The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 29, 1953, Page 6

Miss Nocturne, Honest Buddy Matched In’ Kennel Club Feature Tonight $148.80 Daily Double Paid At Track Monday A hot battle looms in to- night’s Key West Kennel Club feature race when Miss Nocturne, a three year old champion owned by Fleet Wing Kennels tangles with Honest Buddy, Jack Ortner’s long with six other Grade One greyhounds in the ninth race of the evening. Miss Nocturne, who has drawn the number two box, is mak- ing her second official start of the current race meeting. She ran second to Range Twilight in the Key West Inaugural. Honest Buddy has yet to win an official race but he has copped his last two schooling starts in impres- on fashion over top-flight compe- Other dogs in the running will be Sam Baxendale’s Short Bid, Point Breeze Kennel’s Micky W., F. B. Stutz’ Forward, Wes Hardin, own- ed by Don Branson, Royal Sey- mour's Quarter Roll (who will sear watching) and Irene Hill, owned by’ Manuel Foster. There ere nine other races on the program starting at 8:15 p. m. Busses leave the Duval Street area at 20-minute’ inter- vals for the track. There is pari- mutuel wagering on. all races. In last night’s action, Timber! Range, owned by Fleet nels, came in flying to 4 § cad he H 4.20. Queen O Mine returned 5.80 and 3.30 while a ticket on Rocket Jet to show was worth an even 4.00. winners to produce a playoff of| 17.60, The Daily Double which coupled Breadanbutter and Modern Age in the first and second races paid a nice 148.80. US. Takes Lead In Davis Cup Tourney By WILL GRIMSLEY MELBOURNE (®—Tony Trabert| and Vic Seixas, America’s guns, crushed Lewis Hoad and Rex Hartwig 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 today to’ skyrocket the United States into a 2-1 lead over Australia in the Davis Cup Challenge Round. This doubles event was of para- Mount importance to both coun- tries, and strangely, the Ameri- cans had all but conceded it to the Aussies. Now the United States has a decided advantage in that it must win only one of the two re- maining singles scheduled for to- morrow. They will pit Trabert against Hoad and Seixas against Ken Rosewall, Captain Harry Hopman and the Australian selection commit- tee gambled and lost by sending Hartwig into the fray instead of Rosewall, the youngster who dropped the second singles match to Trabert yesterday. They -must have known and re- gretteti their decision almost at the start of the first set. From the —— ~y Bertwie apparent that load ai were not team- “ well. lartwig was completely inexper- fenced in Davis Cup competition and had a bad case of nerves, In| Tonight’s Key West Kennel Club} Third Race: Madeline’s Choice,/great promoter like Tex Rickard 127" | Key West Kennel Ciub Results Winner—Don Branson's Brindle B., November, 195i. Bill's Find—Melody BREADANBUTTER COTTON NOSE LARRY’S STAR DUST Winner—Joe Balik’s MODERN AGE KAY BOO TENNY C. — 5.00 Daily Double—Breadanbutter and Modern Age paid 148.30 Winner—Fred White! BOOTS-N-SADDLE SuLy rourri Y FOURTH Winner—Jack Ortner’s Brindle B MYRT FLIRTY VERDI DEER PREDICT Winner—Tar Heel Kennel’s Light Brindle B., November, 1951. Bill’s Find— Coy Mi MODEST BLOND JUST SABLE VAULTA Winner—Don Branson's Brindle B., November, 1950. Beauty CAPRI BREEZEMO! Winner—E. F. Sni GENE HUFF DELINQUENT R RA Winner—Fieet yds B BURNING BRIG! TISSORT MODERATOR Winner—Fleet Win, TIMBER RANGE pea O MINE ET JET pes’ Brindle D., July, 1951. Viking Lad—Fiction Lady 22.40 17.40 2.40 | | | FIRST RACE 10.20 5.00 4.00 3.00 3.20 Quiniela (6-7) 13.20 3.00 SECOND RACE Light Brindle D., July, 1951. Viking Lad—Fiction Lady 32.00 8.40 8.00 9.00 3.60 Quiniela (3-6) 51.80 THIRD RACE head’s Brindle D., July, 1950. 