The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 7, 1947, Page 3

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1947: Pasquel’s Pesos In Summer, Cuba’s Centavos In Winter-That’s Program For Banned AP Newsteatures I pom prig we league season in Havana. And it’s the big- est show of the diamond i -mii i can thee tes eee game this baseball-minded city has The main topic of discussion is baseball. politicos”, Cuba’s viriually daily theme, secondary talk in this cosmopoli- ‘on capital of approximately ! 000,000 inhabitants. The presently outlawed four- vb Cuban League with its an- ial 150-game campaign always s been the favorite sport. dish ring Havana's cool winter sea-| mn Hut this year daily. peat ‘most 25,000 and Sunday; wads of 35,000 have smashed all eviews attendance marks, un- ‘ig & new era in baseball here <a compiling large profits for : w Cuban League. Many factors have contributed baseball “inflation”. ventimentalism proved its value the majority of baseball fans ‘ued for all-out support of the idawed” circuit upon creation} the two-month-old national eball federation. Big Leaguers Important How credit must be ven the league’s group ’of out- ved big leaguers, who obvious- are major attractions, ee Main re but “major disap- ointment” for the Cuban base- stock ex-St. Louis Politics and greedy | has ‘been relegated to a See Y MAX LANIER Arm Trouble Hampers Him UTI TT TTC NT UT SPORTS and mcr cone dumoed swe Cards] | RECREATION x straight wins for a five | MMU TTT id offer to play with Veracruz !|SWIMMING—<south Beach, south Liga Mexicana, has failed end of Duval Street. ‘ive up to his big league rank-| DEEPSEA FISHING—Gulf Dock, ng in Cuba. He has walked to} west Caroline Street; Craig howers in all but one of the Dock, north end of Grinnell games in which he partici- Street. ted up to mid-December. Trou- BASEBALL-—Winter League dou- with fis ce elbow has been bleheader every Sunday, 1:00 major difficulty. .m., at Munici, i $1,500 A Month In Cuba Bock Aveoand aiscae t In four games the ex-Redbird! = en been forced to yield to “an} OLE = Municipal Golf Course, oaching - the - sixth - inning TENNIS—-Bayview Park on Di- ten elbow” after hurling su- ria é i rb ball in the first five frames. eihONIoN Mypveeneene During those initial five innings’ .anier showed the fans how great , BASKETBALL—Outdoor our was and, probably, how, good! at South Beach and Bayview be if he weren’t handi-! pore capped ‘by the pinching bone, HANDBALL—Bayview Park. seen only through X-rays. SHUFFLEBOARD — Bayview The southpaw, who reliable} Park and South Beach. ourees says has a $1,500 monthly ; PICNICKING—Tables ontract in Cuba plus a $100 bonus | view Park. for each game he wins after 12 CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND — victories with the Marianao Club, Bayview Park. ad@®its his elbow began to hurt in C 1945 and grew worse in the U. S. However, he savs, “T’ve} thought about being oper- on. Probably, an operation { vould do me’ good. But right now I'll stay as I am.’ The broad - shouldered south- r who shares his over $120-a- month furnished seaview apart- | ment in beautiful suburban Veda- io with former teammate and} now rival hurler Freddie Martin, | he played in Mexico under the irdinal southpaw, Max’ Lanie: ‘0 crossed the Rio Grande after being subdued by the bankroll of ( Ithy mine owner and Mexican sident Jorge Pasquel. c | 1 Park. BASKETBALL High School Gymnasium Week of January 6th Tuesday: 7:15 U. S. Marines vs. Redraiders. 8:15 High School “B” Girls vs. Catholic Youth Club Girls. 9:15 Radio vs. Key West Transit Co. aria) costract Wednesday: 7:15 U. S. Marines ainsi vs. Coca Cola. 8:15 Oster- houdt Wolves vs. Junior MISTAKEN FOR THIEF ROCKFORD, ib driver, Conchs. 9:15 Army Defenders ii “passing vs. Romero Electric Service. seeing Alvin Nelson} h icon ot hisceiling ot Thursday: 7:15 Army Defend- pe nae cy é saat ah re ers vs. Osterhoudt Wolves. on anc make a a as) i ‘ iris S. j tch a bus, mistook him for a pee Lions’ Girls "xs High School Varsity Girls. 9:15 thief and turned in an alarm. USS Wilkie vs. Key West ven Nelson arrived home, two mraniitGe: ° t vere waiting to ques STEAL HYDRANT CAPS PEEKSKILL, N. Y. — A new type of vandalism is bothering > * Rivals in Language Lady (in New Old York): | Isn't it wonderful how a single | town officials. Twelve fire hyd- | flow of| rant capee-which authorities j are of little or no use for 2 grannie, but you, other purpose—have been stolen ar the bus drivers.’ irecently. heeman can dam the ald he Newhouser Tied Feller In Wins, Yielded 1.94 Earned Ruris A Game (By Associated Press? an American League son, who captured 20 games and " snerally | lost 11 eta sesnere Cleveland’s brilliant —_right- tching and a brilliant duel snyder, Feller, ranked third. in ndividual mound honors, Hal the earned run column with a yuser of the Detroit Tigers|mark of 2.18. He appeared in in front in the race {more games than any other hurl- urling laurels in 1946. er, 48, and he pitched the most er southpaw ranked | innings, 371. He was high in com- list in earned runs, | plete games pitched, 36; allowed 1.94 per game, a shade un-}the most hits, 277; allowed the his 1.81 leading mark of 1945. | most walks, 153. He hung up a ies tied him with Bob|new major league record for leveland for the cir-| strikeouts for a season, with 348, arid with his} breaking a record which had 1904. Fe gave up , and the most Thi 26 viet of high win tota | , retest . Hal ranked second stood since won and lost column, the ; the most runs, f which was Boston’s ,earned runs, 99. , nt sophomore, Dave Ferriss, | In addition to a no-hitter von 25 and lost six for a, against New York, April 30, Fel- k of 806 ler turned in two one-hitters, two ely following Newhouser three-hitters, four four-hitters ffectiveness was Spud Chand- ; and 10 shutouts. His one-hitters of New York with a 2.10 earn- | brought his lifetime total to eigth, n figure for 34 games, 20 of , beating Addie Joss’ record of sev- won against only , en. a record which plac-} Altogether, nine pitchers who in the percentages. worked in 10 or more complete me winner in the games wound up with an under Tex Hugh- three earned-run average, ‘ h he 1 losses, thir 20 ry 1 20-ga Boston's Big League Players at Bay-/ to 33, and the Conchs drubbed COMFORT STATIONS—Bayview a eee wae Coach N. H. youn a ya i ig: Key West High’s complete ~ i To Get ketball schedule today and at the ! Clipped At same time anounced that two of Race Track’ ; Gulfstregm Park, which opens his first-stringers, Capt. Kermit Sweeting and Forest Arthur, had HALLANDALE, Fla. (AP).—! jits winter season of racing on |March 5, is making many -im-} been declared ineligible. Pepper said that the Florida | provements for its patrons. One of them includes a mod- High School Athletic Association had directed that Sweeting and Arthur not be used in interscholas- tic competition because they had been in school too long. The coach remarked that the state authori- ties seemed to be taking advant-|crn, well - equipped barber.shop | age of a technicality. “The loss of the two regulars is a very serious blow,” Pepper declared. ‘These two men were in my starting lineup from the; start and it will be very difficult to replace them.” He said that Hilburn Roberts, captain of the Junior Varsity, has been promoted to the varsity in an effort to strengthen the first- string squad. Battling for Sweet- ing’s forward berth will be Joe McCullough, Louis Pineda and, Robert Parks. {on the mezzanine. For those Arthur, a guard, leaves a va- clubhouse pairons who want to cancy which is being sought by get clipped at Gulfstream’s ton- Claude Valdez, Oscar Cruz, John sorial parlor, the mezzanine prom- Cerezo, Adolph Lastres and Chas.'enade may be reached through a Perez. ‘new entrance at the south end of The Conchs’ schedule reveals the main grandstand. several new schools not previous- } ly announced, including some of the strongest in southern Flor- ida. The remaining games fol-} low: Directors of the Key West Golf; January 10, St. Patrick’s of |Club will meet Thursday night Miami at Key West: January | at 7 o’clock in the club house on 17, South Broward at Key /the golf course. i West; January 24, Pahokee at This will be their first meet-| Key West; January 31, Saints | ing since the elections held in| Peter and Paul of Miami at Key | pecember, Eaitears 1 suse imenchiest President Jack Hayes requests Key West: February 7, Tech High of Miami at Key West: February 13, Pahokee at Pa- hokee; February 14, St. Pat- rick’s at Miami; February 21, Homestead at Key West. HERES A NEW PLACE, Golf Club Directors Arange For Meeting iC-Y.C. Wins And _ Holds Loop Lead | Catholic Youth Council contin- ued its unbeaten pace in the High jSchool Basketball League _ last night, although pressed to the jlimit by the Wildcats to win, 37 | to 34. \ , PA.C.