The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 9, 1947, Page 6

ao PAGE FOUR Show Fast Brand of Basketball; Use 13 Men After Taking 18-8 Lead GENE SKAGGS TOPS . And VFW Win AT GYM Key West basketball fans were tiven one of their best treats of | rp ie a? vi ffs id Ht $F would tit a aly i itt iH Hi tr 4 EE at 8 N. H. Pepper, busy basebal earlier thi i cE mite oF 3 rads the Veterans of Foreign Wars; in exhibition softball games last ight at Bayview Park. The Merchants won, despite be- | fen, one a homer by A. Cabot and the other a bunt that went 1) for a hit by Claude Valdez. In the field, Sands and Ster- ling were.the best for the losers, and Cabot, Brost and: Beiro for the winners. In the nightcap;; VFW outhit the Gilmore 12 to 7. M4 : At bat, Joe Mira had.three for four and Osterhoudt and G. Val- dez each hit'two safely. For the losers, Richards and Schucht each hit two safely. In the field, Stinger and Papa- zian were the best for the losers, the winners. ’ Score: At Softball "= each contestant jscore for each hole during. the last night | The, Key West Merchants de- ; tournament period lasting one ee woe feated Adams Dairy, 7 to 2, and month.) Sa lew Pec drubbed USS. Gilmore, 10 to 4,' game, opening the 1 it Jose iv isi- ing held to two hits by Sue Grif-' Adams Dairy 100 010 0—2 5 3] James Mira AZZLING DISPLAY; PLAY HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT Cuban Collegians TO Humbert Mira’s 60 For 18 Humbert Mira with 60 strokes’ for 18 holes, won the “Ringer” Tournament , held by the Key West’ Golf Club for the past month, ‘it was announced today. (The ‘Ringer Tournament” al- his best Mira’s score was 12 points un- der par and consisted of ten bird- i ies and an eagle. Humbert’s long driving brother, Jimmy, was the! runner-up with a 62, including 10 birdies. Third place ended in a tie be- tween Dr. John B. Hayes and} Harry Knight, cach with nine under par, 63’s. Dr. Hayes shot nine birdies while Knight had seven birdies and an eagle on the Jong 500 yard par five, the only fone scored during the tourna- ment, : The No. 1 hole, 455 yard, par 5, was birdied and eagled more than any other. Humbert Mira and Clenr Price having had eagles. Jimmie Mira and Dr. Hayes were the only players to Valdez, Albury and Castro for; score Birdies on the second hole, a par 4, 435. R. H. E.|} Humbert. Mira - 29 - 31 - 60 - 29 - 33 - 62 Merchants .... 100 051 x—7 2 O}Dr. J. B. Hayes - 30 - 33 - 63 Havana jumped to an 18-8 lead. s, Griffen and Villareal; Valdez) Harry Knight | - 32 - 31 - 63 tm the first quarter, which prov- and Brost, Norman Artman - 31 - 35 - 66 pay about the winning — Score: R.H.E./Clem C. Price - 32 - 34 - 66 Raiders cut the lead Gilmore 020 002 0— 4 7 3} Bob Dillard = 33 - 35 - 68 © point in the second period VFW __ 041 005 x—10 12 1)/Chas. Salas = 33 - 35 - 68 Which ended, 31-22. In the third; Porter, Armanson, Fleming and|Ppinky Osborne _- 34 - 34 - 68 @eried the Key Westers again Fallon; F. Tynes and Castro. M. J. Hamel - 38 - 36 - 70 —— opponents even and) Two-base hits: Schucht, Rich-] Rob Knowles - 34 - 36 - 70 only had an 8-point lead ards, Ostexhougt, Mira; stolen |¢, 0, Wallin = 34 - 36 - 70 bg pew the last period. bases: Mira 2, Osterhoudt 2, Val- visitors used 13 men and dez, Tynes, Richards; struck. out: | 4d uM. _ by. Tynes..2,. by. Porter’ 3;, bases ney Peay balls: off. Tynes 4, off. Porter 43, Piayer-Position— PG FT TP in f ‘ ; ¢ freetand Be Verge. ; 4 ' ° ‘ tory cet feo) 8 Movi ThisHay t a A . 3 i| NA Padish Ceiter Perre, ¢ ; : 3 3 Tha, gugivie <tPlond ale will ho ——— 8 © © 6, Center, 1021 , Duval , street, .on & 0 4 : |Phursday even: te eons s 0 »).Servicemen: and. . hioners = i 3 sia invited to attend., Admission Totais free. University of Havana - ee aston 44 pre a Today’s Anniversaries } ag ; (Know America) . H 4 i ; 1794—Matthew C. Perry, the =. t 2 0 4 naval officer who opened Japan to the world, born in Newport, R. a o 0 0 =. 