The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 29, 1952, Page 6

Cuban Baseball Champs Here For Series The first of a five game series between the juvenile baseball champions of Cuba and a picked Key West all-star team in the 12- 16 year old age group will be Played tonight at the Wickers Field st.dium with the action slat- ed to get underway at 7:30 p. m. The series is being sponsored Jointly by the San Carlos Institute and the City Recreation Depart- ment. : The teams will be battling for the Jose Marti Trophy, which was donated by Colonel Fernadez Mi- randa, Director General of Sports in Cuba, The series is the first of what is hoped will be an annual affair. The meeting should produce some hot baesball action when the Cubans, who are rated the best from the Island Republic, tackle the erc-n_of the local junior tal- ent. Keller Watson, City Recreation Di- rector Paul Albury and “Bubba” STRAND WHIPS -_—e Bowl BUSHNELL SUN. The Strand Theater baseball nine captured a 12-5 decision over the USS Bushnell Sunday afternoon at Oceanview Park. A listless start ‘on the part of the Navy boys, which allowed the Strand to plate five runs in the first two frames, coast them a possible win. In the fourth frame, manager Perry relieved Yurkoviteh in the box for the Navy and he finished the game allowing but five safe- ties throughout the balance of the contest. Kaki Rodriguez hurled the first eight frames for the locals allow- ing but a single run in the fourth on a walk to Schulte, a wild pitch and an error. Pazo went into the box in the ninth inning and pitched to seven batters, walked three and allo ed one hit and two errors. At this point Rodriguez came ry Fists ee Trip back into the box and retired the next two batters to end the game. At bat, Gomez hit a double and two singles, while Pazo and Mingo Esquinaldo each hit two and Moe Henriquez hit three safely. Every | member of the Strand hit at least one safely. For the Navy, Gizzi, Didio, Doo- lady, Higgins, Yurkovitch and Perry each hit one safely. In the field, Gissi, Sotherson, Doolady, and Higgins starred. The line score: Team— Strand Bushnell CHURCH GROWTH TOLD NEW YORK (#}—Episcopal R. HE. .- 320 203 002—12 16 5 . 000 100 004— 5 6 7 Sweeting have put their heads to- gether and come up with some top talent culled from the ranks of the American Legion Junior League and some recent graduates of the Little League. They have not named their starting lineup as yet although their starting hurler is expected to be chosen fror: the following group of mound aces; Lee Know- les, Gibby Gates, Jerry Pita or Gibby Thrift. The infield will be chosen from am: 5 Everett Atwell, Julio San- tana, Jose Diaz and Sid Kerr. The locals held a drill - session this morning under the direction of Bob Santana at Bayview Park. The Cubans arrived from Hava- na yesterday morning by plane and are the guests of a local motel for the five days that they will remain here. The winner of the tourney will keep possession of the beautiful trophy which Miranda has donat- ed. Teams Have ‘Sunday Rest MIAMI, Fla. —Alabama and Syracuse, whe meet in the Orange Bowl football game New Year’s Day, return to the practice field today after a Sunday layoff but neither team plans contact work. Alabama’s Coach Red Drew changed his mind about having a scrimmage and said he believes his team has had enough rough work. “We'll run dummy scrimmage and half-speed stuff in our drills the rest of the way,” Drew said. | Contrary to popular belief, Ala- bama isn’t overstocked with first rate material in all positions, church membership increased 2.74 per cent during 1952 over the pre- vious year to reach a record of 2,715,825, it was reported yesterday in the church’s annual yearbook. Drew explained. Depth is thin in spots. One freshman, Tommy Tillman, 190-pounder from Haleyville, Ala., moved up to defensive left end, --- diss Fish!! replacing Jerry Lambert, Gadsden sophomore who injured an ankle in October and now has a bone chip, Nick Germanos, 185 - pounder from Montgomery, Ala., twisted an ankle Saturday while spring across the practice field but trainers said they hoped to have him ready for the game. Germanos is replace- ment for Joe Curtis, Bama’s of- fensive left end. Alabama expects to get plenty of work on pass.defense between |now and game time in a move to jhalt Syracuse’s Pat Stark, a fine Coach Floyd Schwartz- , Who said he’d like cooler weather so he could use some of his men on both offense and de- jfense, had his wish granted--for , at least. The weatherman said highest temperature during |the afternoon would be about 70 degrees. Neither team worked out Sunday, most of the players watching the Orange Bowl Regatta or doing a little sight-seeing. St. Louis May Retain Their Citizen Stati rhoto | MANUEL BADIA of Miami had a bit of beginner's luck when he brought in this 15 pound snap- per on his first fishing trip after a 20 minute battle near Spanish Channel. Badia was fishing in a party which included Vernon P. Alston and Bob Smith of the USS Sennet. Cuban Juvenile Champs THE iva wit m sre shown in a five game at the Wickers Feia Stadium as they arrived in Key ¥ series for the Jose Maru Court Title NEW ORLEANS (#-St. Louis Coach Eddie Hickey rates his team as a definite underdog in the Sugar Bowl Basketball