The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 10, 1952, Page 5

Priday, October 10, 1952 ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 8 1 5,000 To Witness Key West-Lake Worth Clash Rival Elevens Are Rated Evenly For K EY Ww EST STARTI NG LI N EU B Tonight’s Game; Conchs Are Ready Quarterback Club Invites Fans To Attend Weekly Dinner Meets Key West is suffering from a severe case of football fever as the kickoff time for the Key West Conch-Lake Worth Trojan gridiron battle Over five-thousand footb: to flock to the “Conch Bowl” tonight for the tilt — the outcome of which is anybody’s guess. The two elevens, both of them undefeated, will be after a win as they consider point of the season. The Con comparatively easy wins over Gesu and Pahokee, will be meeting their first league competition of the current cam- paign. The Conch high com-| mand figures that if they| ean get by this one, they) will be ready for anyone on} the balance of a gruelling! schedule. The Trojans battled to a tie with Fort Pierce, one of the top school- boy pigskin aggregations in the state, in their curtain opener and last week they captured a 13-6 win over Pahokee. Key West walked off with-a 26-7 win over the same club but whether this means the Conchs have the edge is proble- matical. One thing is certain, however--- when the Conchs step out on the field tonight they will be in top shape since an open date last week has given them the opportunity to get in some rugged workouts under the direction of Coach Ed Beckman and his assistant Paul Davis. as poundage goes, the ind the visitors are pret- ty evenly matched but in age and experience, Lake Worth has a distinct advantage. Their start- ing eleven is loaded with veter- ans including seven performers with three years of experience in the gridiron pastime. The man to watch in the Trojan lineup according to those in the know is a 150-pound Halfback, Jon Jenniches who ran the Pahokee and Fort Pierce clubs ragged on the ground. He also flips a neat aerial and is not a man to meddle with when he is engaged in defen- sive play, 4 The balance of the Trojan back- field which averages 150-pounds, is made up of Al Ritchie, calling the signals Ray Barnes at half- back and Bob Brooks at fullback. Working from a split T formation which is going to give the local outsiders plenty of work, the Conch scouts report that their attack is going to be,a tough one to stop. | Roy Kimberly, right tackle, who | tips the scales at 180-pounds is | said to be the standout performer | in the Lake Worth line. A proverb- | fal block of granite. on defense, | Kimberly seldom leaves the ball- game. } Ralph Dupree at left end, Vic | Helisten, left tackle, Jim McCoy | left guard, Carson Holder at cen- | ter, Hershey McChesney, right gvard and Bob Moyer, at right end, will make up the balance of the Trojan forward wail. j The probable loss of Johnny Cruz, | who will see but limited service if any will be a big blow to the Conch cause. The brunt of the Key West ground attack will be born by Lucy Gonzalez who has ripped off a fair amount of yardage to date. Gon- zalez can also be counted on for a share in the pass receiving chores. Joe Pineda who Is start- ing in the signal calling slot is the man to watch on the tossing end of the Key Wést passing assault | Tony Dopp, at the other Walf. | back position is a surprise start er. A frisky 5 ck is | shaken loose, co ause the jans, plenty of grief Jimmy Solomon the fullback position and White punting spec The Key West line ¥ John Carbonell, who has sho mendous improve opener, at right end Dixon will flank him spot and sh perform at right guard Rugged Jimmy DeMerrit, will be over the ball when the whist le blews. Hard charging Peter Knight hes the edge fer the guard position on the port side of the Conch forward wall while brewny Stu Logun, whe perform ed impressively te date will har ress Leake Worth from the left tackle spot. John Vernette whe has shown real pass snagging o- bility will be given the nod at perating from the Red alist see rangy wn tre nt since the the « ssie, Beckr ack of tonight's has co { deptt : Assignment looms. all crazed fans are expected the encounter the turning ichs, who captured a pair of JOHN CARBONELL, RE WiEWS By The Conchs of Key West High | possibly play tonight, baring the School wilt be out tonight to seek a | condition of their injuries, they will revenge for their 20-12 defeat hand- | see some attion. ed them last year at Lake Worth It is wondered by this corner, by the Trojans. |not stepping on anyone's toes as I Minus their running guard ‘Tom | have been critized for in the past, West and tailback Jahn Cruz, the | but how can a boy, who has a locals will have to rely on the arm | SPrained ankle possibably play one of Joe Pineda and the running of | SPort while at the same time he is Lucy Gonzalez, who was switched | Not physically able to play another. this week from his quarterback | !’m not alone in this way of think-| slot to fill in for Cruz. Harvey |ing for many people have stated Oropeza will take West's place in| their reason and it so happens it is the line, | my way. This week the team has been} The Quarterback Club has an- | drilled constantly on the defens- | nounced that any person in Mon- ive play against the split “IT” and|roe County who wants to become | the other plays which Lake Worth | @ member of the club may do s0 runs, | by attending the dinner on Monday Many fans from Lake Worth have | night at the Hotel La Concha and already arrived for the game at stating his desire. Membership Wicker Stadium plus Lake Worth’s | in the organization is one buck. 90 piece band ‘ho will drill and en- | Dinner starts at 7:30 p.m. and will tertain the fans at half-time | honor four mor players of the Key To keep in the proper mood, the | West High School. Coach Beckman high school students this afternoon | Will give a resume of tonight's held a pep rally in front of the | game with Lake Worth. High School with many of the fam ilies and loyal supporters in attend- | Stadium is 8:15 p.m. and 700 more ance. seats have been erected to accom- Coach Beckman stated this after- modate all you faithfuls. No excuse noon that if either West or Cruz can | now for not attending the game. | Roy was this. I told him he must jtake care of himself. By that I }mean he must watch his weight | He has a tendency to put on a lot of poundage during the off season. I want him to set an ex ample to the others. Before he learns to handle other men, he’s | got to be able to handle himself. The weight problem is the only ob- stacle to his chances of remain ing in the Dodger organization for years to come.” O'Malley said he believed the L-year-old Campanella could con nue as @ top-ranking star for five more years provided he took care of himself. He regards Roy as the best catcher and one of the great itch hitters in baseball i borated O' Ma! sure. The S-foot 9-inch receiver, whe left today for a barn g trip through the South land with a group of Negro stars including Joe Black. Monte Irvin. Hank Thompson, Luke Easter and Larry Doby, expressed his grate fullness to O'Ma: he would do every < fulfill his boss Campanella May Cet Coaching By JOE REICHLER BROOKLYN wf — Roy Campa Brooklyn's popular catching may become the first Negro ex in major league baseball when his playing days are over. + F. O'Malley, owner of the rs, disclosed today he and aill-st i by both players and fans. ink he'd make a fine added eve the th is a Roy the by angle se ee past Rodi in cogent Mr. O'Malley has offered me 2 great opportunity cerety going to a He's we aboot my weight, but he need: I weigh about 200 now, That's best playing weight 1 + never te go beyond that.” sin ve bee They @ and not even ¢ o the severest puld point « finger at their I stipulation I made te Remember, game time at the HB TOMMY WEST, RG JIMMY DEMERRIT, C The Quarterback Club of Key West wishes to announce that all persons interested in football and in our High School football team can become members of this club at any one of the weekly dinner meetings by paying the $1.00 mem- bership fee. The Quarterback Club has a din- ner meeting every Monday night at the LaConcha Hotel beginning at 7:30 p.m. At this meeting the club has as its guests four of the boys from the High School foot- ball team plus the coaches. ‘The coaches handle the program, giv- FB BE PETER KNIGHT, LG STU LOGUN, LT —: SPORTS -— Penn Is Given One Point Edge Over Princeton By ED CORRIGAN NEW YORK # — Wisconsin comes upon another big obstacle on the rocky road to the Big 10 championship and the Rose Bowl tomorrow when the No. 1 team iff | the country takes on Ohio State. | This is the top battle of a full schedule of important league and | intersectional affairs, Wisconsin vaulted to the top spot | in the land in The Associated Press | poll last week on the basis of its | stunning triumph over Illinois, the {defending league champion. This Ohio State team doesn’t approach ; some of the former powerhouses | from Columbus, but it should give Ivy Williamson’s lads a run for their money. Rare are thé days when an Ivy League game rates the attention | the Princeton-Penn affair is at- tracting. But these two power- | houses probably could put up a good fight against anyone. In addi- | tion, Princeton has a 24-game win- ning streak going, the longest in college football This is a tossup with Penn being given a one-point edge, probably jon the basis of its standoff against Notre Dame, while the boys from Tigertown have been | warming up at the expense of lesser lights. Michigan State, the heir appar- ent to the No. 1 rating vacated by Tennessee last year, has no sine- cure in Texas A & M, but the Spartans are figured to win. Coach Biggie Munn would like to see his charges do their scoring early for a change, though. They're in the habit of teasing the opposition along until