740 6.80 Thunder Bird—Just Becky { 3.80 3.40 3.60 FOURTH RACE ., April, 1951. Bounce On—Jenny Rhu 27.60 oe 7.80 11.00 Quiniela (1-4) 25.40 | , 4.00 Quiniela (5-8) 17.40 4.60 FIFTH RACE 13.20 = 11.80 8.00 4.00 3.20 Quiniela (5-8) 77.60 SIXTH RACE Rolling Roy—Laura’s 19.40 8=11.80 8.40 10.60 4.60 Quiniela (5-6) 30.40 10.60 SEVENTH RACE 3.20 2.40 2.60 Quiniela (4-6) 55.00 EIGHTH RACE Kennel’s Dark Brindle B., June, 1950. Chinkajam—Minda 6.00 3.00 2.80 4.00 4.00 Quiniela (2-7) 32.00 6.60 ‘. NINTH RACE Kennel’s Red Brindle D., June, 1950. Chinkajam—Minda 7.60 3.80 3.40 3.80 Quiniela (1-7) 43.80 4.00 TENTH RACE bela th B. Stutz’ Light Brindle B., September, 1951. Mohamet—Night 1m YARDLE MY BITSY SELADA Page THE KEY WEST CITIZ! Ring Fatalities Reported "03; Valdes Rated Improved By JACK HAND NEW YORK #—A record num- ber of 21 boxing fatalities in 1953 was recorded by Ring magazine in a copyrighted article appearing ints its February issue. The deaths were divided, 11 pro- fessional and 10 amateurs with) only two pro deaths in the United) States. Dick Miller died after a Worcester, Mass., bout Arpil 21 and Robert Lee (Bobby Donald) after a Miami Beach match Aug.18. Of the 10 amateur fatalities, six occurred in the United States, in- cluding a U. S. airman, a college boy, a Golden Glover, a reform school inmate and an AAU boxer. In 1952, there were 17 deaths, a record at that time according to statistics kept by the Ring since 1930. Nat Fleischer, editor, pointed out that New York set the pace for} ring safety with new type floor-| ing and experiments with a new type glove designed to stop thumb-| ing and reduce the possibility of} cuts. | Ring also selected Nino Valdes| of Cuba as the pro boxer making ithe most progress in 1953. The 28-| year-old heavyweight, 6 feet 3 and} 215 pounds, hit the big time by upsetting Ezzard Charles at Miami) and knocking out Heinz Neuhaus in| Germany to become the No. 1 con- tender to champion Rocky Marci-/ ano. Wallace (Bud) Smith, Carmen ‘Basilio and Earl Walls also were recognized for 1953 progress. Smith took over the No. 1 ranking among Charley Selec j 11.60 4.40 4.40 3.80 3.20 : 4.80 Quinielas (4-7) 3.20 (6-7) Tuesday, December 29, 1953) 21.00 16.60 Sports Roundup By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK ®—The voice of Maury Waxman who in turn is lightweight challengers and Basilio|the voice of Nino Valdes. the Cu- moved into the same spot in the welter class after knocking down a disputed split decision in a title bout. Walls moved up by twice knocking out Rex Layne. Floyd Patterson, Raph Dupas, ban heavyweight, trembled with in-| sibility of Rocky Marciano mak-| jing his next title defense against) Danny Nardico in Miami Feb. 24. Maury had just finished reading} Rocky’s own announcement that| 3 A ‘ : ‘ |dignation as he discussed the pos-_ champion Kid Gavilan while losing} |Maxim - 1952); welters, Rocky Casillo, Al Andrews, Lulu Perez and Cisco Andrade took giant strides during the year in jthe match had been made. “What’s happened” he said breathing deeply “‘is that Rocky) U. S. bouts. let the cat out from the bag. Sure) Ring selected Carl (Bobo) Olson, |weiji’s denying it but that's ex- the middleweight champ, as the| actly what he’s trying to do—sell Boxer of the Year although the|the IBC on giving him and Rocky Boxing Writers Assn. had named/a nice payday against a fellow welter champ Kid Gavilan winner| where his title couldn’t possibly be of the Edward J. Neil award and) in danger. It’s the same thing Gene their Fighter of the Year. Tunney did when he fought old The year-end ratings