The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 2, 1947, Page 6

ee ! F PAGE FOUR FIELD OF 60 IN 1947 CITY GOLF C Mira Brothers, Harry Knight Among Favorites; Park, 46 Runner-Up, And Artman, Who Finished 3rd, Threats HANDICAP EVENT TO BE HELD; MEDAL PLAY FOR JAY-|' SUNDAY hres Key West's golfers will ‘tee tomorrow in their quest for second = annual post-war city Last year's in the Hi 34 participants and in ad-' to | Park took second * Artman | third place with a 165. event ends Sunday, April! West Jaycees are sponsor- double tournament con-! of the city championship’ and have | for the winner | including golf ii i E | rH? = = ut A ! | (i gf 4) |g . ull pit Fis En? ree i t g 4 i & Hi z H t i $ fi i Fs West Golf club champion} Knight will have a lot, to! before the final putt has been Knight, not the slugger best ‘ament, and is deadly with driving, but simply | a] fff fr tr cf his game, and that has been | Lon a i $ Fs i z F F championship match play. with better than thances to cop the title; Dr. Jack Hayes whose steady, play may make him ‘dark horse” of the tourney; Park, Submariner Ernie | veteran Bob Spottswood | is always down the center | whose pitch shots and put.) have no superior on the local! course: George Valdez, a good all-around golfer who may be} able to get in shape for oe Hy i Feet i Also in possible hailing dis-| tance may be Kermit Loucks, | Clem Price, Norman Artman,! Robert Knowles, Bob Dillard,| Charles Yotes, Paul Mesa, Jr., Al-| fon Park, Curry Harris and} regardless of ' Any amateur or of Indianapolis some time ago. © Notional Open qualifying rounds; Nastel and S. A, Ellingson of]. at Ponte Vedra in Jacksonville! St. Paul, Minn, who. are toon ot impressive 1947. season but Jook- and at the Miami Last year's Key West Open at-/ ing boat owned by Ikie Parks and s0f ther highs ‘school:suid that the Lopez's winning 156, | seuneartiy Acta Oe nan ? working out daily is the largest place ‘and a sailfish miss left the north- ; i" the: school’s’ history. He’ also ern visitors glowing with enthusi-. asm for Key West. fishing. Last Sunday the same’ boat took out other guests from Cactus Terrace, Brig. Gen. A. D, Davis of Columbia, S.C., Col. J. H. Os- terman of the same city, Capt. Earle E. Olin, Sherman Oaks, Calif. for gulf fishing. Joseph Zorsky had a big day while Capt. Olin caught the biggest, a 55 pound amberjack. The number and size of the catches so im- pressed the General that he stay- ed over another week for more i fishing. below with their starting ‘times and foursomes. Anyone failing to appear at the designated time and without giving Golf Pro Joc , Lopez sufficient time to re-ar- range the match. will be: automa- tically disqualified. Saturday, 1:00 p. m., Humbert Mira, Harry Knight, Gilmore Park, Dr. Jack Hayes; . 1:30 p.m. J. A. Wirthland, Charlie Salas, Robert _ Knowles, Bob Spottswood; * ‘ 1:40 p, m., Gene Witzel, Bob Dillard, -Cuarlie: Yates, Kermit Loucks; % 5 1:50 p. m., James ‘Cooper Ed He Pinky Usvorne,.Mel Ham. el; , D. . Rainbolt, Jas. 2:00 p. McCardle, Ward Tyson, _ Hazen| . a 2:10 p. m., Hugh Moore, Walt- ep Vincent, C. E. Smith, Pop Sunday 8:30. a. ‘ni. ‘Jimmy Mira, Norman | Artman, . Ernest Giffin; : 1:30 p. m., Bob Spottswood, Norman Artman, Gilmore Park, Humbert Mira; 1:40 p. m., Harry Knight, Jas. Mira, Ernest Giffin, Gene Wit- zel; : 1:50 p. m., Dr. Jack Hayes, Bob Dillard, Charlie Yates, Mel Ham- el; 2:00 p.m, J. A. Wirthland, Bob Knowles, Kermit Loucks, Pinky Osborne; 2:10 p. m., Charlie Salas, Ed Gross, Walter Vincent, Ward Ty- son; 2:20 p. m., Pop Londeree, D. L, Rainbolt, James Cooper, C. E. Smith; 2:30 p. m. Hugh Moore, Hazen Jones, James McCardle. U. §. Golf association rules will PAUL: ° HIGGINBOTHAM | TO. PITCH; CONCH “SQUAD “IS, RECORD. "BREAKER ! . Key ‘West High’s baseball: team left! for Miami. early this after- against’ ‘Miami. Edison High to- night at 8:15 o’clock under flood- * lights. School authorities were not very optimistic today. about an Springs at Cactus Terrace were fishing! ed forward. to-a.crack team for} jfrom the Rainbow”, charter fish-! 