The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 20, 1953, Page 5

The Flamingos Change Their Minds Monday DODGERS GROOM GILLIAM TO TAKE OVER ROBINSON'S JOB; JACKIE NOT READY TO QUIT Key West May Have Pro Ball Ryan Says In Phone Call Yesterday, the chances of Key West being repre- sented by a professional baséball team in the Filori- da International Baseball League appeared slim, in- deed, following receipt of a telegram from Joe Ryan, General Manager of the Mi- ami Beach Flamingos? stat- ing that they had decided not to make a proposed move to this city. However, in an -eleventh hour phone call to Hank Day, secretary of the Sta- dium Advisory Committee last night, Ryan left the ‘door open for further nego- tiations when he said that the Flamingos “could come here if they received the park concessions and the city agreed to construct 150 hox seats.” Word that the Flamingos were still interested was received by the eity commission at their regualr meeting last night and they im- mediately paved bret get for oes ceptance of the offer when they instructed City Manager Dave , City Finance Director Char- berts, oni ed to beg an negotiations yan in an ef- lort to arrive at an agreement. the present operator. Acevedo has told the commis- sioners that he would relinquish ile. Sits to the concessions at Field for the duration of ithe baseball season for the sum of $2500 and.the right to operate there during the football season. For the first time in the course in complete agree- ment on the baseball question. Mayor Harvey, who has been cri- tical of the deal in the past, said that “he would go along Plan to bring baseball ‘The Key West group is expected with the Flamingo mana- LSU Comes From Behind To Nip Georgia Monday By The Associated Press Two teams with the ability to gome from behind prevented Geor- gia and Mississippi from entering the Southeastern Conference bas- ketball winners’ circle last night. Louisiana State, which seems intent on taking the 1953 SEC title in a runaway, overcame a 27-24 halftime deficit to hand Geor- gia its fourth conference defeat. LSU is undefeated in five SEC games, Alabama put down a fourth period uprising by Mississippi, re- gained the lead in the last two minutes, and whipped the Rebels 60-54. It was Ole Miss’ fifth con- secutive SEC loss. Both LSU and Mississippi were without the services of their stars, Bob Pettit and Bob Jarvis, repec- tively. Jarvis is the top scorer in the Conference and Pettit is second. The only change the results made in the standings was Alabama’s advance from a two-way tie for seventh place to a three-way tie for sixth. ‘Bama now has a 3-3 Conference record. With Pettit’ still hospitalized with virus pneumonia, Norman Magee took scoring honors for LSU with 20 points, Georgia’s Zippy Morocco had 19. Jerry Harper, Alabama’s lanky freshman center, was high man with 22 points against Mississippi. A bad knee kept Jarvis out of the game and Ralph Ross took scoring honors for Ole Miss with 14 points. No games are scheduled tonight. Georgia and Auburn meet Wednes- day night for the third time. Au- burn bon both previous games. U. Of Arkansas Has New Coach FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (P—Bow- den Wyatt is the University of Arkansas’ new head football coach. The 36-year-old teacher of the jazzed up single wing was released yesterday from a contract which had nine years to run at the Uni- versity of Wyoming. A week earlier he was offered and accepted the Arkansas job for five years at $12,000 annually to succeed Otis Douglas, resigned. Rookie Batted .301 At Montreal; Slamming Home 112 Runs Last Year By JOE REICHLER NEW YORK (Pit was, just be- fore Christmas and Jackie Robin- son was visiting the: office of the Brooklyn Dodgers. “I’m glad you dropped in,” a club official re- marked. “I want to talk to you about next year.” “Tl get to the point quickly,” the official continued. “We have a kid second baseman in the minor leagues who we think is ready to take your job right now. His name is Junior Gilliam and he was the best minor league player of 1952. He may not be able to do all the things you do, but he’s 10 years younger. “He’s not even on our roster yet, but he’s going to play a lot of second base for us during spring training. In short, we’re grooming him for your job. “Now, whct we would like from you would be to help the kid as much as you can. We’re asking a lot since you may be cutting your. own throat. How about it?” Robinson, who