The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 2, 1953, Page 6

Conch Seniors’ Defeat Undergraduates In Rip-Roaring, 19-7 Ball Game Big Crowd Sees Pineda, Cruz Shine At Stadium An inspired group of Key West High School seniors served notice last night that! they will be sorely missed come next season when they pounded out a 19-7 decision| over the undergraduate members of the squad at the Wickers Field Stadium. More than a thousand fans witnessed the clash which proved one thing — the Conchs have some good ma- terial to build around for next year, But the Key West football fortunes certainly won't look as bright next September with the loss of Joe Pineda; Ralph White, and Don Cruz.| That trio teamed up last! hight in a display of aerial might that had the fans wish- ing it could have happened) against South Broward, Pin- eda was throwing them all over the field and he was hitting his receivers. It was a pass.to Ralph White in} the first period that put the seniors into the lead. He had earlier hit Cruz with a 32 yard serial down to the eight yard line. Pineda danced off right tackle for the point. Pinede, after the Seniors hed been driven deep in thelr ewn territory connected with another pass to Den Crug at midfield. Cruz, & fast bey, took off like a rabbit and was all the way down to the ene-yard-line before fleet- footed Nerman Alien hit him from behind, The Seniors hit pay dirt on the next play when Dick Salgado bull- ed over. Near the end of the half, Pineda completed another toss to Cruz from the 45 yard line down to the Undergraduate 12. Pineda carried the ball on a re- verse down to the eight and then Intra-Squad Game Action hit Ralph White with a pass for 'There’s Nothing Like A Dame! & to the Island City. Lions Club is sponsoring game for which reserved seat tickets are available, THESE MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL BEAUTIES will do their best Friday night to entertain an estimated 6,000 fans who will jam the Wicker: a giant Conch Bowl football classic pitting the Camp Lejeune Marine and Pensacola Navy elevens. |Signs “Smogged” Out junior college student a suspended Page6 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, December 2, 1953 Minor Leagues Face Toughest : | Problems Of 52-Year History By JOE REICHLER from Paul Fagan, the PCL resold ATLANTA, Ga. @—The minor em to Damon Miller, a former leagues, trying desperately to save MPloye of the club. The selling themselves from financial ruin, to- Price was $100,000, of which Miller day faced the worst dilemma in Pld $10,000. President Clarence their 52-year history Rowland of the PCL As the convention moved inte its fO™ the meeting with third day, the minors found them- ouncoment that Miller selves torn with inner strife, re-/S'V*" —— time to pay bellion, charges of pirating and a wes rumored in open dissention in the ranks, There <Cjcy however that control also remained that ever-present |“U> Might go to someone ogre, major league radio and tele Trouble also was 01 vision invasions of their territory. Southwest, where Unable to get help from the ma- ae oilm: jors and apparentiy unable to help i. rea cng themselves, the litte fellows are y swat pd m being ground deeper and deeper Burnett demanded that the into the financial swamp, sake ace — | In an unprececented action, be ma Proce = Frank Shaughnessy, the highly re- the majority ee ae ting spected president of the Interna- juarter ni now tional League, was torced to de- pe rtieenss - fend himself inst the charge — that he was trying to steal Pied-|,, While the minors were trying mont League territory (Richmond, pee gece seer fighting Va.) as . — strut for his own feist Rrepredlbese cs; rei big weakened loop. j 7 “eae ing Jeaguers were formulating a game Shaughnessy faced an accusing Frank Summers, president of the of tg — berets deal that Piedmont League, before minor ngeres a cripple the already league czar Ceres M. Trautman. Gime rawing power of the Summers charged that Shaugh nessy, in an attempt to replace i. bots pe hes week idea, ad- the faltering Springfield, Mass.,/P = y mmissioner Ford franchise, has tried to woo Rich-|."