The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 16, 1952, Page 5

Conchs Rated Even With Saint Mary s When the Key West Conchs run wp against a crack St. Mary’s ele- ven on Friday night in quest of their fourth straight win of the season, the teams will be about evenly matched according to their records and word from those who have seen the Miamians in action. Last night the Conchs took to the Wickers Field stadium turf for a full length practice session, when Beckman split his squad into two teams with one of them running the Split T attack that the Conchs will have to cope with, come Fri- day night. And the performance of the White Carter Whips Salas To Keep His Title By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN CHICAGO ®—Gritty Lauro Sal- as, who left a job as signalman on the Mexican National Railway to take up boxing, left a switch open last night and Jimmy Carter expressed through to regain the world’s lightweight championship. The 24-year-old youth from Mon- terrey and Los Angeles showed an instinctive gameness in stand- ing up to Carter’s sharp shots. But that was about all The peppery little New York Negro, displaying a terrific left hook as his main weapon, made It look as easy as taking candy from a baby. After 15 rounds, blood flowed from vicious gashes on both of Salas’ eyebrows, a split lower lip and a battered nose. His five-month reign as_ his crountry’s only undisputed cham- pion in ring history ended as ab- Tuptly as it began last May, when he lifted Carter’s crown in Los Angeles. The nationally televised and broadcast scrap at Chicago Sta- dium attracted only 5,283 fans at ringside, one of tthe smallest championship crowds on record. Carter and Salas each received $6,428 as a share in a net gate of $21,429. But each also picked up nearly $10,000 from television re- ceipts. Carter's decision was overwhelm- ing as he became the first light- weight to recapture tthe title since Lou Ambers did it against Henry Armstrong in 1939. The official point-scoring showed Referee Frank Gilmer favoring Carter, 81-69, Judge James Me- Manus, 82-68, and. Judge Frank * McAdams Jr., 5 ~~ ~~ hey awarded Salas the 11th and ‘12th rounds when the little Mexican rallied furiously and desperately to force Carter into tthe ropes sev- eral times. But Carter was never hurt and not even severely jolted. The best that could be said of Salas was his ability to weather Carter’s smashes and keep a rec- ord intact of never having been knocked off his feet. Carter weighed 135, Salas, 132. Willie Ketchum, Carter's co-man- ager, said he may match the 28- year-old champion against the win- fier of the Phil Kim-Art Aragon scrap in Los Angeles. He said the CARTER LANDS LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION lenger Jimmy Carter of New | defensive ‘alignment for Friday of who represent Coach Ed Beckamn’s | fered some encouragement when they emerged with a 19-6 victory ovr the Greens under regulation game conditions. Beckman said to- day that the Key West defense, in which Lake Worth ripped large holes last week, “has improved”. St. Mary’s, which has practically the same offensive plan as the Lake Worth eleven, will bring with them the same club that gave the Conchs a run Yor their money last year. Featuring the running of husky Bill Roine, the “fighting Irish”, on the basis of this season’s record are Willie Hoppe Retires Wednesday CHICAGO #® — Willie Hoppe, | sports longest-reigning champion, | | today officially announced his re- | tirement from active billiard tour- | \ nament competition. | The “Old Master”, who reached 65 last Saturday, closes a 46-year | reign as the world’s No. 1 tourna- ment billiard player. He first won a world’s title on | Jan. 15, 1906, at Paris, France as ‘a lad of 18. Ever since, he has {held a world championship of some | kind or other in the billiard field. SPORTS MIRROR By The Associated Press TODAY A YEAR AGO — Wayne | Milner was named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles to suc- ceed Alvin (Bo) McMillin, who was ill. FIVE YEARS AGO — The New York Rangers edged the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, at Montreal in the National Hockey League opener. TEN YEARS AGO — SMU and} Temple played a 6-6 tie. TWENTY YEARS AGO — Dave j Bancroft was released by the New York Giants as assistant mana-| ger, Stan Mazer Brandeis Universi- ty guard, is an accomplished ac- cordian player. Grinnell College is lgeated_ in Towa yet 18 members of the var- sity football squad hail from the state of Hlinois. bout, if arranged, would be in Los | Angeles, | Salas