The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 17, 1953, Page 10

| Curley Battles Key West To Scoreless Tie Friday | Ronnie Pinder, Harold Solomon Star In Classic Battle Friday By JIM COBB, Citizen Sports Editor The Key West Conchs record last night but they ec preserved their ‘unscored on ould not muster enough of a Conch Grid Highlights scoring punch to beat a valiant Archbishop Curley eleven) before a record crowd at the Wickers Field Stadium. It} was a thriller. The game produced a pair of new lights on the local The Yardstick Yards Gained Rushing Yards Gained Passing —___. First Downs ——— Passes Attempted Key West Bishop Curley 181 ‘122 0 10 Passes Completed —______. Passes Intercepted ________ Fumbles Own Fumbles Recovered >~ Penalties 55 9 5 3 I 3 2 15 SY gridiron scene’in Harold Solomon, hard-hitting fullback who played a fine brand of football on both offense and defense and guard Ronnie Pinder, a fellow who wouldn't give up in the face of bigger opponents. The pair virtually fought off the Knight assault single handed. The battle enabled the Conchs to preserve their un- beaten and unscored-on record but stopped their win streak at four straight. Knights “gp” for last bed igs r- the Conchs weren't. ssence of | smothered Ricke five yards be- hind the line of scrimmage late in the quater to spoil their bid for a first down and Logun nail- ed Topley as he attempted to get | off an aerial, The Conchs-came to life and! played inspired football in the sec-| ‘ond half. Red Stickney took a punt) on his own 45 to give the Conchs — FP SAFETY MAN GIBBY GATES BRINGS DOWN BIG JIM RICKE in : all evening. Don Cruz hits the trail after pass interception late in the game in photo ‘at right. It appeared that he was going all the way but a tackler came from nowhere to hit him.—Citizen Staff Photos, the midfield stripe and Solomon punted on fourth down. GRIDIRON GLEANINGS: Last night’s battle produced some of the’ finest football action in three years here. The opposing lines were the key to the picture. Jim Enrico and) Chuck Diamond paced the visitors in this department, Coach Ray Dunn, seemingly the 40. The Conchs immediately launch- ed a determined assault which took| were them down to Knight’s 30 yard line with Joe Pineda, Dick Salgado and Red Stickeney catrying the mail. At that point the visitor’s line held firm and Ralph White punted out of} bounds on the Knight 20 yard line, | With Big Jim Rieke, who prov- ed that he is one of the top schoolboy backs in-the state carrying the ball, the visitors | drove back to their own 45 be- | fore they were stopped and forc- ed to kick down to the Key West 0. Key West drove back to the 50) before they punted and the end of the quarter saw the Knights in pos- session on their own 20. The second quarter produced a stirring punting duel between the} Conehs’ Ralph White and Curley’s, Roy Mericle. The visitors outgained the Key Westers on the ground sparked by quarterback Jack Topley and that man Ricke. Bitter defensive play marked the period. Stu Lo- gun and John Carbonell pulled off defensive gems. Carbonell possession and they went on the; has the Conch’s number - he has .,over on downs, They battled up to} \“double pass” and it was inter-| jeepted in the end zone by the} march, Don Cruz drove for a first) down and Dick Salgado and Pine- da alternated to drive all the way down to the Knight’s 11 yard mark- er. But their huge forward wall held and the Conchs could go nowhere} on four plays, The Krights took) the 25 yard line before they punted out. Salgado worked the ball down) to the 40 yard line as the third! quarter ended. The final period produced so much grid action that the fans continually in an uproar. The Conchs missed their last at-} tempt at pushing across a score! after they had worked the ball) down to the Knight 12 yard line| on superb running by Dick Salga-| do and Red Stickney. But they elected to throw. a Knight’s Paul Fink. He