° a expected to being a rev- mond into the triple A interna- paige on two million dollars tional, thereby causing untold dam-|-F "Ne ns seneen, the program age to the class B Piedmont. arene le: 26 Saturday telecasts Shaughnessy denied the charge, Ayr ged ogee, games through: saying he simply is trying to af- res di tito The money would fect the salvation of his own the vided on a 50-50 basis between league. the majors and minors. After hearing both sides, Traut- man said.he felt no real wrong had been done and was confident Genuine that things can be worked out, | fa He Hage g te Ree +, | Owner Eddie Mooers of the Rich- mond club, however, announced FORD - \after the meetings that he had re- jected a $200,000 offer for his fran- ' ichise and real estate property, The BAT T ERIES joffer was made py Harry Seibold, | 8 Field Stadium for Band will stage 20-minute extravaganza in their first visit {Richmond industrialist, who had jintended to move the club into the 12 Mos. ee $ 8.70 | International, | Springfield, a Chicago cub farm jclub, is demanding $25,000 to re-| ‘linquish its franchise, It has until 36 Mos. \Dec, 12 to make up tts mind wheth- “ 4 “ ‘ : (With Old Battery) PASADENA, Calif. “—Mrs. Jo Beret pasagicad sy betici i it desires to continue in the INSTALLED Schwartz showed the traffic court "8 sat [ake Paine. Chest League’ meth nme Saintes FR Mat hom several photographs fo prove that) Old Sheepshead Bay, N. Y., race last night to decide the validity of. onroe tors smog almost completely hid park- track is now a housing project call- ownership of the San Francisco Mc White » Mo ra, Inc. jing signs. The pictures got the,ed ‘American Park.” jclub, After purchasing the Seals 6 their final score. The try for the point was smothered. Red Stickney took the kickoff and. broke away only to trip over one of his own men, He then filled the air with desperation passes as the! 3 - j . Add clock ran out at the half. af . j , The Undergraduates tightened up at the start of the second half, They blocked Pineda's quick kick in the third-quarter and then Stickney went right tackle, cut to the left an@ scored standing up but a penalty brought it back. But three plays later Stickney again went over and this time it was for . They ran the point to make it 19-7. They filled tMfe alr with passes in the waning moments of the game. Big Julio Henriquez kept them in the contest with a pair of pass in- Leslee age but as the game ended la had completed a 40 yard pass to George Lastres down to the 90 yard line. The game was marked by a “brilliant” halftime show featuring the introduction of the “Queen of the High School Chorus,” Nilo Ace- vedo was chosen for that honor, He (or she) was driven out on the field in John Carbonell’s “Jaguar.” John Lattner Is A Modest Man SOUTH BEND, Ind. —If John- ny Lattner gets on his feet to ad- dress his hosts at the Maxwell and Heisman awards dinners those Present may witness a neat bit ef sidestepping, Notre Dame's brilliant 20-year- old halfback, voted both awards yesterday, is just as hard to corner in conversation as he is on the football field. That's especially true when the) RED STICKNEY is downed after 12-yard gain around right end in last night's Key West High intra-squad game. Stu Logan makes the tackle as Frank Betancourt (7) comes up to assist. Seniors won, 19-7, over the Juniors.—Citizen Staff Photo. Navy And Marine Football Teams ws" uiatts “st . }mingo and the Widener. As a three-} Due Here Thursday; Parade Set subject is Johnny Lattner, | Asked by a reporter for his re-/ action to being chosen for college} football’s top two individual hon-| ors, the boyish All Am hesi- tated, then said it was “sure a/ thrill.” However, he hastened to turn - talk to the Irish team. Said ODN; year old he won the Flamingo.| jhast winter he copped the $100,000! Widener Handicap. The Camp Lejeune Marines and) p. m, and move down Duval $t. | id the Pensacola Goshawks will ar-| from South Street to Front Street. Co am ananlseeced as tis years comes! MOTORCYCLE = and immediately Ld =e Grills | Bow! Queen will rule over the pro- for their clash Friday night in the ceedings. Three bands, a host of | second version of the annual Conch | marching units and floats will be Bowl classic. lin the line of march. The clubs will pe at top strength | 4 for the battle which will mark |, crowd of 6,000 is seen for the “I'm sorry the team missed get- ting the top ranking in the national! poll, We were all doing our best! Saturday against Southern Califor- nia, shooting for it, I seem to be) getting all the honors and the team| missed the big ont,” | off Lattner had perhaps his finest) day of the season, scoring four touchdowns and running 157 yards) from scrimmage as the Irish beat) USC 4-14. How about that performance? “Well, we were all trying hard. That Neil Worden is great. (Full— back Worden averaged nearly 10 yards in 15 smashes agzinst USC). | You know, he practically carried) the whole offense in our opening games. I hurt my ankle.” | Lattner played both waye—on of | their first meeting. negwea aha ™ sero yletaia field SUNDAY, Lions Club officials report ium Friday night. Tickets are brisk advance ticket sale for the ©" Sale at Lou’s Radio and Appli- December 6th game which has attracted interest|*%¢¢ Store, Sher’s Jewelry Store ° ‘ Time Trials, throughout the south. and Evans Sport Shop. ‘The proceedi will be kicked fomerrow pack stg * peri There is one brother combina. | 1PM parade slated to start at jtion in the National Hockey League sige jthis season. 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