showed Tom Heeney. several changes from the 1952 fi-| «, happen to know the IBC nale with the same champs but/ doesn't want any part of it. They new No. 1 challengers in all but/know they can’t sell Nardito down two classes. Actually there was no|there where he was outclassed by| middleweight champion a year a80/ Joey Maxim. Anybody can beat! because Sugar Ray Robinson had|Nardico, Only reason Weill picks just announced his retirement. Ol-|nim js that he owes some old-| son took over when he beat Randy|time favors to his manager Lou| Turpin in October. Viscusi. They were partners once The new No. 1 challengers in/and Al would like to give Lou a| each division and the men they payday.” replaced were; heavyweights, Val-\" 7." des ‘(Jersey Joe Walcott-1952);} light heavy, Harold Johnson (Joey | The reason for Waxman’s burn) was of course readily apparent.) |He quit a soft job with match- Basilio # maker Chris Dundee down in Mi- (Bobby Dykes-’52); lights, Wallace | ami only the other day to help (Bud) Smith (Johnny Gonsalves-} , hate} °52); feathers, Red Top Davis ale ae hac — Famechon-’52); bantams, Robert! geste ee Cohen (Vie Toweel-’s2), Raniy | much louder and faster than} A A = {Valdes’ manager Bobby Gleason. Turpin still is No. 1 amohg the! «tt Says here,” Waxman con-| bir ay accion " nt Jake Tuli tinued on a rising note, “that Weill Yoshio Shay Pi0D) cays who is Valdes and why should) if he give him a match. That's a et| jof audacity if I ever heard it. All} f Valdes is is 6 foot 2 inches and} Conch Ss over 200 pounds and he has beat} the daylights out of Ezzard Charles and knocked out Heinz Neuhaus e the champion of Europe. That tions Weill has plenty of audacity to ask who Valdes is. “I'll tell him this much—if a! addition, he never had teamed with |action will produce some surprises,/Flashy J. C. and 0, J.’s Inside./or Mike Jacobs was doing busi- — in a major tournament be-| Hopman, however, was fearful! Charle Conch predicts. So, today, we'll offer two “best bets” instead of the usual one. Fourth Race: Embraceable, [ness now he would already have’; Clayton Ward and Cinbon. Valdes and Marciano signed for Fifth Race: Miss Ann Murphy,|next summer. He wouldn’t be fool- | o: Rosewall’s admittedly weak) They ere: Linda North in the Steel Band and Speed In Review.\ing around with any Nardicos or service, so he took the gamble. PP goo and Trabert com each other perfectly. They seized the initiative at the outset and held a tigerlike grip through- out the match. The Aussies never) could, get going and in exactly 58 minutes it was all over, | All told, Trabert and Seixas broke Hartwi service three! times and Hoad’s once. Rex was having trouble with his first de- first race and Miss Nocturne in iplement-| the Ninth. (Linda copped her first’ my Bug and Slam Boogie. start of the season impressively and Miss Nocturne gave Range Twilight plenty of trouble In the Key West Inaugural.) Other picks: First Race: Linda North, Fair Monarch and Diehard. Second Race: Allstyle, How Ma- ny and Court Lassie. Sixth Race: Mohammedan, Stor-|£22ard Charleses either. Fellows . jlike that they thought big : | “Why don’t we want to fight Seventh Race: Matthew Hill, |Charles first? Why should we? We Mighty Moon and Viberation. _ |beat him once good and aii he’s Eighth Race: Lady Russet, Wil-/done since then is beat this punk shire and Flakes of Fire. kid Coley Wallace. We'll fight him Ninth Race: Miss Nocturne, Hon.