Tournament which opens tonight, but he says the Billikens have an outside chance to retain their title. St. Louis meets St. Bonaventure, the tournament favorite, tonight at 9:30 p. m. (CST). the 7:45 game pits Louisiana State, against Villa- nova. “On the basis of our green team and the four losses we’ve suffered in our first six games, you have to rate us as an underdog,” said the little man who los® the. top six men’on his 1951 Sugar Bowl championship team. » ci Dick Boushka, a six -Yoot tive: sophomore forward, is the top scorer for St. Louis, averaging more than 18 points a game. St. Bonaventure, only undefeated feam in the tournament, has an all-senior starting team, led by Bill Kenville, a 6-2 forward. He has averaged 21.4 points a game this season. Louisiana State, which suffered its only defeat of the season at the hands of Tulsa last week, re- lies largely on the prowess of its sensational center, Bob Pettit. The 6-9 junior, who was the third high scorer in the nation last season, has averaged 26 points a game |this year. . Villanova will sorely miss the | services of Larry Hennessey, who set two Sugar Bow! scoring records last year~netting 36 points in one game, 67 in two. Hennessey has been supended for Villanova’s first 15 games for a rules infraction. Winners of tonight’s game meet tomorrow night for the tournament championship, and the losers play for the consolation title, | tizen Staff Phote ‘and bis Tulsa squad of 48 players: Page & ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, December 29, 1953 FROM THE If you local baseball bugs have th.: slightest idea that we will not be represented in the Florida In- ternational League next season, take a ride out to Wickers Stadium some time after the first of the year for a mind changing view. The seating capacity will be ex- panded and outfields as well as the infield will be put in tip top shape and this work and money spend- ing project will not be for the pur- pose of beautification alone. | All indications points to Miami Beach Flamingos moving in to Key West and becoming the “‘CONCHS” of 1953 and thereby bringing into reality a five year old dream of a baseball manager who has long desired to make Key West his baseball town. That man, fans is none other than Pepper Martin. The brainy pilot of the Beach who once told us during a game in Key West in which he was run off the field by the boos and eatcalls of the fans while he was protesting an umpire’s decision on a called strike, “if I had that kine of sup- por: I'll take my club to New York and beat the Yankees.” Paul Rust owner of the Miami Beach Flamingo baseball club will be in Key West this coming Fri- day for a meeting with top city officials and a feel around as to whether local people really want the CONCHS in the Florida Inter- national baseball league this com- ing season. They tell me that Mr. Rust will meet with the surprise of his life at the city hall when he appears with the city commis- sion that at least five hundred baseball fans will be there to greet him and express their de- sire to have the Miami Beach team move in to Key West and carry the “‘CONCHS” banner. Quite sure Peruch and Mr. Grass will be there, to offer their support. How ’bout it, gang? Joe Ryan, general manager of the Miami Beach club, who has been in Key West for the past several days is so highly impress- ed and enthusiastic over the pros- pect of the club moving here that he has in mind booking of ex- hibition games with the Atlanta Crackers who are scheduled to train in the Beach this: coming spring. So it looks like we are going to see class “A” baseball during the training season if every thing works out as it looks at this writing. “Our greatest obstacle” said Lou Carbonell, Saturday, “‘is the acquiring of the parking and ig concession.” Georgia Tech Cridders Will Drill For Clash NEW ORLEANS, La. (®—Coach Bobby Dodd brought 59 Georgia Tech football players to Sugar Bowl land for their New Year's Day date with Mississippi and scheduled a practice session this afternoon. The Engineers, boasting their first perfect-season record in 24 years, flew into New Orleans in two chartered airliners yesterday afternoon. Without fanfare, they quickly set up headquarters in a downtown hotel (St. Charles). The players were in high spirits following the Christmas holidays and after eating a hearty dinner— the main dish was an 18-ounce steak each--many of them took off for brief sightseeing tours. Coach Dodd put the boys on their own, admonishing them only not to break training until after the game. Many of the players brought their wives with them. Four members of the team are newlyweds. Halfbacks Billy Teas, Chappel Rhino and Jimmy L. Morris and guard Ed Gossage were married during the yule sea- son. Once - a - day drills are planned through Wednesday at Tulsane’s practice field. The Tuesday and Wednesday workouts will be closed to the public. Dodd seemed satisfied with the condition of his team, with the exception of two players. Top defensive tackle Bob Sher- man re-injured a knee while work- ing out on his own during the holiday period. Dodd said Sherman will have to have an operation and is lost for the Sugar Bowl game. Sherman Leon Hardeman, Tech's sensa- tional little halfback. probably will | start, but an