1948." Principal _Horace’ O’Bryant squad of 40, men which has’ ben jcommented favorably on its at. jesus and the spark’ and zip ex- hibited, especially by the young- er. candidates... g The group of 40 boys has ‘been working like beavers”, O’Bryant said, the biggest squad we ever b next -year at least.” Paul Higginbotham, a_right- hander, is expegted to get the pitching ‘assignment today, with chunky Charlie Perez behind the at shortstop the rest of the start- ing lineup remains a_ toss-up among the many candidates for Lastres’ were .the only seniors to make the trip: The Conchs have had. consid- erable difficulty in getting op- ponents. High schools. in the Mi- ami area can’t stand the expense of the long trip down here and don’t ‘draw big enough crowds for baseball to ‘pay for the Conchs to, come up there. Efforts are still being: made, . however, to add a few more:games:.to: the sched- ules ie ths iti Miami ‘Edison’; will: play a re- erris Barite! here * this ‘Spring. CURED re eerie ini ATION aves? SWIMMING—South Beach, south -6nd of Duval Street. DEEPSEA FISHING—Gulf Dock, & b ia Caroline Street; Craig ~! Dock, north.end of Grinnell Street.’ 7 BASEBALL—Daily spring train- ing workouts of Miami Tour- ists (Florida - International League)’ and games every Saturday, Sunday at Munici- pal Stadium, Duck Avenue and 14th Street. No admis- sion charge to workouts. GOLF—Municipal Golf Coutse, Stock Island. TENNIS—Bayview Park on Di- vision Street (day and night facilities). BASKETBALL—Outdoor courts at South Beach and Bayview Park. HANDBALL—Bayview Park. SHUFFLEBO. — Bayview -. Park-and South Beach. PICNICKING—Tables at Bay- view Park. SE Ee ea RI length of stay in Key West is eli-| prevail in all cases. The Jaycee |CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND — Those who have entered the medalist tournament are listed - gible to enter. | Es enemy Ht | wana, Cuba. if ri i fi k 5 comfort and E i ire i é & a ry 2 Golf committee is composed of Harry Knight, chairman; Joe Lopez, and Dr. Jack Hayes. ‘Bayview Park. COMFORT STATIONS—Bayview Park. moseemeenmmemngetn am: te ements 5 subs. convenience. 8 PASSENGERS—During the war she was called a “charmed ship”. Three Twice she was torperdoed. But she continued to serve val RAD; Service until the end of the war. Now, completely reconverted, the SS. | A Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company, is back in peacetime operation between! Passengers say that net only is she a charmed ship, but a charming one.! the 88. Florida off Morro Castle. Below, a view of the beautifully-furnished smok- background, a portion of the ballroom. Deluxé suites, as typified at. the right, —the SS. Florida, directed by her veteran skipper,” Gaptain C, D. Harring- West, sails over southern seas through tropical trades carrying a capacity of 598 passengers, ' KEY WEST HIGH OPENS BASEBALL SEASON AT inoon ‘to’ open its 1947 season; had. We should have a fine team | bat. Except for Claude Valdez, each position. Valdez and Adolphj THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ! VERA WOOD WINS BOWLING TOURNEY Vera Wcod won the USO Eas- ‘the Navy Wives Meet at the Sub ; Base Bowling Alleys Tuesday morning, with a handicap score of 447. The runners-up were EDISON | ON IGH T ; Myrtle Bracktl, handicap score |Senators play their home games? lee and Jeanne Reynolds, 407. iSears, Loucille Browning, Vir- ’ ° 'ginia Schuman, Grace Berry and Greenberg—Interim Ballplayer >: ‘secon e! |; Service wives who would Kean :to learn to bowl as well as those x * * * ; who have bowled before, are in- BUT HE’LL POGKET $100,000 DURING 1947 ese onary Wee ae ve : rea Worker Mrs. By FRANK ECK |Eileen Coughlin at the Jackson AP Newsteatures Sports Editor Square USO any Tuesday morn. ! J AKELAND, Fla.