b The score: DeLand O16 004 04: ; Daytona Beach .; 000 113 @1 Second Game ABR HPO Storling; 1b 3 2 1 Cates, 3b 2) 2 The score: DeLand | Daytona Beach Standings: Club-- 1. DeLand 2. St. Augustine 9 0 ; Es 2 ' 1120 000 ~14! 2 00 050 14 13 | emciancenntiemeamaman sentiment MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES American W.. I. Pet 16 762 579 556 545 $29 333 350 267 Chub— Cleveland Detroit c New York | Boston Philadelphia | Washington St. Louis National Pet 789 1% 556 421 421 353 35) {. Club— St. Louis | Brooklyn New York Cincinnats Pittsburgh ' TRIUMPH COFFEE MILLS AT ALL GROCERS Ohh hd hdl TY AND BABE ALL SET FOR GOLF FEUD (Ny Axsootated Press) NEW YORK. May 7—Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, two all-time baseball greats, re- turn to competition in mid- June—but this time at golf. Ruth has accepted Cobb's challenge for a match in New York for the benefit of Brit- ish war relief. Since their retirement from the major leagues each has adopted golf. Both have belittied the other's ~fair- ways skill. The Babe says he'll outslug the Georgia Peach, Tyrus says most of Babe's wallors will wind up in the rough. Anyway, fT ba @ battle. lL hehchrhhhuhdoa LLOYD NOLAN in MR. DYNAMITE Also, Comedy and Sertal Lede TRY IT TODAY— The Favorite in Key West STAR % BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS BASEBALL RETURNS Hot Off the Wire! Service Inning By Inning, First Time in Key West HORSESHOE CAFE Schultz & Riggs Returns Direct From the Ball Park