2 1 gh. Died March 4, 1958. ss 1806—Lednidas Polk, P.E. bish- lew. ¢ ~ 2 @ 2 op ana church builder of South- ere, « eo. 3 Paget. a° e@ 3 west, founder of University of the a 2 0 4 South, fighting Confederate lieu- Ribo, « 2 1 5 tenant-general, born at Raleigh, N. C. Died in battle, June 14, Gotetrres. ¢ 1 0 2 4664 Cabrero, ¢ 0 0 0 9 i } 1827—Lew Wallace, Union gen- = — = eral, author of “Ben-Hur”, -born =, ‘slicks URSA REE STE Red Raiders & 2 3% 49 1847—(100 years ago) Joseph Havana % 31 «4 = =©660 Pulitzer, famed newspaper pub- Pree throws missed: Skaggs 5, lisher, who’ made his New: York Roberts 4. Lianuza 1, Aguilar 1, Wotld a great influence the coun- Gere 1, Gutierrez 1, Campos 2; try over, born in Hungary. Died Personal fouls committed: Villa- Oct. 29, 1911 real 1, Alonzo 1, Skaggs 1, Rob-! 1868—George Arliss, famed erts 3. Arnold 2, Sawyer 3, G. English-American actor, born in Bat ber _ . oe Aguilar 1, London. Died there, Feb. 5, 1946. Lianeros 1. Lage 3, Ce- —_——_ .. tere 1, Gutierrez 1, Cabrera 2. SUB TENDER (Continued froin Page One) Mrs, Fadden Leads officer at the Key West Sub- marine Base. Aug. 31, 1945 the Howard W. Women In Bowling’ The USO Service Wives Club held their weekly bowling meet @t the sub base Tuesday morning. Georgietta Fadden, 130, was high seorer: Jeanne Reynolds, second place, 124; Virginia Schuman,! 119%, and Sue M. Smith, 119, tied for third place. Other players were the mes- dames Jean Carrico, Grace Nas- Vera Wood, Anne Thompson, Grace Berry, Truddie Clark, an@ her guests M. B. Lowe and R. T, THURSDAY—- ! 7:30—Independents vs. Naval Hospital. 9 @0—Bob's Sports Shop vs. American Legion. j ‘The poison in poison ivy is an oily resin, Gilmore got under way in com- pany of 18 submarines and head- ed back to the United States, carrying more than 1,000 pass- engers for release from active duty, arriving at Pearl Harbor two wecks later, She arrived at San Diego, Cal- ries September 25, 1945. After el 600:p: rg ithe Gil. more ee a tr « Paname A l, zone arrived on Octo- er, Myrtle Bracktl, Sue B. Smith, (ee i tears in Balboa, Canal Zone, for two days and then headed north for-Tompkins- ville, Staten Island, New York. Visitors to, the on Friday will also have an opportunity to inspect two submarines, the Cu- bera and ‘the Sea Poacher. On | Friday the spicture “The Silent Service” will be shown at build- ing 132, inside the Southard St. entrance, each hour beginning at {1 p. m, with a final showing at 5p. m. Authorities disagree as to whether coffee originated in Abys- sinia or Arabia NAVY IS: WILLING ‘(Continued frow Page One) ‘Armangon 1, hits: off, Porter. 8| day, the, Navy, was not interested 5 innings; umpires: F. Villa-lin the Key West Barracks.” County. Commissioner Clarence Higgs:,.During the war when the Navy had five times as many men as it does now it got along withthe present area for recrea- tional purposes.” Ceci} Carbonell, real estate man: “We.can get. what. we, want by conferring with the,Navy. It is the easier way,” |... hey Saalet CaBoth “doihmissions should ¢edt with Ahbj Navy?" County Commissioner W. A. Parrish: ‘Just where does the county fit inté the picture in this matter.” Bentley and Higgs explained that the effort should be made by the county in order to restore the property to the tax rolls.” C. Carbonell: “I have a client who proposes to build a $1,000,- 000 project at the Army Bar- tacks. Such a project could put the property back on the tax rolls.” | L. Carbonell: “I suggest we invite Capts. Cooper and Willard {Saunders of the Navy to an out- side luncheon and discuss the proposition with them.” County Commissioner Gerald Saunders: “Eventually we will have to go to Washington to get what we want. Arrange the meet- ing with local Navy officials as quickly as possible and then we can send a delegation to Wash- ington. We can contact our rep- resentatives in Washington and have them work out meetings with the interested Federal offi- cials.” James W. Murphy, Junior Chamber of Commerce ‘he Ja} cees have a strong outfit in Wash- ington. They would be glad to aid the city and the county in go- ing after the Army lands here.” On suggestion of Commi er