said he was saddened by losing the title for Mexico. “It was my worst fight in two years,” he mumbled, “My punches | were very bad. Carter was no bet- ter than when I beat him five months ago.” Carter said: “TI figured all along that Salas was going to fight like he did last time we met. So when he came jafter me in the last half-minute | jor so of each round I met him coming in. I more than held my | own those times and it won for me.” A HARD ONE LAURRO SALAS ght York during theix 15-round chan —: SPOR going to be a tough club for the Conchs to cope with. Bad news, in the form of word that a pair of Key West mainstays will probably be lost to the club for the tilt was received today when it was learned that John Cruz and Tommy West have suffered recur- rences of early season injuries. Cruz will not dress for the game while West will see but limited ser- vice if any. The loss of Cruz will put the brunt of the Key West ground as- sault squarely on the shoulders of hard-running Lucy Gonzalez, who has been running wild to date. S — Tommy 0’ Connell Voted Top Back NEW YORK (#—Tommy 0O’Con- nell, a 22 year old junior who sprays the air with footballs for the University of Illinois, today was voted the back of the week in The Associated Press’ poll of sports writers and sportcasters, O'Connell has been the main of- fensive weapon of the Rose Bowl champions all season, but he real- ly let go last Saturday against startled Washington when he tossed five touchdown passes within 20 minutes, That gave him a total of 520 yards gained through the air on 32 completions in 54 tries and an av- erage of .592. His aerials have gained almost twice as much yard- age as the entire Illinois offensive has been able to muster on the ground. Against Washington, which could do nothing more than hope he would miss his target--the Huskies erouldn’t get near the ball--he com- pleted 14 of 17 throws for 262 yards as his team ran up an im- pressive 48-14 triumph after being upset by Wisconsin the previous week, To make his performance even more amazing is the fact that he played a little more than 30 min- utes, or just about half the game. Close Race In Golf Tourney FT. SMITH, Ark. & —The medal- ist and the defending champion clashed today in the featured match of the semifinals of Hard- serabble Country Club’s. annual women’s invitational golf tourna- ment, Medalist Marilyn Smith of Wich- ita, Kan., and defending champion Ga., easily defeated quarterfinal| | Mary Lena Faulk of Thomasville, opponents yesterday to gain the next to last round, Barbara Romack of Sacramento, Calif., and Bettzy Jameson of San Antonio, Tex., met in today’s other semifinal match, Miss Jameson had to play an extra green to fight off a deter- mined bid by Mrs. Herb Breault of Chicago yesterday, in contrast ot M Hard-digging Stu Logan will fill West's shoes in the line. Otherwise the Conchs will be in |top-noteh physical shape for the ballgame. Light signal drills and another look at the Movies of the St. Mary’s - Belle Glade contest have been set for this afternoon for | the Conchs as they taper off on the eve of tomorrow night’s crucial start. Plenty of attention is being given to the Key West kicking and | ball handling as well. The Wicker’s in fine shape and with jaddition of Some 600 additional bleachers to take care of an antici- | pated capacity turnout, Key West | grid fans are looking to one of the big nights of the current campaign. GREYHOUND BUS (Continued From Page One) when Maggie Ieen Webb driving a Chevrolet coach followed too close- ly behind the slow moving vehicle and had to swerve to its left: The | second car sustained $40 damage to | the right rear fender. The truck was driven by Anthony M. Serracchia, 2207 Flagler ave., who was going south on White st. at about 10 miles per hour. Mrs. Webb of Sawyer rd., was traveling close behind the truck at {20 miles per hour. Two women drivers also da- | maged their cars in an accident at | Reynolds and South streets yester- | day when Katherine Cochran King- man of Kingman rd., Homestead, Fla., going east on South st., failed to stop for a stop sign and hit a car driven by Macie V Bethel Farto, beautician, who lives at 611 Olivia | st. Mrs. Kingman’s car was da- maged on the front door and chrome finish to the extent of $60. The other car sustained $75 damage | to the right front door and fender. AILING SHRIMPER (Continued From Page One) Naval hospital for immediate treat- ment, He is from Pensacola, Fla. according to Coast Guard authori- ties, Meanwhile the Nemesis, Coast Guard rescue ship from St. Peters- |burg is about