The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 17, 1947, Page 6

oe pe =. = DODGERS NOW NEED | ONLY FOUR WINS TO LIFT NATIONAL FLAG FOLLOWING THROUGH PEDRO AGUILAR 0A6244444444444444 SPORTSWRITERS MEET I arrived at the Sportswriters Association meeting at the Uni- versity of Miami and could not go out on the fishing trip but heard comments after the trip given by Ernie Seilers at his home Monday night. I arrived at 1:30 p.m: and went straight to the Garden Res-' taurant and arrived in time to hear the speeches and see the floor show and cards tricks pulled by some of the scribes. A very good dinner was pre- pared by the chefs. From there we went to see the football prac- Dedgers new nord only ” ete vieteries or four St m.. York dutoote w 4 yey Ne | Detroit Leng fae Sade Sesten “reed bated bar Lt Dai Team Wins On Forfeit From Jerry’s Half-Acre Games: played in the Soft Ball League*Monday night resulted in victories for the Adams Dairy and for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, who won ‘over the American Legion team, _ - With. the'séore of 6 to 3 in fa- vor of Jerry’s Half Acre, the game was. the time limit and was’ Wo the. Adams, Dairy team’ 1 4 forfeit. The Jerry's had a‘ third, but the sec- ond and #itst-fefesed tg continue be to play, =) + In the‘nightcap the Legion lost to the: VFW! by a 7 to 4 score. HE KEY WEST CITIZEN HOLE-IN-ONE ODDS _- ARE 9366 TO ONE By FRANK ECK AP Newsteatures Sports Editor EW YORK.—The Webster, Mass., golf pro who took 3,333 shots in an unsuccessful all-day effort to score an ace shouldn’t become discouraged. When 1948 roljs around, the World Almanac will show that the odds on a hole-in-one are 9,366 to 1. These figures are based on the New York World-Telegram annual hole-in-one tournament which recently completed its 14th acey. competition. oot tuck ees gcurersmete Sends Colored Man To Jail On Assault Charge tournament. Each had five shots ut only one ace was scored: The shot was made by Emery Thom- as, home pro at the Forest Hill Field Club, Bloomfield, New WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1947 Semboard Asks | Supreme Court f2y7,1.% jute ie be To Order Refund ~~ - A de deatedadatadedtd th ddd TALLAHASSEE, Fia., Sept. 17 STRONG ARM BRAND COFFER (FNS).—The Seaboard Airline: |_ In 1778, the constitution of !North Carolina provided that ae /one was cligible for election as Railroad has asked the ‘Florida | TRIUMPH Supreme Court to compel Comp- | COFFEE troller Gay to refund $47,000 in MILL state intangible taxes which it| at claims. were collected without authority of law a year ago. Grocers The court issued an alternative \*asseeee+.saeeeane writ of mandamus directing Gay ot to make the refund within thirty days or submit his reasons for not doing so. Assistant Attorney General McMullen, representing Gay, agreed to issuance of the writ. The tax was collected during | { ! G8 Sem esterday from Cincin- | hmm 524]tice by the Hurricanes and heard) Henson pitghed. for... the. Legion : the administration of the late Oat and the Cordinats host eeain | Ppitadelphia ieee Bice Sale ete club by Headl dida pe but lést his*game |e*SeY- __ Judge Thomas S. Caro of Crim- cae hcg ihenre the New Yor’ Giant Chicago .465|Coach Jac va het Id do as|i@ the first two frames ‘on three} During 14 years, 9.366 golfers, |inal Court sentenced Willie G.|that mortgages issued by the Phe Dexigers whipped the Reds Washington 420 Sey seep ge 14 Ee ae SS valle andseveral errors and six |Who at one time or another scor-| Johnson, colored, to one year in railroad were taxable when sub- * mere of 7 te 4 while the St. Louis .379/8 sakes Mare Pecent to the San | bits i ant : fen a hole-in-one, have taken 46,-|the County Jail on his plea, €N-| mitted for recording in county Vert Giants wor from the National Sebastian Hall where we were| M. Tynes, Santana and Castro|830 shots. Five sh)ts, usually | tered at a hearing yesterday, of | clerk’s office. 