Higgs, County Tax Assessor =] Claude A. Gandolfo said he would! ADDING MACHINE REPAIRS | have the amount of the tax as- WES PHONE 2500 | ‘AWNINGS sessments that had been lost to the city and county ready today. Then County Commissioner Saunders was instructed to have the Navy officers and members of the two commissions meet at noon today to consider the land Proposals of the city. TT William Currv’s | Sons Co. ° | 611 FRONT STREET } ° Serving Key West for } More Thaw A Centurs ne Reduction On until April 15th Holes Wins Ringer Tourney BHAA aADLL A: U. of Havana Plays Navy Today, Clowns. Tomorrow The crack University of | Havana baseball team will take the field against a U. S. Navy nine at 4:30 p. m. today at nicipal Stadium in its second Jose Marti ‘Week appearance and tomorrow against the Key West Colored Clowns at the same hour. The Cuban Collegians were impressive at bat in their first appearance Monday when they routed the Pirates, 17 to 7, but made seven errors. They conclude their fiesta series here Saturday at 4:30 p.m. when they play the Key West All-Stars at the Sta- dium. e lA LL hehehehehe MUUNAUOLUUUAAUANELEUUUDE CUTTS LALA PO, SPORTS and RECREATION UCTOMLELUDAEAMUEGEECUONGEEANG. ONSEN SWIMMING—South Beach, south end of Duval Street. DEEPSEA FISHING—Gulf Dock, west Caroline Street; Craig Dock, north end of Grinnell Street. 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 | Course, 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. SHUFFLEBOARD — Bayview Park and South Beach. PICNICKING—Tables at view Park. CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND — Bayview Park. COMFORT STATIONS—Bayview Park. Bay- The ancient Greeks and Ro- mans used cork for floats and life preservers. Strand Theater JAMES STEWART in “JIMMY STEPS OUT” Coming: “The Big Sleep” Monroe Theater TOM DRAKE in “Faithful In My Fashion” Coming: “Bamboo Blonde” ROBERTS Office Supplies & Equipment 123 Duval St. | Sturgis All-Metal EXECUTIVE and TYPING CHAIRS Pecan Wood Desks and Chairs ROYAL STANDARD and PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS Safeguard Check Writers Steel 4-Drawer Files (Locks) TYPEWRITER and ! To Beautify *Homes °Stores *Hotels | Large Color Selection | PREWAR 10-0Z. MATERIALS Finest Workmanship KEY WEST i ‘Venetian Blind Co. All Merchandise 120 Duval, Jefferson Hotel Bldg., Call 1042 for Estimates Lopez Bldg. [eis type honestly prefers has- socks to the floor, again for the THE INTELLIGENTSIA sre's reccthvany lhe ft 1. Floor-Sitters By NINA LESLIE CALLEJA | Dye has within the past ten years sprung up in our midst. —_ a race of confirmed floor-sitters. These people can be read-, Siting ae ily recognized by their actions upon entering a room. There! The cream of the floor-sitters, may be seven chairs, a sofa, two hassocks and three low tables however, belong to what we will upon which they could perch comfortably, but they prom icall Group Three, ov Ultimate. plop themselves down on the floor and arrange themselves iff ,She is concentrated Sex. To all| | At unc@nfortable but picturesque positions and proceed to try to| intents and purposes, she is the | ot impress each other with their modernity, brilliance and com-/ Counterpart of the old Roman| plete conversance with any subject from Mahatma Gandhi to! ®Urtesans, and goes through the | the emba t " {same antics. To smoke a cigarette | 1 2 ” 5 scion sugen bs it is necessary for her to lean far I imagine the ovractice stems trom the “studio. petics’ hea) tei Knees.and hold them.firmiy Pay eagiion, fea preesiheeriny ° years ago in Greenwich Viliage, es come tunes, ny the bea of puffs in at, indolent breaths; | New: Vorki Gli awhen dhe leans alseussion of Franco and his poli- {she drinks her cocktail with head est would-be Bohemians got to- ee the aims unclisP bent forward. so that she can | gether nights to d ree eo epeRt yeaa ty ‘a wildly |focus her haunting gaze upon the | Love and drink gin tnat carried libriury ata aoe iG ae a Con | coos male: when neither) an authentic-locking Gordon een ae ee eet mek to