|against if we have to but not for est Buddy and Quarter Roll. any peanuts. Gleason has told them Tenth Race: Miss Guy, Pamadon D€ wants 2 $30000 guarantee if and Wheat. eee if l TONIGHT’S ENTRIES POST POSITIONS FIRST RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 4 Diehard . Gypsy D. Linda North Fair Monarch ~ Silver Bar Mer-Jhack Lady Sandy Summer Gal |SECOND RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 4 Shorty Mohegan Beau Getter Allstyle Lodi Court Lassey Camalinda Carlton How Many |THIRD RACE —~ 5-16 mile |Grade M Larry J. C. Some Guy Second J. ‘S Inside Berkshire Viking Panther Fasten Fast Madeline’s Choice Flashy J. C. FOURTH RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 4 Patty Wheeler Last Lady Embraceable Silent Profit Clayton Ward Final Reward Cinbon Vivid Miss FIFTH RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 3 Miss Ann Murphy Even Key Dian Hilt Fearless Warrior Speed In Review City Scout Mill Gale Steel Band SIXTH RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 3 Lady Crystal Stormy Bug Little Trouper Whisper Honey Slam Boogie High Legion Mohami..edan Connie Lou SEVENTH RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 3 Sleeping Troubles Moving Please Forest Wild Val Victory Shining Sue Matthew Hill Vibration Mighty Moon EIGHTH RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 2 Honest Fax Flames of Fire Bill Sams Lady Portis Trail Guide Pretty Blossom Lady Russet Wilshire NINTH RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 1 Wes Hardin Forward Irene Hill Micky W. Honest Ruddy Short Bid Quarter Roll Miss Nocturne TENTH RACE — 3-8 mile Grade S$ Poinciana Miss Guy Peck’s Pearl Fusbudget Wheat A-Head Blissful Pamadon ° Boxing Results MONDAY’S FIGHTS By The Associated Press BROOKLYN — Georgia Benton, 154, Philadelphia, outpointed Bob- by Jones, 155%, Oakland, Calif., 10. HOLYOKE, Mass. -Harry “Whitey” Smith, 126%, Brooklyn, outpointed Bobby Chicopee, 8, Wheel Alignment $5.50 Complete Electrical | TUNE-UP $5.50 for 6 Cyl. $6.50 for 8 Cyl. (PLUS PARTS) SATISFACTION GUARANTEED CARBURETOR - GENERATOR | 4 Courchesne, | Views From The Southernmost Sporting Scene By Char’ Key West sports activity is en joying & renewed vitaiity with the growth of the city. It has had a taste of professional baseball, dog Tacing is now a regular feature jduring the winter and the exploits jof the high school footbil and base- iball teams will be legendary for ja long time to come | But it’s nothing new — Key West ‘has always been a pretty hot sports town. Let’s go back 30 years and take a look. The Citizen files show that on \December 12, 1953, a boxing pro- jgram was held at the Athletic Club, which stood at the site of the pre- sent city beach at the south end of Duval Street. | The promoter was Wiliard Rus- ‘sell. Berlin Sawyer, who later [became Monroe County Sheriff, sold tickets for the card in his bar. ber shop. The main event on the card pit- ted Key West's Filipino Delgado and Bobby Gibbons of Cleveland, |Ohio. That bout attracted a lot of interest but the semi-final bout be- \tween a pair of lecal boys, Young Douglass Trevor and Gus Reyes was also watched closely. A preliminary battle matched |Reggie Tevor and Charley “Baby” |Reyes, both of whom are still around town — and frisky. | We'll let the Citizen sports writ- jer who covered the program take it from there: “The next event on the program was a long-looked for contest between Gus Reyes and [Young Douglass Trevor. The fol- lowers of Reyes have always con- |tended that he was superior but when he issued a challenge last was the better.” Starting in the first round, Trev- or showed some clever boxing and at no time did the decision seem in doubt. Reyes, a plucky little boxer, did his best but Trevor led the fight all the way and seemed to be faster than his opponent. Delgado also won his bout, but the