72 The pennant Club— Pet. sleeping and after the crowd of hit 2WOGeMWE to lead the win-|Played on a short 150-yard hole, | guilty to a charge of shooting Dextgers stretehed their Brooklyn 625} pout 20 scribes and 10 radio|ners, and Myers hit two to lead|have found their way into the} John Bradley, colored, during an| saassamassrAsarseeaaae eed te 8% femes over Si. Louis 567 sportscasters had a brief rest, ajthe losers. Garcia, Castro and|cup. After Thomas’ recent ace |argument in a poolroom. Th A di Seed M eaphdty shipping Cardinals, Boston 541 | food bath and felt new again, we|Hernandez were the best in the the odds dropped to 8,704 but! An attorney for Johnson plead-| 1N@. Avocado jan Bree Btward clouted « three. New York were taken to the home of Ernie sebeesebed 23Iuaizs: SSASSS2fp S8aNsSeep end Gene Wermanski Cincinnati 469 iSeilers, chairman of the Orange Rewer bt homers to Chicago 458! Bowl Committee, and there we Branca score his 2ist Philadelphia 410 \ were received by him and none ant the year Pittsburgh 407) other than Everett Clay. We Grant — were given a chef's cap and a «hun hee You amek’enh| GAME RESULTS [lilly white apron and then taken eae ond & homer, o American League to his enchanted yard, for it is 4 the Cardinals Pp a . hard baa eyes th pena homered ‘wesday's Scores yard. It has a pond wit ol = = | New York 8-2, St. Louis 3-8. fishes, orange sponds eed Post bung up his’ Cleveland 5- Iphia 3-7.) full of fruit, and other trees and ull , th Setery ae Gems with &| Boston 5-3, Chicago 0-8. ——_| shrubbery, so well kept and light- = ts ecient Washington 4, Detroit 1, night!/ed py bulbs ein cor The game }barbecue pit and the bar was in “4 & yyy - National League \the game of the yard anaitables he @ Bix Donnelly) (Tuesday's Scores) and chairs were scattered all over gine Patebergh Bits ©) New York 7 Bt Louis 2. the yard. There were potato the Pirates, 21 Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 3. {chips and nice “bocaditos” trays Hew York Yankees end the | Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1, {0% all sa oat atiane eee Sth plete BH Lewes Browns ham. Only games scheduled. ead saggy ) i prepared barbecued ered eat « total of © bite yes, pry aaa pork and beans—all so fy to oo Teane ’ TODAY'S GAMES {well prepared that each and every Pg aa G4 tobias Section -.. one had to get a ses helping. Chicago at New York— (3-|Songs were recorded, sung by the ee Marr, and the 6) vs Wenslof (3-1). ‘sportswriters sextette. Games Septet He windup. © 2.) st Louis at Boston, two games ;were played a cornet solo and en he | ‘Kramer (10-15) and Muncrief several other selections played on om tr & leet |(7-10) ws, Johnson (11-8) and Fine the piano by some of the scribes, the Piittedetpis Ath. | (1-2) |Tiny Parker was the official ® «© dewble-| Detroit, at Philadelphia, two picker-upper of the party and the Ath tteman (5-1) and/Jimmy Burns was the official ar- Chevetend | (10-10) vs. Dietrich (5-1) gument maker. the laden by) thet battle for |#84 Marchtidon (16-9). {| During the night the fishing the American) Cleveland - Washington, might jperty was Lene and Luther tet (10-10) vs. Scar-|Evens was declared the winner ilies [bora ). {when he caught the largest fish, em. ta barracuda. : Felter pitching.) 5, Mettonsl, Longue | At midnight we were taken 4 woklyn at Pittsburgh, night the second, 1-3. | (3-5) vs. Ostermuel- | back “home” and slept sound un- won one trom (12-8) jel 8 p.m. when we were taken to Senators im the) New York at C two 'the University cafeteria for break- ome peyet lon Jott (3-8) and Kennedy fast. From there we went to the opty sheet © het T(0-12) or Mansen (0-4) vs. Ham-)Riviera Golf Course, where the Benton for second |ner (1-0) and Borowy (8-12). scribes played their annual golf Amores Leeeee | Philadelphia at Cincinnatl—'tournament. Pete Norton beat wh Chem 4) etd (6-4) vs. Vander Meer (g-)Jimmy Burns. The course is one i. {of the most beautiful I have seen Reston at St. Louis, night game and it sure is nice to see the Votwetle (8-11) vs, Munger (14- greens. Every piece of shrubbery jis well kept and everything about | it is just, too to de ibe its beauty. “Hoard: Sates stale on football by Coach Harding and jabout his club, the Spay 4 ° and about his injured players an Friday Night jw! he expects of his first game with Baylor on Sept. 26. Then to A gala roller the Riviera Clubhouse and lunch- start ad ‘tall Pncterg iat Ortee Jeon, when President Ashe of the at 7p m. in Bayview Park tn. | University of Miami made a very der the supervision of Miss Jane | interesting speech about the Uni- Hopk versity and about the way the |pertemeet., the city veereation de- football games have grown from 1927 to today and the fact that it hh tl be A anak will 4 @ fun night for all Shas been developed into one of wee with many new jthe strongest clubs in the South. es, : bf H fames to play {It drew an average of 30,000 fans The roller skating programs | per game. rm Gasty Drews. \wilt be held only on Friday nights |” From there we were taken to Bona \ during the school year. ja round of visits to sports centers fen — Apne eee es GR TT ||. Civic Center, the Jai-Alai o ® * & Fronton, the race tracks, tennis a oe ° Games courts colt’ courses Polo ‘Fata and several other interesting = ‘ | BAYVIEW PARK places, like the Orange Bowl, NIGHT Miami Field and other places. 