—Billy Evans, new general manager of the ing at 9:30, or may go directly to Detroit Tigers, was sitting in the stands watching the batting the Sub Bose Bowling Alleys tor ! drill and talking with scout Wish Egan and a couple of baseball the regular morning _ session, | writers. The talk got around to Hank Greenberg, the 36-year-, weekly at 10 a. m. ‘ old home run king the Tigers waived out of the American League | Pa ae aay | and sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates. , RETIREMENT PLAN i “Greenberg had the most unusual contract of all time," said __ (Continued from wage One) | Evans. “You had to see it to appreciate the fact that Hank is a} 1946 taxes for Charles Toppino | smart fellow. Dertoit paid him $55,000 last season and when ,°” the ground that he had attemp- jhe was sold early this year he. ted to pay the levy of $1000 but got another .$20,000 due to a the city delayed acceptance until |clause he asked: to have insert- pp eetCeey eines ae ied in his 1946 contract last Aug. ' | A refund of $25 to William Par- 20 when he -wasn’t going so i ker, who erroneously paid that ;well and was on the verge of ‘amount for a master plumber’s | quittin 5 examination, was approved. Par- | Hank May Top Babe i ker was already a master plumb- ; “Hank told ‘George Trautman jer at the time of the examination, | ; (former. Detroit general manager) Another refund of $37.50 was that his contract would be fairer approved for Billy G. Chappelle, if he were guaranteed $20,000 if a disabled war veteran, who paid he ever retired, was sold or trad- ;that amount for an occupational ed in any season. H ‘license for his store, the Hobby | “Greenberg got the $20,000 this , Shop, when entitled to a veteran's year.” $50 exemption. That probably..makcs Hank a | Measures were also approved higher paid man than Babe Ruth | paying 4500 to tae Stadium Com- who drew the top salary with an | mittee, $528.75 to the Matterson $80,000 contract. Greenberg, it is | | Alkali Works in New York for believed, signed’ with the Pirates a chlorine and the remaining $75 for $80,000. Add to this the $20,- due the Key West Fishing Tour- 000 he received from Detroit aft- : nament director, Lee Mason. A er being sold Jan. 18 and you resolution approving the sealed have a $100,000 ballplayer. i tenders of the city’s Series A “Late last season I met Frank and B 1938 bonds on May 6, at McKinney, one of the Pirate own- 110 som. was paseed: vihout. op: lers,” says Evans. ! lexan “‘Here I've been president of z the Pirates since July /and I’ve been telling everybody how we'll improve the team. I haven't bought one player yet. I need some interim ballplayers. You know, fi s wha still have a year or so left, fellows who can fill in. until ye bring along some young players,ijsaid McKinney. “At the time, was president of the Southerrf Association and didn’t know of any ‘interim ball- players’. i Among _ th first portable watches were round forms called “Nurenberg, C888-") 55455454) ROBERTS | Office Supplies & Equipment ‘123 Duval Street, ‘Lopez Bldg: ' PRANG TEXTILE COLORS hd HANK G.(EENBERG Rolling in Dough ee ecorate Vour Own * “Then. in, Janyary after Traut- ~——»— —— ttt AL R cra man. resignedsto. become presi- NOTICE! sonal Cards dent::of “National Association of sg i ? - of Professional Baseball Leagues I succeeded him: in Detroit. “The morning I started work in Detroit “I” had a hot potato! dropped ‘in my lap. Hank Green-} berg had bée: 1 quoted as s 1g | he might like to-finish his playing days with 4he’New York Yan- kees. Mr. Briggs (P: lent Wal- ter O. 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