ran the ball/ back to the 20 to spoil the Key, ‘West threat. Jack Topley connected with a hefty 40 yard pass to Fink on the) next play to pull them out of the) hole. Things looked dark indeed as| ‘the visitors started to connect) through the air. never lost a game here. He said after the game that his boys like to play in Key West. “They like these crowds here- we don’t get them in Miami,” he said. Curley was obviously pointing for last night’s game. And the Conchs) had better get used to it - every team on their schedule is itching} for a chance to whip Key West- the only unscored on eleven in the state, They'll battle Consatnce next week in what promises to be an- other thriller. It will be a Gold Coast Conference start. “Chalk it up to experience,” said coach Ed Beckman in the gloom| filled Conch dressing room. “‘We) have one of these games every year.” In commenting on a lateral pass} Play that resulted in a Curley in-| terception, Beckman said simply, “it would have been a beauty if it worked.” The Conch passing attack sput- tered and stalled throughout the evening when Pineda could not find his receivers. It seemed to make the difference between a win ‘and a tie. |interested. jon the 46. He battled down to the Knight line. After they were stymied on two| There is a fellow named Harold} running playes, Frank Curci click-|Allen on the Conch coaching staff) ed on another aerial to Dennis Who we don’t hear much from. David on the Conch 35. |But, he is responsible in large! But Don Cruz put the Conchs Measure for the fine brand of ball back into the ball game when he|the Conchs are playing. Extremely} intercepted a pass on his on 16 Popular with the boys, he has and it looked like he was going, taught them a lot of football-as was all the way. But he was stopped|eVident last night against a bigger Knight 39 on the next play and the’ It was a noisy crowd last night-| Conchs launched a series of end|We spotted one woman stuffing her arounds, reverses and pass plays,ears with paper. She was seated) BARGAINS 30 Used Cars Low As $10 Down Balance Monthly Military Personnel Welcome “48 Lincoln __.___- $395) Conv. Coupe “47 Buick ___. $495) 4 Dr. Sedan “46 Studebaker _ $325) Champion “48 Nash _.__. $395 $195 $175 Super “41 Chevrolet __ $225 *42 Cadillac $395) Sedan Conv. Coupe 40 Buick __.___ *40 Studebaker _ $ 95 38Ford_______. $ 45 Motor Mart, Inc. “42 Buick STOCK ISLAND Sedan ‘in a desperate effort to score with next to a particularly vociferous less than a minute to play. . The ballgame ended after the (Conchs had been stopped dead on} Conch rooter, Miami Beach fs going to know Sailing Races Slated Sunday Key West Sailing Club will hold races Sunday afternoon at! 2:15 off Sigsbee Park. The ist Class race will be for — “Sailfish.” This is also no-| table because it is the first time in the Florida Association that there have been enough boats of this class in any Yacht Club to hold a special class event, There are now four Sailfish regis- tered with the Key West Club and four under construction. Bill Fuller announced that more kits for this boat are available at a special reduced rate to anyone Passes Seen In Georgia-LSU Tilt ATHENS, Ga. \? — Georgia’s Zeke Bratkowski matched his peer- less passing against Louisiana State’s tough line and hard runners in a Southeastern Conference foot- ball game today. Although Georgia had the nation’s top passer in the Brat, they were underdogs by a touchdown to the better-balanced Tigers. LSU’s line rated a hefty edge over Georgia’s forewall, which was even weaker than usual because of injuries. Georgia, with a 2-2 record this season, went into the game unde- feated in conference play. LSU, which hadn’t been beaten in four games this year, had been tied by two SEC foes, Fair weather was forecast for’ the 2 p. m. (EST) kickoff. Vick Vaccaro was here again for his third look at the locals. We'd like to see something done about the steady stream of