to pick up the crew of the “Fair Star” and the “Stan- dard” both shrimpers in distress. Coast Guard planes spotted the disabled vessels in the Yucatan channel after the Ariadne had to | |abandon the search to rescue the |shrimper_ suffering DT’s on the “Mystie Seas.” The “Fair Star” and “Standard” have been trouble since Sunday. The Ariadne went out to search for them in the Yucatan channel at 5:30 Sunday morning. KEY WEST YOUTH (Continued from Page One) many communications that he is receiving. Your comment sand sug- gestions are appreciated by the Governor. Cordially, Wilson W. Wyatt.” Young Ranew, 14, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ranew of 1406 Laird Street. Mrs. former Cleora Curry. to the other semifinalists’ handy victories. Miss Faulk turned back Mrs. Carle Robbins of Ft. Smith, 5 and 4; Miss Smith defeated Frances Rich of Bainbridge, Ga., 4 and 3, and Miss Romack defeated Mrs. Nell Moody of Sherman, Tex., 5 and 4, in the other quarterfinal matches. Field sod is the Ranew is the | Sports Roundup By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK (@—A group of large, florid young men who won |the Gaelic football championship of Ireland last week for County Cork are in our midst, warming up to play a picked New York team under the lights Saturday night at the Polo Grounds. Having surmounted some linguis- tic difficulties, we are in position; through the courtesy and patience of Michael Vincent O‘Donoughue, president of the Gaelic Athletic Association of Ireland, to tell you a few things about Ireland's favor- ite game, including the fact tthat 65,000 persons sat and stood in a steady downvour to watch the title game at Dublin on Saturday. There are 20 players on the Cork squad, but it is possible that only 15 of them will get into the game here. That is the number on a side, and no subs* tutions are per- mitted unless a player is knocked more or less cold and is judged to be in no condition to continue. The game is played on 2a field 160 yards by 90, approximately one- \ third larger than ours, It is played | in two 30-minute halves and action |is continuous except for a 10-min- jute breather at the half. The ball may be kicked or it | may be handled. That is, a player | may grab it and run as many as three steps—no more—before send- ing the sphere on its way, either by a kick or by punching it with ; his fist. If the player is smart, | O'Donoghue added, he will get rid of the ball in a hurry, for as long |as it is in his possession he is fair game for the opposition. He cannot be tackled, but he can be shoulder-blocked with great vio- jlence. As a Gaelic player wouldn’t | think of wearing padding of any sort, being shoulder-blocked is no | fun, the president indicated. It is |the main reason they sometimes | make up to eight or 10 substitu- tions to the gamie. There is, of course, a goal at eitter end of the long field. The posts are 21 feet apart, but the eross bar is only eight feet from the ground. With a tough goal- keeper. always in attendance, it is | very diffiult to get the ball through beneath the bar. That is known as ja goal and is rewarded by three points. If the ball goes above the | bar it is worth only a single point. After an hour of furious exertion, the average team can expect to have perhags one goal and four or five points, O'Donoghue said. MARY EDGE By HAROLD CLAASSEN NEW YORK ® — Once upon a time there was a little girl who al- ways wore a red dress, coat incorrect for .786. The .786 also is the season’s average.) Michigan State over Syracuse: The Spartans, no matter which of his three teams Coach Biggie Munn plays, have been voted the nation’s best. Syracuse, possibly the East’s best, should make it interesting. Maryland over Navy: Two un- beaten neighbors, and you know there is no brawl like a neighbor- hood brawl. Oklahoma over Kansas: Prima- rily from habit. The Big Seven title rides on this one. California over Santa Clara: Cal- ifornia’s great back is Johnny Olszewski, nicknamed Johnny O. After this game they will chant it “Oh Johnny!” By The Associated Press Vanderbilt's Commodores, one of the surprises of the Southeastern urday’s encounter with Florida. The Commodores, who weren’ expected to do much this year, have tied Northwestern and Missis- sippi their last two contests. Fresh- man Quarterback Bill Krietemeyer, who leads the SEC in total turned in a good spite of the wet ball turf, Coach Bob Woodruff | That’s the way they call the score— not in total points. KEY WEST CHAMBER (Continued rom Page One) tative Bernie C. Papy has been leading the fight for toll