had been listen- ing intently, didn’t hesitate for a moment. “Tl help the kid all I possibly can,” he-said. “I hope, for the Dodgers’ sake, he is every bit as good as you say he is. But I'll tell you this. I’m not yet ready to give up my job—to Gilliam or any- one else. Maybe next year. But not this. Should he, however, win the job from me, I'll still be ‘In the lineup somewhere. I know I’m still good enough to play every day on this ball club, so somebody better watch out.” Gilliam (true moniker Jim) could cause a radical changeover in the Brook lineup if he is as good as his press clippings. He is a switchhitter and oh, how the Dod- gers yearn for another southpaw swinger! He batted .301 at Montreal, slam- med home 112 runs and topped the International League in runs scored jwith 111. He was up among the leaders in doubles and stolen bases and was named the circuit's most valuable player. He can per- form with equal facility in the in- field and outfield. He played six positions for the Royals last sea- son and also the year before. He didn’t miss an inning of play. Gilliam will be one of 24 new- comers at the Dodgers’ Vero Beach, Fla., spring training camp, although several like pitchers Ron- nie Negray, Jim Hughes and Sandy Amoros were given a brief look last September. Of the eight hurlers, the one most likely to make it is Ed Roe- buck, 6-foot-2, 185-pound right- hander, who had a 12-8 record at Montreal. He is 22. Ronnie Lee, a left-hander discharged from serv- ice, had an impressive 14-4 record and a 2.20 ERA in his last season as a relief specialist at Montreal. Bob Millikin also is a possibility. End Of Waleott’s Career Is Seen WILMINGTON, Del. i — New Yoru State Athletic Chairman Rob- ert Christenberry said last night he “seriously doubts” that former heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott will ever fight again. “Rules of the New York State Athletic Commission and almost every state say that a fighter can- not be licensed after he is 40 years “If I can find a couple of relief |pitchers in the lot,’ said Manager Charlie Dressen, “I'll be able to make Joe Black into a regular starting pitcher. Otherwise Joe will have to double up as a starter and reliefer.” The prize of the infielders and outfielders is Don Zimmer, who is tabbed as certain to replace Pee- wee Reese—if and when. The 22- year-old Zimmer has amazing pow- er for a 5-foot-9 guy and blazing speed afield and on the bases. With Mobile he collected 190 hits, in- cluding 32 doubles, 7 triples and 7 home runs and batted in 91 runs. He struck out 111 times, however. Bob Sheridan, Brandeis Univer- sity basketball player, is the son of a Boston policeman. Top attendance ‘igure at Hia- leah in 1952 was 32,209 for Fla- mingo Day. BENCH VIEWS By JACK K. BURKE Miss Beverly Hanson, a tall, vivacious blonde, formep National Amateur Champion and winner of nine major titles in the short space of 12 months, will be at the Key West Golf Club, Tuesday January 27, for a clinie and exhibition. Variously described as uninhi- bited, a one-woman variety show and an unpredictable zany, Bev has a glowing personality that al- most automatically brings fun and hilarity into the room with her. But she’s no clown. Bev first and foremost is a golfer and a | good one -- or as one leading male | pro has said, “‘She’s tops, and the most nerveless thing in skirts I've seen on a golf course.” | Bev came out of frigid Fargo, |N. D., on through Indio, Califor- |nia, and up into the women’s golf {limelight with the help of devoted | parents, a keen intelligence, a | : burning will to excel, and talented teachers like Helen Dettweiler, who joined the MacGregor Golf staff the same day Bev did. It's cold where Beverly Hanson comes from, Fargo, N. D. And / that frigid climate, incidentally, is one reason Bev likes the tourna- | ment trail of golf since it “follows | the sun.” Bev was @ standout student in} i high school, being on the honor roll almost all of tne time and an | active participant in all school | of age,” Christenberry said in a speech at the 4th annual dinner of the Wilmington Sports Writers and Broadcasters Association. He did not further explain his reference to Walcott who is listsed in most ring books as being 38, but has been fighting for many years, The hint as to Jersey Joe’s future Prospects came during a discussion of the recent order by the New York State Commission and the National Boxing Association that heavyweight champion Rocky