ankle separation will | limit his effectiveness. Tulsa, Florida To |Set Up Practice Gy F. T. MACFEELY JACKSONVILLE, Fla. #—Tulsa and Florida football squads are due here today to finish workouts heir meeting in the eighth wal Gator Bowl game Jan. 1 ; Coach J (Buddy) Brothers a 9. He said Ben Daugherty will replace | PRESS BOX By OSCAR MILIAN The Jaycees have the parking concession while Armando and Manolo Acevedo, two former star baseball players of days gone by have a lease on the drinks stand. Someone said that the Acevedos will gladly give up their stand if it means that we will have base- ball this season but this could not be verified at this writing as neither one of the brothers were available for comments. Knowing the kids for a very long time this writer feels that the boys will come to some agreement for the sake of the national pastime and the good of the .port which they themselves played for many years without compensation of any sort. Lou Carbonell, who is hard at work behind the project told this column that “we have a darned good chance of bringing a big league club here during the train- ing season for exhibition games. “It will either be the Atlanta Crackers against a major club or two major clubs” related Lou “can’t say. for sure at this time but we will have something, rest assured.” Down at Dewey’s shop on Duval Street where all sr be it baseball, football, and even golf, several fans were voicing their cpinion on the pros- pect of the Miami Bewch team com- ing to Key West. will be the top team in the i Beach club becomes th someone said. Another by shouted “with Fort Laudo- fering concess’on: 5 sale for the ope chance have we'to r fers.” ‘That 1500 tick or all bunk” said another fon, why didn’t they support their own club this year.” A navy man, whose name could not be learned expressed his opin- ion and said, “I have been in the state of Florida for over a period of years and can safely say that this town has the best sports sup- porting people in the state. He went on to say the amazing crowds Key West drew during the base- ball season with oniy what can be termed a scrap team and also mentioned the huge mob that at- tended the football games this sea- son. “You are right hombres,” shouted the crowd that was around the shop. This column takes this oppor- tunity to wish everyone of you a very happy and prosperous new year. Gator Bow] Ducats Are Now Available JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —Step up, if you want a ticket to the Gator Bowl football game between Tulsa and Florida Jan. 1. There are 10,000 left, says Busi- ness Manager George Olsen. The stadium has 37,000 seats. Paid attendance last year when Miami beat Clemson, 14-0, was | 34,502--highest in the game’s his- tory - and each team received $57,105.90. The ticket office did not open on that New Year’s Day. It'll be open this time, however, Olsen said, adding that the seats left are mostly in the end zone but include some on the sideline. left Tulsa by train Saturday night and was due here at 7:30 a. m. (EST). Coach Bob Woodruff and his Florida squad of 60 players was to leave Gainesville by bus and go through Jacksonville to Ponte Vedra Beach, nearby oceanfront resort. Tulsa scheduled practice sessions | at Jacksonville baseball park today | and Tuesday. Florida planned its drills at Jacksonville Beach Fletch- er High School field. Both squads may limber up on the Gator Bowl field Wednesday. | Coach Woodruff has had little to say about the odds favoring his | Florida team by 7 to 10 points. | The odds remained the same in | spite of the likelihood Doug Dickey, | Florida quarterback, may be out jof action with a pulled leg muscle. But Woodruff declared after the | jlast heavy Scrimmage at Gaines jville Saturday: “We are not ready | either physically or mentally. 1 | |certainly hope that we'll be ready | jhy game time next Thursday.” john Eibner, assistant coach who does most of Florida's scouting jis concerned about Tulsa’s two fine ends ~ Willie Roberts and Tom Miner. “We can expect to be outweighed |up to 15 pounds a man in the line |The Golden Hurricane has a fine joffensive backfield, fullback How jard Waugh is the nction’s leading | ground gainer and from all report ja very hard man to bring down,” | Woodruff said 3B Duval St, Rose Bow! Teams | Taper Off Drills PASADENA, Calif. (2—Wisconsin and Southern California head into the final phases of conditioning to- day and the coaches of both Rose Bowl teams admittedly are seeking the answers to question marks as their New Year's Day battle draws near. Coach Ivy Williamson of Wiscon- sin, while seemingly not seriously disturbed, said today he might juggle his backfield offensive com- bination for the kickoff. USC Coach Jess Hill is still tim kering with his defensive secondary lineup to plug the gap caused whe® left halfback Jim Psaltis was de- clared ineligible by the coast com ference last week. DUTCH GENERAL DIES SOESTERBERG, The Nether lands ®—Gen. Henri Gerard Wia- kelman, 76, commander in chief of the Dutch armed forces whem Hitler’s armies overran Holland, died yesterday. Across Town or Across The Nation 2 One Ton or 100 Tons...Leonard Bros? Specialists can do it ...Safer,.. Quicker = i= _ LEONARD BROS. 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