1 The night was spent at the VHURSDAY— itoen of Dr. Humphreys. out on 104th St. He is president of the 190—Adams Dairy vs. Naval Hialeah Race Track. A mi Hospital dinner was given the sportswriters #:15-—Ameriean Legion vs. Bob's'and guests and a very good time Sports Shop. was had by all. wMAY— ‘ Note: On Monday night the 3 nf versa vs. io commissioners met with » wh, rel . the sportswriters to learn their A Bete a a ® #:15—VFW vs. USS. Gilmore. jopinion on boxing throughout Florida. Phil O'Connell, Bill; sue wnt tows, Gall! BPW Club To o ent parts of Florida and the Mf sportswriters went on record as : Meet Tonight |22wrers, went on record as e ae entt® Came jsion to run all boxing in the RHE) The meeting of the Key West 'stote. | ane Pusiness and Professional Wom-! ps1 heard about the storm — a 8 p. en's = Scheteied for this eve-|coming Miami way and caught — w “ping has been postponed, due to|the first bus out for good old ett Haynes ond Dickey the uncertain developments of |Cayo Hueso. eae e the impending storm, it was an-| © © ————__________ a . Leaaut nounced by Mrs. Aloysia Van! More than 20,000 of the 180,- ; 4. © 'Goidtsnoven President of the or- ® ganization 312 2) Dr. Adele Ham ipton amd Rdwarde: Walters, 'corai Gables BPW. Peteree a04 Lamanm: 000 species of beetles are found in the United States. Roberts strruirs of the} Club who was to have been the principal Stembler and others from differ- | when nobody duplicated his per: formance the figures skyrocket- e field kins, je, winners, and Hop- » and Valdez shone re for the losers: “ Seated Galtdings: R. H: E,| Oddly enough, the holes-in-one Vets 243 000—9 12 O|have come at four year intervals Legio: 2020: 1032844 34since the first one wa: scored F. Tynes and Castro; Henson|by Jack Hegan in 1933. Two were ' {holed in 1937, another in 1941! and A. Acevedo. - — and one this year. the fourth year Last Hightwthe Naval Hospital 'of the tournament since 1941 due won 01 the Merchants in a 10 | to a suspension during two war- to 8 scores Miller hit two homers |time years. and Belson ‘one. Vidal hit three{ The hole-in-one tournament is safely for the losers, and Alonzo ‘the idea of Joseph P. Val. World- two fo?*the winners, Miller hit |Telegram sports editor. “It’s the two, Martin two. only sport that brings together Scorid hy finnings: R. H. E,'the amateur and the pro on level Merchants: Hospital, Valdez Wells! ...420 010 1— 8 6 3.terms,” says Val. “At one time I 4.311 410 x—10 9 3 heard so much about holes-in- Sin id|Fleitas; Martin and}one—attested and unattested— -* that I decided to let those golf- 'ers show me. The first compe- 4 pa tition began with 217 players in Ping Pong Games {the New York, New Jersey and thi. Westchester areas in 1932. Now At USO Building \° idea is catching on all over ; the country.” Among the pros who have |taken part in Val’s nightmare— | the competition runs for.six days from dawn to dusk—are Gene Sarazen, who has won both the U. S. and British Opens, Jim Barnes, Paul Runyan and Sam- my Byrd. Babe Ruth has played in eight of them-and the best the south- paw: swinger could do was ninth with a shot about two feet nine inches from the pin. The Babe took his five shots this year but appeared very nervous due to a }lingering illness. + Next year Val hopes for a field of 2,000. CAR WHEELS PAINTED _ $50 SET Body and Fender REPAIRS TONY’S Auto & Body Shop 603-05 GREENE STREET The first of a series of Tues- day evening ping pong tourna- ments was held at the Jackson Square USO last night. Prizes were awarded to winners of each set. 4 Robert Hoeppel ETM /c, USS Robinson, who hails from Bing- hampton, N. Y.,. won the finals agairist /Eknést Herndon, S2/c, Fleet Sonar School, whose home ; town is’‘Masspoint, Miss. The score.was_21-18, and 21-18 Movie Shown At ‘by Parish Center AQ exciting and amusing movie will ‘be Shown: at St. Mary’s Paz- ish Center tonight, at 8 o'clock, under USO NCCS auspices. An- tonio Martinez, movie program chairman and projectionist, has scheduled a series of outstanding motion pictures, which will be shown twice a month. Admission is free. 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