the final minutes California, the favorite to play host to the Big 10 entry the Rose Bowl, should make hash of Oregon ford, the defending Pacific Ce Conference winner, goes against Oregon State Maryiand jane Duke ment against 200 Musicians To Perform At Lake Worth-Conch Tilt In addition to a full evening of football at the “Conch Bowl’ to- night, Key West Gridiron fans will be regaled with a halftime spect- acle that will be one of the most el- ‘aborate ever staged in Southern Florida. | The Key West and Lake Worth | High School Bands totalling near- | ly 200 pieces it be on tap for | the halftime ceremonies show in| addition to a bevy of beautiful | girls, who comprise the pep squad and will perform in the extravagan- | za. | Prior te the ballgame, the com. | | bined bands will offer the National | | Anthem under the direction of Joe | | Lusks of the Lake: Worth High| | School. In addition, the bands will | | offer several numbers prior to the | | start of the game. | | odger Exec. D Defends Club | Brooklyn (®—All the excitement of the World Series having blown away, Brooklyn baseball fans to- | day began to take stock of their club—and one big question! | What does the management have in store for next year in the way j of deals to strengthen the National | League champion? The bums battled the New York Yankees down to. the finish, only to lose | the series in seven games, and the more critical blame ineffective pitching and first baseman Gil Hodges, who went hitless in 21 trips. But Vice President Buzz Bavasi of the Dodgers says the front office has no idea of rushing into any deals jugs because they were beat en by the Yankees in the series. “There appears to be a dispo- sition to overlook the fact we did carry the fight into a seventh game, and that the Yankees had to beat only half of our club.” Bavasi said. “So many of our key hitters did mot hit Bavasi said he was: any panic view of Hox tion with the Brooklyn club He's still s great fielder, a power ful batter.” - After noting that the Dod fmisted the National League #4 games in front of the Gia Bavasi said You don't recast a ball because of developments World Series Believe me. we are sot going to tear this club apart just be couse we lost to the Yankees There is bound to be a hysterical reaction after a defeat such as we suffered. Things will quiet down soon. P gers inb a m £an Staie tackle in tt ee Key Club Builds | SPORTS Goal Post For | MIRROR Conch Gri dmen By The Associated Press TODAY A YEAR AGO — The If the Conch kicking happens to |New York Yankees won the World exceptionally good. tonight, Series, 4-2, by edging the New there is a group of teenagers who | york Giants in the sixth game, 4-3. ee have something to do with FIVE YEARS AGO — The series a | cut for the 1947 World Series. was The members of the Key Club | pitched in last week and construct. | mnounced as $5,800 for the Yan- ed a practice goal post on the foot- | kees and $4,000 for the Brooklyn ball practice field near the High | Dodgers. School annex, for the use of the| TEN YEARS AGO — Alsab out- Conch grid squad. The group, which is sponsored by | New York Handicap of 24 miles. the Key West Kiwanis Club was | aided in the project by Jimmy | New York Giants traded four play- Mira, Glynn Archer, Wadworth De- | ers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Merrit and Rex-Weeeh Sr., whom }pitcher Ray Stare and cateher Gus they wish tothank, ~ Mancuso, Now only . At last-a fomous premium quality Sour Mash Kentucky Strpight Bourbon Whiskey is KENTUCKY STRaicut BOURBON WHISKEY | Anyone interested {and our local boys playing this past Friday night's game with its good points and its bad points. From time to time, the cluk j strives to obtain for these dinnes meetings an outstanding speaker. | Pictures are usually shown of the game played by the High Sehool team the week before plus a film on some outstanding college game. in football wonderful sport is cordially wel- come to attend any of these week- ly dinner meetings and become an ing club members a resume of the week. associate member of the club. For | reservations call Keller Watson at 1988 or 492 by Monday noon each . . JOHN VERNETTE, LE Rocky Jones Beats La Starza AKRON, 0, ®—Rocky Jones, i little known heavyweight, kicked | around the heavyweight tille am- bitions of Roland La Starza here ‘last night. La Starza, highly-favored New | York City belter, lost a unanimous | 10-round decision to Jones before a | slim crowd of 1,400 at the armory, The loss is certain to soften tall that La Starza should have a crac't at Marciano's newly won title ran Obash and Whirlaway in the | Rocky won@ split decision over La Starza at Madison Square Gar TWENTY YEARS AGO — The | den March 24, 1950--ending a string of 37 straight victories for La Starza. 62 se MaSE ST THE OLSTNAERS OF FAMOUS EiuTUCEY Tavtan® CRENTOLES Rtas) BowERTS wees OT NES ow 1Ome + $98 18OED Cubed Cb akets (Ome anet + wi bemad 68