tre] smoking: nor drinking she must | label but was made overnight| Pete rearrangement back to the’ still fean back, hands clasped be-| in a bathtub in Brooklyn. priging)y positions jhind her ‘head, eyes completely | The forum usually consisted of| Female floor-sitters are a race} closed and mouth half-opened: | one dingy room with fake Orient-|UNto themselves, and they have|every movement is slow and sug: | al decorations, an clectric hot-|divided and subdivided until] gestive; she takes little part in) plate on a plank resting on the| their’ groups are legion. They] the discussion gong on, as how | bathtub. This combination bath-| have usually worked out atti-} can she, busy as she is with her kitchen concealed by a sleazy|tudes that will agree with their} fascinating batik hanging a musty half-un-|Seneral personality, or what they| They are a race apart, ¢ made couch propped up with old, have decided is their personal-| Floor-Sitters. Don't get mixe copies.of The Nation, The New-| ity, not always the same thing,} up with them unless you are pre- Republic and New Yorker maga- | Unfortunately. _ lpared to do some marathon floor- zines; one rickety kitchen chair} There is the “Little Girl” type.! sitting. They probably don't painted a gaudy orange trimmed! Women in their late thirties seem = with black or vice-versa, and a to favor placing themselves in: bookcase containing the Bibles|this particular group, for some! of The Intelligensia of the day:|reason. She wears her hair in| James Joyce's “Ulysses,” two An-| pigtails tied with baby ribbon‘ tole Frances, “Tristian, Shandy”|bows, a pinafore with. several, and allied literature which com- girlish ruffles, ankle socks and, prised the standard reading mat-| childish sandals. This attire for ter for this progressive group of;some unaccountable reason also mentally groping nitwits. requires the use of much jewel i The reason people sat on the| usually’ heavy Hindu or Peruvian; floor was that there wasn’t anv|type hommered sliver or copper, : other place for them to sit. But/oversize earrings and rings with! now, people apparanetly sit on|exceptionally large, colorful the floor purely from choice, and | stones. This group gets itself into the ilk contains both the male,;every known and unknown pos’ and female. tion while engaged in its floor- Male floorlsitters are divided! sitting, even going to the length loosely into two categories. Group |of lying straight out on their | ne is the bouncing youth, (rang-|Stomachs and kicking sandaled ing anywhere from twenty tojfeet in the air in back of them. sixty), who flings himself down/|This is a sight worth seeing—just with enough vigor to crash every | once. bone in his body, lets his hair, if} Then we have the more sophis- any, hang down over one eye injticated and less sprawly type a debonair sort of way andj;They usually wear tailored slack- stretches himself to full length | suits, an elaborate coiffure, and for the BENEFIT of with the upper part of his body’s the inevitable jewelry. They are weight resting on one elbow. No/|more careful how they sit down, statistics are at présent available!and always arrange themselves Crippled Children’s Hospital concerning the measurement of;in positions caleul to «show 2 hy Sponsored by 5 a width and depth of callouses on/off hipline, ci CO i elbows resulting ‘from this posi-,the nice crease slack of fy he Key West Shrine Club: tion, but they are bound to be! best advantage. i Ki : ui! Looe ‘ considerable. ‘holders for their cigare' if Abid Ys April Hlth, 1947, 9:00 P.M, ‘Oi? Group Two, less hardy, usually | being necessary to fully complete . Casa Marina Hotel sit squarely on their positions, the elegant ensemble. They like A Through Shrine Momber these draw their meet up under their to have someth' Tean: agains Tickets Aralabie aay 2 ae chins, clasp their arms around preferably a man’s ‘knee; not fall out of line, lest they lose softer the caste and let down the Floor. n CHARITY BALL 5 dete dp tah hed i! 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