Mar- ciano must defend his title by April 10. Marciano won the crown from Walcott by a 153th round knockout at Philadelphia last June. A return bout had been agreed to earlier, Florida State University fielded its first gymnastic tearn in 1950 and rolled to an impressive record of four wins and no losses, her by Fargo in 1950 in recogni- tion of her golfing accomplish- ments. After high school came a year at Mills College. However, the quiet atmosphere there didn’t jell very well with Bev’s lively person- ality. So she transferred to the University of North Dakota, where she was graduated with honors and a degree of Bachelor of Arts, majoring in journalism. She immediately went to work on the Fargo Forum, a daily news- paper. Her duties included making up the paper in the composing room -- “I worked with the print- ers and loved them all” -- writing and editing sports, and writing headlines on the copy desk. Her journalism experience was subsequently put to good use later later in her golf career. Once she “covered” a tournament in which she was playing, for a writer- friend who was ill. Her report to his publication, incidentally, was sharply critical of one of the per- formers, Beverly Hanson. But as she progressed in her newspaper career, it w: inter- rupted by a subject that w: put her in the national limelight and lead her into a satisfying career ~ golf. Golf champions like Beverly Hanson sometimes find it difficult to pick out, offhand, the best and worst shots they have made. But Bev remembers quickly. Her best shot was in the inter- national Curtis Cup matches in Buffalo in 1950 and it was on the lith hole in the afternnon 18. The hole was 395 yards, with the last 150 yards a deep ravine with lots of stones and other hazards. The tee shot landed in a fair- way trap, upslope, 195 yards from Seton Hall Is Ranked No. 1 In America NEW YORK (#~-Seton Hall, the nation’s only unbeaten major col- lege basketball team, stands as the No. 1 team in the country today— thanks to its latest winning streak. Basketball fans with long memo- ries will recall that the South Orange, N. J., school leaped into national prominence back in 1941 with a 43-game streak, snapped by Long Island University in the Na- tional Invitation Tournament. The latest Seton Hall streak reached 18 with four victories last week. Forty-six of the 92 sportswriters and broadcasters who voted picked Seton Hall as the top team, This gave the Pirates 775 points, on a basis of 10 for first, 9 for second, ete. Seton Hall, moving up gradually from fourth place in the first poll displaced Kansas State at the top after the Midwesterners had held sway for three weeks. Kansas State had ousted La Salle, which ruled the roost for the first two weeks. La Salle, incidentally, was the last team to beat Seton Hall. The Explorers edged the Hall, 80-76, in the first round of last year’s Na- tional Invitation Tournament. Kansas State fell to fourth place and La Salle also dropped, sliding to fifth place, as Indiana and Washington moved in behind Seton Hall. Indiana jumped from sixth to second on the strength of its 74-70 double overtime victory over Illi- nois Saturday night. As might be expected, Illinois also tumbled, go- ing from fourth place to sixth as a result of the defeat. Kansas, which caused Kansas State’s downfall with an 80-66 trouncing, moved into the first 10 at the No. 9 place. Oklahoma A&M moved up two Places to seventh, while North Carolina State held firm in eight! place and Fordham dropped down three to 10th, The leaders (first-place votes in parentheses): Seton Hall (46). Indiana (18) Washington (10) Kansas State (2 Ilinois (1). Oklahoma A&M (3). North Carolina State Kansas Fordham The second 10: . Tulsa (2) __.... . Western Kentucky (1 13. 4. Seereneenr roy BR 16. 1, 18. Eastern Kentucky 19. Minnesota 20. Manhattan Jim McFadden of the Chicago Black Hawks im the NHL was born in Belfast, Ireland. the green. Bev stepped up, took | @ good look at the situation and decided to gamble on a shot to the green. She took a 4 wood, swung — and the ball stopped just inches from the cup, 195 yards away! The gallery, newspapers, op- ponents - everyone — hailed it as the greatest shot in the tourna- ment. But like the best, there’s alwars | the wor al Am and bod Back in he . she hed ex 2 to the On the 17th hole, Bey was two down and two to go. Near the green, she had a downhill lie, hit it with an 8 iron and shanked it Tuesday, January 20, 1953 