-won its fourth victory |in five starts to hold second place by trouncing the Wolverines, 46 | | , THE KEY WEST CITWZEN Arthur; Schedule Released’ ACTIVITIES By ERNEST AVILA See The Boy Scouts of Troop No. 52 entertained their girl friends With a weiner roast and beach warty recently at Rest Beach.!eted runs-batted-in Thirty-five boys and girls were present. It is an old tradition with the Seouts of Troop 52 to have a Christmas party each year. This year the boys decided that they would Five a beach party instead of the regular indoor party and each boy would be allowed to in- vite his favorite girl friend, Scouters Return Former Scoutmaster Archie Potter and Assistant Scoutmas- ter Ernest Avila bkave been spending their two weeks’ Christ- mas vacation in Key West. The two former Scouters are students at the University of Florida. Camp Site The camp site on West Sum- merland Key has been leased to the Monroe County Boy Scout District of the Council for the purpose of the erection of a Boy Scout camp on the land. For the past several years local Scout leaders have jsought the use of the former! jcce camp on the key for a Boy _Scout camp. The camp will be named in memory of the late Jackson Lee Sawyer, former Scout, who lost his life in World War I. Annual Meeting It has been announced by lo- cal officials that the annual meeting of the Monroe District all directors to be in attendance. Boy Scout Committee will be|for the New Year. | the Raiders, 54 to 12, to take third place. Lineups and league standings: C.Y.Cc. Player— FG FT Gardner ae 2 Mora 2 0 Watson 5 a 'R. Delgado 4 0 | Boza 1 2 Tot@ls— 16 5 | Wildcats | Player— FG FT | Roberts TA | Saunders 1 0 | Herrick 1 1 | Lowe 3 1 Hernandez 2 3 | Totals— 14 6 | P.A.C. Player— FG FT R. Giles 2 0 F. ardines 3 0 ;Curry . 6 1 | Freeman 0 0 | Higgenbotham 6 23 | Roberts 4 0 Totals— 21 4 Wolverines Pla FG FT Sav 3 0 5 | Bet Stet | Brooks 3 1 7 Bolyn 5 2 8g pee Valdez il) S70) 8 306 a ee JACKSONVILLE . *8 | Totals— 15 3 33 -_ $230 Conchs ME nw cee 8 Player— FG ET TP} 4 AS [pscotio —t E Tl W. PALM BEACH. *4° Cates xe ul 15} | = | Perez 4 1 9 G $005 \F. Castillo 6 0 12) ST. PETERSBUR i} Thompson ee ee 8755 |B. Fernandez 0 o 06 55 ,J. Fernandez 0 0 0 TAMPA eoeoeee ee R. Henriquez 0 0 Fi} : 7 s9n80 za K....*20 | rotate rer NEW YORK .... | Raiders $9905 —piaver— Fo Fr TP! CHICAGO .....*23 Solomon é 3 Bever 2 30> 4) NEW ORLE A S 816° | Larsen 1 1 +3} a Al oe Doughtry 4 0 2) ‘ 1 ¢ 05 J. Purte 0 0 0 h o “18 5) ras ae ae Washington, D. C. Knight 0 0 0 | i =- — = \ AY $1980 Totals— areerl CINCINNATI ... "18 a | TANDIN' bs Hen asa Maegue Save an extra 10% on round trips. | Club— W.L. Pet. | Above fares quoted do not include tax. |Catholic Youth Council 4 0 1.000 | | P.A.O. 4 1 800} |Conchs 2 2 500 | Wildcats 2 3 .400 | Raiders ee) “Wolverines i... 1 4 .200 | ! South Florida | Greenberg. Batted In Most. Runs Tn 46; Williams Drew. 156 Walks for . fourth time oF Bech Tas ene “ot New Yor’ h by pi league career, captured the cov- pave gperorte j ‘in championship | mate Frank Crosetti. |for 1946 by driving home 127 tal- | Sam Chapman of ilies. knocked in 16 more' grounded into 22 infield ‘than Nick Etten did last year| plays, two more ; when the Yank first sacker Ied/highest set up iwith 111. *| Warren Rosar, | Ted Williams, who took run-'the mack with which Rudy Yi inerup honors with 123 RBI's, ;of Detroit Jed last Season. -drew the most bases on balls, | Fiye Washington Senator 156, 43 more than Charles Keller ;ters grounded into double play of the Yanks. Roy Cullenbine|against the Chicago White So- led last year with 112. jon August 3, ong. mark wa For the third straight year Pat; duplicated ‘by, Pat ee phi: Seerey of Cleveland was the; Athletics yersus nm in the whiffingest player in the league!second game of a . doubleheade | byt this year he was tied by Chas. ' August 8th, both tying the leagu Keller, at 101 strikeouts each. ‘record for futility. ‘ j | ee Greenberg TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS | THIS. WEDDING (Know America) WENT TO HORSES Judge Edgar S. Vaught of Ok-| MISSOULA, Mont. —(AP)- lahoma City, Federal jurist, born} Faye C. Hubbard and Leona A in Wythe Co., Va., 74 years ago. ees members of a ode Charles K. Davis, president of | troupe, were married here re ; Remington Arms, Conn., born in| cently—but not until after thei Lebanon, Pa., 58 years ago. | cowhand friends watered and fe« Maj. Gen. John F. Williams, their horses. chief of the National Guard Bu-| The wranglers didn't shad to reau, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., miss anything so when the; 60 years ago. “4 : ate bs | went to care for their mount ia Roun Ge ae born they took the couple’s weddin; Adolph Zukor, movie magnate, | license with them, jborn in Hungary; 74 years ago. Dr. Donald C. Smelzer of: Phil- adelphia, physician-hospital head, {born in Montreal,.51 years ago. STAR * BRAND wcusan COFFEE Try A Pound Todayll held ig January. A great year of Scouting is foreseen for the dis- trict. Many plans are to be made! PLEASANT JOURNEYS are braved via GREYHOUND « ‘47- We welcome again the New Year with its clean slate ta record fresh accomplishments. With it comes a custom as old as the calendar—that of forecasting the future while reviewing the past. Greyhound has seen a truly remarkable change take place, as our nation buckled down with reconversion aimed to meet the needs and economies of a hard-won peace. 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