The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 20, 1953, Page 7

Conch Ca Stiff Weekend Action Is Set For High School Basketballers The Key West High} School basketball squad faces another gruelling! weekend of cage action be- ginning tonight in South Bro- ward when they will seek to jump back into the win col- umn against that club. The Conchs, who have acquitted | themselves extremely well in dropping a quartet of decis-| ions, three of them by less} than athree point margin, are mentally prepared to dump the favored Browards, but tomorrow night in Key West when they tackle the Miami Tech five, they will be the underdogs. “It’s about time we pick off one of the close ones,” Coach Win Jones said today, “I think we have a good chance.to take Broward, but I don’t like to think about Miami.” Key West will be tuning up for the fast approach district tourney in which they are putting their hopes for a successful season. Glynn Archer, who has been bearing the brunt of the Conch offensive throughout the season will get a starting assignment to- night while Stu Logun who has been showing well in the scoring department will also be on tap. SPEC Unpainted FURNITURE ___. WHITE OIL BASE Exterior PAINT White ENAMEL _ White FLAT __. COMPLETE W/FITTINGS White BATHROOM COMPLETE W/FITTINGS [ALS _. 10% off _...... gal, $2.90 _. gal. $4.00 ie gel $295 Colored BATHROOM SET ____ $225.00 Steel SINKS ____ W/SEAT C. C. White CLOSETS - MARINE _ $6.95 to $10.95 _.-- $34.95 PAINTS : Key West Supply Co. 211 SIMONTON STREET Act now on spECIAL DIAL 2-3123 gers Face Broward Jimmy Solomon, a good man under the backboards or Julio Hen- riquez, who has been feeding the ball well will get the nod at the other guard position. Either John Walston or Ralph White will be in a forward spot and center Bob Sawyer will be on tap for his usual fine game at center. The Conchs are finely condition- ed, both mentally and physically to wind up the season in winning fashion. They will journey to Hol- lywood today and return tomor- row night and will be well rested for the Tech clash at the high school gym. Something new will be featured tomorrow night in the preliminary game, when the Jayvees will meet a squad made up of members of the high school grid squad, known as Ed Beckman’s “Beef Turst Beauties.” The ‘gridders will ‘start Nelo Acevedo (220 Ibs.}, Harvey Ora- Peza (200 Ibs.), Wayne: Brantley (190 Ibs.), Tommy West (175 lbs.), Frank Betancourt (180 Ibs.), and Frank Hood (170 Ibs.). Spring practice is nearing for Blowout Prevention Skid Protection Life Protection Introductory "Of DICK’ $29 TRUMAN AVE. > bik ANNOUNCING FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHEEL BALANCE Bill's Southernmost Garage 540 Greene St., cor. Simonton EET the gridders and apparently Beck- + man is interested in getting his squad in shape. é Game time is 7:00 p. m. ST. LOUIS U. CAGERS (Continued from Page Six) | authorities,” the coach continued, | “and they may think another trip back here would be too much.” | Hickey admitted he would like} to come to the NIT. - Top Standing By WILL GRIMSLEY NEW YORK Tennis players may come and teanis players may go but two old in-estruttibles of the court agreed today -- there'll “After all,” he. said, “New York | 2¢ver be another Bill Tilden. is the Billikins’ second home.” Tilden -was chosen the greatest | St. Louis won the NIT in 1947|tennis player of the mid-century and has played in it three times |i" the Associated Press 1950 poll. since then, including last year. “Tilden was the only tennis The NIT, which opens March 7, | Senuis I think the game has ever jhas corraled four of its needed | known,” said J. Giiert Hall, 54. dozen teams—unbeaten Seton Hall,/ “No one ever studied the game | ranked .No. 1 nationally in the | like “Bill - he was the greatest,” Associated Press poll; fourth-rank-| added Berkeley Bell, the trans-| ing LaSalle; ninth-ranking West- | Planted Texan, 45. ern Kentucky; and Manhattan| These two old net codgers whose College of New York, No. 13 in| C@reers span more than a quarter the poll. of a- century reminisced during Manhattan came in yesterday | the early lull in the National In-| just after Seattle, which had re- | door Tennis Championships at the | ceived an invitation, cast its lot | Seventh Regiment Armory | with the NCAA. Seattle is hoping! They. can still sive our: young} for a chance to play the Univers-|Whippersnappers a real run for ity of Washington in the Western |it-on the court. Last night they NCAA Regional Tournament, but | advanced in doubles with a 1-46, it will have to get by a first. round | 6¥, 64 victory over Igor Cassini game with Idaho State to stay in | 2nd. Charles Hunt of New York. the running. | “Eve played against them all, | St. Louis is unranked nationally from little Bill Johnston right up! and has only a 13-9 record. |to today's players and there was | “I think we have played one of | Hone to compare with Tilden,” said | the toughest schedules in the coun- | Hall. e A | try,” Hickey said, “We lost our| _ The balding Bell, originally from | Sugar Bowl title to Louisiana State, which has been beaten only once. We lost twice to once defeat- ed Washington at Seattle in close games. And Brigham Young beat | us and they’re leading their con-) ference.” | Hickey pointed out the Billikins still have a chance in the Missouri | Valley Conference race which St. | {Louis won last -year. | | The Bills, with a 4-4 conference | irecord, have two league ‘games | Jefi—both at home against Okla- | homa A&M and Tulsa. “If we should win,” Hi¢key said, | :“we should be obligated to play | jin the NCAA.” ! Hickey was asked what would |happen if St. Louis should tie for the conference title. - “Another time when that hap- pened we settled it easily,” he re-| plied. “One team went to the | NCAA and one to the NIT.” | The NIT has been averaging one | entry a day since it announced |La Salle on. Monday. Teams still | under consideration are understood De. Paul, Holy to include Duquesne, Louisville, Oklahoma City, Cross, Eastern Kentucky, Niagara and St, John’s of Brooklyn. 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Fred’ Perry | Hal}, said he d agree on all but | recoguition in the first half of last | night's Garden doubleheader by | whipping ‘Niagara,.64-60, in one of | its. best local games of the season. | The NIT is known to have a| serious interest in both North Car- | Olina, State and the University of |North Carolina, But’ Southern Con- | ference regulations appear to tule | out both schools by barring post- | season competition except in the | NCAA tournament. | 4 CS By BILL RAWLINS KNOXVILLE, Tern. &—Harvey Robinson, heir-apparent to Gen, Boh Neyland as the Tennessee Vols’ 1953 football bess, would step into one of the toughest coaching jobs lying around loose, ee The ailing Neyland, who an- nounced yesterday he wants a year’s medical leave from his coaching duties, has Vc: fans used to winning. Since he came here from West Point in 1926-with six years out for army service--Ney- land-coached football teams have won 171, lost 26 and tied 12 games. The 61-year-old Neyland made it clear he wants to drop out for one year only. He'll remain as athletic director, a job he holds by life- time contract. The University athletic board, to pick Neyland’s successor Monday, says it will accept applications the No. 5 spot. “I'd have to put/ Jack Kramer there,” he added. Repairing? Remodeling? Painting? aes poaliigeeoneaes who will be glad to assist you in working out a loan on a monthly pay- |} ment basis. Loans made on real estate, auto, household furniture up to $300.00 with a monthly payment as low as $18.68. Town Finance Co. Of Key West 602 Duval St. Phone 2-5684 from anybody-but for 1953: only. This gimmick seems to mean the nod goes to Robinson, assistant athletic director and backfield coach, or Louis (Farmer) Johnson, defensive coach. The odds favor Robinson, when you consider that Neyland has said that he'd pick Robinson as his suc- cessor if he were to retire, and Robinson got the job of coaching the Vols for their Cotton Bowl date with Texas last New Year's Day. Both are Neyland products. A native of Weaverville, N. C., Robinson is a bachelor, a classical Pianist and an avid collector of classical records. Be’s quiet. And. says a. friend, “He’s as close to| Neyland as a football coach can be. He’s a meticulous observer-- Tilden Keeps |New Tennessee Grid Coach Faces Tough Job and this is the big reason why Neyland has learned to believe in him so thoroughly.” Robinson joined the Tennessee staff in 1946. Three years later, he was* around to help Neyland push the Vols to the national cham- pionship, reflected in the annual Associated Press poll. Neyland hag assured newsmen that he’ll keep hands off if Robin- son does take over. This independence was deimon- strated last month whe» the NCAA football rules committee abolished the two-platoon ‘system. Neyland long had been an outspoken critic, | Robinson said publicly he was sor- ry to see it go because “it gives more boys a chance to play” on better coached teams. Friday, February 20, 1953 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 7 $$$ SAVE $ $$ Special Comb LUBRICATION and A Certified BATTERY 5 QTS. OIL and A Certified BATTERY 10 GALS. GAS and A Certified BATTERY THE ABOVE 3 ITEMS and A Certified BATTERY ination Offer $10.95 $11.95 $14.95 or “Above Battery 39 Plate—Group 1 Guar. 1 Yr. LIMITED OFFER FREE INSTALLATION Sweeting s Auto Service Opposite City Hall Dial 2-3733 Wheel Alignment and Balancing Motor Tune-Up Radiators Rodded and Repaired Paint and Metal Work When you know your beer .. 1S BOUND TO BE BUD Orde ANHEUSER.-B ST. LOUIS, MO. NEWARK, N. 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