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 8 Kentucky Cage Star Testifies Against Pal NEW YORK (®—A former Uni- versity of Kentucky basketball star, now in the Army, was slated to testify again today as a prose- cution witness in the perjury trial of his former teammate, William Spivey. The witness, Walter Hirsch, 23, of Dayton, Ohio, was on the stand yesterday when the trial adjourned overnight. Hirsch, now an infantry private at Indiantown Gap Military Reser- vation, Pa., .testified yesterday that he and Spivey agreed to ac- cept bribes for holding down the Kentucky scores during the 1950-51 cage season. Spivey, 23, seven-foot former cen- ter on the Kentucky team, is ac- cused of perjury for telling a New York County grand jury that he had not discussed game “fixing” and had not accepted bribes. Just before the 1950-51 season started, Hirsch testified, Spivey came to him and said he had heard that games had been “worked” during the previous sea- son and wanted to know if similar arrangements could be made again. Others who took part in this “shaving” of points, Hirsch added, were Dale Barnstable and James Line, his teammates during the 1949-50 season. Hirsch, bringing his testimony back to the 1950-51 season, said Line was brought into the discus- sion. The witness said it was de- cided that Line, who had completed his college basketball career, would be the “in-between man” with the gambler. Jack West, a convicted gambler, was contacted by Line, Hirsch added. West, the witness continued, told him and Spivey they would each get $1,000 for a game in which Kentucky went under the point spread and $100 each when Ken- tucky went over the spread. (The point spread is the margin by which a team wins or loses a@ game, and is estimated by book- makers in giving advance odds.) Hirsch, who was captain of the Kentucky team in 1950-51, said that “we agreed with” West. Used as lowly lead-pony most of last year, Ocean Drive, Fred W. Hooper’s seven-year old horse, is back racing at Hialeah. The lightest player in the Nation. al Hockey League is Don (Bones) leigh of the New York Rangers. Raleigh weighs 150 pounds. TS — Net Tournament Scheduled Today The winter’s tennis action will get underway this afternoon in Bayview Park with a tournament slated to get underway at 3:00 pm The players taking part in the matches include: Leo Carey, Frank Roberts, Don Cruz, Peter Knight, Tony Dopp, Johnny Sele lers, Henry Cleare, Earl Weech, Sam Curry, Everett Atwell, Ste» wart Yates, George Haskins, Gary Weech, Charlies Yates, Jr. Al Yates and George Reese. Leo Carey, Frank Roberts, Don Cruz and Peter Knight are the top seeded players in the tour- ney. Committee members who ar ranged the meeting include Mr. Jack Sellers, Frank Roberts, Leo Carey, Henry Cleare and Johnny Sellers. Boxing Results -MONDAY’S FIGHTS By The Associated Press BROOKLYN—Chico Vejar, 152%, Stamford, Con., stopped Italo Scor- tichino, 155%, Italy (4). BIRMINGHAM, England—Randy Turpin, 160, Leamington Spa, Eng- land, knocked out Vic D’Haes, 173, Brussels, Belgium, (6). NASSAU, Bahamas — Willie Pep, 127%, Hartford, Conn., outpointed Billy Lauderdale, 137, Miami, Fla., (10) CHICAGO — Alan Moody, 134, Chicago, stopped Pat Manzi, 148, Syracuse, N. Y., (6). MONTREAL — Armand Savoie, 134, Montreal, outpointed Glen Flae nagan, 131%, St. Paul, Minn., (10), Augusta Nine Will Be Named “Ikes” AUGUSTA, Ga. —~-Among the other honors that came to Presi- dent Dwight D. Eisenhower today was’ that of having a baseball .club as a namesake. Directors of the Augusta club in the Class A Sally League voted yesterday to rename the team the Augusta Ikes—replacing the old monicker of Augusta Tigers. A fan contest was held after _ Eisenhower vacationed in Augusta after last November's election and the new name was selected from a 17 of his last 18 games during the priced to mak lifetime friends’ c Natura: uavers KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON 4s xarvee rexen 86 PROOF + ECHO SPRING DISTILLING COMPANY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCAY natural bouquet! naturally good! activities, How well she is liked |“I never did get that bail out of | land respected in her home town |there until I picked it up and | jis shown by the fact that a gigan-/ stalked off the course. Boy, talk | (Ue testimonial dinner was given | about worst shot!” ; ARCHER. who led the Key West High Schoo win over St. Mary's of Miami, is shown as «vn Statf Photo. mps in a two pointer on a |