specta- tores who file past the reserved section of the stands during the ballgame, They obscure the view of those seated in the first five tows, Seems like folks who have} forked out nine bucks for a season} ticket deserve a break. Why not all about the Conchs, Their scout, Watch That Blocker!! |rope it off? (Know Of Any \Bigger Cudas? What's the biggest barracuda ever caught on the Great Reef? jane Downs, of Collier's Mag- azine research department, wir- ed that query to Harold R. Laub- scher, manager of the Key West Chamber of Commerce, In her wire, Miss Downs gave the figure at 53 pounds and asked that Laubscher verify it. He replied: “Miami Herald fishing guide shows 59 pound barracuda caught Key Largo September, 1948, by woman.” ae about any bigger ‘cud- as Page 10 Football Results |Auburn Aims At By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tech Win Streak Fort Lauderdale 13, St. Petersburg) aTLANTA U9 Auburn, 4 two- Jacksonville Lee 16, Miami High 0 touchdown underdog, took aim at Tampa Hillsborough 13, West Palm|Georgia Tech’s 20-game unbeaten) THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, October 17, 1953 €HINESE POWs (Continued From Page One) Command officers protested he was forced illegally to listen, The NNRC overruled the protest, The Red explainers for the first time brought in written material for distribution. One POW tore a leaflet without looking at: it. Beach 7 ‘Tallahassee 38, Jennings 6 Coral Gables 19, Miami Tech 7 Baldwin 19, Jacksonville DuPont 0 Gainesville 14, Fernandina Beach 0 Clearwater 13, Plant City 0 Broward 32, Seacrest 7 Pompano 20, Lake Worth 7 Titusville 24, Melbourne 6 Starke 13, New Smyrna Beach 0 Winter Haven 0, Fort Myers 0(tie) Tampa Plant 20, Orlando Boone 19 Daytona Beach Mainland 32, Jack- sonville Bishop Kenny 6 ‘Panama City Bay 13, Tallahassee Leon 6 ‘Okeechobee 47, Venice 12 Central Catholic 40, Moorehaven 13 Cocoa 14, Vero Beach 12 Pahokee 41, West Palm Beach &t. Ann’s 13 DeLand 33, Daytona Beach Sea- breeze 7 Lake Wales 19, Avon Park 0 Admiral Farragut 33, Tampa Brewster 0 Haines City 27, Auburndale 7 Kissimmee 6, Kathleen 0 Groveland 13, Lyman 0 Mulberry 13, Sebring 8 Key West 0, Miami Archbishop Curley 0 (tie) Newberry 14, Alachua 12 Gainesville Yonge 13, Lake City 0 Live Oak 27, Jasper 0 Green Cove Springs 13, Mclenny 8 string today in a Southeastern Con- ference football headliner, Tech, sixth ranked in the nation, has beaten the Plainsmen in ‘their last 12 meetings, but Auburn came ito Atlanta this year with its best team in a long, long time. The Plainsmen, rated 19th na- tionally, fielded a‘ fast, rugged team built around a fistful of vet- erans and sparkling sophomores. Tech had an edge in depth and experience at most positions. Both teams went into the game unbeaten but once-tied. Auburn, which finished last in the confer- ence last year, has been more consistent this season than Tech, ithe defending SEC champion. The Plainsmen polished off Stet- son 47-0, upended Mississippi 13-0 land roared back from a 21-point deficit to tie favored Mississippi State. Tech trampied Davidson 153-0, was held to a scoreless tie iby Florida, squeaked by Southern Methodist 6-4 and beat Tulane 27- 4 Good football weather was prom- ised a 40,000 sellout crowd. The kickoff was set for 2:30 p. m. (EST). Only seven points were scored in the Duke-North Carolina grid $$ $$ SAVE $5 $$ For QUALITY USED CARS and General Auto Repairs TWINS GARAGE 1130 DUVAL ST. DIAL 2.2401 $$$ $ SAVE $$ $°$ Give your eyes a treat! Drop in and take a look at the beautiful new 1954 Plymouth! Then let us arrange your demonstration OF PALMETTO, FLA. Tonight, 8 P.M. WICKERS STADIUM Student Admission 50c General Admission Showing it to you is a pleasure for us! you all the new values in the fnew 1954 Plymouth! There’s still time to win a games in 1930, 31 and °32. The 1930 and °31 games ended in 0-0| ties. 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