outcome of the Baby Reyes- Reggie Trevor fight is still in doubt — the ancient copy of The Citizen is smeared at that point of ithe story. I guess we'll have to ask them. In a basketball action at the Ath- letie Club, that cage combination downed the National Guard five, 44-24. Papy of the Athletic Club dumped in 17 points while Cremata and Markovitz also shone. Earl Yates also had 11 points for the Guardsmen. Track Chatter Charley Conch ‘is indebted to Barry Welsh, director of the Rac- } } | Post - 8:00 lie Conch ing at the Taunton Kennel Club for the following information. Weish is one of the nation’s fore- most experts on Greyhound rac- ing. Greyhou new to K And nel Ch of operation, interest from fans is such that the sport bids fair to be among the most popular diversions on the island At the same time; Key Westers are inter d r phase of dog racing — ho pick a winner. For that reason, we have bor. rowed a little information from Mr. Welsh, we think may interest racing fans. How To Handicap A Greyhound Because dog rac runs truer to form than any ot ral, the handicapping of a race in theory, an exact science The most impor factor in the eventual determination of any race of greyhounds, is of course, post position — not that any position is more advantageous than another jbut because each dog has his own tway of running, and the post posi tion can either be a hindrance or a help. A dog which breaks slowly, for example, is at a disadvantage when placed inside. Faster break- ers get away in front, and it has to go around them. But, even this is no handicap for a strong finish- er. In another instance a dog may be placed between another which bears in and another which bears nd racing is some West ough the Key West Ken. is only in its second year is, Thanksgiving Day, the latter ac-|out, in which case it is almost cer-| \cepted and last night cleared up tain to be interfered with, Again,| all doubt as to which of the boxers @ dog whick has a tendency to run} wide is handicapped if placed on |the inside, and vice-versa, for that I$$$$35 SAVE S3$3$8 TWINS GARAGE Means QUALITY REPAIRS AUTO ) 2257 wore AND USED CARS At the RIGHT PRICE ‘CARS AND TRUCKS Mean Maximum Economy FOR REPAIR APPOINTMENT AUTO DEMONSTRATION Come By 1130 DUVAL STREET or DIAL 2-2401 S$$S$$ SAVE $$9555 Time, PM. NO MINORS Free Parking 20 Mi 10 Adm. 25c PARI-MUTUEL Every nutes RACES NIGHTLY Beautiful NEW STUDEBAKER . Auburn Invites . . Public To Drills JACKSONVILLE, Fla. @—Twy hours late and two days behind Texas Tech in arriving for the Now Year's Day Gator Bowl foot- ball e, the Auburn Tigers im- began bidding for some tion showered on the inviting the public to practice sessions today through Thursda) “Anybody can come except Tex. as Tech folks,” Auburn Coach Ralph Jordan said after the squad arrived by shortly before midnight last night. Texas Tech Coach Dewitt Weave er let the public see his Red Raid- ers’ limbering up workout Sunday but barred the gates for the rest of the workouts day train first turn is always waiting at the head of the track, and to run well a dog must go around it without too much bumping. | So, granting that the dogs are fequally graded, that dog with the position which favors his way of running, has the advantage. So, to keep the chances even, post positions are decided by lot, the latest device in this respect being a leather bottle with eight colored marbles, matching the rac- ing silks of the various positions, It has a long wire cage for @ snout and after vigourous shaking the marbles roll out of the cage without once being touched by any- one’s hand. 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