removal. The official Chamber of Com: merce Resolution supporting these earlier stands is printed below: “Whereas, the Key West Cham- ber of Commerce, an organization | composed of. 300 business and pro- | fessional people residing in this community, all interested in the progress and development of this | city and the surrounding area, and WHEREAS, One manner in) which the area would be certain to! | develop and progress faster would | be through the easy accessibility of the area to autorists, and | WHEREAS, Key West and the Lower Florida Keys are now only | accessible to motorists who are re- | quired to pay tolls of one dollar or more each time they leave or en- ter the area, and WHEREAS, This places the City of Key West and the Lower Florida Keys in the unpopular position of | being one of the few communities in the nation which visitors and | residents alike must pay for the | priv ilege of entering and leaving, | NOW BE IT THEREFORE RE- | SOLVED, that the Key West Cham- ber of Commerce urges the remo- | yal of tolls from the Overseas High- | way at the earliest possible date. NAVY WIVES GROUP (Continued from Page Oue) students from the Pinder School of Dance presented a program for the entertainment of the guests. Dancers were: George Ann Wik Hamson, Corrine Boaz, Mary Ellen Cabanas, Glenda Kilgallon Darlene Jurczynski. The Navy Wives’. Clubs Conven- tion will conclude its business ses- |sions today with election of officers who will be introduced and tstall- ed tonight at a banquet to be held! tat 7:30 at the CPO Club at Soca || Chica Predictions are that San Diego will be the site of next year’s Ne tional Convention for the group. FORMER KEY WESTER {Continued From Page Ove) | Cirewit Court jury. The higher court | | set aside the verdict and ordered | Mother trial i j Today Allan B. Cleare. Jr. local | attorney representing the company | hal entered a judgement of $10,200 for; ithe boy. This was accepted by at living in Jacksonville. Today's salt ends a sit year legal battle be tween the boy and the company. rete The teen-agers arocnd your house wi enjoy pineapple juice mixed} with ginger ale —hall ond halt / Serve the drink over ice cubes with | iches made of cream cheese 24 pumornio staffed greee ) Varsity, with the exception full-speed contact work in prepar- ing for Auburn, Fullback Glenn Turner and Tackle game. Dudley Spence, Rigas Cop- tias and Charles Hataway did most of the bts er na Kentucky prepared for Mississip- pi State with a short offensive scrimmage. It was announced that Quarterback Harold Gruner was dropped from the squad for in- subordination. Coach Bear Bryant didn’t elaborate on the sta Mississippi State held est scrimmage of the HG tall back Joe Fortunato and back Jack Parker, payee a against the “B” team, Kentucky defenses. LSU’s Coach Gaynell gave his — good | lashing “complacency. a pong workout Tinsley his boys, “Any semblance of com- placency by any result in certain defeat for us Sat- urday night.” Georgia's Coach Wally Butts worked his squad on pass ¥ He named Art DeCarlo as Satur- day's safetyman and said Bunker Hill and freshman Jerry Williams will man the defensives halfback posts. Tailback Jimmy Wade, out of every game so far this year with an injured knee, may see action with Tennessee this week in its game with Alabama. Wade par- ticipated in the Vols workout yees- cHE i i and, terda: M Harold back in who has a DEATH MRS. GRACE SAWYER CLEM Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Clem been fone ‘Thursday, October 16, 1952 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN o & ist i i lie dis s i 6 i : F : i | { | i “ i i i g i i i ; | ll : s f i z eee ii e § 5 é E | i ; f over over Amherst, Princeton over fayette, Penn State over Nebraska, Penn over Columbia, Quantico Ma- F Vanderbilt Drills In Rain For Florida Tilt Saturday Tech Back Is A Marked Man By MERCER BAILEY ATLANTA ® — Buck Martin, VISIT OUR MEN'S OPT. WHERE YOU GET THE BEST VALUES ror Yo" Page § LAND IS GIVEN OVER NAVY SAT. rines over Fordham, over Rutgers, Trinity over Colby, jured. Auburn's first string offen- sive right guard, Foy Thompson, suffered a separated shoulder last week and is lost for the Tech game. Vince Dooley, No. 1 quarterback, still is troubled with a knee he twisted two weeks ago and it is doubtful that he will see much action. Tech’s regular offensive fullback, [ i Li i = i i eR He e aH ae Te i ! F i § i E t & 3 5 | F : 3 : F 3 i re ; tly i te | : : i £ “WE FIT THE HARD TO FIT” Formerly Pic’M Shoe Store KEY WEST'S NEWEST AND LARGEST FAMILY SHOE STORE 510 Fleming Street Key Wort, Pia.